Jan. 3, 2009
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- Lobos continue to keep opponents shooting under 40 percent from the field … held UNLV to 35.8, second-lowest field goal percentage by a Lobo opponent this season … opponents have shot just 40.3% (997-2,471) in 45 games against Steve Alford Lobo teams
- New Mexico is 5-5 in MWC openers and has lost five of the past seven. The Lobos are 3-7 in MWC lid-lifters on the road
- Tonight’s game saw the lead change 11 times and the score tied 11 times … The biggest lead for either team was 5 points
- New Mexico held a 41-38 (+3) rebound advantage and are 7-3 this season when winning the battle of the boards
- The Lobos are 2-3 in true road games this year, and 10-9 in head coach Steve Alford’s tenure at New Mexico … in the five seasons before Alford arrived, UNM had an 8-43 road record … UNM went 8-6 in 2007-08, tying a school record.
- New Mexico has made a 3-pointer in 596 consecutive games; the last time it did not connect was Jan. 3, 1991, going 0-8 against Colorado State
- Lobos scored 38 points in the paint, the third-highest total in a game this season (52 vs. Southeast Missouri, 48 vs. Ole Miss)
Senior Tony Danridge
- Career-high 10 rebounds … first career double-double with 10 points … needs 49 points to reach 1,000 in Lobo career
Senior Daniel Faris
- Season-high 19 points, going 8 of 13 from the field with 3 free throws
Senior Chad Toppert
- Tied season-high for rebounds with 6
Junior Roman Martinez
- Held scoreless for just the second time this season, came into the game averaging 13.7 points over the past 6 games
Freshman Will Brown
- Tied career-high for rebounds with 5