LARAMIE, Wyo. (Feb. 17, 2026) – The Wyoming Cowboys knocked down 15 threes and shot 64 percent from the field in the second half in a 92-82 win over Fresno State on Tuesday evening inside the Arena-Auditorium. Wyoming also dished out 21 assists on the night and won their 12th home game of the season.
 
“Good to back in the win column,” UW head coach Sundance Wicks said. “I tip my cap to Fresno State that is a good team and they beat good teams. It was a big win for us and I’m proud of our guys to get leads, lose leads and get the lead back and that is basketball these days. We hit enough shots to do what we needed to do, and 21 assists and nine turnovers is outstanding, and we were good on the offensive glass. The second half we got better defending the paint.”
 
The 15 three pointers by the Cowboys were the most since hitting 17 triples last season at home against Fresno State on Jan. 28, 2025. Wyoming shot 54 percent from the field on the night and 46 percent from behind the arc. Fresno State shot 52 percent from the field and 47 percent from three going 7-of-15. The Cowboys held a 32-29 advantage on the glass and added 12 offensive rebounds scoring 18 second chance points.
 
Wyoming had five players score in double-figures for the first time since the Dartmouth game. Nasir (Naz) Meyer added 22 points to lead the team for his fourth game with 20 or more points. Damarion Dennis and Khaden Bennett each added 17 points with Bennett adding a team-high eight rebounds and five assists. Uriyah Rojas added 11 points going 3-of-4 from behind the arc. Leland Walker added 10 points and four assists. Kiani Saxon added a season-high seven points going 3-of-4 from the field.
 
The Pokes used the three-ball to build an early 6-1 lead with triples from Meyer and Dennis. The Bulldogs responded using the paint to tie the contest with 17:30 left in the first half. Fresno State wrapped up an 8-0 run with a three-pointer for a 9-6 lead.
 
The Bulldogs would hold the Pokes to 2-of-11 from the field and built a 16-10 lead. Rojas stopped a scoreless streak for a 16-13 game with 12-minute left in the half. Fresno State later built the lead to 23-15 halfway through the half.
 
The Pokes would make 4-of-5 attempts thanks to a pair of threes from Walker for a 28-25 game in favor of the Bulldogs with eight-minute left in the first frame. Rojas tied the game with another three for a 28-28 game with under seven minutes left in the half.
 
Wyoming held the Bulldogs scoreless for over two minutes but could only pull within one point with the Bulldogs pushing the lead to four points on multiple occasions. Adam Harakow drove to the hoop and tied the game at 40-40 with just over a minute left.
 
Wyoming closed the half on a 6-0 run and a layup from Meyer closed the half and gave the Pokes a 42-40 lead. The Cowboys hit eight threes in the first half with the Bulldogs countering with 24 points in the paint.
 
Meyer scored the first five points of the second half for the Pokes, as UW built a 47-42 lead. Dennis would take over leading the Pokes to four-straight makes with the Pokes maintaining the five point lead with 15 minutes left.
 
Bennett added the third-straight make to open the second half from behind the arc to give Wyoming a 57-51 lead. The Pokes would make three-straight field goals and fourth-straight triple this time by Rojas for a 66-58 game.
 
Wyoming went scoreless for over two and a half minutes, as the Bulldogs made it a 66-63 game with under 10 minutes left in the contest. Bennett went on a 5-0 run with a triple and transition dunk for a 73-65 lead near the eight-minute mark of the contest.
 
The Pokes built the lead to nine-points twice with six minutes left with a Meyer and-one and Bennett three highlighting the run. Meyer got the lead to 83-73 and Saxon added another bucket for an 85-73 game with four minutes left.
 
Fresno State would push it seven points with under three minutes left. Bennett pushed it to nine points at the line with just under two minutes left. Meyer added the 15th three of the game for a 92-80 game with under a minute left and walked away with the 92-82 victory.
 
Fresno State was led by Wilson Jacques with 19 points and 12 rebounds. DeShawn Gory added 17 points.
 
The Cowboys hit the road for a pair of contests starting with a trip to Grand Canyon on Saturday for a 6 p.m. tip on the Mountain West Network.