Feb. 28, 2007
The 85-83 loss drops UNM to 15-15 overall and 4-11 in the Mountain West Conference…UNLV is 24-6 and 11-4 in the MWC
New Mexico will play TCU next Tuesday in the first game of the Mountain West Conference Tournament in Las Vegas…game time is 8:30 p.m. Mountain Time…the game will be televised on The mtn.
UNLV has won 3 straight against the Lobos and 11 of the past 14
New Mexico used its 16th starting lineup of the season…senior Kellen Walter made his first career start in his 79th career game
UNM had a season-low 6 turnovers
New Mexico went 3-5 in home conference games this season…that’s the most league losses in 40 years of play in The Pit
UNM has made 287 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
Tonight’s attendance was 13,211…average attendance for 18 games this season is 12,853…that’s the 3rd-lowest home average in 40 years of playing in The Pit…it’s the lowest since 11,920 in 1967-68
Individual Notes
scored a career-high 28 points, including 20 in the second half and 11 of the Lobos’ final 12 points of the game
UNM lost for the first time (6-1) when he has scored 20 or more points in a game
had 15 points and 11 rebounds for his 4th double-double of the season and 23rd of his collegiate career
scored 15 points, his best output since a season-high 18 against Alcorn State (Dec. 28)
had his first double-double since posting 14 points and 11 rebounds vs. Longwood (Dec. 17)
scored 14 points, 12 of those coming in the 2nd half
has scored in double figures for the 4th straight game and 6th time in the past 9 games; he has averaged 18.3 ppg the past 4 games and 13.4 points the past 9 games
has become the first Lobo since Marlon Parmer in 2000-01 to have 100 assists in a season; Prentice has 100
tied his career-high with 6 rebounds
ranks tied for 7th on UNM’s single-season list with 83 3-pointers made
ranks 4th on UNM’s single-season list by making 48.3% (83-172) of his 3-point attempts