Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcon Basketball Faces No. 2 Michigan State
December 22, 2000 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 22, 2000
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#2 MICH. ST. (9-0) VS. BOWLING GREEN (4-4)
Sprite Holiday Classic
8 p.m., Wednesday, December 27
The Palace of Auburn Hills (22,076)
Series Record: MSU leads 7-3
Last Meeting: at MSU 62, BGSU 49 (12/29/93)
Radio: WBVI-FM (96.7) TV: ESPN Regional (WTWB, Toledo)
FALCON PROBABLE STARTERS (* LETTERS EARNED)10 Trent Jackson ** F 6-4 205 Sr. 11.1 ppg., 3.3 reb., 57.6 FG% 45 Kevin Netter F 6-10 205 Fr. 11.1 ppg., 3.4 reb., 61.1 FG % 14 Len Matela ** C 6-9 240 Jr. 17.4 ppg., 8.5 reb., 58.0 FG%, 84.1 FT% 20 Keith McLeod ** G 6-2 185 Jr. 14.9 ppg., 3.7 reb., 45.0 3FG% 32 Brandon Pardon* G 6-1 200 Jr. 11.1 ppg., 7.8 assists
RESERVES
2 Josh Almanson F 6-8 220 Fr. 9.6 ppg., 4.0 reb., 71.8 FG%, 83.3 FT% 5 Jabari Mattox G 6-0 170 Fr. 14 assists/3 turnovers 15 Kris Gerken G 6-3 190 So. Walk-on transfer from Wittenberg 24 Cory Ryan* G 6-5 205 So. 10.3 ppg., 48.7 3FG%, missed Wilmington game (ankle) 52 Brent Klassen** F 6-8 235 Jr. 3 ppg., 1.6 reb.
Head Coach ......... Dan Dakich (Indiana `85) 54-38 (4th Year)
FALCONS IN 4TH SEASON WITH DAKICH
The Falcons are in their fourth season under head coach Dan Dakich. BGSU is coming off a 22-8 campaign which saw them earn the regular season MAC Championship and a berth in the NIT. BGSU was 14-4 in the conference a season ago. The Falcons have an 19-9 record against non-conference foes in the last 28 non-MAC tilts since 1998.
SPRITE HOLIDAY CLASSIC
BGSU will travel to Auburn Hills, Michigan to face defending national champion Michigan State in the second game of the Sprite Holiday Classic. Oakland will face Wright State in the opener at 5 p.m. This is the lone neutral court game of the regular season for BGSU. The Falcons are 4-0 under Dakich during the regular season on a neutral floor. Last year, they defeated Cleveland State, 91-86, in the Rock and Roll shootout in Cleveland and Jackson State, 60-43, in Hawaii.
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 11th meeting in a series which began in 1959. The Spartans hold a 7-3 edge, however BGSU has won two of the last three meetings. The Falcons won at Michigan State, 81-79, in December 1989, and 98-85 in Bowling Green, in December of 1990.
The Spartans are riding a national best 20-game winning streak and could move to the top spot in the polls after #3 Stanford defeated #1 Duke, Thursday night.
UP NEXT
The Falcons will begin Mid-American Conference play on the road at Northern Illinois, January 3.
