Wyoming Loses All Four 2026 All-Star Basketball Games to Montana

Montana swept the Wyoming all-stars in the annual basketball series on Friday and Saturday in Gillette and Lockwood, Montana. The Treasure State blew out the Cowboy State in all four games. Montana leads the girls’ series, 44-14, and the boys’ series, 71-29. They dominated the two girls’ games by a combined 114-point margin. The boys were victorious by 20 and 15, respectively.

WYOPREPS RECAP OF THE WYOMING-MONTANA ALL-STAR GAMES IN 2026

Montana 84 Wyoming 30

The Wyoming girls struggled from the start on Friday night and lost 84-30 at the Pronghorn Center in Gillette. They made only four field goals, including one triple, and one free throw in the first half. Wyoming trailed 19-3 at the end of the first quarter and 40-10 by halftime.

Chaney Reish (Tongue River) and Erica Wilson (Pinedale) led Wyoming with six points each. Jaylin Mills (Sundance) and Addy Rouse (Thunder Basin) added five points apiece. The girls had 33 turnovers in the game and went 10-20 at the free-throw line. Wyoming was outrebounded, 49-34, in the contest.

Jada Davis led Montana with 22 points, while Madison O’Connor chipped in 14.

Kelvin Glaser visited with Reish and Wilson after the game to discuss the struggles, the Montana defense, and their experience with the Wyoming squad.

Montana 92 Wyoming 72

The Wyoming boys couldn’t recover from a slow start and lost to Montana, 92-72. The Treasure State opened the game on a 15-6 run. Once the lead got to 10 points, it stayed that way through the game until the final five minutes, when Montana pulled away.

Nate Miner (Sheridan) paced the Cowboy State with 18 points. Collin Roberts (Douglas) and Owen Walker (Lovell) added 12 points each.

Montana outrebounded Wyoming 51-30. The Cowboy State had 18 turnovers and went 15-26 from the charity stripe. Lincoln Rogers led Montana with 17 points.

Glaser caught up with Miner and Roberts and got their reaction to Friday night’s loss. Both pointed to missed shots they typically make, Montana’s length, and the lack of battling on the glass. They also said transition defense had to improve, and they discussed the all-star experience as a whole.

Two more losses on Saturday

Unfortunately, Saturday night in Billings was not much better, in terms of results.

The Montana girls set a record in the series for the largest margin of victory with a 100-40 win over Wyoming. The Treasure State started the game on a 20-0 run. Wyoming’s girls did not get on the board until 1:27 left in the first quarter. It was 48-17 at halftime, and Montana cruised from there.

The Montana all-stars pulled away late in an 83-68 victory over Wyoming. The Cowboy State battled and grabbed a lead at 34-33 in the second quarter. Montana responded with an 11-2 run and led 44-36 at the break. Wyoming hung around until the Treasure State built the lead to double figures midway through the fourth quarter and held off the Cowboy State.

WyoPreps did not receive any scoring from Saturday’s games.

Thank you to Kelvin Glaser and Chase Horsley for their help with Friday’s games in Gillette, since I was tied up with other commitments. All credit to them!