Feb. 4, 2006
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New Mexico is now 13-9 overall, 4-5 in MWC and snapped a 3-game losing streak…the Lobos have never lost four straight games under head coach Ritchie McKay…Utah is 10-10 overall, 3-6 in the league
The Lobos have won 4 in a row over Utah in The Pit…Ritchie McKay is 6-5 in his career against Utah, 4-0 in Albuquerque
The Lobos have won 22 of their past 23 in The Pit, and
31 of the past 33
The 53 points scored by Utah are the fewest allowed by UNM in MWC play this season…its also the fewest points Utah has scored against the Lobos since a 56-53 UNM victory in Las Vegas on March 9, 2001
The 21 first-half points by Utah are the fewest allowed by UNM in any half of an MWC game this season
UNM forced 19 turnovers, tied for the most by a Lobo foe this year…New Mexico State also had 19 in The Pit
The Lobos are 7-0 when holding opponents under 60 points, 3-0 in MWC games
New Mexico held Utah center Luke Nevill to just 3 points on 1 of 6 shooting from the floor…averaging 10.3 ppg coming into the game, Nevill scored his fewest points in an MWC game and least since 3 against High Point on Dec.
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The Lobos got 24 points and 11 rebounds from their reserves compared to 6 points and 4 boards for the Utes
Junior F Joel Box made his first start of the season today…New Mexico has used six different starting lineups this season…Box finished with 12 points (10 in the first
half) in a career-high 25 minutes…he tied a career-high for the second straight game with 5 rebounds
Junior F Kyle Prochaska came off the bench to score 9 points and grab all 5 of his rebounds on the offensive end…that’s the most offensive boards by a Lobo this year
Senior G Kris Collins was 1 of 18 from 3-point this year and 4 of 43 in his career before connecting in the second half…all of Collins’ 8 points came in the 2nd half…he has also made 11 straight FTs over the last three games
New Mexico was 15 of 17 from the FT line, 88.2%