Nov. 20, 2008
hursday, Nov. 20, 2008
New Mexico wins its 600th game in The Pit…UNM is 600-142 all-time since The Pit opened on Dec. 1, 1966
The Lobos have won 33 consecutive non-conference home games, currently the 6th-longest streak in the nation
UNM is 2-0 all-time against Grambling State and 21-1 against current members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
Steve Alford is 114-10 in non-conference home games in his head coaching career, 12-0 while at UNM
New Mexico has made a 3-pointer in 584 consecutive games; the last time it didn’t connect was Jan. 3, 1991, going 0-8 against Colorado State
The Lobos made 7 of their first 9 3-point attempts and finished the game at 52% (12-23)
UNM had 25 assists on 34 made baskets
Held Grambling State to 26.2% shooting (16-61) and 24%
(6-24) from 3-pointS
Senior Tony Danridge
had a career-high 8 assists, 7 coming in the 1st half;
his previous best was 6 against Utah on Jan. 13, 2007
Freshman Phillip McDonald
15 points and 10 rebounds for his first collegiate
double-double and the first double-double by a Lobo
freshman since Mark Walters
had 23 points and 14 rebounds at Air Force on March 8,
2003
Senior Daniel Faris
a team-high 18 points on 6 of 9 FGs and 6 of 7 FTs, plus
6 rebounds in 24 minutes
Junior Roman Martinez
15 points and 8 rebounds, making 6 of 8 FGs
tied a career-high with 3 3-pointersS
Senior Chad Toppert
scored 12 points, making 3 of 7 3-pointers
made 191 3s in his career, still No. 6 on the UNM career
list; Kevin Henry is 5th with 197