New Mexico vs. Charleston Southern
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Albuquerque, N.M. – The Pit/Bob King Court
Team Notes
New Mexico improves to 8-2 with the 76-69 victory…Charleston Southern drops to 5-6
The Lobos have won 9 in a row at The Pit and are 41-3 at home since the start of the 2004-05 season
UNM took a 24-13 lead in the first half by making 9 of its first 11 FGs, including 5-5 from 3-point
After making its first 5 shots from 3-point, UNM went 7 of 25 the rest of the game…the 12 3-pointers made and 30 attempts are the 2nd-most this season…UNM was 16 of 39 in the opener against Abilene Christian
After shooting 63% (19-36) in the first half, the Lobos made 35.5% (11-31) in the 2nd…they started the 2nd half missing 7 of their first 9 shots
In the 1st half, offensive rebounds were 5-3 in Charleston Southern’s favor…it was 11-3 Lobos in the 2nd half…UNM out-rebounded CSU 39-27 for the game, 27-14 in the 2nd half
New Mexico had 20 assists on 28 baskets…eight Lobos had assists
Charleston Southern made 11 FGs from 3-point, the most allowed by UNM this year
Individual Notes
Tony Danridge
–made more than one 3-pointer in a game for the first time in his 73-game career
–was 1 of 12 from 3-point the first 65 games as a Lobo, but is 4 of 5 in the past 7 games
J.R. Giddens
–had 5 assists and has 16 the past 3 games after 14 in the first 7 games
Chad Toppert
–had a career-high 3 steals
–scored 12 points on 4 of 8 shooting from 3-point
–17 of 30 from 3-point the past 5 games
–28 of his 29 field goals this year have been 3-pointers
Jamaal Smith
–tied a career-best with 2 FGs from 3-point
–had a career-high 6 assists against just 1 turnover…he has 10 assists and 2 turnovers the past 2 games
–was 6-27 (22%) from 3-pt. for the season through the first 7 1/2 games, but has made 6 of 11 in the past 5 halves
Roman Martinez
–tied a career-high with 7 rebounds
Charleston Southern’s Donnell Covington
–was 3 rebounds short of a triple-double…he finished with 15 points, 12 assists and 7 rebounds