TCU-New Mexico Postgame Notes
2/25/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 25, 2012
POSTGAME NOTES
TCU 83, No. 18/21 New Mexico 64
Fort Worth, Texas (Daniel-Meyer Coliseum)
Feb. 25, 2012
Attendance: 6,460
* TCU improved to 17-11 overall and 7-5 in the Mountain West with its second consecutive victory and seventh straight at home.
* TCU is 6-0 at home in Mountain West games. The six-game league home winning streak marks the longest for the program since 1997-98, when the Frogs went a perfect 14-0 in the WAC, including 7-0 at home.
* The victory marked the first for the Frogs in MW play with a margin larger than six points.
* Including the squad's Feb. 14 home win over No. 11 UNLV, TCU has now posted consecutive victories over ranked opponents for only the second time in school history. The Frogs previously defeated No. 24 Hawaii (83-76) and No. 11 New Mexico (95-64) during the 1997-98 season.
* TCU has guaranteed itself its first winning record since 2004-05. The 17 victories mark three more than the Frogs have had in any season since the same campaign.
* TCU also set a new highwater mark for single-season wins in its seven seasons as a member of the Mountain West despite playing two fewer games this season (14) than in all previous years (16).
* TCU made 11-for 26 from 3-point range, marking the 11th straight game the squad made six or more. The Frogs have made at least 11 treys in five of the last seven contests.
* TCU's 83 points marked the most this season against New Mexico, who entered the day ranked No. 9 nationally in scoring defense. UNLV (80) owned the previous high total against the Lobos.
* TCU improved to 11-0 when holding opponents to under 47.6 percent shooting from the field.
* TCU featured six double-figure scorers for the first time this season.
* J.R. Cadot recorded his second straight double-double, and his sixth of the season, with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Cadot now has nine career double-doubles, which ranks No. 4 among active players in the Mountain West.
* Hank Thorns extended his career-long streak of consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer to 16. The figure ranks as the second-longest active streak among Mountain West players.
* Thorns dished out a season-high nine assists, moving past former Frog great Jamie Dixon into sixth place on TCU's career assist chart (358).
* Craig Williams went 4-of-10 from 3-point range and is now 15-of-25 from outside the arc in the last five games. He entered the stretch only 4-of-22 on the season.
* The attendance of 6,460 marked TCU's largest home crowd of the season.
