Wenzel, Walters score career highs to lead Wyoming over Air Force 83-72
AP
Jan 30, 2024
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Brendan Wenzel had a career-high 25 points, Mason Walters scored a career-best 22 and Wyoming Cowboys defeated Air Force Falcons 83-72 on Tuesday night.
Wenzel shot 6 for 8 from beyond the arc and 7 of 8 from the free throw line for the Cowboys (12-9, 5-3 Mountain West Conference). Walters made 8 of 12 shots from the floor and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line, adding seven rebounds. Akuel Kot made four 3-pointers and scored 20.
Sophomore Kellan Boylan scored a career-high 32 to lead the Falcons (8-12, 1-7). Boylan made 11 of 16 shots with a career-best nine 3-pointers - in 14 attempts. Boylan's previous high was 15 points, done twice this season. Rytis Petraitis added 11 points, five assists and two steals. Ethan Taylor pitched in with 11 points, four assists and two steals.
Wenzel scored 16 points in the second half for the Cowboys, who trailed 36-34 at the break.
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1st Half
WYO
Cowboys
34
AF
Falcons
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Cowboys gains possession)
19:38
+2
Mason Walters makes two point jump shot
2-0
19:21
+3
Kellan Boylan makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)
2-3
18:56
+2
Mason Walters makes two point layup (Akuel Kot assists)
4-3
18:34
+3
Kellan Boylan makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)
4-6
17:59
Kellan Boylan shooting foul (Mason Walters draws the foul)
17:59
Mason Walters misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:59
+1
Mason Walters makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-6
17:41
+3
Jeffrey Mills makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)
5-9
17:21
Brendan Wenzel offensive foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
17:21
Brendan Wenzel turnover (offensive foul)
17:09
+2
Rytis Petraitis makes two point jump shot
5-11
16:46
Mason Walters turnover (traveling)
16:32
Kellan Boylan offensive foul (Caden Powell draws the foul)
16:32
Kellan Boylan turnover (offensive foul)
16:08
Mason Walters turnover (traveling)
15:56
+2
Kellan Boylan makes two point jump shot
5-13
15:35
+2
Caden Powell makes two point layup (Mason Walters assists)
7-13
15:17
Kellan Boylan misses three point jump shot
15:15
Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
14:54
Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
14:52
Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
14:44
Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
14:42
Sam Griffin defensive rebound
14:33
Sam Griffin misses three point jump shot
14:31
Mason Walters offensive rebound
14:27
+2
Mason Walters makes two point layup
9-13
14:17
+3
Kellan Boylan makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)
9-16
13:54
+2
Mason Walters makes two point layup (Brendan Wenzel assists)
11-16
13:39
+2
Kellan Boylan makes two point layup
11-18
13:25
TV timeout
13:16
+3
Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Sam Griffin assists)
14-18
12:46
Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
12:44
Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
12:27
Akuel Kot misses three point jump shot
12:25
Kellan Boylan defensive rebound
12:08
Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
12:06
Byron Brown offensive rebound
11:52
+3
Byron Brown makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)
14-21
11:36
+3
Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Sam Griffin assists)
17-21
11:01
Beau Becker misses two point jump shot
10:59
Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
10:44
Mason Walters turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Taylor steals)
10:34
Kellan Boylan misses three point jump shot
10:32
Mason Walters defensive rebound
10:20
+2
Akuel Kot makes two point layup
19-21
10:02
+3
Byron Brown makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)
19-24
9:28
Sam Griffin misses three point jump shot
9:26
Cowboys offensive rebound
9:26
Cowboys turnover (shot clock violation)
9:26
TV timeout
8:55
Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot
8:53
Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
8:33
+2
Kael Combs makes two point layup
21-24
8:33
Luke Kearney personal foul
