Air Force Academy
New Mexico
Falcons Fall to Lobos, 76-66
2/11/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 11, 2009
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP)--Roman Martinez tied his season high with 20 points and New Mexico handed the Air Force Falcons their 11th straight loss, 76-66 Wednesday night.
Tony Danridge, coming off a career-best 26-point game against UNLV, added 16 points for the Lobos (16-9, 7-3 Mountain West Conference), who trailed 37-33 at halftime despite scoring the game's first 15 points but benefitted by going inside and drawing fouls in the second half.
Matt Holland scored 20 points and Andrew Henke had 19 for the Falcons (9-14, 0-10). Air Force's other senior, Anwar Johnson, scored 11.
Phillip McDonald added 12 points for the Lobos, who didn't trail over the final 16:49 and outscored the Falcons 23-14 from the free throw line. New Mexico went to the line 36 times, twice as much as the Falcons.
Air Force Post-Game Notes
-- Air Force is 0-10 in conference play for the first time since the 1993-94 season
-- Air Force's 52.4% shooting from the field is the third-best this season
-- Air Force's 65% shooting from the field in the first half is the second-best in one half this season (70% at Northern Colorado, 2nd half)
-- Air Force's 66 points are the most against an MWC opponent this season
-- Air Force's 37 points in the first half are the most in one half against an MWC opponent this season
-- Andrew Henke's 19 points are the most against an MWC opponent this season
-- Shawn Hempsey dished out a career-high three assists
-- Sammy Schafer (4) and Avery Merriex (3) each tied his career-high for rebounds
-- Saj El-Amin dished out the first assists of his career
