Troy vs. New Mexico Postgame Notes
TROY VS. NEW MEXICO
December 29, 2004
Postgame Notes
New Mexico improved to 12-2 with a 88-66 win over Troy…the Lobos are now 11-1 on the season at The Pit and have won 24 of their last 27 at home…Troy falls to 2-9 on the season…UNM is now 68-12 in the Lobo Invitational and has won 28 championships in the 40 year tournament history…head coach Ritchie McKay improved his record to 36-34 at UNM.
UNM shot 64 percent in the first half on 16-of-25 shooting and was 8-of-13 from behind the arc for 61.5 percent for a 44-27 lead…the Lobos led for the 13th time at the half and have led by an average of 12.6 ppg in those games. The Lobos never trailed in the game game and their largest lead was 26 points, 63-37, in the second half.
Troy DeVries finished with a career-high tying 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including a career-high 7 3-pointers…the 27 points is a Lobo season high…DeVries tied a UNM career-high with 22 points and tied a career-high with 6 3-pointers in the first half…DeVries also had a season-high 4 rebounds and 6 assists…last night DeVries finished with 17 first half points and 22 in the game.
Danny Granger just missed a double-double with 16 points and 9 rebounds…Granger also had 4 assists, 4 blocks and 5 steals…Alfred Neale was the only other Lobo in double figures with 12 points.
New Mexico outrebounded the Trojans 36-23…the Lobos have outrebounded their opponent 12 times this season and are 11-1 in those games…the Lobos also dominated the points in the paint outscoring Troy 38-16.
Comcast Lobo Invitational all-tournament team was Glen McGowan of Pepperdine, Jeffrey Price of Mississippi Valley State, Corey Hornsby of Troy, Bobby Dixon of Troy, Danny Granger of New Mexico and the MVP was Troy DeVries of New Mexico.
Kris Collins had a season-high six assists as the Lobos had 20 assists tonight on 33 field goals.