Led by Obi Agbim's 19 points, the Wyoming Cowboys defeated the UNLV Rebels 63-61. Jordan Nesbitt added 13 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for Wyoming (10-9, 3-5 Mountain West Conference).

BOTTOM LINE: Wyoming takes on UNLV after Obi Agbim scored 26 points in Wyoming’s 79-63 loss to the Colorado State Rams. The Rebels are 8-1 on their home court. UNLV is sixth in the MWC with 32.2 points per game in the paint led by Jeremiah Cherry averaging 7.0.

Hill 3-3 2-3 10, N'Diaye 0-2 0-0 0, Henley 4-10 6-6 15, Rishwain 1-5 0-0 2, Thomas 7-17 2-3 17, Cherry 5-12 0-1 10, Bedford 3-8 0-0 7, Hicks 0-1 0-4 0. Totals 23-58 10-17 61.

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Not all losses are created equal. Falling to three Mountain West teams inside the top 80 in KenPom is not anything to be sour about. Sure, it would have been exciting to see the Pokes pull of some major upsets and insert themselves into the thick of the conference race.