Box Score Laramie, Wyo.-Thursday night was the meeting of the Cowboys. Unfortunately the town wasn't big enough for both Cowboy teams as the University of Wyoming Cowboys beat the New Mexico Highlands Cowboys 72-60.
Highlands came out in the first half a little flat as they missed their first four shots. Wyoming was able to take advantage of this and get out to a quick 14-0 lead. Highlands was able to break this 5:42 run by Wyoming when
Kendrick Nichols got fouled shooting a three and made three free throws to make it a 14-3 game. Nichols would hit a three with 12:42 left in the first half to make it a 19-8 game, but Wyoming would answer right away with a three of their own. Both teams would trade missed shots to get the game to the under twelve media timeout with Wyoming leading 22-8. In the next round Wyoming would continue to build their lead to 33-10 Highlands would continue fight and claw back from and bring it within to 20 at the half, 50-30.
Coming out of halftime the Cowboys of Highlands would win the first round 6-4 thanks to
Kaylen Shane's four points, to cut Wyoming's lead to 54-36. With 13:20 left in the game oMines was fouled shooting a three where he two of three. This was the third time that Wyoming fouled a Highland Cowboys shooting a three.
With 11:50 left in the game Wyoming had an alley-op to give them a 62-42 lead but
Jonathon Mines came down the court and hit a three from the top of the key to silence the crowd. Highlands brought the game to within 13 with a great putback dunk by
Marlon Johnson.
With 6:34 left in the game Mines cut the lead down to 12 on a free throw, Wyoming would then come down the court and for a nice lay-up to take their lead to 14. With 5:13 Nichols would hit a three from the right wing and he drew the foul. Nichols would go to the line but did not hit the free throw to make it a 10 points lead.
Shane went to the line to cut Wyoming's halftime lead in half, but immediately Wyoming came down to complete a traditional three point play, then an offensive foul by Highlands gave Wyoming the ball back where they made it a 15 point game with just under three minutes left in the game.
10 was the closest that Highlands would get as the Cowboys of Wyoming would beat the Cowboys of New Mexico Highlands 72-60.
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Thoughts from Coach Snow:
"A lot of good things to take away from tonight. It's been a tough stretch without many practices so we've been focusing on film and mental work. Our biggest area of concern has been the backboard and out rebounding a team like Wyoming by +13 shows that the guys are improving. We got off to a slow start and a lot of that had to do with hitting shots...was really impressed with how well they shot the ball in the first half. Coach Shyatt and his staff always have their teams prepared so we knew we would have to be patient to find good shots. Overall there is a lot to build on. We are looking forward to our rematch with West Texas A&M on Saturday."The Cowboy will return to action on Saturday in Canyon, Texas against West Texas A&M. Live stats and video will be available.
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