Cowboys Host Idaho State in Dome of Doom on Friday

Contest on MW+

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 4, 2026) - The Cowboys return home on Friday hosting Idaho State inside the Arena-Auditorium for a 6:30 p.m. start. It will mark the first meeting between the schools since 2019, as it marks the 23rd overall meeting between the programs.

Ticket Information

Fans may order tickets online, via email or by phone at:

     •Go to GoWyo.com/tickets

     •Email tickets@uwyo.edu

     •Call (307) 766-7220

     •Stop by the UW Athletics Ticket Office on the West Side of the Arena-Auditorium on the corner of Willett Drive and 19th Street

The contest will be streamed live on MW+. Fans can watch non-televised Wyoming Athletics all season long on the MW+ with all UW home games and all MW conference games on the state-of-the-art app. Fans will also find replays of games, Ragtime Replays featuring great contests in Wyoming history along with other exclusive content. 

Fans can listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The game will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network with Keith Kelley on the call and Kevin McKinney on Color. The contest will be streamed on MW+.

About The Teams

Wyoming heads into the contest with a 1-0 record after defeating Regis in the season opener by a score of 95-48 on Tuesday. The Pokes shot 55 percent from the field and 44 percent from behind the arc in the contest. The Poke also recorded 19 assists in the game and forced 19 turnovers on the night. The Pokes grabbed 41 rebounds and were +18 on the boards.

Idaho State opened the season with a 94-58 loss to Utah State on Monday. The Bengals, who were picked ninth in the Big Sky preseason polls were held to 35 percent from the field in the contest at Utah State, as The Aggies shot 58 percent from the field. 

About The Players

Wyoming was led in scoring by guard Khaden Bennett with 15 points on the night. He also added six rebounds and three assists. Parker Gerrits recorded a career-high 12 points in the contest and was 4-of-5 from the field. Gavin Gores, Linus Ruf and Michael Mora added 10 points each in the contest. Madden Smiley recorded eight rebounds to lead the team and Canin Jefferson led the team with four assists.

The Bengals were led in scoring in the season opener by Macarhy Morris with 15 points, as he went 6-of-13 from the field. Kenyon Demuynck added 14 points and three rebounds in the game. Isaac Palmer finished with 10 points and was a perfect 3-of-3 from the field. Malachi Johnson led the Bengals with five rebounds.

About The Series

Wyoming leads the all-time series against the 14-8 in a series that dates back to 1936. Wyoming is 7-1 all-time against the Bengals in Laramie and took the last matchup 54-40 in the Arena-Auditorium on Nov. 5, 2019. 

Up Next

The Cowboys will be on the road for the first time in the regular season as they travel to Chapel Hill, N.C. to take on North Carolina. That game will be on November 10th at 5 p.m. MT on the ACC Network.

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