Feb. 16, 2013
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New Mexico improves to 22-4 overall (9-2 MWC, 1st place) following a 60-50 win over Boise State (16-8, 4-6 MW)
UNM held Boise State to a season scoring low…the Broncos scored 55 in a 76-55 loss at Utah…Boise State came into the game averaging 74.9 ppg overall and 68.2 in MW games
The Lobos limited Boise State to 37% (20-54) accuracy from the field and 25% (5-20) from 3-point…the Broncos came into the game shooting 46% overall and 40% from 3-point range
The Lobos won for the 8th time this season when shooting less than 40% from the floor…UNM shot 34.7% (17-49) for the game and just 27.3% (6-22) in the 2nd half
Of the 6 baskets made by UNM in the 2nd half, 3 came from reserve guard Jamal Fenton…he scored 9 straight points for the Lobos on three 3-pointers…all 11 of Fenton’s points came after halftime…Fenton was 3-5 from the floor in the 2nd half, the rest of the team 3 of 17
UNM made 31% (10-32) of its 2-point FGs tonight and only 18% (3-17) in the 2nd half
New Mexico is now shooting 41.1% for the season, which is the poorest by a Lobo team in 51 years, since the 1961-62 team ended at 37.4%…the 1961-62 Lobos finished with a 6-20 record
UNM seniors Chad Adams and Jamal Fenton won their 102nd game as Lobos, tying former teammates A.J. Hardeman and Phillip McDonald (2009-12) for the school record
The Lobos have won 11 straight games when they wear their silver uniforms
New Mexico has allowed 44 points in the 2nd half of the past 2 games
UNM has won 25 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
Under Steve Alford, UNM is 69-2 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
UNM is 173-71 all-time when nationally ranked, 119-8 in The Pit, 39-50 on the road and 15-13 neutral
UNM has made a 3-point FG in 719 straight games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
New Mexico has a 102-29 record since the start of the 2009-10 season
Head coach Steve Alford
456-233 in his 22nd season as a head coach
148-50 in his 6th year at New Mexico, 90-11 in The Pit, 44-29 on the road and 14-10 neutral
64-25 in Mountain West regular-season games, 38-7 in The Pit and 26-18 on the road
29-12 when UNM is ranked, 18-2 in The Pit, 8-7 on the road and 3-3 neutral
4-0 in his career against Boise State
31-10 in February games at UNM, 17-3 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 F Cameron Bairstow
made his 10th start of the season and finished with a team-high 16 points and 7 rebounds
first 9 points came in the final 7:03 of the 1st half, and were 9 of UNM’s final 10 points of the half
averaging 12.2 points and 6.5 rebounds in his last 6 games as a starter
led UNM in scoring for the 4th time this season
Senior G Jamal Fenton
11 points – all in the 2nd half – on 3-5 3s and 2-2 FTs
scored 9 straight points for UNM in the 2nd half with the 3 straight 3s
his 3-pointers gave UNM leads of 41-34, 44-38 and 47-41
had missed 11 straight 3s over 4 1/2 games before making 3 in a row in the 2nd half
1st half was 0 points on 0-3 FGs, 0-2 from 3-point, 0-1 FTs and a turnover in 13 minutes
2nd-most points this season next to 12 vs. Portland on Nov. 25
Junior G Kendall Williams
10 points, 4 assists and 2 steals
still 25th place all-time at UNM with 1,144 points; 16 points from moving into 20th place
8th place all-time at UNM with 399 career assists
UNM is 33-4 in Williams’ career when he has at least 5 assists in a game
Junior G Tony Snell
12 points, a season-high tying 6 rebounds and 4 assists
made his 61st consecutive start
Sophomore C Alex Kirk
6 points, a team-high 12 rebounds and 3 blocks
averaging 11.3 points, 11.8 rebounds and 3.0 blocks the past 4 games
Sophomore PG Hugh Greenwood
4 points and 3 rebounds before fouling out for the 3rd time this season
New Mexico is 47-8 in his 55 career starts