Dec. 29, 2009
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Lobos Posing With Wolves
Team
The Lobos move to 13-1 with a 90-75 victory over Texas Tech
New Mexico has won 18 straight home games and is 48-2 in its last 50 non-conference games at The Pit…the last loss was 73-60 to UTEP on Jan. 6, 2009…18 games is the 5th-longest streak in program history
UNM’s second sellout of the season (14,586) was on hand…average attendance is now 12,823 for 9 games in 2009-10
As a ranked team, UNM has a 103-6 record in The Pit
UNM held Texas Tech to a season-low 41% (25-61) shooting from the floor
The Lobos have beaten three ranked non-conference opponents (Cal, Texas A&M, Texas Tech) in the same season for the first time since 1992-93…17 years ago, UNM toppled New Mexico State twice, 69-62 in Las Cruces when the Aggies were No. 25 and 71-66 in The Pit when there were No. 24…the Lobos also handed No. 25 BYU a 68-59 defeat in the semifinals of the WAC Tournament at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City
UNM had a 44-28 scoring advantage in points in the paint
The Lobos set season-highs for FTs made (30) and FTs attempted (43)
UNM head coach Steve Alford is 41-4 at home
Under Steve Alford, New Mexico is 29-1 when scoring 80 or more points…the only loss was 82-80 to Utah in overtime in the quarterfinals of the 2008 MWC Tournament in Las Vegas
UNM has made at least one 3-pointer in 628 straight games…the last time it didn’t was Jan. 3, 1991, missing on 8 attempts against Colorado State
Individual
Junior guard Darington Hobson
5th double-double of the season with 23 points and 12 rebounds…also 4 assists and 2 steals
leads the team in scoring, rebounding and assists, something no Lobo has ever done for an entire season
Senior forward Roman Martinez
10 points and 11 rebounds for his 2nd double-double of the season and the 6th of his career…also 3 steals in 29 minutes
Redshirt freshman Curtis Dennis
career-high 14 points in just 14 minutes
scored 31 points the past 4 games after logging just 20 points the first 10 games
Sophomore Will Brown
scored a career-high 11 points in 16 minutes
Junior guard Dairese Gary
6 points, 4 assists, 2 steals and 0 turnovers
24 assists and 4 turnovers the past 6 games
started his 76th straight game