Jan. 9, 2007
New Mexico vs. No. 18/15 Air Force
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007
USAFA, Colo.
Team Notes
-UNM falls to 11-7 overall and 0-3 in the Mountain West Conference with the 65-57 loss…the Lobos have an 0-3 conference record for only the 2nd time since 1960-61…they began the 1979-80 Western Athletic Conference season 0-4…Air Force is 16-1 and 3-0 in the MWC
-New Mexico has lost 4 straight games for the first time under current head coach Ritchie McKay…it’s UNM’s first 4-game skid since the last four games of the 2001-02 season under Fran Fraschilla
-UNM had a 21-point lead at 37-16 late in the first half only to have Air Force go on a 40-7 run for a 56-44 lead with 4:39 left in the game…it was 39-24 at halftime and
41-24 in New Mexico’s favor after a Daniel Faris basket to start the 2nd half…the Falcons then scored 21 straight points to take a 45-41 lead with 9:11 remaining…UNM went more than 10 minutes without scoring
-Air Force outscored UNM 41-18 in the 2nd half…the Lobos scored just 5 points in the first 15-plus minutes after halftime
-After shooting 70% (16-23) from the floor in the 1st half and making their first attempt in the 2nd period, the Lobos missed 11 in a row…UNM was 7 of 22 from the floor in the 2nd half and that included making 3 of their last 4 to end the game
-The Lobos have lost seven straight to Air Force at Clune Arena
-New Mexico is 1-1 against ranked teams this season…the win was 71-68 over then-No. 8 Wichita State on Dec. 22 in Las Vegas…head coach Ritchie McKay is 4-5 against ranked teams in his UNM career
-UNM employed its 9th different starting lineup of the season
Individual Notes
Darren Prentice
-scored a career-high 18 points and tied a career-high
with 4 3-pointers