Clyburn scores 17 to carry UNLV past Wyoming 66-56
Kris Clyburn had 17 points as UNLV defeated Wyoming 66-56 on Tuesday night.
Kris Clyburn had 17 points as UNLV defeated Wyoming 66-56 on Tuesday night.
Trey Porter scored 14 points, Jordan Caroline and Caleb Martin added 13 apiece, and No. 7 Nevada easily beat Wyoming 82-49 Saturday night for its 10th straight win.
Neemias Queta scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Utah State pulled away in the second half to down Wyoming 76-59 on Wednesday night.
Justin James had a career-high 36 points as Wyoming got past Colorado State 74-66 on Saturday.
Lavelle Scottie scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Air Force downed Wyoming 81-76 on Wednesday night, snapping a two-game skid.
New Williams made five of his six 3-pointers in the second half when he scored 15 of his career-high 24 points and Fresno State took control after the break for a 75-62 win over Wyoming on Wednesday night.
RJ Williams came off the bench to score 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting and he added four steals as Boise State breezed to a 77-52 victory over Wyoming on Saturday.
Justin James and Hunter Thompson combined for 22 of their 34 points in the second half and Wyoming pulled away from San Jose on Wednesday night for a 59-46 win.
Led by Carlton Bragg's 16 points, six New Mexico players reached double figures as the Lobos pummeled Wyoming 83-53 on Saturday.
Interesting result in the Mountain West: Wyoming beats San Diego State by 13. Hayden Dalton had 36 and 15 for Wyoming. Wonder if any team in the MWC is consistent enough to push Nevada all season.
66 days until college football kickoff: Wyoming scored 66 points in a loss at UNLV on November 12. That's just shy of the FBS record for most points in a loss held by Nevada, who scored 67 points in a four-overtime loss to Boise State in 2007.
Nevada is the favorite to win the MWC, and is in good position for an at-large bid if it doesn't get an automatic berth. After that, it's hard to see anyone else in the conference sneaking into the NCAA tournament.
Troy's Jeremy Hollimon was shooting the lights out on a 7-0 run and the Trojans had tied Wyoming at 13 when the lights went out in the Arena-Auditorium, prompting a game delay.
Last season, the formerly high-level Mountain West was a one-bid league. San Diego State, 16-2 in league play, missed the NCAA tournament after it was upset in the conference tourney. Who could step up this season? Conference races (Insider)
Mountain West released its preseason poll: No shock that San Diego State is clear-cut No. 1 pick with 23 of the 27 first-place votes. Here is the rest of the poll: 2) Nevada 3) New Mexico 4) Fresno State 5) Boise State 6) Utah State 7) Colorado State 8) UNLV 9) Air Force 10) Wyoming 11) San Jose State. I think San Diego State wins the league -- and second is fairly wide open.
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TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Nevada | 11-2 | - | 24-2 |
Utah State | 11-3 | 0.5 | 21-6 |
Fresno State | 10-4 | 1.5 | 19-7 |
San Diego State | 9-4 | 2 | 17-9 |
UNLV | 9-5 | 2.5 | 15-11 |
Boise State | 6-7 | 5 | 11-15 |
Air Force | 6-8 | 5.5 | 11-15 |
Colorado State | 5-8 | 6 | 10-16 |
New Mexico | 5-9 | 6.5 | 11-15 |
Wyoming | 2-11 | 9 | 6-20 |
San José St | 0-13 | 11 | 3-22 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Kenny Foster | SG | Committed | - |
Final Fours | 1 |
Tournament Record | 9-20 |
Championship Seasons | 1943 |
Tournament Appearances | 15 |