Dec. 10, 2005
TEAM
Lobos trailed 41-21 at one point, but cut the lead to
58-57 on a Mark Walters’ three midway through the 2nd half. Outscored the Huskies 45-38 in the 2nd half.
New Mexico has lost 6 straight to Pac-10 opponents since beating Washington (78-52) in The Pit on Jan. 2, 2000.
UNM head coach Ritchie McKay 3-4 against ranked teams in his UNM career, Lobos 49-110 all-time against ranked opponents.
New Mexico 4-0 at home, 0-3 on the road or at a neutral site this year -Consecutive non-conference losses for the first time since dropping the first 3 games in December of 2003.
Washington held to a season-low 81 points. Huskies averaged 98.6 entering the game. Points are most by a Lobo opponent this year.
Lobos shoot a season-high 54% (27-50), the highest percentage in 12 games (57.8% at UNLV last year) away from home.
Started 1-10, but finished 26-40 (65%) from the floor.
Just 3rd time in last 42 games that UNM has shot better than its opponent and lost.
24 points off the bench the second-highest this season
(51 vs. Ole Miss). Most bench points away from home since
25 in 81-71 loss at Wyoming last year.
Lobos a season-high 22 turnovers. 8 in the first 5 minutes and 14 in the first half, but only 8 in the second half. Averaged just 9.8 turnovers in the first 6 games.
INDIVIDUAL
Senior guard Mark Walters a season-high 21 points, the most by a Lobo this season. 2nd 20-point game this year and 5 in his career.
Career-high 5 3-pointers (5-9 3FGs) and tied career-high with 5 steals.
Sophomore swingman Tony Danridge a career-high 15 points,
13 in the first half. Averaging 13.7 points over the last
3 games and 10.9 on the year after just 3.0 ppg last year.
Junior transfer Joel Box season-highs of 11 points and 5 rebounds. Averaged 2.4 ppg and 1.7 rpg entering the game.
Junior transfer Kyle Prochaska season-highs of 10 points and 9 rebounds (team-high). Averaged 2.4 ppg and 2.2 rpg entering the game.
True freshman guard Ryan Kersten 3 points in most minutes this year. Had not scored in 3 games this year. Had not played since getting 2 minutes vs. Southern Utah on Nov.
20.
Washington forward Jamaal Williams 22 points against his former team, matching the most by a UNM opponent this year.