Jan. 25, 2001

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The Wyoming Cowboys (2000-01 Record:
12-4, 3-1 in the MWC)

Game No. 17: Sat., Jan. 27, 2001,
Colorado Springs, 1:00 p.m., M.T.
vs. The Air Force Falcons (5-12,
0-3 in the Mountain West Conference)

To be Televised by ESPN Regional
Television, Carried in Wyoming by
KWYF-TV in Cheyenne, Wyo.,
and KLWY-TV in Casper, Wyo.

Game No. 18: Mon., Jan. 29, 2001,
Albuquerque, N.M.,7:00 p.m., M.T.
vs. The New Mexico Lobos (12-4,
2-1 in the Mountain West)
(Prior to a Home Game vs. Colorado
State on Sat., Jan. 27, 2001)
To be Televised by SportsWest TV,
Carried in Wyoming by
KGWN-TV in Cheyenne, Wyo.

Comeback Cowboys: Over the past three games, the Wyoming Cowboys have posted a 3-0 record against Colorado State, Utah and BYU. In each of the three games, Wyoming trailed at halftime but cameback to win. Wyoming has posted a 3-4 record this season when trailing at halftime. Against BYU, Wyoming trailed by as many as 18 points in the first half of the BYU game before postinga seven-point victory for a 25-point turnaround.

Cowboys Atop Conference Standings for the First Time Since 1994-95 Season: The Wyoming Cowboys are currently in first place in the Mountain West Conference with a 3-1 conference record. It is the first time since the 1994-95 season that the Pokes have been in first place in the conference race. The Cowboys began that season 3-1, as well.

Bailey Leads MWC in Scoring, Davis Leads MWC in Rebounding and Nsonwu-Amadi Also Among MWC's Bests: Wyoming has been led by sophomore Marcus Bailey, junior Josh Davis and redshirt sophomore Uche Nsonwu-Amadi through the first 16 games of the 2000-01 season. Bailey ranks in seven different MWC statistical categories. Davis ranks in six, and Nsonwu-Amadi ranks in four different categories. Bailey is the league's leading scorer. Davis is the MWC's leading rebounder.

Cowboys 12-4 Record Establishes the Best Start in McClain Era: Wyoming's 12-4 record this season is the best start by a Steve McClain team at Wyoming. In McClain's first season (1998-99), Wyoming started out 11-5. Last season (1999-2000), the Cowboys were also 11-5 through 16 games.

McClain's '98-'99 squad lost its 17th game of the season to go to 11-6. A year ago, Wyoming also lost its 17th game for an 11-6 start.

Notes From Last Week in Cowboy Basketball:
*Wyoming has now won 12 consecutive home games.
*UW has now won seven consecutive conference home games.
*The Cowboys are a perfect 7-0 in Saturday games this season, and are a perfect 9-0 in weekend games this season (Friday, Saturday and Sunday games).
*For the third consecutive game, Wyoming trailed at halftime, but came back to win. The Pokes trailed by seven (29-36) at CSU and by one (37-38) vs. Utah and by 14 (34-48) vs. BYU. Those are the only three games this season that UW has won trailing at half. UW is now 3-4 for the season when trailing at halftime.
*Wyoming has now defeated BYU in Laramie four consecutive times. The last time BYU won in Laramie was Feb. 10, 1996, by a score of 84-75.
*During the Steve McClain era, Wyoming is 31-3 (.912) in home games, and 14-2 (.875) in conference home games.
*Wyoming's crowd of 10,008 vs. BYU this past Monday followed a crowd of 13,313 vs. Utah last Saturday. That marked the first time Wyoming had back-to-back crowds of over 10,000 since the 1994-95 season.
*Uche Nsonwu-Amadi scored a career high 21 points against BYU. His previous career high was 16 points on four different occasions this season.
*Josh Davis recorded his fifth double-double of the season and 21st of his career with 18 points and 15 rebounds against BYU.
*The Cowboys 12-4 start is the best by a Steve McClain team.
*Wyoming enters this Saturday's Air Force game with a 1-1 Mountain West Conference road record, winning at Colorado State (70-69 in overtime) and losing at Utah (71-83).

Wyoming Cowboys' Season Capsule
Wyoming's 2000-01 Record:       12-4 (.750)
Wyoming's 2000-01 MWC Record:   3-1 (.750) in the MWC
Last Time Out for Wyoming:
        Wyoming defeated BYU 85-78 on Jan. 22, 2001,
        in Laramie, Wyo.
Current Win/Loss Streak:        Win 3
UW Head Coach (Alma Mater):     Steve McClain (Chadron St.'84)
McClain's Overall Record:       49-26 (.653), 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. AFA:               Wyoming leads 57-19
UW Record versus in Laramie:            Wyoming leads 31-8
UW Record versus on the Road:           Wyoming leads 26-11
UW Record versus at Neutral Sites:      Tied at 0-0
Last Meeting versus:
        Wyoming defeated Air Force 61-51 in Laramie, Wyo.
        on Feb. 21, 2000

UW Series Record vs. New Mexico:        Wyoming leads 53-47
UW Record versus in Laramie:            Wyoming leads 30-18
UW Record versus on the Road:           Wyoming trails 21-28
UW Record versus at Neutral Sites:      Wyoming leads 2-1
Last Meeting versus:
Wyoming defeated New Mexico 99-93 in Albuquerque, N.M.
on Feb. 14, 2000

Air Force Falcons' Season Capsule
2000-01 Record:                 5-12 (.294)
2000-01 Conference Record:      0-3 (.000) in the Mountain
                                West Conference
Last Time Out:
        Air Force lost to Texas-Pan American 60-66 on
        Wed., Jan. 24, vs.  in Colorado Springs
University Location:            Colorado Springs, Colo.
Current Win/Loss Streak:        Lost 4
Head Coach (Alma Mater):        Joe Scott (Princeton '87)
Coach's Overall Record:         5-12 (.294), 1st season
Coach's Record at School:       Same
Lettermen Returning/Lost:       7/6
Starters Returning/Lost:        3/2
1999-00 Record:                 8-20, 4-10 7th in the MWC
1999-00 Postseason:
        Lost to Utah 65-74 in the MWC Tournament

Games Prior to Playing Wyoming:
        None

New Mexico Lobos' Season Capsule
2000-01 Record:                 12-4 (.750)
2000-01 Conference Record:      2-1 (.667) in the Mountain
                                West Conference
Last Time Out:
        New Mexico lost to UNLV 72-80 on Jan. 22, 2001,
        in Las Vegas, Nev.
University Location:            Albuquerque, N.M.
Current Win/Loss Streak:        Lost 2
Head Coach (Alma Mater):        Fran Fraschilla
                                (Brooklyn College'80)
Coach's Overall Record:         150-77 (.661), 8th season
Coach's Record at School:       30-18 (.625), 2nd season
Lettermen Returning/Lost:       4/6
Starters Returning/Lost:        1/4
1999-00 Record:                 18-14, 9-5 3rd in the MWC
1999-00 Postseason:
        Lost to BYU 43-55 in the MWC Tournament
        Defeated South Florida 64-58 in the NIT
        Lost at Wake Forest 65-72 in the NIT

Games Prior to Playing Wyoming:
        Sat., Jan. 27vs. Colorado State in Albuquerque, N.M.

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