Jan. 11, 2006
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TEAM
New Mexico extended its home winning streak to 20 games…UNM has won 29 of its past 30 and 41 of its last 44 in The Pit…the Lobos have also won 9 straight MWC home games and are 14-1 in their past 15 conference games in The Pit.
UNM lead its series with TCU 6-2, including 4-0 in The Pit…this was the first game between the two since 1998 when the 20th-ranked Lobos defeated the No. 13 Horned Frogs 80-73 in the semifinals of the 1998 WAC Tournament in Las Vegas.
The game featured 14 lead changes and 8 ties…there were 8 lead changes in the 2nd half
UNM outscored TCU 9-0 over the final 4:20 of the game, erasing a 54-47 Horned Frog lead…TCU missed its last seven FGs
Freshman Chad Toppert hit a 3-pt. FG at the end of the first half to give UNM a 28-27 lead at the break…The Lobos were just 3-15 from behind the arc in the opening period and Toppert’s bucket snapped an 0-9 streak from 3-pt.
range.
TCU forced 10 second half turnovers while committing just 4
UNM improved to 6-0 when out-rebounding its opponent and 10-1 when out-shooting its opponent
TCU’s 32.7 FG percentage was the second-lowest by a UNM opponent this year…Mississippi shot 25.5% from the floor in a 95-42 loss in The Pit on Nov. 19.
New Mexico is now 37-12 since the start of the 2004-05 season, tied with Utah for most wins among MWC teams
INDIVIDUAL
Freshman guard Ryan Kersten scored 9 points and tied a season-high 5 rebounds…Kersten had 5 points in the final 3:36, including the eventual game-winning lay-up with 1:59 remaining.
Junior Kyle Prochaska scored 9 points on 4-7 shooting in the game…it’s his most points since a season-high 10 against Washington on Dec. 10.
Sophomore Darren Prentice came off the bench to score a season-high eight points on 3-3 shooting, 2-2 from 3-pt.
range, with all eight points coming in the second half…his
3 with 4 minutes remaining ignited a 9-0 Lobo run to close the game…Prentice came into the game averaging 1.8 points in 10 games.
Senior David Chiotti scored 12 points and moved past former teammate Danny Granger (994) and Marlow White (993) for 23rd place on UNM’s career scoring list with 995 points.
Senior Mark Walters scored 10 points and now has 979 in his career, good for 26th place at UNM. He passed Darrell McGee (977) tonight.