Cowboys Host San Diego State in Dome of Doom on Monday
Contest slated for 7 p.m. start
Contest slated for 7 p.m. start
LARAMIE, Wyo. (Feb. 27, 2022) – Wyoming continues their homestand on Monday hosting San Diego State in the Arena-Auditorium in a 7 p.m. start on CBS Sports Network. The contest was originally slated for Jan.12 but was rescheduled for Monday evening. Wyoming has won 14-straight home game dating back to last season for the longest streak in the MW era of Cowboy basketball.
Fans may order tickets online at GoWyo.com/tickets, by emailing tickets@uwyo.edu or by calling (307) 766-7220.
Fans can, listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The contest will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network, as Reece Monaco will have the call with Kevin McKinney on color.
About The Teams
The Pokes are 23-5 overall and 12-3 in conference after defeating Nevada 74-61 on Saturday in the Arena-Auditorium. The Pokes are currently No 39 in the recent NCAA Net Rankings. The Cowboys sit in second place in the conference. The Pokes held Nevada to 37 percent from the field in the contest on Saturday marking back-to-back games holding opponents to under 40 percent. The opposition is shooting 41 percent from the field for the season for fourth in MW and No. 41 in the nation. Wyoming is second in the league scoring 74.9 points per game. Wyoming is shooting 47 percent from the field for third in the conference.
The Aztecs come into Monday’s game with a 18-7 overall record and a 10-4 mark in conference play and rank No 30 in the Net Rankings. San Diego State has won six of their last seven contests. the Aztecs are once again one of the nation’s top defenses. SDSU allows 56.9 points per game on the season, number that leads the conference and ranks second in the nation. Opponents are shooting 38 percent from the field for fourth in the nation. The Aztecs are scoring 65.6 points per game eighth in the conference.
About The Players
Wyoming is led by scoring this season by Graham Ike at 20.7 per game to rank second in the league and No. 12 in the nation. He also leads the team in rebounds at 9.8 per game for second in the MW and No. 18 in the nation. He is one of three players in the nation to average over 20 points per game and nine or more rebounds. Hunter Maldonado adds 19.1 points per game to rank fourth in the MW. He ranks second in the conference and ranks sixth in the nation with 6.1 assists per game. Drake Jeffries adds 10.6 points per night and ranks No. 14 in the nation shooting 42 percent from behind the arc.
San Diego State is led by Matt Bradley at 16.7 points per game. He also adds five rebounds per game and is second on the team with 68 assists. He is shooting 42 percent from behind the arc this season. Trey Pulliam adds 8.0 points per game and has a team high 81 assists. Keshad Johnson shoots 56 percent from the field and adds 7.7 points per game. Nathan Mensah leads the team with 7.1 rebounds per game.
About The Series
San Diego State leads the all-time series 47-41 with the first meeting coming in 1979. SDSU has won seven-straight against the Pokes. The Cowboys are 27-11 all-time against the Aztecs in Laramie.
Up Next
Wyoming will hit the road on Wednesday heading to UNLV for the only meeting between the teams this season in conference play. The contest is set for a 8:30 p.m. MT start on FS1.
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