Nov. 27, 2011
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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011
UNM vs. Boston College – 76 Classic – Anaheim, Calif.
- New Mexico improves to 4-2 with a 75-57 triumph over Boston College to claim 5th place in the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif.
- The Lobos snapped a 5-game losing streak to current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference…UNM had lost twice to Virginia and three times to Wake Forest since its last win over a current ACC team, 110-93 at Miami (Fla.) on Feb. 1, 1989
- New Mexico never trailed for the third time in six games this season: also New Orleans and Washington State
- The Lobos have won 51 straight games (45-0 under Steve Alford) when holding opponents under 60 points…the last loss was Feb. 22, 2006, when UNM fell to Air Force 51-46
- New Mexico opened a 22-point lead (56-34) against B.C., with 13:55 left on a jumper by freshman Hugh Greenwood…B.C. cut that deficit to 62-54 (20-6 run) with 4:38 to go, but the Lobos ended the game on a 13-3 spree
- UNM recorded 24 assists on 29 made baskets, or 83% conversion
- The Lobos shot 57% (29-51) from the floor, including 74% (23-31) on 2-point FGs that led to 30 points in the paint
- In its 4 wins this year, New Mexico has made 60.4% (81-134) of its 2-point FGs compared to 26.7% (16-60) shooting in the 2 losses
- UNM has made a 3-point FG in 664 consecutive games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
Head coach Steve Alford
- 410-224 in his 21st season as a head coach and 102-41 in his 5th year at New Mexico
- 57-22 in non-conference games while at UNM, 7-9 at neutral sites
- 2-0 in his head coaching career against Steve Donahue…Alford’s Iowa team beat Donahue’s Cornell squad 65-50 on Dec. 30, 2006
Senior C Drew Gordon
- Season-high 21 points and 11 rebounds in 36 minutes for his 3rd double-double of the season and 17th of his collegiate career
Sophomore G Tony Snell
- 13 points on 4-9 3s, plus 4 rebounds and a career-high 6 assists
- Set a 76 Classic record with 12 3-pointers made in the 3 games; the previous mark was 11 by Stephan Gilling of Long Beach State in 2009
- Team-high 52 points in 3 games in Anaheim (17.3 ppg) on 18-32 FGs (56%) and 12-24 (50%) shooting from 3-point
- 17 of 35 (48.6%) from 3-point range the past 5 games
- averaging a team-high 15.2 points per game
Sophomore G Kendall Williams
- 10 points on 3-5 FGs and 4-5 FTs
- averaging 13.8 ppg in UNM’s 4 wins on 15-30 FGs; that compares to 5 ppg on 0-13 FGs and 0-6 from 3-point in the 2 losses
Freshman G Hugh Greenwood
- 3 assists and 0 turnovers in 27 minutes today, giving him 16 assists and 0 TOs in his last 4 games
- last turnover came at the 11:07 mark of the 2nd half against New Mexico State
- 22 assists and 3 turnovers this season, while averaging 23.5 minutes a game
- had a season-high 5 rebounds today
Sophomore G Demetrius Walker
- came off the bench to set career highs with 5 assists and 20 minutes played…tallied 8 points on 4-8 FGs, plus 3 rebounds
Junior G Jamal Fenton
- came off the bench to tie a season high with 9 points on 4-6 FGs, 1-3 from 3-pt. and 2 assists in 15 minutes