March 13, 2013
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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
(15 AP / 14 Coaches) UNM vs. Nevada/Wyoming
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 *** Mountain West Tournament *** Las Vegas, Nev.
New Mexico improves to 27-5 with a 59-46 victory over Wyoming (19-13) in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament
UNM’s next game is Friday at 7 p.m. MT against the winner of (4) San Diego State and (5) Boise State…the Lobos split the season series vs. SDSU and swept the Broncos
27 wins ranks No. 4 all-time at UNM…3 of those top-four seasons have been attained in the past 4 years with Steve Alford as the head coach:
– 30-5 2009-10
– 28-5 1995-96
– 28-7 2011-12
– 27-5 2012-13
The Lobos made 10 of their first 15 FGs, then went 12 minutes without a basket, going 0-8 from the 1:38 mark of the 1st half until there was 9:38 remaining in the 2nd half…UNM finished 17-42 (40.5%) from the floor, but converted 21-29 FTs
UNM outscored Wyoming 11-4 over the final 7:46 of the game…the Lobos held the Cowboys to 1-8 FGs and forced 3 turnovers in the last 7:46
The Lobos are 12-4 away from Albuquerque this season (8-4 road, 4-0 neutral)…since the start of the 2011-12 season, New Mexico is 26-9 in its last 35 games away from The Pit, including 16-5 in the past 21 games
New Mexico was 4-24 from 3-point against Wyoming in the regular season, but hit 4-9 tonight
UNM committed just 9 turnovers and has been guilty of just 47 the past 6 games (7.8 pg) and only 99 the past 11 games (9.0 pg)
Under Steve Alford, UNM is 71-2 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 has won 28 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 seniors Chad Adams and Jamal Fenton extended their school record with 107 career wins, an average of 26.8 victories a year…the Lobos are 107-30 in their four seasons with 3 regular-season conference championships and 1 conference tournament title
The Lobos have won 14 straight games when they wear their silver uniforms
New Mexico has started 5 underclassmen – 3 juniors and 2 sophomores – the past 12 games
UNM is 178-72 all-time when nationally ranked, 121-8 in The Pit, 41-51 on the road and 16-13 neutral
UNM has made a 3-point FG in 725 straight games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
New Mexico has a 107-30 record since the start of the 2009-10 season
Head coach Steve Alford
461-234 in his 22nd season as a head coach
153-51 in his 6th year at New Mexico, 92-11 in The Pit, 46-30 on the road and 15-10 neutral
4 MW regular-season championships (outright or shared) in 2009, ’10, ’12 and `13
1 MW Tournament title (2012)
Three-time MW Coach of the Year
6-4 in Mountain West Tournament
12-2 in his career vs. Wyoming
81-25 in non-conference games, 52-4 in The Pit, 17-11 on the road and 12-10 neutral
34-13 when UNM is ranked, 20-2 in The Pit, 10-8 on the road and 4-3 neutral
20-10 in March games at UNM, 8-0 in The Pit, 5-4 on the road and 7-6 neutral
16-7 against ranked opponents while at UNM, 6-2 at home, 7-3 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 Tony Snell
15 points on 4-11 FGs and 5-6 FTs, plus 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals…made his first 3 FGs, then went 1 of 8
61 points the past 3 games (20.3 ppg) on 19-35 FGs and 12-24 (50%) from 3-point
10th at UNM with 413 career 3-point attempts
played in 101 career games with 67 consecutive starts, and 74 overall
Junior F Cameron Bairstow
14 points on 3-8 FGs and 8-9 FTs, plus a team-high 8 rebounds and 2 blocks
played a career-high 37 minutes, including all but a few seconds of the 2nd half
averaging 14.0 points and 7.8 rebounds the past 5 games
averaging 12.4 points as a starter the past 12 games
made his 16th start of the season
played in 97 career games
Junior G Kendall Williams
6 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists
remains in 7th place all-time at UNM with 436 career assists
remains in 19th all-time at UNM with 1,242 career points
UNM is 36-5 in Williams’ career when he has at least 5 assists in a game
played in 100 career games with 95 starts
Sophomore C Alex Kirk
foul trouble limited him to a season-low 19 minutes
finished with 7 points and 5 rebounds
did not have a block for the 1st time in 12 games, since 0 at Wyoming
averaging 15.5 points and 8.7 rebounds the past 6 games and 14.0 points and 9.7 rebounds the past 10 games
Senior F Chad Adams
4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 steal in 25 minutes
18 points the past 3 games after just 12 points the previous 7
25 minutes is his most playing time in 14 games since 31 against Colorado State
Sophomore PG Hugh Greenwood
5 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals
New Mexico is 52-9 in his 61 career starts
Senior G Jamal Fenton
5 points off the bench, plus 2 rebounds and 2 assists
tied for 7th all-time at UNM with 130 games played