Dec. 3, 2006
Team Notes
The Lobos suffered their worst loss since a 73-43 defeat at Utah on Feb. 23, 2004…it’s the most points allowed by UNM since an 88-71 defeat at Wyoming on Feb. 7, 2005…it’s the biggest loss to UTEP since an 89-57 decision in the 1989 Western Athletic Conference Tournament in Salt Lake City and the worst loss to the Miners in El Paso since 1972 when UTEP won 65-42
New Mexico has lost seven straight non-conference games away from Albuquerque…the last win came against Utah in the championship game of the 2005 MWC Tournament
The Lobos led only twice, the last time at 7-5…a 10-1 run gave UTEP a 25-14 lead and New Mexico never got closer than 10 points the rest of the game
New Mexico scored 26 points less than it was averaging through the first five games while it gave up 26 more points than it was allowing
UTEP came into the game shooting 40% from the field and 26% from 3-point while New Mexico was allowing 35% shooting and 25.5% from 3-point…today, the Miners converted 50% overall, including 41% (7-17) from 3-point
Conversely, the Lobos were shooting 52.8% from the field and 41% from 3-point…today, UNM shot a season-low 38% (21-55) overall, 22% (5-23) from beyond the arc…New Mexico was averaging 10.6 treys a game
UTEP led 50-34 at halftime, the most points UNM has allowed in a first half since Texas Tech had a 56-32 lead in Lubbock on Dec. 18, 2002
The Lobos out-rebounded their first five opponents by +5.4 a game…today, the Miners had a 44-28 edge, including 15-9 on the offensive end
Individual Notes
J.R. Giddens
–tied a career-high with 4 steals
–scored 16 points, making 6-18 FGs and 2-9 from 3-point
–came into the game averaging 20.4 points and 9 rebounds
–is 13 of 37 (35%) shooting the past 2 games and 5 of 18 (28%) from 3-point the past 3 games
Aaron Johnson
–scored 1 point and had 4 rebounds in 20 minutes
–came into the game averaging 8.4 points and 12 rebounds