Jan. 30, 2007
Team Notes
-The Lobos snap a 3-game losing streak with the 91-83 victory…UNM improves to 13-10 overall and 2-6 in the Mountain West Conference…Wyoming is 13-9 and 4-4 in the MWC
-New Mexico trailed 42-38 with 15:18 left in the game, then used an 18-5 spurt to take 56-47 lead and never trailed a again
-UNM started the second half 2 of 6 from the floor when Wyoming led 42-38…the Lobos then made 13 of their last 19 attempts (68%) to finish the game at 48% (25-52)…New Mexico shot 60% (15-25) in the second half
-New Mexico was 36 of 50 from the FT line…that’s the most FTs made and attempted since the Utah game on March 1, 2003, when it was 40 of 53…the two teams combined for 57 fouls, including 31 by the Cowboys.
-The Lobo bench contributed 43 of the team’s 91 points and 20 of the 36 individual rebounds tonight
-The Lobos used their 13th different starting lineup of the season
-New Mexico limited Wyoming leading scorer Brandon Ewing to a season-low 4 points (2-12 FGs, 0-5 3FGs) in 35 minutes…Ewing came into the game averaging 20.4 points.
Ryan Kersten
-scored a career-high 20 points off the bench, making 14 of 16 FTs…his previous high was 16 last year vs. Texas-Arlington
Aaron Johnson
-tied a season-high with 14 rebounds…he came into the game averaging 6.3 boards in MWC games
-scored 9 points, his best output in 9 games
Chad Toppert
-scored 10 points, all in the 2nd half
-he did not make a 3-pointer for the first time in 11 games, only the 3rd time in 23 games he has failed to convert
Tony Danridge
-finished with 11 points
-scored in double figures for the 7th straight game, extending the longest streak of his career