The University of Wyoming men’s basketball team went into its first road matchup ranked 296th in the country in free-throw shooting.

Those struggles cost the Cowboys during a 78-70 loss to Sam Houston State on Wednesday night in Huntsville, Texas.

UW finished 9-of-22 (40.9%) from the charity stripe, while the Bearkats were 29-of-33 (87.9%). The Cowboys shot just 7-of-17 (41.2%) from the free-throw line in the second half.

The loss dropped the Cowboys to 4-1, while Sam Houston improved to 2-2.

“These guys have played basketball their entire life,” second-year head coach Sundance Wicks told KFBC Radio. “Everybody knows the value and importance of free throws. We shoot pressure free throws in practice, we chart free throws in practice and we chart free throws during the week. We do all of

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