Bowling Green State University Athletics
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December 16, 2004 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 16, 2004
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IPFW (3-6) at Bowling Green (5-1)
Tuesday, December 21 - 7 p.m.
Anderson Arena (4,700)
Series Record: IPFW leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: at IPFW 81, BGSU 75 (12/10/03)
The Opening Tip
The Falcons are in their eighth season under head coach Dan Dakich. Dakich is second all-time at BGSU in winning percentage (.571) and fifth all-time in wins with a 121-91 record. The Falcons boast a five-game winning streak, their longest since the 2002-03 season when they posted a six-game streak. IPFW is 3-6 and will play at Butler on Saturday before visiting BGSU.
BGSU is 26-3 when shooting over 50% in a game since the 2000-01 season. They have made more than half of their shots in four straight games.
BGSU is 28-3 in non-conference games at home under Dan Dakich . BGSU is 23-1 since the 2000-01 season when holding an opponent to 59 points or less. BGSU has the second highest RPI in the MAC at #51. Kent State is rated #10. BGSU is rated #34 in the country in the Jeff Sagarin Basketball Ratings.
BGSU is the top defensive team in the MAC allowing opponents just 59.5 points per game on 39.0% shooting from the field and 24.5% accuracy from long distance. The Falcons also lead the league in field goal percentage at 52.1% and assists (17.7) and are second in three-point field goal percentage hitting 39.4% of their long distance shots.
Senior Josh Almanson is second in the MAC averaging 18.3 points and in field goal percentage (62.3%). He has scored in double figures in six straight games this year, the longest such streak of his career. He had a career-high 28 points against Youngstown State and also established a new career-best by making 11 of 13 field goals against the Penguins.
Senior John Reimold is fourth in the MAC averaging 17.2 points, and ranks third in the league in field goal percentage (58.1%) and third in three-point field goal percentage (51.5%).
Junior Steven Wright is averaging 13.5 points and is ninth in the league in field goal percentage making 50.8% of his shots.
Freshman Scott Vandermeer is sixth in the league in blocked shots at 1.33. He has averaged five points in the last two games.
Junior John Floyd is second in the league in assists averaging six assists per game.
