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The Lobos beat Weber State 62-32…New Mexico improves to 11-2…Weber State is now 4-7
The 32 points ties for the fewest by a Lobo opponent in The Pit, which opened in December of 1966…UNM beat BYU 74-32 on Feb. 3, 1997
It also ties for the fewest points allowed by a Steve Alford-coached team in his 17-year coaching career…on March 12, 1999, in Charlotte, N.C., Alford’s Southwest Missouri State team beat Wisconsin 43-32 in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament
New Mexico led 34-12 at halftime…Weber State shot just 20% (5-25) in the 1st half and committed 9 turnovers
The 12 points scored by Weber State in the first half are the fewest by a UNM opponent since Dec. 29, 1972, when the Lobos had a 40-9 halftime lead over Dartmouth
UNM is 11-2 for only the 2nd time in the past 7 seasons…the Lobos started 14-2 in 2004-05
New Mexico has won 31 consecutive non-conference home games and 47 of the past 48
UNM held Weber State to 22.9% (11-48) shooting, the lowest by an opponent since TCU shot 21% (13-62) on Feb. 11, 2006…Weber State came into the game shooting 47.6% on the season
Points off Turnovers today: New Mexico 24, Weber State 2
The Lobos jumped out to a 15-0 lead by making 6 of their first 7 FGs, including 2-2 from 3-point…Weber State did not score until the 13:48 mark of the first half, missing its first 5 shots from the floor
Senior J.R. Giddens
18 points (7-10 FGs, 2-3 3s, 2-4 FTs) and a team-high 9 rebounds
best output in 9 games, since scoring 21 against Loyola Marymount
shooting 50% (60-120) from the floor in 2007-08
grabbed the Lobos’ first 6 rebounds of the game
Senior Darren Prentice
scored 9 points by making all 3 of his 3-point attempts
had missed his last 6 shots from 3-point against Texas Tech and NMSU
Senior Jamaal Smith
scored 9 points and pulled down a career-high 8 rebounds; his previous rebound best was 5 against Presbyterian earlier this year
Junior Chad Toppert
converted 1 of 5 shots from 3-point, only the 2nd time this season he has not made at least 2 3s in a game
his season accuracy is now 50% (36-72) while his career percentage of 45.3% (135-298) continues to be the best in UNM history
has 135 3-pointers in his career, 5 from moving into the top-10 all-time at UNM