IUPUI Pulls Away From Falcons Late

Tuesday, November 13

Ann Arbor, Mich.

5:00 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

1-2

IUPUI

2-1

IUPUI

Bowling Green

November 13, 2012 | Men's Basketball

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By: by Jason Knavel, Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications

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Ann Arbor, Mich. – IUPUI shot 71 percent from the field in the second half and the Jaguars closed the game on a 16-4 run to hand the Bowling Green men's basketball team is second loss in as many days, 80-66 Tuesday evening. The contest was the consolation game of the North Regional of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

Jordon Crawford and A'uston Calhoun combined for 43 points for the Falcons but no other player scored more than seven. By contrast, IUPUI had four players score in double-figures, led by Mitchell Patton with 27 and 13 rebounds.

The Falcons actually took control early and looked like they might run away from IUPUI. Calhoun knocked down a three-pointer and followed with a lay-up to spark a 12-2 run that gave BGSU a 24-13 lead midway through the first. The Jaguars used the rest of the half to chip away at the lead, holding Bowling Green scoreless for the final 3:38 to get within one at the break, 37-36.

The two teams traded the lead back-and-forth throughout the first 10 minutes of the second half but Bowling Green's final lead came on a Calhoun basket with 9:08 to play to make it 58-56. With 4:39 to play, Chauncey Orr made a pair of free-throws that got the Falcons within two at 64-62 and Bowling Green got a stop on the next possession. Calhoun's attempt to tie the game on a lay-up rolled out though, and IUPUI knocked down a three-pointer, leaving the Falcons to chase from behind the rest of the way.

Crawford made two lay-ups in the final three minutes but that was the only scoring for the Falcons and IUPUI put the game on ice with its strong shooting performance.

The Jaguars shot 60 percent for the game after making 15-of-21 shots in the second half. IUPUI also knocked down 7-of-15 three-pointers and the Jaguars went to the free-throw line 26 times, 19 more than Bowling Green.

Crawford ended with a team-high 24 points on 8-of-16 shooting and 4-of-9 three-pointers. He also handed out four assists and had just one turnover. Calhoun finished with 19 points, six rebounds and a blocked shot. Richaun Holmes battled foul trouble to finish with seven points and a team-best seven rebounds, while Chauncey Orr added seven points. Luke Kraus picked up four steals to go with his five points, three rebounds and two assists.

As a team, Bowling Green shot just 41 percent from the floor and made 7-of-21 three-pointers after making four of its first five.

IUPUI improves to 2-1 with the win and Bowling Green falls to 1-2. The Falcons are expected to find out their next two opponents and the location of those games in the NIT Season Tip-Off Wednesday afternoon.