Wyoming Cowboys (12-8, 3-6 MWC) at Utah State Aggies (16-3, 7-2 MWC)

Logan, Utah; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Utah State plays Wyoming after Michael Collins Jr. scored 20 points in Utah State’s 65-61 victory over the Colorado State Rams.

The Aggies are 7-1 in home games. Utah State scores 83.7 points while outscoring opponents by 15.4 points per game.

The Cowboys are 3-6 in conference matchups. Wyoming ranks third in the MWC with 34.5 rebounds per game led by Nasir Meyer averaging 5.2.

Utah State scores 83.7 points, 11.5 more per game than the 72.2 Wyoming allows. Wyoming averages 7.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 more makes per game than Utah State allows.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Drake Allen is averaging 6.4 points, 5.1 assists and 1.9 steals for the Aggies. Collins is averaging 18.1 points and 2.2 rebounds while shooting 48.4% over the last 10 games.

Leland Walker is averaging 15.1 points and 3.7 assists for the Cowboys. Meyer is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Aggies: 8-2, averaging 82.9 points, 31.2 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 51.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.0 points per game.

Cowboys: 4-6, averaging 71.2 points, 32.1 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.6 points.

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

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Wyoming country star, Chancey Williams, is reminding his fans to keep an eye out for these scams. A recent post on his social media accounts describes a couple of ways scammers have used.

1. Chancey doesn’t DM fans. Fake social media accounts are pretending to be Chancey and using many creative tactics to do so.
2. Scammers are using AI to create videos and photos of Chancey that can be very convincing.
3. Chancey loves that you may be a fan, but he isn’t in love with you.
4. Chancey will never message you to ask to move the chat to another platform, ask for money, or ask for gift cards.

If you experience any of these scenarios, immediately block, ignore, and report the account. Only trust verified accounts, and if it seems fishy, it probably is.

To protect yourself from potentially being scammed:

• Be Skeptical. Your favorite star is not in love with you and won’t ask for money.
• Verify and research. Check whether the account is verified and ensure it is the person’s real account.
• Never send money, gift cards, crypto, or your banking details.
• If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Reach out to a friend or family member and run it by them. Getting an outside opinion is a great way to figure it out.
• When someone reaches out and tries to scam you, report that account to the social media platform and to the Federal Trade Commission’s fraud department.