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Mountain West Tournament - Wyoming Cowboys vs UNLV Runnin' Rebels Wrap - Wyoming Wins 59-56
Wyoming got 12 points from Brendan Wenzel en route to a 59-56 victory over UNLV on Thursday at Thomas & Mack Center.
Wyoming won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -2.0-point spread as favorites.
Graham Ike had 11 points for Wyoming and Hunter Maldonado chipped in with 11 points. Hunter Maldonado had 5 assists for them, while Graham Ike was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 13 boards.
UNLV got 22 points from Bryce Hamilton in a losing cause and another 20 points from Donovan Williams. Bryce Hamilton contributed 3 assists for them, while Keshon Gilbert had 7 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Wyoming were victorious, as the score was 31-23 at the break.
Wyoming won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 42-27.