James leads Wyoming to 90-86 win over San Jose State in OT

Jan 27, 2018, 07:59 pm

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Justin James scored 33 points including nine in overtime that made the difference as Wyoming notched its third straight win with a 90-86 victory over San Jose State on Saturday.

James hit a 3-pointer midway in the extra period and followed it with a layup and a jumper to help give the Cowboys (14-7, 5-3 Mountain West) an 88-84 lead with 16 seconds left. He then sank two free throws with eight seconds to go.

Wyoming led 71-63 with 5:17 to play in regulation when San Jose State rallied to finish the half on a 14-6 surge capped by a Jalen James layup to tie it 77-all with two seconds left.

Louis Adams added 13 points for the Cowboys and Alexander Aka Gorski chipped in 11.

Ryan Welage scored a career-high 37 points to lead the Spartans (3-17, 0-9), who have lost nine straight and remain winless in conference.