LARAMIE – Sundance Wicks keeps the focus on the process.
 
Wyoming made noticeable progress during its month away from home, even though the scoreboard didn't cooperate.
 
During the Cowboys' 92-55 razing of Bellarmine on Thursday night at the Arena-Auditorium the attention to detail and work ethic the first-year head coach demands paid off with a rousing victory.
 
UW executed assistant Pat Monaghan's game plan brilliantly following two intense high-level practices and hours of film study leading into the team's first home game since Nov. 22.
 
Wicks described the Pokes as being "over prepared" for the matchup. They certainly aced the test by shooting a blistering 75.9% from the field in the first half and 65.5% for the game while limiting the Knights (3-9) to 5-for-21 (23.8%) on 3-pointers and 19-for-49 (38.8%) shooting from the field.
 
"I didn't even know; I was just coaching every possession," Wicks said of the program's best half of shooting in 11 years. "I want to fight for every possession because we've had so many one possession games. I want guys to understand the value of a possession even when you're up 20 or even when you're shooting well."
 
The Cowboys also had a 34-17 rebounding edge and finished with 21 assists and 11 turnovers. UW's never trailed and led by as many as 40 points.
 
Wicks' mantra – defend, rebound, take care of the ball and keep the flow – is starting to sink in with the new look Pokes.
 
"It's mainly practice," Obi Agbim said of the dominant performance. "We're working on keeping the flow, trying to get it from side to side, getting a lot of people touches, and playing deep in the shot clock rather than getting sticky. That kind of showed our work ethic in the two days of practice. We executed really well."
 
Agbim had a season-high 28 points and was 8-for-10 on 3s to lead the way. His backcourt sidekick, A.J. Wills, added 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting with seven assists.
 
"Watching Obi, not just in the games but off the court, at practice, he's just a nature born leader," Wills said. "For real. He gets the team together. I just look up to him a lot when it comes to basketball and off the court. It has been good having a mentor like Obi."
 
Forwards Matija Belic (12 points), Cole Henry (11 points) and Touko Tainamo (11) were a combined 15-for-19 from the field with 10 rebounds. Abou Magassa added five points and a team-high nine rebounds.
 
"We all know that Matija can play basketball," Agbim said after Belic, who missed the first nine games of the season while recovering from a shoulder injury, made his home debut. "I just think his presence on this team is valuable."
 
The Cowboys (6-5), who lost 73-70 at Utah State and 82-81 at South Dakota during their four-game losing streak, will try to notch their first true road win against Cal State Fullerton on Sunday (3 p.m., ESPN+).
 
UW's first Mountain West home stand will follow against Nevada (Dec. 28) and Boise State (Dec. 31).
 
"If feel it's really important going into Fullerton we go in as a team and try to play together and execute the way we did (against Bellarmine) and carry it over so we're coming into conference with the right mindset," Agbim said.
 
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