Jan. 4, 2006
Team
UNM falls to 9-5 overall and 0-1 in the Mountain West Conference…Utah is 8-4 in all games and 1-0 in the MWC
The Lobos have lost 17 straight to Utah in Salt Lake and are now 5-50 all-time against the Utes in Salt Lake since the series started in 1952
Head coach Ritchie McKay is now 4-4 vs. Utah in his career at New Mexico
Utah snapped the Lobos’ nine-game winning streak against Mountain West Conference competition
UNM is 0-5 away from Albuquerque this season, but 9-0 in The Pit
The Lobos scored their fewest points of the season and had their worst shooting game of the season, making 32.6% (16-49)…the previous lows were 56 points on three occasions and 33.9% (19-56) shooting at New Mexico State
UNM was 7 of 19 (37%) from 3-point, but just 9 of 30
(30%) from inside the arc
Mark Walters’ 3-pointer in the first half provided UNM with a 3-point FG in its 500th straight game…the last time the Lobos failed to hit a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991, when they went 0-8 against Colorado State
Since 2002-03, the Lobos are 3-31 when trailing at halftime…UNM trailed 29-25 tonight
UNM stats in 5 games away from The Pit this year: 58.6 ppg, 107-255 FGs (42%), 32-100 (32%) on 3-pointers, 47-81 FTs (58%) and a negative rebound margin of 9.2 a game
Individual
Senior David Chiotti made a career-high 2 3-pointers…his
4 rebounds are the fewest since he had 3 against Washington on Dec. 10
Senior Mark Walters scored 19 points, his best output in
7 games, since getting 20 against New Mexico State on Dec.
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