Jan. 5, 2010
Team
The Lobos fall to 14-2 overall and 0-1 in the Mountain West Conference with a 74-64 loss at San Diego State (12-3, 1-0 MWC)…it’s a season scoring low for UNM…the previous low was 66 against Creighton
UNM shot 35% (20-57) for the game, but 2nd-half shooting was just 29% (8-28) and 20% (2-10) from 3-point…the 35% accuracy is the 2nd-lowest of the season (29.9% vs. Creighton)
The Lobos were outrebounded 43-39, but 29-20 after halftime
San Diego State has won 13 straight home games and is 22-1 in its last 23 games at Viejas Arena
UNM has made at least one 3-pointer in 604 straight games…the last time it didn’t was Jan. 3, 1991, missing on 8 attempts against Colorado State
Individual
Junior guard Dairese Gary
led UNM in scoring for the 2nd straight game – and 3rd time this season – with 15 points, and a team-high 4 assists
averaging 13.8 points the past 8 games
started his 78th straight game
Senior forward Roman Martinez
12 points on 3-6 from 3-point
shooting 48.5% from 3-point this season, including 50% (24-48) on the road
UNM is now 28-5 when he plays more than 30 minutes
Junior guard Darington Hobson
12 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, but just 4-17 from the floor
still leads the team in scoring (16.5), rebounding (8.1) and assists (4.4), something no Lobo has ever done for a season
36% (32-89) from the field the past 6 games