Jan. 3, 2007
Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007
Fort Worth, Texas
Team Notes
New Mexico falls to 11-5 overall, 0-1 in the MWC with the 64-52 loss at TCU…TCU improves to 9-4 and 1-0 in the MWC…that’s the Lobos’ season-low for points
The Lobos led 33-28 at halftime, but TCU opened the 2nd half with a 14-0 run and never trailed again…New Mexico’s first points of the 2nd half came on a Ryan Kersten 3-pointer with 14:37 left…TCU outscored UNM 36-19 after halftime
The 19 points in the 2nd half are UNM’s fewest after halftime since 19 against Air Force on Jan. 17, 2004…that was a 68-42 loss in The Pit
UNM had been 9-0 this year when leading at the half
In the decisive 2nd half, UNM was just 6 of 24 from the field (25%) and 4 of 16 from 3-point, also 25%…TCU made 13 of 23 shots (56%) after halftime
The Lobos were 11 of 30 from 3-point, but just 7 of 20 from inside the arc
New Mexico was held 28 points below its season average…UNM entered the game leading the MWC in scoring at 80.6 points a game
TCU came into the game shooting 41.6% from the field, 31.7% from 3-point and 56% from the FT line…tonight, the Horned Frogs shot 48% (21-44) overall, 44% (8-18) from 3-point and 70% (14-20) from the line
The Lobos were outrebounded by a 37-25 margin, 22-11 in the 2nd half
UNM is now 1-5 away from home in 2006-07
Individual Notes
scored 12 points, all in the first half, going 4-4 from 3-point
finished with a team-high 16 points, including 12 straight for UNM in the 2nd half
was 2-8 from 3-point and is shooting 29% from the arc on the season, 4-18 in the past 2 games
pulled down 10 rebounds, the 6th time this year he has reached double figures
came into the game averaging 12.5 points but was held scoreless on 0-4 FGs for the first time since last year at Colorado State, 24 games ago