Cowboys Soar Past Air Force in Second Half Comeback, 69-62

Henry and Agbim combine for 38 points 

LARAMIE, Wyo.  (Feb. 18, 2025) – The Wyoming Cowboys were fueled by a 19-2 run in the second half soaring past Air Force 69-62 on a snowy evening inside the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie on Tuesday. Wyoming shot 60.9 percent from the field in the second half and overcame a 12-point first half deficit for the second largest comeback of the season.

“Competitive Resilience was what we talked about, and we have a really good stretch coming up where guys can really believe in it,” UW head coach Sundance Wicks said. “Tonight, was not perfect, but it is really hard to come out of hard times and at halftime down ten and challenge our guys to find more with each other and become more connected. That is what showed in the second half doing the hard things and winning things.  We got to the paint, free throw line and pinned fouls and that is the tale of this tape.”

Guard Obi Agbim and forward Cole Henry combined for 38 points to lead the Cowboys. Agbim led all scorers with 22 points for his seventh game with 20 points or more points. He also led the team with four assists and knocked down for threes. Henry added a career-high 16 points and a season-high nine rebounds. It was the most points in a game since Dec. 17, 2022 against Towson while at UNI. Dontaie Allen recorded 12 points for the Pokes for his tenth game in double figures this season. Jordan Nesbitt added 10 rebounds for his ninth double-digit rebounding game.

The Pokes shot 46.3 percent from the field with the Falcons shooting 46.9 percent. Wyoming was held to just six threes on the night on 17 attempts. The Cowboys held a 40-27 advantage on the glass for the biggest advantage in conference play this season. Wyoming recorded 12 offensive boards and 19 second chance points for the second most this season.

The Cowboys went scoreless for nearly the first four minutes with Wesley Celichowski scoring six points for the Falcons for the early lead. After a three pointer from Agbim, Air Force went on a 5-0 run for a 11-3 lead with under 16 minutes left in the first half.

The Cowboys held the Falcons scoreless for nearly four minutes, but the Falcons still led the contest 16-10. Air Force would push the lead to 10 points at 22-12 at the seven-and-a-half-minute mark of the opening half. Air Force would push the lead to as much as 12-points with the Cowboys making it as little as seven points with a brief run.

After the Cowboys made it a five-point game on an Agbim three pointer, Air Force pushed the lead back to 10 at 38-28 at the break. Wyoming was held to 35.5 percent from the field in the opening frame.

Wyoming held the Falcons scoreless for the first four minutes of the second half to make it a 38-34 game for the Falcons. Henry added a slam to highlight the run for the Brown and Gold. But the Pokes went scoreless for three minutes with the Falcons building the lead to 44-36 with 13 minutes left.

Nesbitt spearheaded an 8-0 run to tie the contest at 46-46 with 11 minutes left in the game. After the Falcons took the lead back, Matija Belic added a triple for a 49-48 lead for the Pokes. Agbim made it a 52-48 game with a triple with 9:46 left.

Henry added a pair of buckets and capped a 19-2 run for the Cowboys for a 57-48 contest with under eight minutes left. The Pokes made six straight shots during the stretch. It was halted by an Air Force three pointer.

The Falcons would make four-straight shots and cut the lead to 60-57, but a Henry dunk moved the game to 62-57 with just over four minutes left. But Beau Becker went on a 5-0 run himself for a 62-62 contest with 2:41 remaining.

Agbim would knock down a three pointer to get to 20 points for a 65-62 game with 1:53 remaining. He added a pair of free throws and A.J. Wills added two more for a 68-62 lead with 22 seconds remaining and the Pokes took the contest 69-62.

The Falcons were led Celichowski with 16 points. Kyle Marshall and Becker each added 10 points.

Wyoming closes their two game homestand on Saturday hosting San Jose State in the Arena-Auditorium for a 2 p.m. start.