Bowling Green State University Athletics
Men's Basketball Travels To Western Michigan
February 06, 2004 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 6, 2004
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Bowling Green (9-11, 5-5) at W. Michigan (16-2, 9-1) 2 p.m., Saturday, February 7 University Hall (5,649) Series Record: BGSU leads 65-34. Last Meeting: WMU 67, at BGSU 65 (2/15/03) Local Radio: WPFX-FM 107.7, WCWA-AM 1230
FALCONS ARE IN TOUGH STRETCH
BGSU is in a stretch which will see them play four of five on the road, including games at Western Michigan (February 7) and Kent State (February 14). Beginning with the ESPN Bracket Buster on February 21, the Falcons will play four straight games at home before concluding the MAC regular season at Eastern Michigan, March 6. If the MAC Tournament were to begin today, BGSU would be the sixth seed and host a first round game.
THE SERIES WITH THE BRONCOS
The Falcons hold a 65-34 advantage in a series which began during the 1957-58 season. Western Michigan swept the Falcons a year ago, 67-65 in Bowling Green and 63-46 in Kalamazoo. The Falcons last win in Kalamazoo was a 78-66 triumph two season ago.
WHEN SHOOTING BETTER THAN 50 PERCENT
The Falcons are 4-1 this season and 22-3 since the 2001-02 season when making more than 50% of its field goal attempts in a game.
FALCON's TRIPLE THREAT OFFENSE
BGSU has three players among the top 11 scorers in MAC play with sophomore guard Ron Lewis averaging 18.1 points, junior forward John Reimold contributing 16.3 points and senior center Kevin Netter averaging 15.8 points in 10 league games. Lewis had 25 points, while Netter added 21 against the Redhawks. In the last two games, Lewis is averaging 28 points and made eight of his last 13 shots from three-point range.
SCORING MILESTONES
Senior Kevin Netter needs 11 points to become the 33rd player to score 1,000 points or more in a career at BGSU. He is averaging 18.5 points in his last eight games. Netter is looking to become the second current Falcon to score 1,000 points during his college basketball career. Junior John Reimold, who played his freshman year at Loyola (Md.), has scored 1,079 points in two-plus seasons, including 677 with the Falcons the last two years. He scored 402 points as a freshman at Loyola and has averaged 15.2 points as a collegiate player. Sophomore guard Ron Lewis is just the second player at BGSU since freshman eligibility was restored in 1973 to score 700 or more career points by his sophomore season. Anthony Stacey had 890 points after two years with the Falcons. Lewis has scored 716 points.
