The Wyoming Cowboys will play host to Southeastern Louisiana on Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the Arena-Auditorium. It is a campus game of the Cancun Challenge with both teams heading to Cancun following the contest.

Fans may order tickets online, via email or by phone at:
•Go to GoWyo.com/tickets
•Email tickets@uwyo.edu
•Call (307) 766-7220
•Stop by the UW Athletics Ticket Office on the West Side of the Arena-Auditorium on the corner of Willett Drive and 19th Street.

Tyler’s Amazing Balancing Act will perform at halftime of the contest on Friday. He has been seen on America’s Got Talent, Ripley’s Believe it or Not, The Go Big Show, and ESPN.

Fans can watch the contest on the MW Network, listen, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The game will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network, as Keith Kelly will be on the call alongside Kevin McKinney.

About The Teams

Wyoming heads into the contest with a 3-1 overall record after downing Utah Tech last week by a score of 86-69. Wyoming is shooting 48 percent from the field to rank fifth in the conference. Opponent are shooting 44 percent from the field. Wyoming is grabbing 42.5 rebound per game to rank first in the conference. UW also rank first in the conference grabbing 15.8 offensive rebounds per night to rank in the top-20 in the nation.

The Lions are 2-2 on the season after defeating Louisiana-Monroe 70-67 on Monday night. SELA averages 73 points per game and are allowing 70.4 points per night The Lions are shooting 47 percent from the field with opponents shooting 43 percent. SELA is shooting 35 percent from behind the arc this season.

About The Players

The Cowboys are paced by guard Obi Agbim, as he averages 19 points per game to rank fifth in the MW conference. He also adds 3.5 assists per game to rank tenth in the conference. Kobe Newton adds 12.3 points per game for the season and is shooting 54 percent from behind the arc. Jordan Nesbitt adds 10.5 points per game and leads the team with 9.8 rebounds per night. He ranks third in the conference in rebounding.

Southeastern Louisiana is led by Sam Hines, Jr. at 15 point per game. He also leads the team grabbing 7.5 rebounds per game. Jakevion Buckley adds 13 point per game and leads the team with 17 helpers on the season.

About The Series

The Cowboys and Lion have met only one other time with Southeastern Louisiana earning the win over the Poke 76-72 on Nov. 13, 2022.

Up Next

Wyoming heads to the Cancun Challenge next Tuesday taking on Tulane in a contest at 4 p.m. MT on CBS Sports Network.