Wenzel scores 20; Wyoming defeats Nicholls State 79-68

AP
Nov 11, 2022

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Brendan Wenzel scored 20 points off of the bench to help lead Wyoming over Nicholls State 79-68 on Thursday.

Wenzel was 6-of-12 shooting, including 5 for 10 from distance, and went 3 for 3 from the line for the Cowboys (2-0). Hunter Maldonado scored 12 points while going 3 of 5 and 6 of 8 from the free throw line, and added six rebounds and six assists. Agbonkpolo shot 3 for 7 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 11 points, while adding eight rebounds.

The Colonels (0-2) were led by Micah Thomas, who recorded 22 points. Marek Nelson added 18 points, four steals and two blocks for Nicholls State. In addition, Emanuel Littles finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.

Wyoming led Nicholls State at the half, 36-28, with Wenzel (12 points) their high scorer before the break. Wyoming outscored Nicholls State in the second half by three points, with Maldonado scoring a team-high nine points after halftime.

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Both teams next play Sunday. Wyoming hosts SE Louisiana while Nicholls State hosts Carver.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
NICH
Colonels
28
WYO
Cowboys
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Manny Littles vs. Hunter Thompson (Cowboys gains possession)
19:43		Ethan Anderson offensive foul
19:43		Ethan Anderson turnover
19:13		Marek Nelson misses two point jump shot
19:11		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
18:53		Max Agbonkpolo misses three point jump shot
18:51		Manny Littles defensive rebound
18:42		Manny Littles offensive foul (Hunter Maldonado draws the foul)
18:42		Manny Littles turnover
18:34		Hunter Maldonado offensive foul
18:34		Hunter Maldonado turnover
18:23		Latrell Jones misses three point jump shot
18:21		Hunter Thompson defensive rebound
18:12	+3	Hunter Thompson makes three point jump shot (Noah Reynolds assists)	0-3
17:46		Ethan Anderson personal foul
17:41	+3	Micah Thomas makes three point jump shot	3-3
17:31	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point layup	3-5
17:22		Manny Littles turnover (bad pass)
17:01		Hunter Thompson misses three point jump shot
16:59		Max Agbonkpolo offensive rebound
16:51		Max Agbonkpolo misses two point jump shot
16:49		Latrell Jones defensive rebound
16:42	+2	Marek Nelson makes two point dunk (Latrell Jones assists)	5-5
16:37		Marek Nelson personal foul
16:27		Hunter Thompson misses three point jump shot
16:25		Micah Thomas defensive rebound
16:06		Xavier Dusell personal foul
15:55		Caleb Huffman misses three point jump shot
15:53		Noah Reynolds defensive rebound
15:38		Xavier Dusell misses two point jump shot
15:36		Latrell Jones defensive rebound
15:13		Edoardo Del Cadia turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Dusell steals)
15:01		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
14:59		Latrell Jones defensive rebound
14:46		Latrell Jones misses three point jump shot
14:44		Max Agbonkpolo defensive rebound
14:46		Caleb Huffman personal foul
14:46		TV timeout
14:33		Hunter Maldonado turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Huffman steals)
14:25		Caleb Huffman misses two point layup
14:23		Manny Littles offensive rebound
14:12		Manny Littles turnover (out of bounds)
14:11		Noah Reynolds offensive foul
14:11		Noah Reynolds turnover
13:54	+3	Micah Thomas makes three point jump shot	8-5
13:45	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point layup	8-7
13:27		Edoardo Del Cadia misses three point jump shot
13:25		Xavier Dusell defensive rebound
13:14	+3	Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Hunter Maldonado assists)	8-10
13:11		Colonels 30 second timeout
12:55		Marek Nelson offensive foul
12:55		Marek Nelson turnover
12:45		Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
12:43		Edoardo Del Cadia defensive rebound
12:19		Edoardo Del Cadia misses three point jump shot
12:17		Noah Reynolds defensive rebound
12:09		Noah Reynolds misses two point jump shot
12:07		Caleb Huffman defensive rebound
11:57		Manny Littles misses two point jump shot
11:55		Hunter Maldonado defensive rebound
11:50		Caleb Huffman personal foul
11:50		TV timeout
11:47	+3	Max Agbonkpolo makes three point jump shot (Hunter Maldonado assists)	8-13
11:20		Manny Littles misses two point layup
11:18		Hunter Thompson defensive rebound
11:11	+3	Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Hunter Maldonado assists)	8-16
10:49		Edoardo Del Cadia misses three point jump shot
10:47		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
10:31	+2	Max Agbonkpolo makes two point layup (Hunter Thompson assists)	8-18
10:08		Manny Littles misses three point jump shot
