Nov. 25, 2012
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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012
UNM vs. Portland *** The Pit/Bob King Court *** Albuquerque, N.M.
New Mexico (6-0) defeats Portland (2-3) 69-54…the Lobos are 6-0 for the first time since a 12-0 beginning in 2009-10
Leading just 30-27 at halftime, UNM opened the 2nd half with a 10-0 run over the first 2:01 to take a 40-27 advantage
UNM hit its first 6 FGs to start the 2nd half
New Mexico had 11 assists on 11 FGs in the 2nd half
UNM won despite setting season lows for FG% (33%, 19-57) and 3-point shooting (10.5%, 2-19)…the 3-point accuracy is the lowest for a Steve Alford-coached Lobo team while the 2 3s are the fewest since making 2 last year against St. Louis on Dec. 31, 2011
The Lobos are now shooting 41.2% from the floor for the season, including 33% (37-112) from 3-point
New Mexico also won despite its top-2 scorers – Kendall Williams and Tony Snell – combining for only 16 points on 4-12 shooting…the duo came into tonight’s game averaging a combined 31 points
The two teams combined to shoot 3 of 29 from 3-point…Portland was 1 of 10
New Mexico was 29 of 38 from the FT line…the season numbers are now 143 of 177 (80.8%), an average of 23.8 FTs made and 29.5 FTs attempted per game…opponents are 61 of 85
With Jamal Fenton starting tonight, the Lobos employed their 4th different starting lineup in the past 5 games
The Lobo bench outscored Portland’s 21-14…the past 3 games, UNM’s bench has outscored the opposition’s 73-25
UNM led for all but 14 seconds tonight…it’s the first game this year that UNM never trailed or the score was tied
UNM has made a 3-point FG in 699 consecutive games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
Head coach Steve Alford
440-229 in his 22nd season as a head coach
132-46 in his 6th year at New Mexico
80-10 in The Pit, 48-3 against non-conference opponents
60-1 when UNM allows less than 60 points
40 straight wins and 52-1 overall when UNM scores 80 points or more
Sophomore C Alex Kirk
2nd career double-double with 14 points (ties season high) and a career-high 11 rebounds
1st double-double was 10-10 in his 1st collegiate game against Detroit on Nov. 13, 2010
had 3 dunks tonight
Senior G Jamal Fenton
made his 9th career start in his 103rd career game
season-high 12 points and 3 steals, and he drew a charge in a season-high 27 minutes
6 steals the past 2 games
Junior F Cameron Bairstow
9 points (9-10 FTs) and a career-high 11 rebounds off the bench
also 2 blocks and he drew 2 charges
career highs with 9 FTs made and 10 FTs attempted
31-36 (86%) from the FT line this season
35 points and 25 rebounds the past 4 games
Sophomore G Hugh Greenwood
10 points and 6 rebounds
2nd on the team in rebounding at 5.3 a game