Dec. 1, 2007
New Mexico vs. Ole Miss
Dec. 1, 2007 Oxford, Miss.
The Lobos suffer their first loss of the season, 85-77 at Ole Miss…UNM actually trailed 65-42 midway through the second half, but made it interesting down the stretch, cutting the deficit to 81-76 with 17 seconds left
New Mexico falls to 7-1 while Ole Miss improves to 6-0
UNM fell behind 11-2 as it missed 9 of its first 10 shots from the field…the Lobos cut it to 22-20 after a 3-pointer by Roman Martinez, but Ole Miss went on a 17-1 run for a 39-21 lead…the Rebels led 47-30 at halftime
UNM had allowed just one opponent – Hawai’i – to score 60 points in the first 7 games…Ole Miss, averaging 96.4 points a game, scored 47 in the first half
The Lobos, averaging 12.4 turnovers a game, committed 20…9 of those were by the two point guards, Dairese Gary (6) and Jamaal Smith (3)
Ole Miss shot 51% (28-55) from the floor, the best against the Lobos this season…the previous high was 44.9% by Hawai’i
The Lobos were out-rebounded for the first time this season, 36-32
Sophomore Roman Martinez
came off the bench to score a career-high 17 points on
7-7 FGs, 1-1 from 3-point and 2-2 from the line…his previous scoring high was 11 against Loyola Marymount
added 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 22 minutes
Junior Chad Toppert
hit 3 3-pointers – all in the 2nd half – giving him 120 treys for his career
tied a career-high with 4 assists
Freshman Dairese Gary
scored 10 points, making 6-6 FTs, plus 5 assists
Senior J.R. Giddens
UNM’s leading scorer (13.4 ppg) was held to 9 points, but did have a team-high 6 rebounds
Sophomore Darren Prentice
had 0 assists and 2 turnovers
it was his first turnover in nearly 6 games
has 31 assists and just 5 turnovers on the season