Jan. 10, 2001

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The Wyoming Cowboys (2000-01 Record:
9-4, 0-1 in the MWC)

             vs.

Game No. 14: Sat. Jan. 13, 2001,
Fort Collins, Colo., 7:00 p.m., M.T.
The Colorado State Rams (9-4,
0-0 in the Mountain West)

SportsWest to Televise Wyoming at Colorado State: The Wyoming Cowboys vs. Colorado State Rams game on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, will be televised live by SportsWest TV beginning at 7:00 p.m., Mountain time.

Dave McCann will describe the play-by-play action. He will be joined by former NBA All-Star Rick Barry, who will add color analysis.

In the state of Wyoming, KGWN-TV Channel 5 in Cheyenne, Wyo., will carry the game live.

Cowboys 9-4 Record Matches Best Start in McClain Era: Wyoming's 9-4 record matches the best start by a Steve McClain team at Wyoming. In McClain's first season (1998-99), Wyoming started out 9-4. Last season (1999-2000), the Cowboys were 9-4 through 13 games.

McClain's '98-'99 squad went on to lose its 14th game of the season to go to 10-4. A year ago, Wyoming also won its 14th game to improve to 10-4 through 14 games.

Notes From This Week in Cowboy Basketball:
*Wyoming's 71-83 loss to Utah on Jan. 8, 2001, marked the second consecutive time this season that Wyoming shot better from the field than their opponent and lost. Wyoming shot 42.2 percent against Utah, while the Utes hit 41.0 percent. UW shot 39.7 percent versus LSU on Jan. 3, while the Tigers hit on 38.1 percent of its shots.
*The Utah game also marked the second consecutive game that Wyoming had more assists than their opponent, 18 to 10, and lost. Versus LSU on Jan. 3, UW also had more assists than its opponent and lost -- Wyoming had 15 assists to LSU's 13.
*Wyoming had not allowed an opponent to score over 80 points this season until Monday at Utah when the Utes scored 83. The previous opponent high against UW this season was 78 points, scored by South Carolina in a 67-78 Wyoming loss on Dec. 21.
*A balanced attack has been a key to Wyoming's success thus far this season. For the season, Wyoming has had nine different individuals on its 11-man roster score in double figures in at least one game.
*David Rottinghaus made his first career start this past Monday in the Utah game. Rottinghaus tied career highs with six rebounds and three assists vs. the Utes. He also played a career high 20 minutes in the Utah game.
*Paris Corner handed out a career high five assists against Utah on Monday, Jan. 8, 2001.
*With 2 of 2 free throws against Utah, Brett McFall continued to be perfect from the free-throw line for the 2000-01 season. He is now 14 of 14 for the year.

Wyoming Cowboys' Season Capsule
Wyoming's 2000-01 Record:       9-4 (.692)
Wyoming's 2000-01 MWC Record:   0-1 (.000) in the MWC
Last Time Out for Wyoming:
        Wyoming lost to Utah 71-83 on Jan. 8, 2001,
in Salt Lake City, Utah
Current Win/Loss Streak:        Lost 2
UW Head Coach (Alma Mater):     Steve McClain(Chadron St.'84)
McClain's Overall Record:       46-26 (.639), 3rd season
McClain's Record at Wyoming:    Same
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:   5/9
Starters Returning/Lost:        4/2 (Including one from 98-99)
1999-00 Record:                 19-12, 8-6 T4th in MWC
1999-00 Postseason:
        Defeated Colorado State 74-68 in the MWC Tournament
        Lost at UNLV 92-97 in the MWC Tournament

UW Series Record vs. CSU:            Wyoming leads 113-78
UW Record versus in Laramie:         Wyoming leads 67-36
UW Record versus on the Road:        Wyoming leads 43-42
UW Record versus at Neutral Sites:   Wyomiing leads 3-0
Last Meeting versus:
        Wyoming defeated Colorado State 74-68 in the First Round
        of the 2000 MWC Tournament in Las Vegas, Nev.

Colorado State Rams' Season Capsule
2000-01 Record:                 9-4 (.692)
2000-01 Conference Record:      0-0 (.000) in the Mountain
West Conference
Last Time Out:
        CSU defeated Texas Pan American 71-62 on Jan. 4, 2001,
        in Fort Collins, Colo.
University Location:            Fort Collins, Colo.
Current Win/Loss Streak:        Won 3
Head Coach (Alma Mater):        Dale Layer (Eckerd College '80)
Coach's Overall Record:         9-4 (.692), 1st season
Coach's Record at School:       Same
Lettermen Returning/Lost:       8/4
Starters Returning/Lost:        4/1
1999-00 Record:                 18-12, 8-6 T4th in MWC
1999-00 Postseason:
        Lost to Wyoming 68-74 in the MWC Tournament
Games Prior to Playing Wyoming:
        None

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