Post-Game Notes, New Mexico vs. BYU
Jan. 29, 2011
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New Mexico vs. BYU – Postgame Notes
Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011 * Albuquerque, N.M.
* New Mexico beats No. 9 BYU 86-77…the Lobos are now 15-7 overall and 3-4 in the Mountain West Conference
* UNM’s last 3-game winning streak against BYU was 4 in a row during the 1999-2000 seasons
* This is the highest-ranked team UNM has beaten since taking down No. 8 Wichita State 71-68 in Las Vegas on Dec. 22, 2006
* This is the highest-ranked team UNM has beaten in The Pit since knocking off No. 3 Utah 77-74 on Feb. 1, 1998
* The Lobos trailed 53-40 following a 3-pointer by Jimmer Fredette with 14:37 remaining…that means UNM outscored BYU 46-24 the rest of the way
* In the final 9:02, UNM made 9 of its last 11 FGs, including 5 of 7 from 3-point…the Lobos ended up shooting 50.8% (31-61) for the game, 17-30 (56.7%) in the 2nd half
* Four guards – Dairese Gary (11), Kendall Williams (12), Tony Snell (16) and Chad Adams (7) scored 46 of the Lobos’ 54 points in the 2nd half…Snell and Adams scored all of their points after halftime
* Adams, Gary, Snell and Williams combined to make 14 of 21 FGs in the 2nd half, including 7 of 12 from 3-point
* After 8 turnovers in the 1st half, UNM committed only 3 in the 2nd
* UNM was 16 of 19 from the FT line today and is 23 of 26 (88%) the past 2 games
* A sold-out crowd of 15,411 was on hand…average attendance in 2010-11 is 14,774 for 12 home games
* UNM is 39-1 under Steve Alford when scoring 80 points or more
* UNM has made a 3-pointer in 645 consecutive games…the last time it didn’t was Jan. 3, 1991, going 0-8 against Colorado State
Head coach Steve Alford
* Coached his 615th career game
* 399-216 in his 20-year coaching career
* 91-33 in his 4th season at New Mexico
* 42-20 in his coaching career against MWC teams
* 40-15 in regular season MWC games while at UNM
* 60-6 in UNM home games, 24-4 in MWC home games
* 4-3 in his career against BYU, 3-1 in Albuquerque
Senior G Dairese Gary
* Made his 119th consecutive start, the longest current streak in the nation
* 14 points to pass Francis Grant (1960-62) for 15th place all-time at UNM with 1,286 career points
* Season-high 10 assists to become the 3rd Lobo with 1,000 points and 500 assists in a career; Dairese has 503 assists and joins Phil Smith and Kelvin Scarborough in that exclusive club
* 62 points in his last 3 games against BYU
* 5-5 from the FT line and he has made 22 in a row
* 57-64 FTs (88%) the past 12 games and 31-33 (94%) in MWC games
* 4th all-time in MWC history with 477 career FTs made and 636 FTs attempted
Freshman G Tony Snell
* Career-high 16 points, all in the 2nd half; 4-5 from 3-point in the 2nd half
* Set career-highs for FGs made (5) and 3-pointers (4)
* Averages the past 5 games: 8 points on 10-19 from 3-point, and 21.8 minutes
Junior F Drew Gordon
* 15 points and 12 rebounds for his 3rd straight double-double, 5th in the past 6 games and 6th in the last 8
* Averaging 13.7 ppg and 11.3 rpg in 7 MWC games
Freshman G Kendall Williams
* 16 points with 12 coming in the 2nd half
* 2nd half line was 12 points on 4-5 FGs, 2-3 from 3, 2-2 FTs, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in all 20 minutes
* only 5 minutes in the 1st half after picking up 2 fouls
Sophomore G Chad Adams
* All 7 points and 3 rebounds came in 8 2nd-half minutes
* Scoreless in 3 minutes in the 1st half