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Wyoming earns 74-63 victory against Air Force

AP
Mar 05, 2024

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Brendan Wenzel scored 20 points, Akuel Kot and Sam Griffin each scored 19 and Wyoming defeated Air Force 74-63 on Tuesday night.

Wenzel had six rebounds for the Cowboys (14-16, 7-10 Mountain West Conference). Kot went 6 of 13 from the floor, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and 6 for 6 from the line. Griffin went 7 of 12 from the field, 4 for 7 from 3-point range.

Jeffrey Mills finished with 17 points for the Falcons (9-20, 2-15). Byron Brown added 16 points for Air Force. Luke Kearney finished with 13 points.

Wyoming took the lead with 2:30 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 27-22 at halftime, with Griffin racking up 14 points. Kot scored 19 points in the second half.

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

1st Half
AF
Falcons
22
WYO
Cowboys
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Rytis Petraitis vs. Mason Walters (Cowboys gains possession)
19:36		Mason Walters misses two point layup
19:34		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
19:15	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Kellan Boylan assists)	3-0
19:00		Sam Griffin misses three point jump shot
18:58		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
18:38		Byron Brown turnover (Kenny Foster steals)
18:18		Mason Walters misses two point layup
18:16		Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
18:01	+3	Byron Brown makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	6-0
17:32		Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
17:30		Mason Walters offensive rebound
17:25	+3	Sam Griffin makes three point jump shot (Mason Walters assists)	6-3
17:10		Rytis Petraitis turnover (traveling)
16:56		Akuel Kot misses three point jump shot
16:54		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
16:31		Kenny Foster personal foul (Byron Brown draws the foul)
16:17		Byron Brown misses three point jump shot
16:15		Sam Griffin defensive rebound
15:57		Mason Walters misses two point layup
15:55		Beau Becker defensive rebound
15:39	+2	Byron Brown makes two point jump shot	8-3
15:19		Akuel Kot misses two point jump shot
15:17		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
14:57		Byron Brown misses three point jump shot
14:55		Akuel Kot defensive rebound
14:48	+2	Kenny Foster makes two point layup (Akuel Kot assists)	8-5
14:17		Rytis Petraitis misses two point layup
14:15		Kenny Foster defensive rebound
14:00		Mason Walters misses two point layup
13:58		Kenny Foster offensive rebound
13:52		Byron Brown blocks Kenny Foster's two point layup
13:52		Falcons defensive rebound
13:52		TV timeout
13:43		Kellan Boylan misses two point layup
13:41		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
13:16	+2	Cam Manyawu makes two point layup (Brendan Wenzel assists)	8-7
12:55		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
12:53		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
12:44	+3	Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Mason Walters assists)	8-10
12:16		Mason Walters blocks Beau Becker's two point layup
12:14		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
12:07		Akuel Kot misses three point jump shot
12:05		Akuel Kot offensive rebound
12:00		Sam Griffin misses three point jump shot
11:58		Byron Brown defensive rebound
11:33		Byron Brown misses two point hook shot
11:31		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
11:13		TV timeout
11:12		Akuel Kot turnover (Rytis Petraitis steals)
11:08		Brendan Wenzel shooting foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
