Post Game Notes

Feb. 23, 2011

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New Mexico vs. UNLV – Postgame Notes
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011 * Albuquerque, N.M.

• New Mexico loses in overtime to UNLV 77-74…UNM is 17-11
  overall, 5-8 in the Mountain West Conference and has lost
  4 in a row…the 4 losses have been decided by a total of 17
  points
• UNM has lost 4 straight games for the first time since
  dropping the final 5 games of the 2006-07 season
• The Lobos have lost 4 straight conference games for the
  first time since losing the last 4 games of the 2006-07
  MWC season
• New Mexico trailed 51-36 with 14:08 left in the game,
  but regained the lead at 66-65, its first lead since 20-18
• In the MWC this season, UNM is 0-6 in games decided by 6
  points or less
• UNLV is 14-of-30 from 3-point against the Lobos this
  season, or 46.7%…the Runnin’ Rebels came into tonight’s
  game shooting 30.5% from 3-point in all games, 27.1% in
  MWC contests
• UNM shot 27.8% (5-18) from 3-point…the past 5 games, the
  Lobos have shot 27.2% (25-92) from 3-point
• Tonight’s attendance was 15,346…average attendance for
  15 home games 14,848…it’s UNM’s highest season average
  since 15,186 in 2002-03
• UNM has made a 3-pointer in 651 consecutive games…the
  last time it didn’t was Jan. 3, 1991, going 0-8 against
  Colorado State

Head coach Steve Alford

• Coached his 621st career game
• 401-220 in his 20-year coaching career
• 93-37 in his 4th season at New Mexico
• 21-7 in February games while at UNM
• 23-6 in 2nd half of MWC regular season while at UNM
• 44-24 in his coaching career against MWC teams
• 42-19 in regular season MWC games while at UNM
• 61-8 in all home games at UNM, 25-6 in MWC home games
• 3-5 in his career against UNLV, 2-2 at Albuquerque

Senior G Dairese Gary

• Made his 125th consecutive start, the longest current
  streak in the nation
• Career-high 26 points, plus 6 assists and 3 steals in
  all 45 minutes despite turning his left ankle late in the
  1st half
• Tied Kelvin Scarborough (1984-87) for 6th place all-time
  at UNM with 130 career games played and tied David Gibson
  (1995-98) for 3rd place with 125 career starts
• UNM Career Rankings: 15th with 1,380 career points, 3rd
  with 505 FTs made, 3rd with 673 FTs attempted, 5th with
  533 assists and 8th with 159 steals
• UNM is 8-11 this year when he scores in double figures,
  9-0 when he does not

Junior F Drew Gordon

• 9th double-double of the season – 8th in 13 MWC games –
  with 15 points and 14 rebounds

Junior G Phillip McDonald

• 11 points for his first game in double figures since
  scoring 11 against BYU on Jan. 29
• Had averaged 5.8 points the previous 5 games before
  tonight
• 2 3s in a game for the first time since making 6 against
  TCU on Jan. 26
• 8 rebounds, the most since pulling down 10 at New Mexico
  State Dec. 4
• Played a career-high 40 minutes

Junior F A.J. Hardeman

• 11 points off the bench, just his second game in double
  figures in his past 15 games
• Had scored just 9 points – all against San Diego State –
  in his previous 3 games before tonight
• Made 7-7 FTs, a career-high for FTs made in a game
• Came into tonight’s game as a 47.8% career FT shooter

Freshman G Kendall Williams

• 6 points, 3 assists and 1 steal in 34 minutes
• 44 steals ties for 2nd-most by a Lobo freshman and is
  just 4 from passing Phil Smith’s record of 47 set in
  1980-91
• 310 points ranks No. 7 for a season by a Lobo freshman
• 122 assists on the season is the 3rd-highest total by a
  UNM freshman