Quick Hits: Cowboys Reaffirm Domination Of Air Force

From the desk of Nick Seeman/Wyoming Athletic Department

— The Cowboys and Air Force met for the 126 time on Tuesday.

— The Cowboys are 84-43 all-time against Air Force.

— The Cowboys are 43-17 against Air Force in Laramie.

— The Cowboys shot 53.8 percent from the field in the second, the 17th time this season UW shot 50 percent or better.

— The Cowboys held a 35-25 advantage on the glass.

— The Cowboys have been plus-10 or better on the glass nine times this season.

— The Cowboys shot 50 percent from the three in the second half for the 12th game with 50 percent or better in the second half.

— The Cowboys committed only six turnovers, marking back-to-back games with 10 or fewer turnovers for the fifth game.

— The Cowboys shot a season-high 94.7 percent from the free throw line, the 14th time they shot 74 percent or better, and made 16 or more free throws for the 15th time.

— The Cowboys started an all-senior lineup of Brendan Wenzel, Sam Griffin, Akuel Kot, Kenny Foster and Mason Walkers on Senior Day. It was only their fourth starting lineup of the season.

Player Notes

— Guard Sam Griffin went over 2,000 career-points in the contest. He did so with a jumper in the first half.

— Griffin scored 19 points for his 25th game in double figures this season.

— Cam Manyawu added a career-high 14 rebounds and now has nine or more rebounds in seven of the last nine games.

— Guard Akuel Kot recorded 19 points for his 23rd game in double-figures this season.

— Kot now has 2,121 career points.

— Guard Brandan Wenzel added 20 points, his 16th game of double figures this season and 29th of his career.

— Wenzel has had 20 or more points in five games this season, seven times in his career.

OVERHEAD

Head Coach Jeff Linder

“You always want to win on senior night and in some of those games you get off to slow starts. Our energy in the second half was terrific. That first minutes in the second half set the tone. Down the stretch we held them off and Akuel Kot made some big shots and had some big assists. Andfor Brendan Wenzel to make those dagger threes on senior night was great to see. Overall, just a great win and happy for our guys.”