Cowboys Ride Hot Shooting, Bennett’s 22 Points Past Rams

BOSLER, Wyo. (Interstat) — Khaden Bennett scored 22 points and Wyoming used a decisive second-half surge to defeat Colorado State 68-57 in a Mountain West Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at Arena-Auditorium.

The Cowboys, who improved to 13-9, shot 12 for 25 from 3-point range and made 18 free throws. The Rams (12-10) struggled offensively, shooting just 4 for 23 from beyond the arc. Wyoming outscored Colorado State 41-34 after halftime to pull away before a crowd of 6,384.

Bennett hit six 3-pointers for Wyoming. Damarion Dennis added 16 points for the Cowboys. Jevin Muniz led Colorado State with 14 points and seven assists.