Feb. 6, 2013
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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
(15 AP / 16 Coaches) UNM vs. Air Force
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 *** The Pit/Bob King Court *** Albuquerque, N.M.
New Mexico improves to 20-3 overall (7-1 MWC, 1st place) with an 81-58 decision over Air Force (14-7, 5-3 MW)
New Mexico wins 20 games for the 6th straight season (all under current head coach Steve Alford) and the 26th time in school history, all since 1964…it’s the 14th 20-win campaign of Alford’s coaching career
UNM seniors Chad Adams and Jamal Fenton won their 100th game as Lobos…the school record is 102 by A.J. Hardeman and Phillip McDonald from 2009-12
All 5 Lobo starters scored in double figures tonight…Cameron Bairstow, Alex Kirk and Tony Snell each had 14
Under Alford, New Mexico is 13-0 against Air Force
The Lobos improve to 31-2 all-time against Air Force in The Pit…the Falcons won here in 2004 and 2007
After starting the game 1 of 5 from 3-point, UNM finished 9 of 20 (45%) and is now 20-41 (49%) from 3 in the past 2 games…the Lobos shot 31% from 3-point in their first 6 MW games
Air Force came into tonight’s game averaging 72.8 points and shooting 48% from the floor and 39% from 3-point…UNM held the Falcons to 58 points, 40% (20-50) shooting overall and 29% (7-24) from 3-point
Under Steve Alford, UNM is 67-2 when allowing less than 60 points, the only losses 59-56 to Louisville in the 3rd round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament and at San Diego State (55-34) on Jan. 26, 2013
The Lobos have won 41 straight games and are 53-1 overall when scoring 80 or more points under head coach Steve Alford…the only loss was 82-80 in overtime to Utah in the 2008 Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas
UNM has won 24 straight games when leading at halftime…the last loss was last year to San Diego State in The Pit…UNM led 31-30 before losing 75-70
UNM has won 19 straight games – and is 40-2 in its last 42 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 171-70 all-time when nationally ranked, 118-8 in The Pit, 38-49 on the road and 15-13 neutral
UNM has made a 3-point FG in 716 straight games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
New Mexico has a 100-28 record since the start of the 2009-10 season
Head coach Steve Alford
454-232 in his 22nd season as a head coach
146-49 in his 6th year at New Mexico, 89-11 in The Pit, 43-28 on the road and 14-10 neutral
62-24 in Mountain West regular-season games, 37-7 in The Pit and 25-17 on the road
27-11 when UNM is ranked, 17-2 in The Pit, 7-6 on the road and 3-3 neutral
14-0 in his career against Air Force, 13-0 while at UNM, 6-0 in The Pit
29-9 in February games at UNM, 16-3 in The Pit and 13-6 on the road
15-7 against ranked opponents while at UNM, 6-2 at home, 6-3 on the road and 3-2 at neutral sites
10-5 in overtime games at UNM, 7-2 in the Mountain West regular season and 7-1 on the road
Sophomore PG Hugh Greenwood
3rd straight game in double figures with 13 points (3-5 on 3s) and 5 rebounds
Past 3 games: 41 points (14-20 FGs, 8-11 3s, 5-6 FTs), 22 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 steals and just 3 turnovers in 92 minutes
New Mexico is 45-7 in his 52 career starts
Junior G Kendall Williams
11 points, 6 rebounds, a game-high 7 assists and he tied a career high with 4 steals in 33 minutes
25th place all-time at UNM with 1,116 points
passed Marlon Parmer for 8th place all-time at UNM with 385 career assists…Parmer had 384
Junior F Cameron Bairstow
made his 7th start of the season and finished with 14 points, a team-high 9 rebounds and 3 assists to tie a career high
38 points in his last 3 games as a starter, an average of 12.7 ppg
Junior G Tony Snell
14 points on 5-9 FGs, 3-7 from 3-point
5-9 from 3-point the past 2 games
made his 58th consecutive start
Sophomore C Alex Kirk
14 points (6-8 FGs, 1-1 3s) and 8 rebounds in 24 minutes
Senior G Jamal Fenton
5 points – all in the 2nd half – and a season-high 6 assists in 17 minutes
41 points the past 7 games
Freshman G Cleveland Thomas
tied a season high with 4 points, all coming on a career-best 4-4 from the FT line