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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Tuesday, February 25
Bowling Green, OH
7:00 PM EST
Bowling Green State University
21-7,12-3MAC
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Falcons Storm Past Akron To Take Sole Possession Of First In The MAC
February 25, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Box Score
Post-Game Audio: Coach Huger With Todd Walker
Post-Game Video: Huger | Plowden
Game Highlights: Bowling Green vs. Akron
Photo Gallery: BGSU Marketing / Communications (Brad Phalin)
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team, in a battle between the top-two teams in the Mid-American Conference, earned a decisive 78-60 victory over the University of Akron. The critical conference contest was played in front of a raucous crowd of 2,925 fans inside of the Stroh Center.
The Falcons have clinched an automatic bye into the quarterfinals at the 2020 MAC Tournament in Cleveland. The quarterfinal game will take place on Thursday, March 12 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Both teams entered the game with identical 11-3 league records. With the win, Bowling Green reclaims solo possession of first place with just three games to go in the regular-season. The Falcons are now 21-7 overall and 12-3 within the MAC in 2019-20. With the loss, Akron drops to 21-7 (11-4 MAC). The Zips had won five-straight games and were 6-1 on the road in the MAC heading into the evening.
BGSU's 21 wins marks the most for the program in the regular season since winning 22 regular-season games in 2001-02. The Falcons have already matched their MAC win total from a season ago, as the Falcons went 12-6 in 2018-19.
The Falcons controlled the game from the jump. BGSU led by 15 points at the half. Bowling Green led by 12-plus points over the entire second half, and even built up a 21-point lead at the 15:42 mark of the second half. Akron was called for three technical fouls in the ballgame, and UA's Tyler Cheese was tossed for making contact with an official.
Redshirt-junior guard Justin Turner led the Falcons with 19 points. Senior guard Dylan Frye had a huge night, as well, finishing with 16 points, six assists (one turnover) and five rebounds. Junior forward Daeqwon Plowden registered a double-double, as he finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Sophomore guard Caleb Fields added 13 points, five rebounds and three steals.
TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
• #DeepFrye (27-17, BG)
• Plowden Put Back (31-17, BG)
• #DeepFrye (40-25, BG)
• Plowden Steal = Plowden Finish (42-25, BG)
• F I 3 L D S (47-29, BG)
• F I 3 L D S (50-29, BG)
• #DeepFrye (56-40, BG)
• Sierra Three-Pointer (59-40, BG)
• Sierra Goes Back-To-Back From Three! (62-42, BG)
• Fields Floater (78-60, BG)
• FALCONS WIN!!! (78-60, BG)
TEAM NOTES
• The victory was Bowling Green's fourth over Akron since 2005 – a stretch that spans 33 games. However, the Falcons are now 3-1 versus the Zips inside of the Stroh Center since 2017.
• Akron won 17-straight games over Bowling Green from 2009-17. Since then, the Falcons have racked up a record of 3-4 versus the Zips. All three of those wins have taken place during the Michael Huger Era. Prior to Huger's arrival, BGSU had gone 1-21 versus UA over its last 22 meetings.
• Bowling Green is 16-15 versus Akron all-time in games played in Bowling Green, Ohio.
• The Falcons trimmed Akron's lead in the all-time series to 40-27.
• BGSU's 21 wins marks the most for the program in the regular season since winning 22 regular-season games in 2001-02. The Falcons have already matched their MAC win total from a season ago, as the Falcons went 12-6 in 2018-19.
• Since 2018, Bowling Green has racked up a record of 27-3 at the Stroh Center. That record is good enough for a conference-leading .900 winning percentage. The Falcons are 13-1 at home in 2019-20. BGSU is 53-24 at home in the Michael Huger Era. Bowling Green has won seven-straight home games.
• Bowling Green is 24-9 in its last 33 Mid-American Conference games. A period of time that dates back to the start of conference play in 2019.
• Bowling Green held the Zips to 29.6 percent (21-of-71) shooting for the game. The 29.6 percent is the lowest shooting percentage for a Bowling Green opponent in 2019-20.
• The Falcons held the Zips to a horrendous 5-for-35 (14.3 percent) mark from downtown. Akron was 1-for-20 from three-point range at the half. In fact, UA was 1-for-25 before hitting its second triple of the ballgame. Akron's 14.3 percent clip from three-point range marks the second-lowest total for a BGSU opponent this season. Eastern Michigan shot 12.5 percent (2-of-16) from three-point land on Jan. 21, 2020.
