New Mexico Tops Northern Arizona, 81-70

Nov. 27, 2004

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By Pete Herrera

Albuquerque, N.M. (AP) – Danny Granger didn’t miss a shot in the second half and scored 16 of his 24 points in New Mexico’s 81-70 win over Northern Arizona Saturday.

Granger was 7-for-7 on field goals in the second half and had 10 rebounds to finish with his second straight double-double. He had 19 points and 15 rebounds in a 79-75 New Mexico loss at Oregon on Monday.

Granger hit 9 of 12 shots against Northern Arizona.

New Mexico, which squandered most of a 10-point first half lead, broke it open with a 14-2 run to start the second half. Granger had a 3-pointer, a three-point play and a pair of lay-ups to give the Lobos (5-1) a 56-39 lead with 14:21 left.

Northern Arizona (2-3) was led by reserves DeJuan Stevens and Clyde Hooks, each with 12 points. The Lumberjacks trailed by as much as 22 points late in the game before closing with a 13-2 run against the New Mexico bench.

The Lumberjacks went nine minutes without a field goal in the first half to trail 28-18 with 7:46 left. Northern Arizona missed 12 field goals, and its only scoring was on four free throws before Ruben Boykin ended the drought with a 12-foot jumper with 6:30 left in the first half.

Despite its horrendous shooting, Northern Arizona rallied to cut the New Mexico lead to 38-35 at halftime as Stevens hit a 3-pointer from 42 feet at the buzzer.