Dec. 30, 2005
(16/16) New Mexico vs. (20/20) Oklahoma
December 30, 2005
The Pit/Bob King Court – Albuquerque, N.M.
Postgame Notes
Final Score: Oklahoma 83, New Mexico 70
Team
UNM falls t9-3 while Oklahoma improves to 10-3…OU leads the series with New Mexico 6-2Attendance was a season-high 13,567New Mexico is now 2-3 against ranked teams this season, 1-2 at home with both losses coming against the SoonersUNM scored 22 points in the first half (trailing 44-22), the lowest total of any half this year…the previous low was 23 at New Mexico State on Dec. 21New Mexico started 2-4 from the floor, then missed 10 of its next 11 attempts in falling behind 32-10…the score was tied 6-6 before OU went on a 24-2 run for a 30-8 advantageThe Sooners’ 83 points are the most allowed by New Mexico in The Pit since a 91-85 overtime win over Miami (Fla.) in the first round of the 2003 NCAA TournamentNew Mexico lost for the first time this year when scoring at least 70 points…the Lobos had been 4-0
Individual
Senior Jana Francis made a career-high three 3-pointersSophomore Brandi Kimble pulled down a career-high 9 rebounds, coming within 1 rebound of her first career double-doubleJunior Katie Montgomery played just 29 minutes, the first time this season she has played less than 35