Let’s go back two and a half weeks.
It’s the final of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic. Wyoming has just forced overtime against the #23 team in the country, USC. They have the momentum, and they have USC knocked back on their heels. They need a knockout punch.
The punch never comes. Wyoming falls 94-92 in overtime.
However, fans stayed optimistic. Jon Rothstein took notice. We almost beat a nationally ranked team, fans said. The Mountain West should be easy.
It has not been easy.
Wyoming has lost to Fresno State and UNLV in back-to-back games, two teams in the lower half of the conference in terms of RPI.