Dec. 19, 2009
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No. 19 New Mexico vs. Creighton Post-game Notes
Dec. 19, 2009 * Albuquerque, N.M.
Team
The Lobos get to 12-0 on the season by recording their 2nd-largest comeback in the 766-game history of The Pit with a 66-61 win over Creighton…UNM trailed by 16 (31-15) with 5:55 remaining in the 1st half
UNM’s biggest comeback in The Pit (which opened Dec. 1, 1966) is 18 points vs. UT Pan American on Dec. 8, 1998…the Lobos trailed 58-40 with 19:05 left in the game, but came back to win 101-94
New Mexico improves to 12-0 for the third time in school history…the only other UNM teams to start 12-0 were 1967-68 (17-0) and 1973-74 (12-0)
UNM also extends the nation’s longest winning streak to 12 games
The 12-game winning streak ties for the 3rd-longest in school history and is the best by a Lobo team since taking 14 in a row in 1977-78
UNM started 4 of 10 from the floor in the 1st half, then missed 10 consecutive FGs and 19 of 20…the Lobos shot 20.6% (7-34) in the 1st half and a season-low 29.9% (20-67) for the game
The last time a Lobo team shot less than 30% from the floor and won was Feb. 16, 1997…UNM shot 28.3% (17-60) in a 57-51 win over Tulsa in The Pit
The Lobos got their first lead at 45-44 and outscored Creighton 38-21 in the second half…that’s a 98-52 scoring edge in the 2nd half the past 2 games
Creighton missed its first 9 shots of the second half and did not make its first basket until the 10:46 mark…the Bluejays shot 20.8% (5-24) after halftime and 6.7% (1-15) from 3-point
New Mexico had a 44-40 rebounding edge, including 22-7 on the offensive glass
UNM committed just 5 turnovers, giving them 9 in the past 2 games…the season average is down to 9.8 a game
Two Lobos had double-doubles in the same game for the second time this season…Darington Hobson had 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds while Roman Martinez recorded 11 points and 10 boards…Hobson (21-10) and A.J. Hardeman (10-10) did it at Hawai’i
New Mexico has won 17 straight home games, tying for the 5th-longest in program history, and is 47-2 in its last 49 non-conference games at The Pit…the last loss was 73-60 to UTEP on Jan. 6, 2009
Head coach Steve Alford is 40-4 in The Pit, 26-2 at home against non-conference competition
The Lobos have a 102-6 record in The Pit as a ranked team
Individual
Junior forward Darington Hobson
4th double-double of the season with 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds (9 offensive), and 6 assists
2nd half numbers: 19 of UNM’s 38 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists while playing all 20 minutes
leads the team in scoring, rebounding and assists, something no Lobo has ever done for an entire season
Senior forward Roman Martinez
1st double-double of the season with 11 points and a season-high 10 rebounds
played the entire 2nd half
just 2-9 from 3-point, but still 60% (26-43) from 3-point the past 6 games
UNM is 26-4 when he plays more than 30 minutes in a game
Junior guard Dairese Gary
12 points and 2 steals
first time as a Lobo he has scored in double figures in 4 straight games
averaging 14.5 ppg the past 4 games…also 14 assists and just 2 turnovers the past 4 games
started his 74th straight game