8:33
Kael Combs misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:33
Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
8:13
Byron Brown misses three point jump shot
8:11
Kael Combs defensive rebound
7:55
+3
Akuel Kot makes three point jump shot
24-24
7:43
Rytis Petraitis turnover (Brendan Wenzel steals)
7:19
Akuel Kot misses two point jump shot
7:19
Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
7:19
Caden Powell personal foul
7:19
TV timeout
7:11
Ethan Taylor turnover
6:47
Luke Kearney blocks Akuel Kot's two point layup
6:45
Cowboys offensive rebound
6:41
Mason Walters turnover (Rytis Petraitis steals)
6:39
Kael Combs personal foul
6:30
Luke Kearney turnover
6:10
Caden Powell misses two point layup
6:08
Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
5:49
Kellan Boylan misses three point jump shot
5:47
Kael Combs defensive rebound
5:43
+3
Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Akuel Kot assists)
27-24
5:24
+2
Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup (Rytis Petraitis assists)
27-26
4:57
Ethan Taylor blocks Kael Combs's two point jump shot
4:55
Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
4:41
Rytis Petraitis offensive foul
4:41
Rytis Petraitis turnover (offensive foul)
4:21
Mason Walters misses two point layup
4:19
Cam Manyawu offensive rebound
4:16
+3
Akuel Kot makes three point jump shot (Cam Manyawu assists)
30-26
3:55
+3
Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Kellan Boylan assists)
30-29
3:34
Mason Walters misses two point layup
3:32
Cam Manyawu offensive rebound
3:30
Cam Manyawu misses two point layup
3:28
Sam Griffin offensive rebound
3:22
Akuel Kot misses two point jump shot
3:20
Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
3:09
+2
Rytis Petraitis makes two point layup (Kellan Boylan assists)
30-31
2:46
+2
Akuel Kot makes two point jump shot
32-31
2:17
+3
Kellan Boylan makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)
32-34
1:55
+2
Akuel Kot makes two point jump shot
34-34
1:30
Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
1:28
Ethan Taylor offensive rebound
1:17
+2
Rytis Petraitis makes two point jump shot
34-36
0:56
Akuel Kot misses two point layup
0:55
Falcons defensive rebound
0:55
TV timeout
0:23
Rytis Petraitis misses three point jump shot
0:21
Sam Griffin defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
WYO
Cowboys
49
AF
Falcons
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:45
Mason Walters personal foul
19:45
Beau Becker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:45
+1
Beau Becker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-37
19:19
Mason Walters misses two point layup
19:17
Beau Becker defensive rebound
19:00
Jeffrey Mills misses two point jump shot
18:58
Mason Walters defensive rebound
18:50
Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
18:48
Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
18:34
Mason Walters personal foul
18:34
+1
Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-38
18:34
Rytis Petraitis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:34
Mason Walters defensive rebound
18:34
Kellan Boylan personal foul
18:11
Ethan Taylor personal foul
18:11
+1
Brendan Wenzel makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-38
18:11
+1
Brendan Wenzel makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-38
17:44
Ethan Taylor offensive foul
17:44
Ethan Taylor turnover (offensive foul)
17:29
+2
Mason Walters makes two point layup
38-38
17:29
Beau Becker personal foul
17:29
+1
Mason Walters makes regular free throw 1 of 1
39-38
17:17
+2
Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup (Kellan Boylan assists)
39-40
16:57
Kellan Boylan blocks Akuel Kot's two point layup
16:55
Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
16:44
Ethan Taylor turnover (Mason Walters steals)
16:37
+3
Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Akuel Kot assists)
42-40
16:22
+3
Kellan Boylan makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)
42-43
16:11
Sam Griffin turnover (Ethan Taylor steals)
16:07
+2
Ethan Taylor makes two point dunk
42-45
15:49
+2
Mason Walters makes two point layup
44-45
15:28
Kellan Boylan misses three point jump shot
15:26
Akuel Kot defensive rebound
15:15
+3
Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Caden Powell assists)
