Feb. 20, 2001

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

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The Wyoming Cowboys (2000-01 Record:
16-7, 7-3 in the MWC)

Game No. 24: Sat., Feb. 24, 2001,
Laramie, Wyo., 4:00 p.m., M.T.
vs. The Air Force Falcons (7-17,
2-8 in the Mountain West Conference)

Game No. 25: Mon., Feb. 26, 2001,
Laramie, Wyo., 10:00 p.m., M.T.
vs. The New Mexico Lobos (16-8,
5-5 in the Mountain West)
(Prior to a Game at Colorado State
on Sat., Feb. 24, 2001)
To Be Televised on ESPN Big Monday

Wyoming Cowboys' Season Capsule
Wyoming's 2000-01 Record:       16-7 (.696)
Wyoming's 2000-01 MWC Record:   7-3 (.700) in the MWC
Last Time Out for Wyoming:
        Wyoming lost to Creighton 72-84 on Feb. 17, 2001,
        in Omaha, Neb.
Current Win/Loss Streak:        Lost 2
UW Head Coach (Alma Mater):     Steve McClain(Chadron St.'84)
McClain's Overall Record:       53-29 (.646), 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 58-19
UW Record versus in Laramie:            Wyoming leads 31-8
UW Record versus on the Road:           Wyoming leads 27-11
UW Record versus at Neutral Sites:      Tied at 0-0
Last Meeting versus:
        Wyoming defeated Air Force 71-56 in Colorado Springs
        on Jan. 27, 2001

UW Series Record vs. New Mexico:        Wyoming leads 54-47
UW Record versus in Laramie:            Wyoming leads 30-18
UW Record versus on the Road:           Wyoming trails 22-28
UW Record versus at Neutral Sites:      Wyoming leads 2-1
Last Meeting versus:
Wyoming defeated New Mexico 82-78 in Albuquerque, N.M.
on Jan. 29, 2001

Air Force Falcons' Season Capsule
2000-01 Record:                 7-17 (.292)
2000-01 Conference Record:      2-8 (.200) in the Mountain
West Conference
Last Time Out:
        Air Force lost to San Diego State 48-62 on Feb. 19, 2001,
        in Colorado Springs, Colo.
University Location:            Colorado Springs, Colo.
Current Win/Loss Streak:        Lost 2
Head Coach (Alma Mater):        Joe Scott (Princeton '87)
Coach's Overall Record:         7-17 (.292), 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:                 16-8 (.667)
2000-01 Conference Record:      5-5 (.500) in the Mountain
                                West Conference
Last Time Out:
        New Mexico defeated UNLV 75-56 on Feb. 19, 2001,
        in Albuquerque, N.M.
University Location:            Albuquerque, N.M.
Current Win/Loss Streak:        Won 3
Head Coach (Alma Mater):        Fran Fraschilla(Brooklyn College'80)
Coach's Overall Record:         154-81 (.655), 8th season
Coach's Record at School:       34-22 (.607), 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., Feb. 24, at Colorado State

Front Range Rivals Wyoming and Air Force Will Meet for the 78th Time This Saturday: The series dates back to Jan. 25, 1958, and for every season since -- 44 consecutive seasons -- the Wyoming Cowboys and Air Force Falcons have played each other in basketball.

Wyoming leads the overall series 58-19. In contests played in Laramie, UW holds a 31-8 lead. The last time Air Force won in Laramie was Jan. 21, 1989, winning by a score of 58-55. The Pokes have won the last 12 straight at home.

Cowboys and Lobos to be Featured on ESPN Big Monday: The Wyoming Cowboys and New Mexico Lobos will be featured on ESPN Big Monday, Monday, Feb. 26 at 10 p.m., Mountain time.

Bob Carpenter will describe the play-by-play action. He will be joined by Jimmy Dykes, who will add color analysis.

The Cowboys defeated the Lobos earlier this season in "The Pit" in Albuquerque, N.M., by a score of 82-78 on Monday, Jan. 29.

Bringing Down the House -- Record Crowd 15,456 Cheers Pokes to Victory Over CSU: In a season of great crowds, it was only fitting that the 2000-01 season would see a single-game record crowd in the Arena-Auditorium. On Saturday, Feb. 10, a crowd of 15,456 cheered the Wyoming Cowboys to a 72-70 victory over archrival Colorado State.

The previous record crowd for the Double A was 15,218 versus Brigham Young on Jan. 21, 1995.

The crowd of 15,456 was the fourth crowd of the season over 10,000 in the Arena-Auditorium. UW has not had four crowds over 10,000 in the same season since the 1990-91 campaign saw five crowds over 10,000. Wyoming has two home dates remaining for the '00-'01 season -- versus Air Force on Saturday, Feb. 24 and versus New Mexico on Monday, Feb. 26.

The attendance this season is made even more amazing when you consider the total enrollment of the University of Wyoming is 11,057 and the population of Laramie is approximately 27,000.

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