Dec. 1, 2012
New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
(25 AP/23 USA) UNM at Indiana State
Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 *** Terre Haute, Ind.
New Mexico (8-0) beats Indiana State (4-2) 77-68 in overtime, ending the Sycamores’ 4-game winning streak
The Lobos are 8-0 for the 2nd time in 6 seasons under head coach Steve Alford and for the first time since a 12-0 beginning in 2009-10
UNM is 8-0 for the 10th time in school history…UNM’s best start is 17-0 in 1967-68
The 8-game winning streak ties for the 4th-longest under Steve Alford…the best under Alford is 15 in a row in 2009-10
The Lobos lost all of a 19-point 2nd-half lead today as ISU forced overtime at 64-all…UNM led 40-21 at the 18:33 mark of the 2nd half…New Mexico proceeded to miss its next 12 FGs, and shot just 5-25 (20%) from the floor in the 2nd period
UNM outscored Indiana State 13-4 in overtime as the Lobos made 4-6 FGs, including both of the 3-point attempts by sophomore Hugh Greenwood…Greenwood scored 8 points in the OT and had a season-high 14 for the game
UNM ended a 3-game losing streak in overtime games…the last win was 84-78 at New Mexico State on Dec. 4, 2010
New Mexico trailed 13-10 with 9:35 left in the 1st half when it was just 5-15 from the floor…UNM then outscored ISU 23-6 the rest of the half, making 8-11 FGs, for a 33-19 lead…junior G Kendall Williams scored 13 of UNM’s final 19 points the last 6:14 of the 1st half…Williams had 15 at the break and finished with a career-high 24 after scoring just 11 points the previous 2 games
UNM led 33-19 at halftime, the fewest points allowed an opponent in the 1st half for the second straight game…the Lobos held Mercer to 22 on Wednesday
UNM was 5 of 20 (25%) from 3-point…the Lobos are shooting 31% (47-151) from 3-point for the season, including just 20.7% (12-58) the past 3 games
New Mexico was 28-34 (82.4%) from the FT line, including 16 straight conversions during one stretch…the Lobos are shooting 79.3% (188-237) from the line for the season
Since the start of the 2011-12 season, New Mexico is 18-5 in its last 23 games away from Albuquerque, including 8-1 in the past 9
New Mexico is 4-0 in the Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge
UNM is 160-67 all-time when nationally ranked, 110-7 in The Pit, 35-37 on the road and 15-13 on neutral courts
UNM has made a 3-point FG in 701 consecutive games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
New Mexico has an 88-25 record since the start of the 2009-10 season, a winning percentage of 77.9%
Head coach Steve Alford
442-229 in his 22nd season as a head coach
134-46 in his 6th year at New Mexico
tied Norm Ellenberger for 5th place on the school’s all-time win list; Ellenberger was 134-62 from 1973-79
8-2 in his career against Indiana State
19-8 when UNM is nationally ranked, 10-1 in The Pit, 6-4 on the road and 3-3 on neutral floors
39-26 on the road overall at UNM, 15-10 in non-conference road games
33-5 in December games at UNM, 20-0 in The Pit, 10-4 on the road and 3-1 at neutral sites
Junior G Kendall Williams
career-high 24 points on 7-16 FGs and 8-11 FTs in a career-high 43 minutes
previous career high was 23 earlier this year against Illinois-Chicago
just 11 points the previous 2 games on 3-13 FGs
scored 13 of UNM’s final 19 points the last 6:14 of the 1st half…he had 15 at the break
Senior F Chad Adams
1st career double-double with a season-high 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in a career-best 32 minutes
previous rebound high was 5 on two occasions
a career high 7 FTs made and 8 FTs attempted
30 points and 22 rebounds the past 4 games on 10-18 FGs and 10-12 FTs
Junior F Cameron Bairstow
8 points and 11 rebounds, tying a career high for the 2nd time in the past 3 games
41-46 (89%) from the FT line this season and he’s made 19-20 the past 3 games
59 points and 41 rebounds the past 6 games, averages of 9.8 ppg and 6.8 rpg, in just 20.2 minutes a game
Sophomore G Hugh Greenwood
season-high 14 points, including 8 in overtime on a pair of 3s and a FG
tied a season high with 9 rebounds and equaled a career best with 35 minutes played