Wenzel, Kot Lead Wyoming Over Fresno State 68-67
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- Last Updated: Jan 14, 2024
Akuel Kot helped the Wyoming Cowboys defeat the Fresno State Bulldogs with his second game-winning buzzer beater of the season. (Courtesy photo from the University of Wyoming Athletics)
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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.
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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