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Utah State Aggies (19-3, 9-2 MWC) at Wyoming Cowboys (11-11, 4-7 MWC)
Laramie, Wyoming; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Obi Agbim and Wyoming host Mason Falslev and Utah State in MWC play.
The Cowboys are 7-3 in home games. Wyoming is sixth in the MWC in team defense, giving up 70.5 points while holding opponents to 43.7% shooting.
The Aggies have gone 9-2 against MWC opponents. Utah State has a 3-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
Wyoming is shooting 44.2% from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points higher than the 43.5% Utah State allows to opponents. Utah State has shot at a 49.2% rate from the field this season, 5.5 percentage points greater than the 43.7% shooting opponents of Wyoming have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Agbim is averaging 17.8 points and 3.6 assists for the Cowboys. Dontaie Allen is averaging 11.1 points over the last 10 games.
Ian Martinez is shooting 42.6% and averaging 16.4 points for the Aggies. Dexter Akanno is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cowboys: 4-6, averaging 63.0 points, 27.9 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 4.1 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 40.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.4 points per game.
Aggies: 8-2, averaging 76.9 points, 28.1 rebounds, 19.1 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
