BGSU Men's Basketball Set to Host North Dakota on Wednesday Night in the Stroh Center

North Dakota (2-5) vs. Bowling Green (3-5)
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013; 7 p.m. ET
Stroh Center (4,280) / Bowling Green, Ohio
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2013-14 MAC STANDINGS
EAST TEAMS	MAC	OVERALL
Kent State	0-0	8-2
Ohio	0-0	6-2
Buffalo	0-0	4-2
Akron	0-0	2-2
Bowling Green	0-0	3-5
Miami	0-0	1-5
WEST TEAMS	MAC	OVERALL
Toledo	0-0	8-0
Central Michigan	0-0	6-3
Eastern Michigan	0-0	5-3
Western Michigan	0-0	5-3
Northern Illinois	0-0	3-4
Ball State	0-0	2-5

LAY-UPS (SIZED FOR YOUR TWITTER ADDICTION)
* Bowling Green is 2-1 at home in the Stroh Center this season.
* The Falcons are averaging 79 points per game at home compared to only 61.4 points per game away from the Stroh Center.
* BGSU has had one player score 20 points or more in of the last two games for the first time in their careers as Falcons. (Parker & Holmes)
* Bowling Green is 3-0 this year when holding its opponents to under 40 percent shooting for the game.
* BGSU has had all five starters score in double figures in the same game twice this season.
* BGSU has five players shooting over 43 percent from the field on the year.
* Cam Black is fifth all-time at BGSU with 105 career blocked shots. He is two away from climbing another spot and into the top-four.
* Richaun Holmes has posted five blocks in each of the last two games and is six blocks shy of 100 for his career.
* Bowling Green is in its 99th season of basketball this year.

LAST TIME THEY MET
Date: Dec. 28, 2012
Location: Grand Forks, N.D. (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center)
Score: North Dakota, 56-53
Notes: The Bowling Green men's basketball team overcame an 11-point first half deficit to take a late lead Friday night, but North Dakota scored the final five points of the game to defeat the Falcons 56-53. Richaun Holmes capped off a terrific second half by rebounding a missed jumper by teammate A'uston Calhoun and scoring a tough basket inside, while being fouled, with one minute remaining. Holmes' free-throws gave the Falcons a 53-51 lead, the first time the team had been ahead since early in the game. North Dakota, though, answered by getting an offensive rebound on its next possession and throwing it out for a Jamal Webb three-pointer with 43 seconds left to put UND back on top. Bowling Green came up empty on its final three possessions, including an attempted three-pointer with nine seconds left and North Dakota escaped with the win. After playing just two minutes in the first half with foul trouble, Holmes had eight points and four blocks in the final eight minutes, finishing with a career-best six blocks on the evening. Jordon Crawford had a game-high 14 points, 12 in the second half, and Calhoun finished with 12 points and eight rebounds. Bowling Green scored the first four points of the contest but North Dakota answered with a 13-3 run and eventually took an 11-point lead at 23-12. An Anthony Henderson three-pointer started a 9-0 run for the Falcons and North Dakota took a six-point lead into the break at 29-23. North Dakota led by as many as nine points in the second half, getting a Jordan Allard lay-up with 15:52 to play for a 40-31 lead. Henderson again sparked a 9-0 run with a three-pointer and Bowling Green tied the game with a Crawford lay-up with 9:43 to go. The two teams traded baskets until an Allard free-throw with 3:52 left put UND ahead 51-47. Crawford knocked down a three-pointer with 2:44 to go before Holmes' three-point play with one minute left gave the Falcons the lead. North Dakota shot just 37.5 percent from the field and Bowling Green made 41.7 percent of its shots. But UND held a 42-25 rebounding edge, including 17 offensive boards. The Falcons also made only 8-of-15 free-throws. BGSU did force 17 North Dakota turnovers, garnering 10 steals, but the Falcons committed 13 turnovers.

BGSU vs. UND SERIES
Bowling Green State University and the University of North Dakota have met only once on the hardwood in men's basketball with the lone meeting coming last year on Dec. 28 in Grand Forks, N.D. North Dakota held off a second half charge frome the Falcons to escape with a 56-53 home win.

OVERALL SERIES HISTORY
Date Location Result
Dec. 28, 2012 at North Dakota L, 53-56

SPECIAL PROMOTION: GIVE THANKS TO THE FANS NIGHT
On Wednesday night at the Stroh Center, all concessions stands will be open and serving a $1.00 menu! There will be a limit of five hotdogs at a time. BG1 Card Readers will be accepted and will be available at the Birdfeeder and the Perch.

