DAYTON, Ohio – The Pokes got caught watching the paint dry.
Wyoming allowed 33 points off offensive rebounds and turnovers during a maddening 66-58 loss to Indiana in the First Four matchup between East Region No. 12 seeds Tuesday night at Dayton Arena.
The Cowboys (25-9) played well defensively but were too sloppy to beat the Hoosiers (21-13) in Big Ten country.
Indiana advances to play No. 5 St. Mary’s on Thursday in Portland after sending UW packing.
Hunter Maldonado led the Pokes with 21 points but committed 10 turnovers. Graham Ike scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half but was outplayed by counterpart Trayce Jackson-Davis (29 points on 10-for-16 shooting).