# 1981–82 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

The 1981–82 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by third-year head coach Jim Brandenburg, played their home games at War Memorial Fieldhouse in Laramie, Wyoming.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1981* | | Nebraska | W 62–48 | 1–0 | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming |
| Nov 28, 1981* | | Portland | W 63–47 | 2–0 | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming |
| Dec 4, 1981* | | vs. Canisius Show-Me Classic | W 73–40 | 3–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 5, 1981* | | at No. 16 Missouri Show-Me Classic | L 54–64 | 3–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 10, 1981* | | at Colorado | L 73–75 | 3–2 | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Dec 18, 1981* | | vs. California | L 75–77 | 3–3 | |
| Dec 19, 1981* | | vs. American | W 71–63 | 4–3 | |
| Dec 29, 1981* | | Illinois-Chicago | W 73–53 | 5–3 | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming |
| Jan 2, 1982 | | Colorado State | W 51–31 | 6–3 (1–0) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming |
| Jan 7, 1982 | | Utah | W 75–49 | 7–3 (2–0) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming |
| Jan 9, 1982 | | BYU | W 61–42 | 8–3 (3–0) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming |
| Jan 13, 1982 | | at Air Force | W 54–40 | 9–3 (4–0) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Jan 15, 1982* | | at UNLV | L 58–69 | 9–4 | Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Jan 22, 1982 | | San Diego State | W 77–64 | 10–4 (5–0) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming |
| Jan 23, 1982 | | at BYU | W 27–25 | 11–4 (6–0) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Jan 25, 1982 | | Hawaii | W 87–61 | 12–4 (7–0) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming |
| Jan 29, 1982 | | at UTEP | L 45–51 | 12–5 (7–1) | Special Events Center El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 30, 1982 | | at New Mexico | W 75–65 | 13–5 (8–1) | University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Feb 6, 1982 | | at Utah | W 66–51 | 14–5 (9–1) | Special Events Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 11, 1982 | | New Mexico | W 56–45 | 15–5 (10–1) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming |
| Feb 13, 1982 | | UTEP | L 37–43 | 15–6 (10–2) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming |
| Feb 20, 1982 | | Air Force | W 59–29 | 16–6 (11–2) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming |
| Feb 27, 1982 | | at Colorado State | W 63–57 | 17–6 (12–2) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Mar 4, 1982 | | at Hawaii | W 39–37 | 18–6 (13–2) | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Mar 6, 1982 | | at San Diego State | W 66–64 $^{OT}$ | 22–6 (14–2) | San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1982* | (8 W) | vs. (9 W) USC First round | W 61–58 | 23–6 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Mar 13, 1982* 4:24 pm | (8 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 6 Georgetown Second round | L 43–51 | 23–7 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (9,546) Logan, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||