47-45
14:39
Ethan Taylor misses two point hook shot
14:37
Caden Powell defensive rebound
14:29
+3
Akuel Kot makes three point jump shot
50-45
14:07
Kellan Boylan misses three point jump shot
14:05
Caden Powell defensive rebound
14:05
TV timeout
13:42
Akuel Kot misses two point jump shot
13:40
Beau Becker defensive rebound
13:20
Kael Combs personal foul
13:06
Byron Brown misses three point jump shot
13:04
Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
12:36
Mason Walters turnover
12:07
Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
12:05
Cowboys defensive rebound
11:45
+3
Akuel Kot makes three point jump shot (Caden Powell assists)
53-45
11:25
Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
11:23
Ethan Taylor offensive rebound
11:15
Cam Manyawu personal foul
11:15
TV timeout
11:01
Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
10:59
Cowboys defensive rebound
10:39
+3
Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Akuel Kot assists)
56-45
10:16
Beau Becker misses two point jump shot
10:14
Cam Manyawu defensive rebound
9:58
Ethan Taylor personal foul
9:53
+2
Cam Manyawu makes two point layup (Caden Powell assists)
58-45
9:24
+3
Kellan Boylan makes three point jump shot (Beau Becker assists)
58-48
9:02
Akuel Kot misses three point jump shot
9:00
Beau Becker defensive rebound
8:41
Rytis Petraitis misses three point jump shot
8:39
Falcons offensive rebound
8:32
Rytis Petraitis misses two point layup
8:30
Mason Walters defensive rebound
8:13
Mason Walters turnover (Rytis Petraitis steals)
7:57
+2
Rytis Petraitis makes two point layup
58-50
7:38
Ethan Taylor personal foul
7:38
TV timeout
7:18
Caden Powell misses two point layup
7:16
Mason Walters offensive rebound
7:13
+2
Mason Walters makes two point layup
60-50
6:54
Chase Beasley misses three point jump shot
6:52
Beau Becker offensive rebound
6:32
+2
Jeffrey Mills makes two point jump shot
60-52
6:14
Akuel Kot misses three point jump shot
6:12
Beau Becker defensive rebound
5:59
Jeffrey Mills offensive foul
5:59
Jeffrey Mills turnover (offensive foul)
5:48
+3
Sam Griffin makes three point jump shot (Akuel Kot assists)
63-52
5:33
Mason Walters personal foul
5:21
Byron Brown turnover
5:00
+2
Mason Walters makes two point layup
65-52
4:35
Beau Becker misses two point layup
4:33
Sam Griffin defensive rebound
4:10
+2
Cam Manyawu makes two point dunk (Mason Walters assists)
67-52
4:08
Cam Manyawu technical foul
4:08
+1
Ethan Taylor makes technical free throw 1 of 2
67-53
4:08
+1
Ethan Taylor makes technical free throw 2 of 2
67-54
3:54
+3
Kellan Boylan makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)
67-57
3:52
Falcons 30 second timeout
3:52
TV timeout
3:26
+3
Sam Griffin makes three point jump shot (Mason Walters assists)
70-57
2:59
+3
Kellan Boylan makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)
70-60
2:37
Rytis Petraitis personal foul
2:37
TV timeout
2:37
+1
Mason Walters makes regular free throw 1 of 2
71-60
2:37
+1
Mason Walters makes regular free throw 2 of 2
72-60
2:22
Mason Walters personal foul
2:22
+1
Kellan Boylan makes regular free throw 1 of 2
72-61
2:22
Kellan Boylan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:22
Akuel Kot defensive rebound
1:56
Mason Walters misses two point layup
1:55
Mason Walters offensive rebound
1:55
Jeffrey Mills personal foul
1:55
+1
Mason Walters makes regular free throw 1 of 2
73-61
1:55
+1
Mason Walters makes regular free throw 2 of 2
74-61
1:42
+3
Kellan Boylan makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)
74-64
1:40
Falcons 30 second timeout
1:37
+2
Caden Powell makes two point dunk (Sam Griffin assists)
76-64
1:20
+2
Ethan Taylor makes two point layup (Beau Becker assists)
76-66
0:53
Akuel Kot misses two point layup
0:53
Beau Becker defensive rebound
0:53
Mason Walters personal foul
0:53
+1
Beau Becker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
76-67
0:53
+1
Beau Becker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
76-68
0:53
Cowboys 30 second timeout
0:48
Kellan Boylan personal foul
0:48
+1
Brendan Wenzel makes regular free throw 1 of 2
77-68
0:48
Brendan Wenzel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:48
Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
0:41
+2
Ethan Taylor makes two point layup (Rytis Petraitis assists)
