BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - Larry Nance Jr. had 17 points and 15 rebounds, and Wyoming pulled away late for a 61-53 victory against Cal State Bakersfield on Wednesday night.
Derek Cooke Jr. added 12 points and 13 rebounds Jason McManamen 10 points for the Cowboys (16-6), who have struggled in Mountain West play but went unbeaten against non-conference foes for the first time since 1987-88.
Cal State Bakersfield (8-15) clawed out of a big first-half hole and trailed 54-50 with 1:28 remaining but missed its next three shots from the floor. Meanwhile, Wyoming went 9 of 11 from the free-throw line to pad its cushion.
Stephon Carter had 20 points and eight rebounds and Adam Young 12 points for the Roadrunners, who trailed 27-13 at the break after shooting just 13.6 percent (3 of 22) from the floor in the first half.
The Cowboys finished 14-0 outside the Mountain West this season, including a 63-49 win against Cal State Bakersfield in Laramie on Nov. 24.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Wyoming (16-6) « | 27 | 34 | 61 |
| Cal State Bakersfield (8-15) | 13 | 40 | 53 |
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| Wyoming Cowboys | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| L. Nance Jr., F | 32 | 5-7 | 7-11 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| L. Washington, F | 18 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| D. Gilmore, G | 37 | 3-13 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Adams, G | 30 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| R. Grabau, G | 24 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Cooke Jr. | 28 | 6-9 | 0-2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| J. McManamen | 22 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| J. Bentz | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Haldorson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 20-48 | 15-22 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 61 | |
| 41.7% | 68.2% | ||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Young, F | 29 | 3-11 | 5-6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| S. Carter, G | 36 | 10-18 | 0-2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| J. Maynor, G | 29 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| B. Williams, G | 29 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| B. Barnes, G | 25 | 2-8 | 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. White | 26 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| C. Hall | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| K. Jones | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Ratto | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20-53 | 12-18 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 53 | |
| 37.7% | 66.7% | ||||||
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