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Wenzel, Kot lead Wyoming over Fresno State 68-67

AP
Jan 13, 2024

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Brendan Wenzel led Wyoming with 17 points and Akuel Kot scored the game-winning jump shot with one second left as the Cowboys beat Fresno State 68-67 on Saturday night.

Wenzel had eight rebounds for the Cowboys (9-8, 2-2 Mountain West Conference). Sam Griffin scored 16 points and Kot added 12 points.

Isaiah Pope finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and two steals for the Bulldogs (7-9, 0-3). Donavan Yap added 12 points for Fresno Statek and Xavier Dusell scored 10.

Griffin scored 10 points in the first half and Wyoming went into the break trailing 35-28. Wenzel scored 14 second-half points. Wyoming outscored Fresno State by eight points over the final half.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
FRES
Bulldogs
35
WYO
Cowboys
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Enoch Boakye vs. Caden Powell (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:44		Isaiah Hill misses three point jump shot
19:42		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
19:28		Mason Walters misses three point jump shot
19:26		Isaiah Hill defensive rebound
19:10	+2	Isaiah Pope makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:52		Akuel Kot misses two point jump shot
18:50		Isaiah Hill defensive rebound
18:34	+2	Isaiah Pope makes two point layup	4-0
18:02	+3	Sam Griffin makes three point jump shot	4-3
17:42		Mason Walters blocks Eduardo Andre's two point layup
17:40		Caden Powell defensive rebound
17:29		Brendan Wenzel misses two point layup
17:27		Sam Griffin offensive rebound
17:27	+2	Sam Griffin makes two point layup	4-5
17:15		Mason Walters personal foul
17:00	+2	Enoch Boakye makes two point layup	6-5
16:47		Caden Powell turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Pope steals)
16:41		Xavier DuSell misses three point jump shot
16:39		Caden Powell defensive rebound
16:22		Sam Griffin misses two point jump shot
16:20		Isaiah Pope defensive rebound
16:09		Isaiah Pope misses two point jump shot
16:07		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
15:59		Akuel Kot turnover (lost ball) (Xavier DuSell steals)
15:49		Akuel Kot shooting foul (Xavier DuSell draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:49		Xavier DuSell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:49	+1	Xavier DuSell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-5
15:26		Isaiah Hill personal foul
15:11	+2	Akuel Kot makes two point jump shot	7-7
14:52	+2	Isaiah Hill makes two point jump shot	9-7
14:35	+2	Oleg Kojenets makes two point jump shot (Mason Walters assists)	9-9
14:04		Leo Colimerio misses three point jump shot
14:02		Kobe Newton defensive rebound
13:45		Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
13:43		Isaiah Hill defensive rebound
13:37		Jalen Weaver misses three point jump shot
13:35		Kobe Newton defensive rebound
13:26		Oleg Kojenets misses two point layup
13:24		Jalen Weaver defensive rebound
13:15		Eduardo Andre offensive foul
13:15		Eduardo Andre turnover (offensive foul)
12:53		Eduardo Andre shooting foul (Oleg Kojenets draws the foul)
12:53		Oleg Kojenets misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:53	+1	Oleg Kojenets makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-10
12:31		Enoch Boakye turnover (traveling)
12:17		Brendan Wenzel misses two point layup
12:15		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
12:09		Jalen Weaver offensive foul
12:09		Jalen Weaver turnover (offensive foul)
11:54		Oleg Kojenets turnover (bad pass)
11:54		TV timeout
11:35	+2	Donavan Yap Jr. makes two point jump shot	11-10
11:22		Cam Manyawu offensive foul
11:22		Cam Manyawu turnover (offensive foul)
11:04		Eduardo Andre offensive rebound
11:04		Enoch Boakye misses two point layup
10:55		Mason Walters personal foul
10:44	+2	Enoch Boakye makes two point layup (Isaiah Hill assists)	13-10
10:44		Cam Manyawu shooting foul (Enoch Boakye draws the foul)
10:44		Enoch Boakye misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:44		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
10:35		Mason Walters misses three point jump shot
10:33		Isaiah Hill defensive rebound
10:15		Kobe Newton shooting foul (Enoch Boakye draws the foul)
10:15		Enoch Boakye misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:15	+1	Enoch Boakye makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-10
