Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU 64, Duquesne 62
December 06, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 6, 2001
BGSU is 6-1 matching the start of the 2000 MAC Championship team which finished 22-8 and advanced to the NIT.
The Falcons are rated 7th in the latest RPI. The highest of any MAC or other mid-major team.
The Falcons won their road opener for the second time in three years. They won at Hawaii, 53-49 in 1999-2000.
In the last two games, the Falcon defense has held opponents to 6 of 21 shooting from three-point range (28.6).
In the last three games, BGSU is allowing just 59.6 points on38.9 percent shooting (60-154).
KEITH MCLUTCH
Senior Keith McLeod is emerging as the most clutch performer in the MAC thus far. Against Duquesne, he scored 13 of the Falcons final 17 points and his jumper with 1:55 left and his two free throws with 2.8 seconds sealed the win. From the five minute mark until the end of a game, McLeod is averaging 6.3 points, shooting 64.2 from the field (9/14), 72.0 from the line (18/25), and has eight assists in the six games (excluding Defiance) that have gone down to the wire.
BENCH PLAY
The inside trio of Josh Almanson (9 points 7 boards, 3 blocks), Cory Eyink (4 points) and Kevin Netter (2 points) combined for 15 points and 7 rebounds and made all seven of their field goal attempts.
SURE SHOT
Senior Brandon Pardon ignited a 25-8 second half run with three second-half three-pointers. He is currently shooting 56.7 from beyond three-point range (17 of 30). With his three-for-five effort from beyond the arc, the Falcons improved to 4-0 this season when he makes two or more three pointers and 17-4 during his career when he achieves that feat.
