New Mexico vs. Utah - Postgame Notes
Feb. 19, 2011
New Mexico loses to Utah 62-60 on a 3-pointer at the buzzer by the Utes’ Chris Hines…UNM is 17-10 overall, 5-7 in the Mountain West Conference and has lost 3 in a row
Utah’s last lead before the game-winning shot was 25-24 with 3:10 left in the 1st half…UNM’s biggest lead was 13 (46-33) with 13:35 left in the game…Utah led for a total of 4 minutes and 9 seconds on the night
Of the Lobos’ 7 MWC losses this season, 4 have been by 6 points or less
The Lobos’ 8-game winning streak against Utah in The Pit comes to an end…the Utes’ last win here was 81-51 on Jan. 21, 2002
UNM shot a season-low 35.8% (19-53) from the floor and 25% (4-16) from 3-point…the past 4 games, the Lobos have shot 38.7% (88-227) overall and 27% (20-74) from 3-point
Tonight’s attendance was 15,333…average attendance for 14 home games is 14,812…that’s UNM’s highest season average since 15,186 in 2002-03
UNM has made a 3-pointer in 650 consecutive games…the last time it didn’t was Jan. 3, 1991, going 0-8 against Colorado State
Head coach Steve Alford
Coached his 620th career game
401-219 in his 20-year coaching career
93-36 in his 4th season at New Mexico
21-6 in February games while at UNM
23-5 in 2nd half of MWC regular season while at UNM
44-23 in his coaching career against MWC teams
42-18 in regular season MWC games while at UNM
61-7 in all home games at UNM, 25-5 in MWC home games
5-3 in his career against Utah, 3-0 at Albuquerque
Senior G Dairese Gary
Made his 124th consecutive start, the longest current streak in the nation
Game-high 21 points on 3-5 from 3-point and 8-8 FTs, and 5 assists in 38 min.
Tied former teammate Tony Danridge (2005-09) for 7th place all-time at UNM with 129 career games played and is in 4th place with 124 career starts
UNM Career Rankings: 15th with 1,354 career points, 3rd with 501 FTs made, 3rd with 666 FTs attempted, 5th with 527 assists and 8th with 156 steals
UNM is 8-10 this year when he scores in double figures, 9-0 when he does not
Junior F Drew Gordon
Set an MWC record and tied an arena record with a career-high 23 rebounds
The 23 rebounds ties for the most in an NCAA game this season…Morehead State’s Kenneth Faried – the nation’s leading rebounder – had 23 against Tennessee State on Jan. 27, 2011
Gordon’s 8th double-double of the season came in his 15th minute of play (1:27 mark of the 1st half)…he finished with 17 points
23 rebounds ties for 4th-most in UNM history; the record is 26 by Tom King against Wyoming at Johnson Gym on Feb. 13, 1960
Most Rebounds in The Pit
23, Lew Alcindor (UCLA) vs. New Mexico State, March 15, 1968 (NCAA Tournament game)
23, Darry Minniefield (UNM) vs. Utah, March 3, 1972
23, Steve Malcovic (San Diego State) vs. UNM, Feb. 24, 1979
23, Drew Gordon (UNM) vs. Utah, Feb. 19, 2011
Old MWC Rebound Record
22, Adam Waddell (Wyoming) vs. Utah, Jan. 27, 2010
22, Jason Smith (Colorado State) vs. Wyoming, Feb. 24, 2007
Freshman G Kendall Williams
12 points, 4 assists and 2 steals in 34 minutes
119 assists on the season is the 3rd-highest total by a UNM freshman
43 steals are 3rd-most by a Lobo freshman and just 5 from passing Phil Smith’s record of 47 set in 1980-91
304 points ranks No. 8 by a Lobo freshman