10:04		Caden Powell misses two point layup
10:02		Xavier DuSell defensive rebound
9:54		Isaiah Hill misses two point jump shot
9:52		Isaiah Pope offensive rebound
9:48	+3	Isaiah Hill makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Pope assists)	17-10
9:26	+3	Sam Griffin makes three point jump shot	17-13
9:00		Isaiah Pope misses two point jump shot
8:58		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
8:46		Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
8:44		Mason Walters offensive rebound
8:44		Xavier DuSell personal foul
8:38		Eduardo Andre shooting foul (Mason Walters draws the foul)
8:37	+1	Mason Walters makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-14
8:37	+1	Mason Walters makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-15
8:30	+2	Leo Colimerio makes two point layup (Donavan Yap Jr. assists)	19-15
8:20		Sam Griffin misses two point layup
8:18		Caden Powell offensive rebound
8:05		Akuel Kot turnover (bad pass) (Donavan Yap Jr. steals)
7:58	+2	Jalen Weaver makes two point layup (Donavan Yap Jr. assists)	21-15
7:48		Mason Walters misses two point layup
7:46		Xavier DuSell defensive rebound
7:42	+2	Jalen Weaver makes two point layup	23-15
7:29		Sam Griffin misses three point jump shot
7:27		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
7:17	+2	Donavan Yap Jr. makes two point layup	25-15
6:54		Leo Colimerio personal foul
6:53		TV timeout
6:53	+1	Mason Walters makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-16
6:53	+1	Mason Walters makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-17
6:43	+3	Xavier DuSell makes three point jump shot	28-17
6:11	+3	Kobe Newton makes three point jump shot	28-20
5:52		Donavan Yap Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:50		Leo Colimerio offensive rebound
5:47		Oleg Kojenets personal foul (Leo Colimerio draws the foul)
5:47	+1	Leo Colimerio makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-20
5:47	+1	Leo Colimerio makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-20
5:32		Mason Walters misses two point layup
5:30		Donavan Yap Jr. defensive rebound
5:23		Jalen Weaver misses two point layup
5:21		Enoch Boakye offensive rebound
5:15		Donavan Yap Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:13		Enoch Boakye offensive rebound
5:13		Enoch Boakye turnover (traveling)
4:55		Oleg Kojenets turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Pope steals)
4:43		Isaiah Hill misses three point jump shot
4:41		Sam Griffin defensive rebound
4:20	+2	Brendan Wenzel makes two point layup (Cam Manyawu assists)	30-22
4:18		Enoch Boakye shooting foul (Brendan Wenzel draws the foul)
4:18	+1	Brendan Wenzel makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-23
4:00		Enoch Boakye turnover (traveling)
4:00		TV timeout
3:31		Akuel Kot misses three point jump shot
3:29		Isaiah Hill defensive rebound
3:17		Xavier DuSell misses three point jump shot
3:15		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
2:57	+2	Cam Manyawu makes two point layup (Sam Griffin assists)	30-25
2:42	+3	Xavier DuSell makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Pope assists)	33-25
2:08	+2	Sam Griffin makes two point layup	33-27
2:06		Isaiah Hill turnover (bad pass) (Akuel Kot steals)
1:31		Leo Colimerio shooting foul (Sam Griffin draws the foul)
1:31		Sam Griffin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:31		Sam Griffin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:31		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
1:27		Isaiah Pope misses two point jump shot
1:25		Mason Walters defensive rebound
1:14		Akuel Kot turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Weaver steals)
0:49		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:41	+2	Donavan Yap Jr. makes two point layup	35-27
0:41		Cam Manyawu shooting foul (Donavan Yap Jr. draws the foul)
0:41		Donavan Yap Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:41		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
0:22		Enoch Boakye blocks Sam Griffin's two point layup
0:20		Mason Walters offensive rebound
0:20		Enoch Boakye shooting foul (Mason Walters draws the foul)
0:20		Mason Walters misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:20	+1	Mason Walters makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-28
0:20		Cowboys 30 second timeout
0:05		Jalen Weaver misses three point jump shot
0:03		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FRES
Bulldogs
32
WYO
Cowboys
40

