LARAMIE — Pierce Hornung had 10 points and 11 rebounds off the bench Saturday night, lifting Colorado State to a 59-56 victory over archrival Wyoming.
In a game that saw seven ties and 14 lead changes, Colorado State (16-7, 6-3 Mountain West Conference) finally gained the upper hand with a 10-2 run early in the second half. That turned a 36-33 deficit into a 43-38 lead with 11:19 left, and the Rams never gave it up.
Wyoming (8-15, 1-8), which lost its seventh straight game, stayed close in the final 11 minutes. But every time the Cowboys came close to tying the game, CSU answered with a key basket.
The Cowboys’ last gasp came at the buzzer when Francisco Cruz’s desperation shot from midcourt fell far short. Cruz scored a career-high 21 points. Amath M’Baye added 13 points and Desmar Jackson 11 for Wyoming.
FG FT Reb
CSU (16-7, 6-3 MWC) Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS
Franklin 21 3-7 2-4 2-3 1 1 8
Ogide 20 4-11 3-4 0-4 0 5 11
GSmith 22 2-8 0-0 1-6 1 0 4
Nigon 27 3-7 0-0 0-1 0 1 8
Green 37 2-5 0-1 0-3 0 1 5
Hornung 27 5-9 0-1 4-11 1 0 10
Carr 23 2-3 2-3 2-5 0 0 6
McFarland 6 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 5
Bell 11 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 5 0
DSmith 6 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 2
Totals 200 24-55 7-13 12-41 3 15 59
Percentages: FG .436, FT .538. 3-point goals: 4-19, .211 (Nigon 2-6, McFarland 1-3, Green 1-4, G. Smith 0-1, Carr 0-1, Hornung 0-2, Ogide 0-2). Team rebounds: 5. Blocked shots: 4 (Hornung 2, Bell, Ogide). Turnovers: 11 (Green 3, Franklin 2, Bell 2, Nigon, Hornung, G. Smith, Ogide). Steals: 3 (Nigon 2, Ogide). Technical fouls: None.
FG FT Reb
WYOMING (8-15, 1-8) Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS
Cruz 40 8-15 2-2 1-1 1 2 21
M’Baye 28 4-10 4-4 0-0 0 5 13
Thiam 27 3-8 0-0 1-7 0 2 6
Luster 35 1-4 0-0 1-8 4 4 2
Jackson 37 5-14 0-0 2-7 3 4 11
Gibson 14 1-3 0-3 2-6 0 0 2
Bouedo 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Waddell 11 0-2 1-4 1-2 0 1 1
Hudson 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Harrison 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 200 22-57 7-13 10-34 8 18 56
Percentages: FG .386, FT .538. 3-point goals: 5-15, .333 (Cruz 3-5, M’Baye 1-2, Jackson 1-6, Luster 0-2). Team rebounds: 3. Blocked shots: 1 (Thiam). Turnovers: 8 (Jackson 3, Luster 2, Waddell, Cruz, Gibson). Steals: 5 (Jackson 2, Gibson, Luster, Waddell). Technical fouls: None.
Colorado State 31 28 — 59
Wyoming 31 25 — 56
A — 5,453. Officials —Chris Rastatter, Shawn Lehigh, Ruben Ramos.
