Nate Rohnert scored a season-high 32 points as the University of Denver came back from a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat Wyoming 80-77 on Wednesday night.
Andrew Hooper added 14 points for DU (3-1), winners of three straight.
Afam Muojeke led Wyoming (2-2) with 20 points. Muojeke limped off with a leg injury with 6:43 left and never returned.
Rohnert made 3-of-4 free throws to put DU up 79-75 with 58 seconds left. Ryan Waddell converted two free throws for Wyoming, which got the ball back with 11.8 seconds remaining after Rohnert made only one free throw. Ryan Dermody, though, missed a 3-pointer to tie with 2.4 seconds left.
The Cowboys have lost four straight to the Pioneers in Denver.
It was the 145th all-time meeting between the teams. The Cowboys lead the series 98-47, but they last won in Denver in 2001.
Trailing by 10 at halftime, Denver got within 48-44 on Chase Hallam’s layup with 15:24 left. The Cowboys couldn’t get going in the second half, and Rohnert’s 3-pointer pulled the Pioneers even at 52-52 with 11:23 to go.
WYOMING (2-2)
Muojeke 5-10 10-13 20, Thiam 1-3 4-4 6, Sylla 1-1 0-0 2, Jackson 1-7 3-4 5, Davis 6-10 7-8 19, Luster 1-2 4-4 6, Dermody 0-2 4-4 4, Manzano 0-2 1-2 1, Waddell 2-5 4-8 8, Watsabaugh 0-0 0-0 0, Harrison 1-1 4-4 6. Totals 18-43 41-51 77.
DENVER (3-1)
Coughlin 1-5 0-2 2, C.Hallam 3-4 0-0 7, Stafford 2-11 7-8 11, K.Lewis 1-3 8-8 10, Rohnert 6-13 18-23 32, Thalken 0-1 0-0 0, T.Hallam 0-1 0-0 0, Chen 2-2 0-0 4, Hooper 5-10 2-2 14. Totals 20-50 35-43 80.
Halftime — Wyoming 44-34. 3-point goals — Wyoming 0-3 (Dermody 0-1, Manzano 0-1, Muojeke 0-1), Denver 5-17 (Rohnert 2-2, Hooper 2-5, C.Hallam 1-1, Coughlin 0-1, Thalken 0-1, Stafford 0-7). Fouled out — Chen, Coughlin, T.Hallam, Hooper, Luster, Thiam. Rebounds — Wyoming 34 (Waddell 10), Denver 30 (Rohnert 8). Assists — Wyoming 3 (Harrison, Luster, Thiam 1), Denver 14 (Rohnert 6). Total fouls — Wyoming 34, Denver 31. A — 2,934.
