POSTGAME NOTES
New Mexico at Utah
Feb. 24, 2007
Albuquerque, N.M.
Team Notes
The 93-91 loss in double overtime drops UNM to 15-14 overall and 4-10 in the Mountain West Conference…Utah is 10-17 and 5-9 in the MWC
New Mexico has lost 18 straight games to Utah in Salt Lake City…the last win was in 1989
The Lobos played their first double-overtime game since a 120-117 loss to UNLV in the 2002 MWC Tournament in Las Vegas
UNM has played consecutive overtime games for the first time since Jan. 2-6, 2001, an 81-80 win at Gonzaga and a 79-68 loss to New Mexico State in The Pit…that’s also the last time the Lobos played four OT games in a season…UNM has never played 5 OT games in one season
New Mexico is 1-3 in overtime games this season, all in the MWC and all in the past 11 games
The Lobos were 17 of 27 (63%) from 3-point…the 17 treys ties for the 4th-most by a UNM team in a single game…New Mexico is now averaging 9.65 3s a game for the season
UNM has made 280 shots from 3-point this year, the 3rd-highest total in school history…the record is 301 set by the 1997-98 team in 32 games
The Lobos were outrebounded 36-25
Individual Notes
scored a career-high 28 points on 9-14 FGs, including a career-best 5 3-pointers
the 28 points are the most by a Lobo since Danny Granger scored 28 against Utah in the semifinals of the 2005 Mountain West Conference Tournament in Denver
scored in double figures for the 3rd straight game and 5th time in the past 8 games; he has averaged 19.7 ppg the past 3 games and 13.4 points the past 8 games
had 3 assists and has 36 the past 6 games, or 6 a game
needs 1 assist to become the first Lobo in 6 years to have 100 assists in a season; Marlon Parmer had 182 in 2000-01
tied a career-high for the 4th time with 20 points (North Carolina A&T, Pepperdine, TCU), making 6 of 9 baskets from 3-point
tied a career-best for the 3rd time with six 3-pointers
ranks 8th on UNM’s single-season list with 82 3-pointers made
ranks 3rd on UNM’s single-season list by making 49.1% (82-167) of his 3-point attempts
had 11 points and has scored in double figures in 3 straight games for the 1st time this year
had 5 assists, his highest total since 5 against Wichita State on Dec. 22
has scored 34 points the past 3 games, making 12-23 FGs and 6-14 shots from 3-point
scored 9 points and added 5 rebounds (4 offensive), 2 assists and a steal in 23 minutes
has scored 19 points in 2 games vs. Utah this year; he has scored 35 points in the other 12 MWC games
fouled out of a game for the 1st time in his 92-game career
finished with 6 points on 3-9 FGs