Jan. 21, 2012
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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012
UNM at (14/20) UNLV *** Ls Vegas, Nev.
* New Mexico (15-4, 1-2 MW) drops its second straight game, falling 80-63 at (14/20) UNLV (18-3, 2-1 MW)
* The Lobos’ next game is Wednesday at home against Colorado State…tipoff is 8 p.m. Mountain on the CBS Sports Network
* The 17-point loss is the Lobos’ largest in a Mountain West Conference game since Feb. 2, 2008, when UNLV won 79-60 in Las Vegas
* UNM loses its first road game (4-1) of the season…including neutral sites, the Lobos are now 7-2 away from The Pit this year
* The Lobos allowed their most points (80) and highest opponent FG% (51.7%) of the season
* UNLV’s FG shooting of 51.7% is the highest by a Lobo opponent since Alabama made 53.1% (26-49) in the 2nd round of the 2011 postseason NIT in Tuscaloosa
* The Lobos were guilty of 21 turnovers, tying for the 2nd-highest total of the season…UNM had 24 in a win at Southern Cal on Dec. 10
* UNLV had a 26-0 scoring edge in fast break points and 32-14 in points off of turnovers
* UNLV had a 28-9 advantage in bench scoring…the 9 bench points is a season low for UNM
* UNM made 7 of its first 11 FGs, then closed the half by missing 17 of its last 22 shots over the final 11:48…the Lobos shot 38.6% (22-57) for the game, but were just 15-of-46 (32.6%) the final 31:48
* The Lobos had 21 offensive rebounds for the 2nd straight game
* UNM trailed at halftime (39-35) for only the 2nd time this season…on Nov. 24, the Lobos trailed Santa Clara 35-26 at the 76 Classic in Anaheim
* UNM has made a 3-point FG in 677 consecutive games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
Head coach Steve Alford
* 421-226 in his 21st season as a head coach, 113-43 in his 5th year at New Mexico
* 8-5 vs. ranked teams while at UNM, 4-2 on the road
* 46-21 in all Mountain West games at UNM
* 34-24 in all UNM road games, 20-14 in Mountain West road games
* 3-6 in his career against UNLV, 1-4 in Las Vegas
* 50-0 when UNM allows less than 60 points
* 48-1 with 36 straight wins when UNM scores 80 points or more
F Drew Gordon
* 14 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks for his 10th double-double of the season and 23rd of his career
* tied a season high with 7 offensive rebounds
G Kendall Williams
* 15 points on 2-6 from 3-point
* 13 of 24 (54%) from 3-point the past 5 games after 9 of 38 (24%) his first 13 games
G Tony Snell
* 15 points on 4 of 7 shooting from 3-point
* 10 total points in his first 2 MWC games, making 2-9 FGs and 1-8 from 3-point
F A.J. Hardeman
* 10 points for his 2nd double-figure scoring game of the season…he had 13 in the season opener against New Orleans
* season-high 11 FG attempts, 5 more than in any game this season
G Phillip McDonald
* 5 points off the bench; remains 26th all-time at UNM with 1,065 career points
* 19-36 (53%) from 3-point the past 8 games
* still No. 8 all-time at UNM with 188 career 3s
* shooting 49% (28-57) from 3-point this season