MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE VS. NEW MEXICO GAME NOTES
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE VS. NEW MEXICO
December 28, 2004
Postgame Notes
New Mexico improved to 11-2 with a 101-68 win over Mississippi Valley State…the Lobos are now 10-1 on the season at The Pit and have won 23 of their last 26 at home…MVSU falls to 2-6 on the season…UNM is now 67-12 in the Lobo Invitational…head coach Ritchie McKay improved his record to 35-34 at UNM.
The Lobos scored 50 points in the first half, which is the second highest first half total this season behind the 58 scored against New Mexico State…New Mexico has led in 12 of their 13 games this season…UNM was 16-of-28 shooting for 57.1 percent and 9-of-16 from the 3-point line for 56.3 percent in the first half…New Mexico took the lead for good at 13-11 with 13:50 to go in the first half.
Troy DeVries tied a UNM career-high with 22 points and tied a career-high with 6 3-pointers…DeVries was 7-of-11 from the field and 6-of-10 from the 3-point line…he hit a season-high tying 5 3-point field goals in the first half on 5-of-8 shooting behind the arc…DeVries added 2 free throws for a season-high 17 points in just one half.
Danny Granger just missed a double-double with 21 points and 9 rebounds…Granger was 6-of-8 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free throw line…Sean Phaler and Darren Prentice also scored in double-figures with 14 and 11 points, respectively.
New Mexico outrebounded the Delta Devils 48-32…the Lobos have outrebounded their opponent 11 times this season and are 10-1 in those games…UNM had 13 offensive boards that turned into 14 second chance points.
UNM shot 56.0 percent from the 3-point line on 14-25 attempts…the 14 3-pointers are the most since hitting 20 earlier this season against Santa Clara.
New Mexico shot over 50 percent for the first time in three games at 56.4 percent from the field on 31-55 attempts.
The Lobos dished out 26 assists on 31 field goals…the 26 assists are the most since recording 27 against San Diego in an 88-75 win on January 6, 2004…Walters led the way with 5 assists and 10 players had at least 1 assist.