New Mexico vs. Air Force - Postgame Notes
Feb. 1, 2011
New Mexico whips Air Force 75-61…the Lobos are now 16-7 overall and 4-4 in the Mountain West Conference…UNM never trailed tonight
The Lobos have won 3 in a row after starting 1-4 in the MWC
UNM has won 8 straight against Air Force
Steve Alford records the 400th win of his 20-year head coaching career (400-216)…he is the 40th active coach to reach 400 victories
The Lobos have 92 wins in Steve Alford’s 3-plus years…that ties for the 4th-most wins of any 4-year span in school history…the record is 102 from 1996-99
UNM has 28 road wins (28-20) under Alford…it took the Lobos 10 seasons – and 105 games – to win 28 road games before Alford arrived…they were 28-77 from 1998-2007
UNM employed its 7th different starting lineup of the season…Tony Snell started for the second time this year
The Lobos had 12 steals, tying a season-high (also 12 vs. U. of San Diego)
UNM had a 25-9 scoring edge in Points off Turnovers
UNM was 19 of 21 from the FT line and is 42 of 47 (88.4%) the past 3 games…the season percentage is now 70.4%
New Mexico shot 51.1% (24-47) from the floor and has made 49.5% (104-210) the past 4 games…the season percentage is now 47.7%
UNM has made a 3-pointer in 646 consecutive games…the last time it didn’t was Jan. 3, 1991, going 0-8 against Colorado State
Head coach Steve Alford
Coached his 616th career game
400-216 in his 20-year coaching career
92-33 in his 4th season at New Mexico
43-20 in his coaching career against MWC teams
41-15 in regular season MWC games while at UNM
28-20 in road games at UNM, 17-11 in MWC road games
9-0 in his career against Air Force, 4-0 at the Academy
20-3 in February games while at UNM, including 11 straight wins
7-0 at UNM after beating a ranked team
Senior G Dairese Gary
Made his 120th consecutive start, the longest current streak in the nation
Tied David Gibson (1995-98) for 10th place all-time at UNM with 125 career games played
Remains in 15th place all-time at UNM with 1,291 career points
26 assists vs. 7 turnovers the past 3 games
3-4 FTs, ending his consecutive made streak at 22
60-68 FTs (88%) the past 13 games and 34-37 (92%) in MWC games
3rd all-time in MWC history with 640 career FTs attempted and 4th with 480 FTs attempted
Freshman G Kendall Williams
16 points for the 2nd straight game
Tied career-highs with 4 3-pointers, all in the 1st half, and 6 rebounds
Shooting 49% (33-67) from 3-point this season
270 points is the 8th-best season total by a Lobo freshman
2 assists, becoming the 6th Lobo freshman to reach 100; he has 101
2 steals, giving him a team-high 37, and tying for the 3rd-most by a UNM freshman (Phil Smith had 47 in 1980-81)
Junior F Drew Gordon
Team-high 17 points and 6 rebounds
Averaging 14.1 ppg and 10.6 rpg in 8 MWC games
Junior F A.J. Hardeman
12 points on 4-4 FGs and 4-4 FTs, plus 5 rebounds off the bench
Most points in 12 games, since 16 vs. Northern Iowa on Dec. 23
Freshman G Tony Snell
Made his second start of the season (also at Texas Tech)
Tied a season-high with 3 assists
Sophomore G Chad Adams
10 points on 4-5 FGs and 2-2 FTs in 12 minutes off the bench
3rd double-figure scoring game of the season
20 points the past 3 games
Sophomore G Jamal Fenton
6 points on 1-2 FGs and 4-4 FTs in 16 minutes off the bench
Had a season-high 4 steals