LARAMIE, Wyo. (Dec 9, 2025) – The Cowboy offense gave a dynamite performance on Tuesday evening in a 106-79 route of the University of Sotuh Dakota Coyotes inside the Arena-Auditorium. Wyoming shot 63 percent from the field and moves to 8-2 on the season and are 13-0 in non-conference home games under head coach Sundance Wicks.
 
"I haven't stopped thinking about this South Dakota game for a year," Wicks said. "I remember how badly we performed at their place last year with 20 turnovers and lost by one point and it is part of the way we recruited, because I wanted to have players that could handle pressure. To me this was a masterclass by our guys in a lot of ways in taking care of the basketball against the press. I'm proud of our guys doing the job tonight and that is what I'm asking our guys is do the job and don't relent and play the scoreboard and play the right way."
 
The Pokes were led by Nasir (Naz) Meyer with 26 points in the contest marking the fourth Cowboy to score 20 or more points in a game this season. He was 11-of-15 from the field and added seven rebounds. Damarion Dennis added a career-high 10 points as it marked the second time this season that UW has had two players score 20 or more points in a game. Adam Harakow added 10 points for his second-straight game in double-figures. Kiani Saxon added a game-high nine rebounds with five points and four helpers.
 
The Pokes shot 63 percent from the field and 47 percent from behind the arc. The 63 percent was a season-high and second highest in the Wicks era. Wyoming held South Dakota to 43 percent from the field, but South Dakota shot 42 percent from behind the arc. The Pokes held a 36-26 advantage on the glass for the night.
 
Matija Belic opened the game with a pair of buckets in the paint for the Pokes in the opening minute of the game. The Pokes would then make threes on back-to-back trips down the floor for a 10-4 lead.
 
Dennis would add a pair of buckets, as UW used four South Dakota turnovers to take a 14-6 lead with 14 minutes left in the half. The Pokes would go on a 9-0 run and take a 13-point lead at 28-15 with under 10 minutes in the half.
 
The Cowboys defense and transition game would get Dennis to double-figures and give Wyoming a 35-19 lead, but the Yotes would battle back using an 10-0 run over 90 seconds for a 35-29 contest with five minutes left in the first frame.
 
Wyoming answered with an 8-0 run to build the lead to 14-points at 43-29, as USD went scoreless for over two and a half minutes. UW would close the first half on a 13-3 run holding USD without a bucket for the final five-plus minutes for a 48-32 game at the half.
 
The Pokes hit three-straight field goals but could not expand the lead in the early goings of the second half. South Dakota used a three and a trio of free throws to make it a 58-43 game with 16 minutes left.
 
Meyer would go to work scoring five-straight for the Pokes, as UW built a 65-49 lead and a fast break bucket by Walker made it an 18-point game seconds later with under 14 minutes left. Meyer added five more once and highlighted a 10-0 run that saw the Pokes build a 77-51 lead with 12 minutes left.
 
The Pokes would continue the pressure and went on a 6-2 run for an 86-59 lead with under eight minutes left. South Dakota hit three-straight shots and made it 90-70 game with under five minutes left.
 
Wyoming would continue to add points, but so did the Coyotes, but walk-on Garrett Spielman hit a triple late and Wyoming ended the game with a season-high 106 points to earn the 106-79 victory
 
The Coyotes were led by Isaac Bruns with 22 points. Uzziah Buntyn added 17 points.
 
Wyoming hits the road for a neutral site contest at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. against South Dakota State next Monday at 6 p.m.