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Caden Powell personal foul
19:32		Isaiah Hill misses two point jump shot
19:30		Mason Walters defensive rebound
19:14		Mason Walters misses two point layup
19:12		Caden Powell offensive rebound
19:06	+3	Akuel Kot makes three point jump shot (Caden Powell assists)	35-31
18:55		Isaiah Pope misses two point jump shot
18:53		Enoch Boakye offensive rebound
18:45	+2	Enoch Boakye makes two point layup	37-31
18:39		Xavier DuSell personal foul
18:35		Xavier DuSell personal foul (Akuel Kot draws the foul)
18:26		Cowboys 30 second timeout
18:26		TV timeout
18:20		Enoch Boakye personal foul
18:15		Sam Griffin misses three point jump shot
18:13		Isaiah Pope defensive rebound
18:04		Isaiah Hill misses three point jump shot
18:02		Akuel Kot defensive rebound
17:50	+2	Sam Griffin makes two point jump shot	37-33
17:20		Donavan Yap Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:18		Caden Powell defensive rebound
17:11		Donavan Yap Jr. personal foul (Akuel Kot draws the foul)
16:51	+2	Cam Manyawu makes two point layup	37-35
16:28		Brendan Wenzel blocks Isaiah Pope's two point layup
16:26		Leo Colimerio offensive rebound
16:23		Mason Walters personal foul
16:17	+3	Donavan Yap Jr. makes three point jump shot	40-35
15:58		Donavan Yap Jr. shooting foul (Sam Griffin draws the foul)
15:58		TV timeout
15:58	+1	Sam Griffin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-36
15:58		Sam Griffin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:58		Leo Colimerio defensive rebound
15:46		Jalen Weaver misses three point jump shot
15:44		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
15:21		Enoch Boakye blocks Brendan Wenzel's two point layup
15:19		Cowboys offensive rebound
15:15		Akuel Kot misses three point jump shot
15:13		Isaiah Pope defensive rebound
14:53		Eduardo Andre misses two point jump shot
14:51		Jalen Weaver offensive rebound
14:41		Donavan Yap Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:39		Cowboys defensive rebound
14:28	+2	Mason Walters makes two point layup (Sam Griffin assists)	40-38
13:58	+2	Leo Colimerio makes two point layup (Donavan Yap Jr. assists)	42-38
13:58		Mason Walters shooting foul (Leo Colimerio draws the foul)
13:58		Leo Colimerio misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:58		Akuel Kot defensive rebound
13:39		Akuel Kot turnover (bad pass)
13:16	+3	Xavier DuSell makes three point jump shot	45-38
12:57		Sam Griffin misses three point jump shot
12:55		Isaiah Pope defensive rebound
12:50	+2	Isaiah Pope makes two point layup	47-38
12:29	+2	Oleg Kojenets makes two point jump shot (Sam Griffin assists)	47-40
12:12		Donavan Yap Jr. misses two point layup
12:10		Leo Colimerio offensive rebound
12:06		Leo Colimerio misses two point layup
12:04		Kael Combs defensive rebound
11:55		Leo Colimerio blocks Kael Combs's two point layup
11:53		Donavan Yap Jr. defensive rebound
11:52		Xavier DuSell misses three point jump shot
11:50		Cowboys defensive rebound
11:49		TV timeout
11:34		Oleg Kojenets turnover (traveling)
11:16	+2	Isaiah Hill makes two point jump shot	49-40
10:58		Cam Manyawu misses two point layup
10:56		Oleg Kojenets offensive rebound
10:52		Oleg Kojenets turnover (lost ball) (Eduardo Andre steals)
10:43	+3	Isaiah Pope makes three point jump shot (Eduardo Andre assists)	52-40
10:32		Cowboys 30 second timeout
10:19		Sam Griffin misses two point jump shot
10:17		Isaiah Pope defensive rebound
10:11		Caden Powell personal foul (Jalen Weaver draws the foul)
10:11		Isaiah Pope offensive foul
10:11		Isaiah Pope turnover (offensive foul)
9:54		Eduardo Andre blocks Caden Powell's two point layup
