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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Saturday, February 8
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Team Effort Lifts BGSU To Thrilling 85-83 Victory Over Toledo In Front Of Capacity Crowd At Stroh Center
February 08, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Box Score
Post-Game Audio: Coach Huger With Todd Walker
Post-Game Video: Huger | Turner
Game Highlights: Bowling Green vs. Toledo
Photo Gallery: BGSU Marketing / Communications (Isaiah Vazquez)
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team defeated the University of Toledo, 85-83, in front of a full capacity crowd of 5,000 fans at Stroh Center on Saturday (Feb. 8) afternoon. Redshirt-junior guard Justin Turner hit a pair of free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Falcons to victory.
With its win at Toledo on Jan. 25, Bowling Green has earned multiple victories over Toledo in the same year for the first time since 1999.
The contest served as the program's annual Bill Frack Challenge game. The first-ever Bill Frack Challenge game took place on Dec. 13, 2014, which resulted in a 67-57 BGSU win over Cleveland State.
Bowling Green (18-6) sits all alone atop the Mid-American Conference standings with a 9-2 record. Every other team in the league has accumulated at least three league losses. NIU (8-3) is in second place, and is the only other team in the MAC with at least eight wins. BGSU has already locked up the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Huskies, as the Falcons beat NIU on Jan. 18.
Turner led the Falcons with 21 points, five assists and five rebounds. Junior forward Daeqwon Plowden (13 points) and redshirt-sophomore forward Matiss Kulackovskis (12 points) each finished in double figures for the Orange and Brown. All nine players that appeared in the game for BGSU scored at least five points each.
MORE LATE-GAME HEROICS
• Junior forward Daeqwon Plowden converted an extremely-difficult running floater to extend Bowling Green's lead to 69-66 with 5:50 left on the clock. Freshman guard Davin Zeigler then quickly recorded a steal, and went to coast-to-cast for the score, pushing the BGSU advantage to 71-66 with 5:19 to play.
• Redshirt-junior guard Justin Turner grabbed a defensive rebound after UT failed to convert on its ensuing possession. Turner also went rim-to-rim and finished in the lane, giving the Falcons a 73-66 lead. Toledo called a timeout with 4:50 left in the second half.
• Out of the timeout, the Rockets went on a 7-2 run to cut Bowling Green's lead to two points at 77-75 with 2:11 to go in the game.
• Zeigler would step up big again, as he went to the line for a one-and-one with 1:53 left in regulation. He hit both freebies to extend the lead back to four points at 79-75.
• Triples from UT's Luke Knapke and Marreon Jackson were sandwiched in-between a layup from sophomore guard Caleb Fields. Jackson's three-pointer knotted the game at 81-81 with just 49 seconds left on the clock.
• Redshirt-sophomore forward Matiss Kulackovskis tipped in a Turner miss with 25 seconds to go. The officials originally ruled that the ball was touched in the cylinder. However, after a review, BGSU was awarded the bucket.
• Marreon Jackson answered with two free throws, tying the game at 83-83 with 14 seconds left in the rivalry contest.
• Bowling Green elected not to call a timeout. The ball was put in Turner's hands on BGSU's last possession of the game. Turner drew a foul on Toledo's Spencer Littleson with 1.2 seconds to play, and drilled both free throw attempts. Toledo was not able to get a shot off on a full-court pass from underneath the UT basket. Turner batted the ball out of Knapke's hands as time expired.
TOP CROWDS IN STROH CENTER HISTORY
For the third time in the history of the Stroh Center, the men's basketball program played in front of a capacity crowd of 5,000 fans. All three historic contests have taken place over the last two campaigns.
• 5,000 | Toledo | W, 85-83 | Feb. 8, 2020
• 5,000 | No. 18 Buffalo | W, 92-88 | Feb. 1, 2019
• 5,000 | Toledo | L, 71-78 | Feb. 9, 2019
TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
• Mattos DUNK (36-28, BG)
• Zeigler Steal & Score (53-46, BG)
• Sierra Splash (59-49, BG)
• Turner Triple (65-59, BG)
• Plowden Tough Finish (69-66, BG)
• JT to Z (71-66, BG)
• Turner In Transition (73-66, BG)
• Kulackovskis O-Board & Score (75-70, BG)
• Turner AND-1 (77-72, BG)
• JT Finds Fields (81-78, BG)
• Turner Fouled With 1.2 Seconds To Play (81-81)
• Turner Drills The First (84-83, BG)
• FALCONS #BeatToledo!!! (85-83, BG)
TEAM NOTES
• BGSU has matched its best-ever start through 11 MAC games in the Michael Huger Era (Also 9-2 in 2018-19).
• With its win at Toledo on Jan. 25, Bowling Green has earned multiple victories over Toledo in the same year for the first time since 1999.
• Bowling Green is 50-28 versus Toledo all-time in games played in Bowling Green, Ohio.
• The Falcons earned their 82nd all-time victory over the Rockets (Toledo leads the all-time series, 92-82).
• Bowling Green is 3-3 against Toledo all-time in games played inside the Stroh Center.
• The Falcons improved to 3-5 versus Toledo in the Michael Huger Era.
• With the victory, Bowling Green moves to 4-3 in Bill Frack Challenge/Tournament games all-time.
• Since 2018, Bowling Green has racked up a record of 25-3 inside the friendly confines of the Stroh Center. That record is good enough for a conference-leading .892 winning percentage. The Falcons are 11-1 at home in 2019-20. BGSU is 51-24 at home in the Michael Huger Era.
• Dating back to the start of the 2018-19 season, Bowling Green has accumulated a record of 15-2 versus the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. BGSU has won 10 of its last 11 games against the MAC West.
