Nov. 28, 2007
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The Lobos improve to 7-0 for the first time since 1998-99 with the 57-48 win over Southern Utah…it’s UNM’s best start since being 8-0 in 1998-99
New Mexico trailed in the 2nd half of a game for the first time this year; the last deficit against SUU was 34-33 with 11:58 left…UNM outscored the Thunderbirds 24-14 the rest of the way
| UNM’s averages/percentages coming into tonight: | Tonight |
| 81.7 points per game | 57 |
| 20.7 assists per game | 15 |
| 52% shooting overall | 39% |
| 47.8% shooting from 3-point | 12.5% (3-24) |
| 10.8 3-pointers made per game | 3 |
The Lobos shot a season-low 39% from the floor…. the previous low was 44.4% in the season opener at Colorado
New Mexico shot a season-high 80% (12-15) from the FT line…it came into the game making 60.4% on the season
UNM suffered its worst 3-point shooting game since a 2 for 20 performance (10%) at UNLV on Feb. 22, 2003
UNM started 0 of 9 (and 1 of 17) from 3-point before its first make at the 5:19 mark of the 1st half…the Lobos were 1 of 15 in the 1st half and they finished 3 of 24…the previous season-lows for 3-pointers were 6 made at Colorado and 44.4% (8-18) against Eastern Washington
Senior J.R. Giddens
had 14 points and 9 rebounds, plus a career-high-tying 6 assists, and 3 steals, 2 blocks and 0 turnovers
played 34 minutes, the most by a Lobo this season
Senior Darren Prentice
made his 1st start of the season and the 21st of his career
had 5 assists and 0 turnovers
has not committed a turnover in the past 5-plus games, a span of 128 minutes
has 31 assists and just 3 turnovers on the season
Junior Daniel Faris
scored 10 points, giving him consecutive double-figure scoring games for the 1st time in his career…he had a career-high 16 last week against Hawai’i