Feb. 12, 2006
20th-ranked New Mexico improves to 18-6 overall and 8-3 in the Mountain West Conference…the Lobos are tied with Utah for second place…TCU is 12-9 overall, 6-4 in the MWC New Mexico has won 33 straight Mountain West Conference home games, the last lost being dealt by UNLV on Jan. 6, 2002…it’s the second-longest streak in the nation…Stanford has won 44 consecutive Pac-10 home games at Maples Pavilion Attendance was 11,865, increasing the season average to 10,139 New Mexico’s winning margin in six MWC home games this year is 23.7 points UNM set season-highs for points (87), 3-point FGs made (11) and FT percentage (93.3, 28-30) The Lobos set a season-high for the second straight game with the 87 points…the previous high was 85 four days ago against Colorado State Leading 36-28 at halftime, the Lobos opened the second half on a 15-3 run to take a 51-31 advantage…UNM hit three 3s during the burst New Mexico was 28 of 30 from the FT line (93.3%), including 23 straight conversions at one point In the 2nd half, the Lobos shot 55% (12-22) from the floor, 60% (6-10) from 3-point and 96% (21-22) from the line New Mexico made a season-high 11 3-pointers…the Lobos were 5 of 12 in the first half, 6 of 10 in the second half…the previous season high was 9 on three occasions (Oklahoma State, at Colorado State and at home vs. San Diego State) Junior G Julie Briody came off the bench to score 14 points on 3-5 FGs, 2-2 from 3-point and 6-6 FTs in just 15 minutes…she had 12 points in the first half, including 10 straight during one stretch…Briody came into the game shooting 16% (6-38) on the season from 3-point Senior F Abbie Letz came within 1 rebound of her 6th double-double of the season and 7th of her career…she finished with 22 points and 9 rebounds, both team highs, plus 4 assists, 2 steals and a block