Falcons Face Off with the Musketeers on Saturday Afternoon in Cincinnati

BGSU (3-4) at Xavier (5-3)
Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013; 2:00 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,250) / Cincinnati, Ohio
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TV: FOX Sports 1
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2013-14 MAC STANDINGS
EAST TEAMS	MAC	OVERALL
Ohio	0-0	6-1
Kent State	0-0	8-2
Buffalo	0-0	3-2
Bowling Green	0-0	3-4
Akron	0-0	1-2
Miami	0-0	1-4
WEST TEAMS	MAC	OVERALL
Toledo	0-0	7-0
Eastern Michigan	0-0	5-2
Western Michigan	0-0	5-2
Central Michigan	0-0	5-3
Northern Illinois	0-0	2-4
Ball State	0-0	2-5

LAY-UPS (SIZED FOR YOUR TWITTER ADDICTION)
* Bowling Green is 0-2 on the road with losses at #12 Wisconsin and Saint Louis.
* Spencer Parker has scored in double figures in all seven games this season.
* BGSU has scored either the same or more points in the paint than its opponent six out of seven games thus far this year.
* BGSU has had all five starters score in double figures in the same game twice this season.
* Five different BGSU players have set career-highs in points this season.
* Five players on the current roster have scored over 200 points in their careers at Bowling Green.
* Cam Black is tied for fifth all-time at BGSU with 105 career blocked shots. He is three away from climbing another spot and into the top-four.
* Richaun Holmes jumped into the top-10 in career blocks and now has 89 swats, three shy of Kirk Cowan who is in 8th with 92 blocks.
* Bowling Green is in its 99th season of basketball this year.

BGSU vs. XAVIER SERIES
The Falcons and the Musketeers will meet for the 12th time on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 7, as Bowling Green holds a slight 6-5 advantage in the overall series. However, the Musketeers have won each of the last three meetings on the hardwood. The two teams first met back in 1946 and then most recently faced off back in 2009.

OVERALL SERIES HISTORY
   Date                        Location                                    Result
   Nov. 17, 2009        at Xavier                                    L, 57-101
   Dec. 30, 1989       at Xavier                                    L, 73-88
   Dec. 30, 1988       at Bowling Green                    L, 75-89
   Dec. 28, 1958       at Oklahoma City, Okla.         W, 92-71
   Feb. 1, 1949          at Bowling Green                   W, 59-55
   Jan. 1, 1949          at Xavier                                   W, 65-53
   Feb. 3, 1948         at Xavier                                    L, 49-51 (ot)
   Jan. 9, 1948          at Bowling Green                   W, 54-36
   Feb. 21, 1947       at Bowling Green                   W, 62-48
   Jan. 11, 1947       at Xavier                                     L, 43-45
   Jan. 26, 1946       at Bowling Green                    W, 58-43

LAST TIME THEY MET
Date: Nov. 17, 2009
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio (Cintas Center)
Score: Xavier, 101-57
Notes: The Xavier men's basketball team shot 65 percent from the field and made 12-of-19 three-pointers as the Musketeers defeated Bowling Green 101-57 Tuesday night. Xavier used a 22-3 run to pull away from the Falcons late in the first half Otis Polk and Scott Thomas combined for 14 of Bowling Green's first 18 points and the Falcons hung around for the first 13 minutes of the game. Joe Jakubowski scored on a lay-up and Jordon Crawford swiped the ball from Xavier's Mark Lyons and swooped in for an easy fastbreak lay-up as the Musketeers led just 29-25. But Bowling Green went cold and Xavier just continued to shoot the lights out. The Musketeers went on a 22-3 run over the final 6:15 of the first half to go into the break with a 51-28 lead. Xavier started the second half on an 8-1 run and never looked back. Thomas led Bowling Green in both scoring and rebounding with 13 and six, while Polk added 11 points and Marc Larson had 10. The Falcons had just seven turnovers for the game and forced 13 Xavier miscues. But the Musketeers made up for that by crashing the boards and holding a 43-26 rebounding edge. Xavier had five players in double figures in scoring led by Indiana transfer Jordan Crawford with 24. Jason Love, Terrell Holloway, and Brad Redford had 12 each. For the Falcons, Dee Brown scored a career high nine points, making 3-of-3 three-pointers.

