Feb. 18, 2012
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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012
UNM vs. (11) UNLV *** Albuquerque, N.M.
- New Mexico (22-4, 8-2 MW) wins its 7th straight and maintains 1st place in the Mountain West with a 65-45 victory over No. 11 UNLV (22-6, 6-4 MW)…the 20-point margin is the Lobos’ largest in their series against the Runnin’ Rebels
- UNM held UNLV to season lows for points and FG%…the Rebels shot 31.1% (14-45) from the floor, 23.5% (4-17) in the 2nd half
- The Lobos outscored UNLV 39-18 in the 2nd half and it was 29-9 over the final 12:14
- UNM senior Drew Gordon finished with a career-high 27 points and 20 rebounds…he is the first Lobo to reach 20-20 since Jimmy Allen had 21 points and 20 boards in a 112-103 loss at New Mexico State on Dec. 1, 1976
- The score was tied at 36-all when the Lobos went on a 16-1 burst…Gordon had 8 points during the run
- UNM had its worst 1st-half shooting of the season at 30.8% (9-26), but came back to make 51.5% (17-33) after halftime…the Lobos made 10 of 12 FGs during one stretch in the 2nd half, including 7 in a row by Gordon
- The Lobos held UNLV’s Mike Moser to 8 points (3-10 FGs) and 4 rebounds in 30 minutes…he scored 2 points in the final 38 minutes of the game…Moser came into the game averaging 15 points and 11.3 rebounds a game
- New Mexico had just 1 turnover in the 2nd half and 10 for the game…the Rebels were guilty of 17
- After beating (13/15) San Diego State 77-67 Wednesday in San Diego, UNM has beaten ranked teams in consecutive games for the first time since the 1992-93 season…the Lobos toppled No. 9 Utah 69-59 on March 4, 1993, and 21st-ranked BYU 79-76 on March 6…both games were in The Pit
- UNM has won 7 in a row by an average of 20.7 points and has won its 8 Mountain West games by an average of 18.1 points
- The Lobo bench outscored UNLV’s 14-3, which makes it a 47-14 scoring advantage the past 2 games for the UNM reserves…for the season, UNM’s bench is averaging 25.1 ppg compared to opponents’ 16.9
- New Mexico has held an opponent under 50 points 8 times this season
- New Mexico has won 62 straight games – 56-0 under Steve Alford – when allowing less than 60 points…the last loss was Feb. 22, 2006, a 51-46 setback against Air Force
- Averages and percentages during UNM’s 7-game winning streak:
- UNM 70.3 ppg, 48.3 FG% (188-389) and 38% (50-131) from 3-point
- Opp. 49.4 ppg, 34.2 FG% (120-351) and 25.7% (36-140) from 3-point
The Lobos are 18-0 this season when shooting 40% or better from the floor…they shot 42.4% today
UNM has made a 3-point FG in 684 consecutive games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
Head coach Steve Alford
- 428-226 in his 21st season as a head coach, 120-43 (73.6%) in his 5th year at New Mexico
- A least 22 wins in all 5 seasons at New Mexico, and an average of 24 per season
- 53-21 in all Mountain West games at UNM
- 75-10 in all UNM home games, 30-7 in Mountain West home games
- 10-5 vs. ranked teams while at UNM
- 4-6 in his career against UNLV, 3-2 in Albuquerque
- 26-7 in February games while at UNM
- 56-0 when UNM allows less than 60 points
- 38 straight wins and 50-1 overall when UNM scores 80 points or more
- career-high 25 points and he tied a season high with 20 rebounds in 36 minutes
- 18 points and 11 rebounds in the 2nd half
- 9-13 FGs in the 2nd half, including 7 straight makes at one point
- scored 10 straight points for UNM in the 2nd half
- 13th double-double of the season and 26th of his career
- tied a career high with 3 steals today
- 51 points and 50 rebounds the past 3 games
- 561 career rebounds in 52 games as a Lobo ranks 18th all-time at UNM
- after 0 points the previous 2 games on 0-4 FGs, he had 12 today on 4-8 FGs and 2-4 from 3-point…also 5 assists and 0 turnovers in 31 minutes
- came off the bench to score 9 points, all in the 2nd half