IU basketball vs. Wyoming in First Four: Learn about Hoosiers' March Madness opponent
The Indiana Hoosiers, who had a strong Big Ten tournament performance, have a date against Wyoming in a First Four game on Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio. The winner is a No. 12 seed in the 2022 NCAA tournament and will play No. 5 St. Mary's in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday.
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How Wyoming made the NCAA tournament
The Cowboys (25-8, 13-4 in Mountain West) are an at-large selection. They defeated UNLV and lost to No. 1 seed Boise State in the conference tournament. They are 1-2 against Pac-12 opponents, beating Washington and losing to Arizona and Stanford.
Pomeroy picks #iubb by a point over Wyoming, 67-66, & gives the Hoosiers a 54% chance of making it to Portland.
— Chronic Hoosier (@ChronicHoosier) March 13, 2022
Who are Wyoming's best players?
Wyoming's top scorers are also their toughest rebounders.
Graham Ike averages 19.0 points per game on 51% field goal shooting, as well as 9.6 rebounds.
Hunter Maldonado averages 18.4 points and 5.8 rebounds.
Drake Jeffries averages 10.5 points with 94 3-pointers and 42% accuracy, and 5.3 rebounds.
Jeremiah Oden averages 7.9 points and 4.6 rebounds.
Who is Wyoming's coach?
Jeff Linder is in his second year with the Cowboys after four at Northern Colorado. He is 39-19 with the Cowboys and was 80-50 with Northern Colorado.
Wyoming in the NCAA tournament
The Cowboys were last in March Madness in 2015, when they lost to Northern Iowa in their first game.
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This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana basketball meets Wyoming in 2022 NCAA tournament First Four
