March 15, 2008

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. -

San Diego State-New Mexico Postgame Notes in PDF Format

Final Score: New Mexico 62, San Diego State 59
Records: San Diego State 18-13; New Mexico 20-12

Notes
* - Despite the outcome, SDSU still finished with 18 wins on the season, its most since the 1996-97 season when that squad went 23-7 en route to the WAC championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. This season ends a streak of 10 consecutive losing seasons for SDSU, during which the Aztecs went 89-184 and averaged 8.9 wins per season.
* - SDSU finished at 9-7 in road/neutral games this season after going just 1-11 in those games a season ago. In fact, the Aztecs were 10-64 in their previous 74 road/neutral games entering this season.

Game Trends
* - New Mexico scored the first seven points of the game, but the Aztecs responded with a 13-2 run.
* - The Aztecs had 23 turnovers in both contests earlier this season against the Lobos, but had just 11 miscues in the game.

Player Notes
* - Allison Duffy - All-Tournament Team Selection
Duffy logged her fourth straight double-figure performance and 17th of the season with her team-high 15 points. ... Duffy shared game-high honors with two blocked shots.

* - Jene Morris - All-Tournament Team Selection
Morris recorded her 22nd double-digit scoring performance of the year after she finished with 10 points. ... In all three MWC tournament games she has scored in double figures.

* - Quenese Davis
Davis reached double figures in scoring for the 10th time this year after she finished with 12 points. ... Davis had four three-point field goals to set a career high. ... She finished with five steals, marking her 19th multiple-steal ballgame of the year. ... Davis also had a game-high eight assists to post her sixth game with at least that many dimes.

* - Paris Johnson
Johnson had a game-high two blocked shots in the game, something she has done on 15 different occasions this year.

* - LaSandra Dixon
Dixon matched her career high after she connected on all four of her free throws. ... She has accomplished the feat four different times.