Dec. 29, 2006
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New Mexico vs. Pepperdine
Albuquerque, N.M. – The Pit/Bob King Court
Team Notes
New Mexico improves to 11-3 with the 101-96 victory and has won 6 of its last 7…Pepperdine drops to 4-11
UNM is the Comcast Lobo Invitational champion for the fourth straight season and 30th time overall.
The Lobos have won 11 in a row at The Pit and are 43-3 at home since the start of the 2004-05 season
Averaging 87.9 points per game at home this year with 2 100-point efforts
New Mexico is 8-0 when leading at the half this year
UNM used a 19-0 run to turn a 13-point first half deficit (36-23) into a 42-36 lead
After a 5-18 start on FGs, the Lobos were 12-16 from the floor over the last 10 minutes of the first half.
All nine players combined for a season-high 27 assists…that’s the most assists since 27 against the University of San Diego during the 2003-04 season
New Mexico used its sixth different starting lineup of the season
Individual Notes
J.R. Giddens
Returned to the starting lineup after a one game absence (ankle injury)
Scored 18 of his career-high 26 points in the first half, including 10 in a pivotal 19-0 UNM run
5th 20-point game of the year and has led UNM in scoring in 11 of his 12 games
Was averaging 15.4 points in his previous 5 games
Hit a season-high 6 3-pointers on a career-high 13 attempts
Had been 8-36 (22%) from beyond the arc in his previous 8 games
Tied his career-high with 20 points off the bench, 18 coming in the 2nd half
Scored in double figures for the fifth time this year – all coming in the last 7 games
UNM is 5-0 in those games
Hit 5-6 from 3-point range
27 of 50 (54%) from beyond the arc the past 9 games
Career-high 19 points, including 10-11 from the FT line
Tied career-highs with 5 assists and 4 rebounds
Was in the starting lineup for the second straight night and just the third time in his career
Tied his career-high with 6 assists off the bench
11 points and 5 rebounds off the bench
5-5 from the floor
Has hit 23-34 FGs (68%) over the last 6 games.
Comcast Lobo Invitational All-Tournament Team
Mike Gordon – Binghamton
Delvin Thompson – Alcorn State
Marvin Lea – Pepperdine
Chase Griffin – Pepperdine
Chad Toppert – New Mexico
J.R. Giddens – New Mexico
Tournament MVP: Giddens