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Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007
Albuquerque, N.M.
Team Notes
-New Mexico drops its third straight game in the 88-79 loss to Colorado State…UNM is 11-6 overall and 0-2 in the Mountain West Conference…the Lobos’ last 0-2 start in conference play was 2003-04…the Rams are 11-3 and 1-1.
-CSU won at The Pit for only the 4th time in 39 games, and the first time since 1993…the Rams had lost 11 straight in Albuquerque
-Colorado State also halted New Mexico’s 11-game home winning streak…UNM’s last loss in Albuquerque was 73-66 to San Diego State on Feb. 25, 2006.
-The Rams recorded their largest margin of victory in The Pit…the previous was 64-57 on Feb. 12, 1970
-UNM employed its 8th different starting lineup of the season…sophomore G Chad Toppert made his first career start in his 45th career game
-Colorado State set season-highs with 11 3-pointers, 3-point percentage (55.0%) and FG% (63.3%)…the Rams came into the game averaging 5.4 3s a game
Individual Notes
Tony Danridge
-scored a game-high 17 points
-had a career-high 2 blocks and tied a career-best with 4 assists
Kellen Walter
-scored a career-high 13 points on 4-6 shooting in just 5 minutes…he was 3 of 5 from 3-point
Ryan Kersten
-had a career-high 4 steals
Jeffrey Henfield
-had a career-high 5 assists
Chad Toppert
-matched a career-high 5 rebounds
Colorado State’s Jason Smith
-tied a career-high with 28 points…he also had 28 against the Lobos in Albuquerque nearly one year to the day, on Jan. 7, 2006