Falcons Fall To Akron In Final Seconds

Tuesday, February 20

Bowling Green, OH

7:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

16-12 (7-8MAC)

Akron

12-15 (5-10MAC)

Akron

Bowling Green

February 20, 2018 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: by James Nahikian, BGSU Athletic Communications

Box Score (PDF)
Photo Gallery: Christine Nelson (BGSU Marketing/Communications)
Post-Game Audio: Coach Huger With Todd Walker
Post-Game Video: Huger | Frye

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team lost to the University of Akron, 81-79, Tuesday (Feb. 20) night inside the Stroh Center. Akron hit a contested jumper with 11 seconds left in regulation to earn the win.

Redshirt-freshman Justin Turner scored on a floater to give Bowling Green a 79-78 lead with 27 seconds to go. On the ensuing possession, Akron's Jimond Ivey scored a running, contested jumper with just 11 seconds to play, giving UA an 80-79 lead.

The Falcons got a clean look for the win, as Dylan Frye attempted a three-pointer from the wing opposite the BGSU bench, but the shot did not fall. Demajeo Wiggins' put-back attempt was also no good. Akron made a free throw after securing the defensive rebound. Bowling Green was unable to get a final shot attempt off after calling a timeout with 0.8 seconds left on the clock.

With the loss, Bowling Green drops to 16-12 (7-8 MAC). Akron improves to 12-15 (5-10 MAC).

PLAYER NOTES
• Sophomore guard Dylan Frye scored 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting. He tied a career high with five triples, as he went 5-for-7 from downtown. Frye has scored 20-plus points in four games this season, surpassing his total from his freshman season (3).
• Demajeo Wiggins posted his 13th double-double of the season, as he finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds. He also had one block and one steal.
• Redshirt-freshman guard Justin Turner added 15 points, six assists and five rebounds. Turner has 423 points on the season. He's just 11 points shy of breaking the BGSU single-season freshman scoring record, which is held by currant assistant coach Anthony Stacey, who scored 433 points in 1995-96.
• Junior guard Antwon Lillard registered 11 points, six rebounds, two assists and one steal. He played 23 minutes before fouling out of the game.
• Freshman forward Derek Koch notched four points, three rebounds and one assist.
• Off the bench, sophomore guard Rodrick Caldwell, redshirt-junior forward Jeffrey Uju, senior guard Matt Fox, and freshman forward Daeqwon Plowden each added two points apiece.

QUOTE OF THE GAME
"We didn't play defense the way we should have. As a unit, we got straight-line driven the whole night. We gave up threes, and we weren't tough enough defensively." – Coach Huger

UP NEXT
• Bowling Green travels to Kent State on Saturday (Feb. 24) night to face the Golden Flashes.
• The game is scheduled to tip at 6 p.m.
• The game will be aired live on CBS Sports Network.