LAST GAME: FALCONS PUSH XAVIER TO THE LIMIT IN OVERTIME LOSS
Cincinnati, Ohio – Junior forward Richaun Holmes recorded a career-high 26 points as the Bowling Green State University men's basketball team pushed the Xavier Musketeers to the limit in an 85-73 overtime loss on Saturday afternoon in the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The game saw 10 lead changes and was tied on nine different occasions over the 45 minutes of play. Xavier took control of the game in the overtime period, as the Musketeers were 4-of-7 (57.1 percent) from the floor and 7-of-8 (87.5 percent) from the charity stripe over the extra five minutes of play, while Bowling Green was only 1-of-6 (16.7 percent) and 2-of-4 (50 percent) from the free throw line during that span. Fatigue appeared to play a part in the extra period, as the Falcons, who had four players record over 30 minutes of game action on the day, took a 69-68 lead on a foul shot from Black early, only to see Xavier make a free throw to tie the game seconds later and then finish the game out on a 16-4 surge as BGSU missed on 4-of-5 shot attempts over the final two minutes of the overtime period. Both teams were called for over 20 fouls each, while BGSU was 18-of-31 (58.1 percent) from the free throw line compared to Xavier's 23-of-33 (69.7 percent) for the game. While BGSU was outscored 38-32 in points in the paint, the Falcons held a 19-2 advantage in second chance points and 18-14 in points off turnovers. Yet the biggest difference came off the bench, as the Musketeers' bench outscored the Falcons' reserves 39-12 for the contest.

OVERTIME THRILLER
The Falcons took the Musketeers to overtime on Dec. 7, as BGSU erased an 11-point second half deficit to take a two-point lead with less than a minute to go in regulation. However, Xavier outscored BGSU 17-5 in the extra five minute frame to escape the Cintas Center with an 85-73 overtime win. The loss puts Bowling Green at 0-1 this season in overtime games.

HOLMES TABBED MAC EAST DIVISION PLAYER OF THE WEEK (12-9)
Junior Richaun Holmes was tabbed the MAC East Division Men's Basketball Player of the Week the league office announced on Dec. 9. Holmes had back-to-back career-scoring games and recorded a season-high five blocks in two straight contests to help lead the Falcons to a 1-1 record last week. In a win over Western Kentucky on Monday night, Holmes poured in a career-high 18 points, hauled in seven rebounds and swatted away a season-high five blocked shots in the contest, one shy of his career-high. The five blocks was the most for a single BGSU player since Holmes himself totaled five swats versus Central Michigan on Jan. 9, 2013. The 6-8 forward followed that up with a career-high 26 points as the Bowling Green State University men's basketball team pushed the Xavier Musketeers to the limit in an 85-73 overtime loss on Saturday afternoon. Along with his career-high 26 points, Holmes hauled in nine rebounds and registered five blocked shots in a career-high 39 minutes of play. Holmes almost single-handedly kept the Falcons in the game throughout the contest, as he poured in 11 points in the second half, including scoring four straight points over a one minute and 30 second span late in the second half to give BGSU a 67-66 lead with just over a minute to play in the game. Holmes also poured in four of Bowling Green's five points in the overtime period. Overall, Holmes averaged 22 points, eight rebounds, one steal and five blocks per game last week.

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

BREAK OUT SEASONS FOR THE FALCONS
BGSU has had a number of players already have break out seasons thus far in 2013-14, as six different Falcons have recorded career-high's in points thus far this year with multiple players setting multiple career marks. Bowling Green has also seen a handful of players set career marks in other statistical categories such as rebounds, steals, assists and blocked shots.

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 11.8 points, 4.8 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals in his eight starts this season.

PARKER STEPPING UP
Sophomore Spencer Parker has stepped up his game thus far this season, as the forward is averaging 13.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game on the year. Parker, who has started each of the last seven games, has scored in double figures in seven contests for Bowling Green this year, including setting a career-high in points per game on three different occasions.

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 25 blocks over the Falcons' first eight 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 200 shots overall.

HOLMES' HOUSE
Junior forward Richaun Holmes has totaled 21 blocks thus far this season, including five blocks in the home win over Western Kentucky and in the overtime road loss at Xavier. Last season, Holmes set a new BGSU single-season record with 73 blocks on the season overall and this year is on pace to break that record as he is averaging 2.6 blocks per game this season.

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.

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 120-of-141 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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