New Mexico vs. Nevada - Postgame Notes

Feb. 2, 2013

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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
(20 AP / 22 Coaches) UNM vs. Nevada
Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 *** The Pit/Bob King Court *** Albuquerque, N.M.

• New Mexico improves to 19-3 overall (6-1 MWC, 1st place) with a 75-62 win against Nevada (11-10, 2-5 MW)

• Seniors Chad Adams and Jamal Fenton win their 99th game as Lobos...the school record is 102 by A.J. Hardeman and Phillip McDonald from 2009-12

• Nevada led 51-50 with 11:17 left in the game, but UNM outscored the Wolf Pack 25-11 the rest of the way

• The Lobos set season highs with 56% (28-50) shooting and 22 assists, and equaled a season best with 11 3-pointers...UNM, 52% (11-21) from 3 tonight, was 5-25 from 3-point the previous 2 games and was shooting 31% in MW games

• UNM equaled a season high with 32 points from the bench compared to Nevada's 6...UNM also had 32 vs. Mercer...UNM only had 9 points from its reserves in the past two games against Wyoming and San Diego State

• For the first time this year, UNM had 10 players make at least one FG...amazingly, every Lobo had a FG by the 3:59 mark of the 1st half when freshman Nick Banyard scored on a dunk

• UNM has won 23 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 18 straight games - and is 39-2 in its last 41 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 170-70 all-time when nationally ranked, 117-8 in The Pit, 38-49 on the road and 15-13 neutral

• UNM has made a 3-point FG in 715 straight games...the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)

• New Mexico has a 99-28 record since the start of the 2009-10 season

Head coach Steve Alford

• 453-232 in his 22nd season as a head coach

• 145-49 in his 6th year at New Mexico, 88-11 in The Pit, 43-28 on the road and 14-10 neutral

• 61-24 in Mountain West regular-season games, 36-7 in The Pit and 25-17 on the road

• 26-11 when UNM is ranked, 16-2 in The Pit, 7-6 on the road and 3-3 neutral

• 28-9 in February games at UNM, 15-3 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

• team highs with 15 points (4-5 on 3s), 7 rebounds and 6 assists

• Past 2 games: 28 points (10-13 FGs, 5-6 3s, 3-4 FTs), 17 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals and just 1 turnover in 64 minutes

• New Mexico is 44-7 in his 51 career starts

Junior G Demetrius Walker

• came off the bench to score 12 points (3-6 FGs, 2-4 3s, 4-4 FTs) and get a team-high 2 steals

• had missed 15 consecutive FGs before making a 3-pointer in the 1st half tonight

• had scored just 14 points on 3-28 FGs in his previous 9 games before tonight

Senior F Chad Adams

• came off the bench to score 10 points on 4-5 FGs and 2-2 from 3-point

• added 4 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal in 21 minutes

Junior G Kendall Williams

• 9 points and 5 assists in 28 minutes

• 25th place all-time at UNM with 1,105 points

• 9th place all-time at UNM with 378 career assists...Marlon Parmer is 8th with 384

Junior F Nick Banyard

• scored a career-high 4 points on 2-2 FGs, plus 1 rebound and 1 block in 7 minutes

Sophomore C Alex Kirk

• tied a career high with 5 blocks

 

 

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