Caldwell Scores 25 In Loss To Abilene Christian

Sunday, November 26

Buies, Creek, NC

1:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

5-2

Abilene Christian

4-3

Abilene Christian

Bowling Green

November 26, 2017 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: by James Nahikian, BGSU Athletic Communications

Final Statistics: PDF
Post-Game Audio: Coach Huger With Todd Walker

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team finished the Creek Classic with an 88-83 defeat at the hands of Abilene Christian University on Sunday (Nov. 26) afternoon. Bowling Green finishes the tournament with a 2-1 record, having earned wins over USC Upstate and Campbell.

Bowling Green trailed by as many as 10 points in the second half, but climbed all the way back to lead by three points, but 53.1 percent (34-of-64) shooting for Abilene Christian was too much for the Falcons to overcome.

FALCON FACTS
• Bowling Green committed just eight turnovers in the contest.
• Bowling Green shot 41.7 percent (30-of-72) from the floor, 33.3 percent (8-of-24) from three-point territory, and 68.2 percent (15-of-22) from the charity stripe.
• The Falcons out-rebounded Abilene Christian, 42-37.
• Bowling Green had 20 offensive rebounds, doubling up the Wildcats in the statistic.
• Bowling Green had 16 second-chance points compared to ACU's 10.
• The Falcons scored nine points off eight Abilene Christina turnovers.
• In seven games, the Falcons have had a total of eight 20-point efforts. Rodrick Caldwell, Dylan Frye, Justin Turner and Demajeo Wiggins have scored 20-plus points two games each.

PLAYER NOTES
• For the second-straight day, Rodrick Caldwell set a career high in the scoring department, as he posted 25 points. He also tied a career high with six rebounds, while adding four assists. He went 9-for-16 from the floor, and made a career-high six triples, going 6-for-9 from downtown.
• For the week, Caldwell averaged 20.3 points, 6.0 assists, and 3.5 rebounds. He shot 52.1 percent (25-of-48) from the field, an absurd 56.0 percent (14-of-25) from downtown, and 70.8 percent (17-of-24) from the free throw line.
• Dylan Frye added 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting. He also grabbed three rebounds.
• Justin Turner posted 12 points, going 6-for-6 from the free throw line, while also registering two assists and one rebound.
• Demajeo Wiggins racked up nine points and eight rebounds.
• Daeqwon Plowden played 18 minutes, finishing with eight points and five rebounds.
• Nelly Cummings finished with seven points, one assist, one rebound and one steal.
• Derek Koch added six points and seven rebounds for the Orange and Brown.
• Joniya Gadson scored his first-career field goal.
• Jeffrey Uju notched four rebounds.

QUOTE OF THE GAME
"At the end of the day, we are still a young team, and we are learning how to play through a little bit of adversity." – Coach Huger

UP NEXT
• Bowling Green returns home to the Stroh Center to face San Jose State on Wednesday, Nov. 29.
• Tip is slated for 7 p.m.