Nov. 23, 2008
? New Mexico entered the contest with the Knights with a 33 home non-league winning streak. The Lobos' previous non-league loss at The Pit came on Dec. 22, 2004, to fifth-ranked Wake Forest.
? Since The Pit opened in 1966, the Lobos are 600-143 at home. The program claimed its 600th win Thursday against Grambling State.
? Chris Baez entered Saturday's contest with zero points in 12 minutes this season. The redshirt freshman totaled 12 points and hit the game-winning 3-pointer with four seconds to go. He missed all of last season with a knee injury.
? With 18 points against the Lobos, Jermaine Taylor moved into 11th in UCF history with 1,231 career points. During the contest, he passed Brad Traina (1995-99), who finished his time at UCF with 1,218 points.
? All 11 of A.J. Tyler's points came in the opening half. He connected on three triples during the opening stanza.
? After missing UCF's first two contests with an injury, Tony Davis made his season debut. In 18 minutes, he totaled nine points and four rebounds.
? The game was played in front of 12,707 fans.
? The contest served as the second game of a five-contest stretch away from home for the Knights.
? UCF and New Mexico were meeting for the second time. On Dec. 16, 1978, the host Lobos posted a 124-92 win over UCF, which was competing as a Division II institution at the time.
? The Knights were playing in the western portion of the United States for the fifth time in as many years. In 2007-08, the squad faced host Nevada.