10:06		Jake Kyman defensive rebound
9:59	+2	Hunter Thompson makes two point layup (Hunter Maldonado assists)	8-20
9:55		Colonels 30 second timeout
9:52		Marek Nelson misses three point jump shot
9:42		Hunter Maldonado defensive rebound
9:37		Max Agbonkpolo turnover (bad pass) (Marek Nelson steals)
9:37	+2	Marek Nelson makes two point layup (Pierce Spencer assists)	10-20
9:21		Marek Nelson personal foul
9:14		Hunter Thompson misses three point jump shot
9:12		Latrell Jones defensive rebound
9:06		Latrell Jones turnover (carrying)
8:50		Jake Kyman misses three point jump shot
8:48		Manny Littles defensive rebound
8:37		Manny Littles misses two point jump shot
8:35		Pierce Spencer offensive rebound
8:19	+3	Micah Thomas makes three point jump shot	13-20
8:09		Latrell Jones shooting foul (Noah Reynolds draws the foul)
8:09	+1	Noah Reynolds makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-21
8:09	+1	Noah Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-22
7:55		Micah Thomas misses two point jump shot
7:53		Hunter Thompson defensive rebound
7:43		Hunter Thompson misses three point jump shot
7:41		Kenny Foster offensive rebound
7:28		Kenny Foster misses two point layup
7:26		Hunter Thompson offensive rebound
7:28		Jake Kyman misses three point jump shot
7:26		Hunter Thompson offensive rebound
7:28		Latrell Jones shooting foul (Hunter Thompson draws the foul)
7:28		TV timeout
7:28	+1	Hunter Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-23
7:28	+1	Hunter Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-24
7:10		Caleb Huffman misses three point jump shot
7:08		Noah Reynolds defensive rebound
6:57	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point layup	13-26
6:42		Edoardo Del Cadia misses two point layup
6:40		Edoardo Del Cadia offensive rebound
6:39		Caden Powell shooting foul (Edoardo Del Cadia draws the foul)
6:39	+1	Edoardo Del Cadia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-26
6:39	+1	Edoardo Del Cadia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-26
6:21		Max Agbonkpolo offensive foul
6:21		Max Agbonkpolo turnover
6:11	+2	Micah Thomas makes two point jump shot	17-26
5:58		Kenny Foster misses three point jump shot
5:56		Manny Littles defensive rebound
5:35	+2	Micah Thomas makes two point jump shot	19-26
5:18		Hunter Maldonado turnover (lost ball) (Pierce Spencer steals)
4:56	+2	Pierce Spencer makes two point jump shot (Manny Littles assists)	21-26
4:42		Caden Powell turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Huffman steals)
4:40	+2	Caleb Huffman makes two point layup	23-26
4:40		Cowboys 30 second timeout
4:11	+3	Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Hunter Thompson assists)	23-29
3:46	+3	Caleb Huffman makes three point jump shot	26-29
3:35	+2	Hunter Maldonado makes two point layup (Noah Reynolds assists)	26-31
3:13		Max Agbonkpolo blocks Manny Littles's two point layup
3:11		Hunter Maldonado defensive rebound
3:05		Hunter Maldonado turnover (lost ball)
3:04		TV timeout
2:51		Edoardo Del Cadia misses three point jump shot
2:49		Max Agbonkpolo defensive rebound
2:37		Max Agbonkpolo offensive foul
2:37		Max Agbonkpolo turnover
2:25		Edoardo Del Cadia misses two point layup
2:23		Edoardo Del Cadia offensive rebound
2:19		Edoardo Del Cadia misses two point layup
2:17		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
2:08		Pierce Spencer personal foul (Hunter Maldonado draws the foul)
2:08	+1	Hunter Maldonado makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-32
2:08		Hunter Maldonado misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:08		Manny Littles defensive rebound
1:50		Manny Littles misses two point jump shot
1:48		Hunter Thompson defensive rebound
1:49		Edoardo Del Cadia personal foul (Hunter Thompson draws the foul)
1:49		Hunter Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:49	+1	Hunter Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-33
1:31		Caleb Huffman misses two point jump shot
1:29		Kenny Foster defensive rebound
1:18	+3	Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Hunter Thompson assists)	26-36
1:01		Edoardo Del Cadia misses three point jump shot
0:59		Kenny Foster defensive rebound
0:46		Hunter Maldonado turnover (bad pass)
0:21	+2	Manny Littles makes two point jump shot (Pierce Spencer assists)	28-36
0:05		Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
0:03		Manny Littles defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

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Wenzel scores 20; Wyoming defeats Nicholls State 79-68

1st Half
NICH
Colonels
28
WYO
Cowboys
36

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Wenzel scores 20; Wyoming defeats Nicholls State 79-68

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1st Half
NICH
Colonels
28
WYO
Cowboys
36