Observations on Wyoming & San Diego State

A couple of observations from Jon Rothstein:

"Wyoming's defense has been flawless so far

The Cowboys have held their past four opponents to 46 points or fewer and 37 percent or worse shooting from the field. Wyoming hasn't played any juggernauts during that stretch but it did defeat Colorado -- which is expected to be one of the better teams in the Pac-12 -- 56-33 on Nov. 22. Larry Shyatt's team has role allocation, experience, and possibly the best the best player in the Mountain West Conference in skilled forward Larry Nance Jr. (12.8 points, 5.8 rebounds). If you defend, you have a chance at any level, and this team defends each time it takes the floor."

and

"San Diego State's length reminds me of the West Virginia team that went to the Final Four in 2010 with Devin Ebanks, Kevin Jones, Wellington Smith and Da'Sean Butler. The Aztecs have never been a program that has liked to put labels on positions, and that was obvious in the second half of the Maui Invitational final against Arizona. During a two-minute stretch late in the game, Steve Fisher opted not to play with a true post presence and instead played a "five long" lineup with Trey Kell (6-4), J.J. O'Brien (6-7), Dwayne Polee (6-7), Winston Shepard (6-8) and freshman Malik Pope (6-8). That's a nightmare lineup for opponents to potentially deal with down the road."

The Cowboys and the Aztecs match up on January 14 and February 11 -- keep an eye out for 0-0 ties.