• Bowling Green registered 50 rebounds – the most against a Division I opponent in 2019-20. The Falcons had a season-high 61 rebounds in the season opener versus Tiffin on Nov. 5, 2019.
• The Falcons dished out 13 assists. Bowling Green has posted double-digit assists in 23-of-28 ballgames in 2019-20.
• Bowling Green's bench scored 30 points. Akron's bench scored three points. The Falcons also had more points off turnovers (11-10), and more fast-break points (13-6).
• The Orange and Brown led for 36:30 of the game's 40 minutes.
PLAYER NOTES
• Justin Turner moved into ninth place on Bowling Green's all-time scoring list. The redshirt-junior guard has scored 1,544 points in 91 games. On the night, Turner surpassed Len Matela (1998-2002 | 1,527) and David Jenkins (1980-84 | 1,525). Turner scored 19 points on just 10 shots, while also finishing with four rebounds.
• By going 2-for-3 from downtown, Turner moved past Zack Denny (2013-17 | 145) on Bowling Green's career three-point list. Turner now ranks eighth all-time with 147 three-pointers.
• Senior guard Dylan Frye had a huge night off the bench. He scored 16 points on just eight shots (4-of-8). He also had five rebounds, and dished out six assists while committing just one turnover. His six assists tied a season high in MAC play.
• Frye continues to add to his three-point legacy. The BGSU three-point king has made 234 triples in his career – six more than John Reimold (2002-05), who sits in second place. Frye went 3-for-7 from deep. He's made multiple triples in the same game a total of 68 times.
• Frye ranks 15th all-time in scoring at Bowling Green. He's scored 1,425 points in 122 games as a Falcon.
• Sophomore guard Caleb Fields scored 13 points, marking the 12th double-figure scoring game of his collegiate career. Eight of those efforts have come in 2019-20. Fields tied a career high with five rebounds, and tied a season high with three steals.
• Junior forward Daeqwon Plowden registered the 10th double-double of his career, as he finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Nine of those double-doubles have taken place this season. Additionally, 13 of his 14 career games with 10-plus rebounds have come in 2019-20. And 19 of his 34 career games with 10-plus points have come this season.
• Senior forward Marlon Sierra contributed with six points, three rebounds and one assist. Sierra hit two triples on back-to-back possessions in the second half, marking the first multi-triple effort of his career. Sierra went a career-best 2-for-2 from downtown.
• Sophomore big men Tayler Mattos and Matiss Kulackovskis scored four points apiece. Kulackovskis posted four rebounds, while Mattos grabbed nine. Junior forward Trey Diggs and freshman guard Davin Zeigler each scored two points. Diggs had two rebounds, as well. Senior guard Michael Laster added two points, two assists and two steals.
MAC TOURNAMENT SCENARIOS
• Bowling Green has already clinched a top-four seed, which means the Falcons will not have to play in the first round of the 2020 MAC Tournament. BGSU has received a bye into the quarterfinals. That game will take place on March 12 inside of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.
• The Falcons can clinch a share of the regular-season title with a win at Miami on Saturday (Feb. 29). In that scenario, Bowling Green also needs Buffalo to beat Akron on the same day.
• Bowling Green also has an opportunity to clinch the No. 1 overall seed in the MAC Tournament on Saturday. In order for that to happen, the following results need to occur: Bowling Green beats Miami; Buffalo beats Akron; Ohio beats Kent State. The Ohio / Kent State game is set for 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28.
MAC TOURNAMENT TICKETS
Season ticket holders across all sports are able to purchase tickets for the quarterfinal game in Cleveland on March 12 by calling the BGSU Athletic Ticket Office at 419-372-0000. In addition, season ticket holders currently have priority access to request tickets for Friday (March 13) and Saturday (March 14) at the MAC Tournament. Should the Falcons advance to the NCAA Tournament, season ticket holders would have priority access to request those tickets, as well. For more information, all season ticket holders were emailed on Monday (Feb. 24) with more details on requesting post-season tickets for the men's basketball team. If fans have further questions, please contact the BGSU Ticket Office at 419-372-0000 or at tickets@bgsu.edu.
MEN'S BASKETBALL LINKS
BGSU Men's Basketball Tickets
2019-20 BGSU Men's Basketball Schedule
2019-20 BGSU Men's Basketball Quick Facts / Prospectus
Join The Falcon Club Today!
