Falcons Open Up Cancun Challenge at #12/15 Wisconsin on ESPN3 Thursday Night

BGSU (1-1) at #12/15 Wisconsin (4-0)
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013; 8:00 p.m.
Kohl Center (17,230) / Madison, Wis.
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2013-14 MAC STANDINGS
EAST TEAMS	MAC	OVERALL
Kent State	0-0	3-1
Ohio	0-0	2-1
Bowling Green	0-0	1-1
Akron	0-0	1-2
Buffalo	0-0	1-2
Miami	0-0	0-2
WEST TEAMS	MAC	OVERALL
Eastern Michigan	0-0	4-0
Toledo	0-0	3-0
Western Michigan	0-0	3-1
Ball State	0-0	2-1
Central Michigan	0-0	1-2
Northern Illinois	0-0	1-3

LAY-UPS (SIZED FOR YOUR TWITTER ADDICTION)
* The four-game road trip for BGSU is all part of the Cancun Challenge.
* Bowling Green will play its first road game of the season at Wisconsin.
* Last season, BGSU was 1-12 in true road contests and 0-5 in non-conference road tilts.
* BGSU's trio of Clarke, Holmes and Parker have scored in double figures in each of the two contests thus far this season.
* BGSU set a new school record with 22 steals as a team in its 102-49 win over Earlham in the season opener.
* Bowling Green is in its 99th season of basketball this year.
* No current player has ever scored 20 points in a game at Bowling Green.
* Cam Black ranks sixth all-time at BGSU with 103 career blocked shots. He is three away from climbing another spot.
* Junior Jehvon Clarke has posted back-to-back 17 point performances, both of which are career-highs, to lead BG in scoring.

LAST TIME THEY MET
Date: March 13, 1991
Location: Madison, Wis. (The Field House)
Score: Wisconsin won 87-79 (OT)
Notes: The game was a first round NIT game that was played in Madison, Wis.

OVERALL SERIES HISTORY
Series: Wisconsin leads 2-1
At Madison: Wisconsin leads 2-0
At Bowling Green: Bowling Green leads 1-0
Date                         Location                              Result
Dec. 12, 1964        Madison, Wis.                    L, 56-87
Dec. 10, 1966        Bowling Green, Ohio        W, 81-69
Mar. 13, 1991         Madison,Wis.                     L, 79-87 (ot)

THE SERIES
Wisconsin leads the overall series with these two teams at 2-1. BGSU has not faced the Badgers since falling to Wisconsin 87-79 in overtime in the first round of the NIT postseason tournament. However, BGSU is 0-2 all-time at Madison, Wis., but will be making its first appearance in the Kohl Center this season.

LAST GAME: EARLY FOUL WOES HAUNT BGSU IN LOSS TO SOUTH FLORIDA
BGSU was called for 13 first half fouls and saw starters Richaun Holmes and Cam Black go to the bench early with foul trouble. Holmes, who picked up two quick fouls in the first three minutes of the game, sat out much of the first half, while Black and fellow center Josh Gomez each picked up three fouls apiece in the first 20 minutes of play. The foul trouble cut into the depth of the Falcons, who trailed for most of the game and saw a second half charge come up short in a 75-61 loss to South Florida.

NATIONALLY RANKED TOP-25 FOES UNDER ORR
The Falcons are 1-3 versus top-25 ranked foes under head coach Louis Orr with the lone win coming over #23 Kent State, 89-83, back on Mar. 1, 2008. Since that win, BGSU has lost to Michigan State three times when the Spartans were ranked (6th, 2010-11; 21st, 2011-12; 20th, 2012-13)

BGSU VERSUS THE BIG TEN UNDER COACH ORR
Since 2007-08, when head coach Louis Orr to over the helm of the program at BGSU, the Falcons are 0-6 versus the Big Ten. Bowling Green is 0-2 versus Michigan State and 0-1 versus Michigan, Iowa, Ohio State and Minnesota under Coach Orr.

RECORD SETTING SEASON OPENING WIN OVER EARLHAM
The 53-point win over Earlham was the largest margin of victory for a Falcons' team since BGSU defeated Urbana 114-52 back on Dec. 22, 1999. BGSU also reached the 100-point mark for the first time since defeating Urbana 103-78 back on Nov. 21, 2003. The Falcons had six players score in double figures in the season opening win for the first time since the Nov. 28, 2009 vs. Milwaukee, while the 22 steals was a program record for the most steals in a single-game by a BGSU squad.

