Dec. 15, 2012
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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
(17 AP/20 Coaches) UNM vs. New Mexico State
Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 *** The Pit/Bob King Court *** Albuquerque, N.M.
- New Mexico improves to 11-0 on the season with a 73-58 victory over New Mexico State (5-5)
- Through today’s Lobo game, 10 teams remain undefeated in NCAA Div. I: New Mexico, Arizona, Cincinnati, Duke, Eastern Kentucky, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Syracuse and Wyoming…Florida plays at Arizona tonight
- Attendance was a sold-out and season-high 15,411
- The Lobos have won 35 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 11-0 for the 2nd time in 6 seasons under head coach Steve Alford and the first time since 12-0 in 2009-10
- UNM is 11-0 for the 4th time in school history…UNM’s best start is 17-0 in 1967-68…the best starts and team accomplishments:
| 17-0 | 1967-68 | WAC champs, NCAA Tournament (0-2), 23-5 final record for Bob King |
| 12-0 | 2009-10 | MWC champs, NCAA Tournament (1-1), 30-5 final record for Steve Alford |
| 12-0 | 1973-74 | WAC champs, NCAA Tournament (2-1), 22-7 final record for Norm Ellenberger |
| 11-0 | 2012-13 | ??? for Steve Alford |
- The 11-game winning streak is the 4th-longest under Steve Alford…the best is 15 in a row in 2009-10, followed by 13 straight in 2011-12 and 12 consecutive in 2009-10
- New Mexico recorded a season-high 11 blocks, tying for the most under Steve Alford and tying for the 5th-highest single-game total in school history
- UNM out-rebounded NMSU 37-33…New Mexico State came into the game out-rebounding opponents by more than 9 a game…the Lobos have out-boarded 9 of 11 opponents this season
- The Lobos shot a season-high 53.8% (7-13) from 3-point…they came into the game shooting 33.5% from 3
- For the 2nd game in a row, the Lobos committed a season-low turnovers with 6…they had 10 last Saturday against Valparaiso
- New Mexico leads the all-time series with New Mexico State, 114-95, and has won 9 of the past 10 meetings…UNM leads 71-37 in Albuquerque, 35-13 in The Pit
- By winning 9 of the past 10 games in the series, UNM is enjoying its most successful stretch against New Mexico State since the Lobos won 12 of 13 from 1961-68
- New Mexico picked up 1.5 points today in the Rio Grande Rivalry with New Mexico State…the Lobos lead the 2012-13 race, 13.5 to 3, guaranteeing no worse than a tie for this year’s championship…UNM has won all five of the previous competitions with NMSU
- Under Steve Alford, UNM is 63-1 when allowing less than 60 points, the only loss 59-56 to Louisville in the 3rd round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament
- UNM has won 13 straight games – and is 35-2 in its last 37 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…the Lobos shot 42.6% (20-47) tonight
- UNM is 163-67 all-time when nationally ranked, 113-7 in The Pit, 35-37 on the road and 15-13 on neutral courts
- UNM is 666-150 in its 47th season in The Pit, 396-68 in non-conference games
- UNM has made a 3-point FG in 704 straight games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
- New Mexico has a 91-25 record since the start of the 2009-10 season, a winning percentage of 78.4%
Head coach Steve Alford
- 445-229 in his 22nd season as a head coach
- 137-46 in his 6th year at New Mexico
- 9-2 in his career against New Mexico State, 5-1 in Albuquerque and 4-1 in Las Cruces
- 22-8 with nationally ranked UNM teams, 13-1 in The Pit, 6-4 on the road and 3-3 on neutral floors
- 84-10 in The Pit overall, 52-3 against non-conference opponents
- 36-5 in December games at UNM, 23-0 in The Pit, 10-4 on the road and 3-1 at neutral sites
- won 27 straight December home games going back to the 2006-07 season when he was at Iowa
- 39-26 on the road overall, 15-10 in non-conference road games
Senior F Chad Adams
- season-high 13 points and a team-high 10 rebounds for his 2nd career double-double; both coming in the past 4 games
- 10 rebounds tied a career high and he led UNM in boards for the 1st time in his 104-game career
- played a career-high 34 minutes and tied career highs with 7 FTs made and 8 FT attempts
- averaging 9.3 points in 7 games as a starter
- averaging 11.3 points and 6.3 rebounds the past 4 games
Junior G Kendall Williams
- 15 points (6-6 FTs), a career-high 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 0 turnovers in 34 minutes
- 7th game with 5 or more assists this season
- 22 assists vs. 4 turnovers the past 3 games
Sophomore C Alex Kirk
- team-high 15 points, 6 rebounds and a career-high 5 blocks
- career-high 9 FTs attempted
Junior G Tony Snell
- 10 points on 2-2 from 3-point for 1st double-figure scoring game in 4 games (13 vs. Mercer)
- 52 points in his last 3 games against New Mexico State, making 14-27 FGs, 10-16 on 3s and 14-14 FTs
Sophomore G Hugh Greenwood
- career-high 4 blocks