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Game 1 New Mexico vs. South Carolina State
Jim Thorpe Classic
Friday, November 18, 2005
The Pit/Bob King Court Albuquerque, N.M.
Final Score: New Mexico 56, South Carolina State 47
Team Notes
The Lobos have won 10 straight home games, 19 of their last 20 and 31 of the last 34
With 7:17 left in the 1st half, UNM:
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–led 25-10
–was shooting 61.5% (8-13) from the floor
–was shooting 57% (4-7) from 3-point
After the 7:17 mark of the 1st half, UNM:
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–scored 31 points
–shot 25% (7-28) from the floor
–shot 6.7% (1-15) from 3-point
UNM led 25-10 after Mark Walters hit a 3-pointer with 7:17 remaining in the first half…the Lobos then missed 8 straight shots and committed 2 turnovers before Walters banked in a shot with 1.2 seconds left before halftime…SCSU closed the first half with a 10-2 run
The Lobos got 3 points off the bench, a 3-pointer from Joel Box in the first half
UNM scored its fewest points in a season opener since a 54-50 loss to Santa Clara in the 1983 Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage
The Lobos scored their fewest points in a home opener since a 56-47 victory over Oregon on Dec. 8, 1961
Individual Notes – New Mexico
Sophomore Blake Harden
played a career-high 25 minutes and scored a career-high 8 points
averaged 4.9 minutes in 22 games last year
Senior Mark Walters
scored 20 points in a game for the 4th time in his career