Overview
- Wyoming seized control with a 22-point halftime cushion and led by as many as 38 in Laramie, dropping UNLV to 7-7 overall and 2-1 in the Mountain West.
- The Cowboys shot 55% from the field, went 8-for-11 from deep in the first half, and dominated the glass 43-29.
- Wyoming owned the paint with a 46-26 scoring edge as UNLV never led in its first Mountain West road game of the season.
- UNLV shot 38% and finished 25-for-45 at the free-throw line with just five assists, prompting coach Josh Pastner to lament, “We were bad… we played soft.”
- Kimani Hamilton scored 19 points and Tyrin Jones added 16 for UNLV, while leading scorer Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn was limited to 10 before fouling out; the Rebels visit Colorado State on Friday.