Nov. 21, 2009
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New Mexico Men’s Basketball
Postgame Notes – UNM vs. Louisiana Tech
Nov. 21, 2009
Team
The Lobos improve to 4-0 with the 81-52 victory over Louisiana Tech in the second round of the World Vision Classic
UNM outscored the Bulldogs 48-24 in the 2nd half, and had a 24-11 edge on the boards…UNM shot 64% in the 2nd half and made 9 of their last 10 FG attempts
New Mexico has won 12 straight home games and is 42-2 in its last 44 non-conference games at The Pit
Steve Alford picks up his 50th career win at UNM…he is
50-21 as the Lobos’ head coach…Alford is 34-4 in The Pit,
20-2 at home against non-conference competition
New Mexico had a 23-8 scoring edge in second-chance points
UNM held the Bulldogs to 29.7% shooting, lowest by an opponent this season
Individual
Junior wing Darington Hobson
30 points, most by a Lobo since J.R. Giddens had 30 (in
overtime) against BYU on Feb. 26, 2008
made 9-18 FGs, 3-4 from 3-point and 9-12 FTs also pulled down 10 rebounds in 27 minutes for his first double-double as a Lobo has scored 39 points during the first two games of the World Vision Classic
Sophomore forward A.J. Hardeman
set a career-high for rebounds (11) for the second straight game…he had 8 last night against Nicholls State
Sophomore guard Nate Garth
11 points, 1 from his career high, and 3 assists in just
17 minutes
True freshman guard Jamal Fenton
9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals – most by a Lobo this season – in 24 minutes off the bench