Nov. 23, 2012
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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
Friday, Nov. 23, 2012
UNM vs. North Texas *** The Pit, Albuquerque, N.M.
- New Mexico defeats North Texas by a score of 81-59 in the opening round of the Lobos’ Thanksgiving Tournament in The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M. … New Mexico will play No. 9 Georgia tomorrow at 7 p.m. MT … Georgia defeated St. Bonaventure 84-48 earlier in the day.
- The Lobos opened the game on an 11-0 run. New Mexico held North Texas scoreless until the 16:28 mark of the first half. UNT responded with an 11-2 run to come within two points at the second media timeout (11:23).
- North Texas took a 19-17 lead at the 10:10 mark with a Sara Stanley layup. It was UNT’s only lead of the contest.
- New Mexico posted a 9-2 run to take a 39-32 lead before UNT’s Laura McCoy hit a half-court three-point basket at the buzzer to close the gap to 39-35 at the half.
- After a three point basket by North Texas to open the second half at 39-35, New Mexico recorded a 17-4 run to take a 56-42 lead at the under-12 timeout.
- Similar to the first half, the Lobos closed the half on a 9-2 run to win 81-59.
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New Mexico’s 39 points in the first half are the most points by the Lobos in the opening period since scoring 41 vs. Houston in a 70-44 win on Jan. 2, 2012.
- New Mexico’s 81 points scored in the game are the most points by the Lobos since scoring 86 vs. Colorado State in an 86-53 victory on Feb. 12, 2011.
- New Mexico’s 50 rebounds are the most in a game since grabbing 50 in a game vs. Eastern New Mexico on Nov. 22, 2011.
- New Mexico shot a season-best 50.8 percent from the field on 31-of-61 shooting … The previous high was 46.2 percent vs. New Mexico State on Nov. 20.
- New Mexico tied a season high in three-point shooting percentage, hitting threes at a 37.5 percent clip on 6-of-16 shooting … The Lobos also shot that line (6-of-16, 37.5%) vs. Texas Tech on Nov. 15.
- Shot 13-of-22 from the free-throw line for 59.1 percent … The Lobos have shot below 60 percent from the charity stripe three of their five games in 2012.
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New Mexico is 5-0 for the first time since the 1996-97 season, when the Lobos opened up with a 9-0 record.
- With the win, New Mexico improved to 2-3 all-time vs. North Texas (L at home in 1993; L in Denton, Texas in 1995; W at home in 1998; W at home in 2008; L in Denton, Texas in 2011)
- New Mexico turned the ball over 17 times and nine times in the first half … The Lobos have registered 17 miscues the past three games (vs. Houston Baptist, vs. New Mexico State).
Head Coach Yvonne Sanchez
- 16-20 in her two seasons at New Mexico; 5-0 in 2012.
- 1-1 vs. North Texas as a head coach … Now 2-1 all-time at UNM vs. UNT, including record as an assistant coach.
Senior G Caroline Durbin
- Scored a season-low 4 points on 1-of-5 shooting in 19 minutes of action.
- Suffered an injury to her right hand, limiting her action
RS Junior G Sara Halasz
- Scored a season-high 14 points on 6-of-13 shooting (1-of-3 from three-point range) in 30 minutes
- Previous season high in points was 13 vs. Northern Arizona on Nov. 9, 2012
- Played all but one minute of the first half
Freshman G Bryce Owens
- Scored a career-high 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting (3-of-7 from three-point range) in 34 minutes
- Previous career high in points was 15 vs. Texas Tech on Nov. 15, 2012.
- Tied a career high in field goals made with 6 … Set a new career high in field goals attempted with 13.
- Tied career highs in three-point baskets made with 3 and three-point baskets attempted with 7.
Senior F Jourdan Erksine
- Grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds and scored 6 points on 3-of-5 shooting
- Previous career best in rebounding was 7 vs. New Mexico State on Nov. 20, 2012 … Erskine has set career bests in rebounding two consecutive games
- Most rebounds by a Lobo since Porche Torrance pulled down 15 vs. Boise State on Feb. 4, 2012.
RS Junior F Deeva Vaughn
- Scored 23 points on 7-of-8 shooting (1-of-2 from three-point range) in 29 minutes
- Set a new career high in points with 23 … Previous high was 15 points vs. Texas Tech on Nov. 15, 2012.
- Second Lobo to score over 20 points in 2012, the other being Caroline Durbin’s 20-point performance vs. Houston Baptist
- Scored five of New Mexico’s first eight points
- Tied career highs in three-point baskets made with one and three-point baskets attempted with two
- Set career highs in free throws made with 8 and free throws attempted with 11
RS Freshman P Whitney Johnson
- Scored 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field in 16 points
- Set a new high in points with 10 … Previous high was 6 points, set twice, last vs. New Mexico State on Nov. 20, 2012.
- Set career highs in field goals made with 5 and field goals attempted with 9 … Previous highs were 3 FG made vs. New Mexico State on Nov. 20, 2012 and 8 FG attempted vs. Texas Tech on Nov. 11, 2011.
- Tied a career high in rebounds, pulling down four … Also grabbed 4 boards vs. New Mexico State on Nov. 20, 2012.