Jan. 27, 2007
Team Notes
-The 76-72 overtime loss drops UNM to 12-10 overall and 1-6 in the Mountain West Conference…the last 1-6 conference start for New Mexico was 1961-62 when it started 1-7 in the Skyline Conference…the Lobos have lost 3 straight and 7 of their last 8 games…UNLV is 18-4 and 5-2 in the MWC
-UNM played its second overtime of the season and second in the past 4 games…the Lobos nipped Utah 86-82 in The Pit on Jan. 13
-New Mexico has lost 9 straight road games, dating to last February at TCU…the Lobos are 0-7 on the road this season…UNM is 1-9 in its last 10 games vs. UNLV at the Thomas & Mack
-New Mexico lost for the first time in 9 games this season when out-rebounding an opponent…UNM had a 35-32 edge…the Lobos had been out-rebounded in each of their first 6 MWC games
-UNM entered the game with a 12-2 record when scoring 70 or more points this season
-New Mexico came into the game shooting 56.8% (42-74) from the FT line in MWC games, but converted 75% (12-16) tonight
-The Lobos used their 12th different starting lineup of the season
Chad Toppert
-led New Mexico with 17 points, making 5 of 11 FGs from 3-point in a career-high 42 minutes
-has made a 3-pointer in 21 of 23 games this season, including 10 straight
-is 61 of 121 from 3-point this season, or 50.4%
-is 14 of 26 from 3-point the past 4 games, 53.8% and 3.5 treys a game
-is averaging 2.77 3s a game
Darren Prentice
-scored 16 points and tied a career-high with 4 rebounds in a career-best 41 minutes
Tony Danridge
-finished with 14 points
-scored in double figures for the 6th straight game, the longest streak of his career
-has averaged 16.5 ppg the past 6 games
Jamaal Smith
-the Las Vegas native had 15 points, his best production in an MWC game this season and most points since gathering a career-high 19 against Pepperdine on Dec. 29