San Jose State continues Mountain West play 7,220 feet above in Wyoming

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By: Ana Kieu

Spartans head up to Wyoming Saturday
The San Jose State Spartans continues Mountain West play on Saturday, February 17, on the road against the Wyoming Cowboys. Tipoff on the Mountain West Network is set for 2:00 pm MT. Fans can watch the broadcast online using the link on the men’s basketball schedule page. To listen to the Spartans’ broadcast with Justin Allegri’s play-by-play call, tune your radio to KLIV 1590 AM.

Game #25
San Jose State (3-21, 0-13 MW) at Wyoming (16-10, 7-6 MW)
Saturday, February 17, 2018, 2:00 pm MT
Arena-Auditorium (11,612)
Laramie, Wyo.

TV: Mountain West Network
Radio: KLIV 1590 AM

SJSU’s last meeting with Wyoming
The Spartans and Cowboys met inside the Event Center on Jan. 27. Despite Ryan Welage’s career-high 37 points, it was Wyoming that prevailed in overtime with a 80-76 win. It was tied with 2:12 remaining in the overtime period, but Cowboys’ Justin James scored the final six points of the game.

SJSU-Wyoming History
Wyoming controls the all-time series 11-2 after beating SJSU earlier this season. The Spartans’ last win in the series came on Jan. 13, 2016., inside the Event Center. That win for SJSU was the first on its home floor against a MW opponent since joining the league in 2013-14. Since then, the Cowboys have won four straight games, including last year’s regular season finale in Laramie 74-62. SJSU has never won at 7,220 feet in the air.

Fisher III continues hot streak
Spartan freshman Keith Fisher III notched his second double-double of the season, including 17 points and 13 rebounds the other night against the Fresno State Bulldogs. He has finished seven of the last nine games in double-figure scoring. In the last five games, Fisher is averaging 14.2 points and 8.2 rebounds. Helping the average is a career-best 23-point performance on the road at Colorado State on Feb. 10.

Welage continues to climb career ranks
With 15 points last game against Fresno State, Ryan Welage remains eighth on SJSU’s all-time scoring list with 1,159 points. Coby Dietrick, who played more than a decade of ABA and NBA basketball, sits one step ahead of Welage in seventh place with 1,173 points. Welage is currently second all-time at SJSU with 148 made 3-pointers. He’s right on the heels of the program leader Tim Pierce who finished his career with 153.

SJSU ALL-TIME SCORING LEADERS

  1. 1,767 – Ricky Berry (84 games)
  2. 1,750 – Adrian Oliver (80 games)
  3. 1,504 – Stu Inman (123 games)
  4. 1,432 – Wally Rank (102 games)
  5. 1,272 – Justin Graham (119 games)
  6. 1,236 – Chris McNealy (81 games)
  7. 1,173 – Coby Dietrick (72 games)
  8. 1,159 – Ryan Welage (84 games)
  9. 1,139 – Terry Cannon (97 games)
  10. 1,136 – Johnnie Skinner (73 games)
  11. 1,125 – Ken Mickey (82 games)
  12. 1,095 – Sid Williams (111 games)
  13. 1,050 – S.T. Saffold (72 games)
  14. 1,050 – Olivier Saint-Jean (51 games)
  15. 1,049 – Carroll Williams (75 games)

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