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Nov. 28, 2012

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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
(25 AP/23 Coaches Poll) UNM vs. Mercer
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 *** The Pit/Bob King Court *** Albuquerque, N.M.

  • New Mexico (7-0) knocks off Mercer (3-4) 76-58…the Lobos are 7-0 for the 3rd time in 6 seasons under head coach Steve Alford and for the first time since a 12-0 beginning in 2009-10
  • UNM has had 8 different winning streaks of at least 7 games under Alford
  • UNM is 159-67 all-time when nationally ranked, 110-7 in The Pit…tonight was UNM’s first home game as a ranked team since March 3, 2010, when it was No. 8 and beat TCU 73-66
  • UNM has made a 3-point FG in 700 consecutive games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
  • The Lobos led 49-41 with 9:54 left in the game, but a 24-2 run gave UNM a 73-43 lead with 1:25 remaining
  • New Mexico has now allowed fewer points than its defensive scoring average in every game this season (a total of 6 games)
  • New Mexico converted 16 straight “And-ones,” to open the season before Alex Kirk missed a FT on a 3-point opportunity tonight…the Lobos did convert 6-of-7 “and-ones” tonight, 2 by Kirk and Cameron Bairstow and one each for Jamal Fenton and Demetrius Walker
  • UNM started the game making 3 of its first 5 attempts from 3-point, then missed its next 11 before a Tony Snell make with 3:55 left in the game…the Lobos finished 5 of 19 (26.3%) from 3-point and are shooting 32% (42-131) from 3-point for the season
  • New Mexico shot a season-low 65.4% (17-26) from the FT line…it came into the game at 80.8% (143-177)

Head coach Steve Alford

  • 441-229 in his 22nd season as a head coach
  • 133-46 in his 6th year at New Mexico
  • 18-8 when UNM is nationally ranked, 10-1 in The Pit
  • 81-10 in The Pit overall, 49-3 against non-conference opponents
  • 32-7 in November games at UNM, 23-2 in The Pit
  • 61-1 when UNM allows less than 60 points, the only loss 59-56 to Louisville in last year’s NCAA Tournament
  • 40 straight wins and 52-1 overall when UNM scores 80 points or more

Sophomore C Alex Kirk

  • 3rd career double-double and 2nd straight with a season-high 16 points and a career-high 13 rebounds
  • tied a career high with 2 steals and tied a season high with 3 blocks
  • 30 points (12-18 FGs) and 24 rebounds the past 2 games

Junior F Cameron Bairstow

  • career-high 16 points (5-6 FGs, 6-6 FTs) in just 20 minutes off the bench
  • scored 10 of UNM’s first 21 points in a span of 5:38 on 3-3 FGs and 4-4 FTs
  • 37-42 (88%) from the FT line this season
  • 51 points and 30 rebounds the past 5 games

Junior G Tony Snell

  • 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 30 minutes
  • made 17 consecutive FTs before a miss in the 1st half
  • 16 assists and just 3 turnovers the past 3 games

Sophomore G Hugh Greenwood

  • 7 points and 8 rebounds
  • 2nd on the team in rebounding at 5.7 a game

Junior G Kendall Williams

  • season-low 2 points on 2-6 FTs, but 6 assists
  • no FGs in a game for the 1st time since going 0-4 last year against Santa Clara (Nov. 24, 2011)
  • fewest points in a game since held scoreless his freshman year at San Diego State (Feb. 16, 2011)