Postgame Notes
Jan. 5, 2011
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New Mexico vs. Cal State Bakersfield – Postgame Notes
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011 Albuquerque, N.M.
New Mexico completes the non-conference season with a
12-3 record following a 102-62 victory over Cal State
Bakersfield
Alex Kirk set a UNM freshman scoring record with 31
points in just 21 minutes…the previous record was 30
points by Kenny Thomas against Utah in the 1996 Western
Athletic Conference Tournament championship game (March 9,
1996)
Kirk also tied a Mountain West Conference scoring record
by a freshman…Evan Burns scored 31 against New Mexico on
Feb. 24, 2003, while Wyoming’s Desmar Jackson had 31
against Utah on Feb. 27, 2010
UNM has had two different players score at least 20
points this season, both by freshmen: 20 by Kendall
Williams against Longwood and 31 tonight by Alex Kirk
The Lobos reach the 100-point mark for the first time
since a 103-70 decision over Ole Miss on Dec. 13,
2008…it’s the fourth 100-point game for UNM under Steve
Alford
UNM is 77-1 all-time when scoring 100 or more points in
a game
The score was tied at 20-all at the 9:56 mark before UNM
went on a 16-0 run over the next 4:08…five different Lobos
scored during the burst…the Roadrunners were scoreless for
4:48
The Lobos started the game making just 5 of 15 shots
from the floor…they finished the final 11:46 of the 1st
half hitting 14 of their final 21 FGs (67%)…UNM shot
56.7% (38-67) for the game
The Lobos have had at least a 20-point lead in all eight
home games this year
The 50-point first half marked the second time UNM
scored at least 50 in a half this year…the Lobos scored 52
in the second half against Longwood
UNM is 36-3 the last 39 games it outrebounds the
opponent
UNM has won 15 straight home games overall and 19 in a
row at home against non-conference competition…the last
non-conference home loss was to UTEP (73-60) on Jan. 6,
2009
Attendance was 14,045…average attendance for eight
home games in 2010-11 is 14,718
UNM is 38-1 under Steve Alford when scoring 80 points or
more
Head coach Steve Alford
Coached his 608th career game
396-212 in his 20-year coaching career
88-29 in his fourth season at New Mexico
57-5 in The Pit overall, 36-2 against non-conference
competition
51-18 against non-conference opponents while at New
Mexico
Freshman C Alex Kirk
Scored a career-high and UNM freshman record 31 points
on 11-13 FGs and 7-8 FTs; the previous record was 30
points by Kenny Thomas against Utah in the 1996 Western
Athletic Conference Tournament championship game (March 9,
1996)
His previous high was 10 points against Detroit,
Northwood and Texas Tech
Eclipsed his previous scoring high with 6:26 to go in
the 1st half
Made a career-best 2 3-pointers
Season scoring average climbed from 6.4 to 8.1 ppg
Senior G Dairese Gary
Made his 112th consecutive start tonight, the longest
current streak in the nation
Passed David Gibson (1995-98) for 5th place all-time at
UNM with 461 career assists
Scored 15 points, plus 5 assists and 0 turnovers in 22
minutes
Made a season-high 3 3-pointers
Remains in 3rd place in Mountain West Conference history
with 461 career assists; 19 assists from becoming the
MWC’s career leader
UNM is 31-3 since 2008-09 when he has 5 or more assists
in a game
13 assists and 1 turnover the past 2 games
Remains in 19th place all-time at UNM with 1,191 career
points
Junior F Drew Gordon
1st career double-double with a season-high 14 points
and 11 rebounds, which ties a career-best
31 rebounds the past 3 games, increasing his
team-leading average to 7.2 a game
Freshman G Kendall Williams
8 points, 10 assists, 4 steals and 1 turnover in a
team-high 28 minutes
2nd time this season he has reached double-figures in
assists (11 vs. Colorado)
43 assists and 10 turnovers the past 7 games; 72 assists
and 28 turnovers for the season
Junior G Phillip McDonald
Started for the 80th time, or every game he has played
at UNM
Junior F A.J. Hardeman
Started his 50th straight game