Bowling Green State University
BUFFALO
Men's Basketball Tops Buffalo, 90-75
January 10, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 10, 2001
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Junior Len Matela had 23 points to lead five Bowling Green State University players in double digits, and the Falcon men's basketball team shot a blistering .708 from the field in the second half to slowly pull away from the University at Buffalo Wednesday (Jan. 10). The Mid-American Conference game was held at BGSU's Anderson Arena.
Matela had a double-double, his fourth of the season, as the Falcons improved to 6-6 overall and 2-1 in MAC play. In addition to his game-high scoring total, Matela also topped all players with 13 rebounds on the night.
The Falcons trailed the Bulls (now 2-9, 0-4 MAC) at the half, 35-34, and trailed by five points (42-37) with two minutes gone in the second half. But, a basket by Keith McLeod was followed by a three-point play from Brandon Pardon to tie the score.
UB led by a 46-44 count with 15:14 left, but Pardon hit back-to-back three-point field goals to give the Brown and Orange the lead for good. The Falcons slowly pulled away, and the final margin was the game's largest.
Trent Jackson had 20 points and eight rebounds for the Falcons, while Pardon also hit double digits. The junior point guard had 17 points and led the hosts with six assists.
McLeod and freshman Josh Almanson had 13 and 11 points, respectively.
Louis Campbell led the Bulls with 20 points and six assists. Robert Brown had 16 points, while Damien Foster added 15 for the visitors.
The Falcons held a whopping 25-10 rebounding advantage in the first half en route to a 39-26 margin for the game. BG made 17-of-24 shots in the second half and shot .542 (32-of-59) on the night.
The Falcons are next in action Saturday (Jan. 13), hitting the road to face the arch-rival University of Toledo in a 7:00 p.m. start. Following a Jan. 17 game at Akron (7:30 p.m.), BGSU will return home to face Ball State on Saturday, Jan. 20. That game will tip off at 1:00 p.m.
