Feb. 13, 2013
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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
(19 AP / 18 Coaches) UNM at Fresno State
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 *** Fresno, Calif.
New Mexico improves to 21-4 overall (8-2 MWC, 1st place) after a 54-48 victory at Fresno State (8-15, 2-8 MW)
The Lobos won by overcoming a 13-point deficit (18-31) late in the 1st half and by scoring the final 9 points of the game…Fresno State had a 48-45 lead after making a 3 with 3:47 left…UNM also had 5 offensive rebounds during that time
UNM rallied from a double-digit deficit to win for the 4th time this season…the Lobos trailed Davidson by 16, Southern Cal by 10 and by 11 at New Mexico State…UNM trailed 31-18 tonight and 31-20 at halftime
Over the final 10:02, UNM held the Bulldogs to 3 points on 1-11 shooting, and the Lobos forced 3 turnovers
New Mexico outscored Fresno State 34-17 in the 2nd half…that’s the fewest points allowed by UNM in any half this year
New Mexico held Fresno State to 27% (7-26) shooting in the 2nd half and 32.7% (18-55) for the game
The Lobos are 12-1 this year in games decided by 8 points or less
Under Steve Alford, UNM is 68-2 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 are 9-3 away from The Pit this season (6-3 road, 3-0 neutral)…since the start of the 2011-12 season, New Mexico is 23-8 in its last 31 games away from Albuquerque, including a 13-4 record in the past 17
New Mexico is 44-29 in road games under sixth-year head coach Steve Alford…before Alford came to UNM, it took the Lobos 13 seasons and 136 games (43-93 record between 1995-2007) to get 43 road wins
UNM is 172-71 all-time when nationally ranked, 118-8 in The Pit, 39-50 on the road and 15-13 neutral
UNM has made a 3-point FG in 718 straight games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
New Mexico has a 101-29 record since the start of the 2009-10 season
UNM seniors Chad Adams and Jamal Fenton won their 101st game as Lobos…the school record is 102 by A.J. Hardeman and Phillip McDonald from 2009-12
Head coach Steve Alford
455-233 in his 22nd season as a head coach
147-50 in his 6th year at New Mexico, 89-11 in The Pit, 44-29 on the road and 14-10 neutral
63-25 in Mountain West regular-season games, 37-7 in The Pit and 26-18 on the road
28-12 when UNM is ranked, 17-2 in The Pit, 8-7 on the road and 3-3 neutral
3-0 in his career against Fresno State
30-10 in February games at UNM, 16-3 in The Pit and 14-7 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
Junior G Kendall Williams
team-high 13 points (3 dunks) and 5 assists
still 25th place all-time at UNM with 1,134 points
8th place all-time at UNM with 395 career assists
Sophomore C Alex Kirk
10 points, 9 rebounds and a career-high 6 blocks
Junior G Tony Snell
10 points and his jumper with 16 seconds left and the shot clock about to expire gave UNM a 52-48 lead
made his 60th consecutive start
Sophomore PG Hugh Greenwood
7 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals
scoreless with 1 rebound in the 1st half
6 steals the past 2 games (12 the past 6) and he leads the team with 32
New Mexico is 46-8 in his 54 career starts
Junior F Cameron Bairstow
made his 9th start of the season and finished with 6 points and 10 rebounds
averaging 11.4 points and 6.4 rebounds in his last 5 games as a starter