LARAMIE — Wyoming guards Leland Walker and Nasir “Naz” Meyer swept the Old Trapper Mountain West Men’s Basketball Player of the Week awards Monday, with Walker earning Player of the Week and Meyer taking Freshman of the Week for the second time this season.

The pair helped Wyoming to a home win over Denver in which the Cowboys scored 64 points in the second half — their most in a second half since Jan. 2, 2010, when they scored 70 against Peru State. Wyoming also narrowly missed an upset on the road Sunday, falling 76–72 at No. 20 Texas Tech. The Cowboys opened the week ranked No. 59 in the NCAA’s first NET rankings of the season.

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Walker averaged 22 points, four rebounds and three assists p

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