Falcons Move To 2-1 With Overtime Victory At Appalachian State

Monday, November 30

Boone, NC

6:00 PM EST

Bowling Green State University

2-1,0-0MAC

Appalachian State

2-1,0-0Sun Belt

OT 1

Bowling Green

Appalachian St.

Photo by: Jay Crain

November 30, 2020 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: by BGSU Strategic Communications

Box Score
Post-Game Audio: Coach Huger With Todd Walker

BOONE, N.C. – The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team moved to 2-1 on the young season Monday (Nov. 30) evening with a 78-76 overtime victory against Appalachian State University. The non-conference contest was played at ASU's Holmes Center. The Falcons have now won two-straight games following a season-opening loss to nationally-ranked Michigan.

The Falcons trailed by two points at halftime, but built up a 67-55 lead with 6:31 left in regulation. Appalachian State closed the game on a 14-2 run to knot the score, but BGSU forced a pair of contested three-point attempts from ASU on the final possession of regulation. The defensive stop allowed the Falcons to win the game in the extra session.

The Mountaineers scored first in OT, but a long triple from freshman guard Kaden Metheny gave the Falcons a 72-71 advantage with 3:46 left in overtime. BGSU would lead for the rest of overtime, ultimately getting a step-back three-pointer from junior Caleb Fields with 8.3 seconds left on the clock to push the BGSU lead to four points. Appalachian State would go on to hoist a desperation half-court heave at the buzzer for the win, but it did not drop.

The Falcons were led by fifth-year senior Justin Turner's star performance. The Detroit native finished with 25 points, four steals, three rebounds and three assists. Fields -- along with seniors Trey Diggs and Daeqwon Plowden -- each scored 10 points for the Orange and Brown.

🎥:𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨

7️⃣8️⃣ Bowling Green
7️⃣6️⃣ Appalachian State#AyZiggy // #Team106 pic.twitter.com/twaTLeinyb
— BGSU Basketball (@BGSUMHoops) December 1, 2020

TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
• Diggs To Plowden (BGSU, 64-54)
• Diggs And-1 (BGSU, 66-55)
• Tough Turner Layup (BGSU, 69-65)
• Metheny OT Triple (BGSU, 72-71)
• Plowden Block = Diggs Layup (BGSU, 74-71)
• FIELDS DAGGER!! (BGSU, 77-73)
• BGSU WINS!! (BGSU, 78-76)

TEAM NOTES
• The victory for Bowling Green marks the 90th of the Michael Huger Era. The Falcons are 90-76 under Huger.
• With the win, BGSU improved to 9-3 in overtime games under head coach Michael Huger.
• Bowling Green moves to 2-1 on the season with the victory. BGSU and Ohio are the only teams in the Mid-American Conference currently with at least two wins.
• Bowling Green picked up its first true road win of 2020-21. The Falcons are 1-1 in road games this season, with the lone loss coming to nationally-ranked Michigan in the season opener.
• With the victory, BGSU has now defeated 49 different schools across the Michael Huger Era. Bowling Green is 1-0 versus Appalachian State all-time.
• In the Michael Huger Era, Bowling Green is 7-5 on Monday's and 25-14 in the month of November.
• The Falcons shot a season-high 50.8 percent (31-of-61) from the floor. Although BGSU's seven three-pointers (7-of-21) are a season low, the 31 total field goals marked a season high.
• BGSU went 9-for-11 from the free throw line. On the season, Bowling Green is shooting 84.1 percent (58-of-69) from the charity stripe.
• The Falcons racked up 13 assists. BGSU has posted at least 12 assists in all three games in 2020-21.
• Bowling Green's defense held Appalachian State below 40.0 percent shooting. BGSU set season bests on defense for field goal percentage (38.7 percent) and field goals allowed (24-of-62).
• Bowling Green dominated in the point, scoring 42 paint-points compared to Appalachian State's 22. BGSU doubled up ASU in fast-break points (12-6).
• BGSU found a way to win a road game despite ASU leading for a longer amount of time. ASU held a lead for 19:48, while BGSU led for 18:33 of the game's 40 minutes.

PLAYER NOTES
• Fifth-year senior guard Justin Turner scored 20-plus points for the 42nd time in his career. The native of Detroit finished with 25 points, four steals, three assists and three rebounds. Turner tied his career high with four steals. He also had four steals in a memorable win over Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 18, 2017.
• Turner has scored 25-plus points a total of 15 times in his Bowling Green career. Turner has scored 1,660 points over 97 games. He ranks seventh all-time in scoring at BGSU, needing just 279 points to break the record. Turner's scoring average of 17.1 is tied for ninth all-time with Clinton Venable (1990-91).
• Senior forward Daeqwon Plowden added 10 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Plowden also had two blocks and led all players in the game with an on-court rating of +13. Plowden went 4-for-7 from the floor, and scored in double figures for the 40th time in his collegiate career.
• Senior Trey Diggs and junior Caleb Fields each scored 10 points for the Falcons. Diggs also recorded six rebounds, while Fields had three rebounds and two assists. Both players have scored 10-plus points a total of 14 times at BGSU.
• Redshirt-sophomore center Dylan Swingle had a career night, as he tied career highs in points (9), rebounds (4), field goals made (4-of-8) and assists (1). Swingle scored nine points for just the second time in his career, as he also scored nine points versus Nevada on Nov. 25, 2019. His four rebounds were the most he's had against a Division I opponent. His only other four-rebound game came against Fairmont State on Nov. 15, 2019. Swingle's assist marked the fourth assist of his career.
• For the second time in as many games, freshman guard Josiah Fulcher set a career high in points scored. The Lima native totaled six points – all in the first half – on 3-of-5 shooting. Additionally, Fulcher posted three rebounds, one assist and one block. Fellow freshman Kaden Metheny contributed with eight points and two steals.

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