Post Game Notes
Jan. 3, 2005
The Lobos win back-to-back road games for the first time
since the 2000-01 season when they won at New Mexico State
and Gonzaga in overtime, then prevailed in the MWC road
opener at San Diego State.
UNM is now 13-2 heading into MWC play Saturday against
Wyoming. Last year, the Lobos’ 13th win came on Feb. 9 in
their 21st game of the year, a 87-75 decision against
Wyoming in The Pit.
Danny Granger posted his 7th double-double of the season,
14th as a Lobo and 25th in his collegiate career. His
previous season scoring high was 24 points against
Northern Arizona, New Mexico State and Wake Forest. All
those games were play in The Pit.
Granger also had a season-high 5 blocks and now has 34 on
the season, surpassing last year’s total of 31 established
in 22 games. His 65 career rejections rank No. 10
all-time at UNM.
Granger was 4-of-5 from 3-point and is now shooting a
team-high 54.3% (25-46) on the year. He’s 7 of 9 the past
three games. Granger is shooting 56.4% from the floor
overall, 67.7% (21-31) in the past three contests.
The 64 points ties a season-low for New Mexico. The Lobos
lost 81-64 to Wake Forest on Dec. 22.
The Lobos were outrebounded for only the 3rd time this
season as the Mavs had a slight 34-33 advantage.
UNM could have had a bigger final margin, but made just 7
of 14 FTs down the stretch. They were only 12 of 22 from
the line for 54.5%, the 2nd-lowest accuracy of the season,
since 47% (7-15) against Santa Clara on Nov. 13.
After missing 13 of its 15 shots from the floor, UNM made
20 of its final 31 (64.5%) to shoot 48% (22-46) for the
game.
UTA shot just 38% from the floor, meaning the Lobos
recorded their 29th straight win when shooting a higher
percentage than their opponents.
New Mexico started 0-8 from 3-point before Troy DeVries
connected with a little more than 7 minutes left in the
first half. The Lobos proceeded to hit 8 of their final
12 treys to finish at 40% (8-20) for the game.
Danridge’s 6 points came in just 7 minutes on 2-3 FGs and
2-3 FTs.