LARAMIE, Wyo. (Interstat) — Boise State built an insurmountable first-half lead and cruised to an 81-65 victory over Wyoming in a Mountain West Conference men’s basketball game Tuesday night at Arena-Auditorium.

The Broncos led 38-18 at halftime after holding the Cowboys to a frigid offensive start. Wyoming rallied with 47 second-half points but never seriously threatened. The outcome leveled both teams’ season records at 11-8.

The game drew an attendance of 3,789. Boise State was a pregame favorite and the combined score of 146 exceeded the over/under line.