WE'LL TAKE THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
The Falcons set a new school record for thefts as a team in a single game in its season opener versus Earlham, as BGSU recorded 22 steals overall for the game. BGSU's 22 steals were off of only 25 Earlham turnovers for the game. Guards Jehvon Clarke and JD Tisdale each led the way with six steals apiece, both career highs.

FORCING TURNOVERS
The BGSU defense has forced its opponents into a total of 39 turnovers so far this season, an average of 19.5 per game.

CLARKE'S HOT START AS A STARTER
Junior guard Jehvon Clarke, who made his first career start in the season opener versus Earlham, is averaging 17.0 points, 6.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 4.0 steals in his two starts thus far this season.

HOLMES' HOUSE
Junior forward Richaun Holmes has totaled five blocks thus far this season, including four swats in the season opening win over Earlham. Last season, Holmes set a new BGSU single-season record with 73 blocks on the season overall. He currently has five on the season in 2013-14.

TISDALE'S DEBUT
Freshman guard JD Tisdale had a strong showing in his intercollegiate debut, as the newcomer totaled nine points, six steals and three assists in the 2013-14 season opener versus Earlham. His six steals was tied with fellow teammate Jehvon Clarke for the game-high.

COACH ORR'S COLLEGIATE NUMBERS
Head Coach Louis Orr reached a number of career milestones in the season opening contest versus Earlham, as he recorded his 500th career win at the collegiate level as player, assistant coach and head coach. The 2013-14 season opener was also his 800th career game as a participant in some capacity at the collegiate level.

MORE ON ORR
Coach Louis Orr currently has amassed 190 career wins as a head coach at his three posts (Bowling Green, Seton Hall and Siena) and is only 10 wins shy of 200 career victories.

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
In the last two years, the Stroh Center has proven to be a difficult place for opponents to play. The Falcons went 23-9 at home over the last two years, including posting a 3-0 mark at home in 2011-12 against teams that eventually went to the NCAA Tournament. Overall, the Falcons are 24-10 in the Stroh Center, which comes out to a .706 winning percentage, as BGSU is 1-1 at home this season.

THAT 70'S STROH
Bowling Green is 12-0 all-time when scoring at least 70 points in the Stroh Center. The Falcons reached 70 points six times last season and dropped 70 points or more five times in 2011-12.

DOUBLE-DIGIT HOME WINS
BGSU has won at least 10 home games in each of the past three seasons. This year, the Falcons are 1-1 at home and have a total of 15 home contests this season.

PAINT PRESENCE
Head Coach Louis Orr's philosophy is always to play inside-out and the Falcons have done that well during his tenure. Over his last four-plus seasons, BGSU has scored 20 or more points in the paint in 114-of-135 games. Bowling Green has scored a high of 58 points in the paint twice during that span, including 58 points in the season opener versus Earlham.

FRESH FACES
BGSU head coach Louis Orr has four new players on the 2013-14 squad. JD Tisdale (Flint, Mich./Swartz Creek High School), Zack Denny (Germantown, Ohio/Valley View High School), and Garrett Mayleben (Milford, Ohio/Milford High School) will all join transfer Josh Gomez (Brooklyn, N.Y./Rice High School/Iona) among this year's incoming class.

FALCONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Bowling Green will play a minimum of two games this year on Time Warner Cable Sports, per the Mid-American Conference regional television package, and another two as an ESPN3 exclusive broadcast. The Falcons will host South Florida on Nov. 15 exclusively on ESPN3 and will take on Wisconsin on Nov. 21 on ESPN3. BGSU will also play at Western Michigan on Jan. 19 and then at home against Akron on Feb. 9 on TWC Sports.

MEDIA PICKS BOWLING GREEN SIXTH IN PRESEASON POLL
After graduating their top-two scorers, as well as three of its five starters, Bowling Green was selected to finish sixth in the Mid-American Conference East Division by vote of the league's MAC News Media. Akron was selected to win the East, followed by Buffalo, Ohio, Kent State, and Miami.

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