Pokes fall to Northern Colorado

Posted 12/17/19

Despite shooting a season-high 60 percent in the opening frame, the Wyoming Cowboys could not overcome the 3-point shooting of Northern Colorado in a 74-53 loss on Saturday evening in the …

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Pokes fall to Northern Colorado

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Despite shooting a season-high 60 percent in the opening frame, the Wyoming Cowboys could not overcome the 3-point shooting of Northern Colorado in a 74-53 loss on Saturday evening in the Arena-Auditorium.

“We knew they shoot the three ball a lot and we wanted to limit their attempts, but they got up some shots,” said Wyoming head coach Allen Edwards. “We shot well in the first half and we attacked the rim, but in the second half early turnovers made it a quick momentum shift and we played from behind.”

The Pokes (3-8) were led in scoring by redshirt sophomore Hunter Maldonado’s 17 points. Senior A.J. Banks added eight while sophomore Hunter Thompson added seven points and led the team with eight rebounds.

The Cowboys shot 44.4 percent from the field for the night. The Bears (5-4) countered at 47.3 percent and knocked in 11 threes.

The Pokes took a 17-15 lead with 11:45 left in the first frame, but the Bears got back on top and hit a buzzer-beating shot to go up 40-34 at halftime.

The Bears opened the first half on a 7-2 run to make it 47-36. Thompson pulled the Pokes within single digits on two occasions, but the three ball lifted the lead back for the Bears.

Northern Colorado held the Pokes to 1-of-8 shooting in the final five minutes to take the 74-53 win — their third-straight victory over the Cowboys.

The Bears were led in scoring by Jonah Radebaugh at 24 points.

The Cowboys return to action on Wednesday, hosting Utah Valley in the Arena-Auditorium at 7 p.m.

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