LARAMIE, Wyo. - The Fresno State men's basketball team was unable to overcome a slow start and suffered an 85-62 road loss to the Wyoming Cowboys on Tuesday night at Arena-Auditorium.
Fresno State (7-14, 3-7 Mountain West) never led in the contest, which saw Wyoming (7-14, 2-7 MW) take advantage of the perimeter and the glass - early and often.
Three Bulldogs finished in double figures led by 11 points and seven assists from Isaiah Hill.
Jemarl Baker added 10 points, three assists and four steals while Isaih Moore came off the bench to chip in 10 points and grab four rebounds.
Leo Colimerio registered nine points, grabbed a team-high six rebounds and added three steals for the Bulldogs, who lost their seventh consecutive road conference game.
How It Happened
Getting off to a slow start, the 'Dogs fell behind 19-10 midway through the first half and the Cowboys extended their lead to 22 at halftime leading 47-25 at the break.
Looking to chip away at the Cowboys lead in the second half, the Bulldogs got within 14 with 4:56 to play in the second half after a three-pointer by Colimerio, but the 'Dogs could not get any closer falling by a final margin of 23.
Notes
Fresno State is now 22-15 overall against Wyoming in its all-time series (6-4 in Hutson's tenure).
This was Fresno State's third loss its last seven road games played at Arena-Auditorium (compared to four wins).
It was only the fourth loss in Mountain West play (since 2012-13) that Fresno State has suffered by 23 or more points and first since Jan. 25, 2020 against Boise State.
Through the first 21 games of the season, Fresno State has had 10 of its 13 scholarship players miss at least one game due to injury or illness and have combined to miss 67 games throughout the 2022-23 season.
Fresno State is in a stretch of playing three games in seven days, including the final two on the road.
Up next
The 'Dogs stay on the road traveling to UNLV (15-7, 4-6 MW) on Friday for an 8 p.m. PT contest on FS1 and the Bulldog Sports Network.