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Thursday, December 30
Bowling Green, Ohio
7 pm
Bowling Green State University
70
vs
59
Texas San Antonio
Photo by: Doug Sampson
Falcons Shoot 51 Percent And Overwhelm UTSA 70-59
December 30, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Joe Jakubowski Postgame Audio
Louis Orr Postgame Audio
Boxscore
Bowling Green, Ohio – It was gut-check time. The Bowling Green men's basketball team had just given up a three-pointer that capped a 20-6 Texas San Antonio run that tied Thursday night's game in Anderson Arena at 50-50. But the Falcons went on a 10-2 run over the next 3:27 and pulled away from UTSA 70-59.
The victory was the Falcons third in four games and third consecutive at home as Joe Jakubowski made four three-pointers and scored a game-high 13 points. All 10 BGSU players who saw action made at least one field goal and nine made at least two shots.
With the game tied at 50-50, Scott Thomas scored on a jumper with 6:52 to play to give the Falcons a lead they would never relinquish. After UTSA missed a jumper, Jakubowski knocked down a three-pointer to push the lead to five. The Roadrunners then turned the ball over and Danny McElroy scored inside on a pass from Jakubowski that made it 57-50. UTSA got a bucket inside, but Cameron Black finished a three-point play and Bowling Green led 60-52 with 4:26 to go.
UTSA did get back within four on a Melvin Johnson jumper with 3:15 left but the Falcons made just enough free-throws down the stretch and got buckets from Thomas and Dee Brown late to seal the victory.
Thomas posted his second double-double of the season and fifth of his career, finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Jordon Crawford added 10 points, while Black and Brown had eight apiece.
Bowling Green held UTSA to a season-low 59 points and forced 20 turnovers, the team's second-most on the year. The Falcons had 12 steals, getting three each from McElroy and Brown.
The Falcons shot 61 percent from the floor in the second half and finished the game at 51 percent (27-of-53). Bowling Green's biggest weakness came at the free-throw line where the Falcons made just 12-of-24.
After falling behind 9-2 early, Bowling Green battled back to tie the score at 16-16 and eventually took a 30-27 lead into the break. The Falcons used a 12-1 run early in the second half to build a 44-30 lead before UTSA stormed back over the next six minutes.
Texas San Antonio falls to 6-5 on the year with the loss and Bowling Green improves to 4-9. The Falcons will head on the road for a quick turnaround to play St. Louis on New Year's Day at 4 p.m. ET.
NOTES
* The win was Head Coach Louis Orr's 50th at Bowling Green and 150th of his career. He has a record of 50-56 with the Falcons and 150-136 overall.
* Bowling Green is 3-0 when shooting at least 50 percent from the field. The Falcons have done that in three of the past four contests.
* The Falcons are 4-0 when scoring at least 70 points in a game. BGSU has reached that total in three of the last four contests.
* Texas San Antonio's 9-2 lead early in the game represented the largest deficit the Falcons have overcome this year to win a game.
* With his four three-pointers, Joe Jakubowski moved past Cory Ryan, Joe Gregory and Kirk Whiteman and into eighth place in career three-pointers made at BGSU. He has 120 and is 11 shy of both DeMar Moore and former teammate Brian Moten for sixth place.
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