Jan. 6, 2009
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Jan. 6, 2009 – Lobo Basketball vs UTEP 
New Mexico lost for just the second time in its last 40 non-conference home games – both coming this season (71-72 vs. Central Florida, Nov. 22)…UNM fell to 7-2 in The Pit this season
Tonight was the 140th game in a series that started Feb.
21, 1921…New Mexico still holds a 75-65 lead in the series…UTEP won in Albuquerque for the first time since
1999 (73-66), improving to 10-25 in The Pit.
UTEP erased a 42-40 New Mexico lead (12:45 2nd half) with a 14-2 run that covered 3:19…the Miners had 9 straight points, including 5-5 from the FT line, after the Lobos had closed the gap to 45-44 with 10:57 left to play…the game saw 6 lead changes and 9 ties before UTEP took the lead for good at the 12:32 mark
Both teams finished with more free throws than field goals…UNM hit 25 FTs and 15 FGs, while UTEP hit 26 FTs – the most by a Lobo opponent this year – and 21 FGs
New Mexico established season-lows in field goals made (15), FG percentage (28.8%), and assists (7)…it’s the lowest FG percentage since the 2000 Mountain West Conference Tournament in Las Vegas when the Lobos shot 27.6% (16-58) from the floor vs. BYU (L, 56-43).
UTEP’s 24 first half points tied its season-low (trailed New Mexico State 38-24 in Las Cruces on Dec. 14)…the two teams were a combined 16-53 (30%) from the floor in the first half
After an 0-10 start, New Mexico hit 5 of its final 11 3-pointers
New Mexico has made a 3-pointer in 597 consecutive games; the last time it didn’t connect was Jan. 3, 1991, going 0-8 against Colorado State
UTEP’s 5 blocks (4 in the first half alone) were the most this season by a UNM opponent…the Miners were also called for goal-tending twice
Senior Daniel Faris
16 points in 24 minutes…has scored in double figures in
3 straight games, averaging 17.3 during that span…the 52 points are the most for Faris in a 3-game stretch during his career…his previous best was 47 points in consecutive road games at Hawaii (21), UTEP (13) and Wyoming (13) last year.
Went to the free throw line a career-high 11 times, hitting 8
Senior Tony Danridge
12 points…career-best 9th straight game in double figures…averaging 15.0 points per game during that span Hit a career-high 10 free throws on 12 attempts
Sophomore Dairese Gary
Season-high 6 rebounds (career-high is 9 at UTEP last
year)