Jan. 21, 2006
Final Score: New Mexico 59, Air Force 54
Nationally-ranked New Mexico improves to 14-4 overall and 4-1 in the Mountain West Conference… Air Force falls to 10-7 overall, 1-5 in the MWC A late 12-0 run propelled the Lobos to the win…they trailed 52-47 with 3:55 remaining before sophomore Brandi Kimble capped the 12-point burst with a pair of FTs with 23 seconds left…sophomore Dionne Marsh, who finished with a game-high 21 points, scored the first 7 points during UNM’s decisive run…the Lobos’ last 10 points of the game came from the FT line The Lobos now have an 18-1 series lead against the Falcons…Air Force won the initial game in the series in 1992…UNM has won 18 straight since…New Mexico has an 8-1 lead in Colorado Springs UNM led 39-36 with 13:44 left after a basket by freshman Angela Hartill…the Falcons then scored 9 straight points to take a 45-39 lead…the Lobos went 4:31 without a point until Judy Vogt scored at the 9:13 mark Marsh scored a game-high 21 points (5-14 FGs, 11-15 FTs) and has scored 49 points in two career games at Air Force…she scored 14 of UNM’s 29 points in the second half, eight of those coming from the FT line New Mexico was 20-29 from the FT line and it made 11 of its last 12…Air Force did not shoot a FT until there was 4:33 left in the game…the Falcons finished 3-4 from the stripe The Lobos trailed 12-3 with 16:34 left in the 1st half before embarking on a 14-0 run over the next 4:39 to take a 17-12 lead on Katie Montgomery’s 3-pointer The Falcons made 5 of their first 6 shots from the floor to take the 12-3 lead, but missed 9 straight during a scoring drought of 6:32…Air Force finished the game making 40% (23-58) In the first half, Air Force had an 18-2 scoring edge in points off of turnovers…UNM committed 9 miscues in the first half, including two in its last three possessions…the Lobos committed just 5 TOs in the 2nd half, while causing 11 New Mexico is now 13-0 when allowing less than 70 points and 10-1 when getting more rebounds There were 4 ties and 4 lead changes in the second half