Falcons Making Quick Turn-Around To Face Wright State

BGSU vs. Wright State
Monday, Dec. 3, 2012; 7:00 p.m.
Stroh Center (4,280)/Bowling Green, Ohio
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2012-13 MAC STANDINGS
EAST TEAMS	MAC	OVERALL
Ohio	0-0	6-1
Akron	0-0	4-2
Kent State	0-0	5-3
Miami	0-0	3-3
Bowling Green	0-0	3-4
Buffalo	0-0	3-6
WEST TEAMS	MAC	OVERALL
Western Michigan	0-0	6-1
Eastern Michigan	0-0	5-1
Central Michigan	0-0	4-3
Ball State	0-0	2-4
Toledo	0-0	2-5
Northern Illinois	0-0	1-5

QUICK HITS (SIZED FOR YOUR TWITTER ADDICTION)
* Bowling Green plays its third game of a five-game homestand, facing Wright State Monday night.
* Bowling Green is 14-5 at home all-time in the Stroh Center and 2-1 this year.
* BGSU is 6-4 all-time against Wright State, but the two programs have not faced each other since 2006.
* This is the Falcons' third consecutive game against a Horizon League school and fourth overall.
* BGSU is 1-2 in the first three meetings this year against Horizon League opponents.
* A'uston Calhoun needs 33 points to become the 40th player in BGSU history with 1,000 in his career.
* With 359 career assists, Jordon Crawford ranks eighth in BGSU history.
* Jordon Crawford has made 14 of his last 16 free-throws after making just 9-of-19 attempts to start the year.
* Jordon Crawford has 142 career steals and needs one more to move into the top 10 in BGSU history.
* BGSU is averaging 5.7 three-pointers made per game, the most since the 2008-09 MAC Championship team averaged 6.2.
* BGSU trailed at the half for the first time this year on Saturday against Youngstown State.
* With his next double-digit scoring game, A'uston Calhoun will reach the 50th of his career.
* Bowling Green's bench has outscored the opponent's bench in four straight games, averaging 19.3 points in that stretch.

ANOTHER HORIZON LEAGUE OPPONENT COMING TO STROH
Bowling Green plays its third consecutive Horizon League opponent at home Monday, facing Wright State at 7 pm in the Stroh Center. The Falcons beat Detroit before losing to Youngstown State Saturday. BG also faced the Horizon League's Cleveland State in a neutral site game earlier this year, losing in overtime.

THE SERIES
Bowling Green holds a 6-4 record in the all-time series with Wright State, but this is the first time the two programs have played since 2006. This is the first of a four-year contractual commitment with the Raiders. Bowling Green won that 2006 contest, defeating Wright State on the road 59-56. That came on the heels of a BracketBusters contest in the 2005-06 season that the Raiders won 70-51 in Anderson Arena.

LAST GAME: BG OFFENSE SPUTTERS IN LOSS TO YSU
BGSU shot 31 percent from the field and made just 2-of-14 three-pointers in a 58-49 loss to Youngstown State Saturday. Despite the poor shooting totals, the Falcons stayed close throughout with a strong defensive performance that included nine steals and four blocked shots. BGSU turned Youngstown State over 14 times and held the Penguins to 43 percent shooting. Jordon Crawford led the way with 16 points and A'uston Calhoun added 12 with seven rebounds. Richaun Holmes came off the bench for five points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots.

FRONTRUNNERS
Bowling Green has not trailed at the half all year until falling behind Youngstown State 23-17 at the break. The Falcons have led at the break four times and were tied against both Cleveland State and Robert Morris. All seven games this year have had a halftime scoring margin of eight points or less.

THREE IS THE KEY
BGSU is averaging 5.7 three-pointers made per game so far this year, the most since the 2008-09 MAC Championship team averaged 6.2 per contest. In fact, the Falcons are averaging 6.8 per game in their last five contests.

1,000 POINT SCORERS
At their current rate, A'uston Calhoun and Jordon Crawford will become the eighth set of teammates in school history to score their 1,000th career point in the same season. It would also be the first time that it's happened in back-to-back seasons as Scott Thomas and Dee Brown both did it last year. Calhoun needs just 33 points to reach the milestone, while Crawford needs 145 more.

STROH IN THE 70'S
BGSU is 6-0 all-time when scoring at least 70 points in the Stroh Center. The Falcons went 5-0 last year and defeated Detroit 70-65 this year.

THE NEXT T.O.?
A year ago, Torian Oglesby shot a remarkable 74 percent from the field and set a new NCAA record by making 21 consecutive field goal attempts. Oglesby graduated, but a new player has stepped into that role. Sophomore transfer Richaun Holmes has made 15-of-20 field goal attempts this year, knocking down 75 percent of his shots thus far. While it was not quite 21 in a row, Holmes did make nine consecutive attempts earlier this year.

SENIOR IMPACT
Each of Bowling Green's four seniors have increased their scoring average this year. Combined, A'uston Calhoun, Jordon Crawford, James Erger and Luke Kraus are scoring 39.6 points per game in 2012-13, up from 29.0 points per contest a year ago.

