#ProtectTheStroh: Falcons Push Winning Streak To Six Games Following Romp Of Ohio

Box Score
Post-Game Video: Huger | Turner
Post-Game Audio: Coach Huger With Todd Walker
Game Highlights: BGSU vs. Ohio
Photo Gallery: BGSU Marketing/Communications
Photo Gallery: Larry Clapper

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team defeated Ohio University, 82-63, Tuesday (Jan. 8) night inside the Stroh Center. With the win, Bowling Green moves to 10-5 overall, and 2-0 in Mid-American Conference play. The Falcons are now 8-0 at the Stroh Center in 2018-19.

After the score was knotted at 30-30 after 20 minutes of play, Bowling Green shot 64.3 percent (18-of-28) in the second half to pull away from the Bobcats. The Falcons scored 52 points in the second half – the most points BGSU has scored in a half this season.

COACH HUGER QUOTE
"I thought the guys that came in off the bench did a fabulous job of bringing us that energy and effort that we needed. They continued in the second half with the energy and effort on the defensive end, and that was the difference in the game."

TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
• Turner Drive And Finish
• Laster Triple At Shot-Clock Buzzer
• Laster And-One
• Plowden HUGE Block
• Fields For Three
• #DeepFrye
• Lillard Three-Pointer
• Another #DeepFrye
• #Gluju SLAM
• Sierra From Downtown

FALCON FACTS
• The Falcons have won six-straight games by double figures for the first time since 1947-48.
• Bowling Green's six-game winning streak matches its longest of the Michael Huger Era. The Falcons won six-straight games in non-conference play during Huger's debut season in 2015-16.
• The Orange and Brown are 8-0 at home for the first time since 1999-2000. Prior to this season, the Falcons had never started a season 8-0 inside the Stroh Center.
• BGSU has won eight-straight home games by 10-plus points for the first time since 1997. The 1996-97 Falcons closed the season by winning its last seven games at Anderson Arena by double figures. Bowling Green then defeated Ohio Northern, 88-64, in its 1997-98 home opener.
• Bowling Green is 2-0 in Mid-American Conference play for the first time since 2014-15. Coincidentally, the 2014-15 Falcons also opened MAC play with a road win at Kent State followed by a home win over Ohio.
• For the first time since the 1999-2000 season, Bowling Green has opened Mid-American Conference play with two-straight wins by double digits.
• The 19-point win for Bowling Green marks the program's largest margin of victory over Ohio since a 75-41 triumph on March 8, 2009 at Anderson Arena. The win, which came on the last day of the 2008-09 regular season, clinched a regular-season MAC title for the Falcons.
• Bowling Green pushed its advantage in the all-time series against Ohio to 79-66.
• With the win, Bowling Green improves to 4-3 versus Ohio under head coach Michael Huger.
• Bowling Green, with the win, improves to 2-2 in conference home openers under head coach Michael Huger. The Falcons are 5-3 in MAC home openers at the Stroh Center.
• Inside the Stroh Center this season, Bowling Green is outscoring its opponents by an average of 21.5 points, and outrebounding its opponents by an average of 12.6 rebounds. BGSU is shooting 49.2 percent at home, while holding its opponents to 37.3 percent shooting.
• The Falcons scored 52 points in the second half, marking Bowling Green's highest-scoring half of basketball in 2018-19.
• The Falcons' bench combined to score 43 points on 68.0 percent (17-of-25) shooting.
• Bowling Green shot a season-high 53.4 percent (31-of-58) for the ballgame. The Falcons have now shot at least 50.0 percent in six games in 2018-19. Last season, BGSU shot at least 50.0 percent four times across the entire campaign.
• Bowling Green's 53.4 field goal percentage marks the program's best effort since shooting 60.0 percent (27-of-45) in a win at Miami last season on Jan. 16, 2018.
• For the second time this season, and first time since an 81-79 win over Hampton on Nov. 19, 2018, the Falcons had five players scored in double figures.
• Bowling Green scored 15 points off 13 Ohio turnovers. The Bobcats did not score a single point off turnovers.
• The Falcons posted 19 fast-break points compared to Ohio's two fast-break points.

.@DaeqwonPlowden has now made @SportsCenter for incredible blocks ✌️ times in the last 4️⃣ nights 👀 https://t.co/K8IlN23L90
— BoWWWWWWling Green MBB🏀 (@BGSUMHoops) January 9, 2019

PLAYER NOTES
• Redshirt-sophomore guard Justin Turner, for the MAC-leading ninth time in 2018-19, scored 20-plus points. Turner finished with 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting, to go along with three assists, two rebounds and two steals.
• Turner has shot above 50.0 percent from the floor in eight of the nine contests in which he's scored 20-plus points in.
• Dating back to last season's regular-season finale versus Buffalo on March 2, 2018, Turner has now scored 20-plus points in three-consecutive MAC regular-season games.
• In 24 minutes of action, junior guard Michael Laster posted a plus-minus of plus-37. Laster tied a career high with 15 points, while also adding four assists, three rebounds and two steals. Laster went 2-for-2 from downtown, tying a career high with two made triples.
• Over the last five games, Laster has registered 18 assists compared to two turnovers.
• Senior guard Antwon Lillard scored in double figures for the fourth-consecutive game, as he went 5-for-8 to finish with 13 points, three rebounds and two assists. Lillard has now shot at least 50.0 percent from the floor in six-straight games.
• Lillard went 3-for-5 from long range. Over the last five games, he's shooting 66.6 percent (12-of-18) from downtown.
• Junior guard Dylan Frye added 13 points, four assists and two rebounds. Frye went 2-for-5 from #DeepFrye territory, marking the 39th time in his career that he's hit multiple triples in the same game. He's drilled multiple three-pointers in 11 games this season. Frye is now shooting 37.8 percent (36-of-95) from deep in 2018-19.
• Redshirt-senior forward Jeffrey Uju tied a career high with five made field goals, as he went 5-for-6 from the field to finish with 10 points and six rebounds. Uju's 10 points set a MAC career high, while his six rebounds tied a MAC career high.
• Uju, who scored in double figures for the third time in 2018-19, drew his team-leading ninth charge in the ballgame.
• Also scoring for Bowling Green: junior forward Marlon Sierra (5 points / 2 rebounds), freshman guard Caleb Fields (4 points / 2 rebounds) and sophomore forward Daeqwon Plowden (2 points / 4 rebounds).
• Senior forward Demajeo Wiggins posted six rebounds in the contest.

UP NEXT
• Bowling Green travels to Mount Pleasant, Michigan on Saturday (Jan. 12) to take on the Central Michigan Chippewas. Tip is set for 4:30 p.m. inside McGuirk Arena.
• Bowling Green and Central Michigan – along with Northern Illinois and Buffalo – are the only remaining undefeated teams in conference play. All four schools are 2-0 in the MAC.

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