Dec. 31, 2012
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(20 AP/23 Coaches) UNM at St. Louis
Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 *** St. Louis, Mo.
New Mexico drops to 13-2 after losing 60-46 at St. Louis (10-3)
UNM lost for the first time this season in 7 games away from Albuquerque…the Lobos are 6-1 away from The Pit this season…since the start of the 2011-12 season, New Mexico is 20-6 in its last 26 games away from Albuquerque, including a 10-2 record in the past 12
UNM committed a season-high 21 turnovers, including 16 in the 1st half when SLU had a 22-2 scoring edge in points off turnovers…the Lobos were guilty of a turnover on 7 straight possessions in the 1st half…UNM came into the game averaging 12.5 turnovers a game and only 9.5 over the past 4 games
The Lobos trailed 33-13 at halftime, UNM’s fewest points in the 1st half since March 18, 2005, when it fell behind Villanova 34-11 in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament in Nashville, Tenn.
UNM set season lows for points (46), FGs made (14) and FG% (14-44, 31.8%)
UNM is 164-69 all-time when nationally ranked, 113-8 in The Pit, 36-38 on the road and 15-13 neutral
UNM has made a 3-point FG in 708 straight games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
New Mexico has a 93-27 record since the start of the 2009-10 season, a winning percentage of 77.5%
Head coach Steve Alford
447-231 in his 22nd season as a head coach
139-48 in his 6th year at New Mexico
6-3 in his career against St. Louis
41-27 on the road overall, 17-11 in non-conference road games
84-11 in The Pit overall, 52-4 against non-conference opponents
38-7 in all December games at UNM, 23-1 in The Pit, 12-5 on the road and 3-1 at neutral sites
Junior G Kendall Williams
team-high 15 points
averaging 18.8 ppg in 8 games away from Albuquerque this year on 15-35 3s (43%) and 38-42 FTs
still 27th all-time at UNM with 1,039 points
4 assists to become the 7th Lobo with 1,000 points and 350 assists in a career, joining Phil Smith, Kelvin Scarborough, Hunter Greene, Willie Banks, Charles Smith and Dairese Gary…Williams has 353 assists
Sophomore C Alex Kirk
13 points and 8 rebounds
tied a career-high with 2 3-pointers…he was 2-4 and is now 6-19 from 3-point on the season