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Wyoming Tops Utah In MWC Play
Feb 16, 2004
Box Score/Play-by-Play
By ROBERT W. BLACK
LARAMIE, Wyo. - Jay Straight sank four 3-pointers and scored 22 points and freshman Mikel Watson scored a career-high 15 points to help Wyoming snap a four-game losing streak - its longest in eight seasons - with a 74-65 win over Utah on Monday.
Watson was 6 of 13 from the floor, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, and Joe Ries had 13 points for Wyoming (10-13, 3-7 Mountain West).
The loss snapped a four-game victory streak for the Utes (19-6, 7-3) who were led by Tim Frost's 19 points. Andrew Bogut and Justin Hawkins added 14 each for Utah.
It was the first defeat for Utah coach Kerry Rupp after going 4-0 following the retirement of Rick Majerus due to health reasons.
Utah's Nick Jacobson, ranked 15th in nation in 3-point shooting at 45.9 percent, was held to 2 of 12 from the arc and 3 of 17 from the floor and finished with eight points, half his average.
Wyoming led 52-40, but Utah closed within 59-57 on a free throw by Hawkins
with 4:13 to go. Watson then tipped in a missed layup by Alex Dunn to put the
Cowboys up 61-57.
Hawkins scored to cut the margin to two again, but Ries' dunk after a feed from Straight put Wyoming up 63-59 with 3:04 left.
The Cowboys, the worst foul-shooting team in the conference at 66 percent, sank 11 of 12 free throws down the stretch to secure the win.
Wyoming took its biggest lead, 52-40, on a 3-pointer by Straight with 9:42 left.
The Utes, who trailed 35-30 at halftime, missed four straight shots and turned the ball over three times to start the second half.
Sparked by Watson, Wyoming led by nine points after the first seven minutes before Utah tied it at 30-all. |
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