Jan. 15, 2008
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Leading 48-30 at the 17:14 mark of the 2nd half, UNM
lost 74-72 when former Lobo Ryan Wall hit a 3-pointer from
the corner with 1.5 seconds left… it was Wall’s only FG
and points in just 7 minutes of action…Wall played for New
Mexico from 2003-05…the final margin was TCU’s first lead
since it was 8-6
UNM falls to 14-4, 1-2 in the MWC and has lost two
straight…TCU is 10-6 and 2-1 in the MWC
After rallying from a 48-32 halftime hole to beat
Wyoming 99-92 in double overtime on Jan. 5, the Lobos have
given up double-digit leads in each of the past 2
games…UNM had a 24-10 edge over San Diego State last
Saturday in The Pit before losing 72-67
UNM has been outscored by 28 points (93-65) in the 2nd
half of the past 2 games, 13 by San Diego State and 15 by
TCU
With 57.6 seconds to play tonight, the Lobos had the
ball and led TCU 71-69…UNM’s final three possessions
resulted in 2 turnovers and 1 of 2 FTs
New Mexico had a 30-19 rebounding edge over TCU…UNM had
been 12-0 this season when grabbing more boards than its
opponent
UNM finished 11 of 21 from the FT line (52.3%) and is 21
of 41 (51.2%) the past 2 games…the season percentage is
now 66.4% for the season and 57.9% (44-76) in 3 conference
games
TCU shot 56.3% (27-48) from the field, the best against
UNM this season…the Horned Frogs shot a torrid 76% (19-25)
in the 2nd half
The Lobos shot 55.6% (25-45) from the floor, making 10
of their last 12 attempts to end the 1st half…5 of those
were 3-pointers – all by Darren Prentice – in the final
4:34
New Mexico was also very good from the 3-point line,
drilling 11 of 22 (50%)
New Mexico’s first 16 possessions of the game resulted
in just 6 points (2-7 FGs) and 7 turnovers…however, the
Lobos’ last 21 possessions of the 1st half resulted in 35
points on 13-17 FGs, including 7 3-pointers, 5 by Prentice
UNM committed 20 turnovers, 13 in the 1st half
The Lobos forced 19 turnovers, 12 in the 1st half
Senior Darren Prentice
tied a season-high with 19 points, making a career-high
6 baskets from 3-point
scored 12 straight points for UNM in the 1st half on 4
3s, and was solely responsible for a 12-4 run that gave
the Lobos a 36-20 lead
scored 15 points in the final 4:34 of the 1st half on 5
treys
31 points on 10-13 shots from 3-point in his last 2
games against TCU in Fort Worth
Senior J.R. Giddens
scored 12 points, 10 in the 2nd half
led UNM in rebounding (6) for the 15th time in 18 games
contributed 5 assists, giving him 52 in 18 games…he had
60 in 26 games last year
Junior Daniel Faris
finished with 11 points in 22 minutes
scored in double figures for the 6th time in the past 7
games
Sophomore Roman Martinez
scored 10 points, a career-high in a conference game
Junior Chad Toppert
8 points on 2-3 from 3-point
his career accuracy from 3-point is 44.89% (145-323),
2nd all-time at UNM…Troy DeVries is 1st at 44.95%
has 145 3-pointers in his career, 2 from tying DeVries
and Lamont Long for 8th place all-time at UNM
Freshman Dairese Gary
scored 6 points, but was just 1-5 from the floor and 3-8
from the FT line
did have 6 assists, just 1 turnover and 3 steals