March 16, 2013

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• New Mexico improves to 29-5 and wins the Mountain West Tournament with a 63-56 victory over UNLV (25-9)

• Lobo junior G Tony Snell was named the MVP while junior F Cameron Bairstow was named to the all-tournament team

• The Lobos win their 2nd straight MW Tournament title and 3rd overall...UNM beat Utah in 2005 (with Danny Granger) and San Diego State last year

• Including the Western Athletic Conference Tournament that started in 1984, UNM has 5 conference tournament championships

• Only two teams have won the past four MW Tournament titles, San Diego State in 2010 and 2011 and New Mexico in 2012 and 2013

• UNM is just the third No. 1 seed to win the MW tournament, joining UNLV in 2000 and San Diego State in 2006

• Next week, UNM will make its 14th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and 3rd showing in the past 4 years under head coach Steve Alford...the Lobos have an 8-14 record in the Big Dance since their first game in 1968...Alford is making his 7th appearance - with three teams - in the NCAA Div. I Tournament...he is 5-6 overall, 2-2 at UNM

• The Lobos led 46-45 midway through the 2nd half...junior G Tony Snell then scored UNM's next 13 points (3-3s, 2-2s) as the lead grew to 56-47, and then 59-53 with 1:05 remaining

• MVP Snell finished with 21 points on 8-11 FGs and 5-7 from 3-point...he tied a UNM record for the 2nd straight game with 5 3s in a conference tournament game...Snell finished the tournament with 53 points (17.7 ppg) on 17-33 FGs and 12-20 (60%) from 3-point

• In three MW Tournament games against Wyoming, San Diego State and UNLV, UNM allowed an average of 50.7 ppg, 32.4% (56-173) shooting from the floor and 26.7% (20-75) from 3-point

• The Lobos hit 20-47 (42.6%) 3-pointers in the MW Tournament compared to 35% in the regular season...UNM has made 35 of 80 3s the past 4 games, or 43.8%, increasing the season accuracy to 35.4%

• 29 wins ranks 2nd all-time for 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

- 29-5 2012-13

- 28-5 1995-96

- 28-7 2011-12

• Since 2010-11, UNM is 45-3 in its last 48 games when shooting 40% or better from the field...the Lobos shot 46% (23-50) tonight

• The Lobos are 14-4 away from Albuquerque this season (9-4 road, 5-0 neutral), tying a school record...since the start of the 2011-12 season, New Mexico is 28-9 in its last 37 games away from The Pit, including 18-5 in the past 23 games

• UNM committed 7 turnovers, the 7th time in the past 8 games with less than 10...the Lobos have been guilty of just 64 turnovers the past 8 games (8.0 pg) and only 116 the past 13 games (8.9 pg)

• Under Steve Alford, UNM is 73-2 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 30 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 109 career wins, an average of 27.3 victories a year...the Lobos are 107-30 in their four seasons with 3 regular-season conference championships and 2 conference tournament titles

• The Lobos have won 17 straight games when they wear their silver uniforms

• UNM has started 5 underclassmen - 3 juniors and 2 sophomores - the past 14 games and they are 12-2

• UNM is 179-72 all-time when nationally ranked, 121-8 in The Pit, 42-51 on the road and 16-13 neutral

• UNM has made a 3-point FG in 727 straight games...the last game without a 3 was Jan. 3, 1991 at Colorado State (0-for-8)

• New Mexico has a 109-30 record since the start of the 2009-10 season, an average of 27.3 wins a year

Head coach Steve Alford

• 463-234 in his 22nd season as a head coach

• 155-51 in his 6th year at New Mexico, 92-11 in The Pit, 47-30 on the road and 16-10 neutral

• 4 MW regular-season championships (outright or shared) in 2009, '10, '12 and `13

• 2 MW Tournament title (2012 and 2013)

• Three-time MW Coach of the Year

• 8-4 in the Mountain West Tournament

• 7-7 in his career vs. UNLV, 3-4 in Las Vegas and 2-0 in the MW Tournament

• 83-25 in non-conference games, 52-4 in The Pit, 18-11 on the road and 13-10 neutral

• 36-13 when UNM is ranked, 20-2 in The Pit, 11-8 on the road and 5-3 neutral

• 22-10 in March games at UNM, 8-0 in The Pit, 6-4 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

• MW Tournament Most Valuable Player after a game-high 21 points on 5-7 3s

• finished the tournament with 53 points (17.7 ppg) on 17-33 FGs and 12-20 (60%) from 3-point

• tied a UNM record for the 2nd straight game with 5 3s in a conference tournament game

• scored 13 straight points - and 13 of the last 17 - for UNM late in the 2nd half

• 99 points the past 5 games (19.8 ppg) on 32-57 FGs (56%) and 22-39 (56%) from 3-point

• 10th at UNM with 428 career 3-point attempts

• played in 103 career games with 69 consecutive starts, and 76 overall

• 943 career points

Junior F Cameron Bairstow

• MW all-tournament team with 39 points and 26 rebounds in the 3 games...made 15-18 FTs

• 9 points and a team-high 7 rebounds in 29 minutes today

• ended a streak of 6 straight games scoring in double figures

• averaging 13.6 points and 8.1 rebounds the past 7 games

• averaging 12.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 30.2 minutes as a starter the past 14 games

• made his 18th start of the season

• played in 99 career games

Junior G Kendall Williams

• 12 points and 7 assists

• 17 assists in the MW Tournament and 46 assists the past 7 games (6.6 apg)

• 71 points in 7 games since scoring 46 at Colorado State on Feb. 23

• remains in 7th place all-time at UNM with 449 career assists

• passed Tony Danridge for 17th place all-time at UNM with 1,261 career points

• UNM is 38-5 in Williams' career when he has at least 5 assists in a game

• played in 102 career games with 97 starts

Sophomore C Alex Kirk

• 5 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks

• 62 blocks this season, tying Kenny Thomas for 9th place in a single season at UNM

• made 21 of his past 24 FTs

• 270 rebounds this season, 19th best at UNM

Sophomore PG Hugh Greenwood

• 9 points - all in the 1st half - on 3-3 accuracy from 3-point...also a team-high 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal

• New Mexico is 54-9 in his 63 career starts

Senior F Chad Adams

• 2 points and 2 rebounds in 17 minutes

• 22 points the past 5 games after just 12 points the previous 7

Senior G Jamal Fenton

• 5 points on 2-4 FGs, 1 rebound and 1 steal in 11 minutes

• tied with Luc Longley for 6th all-time at UNM with 132 games played

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