LAST GAME: Falcons KNOCK DOWN THE HILLTOPPERS, 74-62
BGSU recorded 10 blocked shots and eight steals to overcome an early deficit and top the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 74-62, in non-conference action on Monday night in the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio. The 10 team blocks are the most blocks in a single game by BGSU since the Falcons posted 10 blocks versus South Florida back on Dec. 21, 2012. BGSU forward Spencer Parker led the way with a career-high 20 points, his seventh straight game with double digit points, as the sophomore was 5-of-7 from the field and 9-of-12 from the free throw line in 36 minutes of play. With a 36-34 halftime lead, the Falcons came out with a sense of urgency to start the second half, as BGSU, led by Parker, began the half on a 15-0 run to take a 17 point lead at 51-34 just six minutes into the frame. Bowling Green, who was 21-of-27 (77.8 percent) from the free throw line in the second half, remained in control of the game for the final 10 minutes of play, as Parker, Henderson and Holmes all made key free throws to keep the home team out in front. BG held Western Kentucky to just eight made field goals in the second half and to 34.4 percent shooting (21-of-61) overall for the contest. The Falcons also held a huge advantage at the charity stripe, as BG was 29-of-42 (69 percent) compared to the Hilltoppers' 12-of-27 (44.4 percent).

BALANCED SCORING ATTACK
The Falcons this season have had a balance scoring attack, as in six of their seven games this season at least two players have totaled double digit points. In fact, BGSU has had at least three different players post double digit points in six contests this season, while six different players have registered double digit points in at least one game thus far this season.

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 11.6 points, 4.7 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 2.3 steals in his seven starts this season.

PARKER STEPPING UP
Sophomore Spencer Parker has stepped up his game thus far this season, as the forward is averaging 14.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game on the year. Parker, who has started each of the last six games, has scored in double digits in all seven contests for Bowling Green this year, including setting three new career-highs in points per game.

KEEPERS OF THE RIM: BLOCK BROTHERS
BGSU duo of Cam Black and Richaun Holmes continue to prove to be an effective last line of defense for the Falcons, as the tandem have combined for 19 blocks over the Falcons' first seven games of the season. Both Black and Holmes are already in the top-10 all-time at BGSU in career blocked shots and combined the two have turned away 194 shots overall.

CAM-CUN, MEXICO
Senior Cam Black had a superb two games in Cancun, Mexico at the 2013 Cancun Challenge, as the center posted back-to-back double-doubles. Black had 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in the win over Presbyterian and then followed that up with 10 points and 13 rebounds in the Championship game versus Oral Roberts.

ALL-TOURNEY TEAM MEMBERS
Both Anthony Henderson and Cameron Black were named to the Mayan Division Championship All-Tournament Team. Henderson, who had a career-high 17 points in the win over Presbyterian, averaged 14.5 points per game in Cancun. Black, who posted back-to-back double-doubles averaged 11 points and 13.5 rebounds per game over the two-day event.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE X TWO
Senior Cam Black posted two straight double-doubles in the Falcons two contests in Cancun, Mexico at the 2013 Cancun Challenge. The 6-10 center posted 12 points and 14 rebounds versus Presbyterian and then 10 points and 13 rebounds against Oral Roberts. With his second straight double-double, Black becomes the first Falcon to accomplish that feat since Nate Miller posted three-straight double-doubles in March of 2008.

HOLMES' HOUSE
Junior forward Richaun Holmes has totaled 16 blocks thus far this season, including five blocks in the home win over Western Kentucky and 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.

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. Guards Jehvon Clarke and JD Tisdale each recorded six steals apiece, both career-highs.

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.

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 192 career wins as a head coach at his three posts (BGSU, Seton Hall and Siena) and is only eight 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 25-10 in the Stroh Center, which comes out to a .714 winning percentage, as BGSU is 2-1 at home this season.

THAT 70'S STROH
Bowling Green is 13-0 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 2-1 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 119-of-140 games. BGSU has scored a high of 58 points in the paint twice during that span, including 58 points in win 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. BGSU will play at Western Michigan on Jan. 19 and then at home against Akron on Feb. 9 on TWC Sports. The Falcons will also play twice on ESPN3 vs. South Florida and at Wisconsin, as well as twice on a Fox Sports Network affiliate in Fox Sports 1 at Xavier and Fox Sports Midwest Plus at Saint Louis.

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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