Dec. 22, 2011
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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011
UNM vs. UMKC *** Albuquerque, N.M.
* New Mexico improves to 10-2 with an 87-62 victory over Missouri-Kansas City…the Lobos have won 8 in a row, their longest streak since 8 straight from Nov. 24-Dec. 22, 2010
* UNM is at least 10-2 for the 4th time in Steve Alford’s 5 seasons at UNM.the 2009-10 team started 12-0
* The Lobos have won 31 consecutive home games in the month of December.the last loss was 81-64 to 5th-ranked Wake Forest on Dec. 22, 2004.UNM hosts St. Louis U. on Dec. 31
* Phillip McDonald (13) and Jamal Fenton (9) came off the bench to score 22 of the Lobos’ 40 points in the 1st half and 34 of the 87 for the game…the duo made 9-12 FGs and 4-5 3s in a combined 20 minutes in the 1st half, and 14-19 FGs and 5-8 3s in 38 minutes total
* The Lobos had 24 assists on 31 made baskets
* UNM led at halftime (40-24) for the 11th time in 12 games… the Lobos are 10-1 when leading at the break in 2011-12
* UNM forced 24 UMKC turnovers, the most by a Lobo opponent this season… that’s 45 turnovers forced the past 2 games
* UNM has shot 50% or better in consecutive games for the 1st time this season… the Lobos made 53.4% (31-58) tonight and converted 55.7% (34-61) Tuesday vs. Montana State
* In 6 home games this season, UNM is 5-1 and has held opponents to 53.5 points a game, 35.2% (119-338) FGs overall and 25.3% (34-134) from 3-point… the Lobos’ victory margin at home this season is 25.5 points, including 20.7 points (41.7 to 21.0) at halftime
* The Lobos have 11 dunks the past 2 games after only 13 the first 10 games
* The Lobos are 45-1 under Steve Alford when scoring 80 or more points
* UNM has made a 3-point FG in 670 consecutive games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
Head coach Steve Alford
* 416-224 in his 21st season as a head coach and 108-41 in his 5th year at New Mexico
* 68-9 in all UNM home games, 42-3 in non-conference home games
* 30-5 in December games at UNM, including 19-0 in The Pit
* has won 23 straight December home games dating to his last season at Iowa
G Phillip McDonald
* came off the bench to score a season- and game-high 18 points in just 19 minutes; his previous high was 12 against New Orleans on Nov. 11
* made 7-11 FGs, including 4-6 from 3-point
* 3-pointer with 50 seconds left in the 1st half made him the 29th Lobo to score 1,000 career points.he has 1,005 points as a Lobo
* scored 11 straight points in a span of 2:09 late in the 1st half to give UNM a 38-24 lead
* made 4 3-pointers, moving into 9th place all-time at UNM with 173 in his career
G Jamal Fenton
* came off the bench to tie a career-high with 16 points (7-8 FGs) and he dished a career-high 8 assists in just 19 minutes.he did not commit a turnover
* 37 points the past 3 games on 16-22 FGs
* 9 points in 10 minutes in the 1st half tonight
* scored 7 points during a 15-2 1st-half run that gave UNM a 25-11 lead
F Drew Gordon
* 18 points on 6-9 FGs and 6-7 FTs
* also season-high 3 blocks and 2 steals
* has 13 steals this season compared to just 14 in 26 games last season
G Demetrius Walker
* Started his 1st game of the season
* finished with 6 points and a career-high 7 assists