Cowboys Roll Over Idaho State 73-49
by The Road on Jan 10, 2012 11:35 AM MST
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A very strong offensive effort gave Wyoming (14-2) an large 73-49 victory in it's final non conference game of the season. The Cowboys started off hot and stayed hot the rest of the game against Idaho State (3-13). Luke Martinez was en fuego with a career high 23 point points. He hit every shot from the field including five three pointers. His only misses of the night were two free throws. He also had two assists, one steal and no turnovers. This was a great game to help shake off more of the rust from winter break. Very big momentum builder heading into league play this weekend.
All of the freshmen were able to get extended minutes which was also an added bonus. At one point the Pokes had Riley Grabau, Larry Nance, Shakir Smith, Tyrone Marshall all on the floor together. Grabau actually played 31 minutes as he went against his brother Chase Grabau who plays point for the Bengals. He finished with two points, two assists and one steal. Tyrone Marshall saw his most meaningful playing time of season and responded with five points and three rebounds in 10 minutes.
This game was certainly more entertaining then the "rematch" that most of America suffered through last night.
Awards are posted after the jump.
AWARDS
Cowboy Joe: How can this not go to Luke Martinez for his career best 23 points? He has really impressed this season. Really glad we have him and Washington back next year as seniors.
Cowboy Low: At times the Cowboys were sloppy with the ball and ended up 17 turnovers. Idaho State only had 16 turnovers. Mountain West schools won't be so forgiving with turnovers.
Cowboy Foe: Dejan Koster was the single Bengal to break into double digits with 11 points.
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Now the Real Games Start
After two real stinkers of seasons with the now banished Coach Greasy Kid Stuff, the good times have returned to Wyoming hoops as old man Shyatt has decisively turned things around in short order. This club should at least finish at .500 for the upcoming season which means 21 wins (21-9 at worst) and a likely bid to at least the NIT unless Wyoming can win the conference tournament in Las Vegas in two months. That is a very tall order, but it is not impossible if the team can continue to improve offensively while maintaining their stifling defense. Still the preconference schedule was all cupcakes except for Green Bay, Colorado, and Denver, and those three are nowhere near as good as Nevada-Las Vegas, San Diego St, and New Mexico. If Wyoming makes it to the NCAA tournament they will have clearly earned it. If they cannot win the conference tournament hopefully they can at least be in the title game, but that would seem to mean a road win over the Runnin’ Rebels as Wyoming at this point looks to be a 4 or 5 seed in the tournament.
The conference schedule will certainly be tougher then the non league games.
Luckily the Cowboys are much improved this year as well. It’s amazing that Wyoming has a shot at the post season after a couple of very rough years.
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Coach Greasy Kid Stuff
For the few who might be wondering what happened to him, here is an article from the Las Vegas Review-Journal describing some of his duties as an assistant coach on the Runnin’ Rebels: http://www.lvrj.com/sports/slate-for-12-13-taking-shape-137165388.html
Fans, be sure to give him a great welcome when he returns to the Dome on Saturday 4 February ….
Thanks for posting that.
Funny that he never put together a tough no conference schedule when he was the head coach here. Can’t wait to hear how the crowd welcomes him on his first trip back to Laramie.
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