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LAS VEGAS — For being such a longtime rival, Wyoming sure did Colorado State a huge favor.
The Cowboys forgot to show up for the first nine minutes of their opening-round Mountain West tournament game Wednesday, falling behind 25-0 against Air Force in an eventual loss that advanced the Falcons to Thursday's quarterfinals against CSU.
That provided the Rams a significantly more favorable matchup, avoiding a Cowboys squad they were lucky to beat once, let alone twice this season, and instead pitted them against a team it had beat 11 times in a row and by 27 earlier this year.