Dec. 5, 2009
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UNM vs. New Mexico State
Dec. 5, 2009
Albuquerque, N.M.
Team
The Lobos improve to 8-0 with a 75-58 victory over New Mexico State…the Lobos led 41-18 at halftime
UNM is off to its best start since 1998-99 when it also started 8-0…the 8-0 beginning ties for the 7th-best opening by a New Mexico team
Steve Alford is off to his 3rd-fastest start in 15 seasons as a Div. I head coach…his 1996-97 Southwest Missouri State team began 10-0 while his 2000-01 Iowa squad started 9-0
The Lobos have defeated the Aggies 5 straight times, the longest run since taking 7 in a row from 1995-99
UNM has defeated New Mexico State 7 straight times in The Pit…it’s the Lobos’ longest home winning streak in the series since it won 10 in a row from 1941-51
The Lobos forced 31 New Mexico State turnovers, the most by a UNM opponent since Tennessee State had 33 on Dec. 21,
1991
New Mexico set a season-high with 15 steals
New Mexico State had a 36-32 rebounding edge, just the second opponent to gather more boards than UNM this season…UC Riverside had a 43-33 advantage in the season opener
New Mexico has won 15 straight home games and is 45-2 in its last 47 non-conference games at The Pit …the last loss was 73-60 to UTEP on Jan. 6, 2009
Head coach Steve Alford is 38-4 in The Pit, 24-2 at home against non-conference competition
The Lobos have won 35 straight games when allowing less than 60 points…the last loss was 51-46 at Air Force on Feb. 22, 2006
Individual
Senior forward Roman Martinez
21 points on 6-12 FGs and 5-8 from 3-point, plus 8 rebounds o tied career-highs with the 5 3-pointers and 5 steals in
36 minutes
averaged 20 points and 7.4 rebounds in his last 5 games against the Aggies o UNM is 24-4 when he plays more than 30 minutes in a game
Sophomore forward A.J. Hardeman
12 points, 8 rebounds (5 offensive), 2 blocks and 2 steals in a career-high 29 minutes
Junior forward Darington Hobson
14 points and 6 rebounds
averaging 19.6 points and 9.4 rebounds over the past 5 games
Sophomore guard Nate Garth
came off the bench to score 11 points for the second game in a row, tying a season-high o first time as a Lobo he has reached double figure scoring in consecutive games