Nov. 28, 2000

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

Game No. 3: Fri., Dec. 1, 2000,
Laramie, Wyo., 7:00 p.m., M.T.

The Wyoming Cowboys (2000-01 Record:
2-0, 0-0 in the MWC)
         vs.
The Creighton Bluejays (3-1,
0-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference)

Notes From This Week in Cowboy Basketball: In case you missed it, here are some notes from last week in Wyoming Basketball.
*Wyoming extended its home winning streak to seven games with its win Monday over Denver, 70-55. The home winning streak dates back to last season.
*The Cowboys were being outrebounded by Denver by eight rebounds at halftime, but came back in the second half and outrebouded Denver by 10 to post a 55 to 53 advantage for the game.
*Wyoming scored the first 16 points of the second half against DU to build a 43-26 lead, after leading by only one, 27-26, at halftime.
*Wyoming's defense was outstanding, against Denver, holding DU to 31.0 percent shooting from the field, blocking nine shots and forcing 21 turnovers.
*Wyoming is now 26-3 (.897) at home in the Steve McClain era.
*Wyoming has now defeated 14 consecutive non-conference opponents in Laramie in the McClain era and holds a 14-1 (.933) record vs. non-conference opponents at home. The only non-conference home loss by UW in the McClain era was vs. Denver on Nov. 17, 1998, by a score of 82-86. That was McClain's first game as UW head coach.
*Steve McClain has posted a 23-8 (.742) record versus non-conference opponents while at Wyoming.
*Uche Nsonwu-Amadi recorded the first double-double of the season for the Cowboys with 16 points and 13 rebounds against the DU Pioneers. It was the second consecutive game that he had double figures in rebounding.
*Chris McMillian started his 61st consecutive game in the win over Denver on Nov. 27. McMillian has started every game of his college career.
*Juniors Josh Davis and Chris McMillian have now started 39 consecutive games together, dating back to Feb. 16, 1999, of their freshman season against Texas Pan-American.
*Josh Davis, Chris McMillian and Marcus Bailey have now started 28 consecutive games together, dating back to Dec. 4, 1999, against Nevada.
*The Wyoming Cowboys have enjoyed a very balanced attack through their first two games of the season. Wyoming has had six different players score in double figures (Marcus Bailey, Josh Davis, Brett McFall, Chris McMillian, Ronell Mingo and Uche Nsonwu-Amadi).
*Marcus Bailey scored in double figures for the 14th time in 33 career games with his 16 points vs. Denver.
*Brett McFall scored in double figures for the 19th time in 86 career games with his 10 points against Denver.
*Uche Nsonwu-Amadi scored in double figures for the first time in his two career games at UW.

Cowboys Bring Seven-Game Home Winning Streak Into Creighton Game: The Wyoming Cowboys ended the 1999-2000 season with a five-game winning streak. Wyoming defeated San Diego State, UNLV, Air Force, BYU and Utah in its last five home games of the '99-2000 season.

The Cowboys have begun the 2000-01 season with two home victories to stretch their home winning streak to seven games.

Wyoming Cowboys' Season Capsule
Wyoming's 2000-01 Record:       2-0 (1.000)
Wyoming's 2000-01 MWC Record:   0-0 (-----) in the MWC
Last Time Out for Wyoming:
        Wyoming defeated Denver 70-55 on Nov. 27, 2000
        in Laramie, Wyo.
Current Win/Loss Streak:        Won 2
UW Head Coach (Alma Mater):     Steve McClain (Chadron St.'84)
McClain's Overall Record:       39-22 (.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. Creighton:         Wyoming leads 7-4
UW Record vs. CU in Laramie:            Wyoming leads 3-0
UW Record vs. CU in Omaha:              Wyoming trails 3-4
UW Record vs. CU at Neutral Sites:      Wyoming leads 1-0

UW Series Record vs. Montana State:     Wyoming leads 35-12
UW Record vs. MSU in Laramie:           Wyoming leads 14-4
UW Record vs. MSU in Bozeman:           Wyoming leads 16-8
UW Record vs. MSU at Neutral Sites:     Wyoming leads 5-0