SENIOR NIGHT
March 6 | 7 p.m. | vs. Buffalo (Senior Night/White Out) | TICKETS
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Twitter: @BGSUMHoops / @BGAthletics
Instagram: @BGFalcons
Website: BGSUFalcons.com
Gallery: (2/25/2020) MBB vs. Akron (Brad Phalin)
Post-Game Audio: Coach Huger With Todd Walker
Post-Game Video: Huger | Plowden
Game Highlights: Bowling Green vs. Akron
Photo Gallery: BGSU Marketing / Communications (Brad Phalin)
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team, in a battle between the top-two teams in the Mid-American Conference, earned a decisive 78-60 victory over the University of Akron. The critical conference contest was played in front of a raucous crowd of 2,925 fans inside of the Stroh Center.
The Falcons have clinched an automatic bye into the quarterfinals at the 2020 MAC Tournament in Cleveland. The quarterfinal game will take place on Thursday, March 12 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Both teams entered the game with identical 11-3 league records. With the win, Bowling Green reclaims solo possession of first place with just three games to go in the regular-season. The Falcons are now 21-7 overall and 12-3 within the MAC in 2019-20. With the loss, Akron drops to 21-7 (11-4 MAC). The Zips had won five-straight games and were 6-1 on the road in the MAC heading into the evening.
BGSU's 21 wins marks the most for the program in the regular season since winning 22 regular-season games in 2001-02. The Falcons have already matched their MAC win total from a season ago, as the Falcons went 12-6 in 2018-19.
The Falcons controlled the game from the jump. BGSU led by 15 points at the half. Bowling Green led by 12-plus points over the entire second half, and even built up a 21-point lead at the 15:42 mark of the second half. Akron was called for three technical fouls in the ballgame, and UA's Tyler Cheese was tossed for making contact with an official.
Redshirt-junior guard Justin Turner led the Falcons with 19 points. Senior guard Dylan Frye had a huge night, as well, finishing with 16 points, six assists (one turnover) and five rebounds. Junior forward Daeqwon Plowden registered a double-double, as he finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Sophomore guard Caleb Fields added 13 points, five rebounds and three steals.
TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
• #DeepFrye (27-17, BG)
• Plowden Put Back (31-17, BG)
• #DeepFrye (40-25, BG)
• Plowden Steal = Plowden Finish (42-25, BG)
• F I 3 L D S (47-29, BG)
• F I 3 L D S (50-29, BG)
• #DeepFrye (56-40, BG)
• Sierra Three-Pointer (59-40, BG)
• Sierra Goes Back-To-Back From Three! (62-42, BG)
• Fields Floater (78-60, BG)
• FALCONS WIN!!! (78-60, BG)
TEAM NOTES
• The victory was Bowling Green's fourth over Akron since 2005 – a stretch that spans 33 games. However, the Falcons are now 3-1 versus the Zips inside of the Stroh Center since 2017.
• Akron won 17-straight games over Bowling Green from 2009-17. Since then, the Falcons have racked up a record of 3-4 versus the Zips. All three of those wins have taken place during the Michael Huger Era. Prior to Huger's arrival, BGSU had gone 1-21 versus UA over its last 22 meetings.
• Bowling Green is 16-15 versus Akron all-time in games played in Bowling Green, Ohio.
• The Falcons trimmed Akron's lead in the all-time series to 40-27.
• BGSU's 21 wins marks the most for the program in the regular season since winning 22 regular-season games in 2001-02. The Falcons have already matched their MAC win total from a season ago, as the Falcons went 12-6 in 2018-19.
• Since 2018, Bowling Green has racked up a record of 27-3 at the Stroh Center. That record is good enough for a conference-leading .900 winning percentage. The Falcons are 13-1 at home in 2019-20. BGSU is 53-24 at home in the Michael Huger Era. Bowling Green has won seven-straight home games.
• Bowling Green is 24-9 in its last 33 Mid-American Conference games. A period of time that dates back to the start of conference play in 2019.
• Bowling Green held the Zips to 29.6 percent (21-of-71) shooting for the game. The 29.6 percent is the lowest shooting percentage for a Bowling Green opponent in 2019-20.
• The Falcons held the Zips to a horrendous 5-for-35 (14.3 percent) mark from downtown. Akron was 1-for-20 from three-point range at the half. In fact, UA was 1-for-25 before hitting its second triple of the ballgame. Akron's 14.3 percent clip from three-point range marks the second-lowest total for a BGSU opponent this season. Eastern Michigan shot 12.5 percent (2-of-16) from three-point land on Jan. 21, 2020.
• Bowling Green registered 50 rebounds – the most against a Division I opponent in 2019-20. The Falcons had a season-high 61 rebounds in the season opener versus Tiffin on Nov. 5, 2019.
