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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes

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Nov. 30, 2011

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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011
UNM vs. Idaho State – Albuquerque, N.M.

  • New Mexico improves to 5-2 with a 65-41 victory over Idaho State…UNM has a 5-1 series lead over ISU
  • Attendance was 13,142
  • UNM trailed tonight for the first time in three games (last time was Santa Clara): 2-0, 5-2 and 17-16
  • The Lobos trailed 17-16 then went on a 14-1 run for a 30-18 lead…freshman Hugh Greenwood scored all 7 of his points during the burst
  • UNM outscored the Bengals 19-5 over the final 9:17 of the 1st half to grab a 35-22 lead at the break…junior Jamal Fenton scored the Lobos’ final 5 points of the 1st half on a 3-pointer, then a steal that resulted in a layup
  • New Mexico limited Idaho State to 29.6% (16-54) shooting from the floor…it’s the 2nd time this season UNM has held an opponent under 30%…New Orleans shot 25.5% on Nov. 11
  • No Lobo scored in double figures…10 players scored between 2 and 9 points…starter A.J. Hardeman and reserve Demetrius Walker led UNM with 9 points apiece
  • The Lobos had a season-high 11 steals, 10 in the 1st half
  • UNM had a 51-28 rebounding edge, 22-9 on the offensive end…the Lobos had a 26-8 scoring advantage on 2nd-chance points
  • 22 offensive rebounds is the 2nd-highest total for the Lobos under Steve Alford…they had 23 at Hawai’i on Nov. 27, 2009
  • The Lobos have won 52 straight games (including 46-0 under Steve Alford) when holding opponents under 60 points…the last loss was Feb. 22, 2006, when UNM fell to Air Force 51-46
  • UNM set season lows for 3-point shooting (21.7%, 5-23) and FT shooting (50%, 12-24)
  • UNM has made a 3-point FG in 665 consecutive games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)

Head coach Steve Alford

  • 411-224 in his 21st season as a head coach and 103-41 in his 5th year at New Mexico
  • 58-22 in non-conference games while at UNM, 39-3 in The Pit

Senior C Drew Gordon

  • 8 points and he tied a season high with 13 rebounds…0-4 from the FT line

Freshman G Hugh Greenwood

  • Committed a turnover 36 seconds into the game, his first TO in 119-plus minutes, since the 11:07 mark of the 2nd half against New Mexico State on Nov. 16

Senior G Phillip McDonald

  • 6 points off the bench on 2 of 4 from 3-point range
  • 169 career 3-pointers, 3 from passing Marlow White for 9th place at UNM
  • 987 career points in 106 games

Junior G Jamal Fenton

  • came off the bench to score 8 points…scored 17 points the past 2 games