Nov. 5, 2012
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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
Monday, Nov. 5, 2012
UNM vs. New Mexico Highlands (Exhibition) *** Albuquerque, N.M.
UNM defeats Highlands 92-70…it’s the second and final exhibition for the Lobos…UNM opens its 110th season next Monday (Nov. 12) at home against Davidson
New Mexico is 65-6 all-time in exhibition games, 57-5 in The Pit…the Lobos have won 18 consecutive home exhibition contests…the last loss was 87-81 to EA Sports Southwest on Nov. 8, 2001
Tonight’s attendance was 13,055…average attendance for 62 home exhibition games is 14,690
New Mexico led 22-17 after a Highlands’ 3-pointer with 9:54 left in the 1st half, but UNM went on a 10-0 run over the next 2:16 for a 33-17 advantage
The Lobos outscored Highlands 26-3 during a 6-minute, 29-second span (9:54 to 3:25) in the 1st half as a 22-17 lead ballooned to 48-20
Highlands missed 9 straight FGs as UNM increased a 22-17 lead to 41-18
UNM shot 73% (35-48) from the FT line, including 23 of 26 (88.5%) in the 1st half…two Lobo reserves (Chad Adams and Alex Kirk) were a combined 12-12 from the stripe
UNM shot 34.4% (11-32) from the floor in the 2nd half, missing 15 of its first 17 attempts and 11 straight over a span of 7:35 (16:56 to 9:21)…UNM shot 40.9% for the game
UNM shot 23% (3-13) from 3-point tonight and connected on 11-38 (29%) in the two exhibition games
Sophomore C Alex Kirk
- came off the bench to lead UNM with 16 points (4-10 fgs, 8-8 fts) and 8 rebounds, plus 2 blocks and 3 steals in 21 minutes
Junior F Cameron Bairstow
- 14 points and 7 rebounds in 19 minutes
- 36 points (12-22 fgs, 12-14 fts) and 15 rebounds in 42 minutes in the 2 exhibitions
Senior F Chad Adams
- reserve finished with 11 points (3-3 fgs, 4-4 fts), 4 rebounds and a block in 12 minutes
- 7 points (1-1 3s, 4-4 FTs), 3 rebounds and a block during a 17-1 UNM run in the 1st half
Junior G Tony Snell
- 11 points and 5 rebounds in a team-high 29 minutes
Junior G Kendall Williams
- 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 0 turnovers in 28 minutes