Dec. 5, 2012
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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
(18 AP/20 Coaches) UNM vs. Southern California
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 *** The Pit/Bob King Court *** Albuquerque, N.M.
New Mexico (9-0) knocks off Southern Cal (3-5) by a score of 75-67
The Lobos have won 33 consecutive home games in the month of December…the last loss was Dec. 22, 2004, to 5th-ranked Wake Forest, 81-64
The Lobos are 9-0 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 9-0 for the 9th time in school history…UNM’s best start is 17-0 in 1967-68
The 9-game winning streak is the 4th-longest under Steve Alford…the best under Alford is 15 in a row in 2009-10
New Mexico has won 5 straight against USC…UNM leads the all-time series 6-5
UNM has an all-time record of 1,399-1,043 in its 110th season
The Lobos set season highs for FG% (51.9%), 3-pointers made (11) and 3-point attempts (24)
UNM shot 45.8% from 3-point (11-24) after making just 20.7% (12-58) the previous 3 games
USC led 28-18 with 8:06 left in the 1st half…UNM outscored the Trojans 25-6 the rest of half for a 43-34 lead at the break…the Lobos pushed the lead to 61-44, but USC eventually trimmed the deficit to 70-65 after a 10-0 run
43 points is a season scoring high for UNM in the 1st half this year…they had 37 against Illinois-Chicago
UNM’s 1st lead of the game came at 31-30 with 4:00 left before halftime…the Lobos made it 33-30 with a 12-0 run
UNM is 161-67 all-time when nationally ranked, 111-7 in The Pit, 35-37 on the road and 15-13 on neutral courts
UNM has won 11 straight games – and is 33-2 in its last 35 games since 2010-11 – when shooting 40% or better from the field…the most recent loss was last year at TCU when it shot 41.8%, but fell 83-64
UNM is 664-150 in its 47th season in The Pit, 394-68 in non-conference games
UNM has made a 3-point FG in 702 straight games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
New Mexico has an 89-25 record since the start of the 2009-10 season, a winning percentage of 78%
Head coach Steve Alford
443-229 in his 22nd season as a head coach
135-46 in his 6th year at New Mexico
passed Norm Ellenberger for 5th place on the school’s all-time win list; Ellenberger was 134-62 from 1973-79
20-8 when UNM is nationally ranked, 11-1 in The Pit, 6-4 on the road and 3-3 on neutral floors
82-10 in The Pit overall, 50-3 against non-conference opponents
34-5 in December games at UNM, 21-0 in The Pit, 10-4 on the road and 3-1 at neutral sites
39-26 on the road overall, 15-10 in non-conference road games
Sophomore G Hugh Greenwood
season-high 17 points…2nd straight game with a season scoring high…he had 14 at Indiana State
tied a career high with 5 3-pointers and set a career best with 9 3-point attempts
Junior G Kendall Williams
13 points, a season-high 9 assists and 3 steals in 35 minutes
his 3-pointer with 1:53 left stopped a 10-0 USC run that gave UNM a 73-65 lead
Sophomore C Alex Kirk
13 points and a career-high-tying 13 rebounds in a career-high 36 minutes
3rd double-double of the season, all in the past 4 games
53 points and 41 rebounds the past 4 games