March 15, 2013
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New Mexico improves to 28-5 with a 60-50 victory over San Diego State (22-10) in the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament
UNM’s next game is Saturday at 4 p.m. MT against the winner of (2) Colorado State and (3) UNLV for the MW Tournament championship…the Lobos swept the season series against CSU and split with UNLV
On Saturday, the Lobos will be seeking their 3rd MW Tournament championship (all since 2005) and 2nd straight…UNM lost to BYU in 2001 and beat Utah in 2005 (with Danny Granger) and beat San Diego State last year
Including the Western Athletic Conference Tournament that started in 1984, UNM is going after its fifth championship in 10 tries
In the first two games of the MW Tournament against Wyoming and San Diego State, UNM has allowed 48 points a game, 31.6% (36-114) shooting from the floor, 25% (11-25) accuracy from 3-point and has a +13 rebound margin
San Diego State outrebounded UNM 77-56 in two regular season games this year…the Lobos had a 41-33 advantage tonight
28 wins ranks tied for 2nd all-time at UNM…3 of the 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
– 28-5 2012-13
UNM led San Diego State 43-22 less than 4 minutes into the second half after junior Tony Snell connected on 3 consecutive 3-pointers in a span of 55 seconds…that ended a 22-4 Lobo run that started with 5:57 left in the 1st half
UNM is 44-3 in its last 47 games since 2010-11 when shooting 40% or better from the field
The Lobos are 13-4 away from Albuquerque this season (8-4 road, 5-0 neutral)…since the start of the 2011-12 season, New Mexico is 27-9 in its last 36 games away from The Pit, including 17-5 in the past 22 games
UNM committed 10 turnovers, the first time in double figures in 8 games…that said, the Lobos have been guilty of just 57 the past 7 games (8.1 pg) and only 109 the past 12 games (9.1 pg)
Under Steve Alford, UNM is 72-2 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 29 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 108 career wins, an average of 27 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 15 straight games when they wear their silver uniforms
UNM has started 5 underclassmen – 3 juniors and 2 sophomores – the past 13 games and they are 11-2
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 726 straight games…the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
New Mexico has a 108-30 record since the start of the 2009-10 season
Head coach Steve Alford
462-234 in his 22nd season as a head coach
154-51 in his 6th year at New Mexico, 92-11 in The Pit, 46-30 on the road and 16-10 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
7-4 in Mountain West Tournament
7-8 in his career vs. San Diego State, 2-1 in the MW Tournament
82-25 in non-conference games, 52-4 in The Pit, 17-11 on the road and 13-10 neutral
35-13 when UNM is ranked, 20-2 in The Pit, 10-8 on the road and 5-3 neutral
21-10 in March games at UNM, 8-0 in The Pit, 5-4 on the road and 8-6 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
game-high 17 points on 5-8 3s and 2-3 FTs…also 5 rebounds and 4 assists and a block
the 5 3s ties a UNM record for a conference tournament game…it had been done 4 previous times, the last by Royce Olney vs. San Jose State in the 1997 WAC Tournament
3 of his 3s came in a span of 55 seconds that gave UNM a 43-22 lead
78 points the past 4 games (19.5 ppg) on 24-46 FGs and 17-32 (53%) from 3-point
10th at UNM with 421 career 3-point attempts
played in 102 career games with 68 consecutive starts, and 75 overall
922 career points
Junior F Cameron Bairstow
2nd career double-double with 16 points and a career-high tying 11 rebounds…he had 10 points and 8 boards in the 1st half
set a career-high with 15 FG attempts
made 12-13 FTs in the MW Tournament
averaging 14.3 points and 8.3 rebounds the past 6 games
averaging 12.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 30.3 minutes as a starter the past 13 games
made his 17th start of the season
played in 98 career games
Sophomore C Alex Kirk
15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks
60 blocks this season, tying Danny Granger for 10th place in a single season at UNM
averaging 15.4 points and 8.4 rebounds the past 7 games and 14.1 points and 9.4 rebounds the past 11
made 20 of his past 22 FTs
Junior G Kendall Williams
7 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists
39 assists the past 6 games (6.5 apg)
59 points in 6 games since scoring 46 at Colorado State on Feb. 23
remains in 7th place all-time at UNM with 442 career assists
passed Marvin Johnson for 18th all-time at UNM with 1,249 career points
UNM is 37-5 in Williams’ career when he has at least 5 assists in a game
played in 101 career games with 96 starts
Senior F Chad Adams
2 points and 6 rebounds in 13 minutes
6 rebounds the most in 15 games, since 6 vs. Colorado State on Jan. 23
20 points the past 4 games after just 12 points the previous 7
Sophomore PG Hugh Greenwood
3 points and 4 rebounds
New Mexico is 53-9 in his 62 career starts