• The Falcons dished out 13 assists. Bowling Green has posted double-digit assists in 23-of-28 ballgames in 2019-20.
• Bowling Green's bench scored 30 points. Akron's bench scored three points. The Falcons also had more points off turnovers (11-10), and more fast-break points (13-6).
• The Orange and Brown led for 36:30 of the game's 40 minutes.
PLAYER NOTES
• Justin Turner moved into ninth place on Bowling Green's all-time scoring list. The redshirt-junior guard has scored 1,544 points in 91 games. On the night, Turner surpassed Len Matela (1998-2002 | 1,527) and David Jenkins (1980-84 | 1,525). Turner scored 19 points on just 10 shots, while also finishing with four rebounds.
• By going 2-for-3 from downtown, Turner moved past Zack Denny (2013-17 | 145) on Bowling Green's career three-point list. Turner now ranks eighth all-time with 147 three-pointers.
• Senior guard Dylan Frye had a huge night off the bench. He scored 16 points on just eight shots (4-of-8). He also had five rebounds, and dished out six assists while committing just one turnover. His six assists tied a season high in MAC play.
• Frye continues to add to his three-point legacy. The BGSU three-point king has made 234 triples in his career – six more than John Reimold (2002-05), who sits in second place. Frye went 3-for-7 from deep. He's made multiple triples in the same game a total of 68 times.
• Frye ranks 15th all-time in scoring at Bowling Green. He's scored 1,425 points in 122 games as a Falcon.
• Sophomore guard Caleb Fields scored 13 points, marking the 12th double-figure scoring game of his collegiate career. Eight of those efforts have come in 2019-20. Fields tied a career high with five rebounds, and tied a season high with three steals.
• Junior forward Daeqwon Plowden registered the 10th double-double of his career, as he finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Nine of those double-doubles have taken place this season. Additionally, 13 of his 14 career games with 10-plus rebounds have come in 2019-20. And 19 of his 34 career games with 10-plus points have come this season.
• Senior forward Marlon Sierra contributed with six points, three rebounds and one assist. Sierra hit two triples on back-to-back possessions in the second half, marking the first multi-triple effort of his career. Sierra went a career-best 2-for-2 from downtown.
• Sophomore big men Tayler Mattos and Matiss Kulackovskis scored four points apiece. Kulackovskis posted four rebounds, while Mattos grabbed nine. Junior forward Trey Diggs and freshman guard Davin Zeigler each scored two points. Diggs had two rebounds, as well. Senior guard Michael Laster added two points, two assists and two steals.
MAC TOURNAMENT SCENARIOS
• Bowling Green has already clinched a top-four seed, which means the Falcons will not have to play in the first round of the 2020 MAC Tournament. BGSU has received a bye into the quarterfinals. That game will take place on March 12 inside of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.
• The Falcons can clinch a share of the regular-season title with a win at Miami on Saturday (Feb. 29). In that scenario, Bowling Green also needs Buffalo to beat Akron on the same day.
• Bowling Green also has an opportunity to clinch the No. 1 overall seed in the MAC Tournament on Saturday. In order for that to happen, the following results need to occur: Bowling Green beats Miami; Buffalo beats Akron; Ohio beats Kent State. The Ohio / Kent State game is set for 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28.
MAC TOURNAMENT TICKETS
Season ticket holders across all sports are able to purchase tickets for the quarterfinal game in Cleveland on March 12 by calling the BGSU Athletic Ticket Office at 419-372-0000. In addition, season ticket holders currently have priority access to request tickets for Friday (March 13) and Saturday (March 14) at the MAC Tournament. Should the Falcons advance to the NCAA Tournament, season ticket holders would have priority access to request those tickets, as well. For more information, all season ticket holders were emailed on Monday (Feb. 24) with more details on requesting post-season tickets for the men's basketball team. If fans have further questions, please contact the BGSU Ticket Office at 419-372-0000 or at tickets@bgsu.edu.
MEN'S BASKETBALL LINKS
BGSU Men's Basketball Tickets
2019-20 BGSU Men's Basketball Schedule
2019-20 BGSU Men's Basketball Quick Facts / Prospectus
Join The Falcon Club Today!
SENIOR NIGHT
March 6 | 7 p.m. | vs. Buffalo (Senior Night/White Out) | TICKETS
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Twitter: @BGSUMHoops / @BGAthletics
Instagram: @BGFalcons
Website: BGSUFalcons.com
Team Stats
UA
BGSU
FG%
.296
.390
3FG%
.143
.435
FT%
.684
.815
RB
43
50
TO
9
12
STL
8
6
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
9
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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