Frye And Wiggins Reach Milestones In Overtime Loss At Ohio

Friday, February 22

Athens, OH

6:30 PM

Bowling Green State University

19-8

Ohio

12-14

OT 1

Bowling Green

Ohio

February 22, 2019 | Men's Basketball

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By: by James Nahikian, BGSU Athletic Communications

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Post-Game Audio: Coach Huger With Todd Walker

ATHENS, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team was defeated by Ohio University in overtime, 92-87, on Friday (Feb. 22) night. The game was played at OU's Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio. The game aired live on CBS Sports Network.

Bowling Green drops to 19-8 (11-3 MAC) with the loss. The Falcons are in second place in the Mid-American Conference with four games to go in the regular season. BGSU still controls its destiny for a MAC Championship and No. 1 seed in the 2019 MAC Tournament.

The Falcons had a two-point lead with 12 seconds remaining, but a Teyvion Kirk driving layup with six seconds to go sent the game into overtime. Bowling Green went 2-for-9 from the field in the extra session, allowing the Bobcats to steal the win.

Senior forward Demajeo Wiggins finished the game with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Wiggins pulled down his 1,000th rebound in the contest, and now has 1,240 points and 1,009 rebounds, joining Falcon legends Nate Thurmond and Cornelius Cash as the only members of Bowling Green's 1,000-point, 1,000-rebound club.

Junior guard Dylan Frye added 18 points. His final points of the game – a three-pointer in overtime – gave him 1,000 points for his career at BGSU. Frye is just the 47th player in program history to score 1,000 points.

Redshirt-sophomore guard Justin Turner (15), senior guard Antwon Lillard (14) and freshman guard Caleb Fields (10) all scored in double figures for the Orange and Brown, as well.

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Bowling Green returns to the Stroh Center for a 7 p.m. tip versus Miami on Tuesday, Feb. 26.