Falcons Beat Bluffton In Exhibition Contest, 86-50

Thursday, November 1

Bowling Green, OH

6:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

Bluffton

Bowling Green

November 01, 2018 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: by James Nahikian, BGSU Athletic Communications

Final Box Score
Photo Gallery (BGSU Marketing/Communications)

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team picked up an 86-50 exhibition victory over Bluffton University on Thursday (Nov. 1) night at the Stroh Center. The game will be Bowling Green's lone exhibition in 2018-19.

QUOTE OF THE GAME
"I was pleased with tonight's result," said head coach Michael Huger. "We were able to get all 14 guys game reps and work on some things against an outside opponent. I thought our guys played with energy and shared the ball with each other. We will continue to build off this effort and get ready for Tuesday's season opener. I love this group and the chemistry they have with each other."

FALCON FACTS
• Bowling Green led for 38:18 of the 40 minutes. The Falcons did not trail in the contest.
• Bowling Green shot 50.0 percent (27-of-54) from the field, while holding the Beavers to 27.6 percent (16-of-58) shooting.
• Bowling Green shot 40 free throws on the night, converting on 30 to shoot 75.0 percent from the charity stripe.
• The Falcons dominated the specialty statistics throughout the game, scoring more points off turnovers (19-12), while also having more paint points (44-12), second-chance points (11-4), fast-break points (25-2) and bench points (46-12).
• Bowling Green's best scoring run was a 12-0 run that ended with 1:37 left in the first half.
• All 14 players on the BGSU roster appeared in the game, and 13 of them scored at least two points.

PLAYER NOTES
• Senior forward Demajeo Wiggins led all players with 16 points and 13 rebounds. He went 5-for-9 from the floor, and also had two blocks.
• Redshirt-sophomore guard Justin Turner added 12 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• Fellow sophomore Daeqwon Plowden also scored 12 points. The forward also finished with three steals and two rebounds.
• Junior Michael Laster added nine points on 4-of-8 shooting, to go along with two assists and two steals.
• Junior forward Marlon Sierra provided seven points and seven rebounds for the Falcons.
• Freshman center Tayler Mattos went 3-for-5 from the floor, finishing with seven points and three rebounds.
• Senior guard Antwon Lillard scored six points on 2-of-4 shooting.
• Redshirt-senior forward Jeffrey Uju finished the ballgame with four points, three assists and two rebounds.
• Freshman guard Caleb Fields contributed with four points and one assist.
• Redshirt-freshman forward Matiss Kulackovskis went 1-for-2 from downtown to finish with three points.
• Senior guard De Andre' Austin and sophomore center Joniya Gadson each had two points. Junior guard Dylan Frye scored two points, as well, while also adding four rebounds and a steal.

NEXT
• Bowling Green's season opener is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 6 at the Stroh Center vs. Tiffin University at 7 p.m.
• Following the home opener, the Falcons will play a pair of challenging road games as part of the 2018 Legends Classic. Bowling Green travels to Queens, New York to take on St. John's at 6:30 p.m. on Fox Sports 2 on Nov. 9. St. John's is receiving votes in both the AP Top 25 and USA Today Coaches Poll.
• From there, the Falcons will travel to Richmond, Virginia to take on Virginia Commonwealth University. BGSU's game at VCU on Monday, Nov. 12 will begin at 7 p.m.