Cowboys Take on Tulane to Open Cancun Challenge on Tuesday
Contest set for 4 p.m. start on CBS Sports Network
LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 24, 2024) – The
Wyoming Cowboys head to the Yucatán Peninsula for the 2024 Cancun Challenge at the Hard Rock Resort in Cancun, Mexico. The Pokes open action on
Tuesday at
4 p.m. against American Conference foe
Tulane.
The contest against the Green Wave will be televised on
CBS Sports Network with Brett Dolan on the call with Chris Walker Analyzing the action.
Fans can listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The game will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network, as Keith Kelly will be on the call alongside Kevin McKinney.
About The Teams
Wyoming heads to Cancun with a 4-1 overall record after defeating Southeastern Louisiana 64-61 on Friday evening in Laramie. The Pokes are grabbing 44.4 rebounds per game to rank first in the MW and No. 12 in the nation. The Pokes have grabbed 50 or more rebounds three times this season thus far for the most since doing so during the 2016-17 season. The Pokes are averaging 77.6 points per game and are allowing 75.4 points per game. The Cowboys are shooting 46 percent from the field and hold opponents to 42 percent.
The Green Wave head into the contest with a 4-2 record after falling at home to New Orleans by a score of 93-87 in overtime. Tulane is averaging 77.7 points per game and are allowing 63.7 per game. Tulane is shooting 43 percent from the field and hold opponents to 35 percent. An excellent team on the glass, Tulane averages 41.2 rebounds per game.
About The Players
The Cowboys are led in scoring by
Obi Agbim at 17.4 points per game to rank sixth in the conference. He adds 3.0 assists per game and is shooting 53 percent from the field and 50 percent from behind the arc.
Kobe Newton adds 12.3 points per game and is shooting 57.1 percent from the field.
Jordan Nesbitt adds 11 points per game and leads the team with 10.8 rebounds per night and ranks first in the conference in rebounding and eighth in the nation.
Tulane is led in scoring by 17.7 points per game and eight rebounds per game. He is shooting 50 percent from behind the arc. Rowan Brumbaugh adds 12.5 points per game and leads the team with 33 assists. Mari Jordan adds 10.2 points per game and is second on the team with 5.3 rebounds per game.
About The Series
The Cowboys and Green Wave will meet for the fourth time on Tuesday and the first time since nearly 42 years ago with the last contest coming on Nov. 27, 1982, with Tulane winning 52-38 in Memphis
Up Next
Wyoming will wrap up play at the event on
Wednesday in a time to be determined on
CBS Sports Network against either
Belmont or Loyola-Marymount.
