Feb. 17, 2009
The Lobos held BYU to its worst shooting 1st half of the season tonight (12-36, 33%)
UNM’s 7 conference wins have been by an average of 17.4 points while their 4 losses – all on the road at UNLV, San Diego State, Utah and BYU – have been by a combined 19 points, or 4.75 points
New Mexico has lost 9 straight to BYU in Provo…the Lobos’ last win at the Marriott Center was nine years ago to the day, Feb. 17, 2000, when it prevailed 78-74
UNM has made a 3-pointer in 607 straight games, the 11th-longest active streak in NCAA Division I … the last time UNM failed to connect from long range was Jan. 3, 1991, missing on 8 attempts against Colorado State in The Pit.
Senior Daniel Faris
- Records his second career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds; first was at NMSU earlier this season with 17 points and 11 rebounds
- His 3 blocks moves him into 8th on the Lobos all-time list with 89 for his career
Senior Tony Danridge
- 59 points the past 3 games, 43 coming in the 2nd half
- Has only been on the bench for 2 minutes in the second half of the past 3 contests
Senior Chad Toppert
- Is 15 points from becoming the 26th Lobo to reach 1,000 career points
Sophomore Dairese Gary
- Has 15 assists and 2 turnovers in the last 4 games
- Scored his second-most points of the season with 15, including 3-3 from 3-point range … season-high was 20 vs.
UCF on Nov. 20