National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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