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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Wednesday, March 14
Rochester, MI
7:00 pm
Bowling Green State University
16-16
69
at
86
Oakland
18-15
1st half1
2nd half2
FinalF
Bowling Green
31
38
69
Oakland
36
50
86
Falcons’ Season Ends In CIT First Round
March 14, 2012 | Men's Basketball
Boxscore (.html)
Louis Orr/Scott Thomas Postgame Audio
Rochester, Mich. – Bowling Green's first trip to the postseason in three years ended in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com First Round, as Oakland defeated the Falcons 86-69 Wednesday night.
Oakland's Reggie Hamilton scored a CIT record 39 points, 28 in the second half, as the Grizzlies overcame a three-point second half deficit to run away late. Hamilton entered the game as the nation's leading scorer and did not disappoint.
Bowling Green contained the sharp-shooting guard to 11 points in the first half and the Falcons scored the first eight of the second half to take a 39-36 lead. Hamilton scored his first two points of the second half on a pair of free-throws with 16:06 remaining to tie the score at 42-42 and he gave his team the lead for good on a three-pointer 64 seconds later.
The Falcons stuck close and trailed by just four points on a Dee Brown lay-up with 9:30 to play but the Grizzlies used an 18-5 run over the next 4:31 to put the game away. Hamilton scored 15 of Oakland's points during that stretch. Bowling Green never got closer than 13 the rest of the way.
Oakland made 12-of-24 three-pointers on the evening, getting a 5-of-6 effort from Hamilton and 4-of-9 from Travis Bader, who ended with 21 points. The Falcons were just 3-of-20 from long range.
Both teams made 28-of-59 shots (47.5 percent) for the game but the Grizzlies made nine more three-pointers and eight more free-throws, going 18-of-21. Oakland got those extra attempts with a 39-28 rebounding advantage, including 13 offensive boards. Both teams had just nine turnovers.
Jordon Crawford directed a solid offensive effort by the Falcons, finishing with 21 points and five assists, making 7-of-13 field goals. A'uston Calhoun had 15 points and seven boards and Scott Thomas closed out his career with 11 points, six rebounds, and six assists. Dee Brown also finished his career with 10 points and three rebounds.
Bowling Green scored the first four points of the game and the two teams traded leads throughout the first half. Cam Black completed a three-point play with 1:03 to go in the opening half that tied the score at 31-31 but the Grizzlies scored the final five points to take a 36-31 lead into the break. Oakland outscored the Falcons 50-38 in the second half.
BGSU held a 34-26 edge in points in the paint and held a 16-11 advantage in points off of turnovers.
Oakland improves to 18-15 and will host Toledo Saturday at 2 p.m. in the second round of the CIT. Bowling Green ends the year with a record of 16-16.
Louis Orr/Scott Thomas Postgame Audio
Rochester, Mich. – Bowling Green's first trip to the postseason in three years ended in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com First Round, as Oakland defeated the Falcons 86-69 Wednesday night.
Oakland's Reggie Hamilton scored a CIT record 39 points, 28 in the second half, as the Grizzlies overcame a three-point second half deficit to run away late. Hamilton entered the game as the nation's leading scorer and did not disappoint.
Bowling Green contained the sharp-shooting guard to 11 points in the first half and the Falcons scored the first eight of the second half to take a 39-36 lead. Hamilton scored his first two points of the second half on a pair of free-throws with 16:06 remaining to tie the score at 42-42 and he gave his team the lead for good on a three-pointer 64 seconds later.
The Falcons stuck close and trailed by just four points on a Dee Brown lay-up with 9:30 to play but the Grizzlies used an 18-5 run over the next 4:31 to put the game away. Hamilton scored 15 of Oakland's points during that stretch. Bowling Green never got closer than 13 the rest of the way.
Oakland made 12-of-24 three-pointers on the evening, getting a 5-of-6 effort from Hamilton and 4-of-9 from Travis Bader, who ended with 21 points. The Falcons were just 3-of-20 from long range.
Both teams made 28-of-59 shots (47.5 percent) for the game but the Grizzlies made nine more three-pointers and eight more free-throws, going 18-of-21. Oakland got those extra attempts with a 39-28 rebounding advantage, including 13 offensive boards. Both teams had just nine turnovers.
Jordon Crawford directed a solid offensive effort by the Falcons, finishing with 21 points and five assists, making 7-of-13 field goals. A'uston Calhoun had 15 points and seven boards and Scott Thomas closed out his career with 11 points, six rebounds, and six assists. Dee Brown also finished his career with 10 points and three rebounds.
Bowling Green scored the first four points of the game and the two teams traded leads throughout the first half. Cam Black completed a three-point play with 1:03 to go in the opening half that tied the score at 31-31 but the Grizzlies scored the final five points to take a 36-31 lead into the break. Oakland outscored the Falcons 50-38 in the second half.
BGSU held a 34-26 edge in points in the paint and held a 16-11 advantage in points off of turnovers.
Oakland improves to 18-15 and will host Toledo Saturday at 2 p.m. in the second round of the CIT. Bowling Green ends the year with a record of 16-16.
Team Stats
BGSU
OU
FG%
.475
.475
3FG%
.150
.500
FT%
.714
.857
RB
28
39
TO
9
9
STL
6
7
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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