9:52		Isaiah Pope defensive rebound
9:52		Sam Griffin personal foul
9:46		Caden Powell blocks Jalen Weaver's two point layup
9:44		Caden Powell defensive rebound
9:39	+2	Akuel Kot makes two point layup	52-42
9:21		Isaiah Pope misses three point jump shot
9:19		Akuel Kot defensive rebound
9:03		Isaiah Pope personal foul (Cam Manyawu draws the foul)
9:03		Cam Manyawu misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:03		Brendan Wenzel offensive rebound
9:02		Brendan Wenzel misses two point layup
9:00		Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
8:39		Leo Colimerio misses two point jump shot
8:37		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
8:28	+3	Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Sam Griffin assists)	52-45
8:08		Jump ball. Donavan Yap Jr. vs. Brendan Wenzel (Cowboys gains possession)
8:08		Donavan Yap Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Brendan Wenzel steals)
7:59	+3	Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Akuel Kot assists)	52-48
7:53		TV timeout
7:32		Isaiah Hill misses three point jump shot
7:30		Leo Colimerio offensive rebound
7:19		Isaiah Hill turnover (lost ball) (Brendan Wenzel steals)
7:13		Sam Griffin misses three point jump shot
7:11		Caden Powell offensive rebound
7:11		Leo Colimerio personal foul (Caden Powell draws the foul)
7:11	+1	Caden Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-49
7:11	+1	Caden Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-50
6:50	+3	Isaiah Pope makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Hill assists)	55-50
6:23	+2	Brendan Wenzel makes two point layup (Caden Powell assists)	55-52
6:23		Enoch Boakye shooting foul (Brendan Wenzel draws the foul)
6:23	+1	Brendan Wenzel makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-53
5:56	+3	Donavan Yap Jr. makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Pope assists)	58-53
5:36	+3	Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Mason Walters assists)	58-56
5:18	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point layup (Leo Colimerio assists)	60-56
5:02		Sam Griffin misses two point jump shot
5:00		Sam Griffin offensive rebound
4:52	+2	Cam Manyawu makes two point layup (Mason Walters assists)	60-58
4:47		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:25	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point layup	62-58
3:58	+3	Sam Griffin makes three point jump shot (Akuel Kot assists)	62-61
3:30		Akuel Kot personal foul (Leo Colimerio draws the foul)
3:30		TV timeout
3:19		Isaiah Hill misses two point jump shot
3:17		Akuel Kot defensive rebound
2:56	+2	Brendan Wenzel makes two point dunk	62-63
2:34		Leo Colimerio misses three point jump shot
2:32		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
2:18		Sam Griffin misses three point jump shot
2:16		Cam Manyawu offensive rebound
2:12	+3	Akuel Kot makes three point jump shot (Cam Manyawu assists)	62-66
1:57		Brendan Wenzel personal foul (Isaiah Pope draws the foul)
1:57		Isaiah Pope misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:57		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
1:33		Sam Griffin misses two point layup
1:31		Cam Manyawu offensive rebound
1:12		Akuel Kot turnover (lost ball)
1:12		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
1:05	+3	Isaiah Pope makes three point jump shot	65-66
0:23		Cowboys turnover (shot clock violation)
0:06	+2	Isaiah Hill makes two point jump shot	67-66
0:05		Cowboys 60 second timeout
0:01	+2	Akuel Kot makes two point jump shot	67-68
0:00		End of period

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Akuel Kot makes two point jump shot