BOULDER — Adam Waddell scored a game-high 17 points, Leonard Washington added 16 points and Luke Martinez had 14 as Wyoming beat Colorado 65-54 on Friday night.
Spencer Dinwiddie had 16 and Andre Roberson and Carlon Brown had 10 each for Colorado, which had its 27-game nonconference home win streak stopped.
“That was as disappointing a loss as I’ve been a part of in a long, long time,” Buffaloes coach Tad Boyle said. “Wyoming came in here and took it from us.”
Wyoming (9-1) came into the game ranked third in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 49.4 points a game. The Cowboys haven’t allowed a team to score 60.
Colorado (5-4) began the second half 2-for-10 with five turnovers and was held without a field goal for more than nine minutes before Roberson’s tip-in with 8:16 left broke the streak. By then, the Cowboys had built a double-digit lead on the strength of a 13-0 run.
“I didn’t think we were too pretty and I’m sure Colorado at that point did not think they were playing pretty, but it was a good slugfest,” Wyoming coach Larry Shyatt said.
The Buffaloes had a chance to cut the deficit to three, but Jeremy Adams was called for charging with 1:21 left and the Cowboys hit their free throws in the final minute.
WYOMING (9-1)
Washington 6-11 3-5 16, Waddell 5-7 7-9 17, Luster 0-1 0-0 0, Martinez 4-8 2-3 14, Cruz 3-13 1-2 7, Bouedo 1-1 0-0 3, Gilmore 1-2 1-2 3, Nance, Jr. 2-3 1-2 5, Watsabaugh 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-46 15-23 65.
COLORADO (5-4)
Dufault 2-9 0-0 4, Tomlinson 0-1 0-0 0, Roberson 5-9 0-1 10, Dinwiddie 5-9 4-4 16, Brown 3-7 3-5 10, Booker 3-8 2-4 9, Harris-Tunks 0-1 1-2 1, Chen 0-0 0-0 0, Adams 0-3 0-1 0, Cain 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 19-49 12-19 54.
Halftime — Tied 30-30. 3-point goals — Wyoming 6-17 (Marti , Colorado 4-16 (Dinwiddie 2-3, Brown 1-3, Booker 1-4, Dufault 0-1, Tomlinson 0-1, Roberson 0-2, Adams 0-2). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — Wyoming 34 (Washington 7), Colorado 29 (Roberson 12). Assists — Wyoming 7 (Luster 6), Colorado 5 (Tomlinson 3). Total fouls — Wyoming 17, Colorado 22. Technical — Tomlinson. A — 7,049.
