Jan. 22, 2008
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UNM wins 77-67 in overtime…the Lobos are now 16-4
overall, surpassing last year’s win total (15-17 in
2006-07)…the Lobos are 3-2 in the MWC…Utah is 10-7 and
1-3 in the MWC, 2 of those in OT on the road
New Mexico is 16-4 for the first time since the 1998-99
season and Steve Alford is one win away from equalling his best start in 17
years as an NCAA Div. I head coach…his 2000-01 Iowa team
started 17-4
The Lobos and Utes played their 3rd straight overtime
game…they split last year
New Mexico has won 6 straight against Utah in The Pit,
the longest streak since 9 in a row from 1967-75
The Lobos outscored Utah 13-3 in the final 3:20 of
overtime
Three of New Mexico’s last 6 games have been decided in
OT and UNM has won all three…UNM has won 3 straight
overtime games for the first time since 1991-92
UNM made 13 of its last 15 FTs, 9 of 11 in OT
The Lobos held Utah to its lowest scoring half of the
season (21 in the 1st half)
The Lobos average 5.8 steals a game, but had 9 in the
game and 7 in the 1st half
Utah center Luke Nevill finished with 13 points and 9
rebounds before fouling out with 4:40 left in OT…his first
points came at the 8:45 mark of the 1st half on 2 free
throws, but his first basket did not come until the 17:27
mark of the 2nd half…Nevill averages 10.5 shots a game,
but was 4 of 6 tonight…he did not attempt a FG in 17
first-half minutes…he was 5 of 10 from the FT line
The Lobos led 31-19 in the 1st half, but then trailed
53-45 after an 18-1 Utah run…it was 56-49 in the Utes’
favor before New Mexico went on a 9-0 burst to take a
58-56 advantage
New Mexico is 14-0 this year when holding opponents
under 70 points
UNM out-rebounded Utah 36-33, including 12-6 on the
offensive glass…New Mexico is 14-1 this year when grabbing
more boards than the opponent
Despite playing an extra 5 minutes, New Mexico committed
a season-low 7 turnovers, the 6th time this year it has
had fewer than 10…the Lobos are averaging 11.1 turnovers
in 13 home games and have been guilty of only 33 the past
4 games in The Pit, or 8.3 a game
New Mexico is 12-1 at home this season, winning by an
average of 19.1 points
Junior Daniel Faris
scored 15 points, his best career output in an MWC
game…also had 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal and
0 turnovers in 34
attempted a career-high 16 shots, more than twice his
per-game average of 7 coming into tonight
had 4 points and 3 rebounds in the first 4 minutes
tonight
had 0 points and 3 rebounds in 20 minutes last Saturday
against Air Force
Junior Chad Toppert
14 points on 4-8 shots from 3-point…also 5 rebounds, 3
assists and 0 turnovers
has made a 3-pointer in 13 straight games
has made 13-23 3-pointers in his last 3 games against
Utah
career accuracy from 3-point is 45.23% (152-336), 1st
all-time at UNM…Troy DeVries is 2nd at 44.95%
has 152 3-pointers in his career, 8th place all-time at
UNM
Senior J.R. Giddens
14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block and 1 steal
173 rebounds and 61 assists are season-highs in his
collegiate career
Senior Jamaal Smith
12 points (5-5 FTs), 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in
19 minutes
5 points and 3 rebounds in 4 minutes of overtime
Freshman Dairese Gary
10 points on 2-4 FGs and 6-6 FTs, plus 2 assists and 0
turnovers
tied a career-high with 4 steals