11:08		Rytis Petraitis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:08	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-10
10:47		Rytis Petraitis blocks Brendan Wenzel's three point jump shot
10:45		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
10:30		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
10:28		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
10:21		Luke Kearney personal foul (Akuel Kot draws the foul)
10:16	+2	Sam Griffin makes two point layup	9-12
10:16		Beau Becker shooting foul (Sam Griffin draws the foul)
10:16	+1	Sam Griffin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-13
10:04		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
10:02		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
9:46	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	12-13
9:28	+2	Brendan Wenzel makes two point layup	12-15
8:58	+3	Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Beau Becker assists)	15-15
8:49		Cam Manyawu turnover (Jeffrey Mills steals)
8:24	+2	Luke Kearney makes two point jump shot	17-15
8:00		Rytis Petraitis shooting foul (Kael Combs draws the foul)
8:00		TV timeout
8:00	+1	Kael Combs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-16
8:00	+1	Kael Combs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-17
7:47		Rytis Petraitis turnover (bad pass)
7:37		Kael Combs turnover (out of bounds)
7:13		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
7:11		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
6:55		Jeffrey Mills offensive foul (Brendan Wenzel draws the foul)
6:55		Jeffrey Mills turnover (offensive foul)
6:27		Brendan Wenzel misses two point jump shot
6:25		Cam Manyawu offensive rebound
6:20	+2	Cam Manyawu makes two point layup	17-19
5:57		Luke Kearney misses two point layup
5:55		Kael Combs defensive rebound
5:50		Cam Manyawu misses two point layup
5:48		Beau Becker defensive rebound
5:40		Luke Kearney misses two point jump shot
5:38		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
5:32		Akuel Kot turnover (Kellan Boylan steals)
5:24		Rytis Petraitis misses three point jump shot
5:22		Kael Combs defensive rebound
4:59		Kael Combs misses three point jump shot
4:57		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
4:34		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
4:32		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
4:19		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Akuel Kot draws the foul)
4:07		Kenny Foster misses three point jump shot
4:05		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
3:51		Kael Combs personal foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
3:51		TV timeout
3:43	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	20-19
3:17		Kobe Newton offensive foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
3:17		Kobe Newton turnover (offensive foul)
2:57		Ethan Taylor misses two point layup
2:55		Caden Powell defensive rebound
2:30	+3	Sam Griffin makes three point jump shot (Kobe Newton assists)	20-22
2:01		Byron Brown misses three point jump shot
1:59		Kobe Newton defensive rebound
1:50		Sam Griffin misses two point layup
1:48		Falcons defensive rebound
1:29		Byron Brown turnover (bad pass)
1:29		Cowboys 30 second timeout
1:17		Rytis Petraitis personal foul (Mason Walters draws the foul)
1:03	+2	Sam Griffin makes two point jump shot	20-24
0:39		Ethan Taylor offensive foul (Brendan Wenzel draws the foul)
0:39		Ethan Taylor turnover (offensive foul)
0:25	+3	Sam Griffin makes three point jump shot	20-27
0:01	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point jump shot	22-27
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AF
Falcons
41
WYO
Cowboys
47

