National Basketball Association
New Mexico 61, Texas Tech 60
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials:
# KC Ely, # Brad Ferrie, # Rick Hartzell
Attendance:
9585
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Phillip McDonald scored 12 points, and New Mexico held on for a 61-60 victory over Texas Tech on Wednesday.
Alex Kirk added 10 points for the defending Mountain West champion Lobos (11-2), who have won nine of their last 10.
Mike Singletary had 18 points for Texas Tech (6-7), but missed a crucial free throw late.
New Mexico trailed 33-27 at the half, but took a 46-45 lead early in the second half behind a 15-5 spurt. Back-to-back 3-pointers from McDonald extended the lead to 52-45.
The Red Raiders came charging back and had a chance to tie the game at 59 when Singletary stepped to the line with 1:56 left. But Singletary missed the second of two free throws, and the Lobos held on.
The Red Raiders shot 58 percent in the first half and led 33-27 after 20 minutes. New Mexico shot 31 percent ( 7 of 22) in the first half, but stayed in the game by hitting 11 of 15 free throws.
Top Game Performances
| New Mexico |
|
Texas Tech |
|
Phillip McDonald 12 |
Scoring |
Mike Singletary 18 |
|
Kendall Williams 3 |
Assists |
Mike Singletary 4 |
|
Drew Gordon 11 |
Rebounds |
D'walyn Roberts 6 |
|
Alex Kirk 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Mike Singletary 5 |
|
Dairese Gary 1 |
Steals |
Brad Reese 1 |
|
A.J. Hardeman 2 |
Blocks |
D'walyn Roberts 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| New Mexico
|
61 |
42.2 |
4-8 |
19-27 |
7 |
28 |
2 |
3 |
|
| Texas Tech
|
60 |
51.1 |
5-13 |
7-16 |
10 |
19 |
6 |
1 |
|
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