Wyoming cruises past Boise State 87-61 Eds: APNewsNow. Wyoming 87, Boise State 61.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Djibril Thiam scored 19 points as Wyoming ran past Boise State 87-61 Saturday night.

The Cowboys (2-1) used an aggressive full-court press to force 23 turnovers that resulted in 31 points.

Afam Muojeke scored 18 points for Wyoming, followed by Adam Waddell with 16 and Desmar Jackson with 11.

La'Shard Anderson led Boise State (2-2) with 19 points and Robert Arnold had 17.

Wyoming led 40-31 at halftime, but used a 22-5 run early in the second half to pull away.

The Cowboys hit 54 percent of their shots from the field (35 of 65), to just 36 percent for the Broncos (20 of 56).

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