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
19:46		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
19:31		Beau Becker shooting foul (Brendan Wenzel draws the foul)
19:31	+1	Brendan Wenzel makes regular free throw 1 of 3	22-28
19:31		Brendan Wenzel misses regular free throw 2 of 3
19:31	+1	Brendan Wenzel makes regular free throw 3 of 3	22-29
19:10		Kellan Boylan misses three point jump shot
19:08		Cowboys defensive rebound
18:50		Akuel Kot misses three point jump shot
18:48		Cam Manyawu offensive rebound
18:37		Sam Griffin misses two point jump shot
18:36		Mason Walters offensive rebound
18:36		Kellan Boylan personal foul (Mason Walters draws the foul)
18:23		Wesley Celichowski shooting foul (Mason Walters draws the foul)
18:23	+1	Mason Walters makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-30
18:23	+1	Mason Walters makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-31
18:09		Byron Brown misses three point jump shot
18:07		Cowboys defensive rebound
17:43	+2	Akuel Kot makes two point layup	22-33
17:23		Wesley Celichowski misses three point jump shot
17:21		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
16:53		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
16:51		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
16:41		Kellan Boylan flagrant 2 (Mason Walters draws the foul)
16:41	+1	Mason Walters makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	22-34
16:41	+1	Mason Walters makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	22-35
16:22		Mason Walters misses two point hook shot
16:20		Cam Manyawu offensive rebound
16:12	+2	Brendan Wenzel makes two point layup	22-37
15:50		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
15:48		Sam Griffin defensive rebound
15:22	+2	Akuel Kot makes two point layup	22-39
15:10		Falcons 30 second timeout
15:10		TV timeout
15:04		Beau Becker offensive foul (Sam Griffin draws the foul)
15:04		Beau Becker turnover (offensive foul)
15:04		TV timeout
14:45		Brendan Wenzel misses two point layup
14:43		Falcons defensive rebound
14:22		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
14:20		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
14:05		Brendan Wenzel misses two point layup
14:03		Cam Manyawu offensive rebound
13:59	+2	Cam Manyawu makes two point layup	22-41
13:40	+3	Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	25-41
13:19		Akuel Kot misses two point jump shot
13:17		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
13:07		Cam Manyawu shooting foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
13:07	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-41
13:07	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-41
12:56		Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
12:54		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
12:34	+3	Byron Brown makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	30-41
12:03	+3	Akuel Kot makes three point jump shot	30-44
11:48	+3	Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Wesley Celichowski assists)	33-44
11:24		Rytis Petraitis personal foul (Akuel Kot draws the foul)
11:24		TV timeout
11:17		Mason Walters turnover (Ethan Taylor steals)
10:49	+2	Byron Brown makes two point jump shot	35-44
10:49		Mason Walters shooting foul (Byron Brown draws the foul)
10:49	+1	Byron Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-44
10:35	+2	Akuel Kot makes two point jump shot	36-46
10:18	+3	Byron Brown makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	39-46
10:02	+2	Sam Griffin makes two point layup	39-48
9:28		Brendan Wenzel shooting foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
9:28	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-48
9:28	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-48
9:10	+2	Akuel Kot makes two point layup	41-50
8:47		Byron Brown misses three point jump shot
8:45		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
8:23	+3	Sam Griffin makes three point jump shot	41-53
7:57	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Byron Brown assists)	44-53
7:56		Falcons 30 second timeout
7:56		TV timeout
7:40		Beau Becker blocks Kenny Foster's two point layup
7:38		Cowboys offensive rebound
7:35		Byron Brown personal foul (Akuel Kot draws the foul)
7:35	+1	Akuel Kot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-54
7:35	+1	Akuel Kot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-55
7:14	+2	Byron Brown makes two point layup	46-55
6:51		Akuel Kot misses two point jump shot
6:49		Cam Manyawu offensive rebound
6:49		Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Cam Manyawu draws the foul)
6:49	+1	Cam Manyawu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-56
6:49	+1	Cam Manyawu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-57
6:34		Byron Brown misses three point jump shot
6:32		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
6:20		Sam Griffin misses three point jump shot
6:18		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
5:59		Kenny Foster personal foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
5:57	+3	Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	49-57
5:28		Akuel Kot misses three point jump shot
5:26		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
5:07	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	52-57
4:41	+2	Brendan Wenzel makes two point layup	52-59
4:41		Rytis Petraitis shooting foul (Brendan Wenzel draws the foul)
4:41	+1	Brendan Wenzel makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-60
4:20		Brendan Wenzel shooting foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
4:20	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-60
4:20		Rytis Petraitis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:20		Luke Kearney offensive rebound
4:13	+3	Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	56-60
3:50	+2	Akuel Kot makes two point layup	56-62
3:59		Cowboys 30 second timeout
3:59		TV timeout
3:31		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
3:29		Beau Becker offensive rebound
3:24		Beau Becker turnover (Brendan Wenzel steals)
3:17	+2	Brendan Wenzel makes two point dunk	56-64
3:03	+3	Luke Kearney makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	59-64
2:34	+3	Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Akuel Kot assists)	59-67
2:11	+2	Luke Kearney makes two point hook shot	61-67
1:47	+3	Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Sam Griffin assists)	61-70
1:31		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
1:29		Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
1:27	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup	63-70
1:27		Falcons 60 second timeout
0:57		Cam Manyawu misses two point layup
0:55		Luke Kearney defensive rebound
0:40		Luke Kearney misses two point jump shot
0:38		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
0:36		Ethan Taylor personal foul (Akuel Kot draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Akuel Kot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-71
0:36	+1	Akuel Kot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-72
0:24		Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
0:22		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
0:17		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Akuel Kot draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Akuel Kot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-73
0:17	+1	Akuel Kot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-74
0:07		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
0:05		Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Cam Manyawu defensive rebound