Pokes Beat Eastern Washington in CBI Opener

The Wyoming Cowboys shot a blistering 58% from the field on their way to a 91-81 win over Eastern Washington in the opening round of the College Basketball Invitational in Laramie on Wednesday night. Five Cowboy players were in double figures led by Justin James with 19 points and Hayden Dalton with 18. The Pokes also rang the three bell 11 times out of 18 attempts and outrebounded EW 34-24. The Eagles received monster games from Bogdan Blizbyuk with 29 points and Jacob Wiley who threw in 26. UW is now 19-14 on the year and will host Missouri-Kansas City on Monday night in the 2nd round of the CBI