12.17. 2010
BOX SCORE
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Longwood University dropped a 91-54 men's basketball decision on the road Friday night at the University of New Mexico of the Mountain West Conference at the The Pit in Albuquerque. The Lancers (3-9) trailed just 39-29 at halftime while led by junior
Antwan Carter|St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg) with 17 points and a game-high eight rebounds. The Lobos (8-1) won their sixth-straight game and outscored LU 52-25 in the second half while led by Kendall Williams with a career-high and game-high 20 points. It was a first-round game of the 2010 iBN Sports|Las Vegas Classic as Longwood remains on the road while returning to action in the four-game exempt tournament on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 19, at Colorado University of the Big 12 Conference in Boulder beginning at 4 p.m. ET. The game will be televised by FSN Rocky Mountain TV available on local cable systems as well as both DIRECTV® (683) and Dish® (414) satellite networks.
Longwood took an early 6-1 lead at 17:23 after three-point field goals from juniors
Martiz Washington|Hopewell (Christchurch) and
Jan van der Kooij|Tiendeveen, The Netherlands (Roelof van Echten). The Lancers had their largest lead at 17-10 with 11:47 on the clock following another three-pointer by Washington. A pair of free throws from Carter had LU ahead 22-18 at 7:04, and another three-pointer, this one from junior transfer
Jeremiah Bowman|Washington, D.C. (Harcum JC) gave the visitors their final lead at 25-23 with 4:26 left until halftime. It was tied at 27-27 at 3:09 after two more free throws by Carter before New Mexico closed the opening half with a 12-2 run to lead 39-29 at the intermission as Williams made two three-pointers over the final 49-seconds of the period.
Longwood was within 48-37 at 15:27 on another Carter free throw before New Mexico used a 13-4 run to lead 61-41 at 11:55. The Lancers battled and trailed 63-48 with 9:06 left to play on a layup from Carter but a three-pointer by Dairese Gary made it 66-48 at 8:54. That was the score with 8:24 remaining when the fire alarm system went off in the storied and historic venue that prompted the evacuation of the facility as a precaution due to excess smoke in the concession areas of the building. There was an approximate 30-35 minute delay before the teams returned to the court and resumed the contest after a brief warm-up period. It was all Lobos after the delay as the hosts scored 12-straight points en route to a 21-1 run that eventually became a 25-6 game-ending spree over the final 8:04. Chad Adams had 13 of those points for UNM.
Carter led Longwood with his 17 points and game-high eight rebounds. Washington finished with 11 points for the Lancers, while Bowman added 10 points off the bench. LU shot 41.3% (19-46) from the field, including 44.4% (8-18) on three-pointers, and 66.7% (8-12) at the free throw line. Longwood dropped its seventh consecutive contest.
Williams led New Mexico with his career-high and game-high 20 points, adding six assists and three steals. Adams finished with 15 points off the bench for the Lobos. Phillip McDonald had 12 points, Jamal Fenton contributed 11 points off the bench, and A.J. Hardeman added 10 points. UNM shot 50.0% (32-64) from the field, including 43.8% (7-16) on three-pointers, and 69.0% (20-29) at the line. The Lobos forced 20 Longwood turnovers that were converted into 31 points and a decisive difference in the game.
It was only the second-ever meeting between the two schools in the sport of men's basketball as New Mexico defeated Longwood 79-60 exactly four years ago tonight (12.17.2006) during the first-round of the Findlay Toyota|Las Vegas Classic. The Lobos are the two-time defending Mountain West Conference Champions.
