Jan. 19, 2008
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New Mexico vs. Air Force
Jan. 19, 2008 – Albuquerque, N.M.
The 59-44 victory moves UNM to 15-4 overall, which equals last year’s win total (15-17 in 2006-07)…the Lobos are 2-2 in the MWC…Air Force is 10-7 and also 2-2 in the MWC
New Mexico is 13-0 this year when holding opponents to less than 70 points
The Lobos have won 15 straight games when allowing less than 60 points, and they are 37-2 since the 2004-05 season
The 15-point victory margin is New Mexico’s largest over Air Force since an 89-72 decision at the Academy on Jan.
22, 2000
The first points of the game did not come until the 14:42 mark on a steal and layin by New Mexico’s J.R. Giddens…it was the Lobos’ 9th possession of the game
Air Force’s first points came at the 14:10 mark on a 3-pointer by Andrew Henke…the Falcons missed their first 5 shots, got the 3-pointer from Henke, then missed their next 9 to start 1 of 15 from the floor
Air Force shot a season-low 27.5% (11-40), including 5 of 20 in the 1st half…the Falcons’ previous low was 31.4% (11-35) in a 58-36 loss at Utah
Air Force was 6 of 23 (26.1%) from 3-point…it came into the game averaging 8.13 treys and shooting 39.6% from beyond the arc
New Mexico started 3 of 13 from the field, but converted 9 of its last 13 attempts to end the 1st half to open up a 32-17 advantage at the break
UNM held the Falcons’ Tim Anderson to 5 points on 1 of 7 shooting…Anderson came into the game leading the team in scoring at 15.1 ppg…his season-low is 4 points against Washington State
The Lobos committed 3 turnovers in their first 5 possessions of the game, then 0 the rest of the half…their 4th miscue didn’t occur until the 15:20 mark of the 2nd half…UNM finished the game with 9
New Mexico had a 34-30 rebounding edge…UNM is now 13-1 this season when grabbing more boards than its opponent
Senior J.R. Giddens
had 15 points and 12 rebounds for his 4th double-double in the past 6 games, the 6th of the season and 9th of his collegiate career
led UNM in rebounding for the 16th time in 19 games contributed 3 assists, giving him 55 in 19 games…he had 60 in 26 games last year
Sophomore Roman Martinez
scored 13 points (10 in the 1st half), a career-best in MWC play for the 2nd straight game…he had 10 at TCU
Junior Chad Toppert
9 points on 3 of 5 attempts from 3-point his career accuracy from 3-point is 45.12% (148-328) is 1st all-time at UNM…Troy DeVries is 2nd at 44.95%
has 148 3-pointers in his career, moving past DeVries and Lamont Long for 8th place all-time at UNM