1-2 PUNCH
Senior forward A'uston Calhoun and senior guard Jordon Crawford currently rank as the second-highest scoring duo in the Mid-American Conference. Calhoun and Crawford have combined for 33.7 points per game to trail Toledo's Julius Brown and Rian Pearson at 33.8 points per contest. Kent State's Chris Evans and Randal Holt are next at 33.2 points per game.

MORE OF THE DYNAMIC DUO
Both A'uston Calhoun and Jordon Crawford are averaging at lead 16.0 points per game. The last BG teammates to finish a season at 17.0 points per game or better were John Reimold (18.5 points) and Josh Almanson (17.2 points) in 2004-05.

AT THE LINE
Bowling Green is 2-0 when making more free-throws than its opponent this year, but the Falcons have struggled to get to the line at times. In the season opener, however, Bowling Green attempted 35 free-throws, the most since the team attempted the same number against Buffalo on Jan. 17, 2008. The Falcons went to the line 21 more times than Lake Erie, the largest advantage the program has had in a game since attempting 21 more free-throws than Eastern Michigan on Feb. 7, 2006.

50% IS GREATER THAN 80%
Under Head Coach Louis Orr, Bowling Green has won more than 80 percent of its games when its shoots at least 50 percent from the floor. A year ago, the Falcons went 8-3 in such games and are 37-8 in Orr's five years at Bowling Green when reaching that total. BG is yet to shoot 50 percent in a game this year.

EVEN MORE SHOOTING PROWESS
Bowling Green went 5-0 a year ago when shooting at least 54 percent from the floor, defeating Temple, Malone, Western Michigan, Morehead State, and Kent State.

BLOCKING OUT
Bowling Green has had as many or more blocked shots than its opponent in 6-of-7 games this year. The Falcons had seven blocked shots in each of the first two games and have been led individually by Richaun Holmes (13 blocks), Cam Black (seven blocks) and A'uston Calhoun (seven blocks). All three rank among the top nine shot-blockers in the conference.

HOLMES THINKING RECORDS?
With 13 blocked shots in the first seven games, Richaun Holmes is on pace to finish the 31-game regular season with 59 blocked shots, which would tie the school record for a single-season (Cornelius Cash in 1973-74). Add in a minimum of one MAC Tournament game and Holmes is on pace to break that mark.

FRESH FACES
BGSU head coach Louis Orr announced the signing of three student-athletes during the fall signing period. J.D. Tisdale (Flint, Mich./Swartz Creek High School), Zach Denny (Germantown, Ohio/Valley View High School) and Garret Mayleben (Milford, Ohio/Milford High School) will join transfer Josh Gomez (Brooklyn, N.Y./Rice High School/Iona) among next year's incoming class.

LITTLE BIG MAN
At 5-feet-6, junior point guard Jordon Crawford is likely the best player in the country at his height. Over the summer, Bleacher Report named him the best Division I player in the nation at his height. Crawford currently ranks third in the MAC at 17.4 points per game.

WINNING UGLY
One sign of a good team is the ability to win games when not playing at its best. The Falcons certainly did that in their opener, shooting just 33 percent from the field, but coming away with the 63-53 win. BGSU lost all seven games a year ago when it shot below 40 percent and had not won a contest shooting as poorly as it did in the home opener since shooting 30.2 percent in a 52-49 win over Ohio on Jan. 5, 2008.

THE POST GAME
Head coach Louis Orr's philosophy is always to play inside-out and the Falcons have done that well during his tenure. In the past four seasons, BGSU has scored 20 or more points in the paint in 91-of-101 games. The high-water mark came when Bowling Green scored 58 points in the paint against Malone a year ago.

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
In just over one year, the Stroh Center has proven to be a difficult place for opponents to play. The Falcons are 2-1 this year at home after going 12-4 a year ago, including a mark of 3-0 against teams that eventually went to the NCAA Tournament (victories over Detroit, Temple and Ohio).

FALCONS ON REGIONAL/NATIONAL TELEVISION
BGSU will play a minimum of three games on ESPNU and SportsTime Ohio this year. The Falcons will host Michigan State on ESPNU on Dec. 18 and will host Eastern Michigan on STO on Jan. 12. The third guaranteed contest comes on STO on Jan. 30 at home against Akron. There will be 10 more MAC games selected to be aired on ESPN/STO throughout the year.

PRESEASON ALL-MAC
A'uston Calhoun earned East Division Preseason All-MAC honors by voting of 24 members of the MAC News Media. Calhoun was one of five players selected in the East Division, joining Buffalo's Javon McCrea, Akron's Zeke Marshall, and Ohio's D.J. Cooper and Walter Offutt.

MEDIA PICKS BOWLING GREEN FIFTH
Bowling Green was picked to finish fifth in the East Division by vote of 24 members of the MAC News Media. The Falcons were chosen ahead of Miami, while Ohio was selected to win the division, followed by Akron, Kent State and Buffalo.

CSM HONORS CALHOUN, CRAWFORD
College Sports Madness released its preseason All-MAC awards, naming A'uston Calhoun first team preseason All-MAC and Jordon Crawford third team.

A'USTON IS ALL-MAC
A'uston Calhoun was named to the 2012 All-MAC Second Team by vote of the league's 12 head coaches after being named honorable mention in 2011. Calhoun ranked fifth in the MAC in scoring in league games (15.1 points per game), eighth in field-goal percentage (50.3 percent), and 12th in rebounding (5.4 per game).

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