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Postgame Notes vs. SDSU

Feb. 27, 2013

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New Mexico Basketball Postgame Notes
(14 AP / 14 Coaches) UNM vs. (-- / rv) San Diego State
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 *** The Pit / Bob King Court *** Albuquerque, N.M.

New Mexico improves to 24-4 overall (11-2 MWC, 1st place by 2 full games) after a 70-60 victory against San Diego State (20-8, 8-6 MW)
Alex Kirk (25 and 7) and Cameron Bairstow (16 and 5) combined for a season-high 41 points - and 12 rebounds tonight on 13-22 FGs, 3-3 3s by Kirk and 12-14 FTs...in the 55-34 loss at San Diego on Jan. 26, Kirk (2 and 6) and Bairstow (0 and 3) combined for 2 points (1-12 FGs) and 9 rebounds
New Mexico was 4-13 from 3-point, 3-3 by 7-0 sophomore center Alex Kirk and 1-10 by four other players...the 3 3s is a career high for Kirk
Tonight was head coach Steve Alford's 200th game at New Mexico. He is 150-50 at UNM. Other Lobo coaches' records after 200 games:
- Bob King 139-61
- Dave Bliss 133-67
- Roy Johnson 131-69
- Gary Colson 113-87
- Woody Clements 103-97
UNM had 18 assists on 21 baskets made
UNM made 9 of its first 11 FGs in the 2nd half to open up a 48-33 lead with 12:06 remaining...however, the Lobos missed their next six shots before Cameron Bairstow dunked with 3:44 left...UNM shot 60% (12-20) in the 2nd half and 47.7% (21-44) for the night
The Lobos have won 12 straight games when they wear their silver uniforms
New Mexico is now shooting 41.7% 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 has won 21 straight games - and is 42-2 in its last 44 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 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
UNM seniors Chad Adams and Jamal Fenton extended their school record with 104 career wins
UNM is 175-71 all-time when nationally ranked, 120-8 in The Pit, 40-50 on the road and 15-13 neutral
UNM has made a 3-point FG in 722 straight games...the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)
New Mexico has a 104-29 record since the start of the 2009-10 season
Head coach Steve Alford
458-233 in his 22nd season as a head coach
150-50 in his 6th year at New Mexico, 91-11 in The Pit, 45-29 on the road and 14-10 neutral
66-25 in Mountain West regular-season games, 39-7 in The Pit and 27-18 on the road
31-12 when UNM is ranked, 19-2 in The Pit, 9-7 on the road and 3-3 neutral
6-8 in his career against San Diego State, 3-3 in The Pit
33-10 in February games at UNM, 18-3 in The Pit and 15-7 on the road
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
Sophomore C Alex Kirk
season-high 25 points on 8-12 FGs, a career-high 3 3s, 6-6 FTs, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks
made a career-high 3 3-pointers and tied a career high with 3 assists
averaging 15.2 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.0 blocks the past 6 games
Junior F Cameron Bairstow
16 points (5-10 FGs, 6-8 FTs) and 5 rebounds in 31 minutes
averaging 11.9 points as a starter the last 8 games
made his 12th start of the season
Junior G Kendall Williams
8 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in 37 minutes
8th place all-time at UNM with 411 career assists
20th all-time at UNM with 1,198 career points
UNM is 34-4 in Williams' career when he has at least 5 assists in a game
Junior G Tony Snell
10 points and 3 rebounds in 37 minutes
made his 63rd consecutive start
Sophomore PG Hugh Greenwood
7 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 30 minutes
New Mexico is 48-8 in his 56 career starts