Nov. 20, 2005
The Lobos have won 12 straight home games, 21 of their past 22 and 33 of the last 36
UNM has started 3-0 for the second straight year
UNM took the lead for good with a 20-2 run early in the first half…a 10-2 deficit became a 22-12 advantage…during the early 20-2 burst, the Lobos got a 3-pointer from four reserves: Kellen Walter, Jeff Hart, Chad Toppert and Darren Prentice
UNM got 18 assists from 9 different players and 7 steals from 6 different players
New Mexico received 21 points from the bench, giving them 70 points from the reserves (out of 157 total points) the past two games
Senior Mark Walters was named the unanimous MVP of the Jim Thorpe Classic…Walters had 14 points and 5 rebounds today, giving him 3-game totals of 51 points and 15 rebounds
Senior David Chiotti had 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds for the 5th double-double of his career…his previous rebounding high was 11 on two occasions, most recently vs. Northern Colorado on Dec. 9, 2004, which was also his last double-double (14 and 11)
Sophomore Tony Danridge scored a career-high 13 points, all in the second half…his previous high was 10 on two occasions, most recently vs. Wyoming in The Pit last year