Nov. 16, 2011
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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
Nov. 16, 2011
UNM vs. New Mexico State
- New Mexico falls to 1-1 after a 62-53 loss to New Mexico State…attendance was 15,303
- UNM had won 7 straight against New Mexico State and 21 consecutive non-conference home games…the last loss before tonight was 73-60 to UTEP on Jan. 6, 2009
- UNM shot 28% (14-50) from the floor, the lowest for a Steve Alford-coach Lobo team…the previous low was 28.8%(15-52) vs. UTEP on Jan. 6, 2009
- The Lobos shot 19% (4-21) from the floor in the 2nd half, including 1-12 from 2-point range…for the game, UNM was 7-31 (22.6%) on 2-pt. FGs
- New Mexico’s last FG came at the 7:06 mark – a 3 by Phillip McDonald – to cut the NMSU lead to 50-48…in the final 7:06 of the game, the Lobos missed 7 FGs, committed2 turnovers and were 5-8 from the FT line
- UNM’s three seniors – McDonald, Drew Gordon and A.J.
- Hardeman – combined to score 7 points on 2-15 FGs…both Gordon and Hardeman had 4 fouls
- NMSU’s Hamidu Rahman attempted 16 FTs, the most by an opposing player versus a Steve Alford Lobo team…the previous high was 15 by NMSU’s Troy Gillenwater on Dec. 4, 2010
- UNM is 646-149 all-time in The Pit, 381-68 in non-conference games
- UNM has made a 3-point FG in 660 consecutive games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
Head coach Steve Alford
- 407-223 in his 21st season as a head coach and 99-40 in his 5th year at New Mexico
64-9 in The Pit and 38-3 in The Pit vs. non-conference competition
7-2 in his career against New Mexico State, 4-1 in The Pit
Sophomore G Tony Snell
- the only Lobo in double figures with 18 points on 5-11 FGs, 3-6 from 3 and 5-5 FTs
Senior F Drew Gordon
- 2 points on 0-4 FGs and 2-5 FTs
0 FGs for the first time in 28 games at UNM
Senior Phillip McDonald
- 970 career points in 101 games
165 career 3-pointers, 6 from equaling Marlow White for 10th place at UNM