Cowboys Set to Battle BYU in Salt Lake City on Saturday
Contest on ESPN+
Contest on ESPN+
LARAMIE, Wyo. (Dec. 12, 2024) – The Wyoming Cowboys will head to Salt Lake City for a neutral site contest against longtime foe BYU on Saturday evening in the Delta Center. The contest is slated for a 7 p.m. start on ESPN+ will mark the second-straight season the two team have met and will be the eighth meeting on a neutral floor.
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 head into the contest with a 5-4 overall record after falling on the road at South Dakota by a score of 82-81 on Tuesday. The Cowboys are averaging 74.4 points per game and allow 73.9 per night. UW is shooting 45 percent from the field and allow opponent to shoot 42 percent. Wyoming is holding opponents to 28.6 percent from behind the arc to lead the MW. The Poke also lead the conference this season grabbing 41.6 rebounds per game, a number that rank No. 24 in the nation.
BYU is 7-2 on the season and defeated Fresno State 95-67 on Wednesday. The Cougars average 85.7 points per game to rank No. 24 in the nation. BYU is shooting 47.8 percent from the field and make 11.1 three-pointers per game. The Cougars are grabbing 43.2 rebounds per game to rank eighth in the nation. BYU leads the nation in rebound margin at +13.7.
About The Players
The Cowboys are led in scoring by Obi Agbim at 18 points per night. He ranks third in the conference in scoring. He also adds 3.9 assists per game to lead the team and ranks fifth in the MW in threes with 19 on the season. Kobe Newton add 10.9 points per game and ha knocked down 15 threes on the season. Jordan Nesbitt adds 10.6 points per game and leads the team with 10.1 rebounds per game. He rank second in the conference and No. 14 in the nation in rebounds. He also ranks seventh in the nation in double-doubles with five on the season.
BYU is led in scoring by Richie Saunders at 13.4 points per game. He is shooting 40 percent from behind the arc this season. Egor Demin add 13.3 points per night. Fousseyni Traore adds 11.8 point per game and is shooting 66 percent from the field. Keba Keita adds 9.4 rebounds per game to lead the team.
About The Series
The Cowboys and Cougars will meet for the 176th time on Saturday and just the eighth time on a neutral floor. BYU leads the series 106-69 and are 5-2 against the Cowboys on neutral floors.
Up Next
Wyoming returns home for the first time in a month hosting Bellarmine on December 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Arena-Auditorium.
