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Wyoming 64, Nevada 58
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
After falling behind by 15 points while playing without its star forward, Wyoming rallied to an improbable 64-58 win over Nevada on Tuesday night at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nev.
Wyoming (21-6, 10-4 Mountain West) scored just 13 points in the first half and was down by 14 at intermission. However, the Cowboys dominated the second half behind a strong effort from guard Josh Adams, who scored 18 points, and forward Derek Cooke Jr., who had 14 points and nine rebounds. Guard Jason McManamen added 11 points.
The Cowboys were missing preseason MW player of the year Larry Nance Jr., who has mononucleosis, for the fourth consecutive game, and they looked lost early. Wyoming missed its first nine 3-point attempts, its first six free throws and shot just 26.1 percent in the first half. However, the Cowboys responded by shooting 61.5 percent in the second half, hitting five of eight 3-point tries after intermission.
One game after digging out of a 15-point, second-half hole to beat New Mexico, Nevada collapsed in this one. The Wolf Pack (8-17, 4-9) built a big lead after a 23-2 run in the first half but slowly watched it melt away in the second half. Forward AJ West scored 18 points (on 6-of-6 shooting) to go with 19 rebounds, three blocks and two assists.