Creighton Bluejays' Season Capsule
2000-01 Record:                 3-1 (.750)
2000-01 Conference Record:      0-0 (-----) in the
                                Missouri Valley
Conference
Last Time Out:
        Creighton lost to Toledo 57-61 on Nov. 26, 2000,
        in the Missouri-Kansas City Thanksgiving Tournament
University Location:            Omaha, Neb.
Current Win/Loss Streak:        Lost 1
Head Coach (Alma Mater):        Dana Altman (E. New Mexico '80)
Coach's Overall Record:         185-146 (.559), 12th  season
Coach's Record at School:       102-79 (.564), 7th season
Lettermen Returning/Lost:       9/4
Starters Returning/Lost:        3/2
1999-00 Record:                 23-10, 11-7 4th in Missouri Valley
1999-00 Postseason:
        Defeated Southwest Missouri State 57-45 in the
Championship  Game of the Missouri Valley Tournament
        Lost to Auburn 69-72 in the First Round of the NCAA
        Tournament
Games Prior to Playing Wyoming:
        None

Montana State Bobcats' Season Capsule
2000-01 Record:                 3-2 (.600)
2000-01 Conference Record:      0-0 (-----) in the
                                Big Sky Conference
Last Time Out:
        Montana State defeated San Francisco 71-66 on Nov. 26,
2000, in the Hawai'i-Hilo Big Island Tournament
University Location:            Bozeman, Mont.
Current Win/Loss Streak:        Won 2
Head Coach (Alma Mater):        Mick Durham (Montana State '79)
Coach's Overall Record:         159-133 (.545), 11th  season
Coach's Record at School:       Same
Lettermen Returning/Lost:       5/3
Starters Returning/Lost:        4/1
1999-00 Record:                 12-17, 4-12 in the Big Sky
Games Prior to Playing Wyoming:
        None

Wyoming vs. Creighton Matchup Features Two Teams Getting Votes in the National Polls: Both the Wyoming Cowboys and Creighton Bluejays will enter this Friday's game receiving votes in the national polls.

Wyoming received five points in this week's ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll, which places the Cowboys No. 55. In the Associated Press Media Poll, Wyoming received 7 points this week to Tie for No. 42.

Creighton received 16 points in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll this week to rank No. 36. The Bluejays didn't receive any votes in the in the Associated Press poll.

Starting Balance: Entering this week, Wyoming has enjoyed amazing balance from its five starters. In fact if starters Ronell Mingo and Chris McMillian each had one more point to their credit, all five starters would be averaging in double figures for scoring. Mingo and McMillian each have 19 points in two games, if they each had 20 points they would be averaging 10 points per game and would join fellow starters Marcus Bailey, Josh Davis and Uche Nsonwu-Amadi in double digits for scoring.

Creighton University 2000-01 Schedule/Results: The Creighton Bluejays have played four games prior to traveling to Laramie, Wyo., to face the Cowboys.

Creighton defeated Western Illinois in Omaha, Neb., and won two of three games at the Mountain Energy Thanksgiving Tournament in Kansas City, hosted by the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Here are Creighton's results to date.

Date    Opponent                Result
Nov. 20 Western Illinois        W 96-50
Nov. 24 vs. Cleveland St.#      W 66-59
Nov. 25 vs. Providence #        W 63-51
Nov. 26 vs. Toledo#             L 57-61
Dec. 1  at Wyoming              7:00 p.m.

Montana State 2000-01 Schedule/Results: The Montana State Bobcats have played five games prior to facing Wyoming at the neutral site the Metra Arena in Billings, Mont.

Montana State is 1-1 at neutral sites this season, having lost to Oklahoma 76-84 at the Hawai'i-Hilo Big Island Tournament on Nov. 24 before defeating San Francisco 71-66 also at the Hawai'i-Hilo on Nov. 26. MSU's other wins were over Hawai'i-Hilo 100-79 on the road on Nov. 25 and over Western Illinois 79-60 in Bozeman to open the season. The Bobcats lost at Nevada 62-79 on Nov. 20.

Date    Opponent                Result
Nov. 18 Western Illinois        W 79-60
Nov. 20 at Nevada               L 62-79
Nov. 24 vs. Oklahoma#           L 76-84
Nov. 25 at Hawai'i-Hilo#        W 100-79
Nov. 26 vs. San Francisco#      W 71-66

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