Feb. 20, 2008
- UNM whips Air Force 68-51…the Lobos are now 21-6 overall and 8-4 in the MWC, remaining in 3rd place in the MWC…the Falcons are 13-12 overall, 5-7 in the league
The Lobos have won 5 straight conference games for the first time since a 6-game streak from Feb. 14-March 5, 2005
Tied 35-35 at halftime, New Mexico outscored Air Force 33-16 in the 2nd half…last year, Air Force outscored UNM 41-18 in the second half at the Academy
The last time New Mexico held a conference opponent to 16 points in the 2nd half was Feb. 19, 2001…UNM outscored UNLV 43-16 in a 75-56 win in The Pit
In the 2nd half, Air Force was 6 of 18 (33%) from the floor and 0 of 9 from 3-point
The Lobos snap a 7-game losing streak to Air Force at the Academy, the last win coming Feb. 12, 2000
Coming into tonight’s game, Air Force had been 66-5 at Clune Arena since the 2003-04 season
After going 3-19 in true road games the past two seasons and 8-43 in five seasons from 2003-07, UNM is 6-5 this year
The Lobos were 11 of 19 from 3-point range, or 58%…UNM came into the game 2nd in the nation in 3-point shooting at 42.8%…the season percentage is now 43.4%
Every Lobo scored and 7 different players hit a 3-pointer
New Mexico had 19 assists on 24 made baskets
The Lobos had 10 turnovers, the 12th time this year with 10 or less in a game, and the 7th time in an MWC game
The Lobos opened the game on fire, making 9 of their first 10 shots, including all 6 of their 3-point tries…UNM finished the game at 56% (24-43)
Air Force’s leading scorer Tim Anderson was held to 7 points…he came in averaging 14.8 points…Anderson had just 5 points against UNM in The Pit last month
New Mexico is 19-0 this season when holding opponents to less than 70 points and 18-2 when leading at halftime
The Lobos have won 19 straight games when holding opponents to less than 60 points
In the 5-game winning streak, UNM has allowed just 53.6 points a game, while holding opponents to 38.8% shooting from the floor and 31% from 3-point
Senior J.R. Giddens
- finished with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals in just 25 minutes of action
limited to 5 points and 1 assist in 5 minutes in the 1st half after picking up 2 quick fouls
played the entire 2nd half and had 9 points, all 7 of his rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals
Senior Jamaal Smith
- had 5 assists, 1 steal and 0 turnovers off the bench
Junior Chad Toppert
- 9 points on 3-7 shots from 3-point; hit his first 3 and missed his last 4 tries
has 172 3-pointers in his career, passing Marlow White for 7th place all-time at UNM
has made a 3-pointer in 20 straight games, tying Rob Robbins (1989) and Kevin Henry (1999-2000) for the 6th-longest streak in school history
season accuracy is now 48.7% (73-150) in all games and 50.7% (36-71) in MWC action
career accuracy from 3-point is 45.7% (172-376), 1st all-time at UNM…Troy DeVries is 2nd at 44.95%
Freshman Jonathan Wills
- Lobos are 11-0 when he starts