• Bowling Green is 21-8 in its last 29 conference games.
• All nine players that appeared in the game for BGSU scored at least five points each.
• Bowling Green swept the specialty statistics on the night: points off turnovers (15-4); paint points (38-30); second-chance points (12-11); fast-break points (15-5); bench points (31-6).
• The Falcons committed just six turnovers on the night – nearly establishing a season low. BGSU committed a season-low five turnovers in its win over Oakland on Dec. 7, 2019.
• BGSU had 13 assists in the contest. The Falcons have posted double-digit assists in 20-of-24 games in 2019-20. Bowling Green has posted double-digit assists and single-digit turnovers in 10-of-24 ballgames this season.
• Bowling Green shot 40.9 percent (9-of-22) from downtown. The Falcons have shot at least 40.0 percent from three-point range in eight games in 2019-20.
• Bowling Green shot 48.4 percent (30-of-62) from the field as a team – its fifth-best percentage in 2019-20.
PLAYER NOTES
• Redshirt-junior guard Justin Turner has been unstoppable in winning time. Inside of six minutes left in regulation over BGSU's last four wins, the native of Detroit has combined to score 34 points on 12-of-16 (75.0 percent) shooting. In tonight's victory over Toledo, Turner was 2-for-4 with six points over the final six minutes of the ballgame.
• Turner finished with a team-high 21 points, and has now scored 20-plus points in six-consecutive games. He is averaging 23.3 points across the six-game stretch. The native of Detroit has scored 20-plus points a total of 37 times.
• Turner also added five assists – the most he's had in a game since posting six in a win over Western Kentucky on Nov. 22, 2019.
• Junior forward Daeqwon Plowden flirted with a double-double, as he finished with 13 points and eight rebounds. Plowden scored his 13 points on efficient 4-of-5 shooting. He was 1-for-1 from downtown, and 4-for-4 at the charity stripe. Plowden has scored in double figures 17 times in 2019-20, after combining for 15 double-figure scoring nights in first two seasons as a Falcon.
• Redshirt-sophomore forward Matiss Kulackovskis had a career night, as he set career highs in points (12) and field goals made (5-of-8). He tied career highs in assists (2), minutes played (22) and three-pointers made (2-of-5). Kulackovskis has now scored in double figures three times in his career, including two such efforts in 2019-20.
• Freshman guard Davin Zeigler, making his second-career start, scored a career-high eight points on 2-of-4 shooting. He went 4-for-4 from the free throw line. Zeigler tied his career high with two made field goals, while also registering a career-best two steals.
• Senior guard Michael Laster led the Falcons with an on-court rating of plus-7. Laster posted seven points and two rebounds, while having three assists and zero turnovers. Laster continues to lead the Mid-American Conference with a 3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Sophomore center Tayler Mattos added seven points and three rebounds. The big fella went 3-for-4 from the field, including a 1-for-1 mark from downtown. Mattos is now 3-for-4 from three-point range on the season. He finished 1-for-1 from deep in both wins over Toledo in 2019-20.
• Forwards Trey Diggs (3-of-7) and Marlon Sierra (2-of-4) scored six points apiece. Diggs grabbed one rebound, as well. Sierra had five rebounds and one assist. Sierra nailed his lone attempt from downtown, marking his sixth made triple of the season.
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UPCOMING HOME SCHEDULE
Feb. 22 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. Ohio (20-Year Reunion of 99-00 Championship) | TICKETS
Feb. 25 | 7 p.m. | vs. Akron (Pink Game) | TICKETS
March 6 | 7 p.m. | vs. Buffalo (Senior Night/White Out) | TICKETS
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Gallery: (2/8/2020) MBB vs. Toledo (Isaiah Vazquez)
Post-Game Audio: Coach Huger With Todd Walker
Post-Game Video: Huger | Turner
Game Highlights: Bowling Green vs. Toledo
Photo Gallery: BGSU Marketing / Communications (Isaiah Vazquez)
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team defeated the University of Toledo, 85-83, in front of a full capacity crowd of 5,000 fans at Stroh Center on Saturday (Feb. 8) afternoon. Redshirt-junior guard Justin Turner hit a pair of free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Falcons to victory.
With its win at Toledo on Jan. 25, Bowling Green has earned multiple victories over Toledo in the same year for the first time since 1999.
The contest served as the program's annual Bill Frack Challenge game. The first-ever Bill Frack Challenge game took place on Dec. 13, 2014, which resulted in a 67-57 BGSU win over Cleveland State.
Bowling Green (18-6) sits all alone atop the Mid-American Conference standings with a 9-2 record. Every other team in the league has accumulated at least three league losses. NIU (8-3) is in second place, and is the only other team in the MAC with at least eight wins. BGSU has already locked up the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Huskies, as the Falcons beat NIU on Jan. 18.
Turner led the Falcons with 21 points, five assists and five rebounds. Junior forward Daeqwon Plowden (13 points) and redshirt-sophomore forward Matiss Kulackovskis (12 points) each finished in double figures for the Orange and Brown. All nine players that appeared in the game for BGSU scored at least five points each.
MORE LATE-GAME HEROICS
• Junior forward Daeqwon Plowden converted an extremely-difficult running floater to extend Bowling Green's lead to 69-66 with 5:50 left on the clock. Freshman guard Davin Zeigler then quickly recorded a steal, and went to coast-to-cast for the score, pushing the BGSU advantage to 71-66 with 5:19 to play.
• Redshirt-junior guard Justin Turner grabbed a defensive rebound after UT failed to convert on its ensuing possession. Turner also went rim-to-rim and finished in the lane, giving the Falcons a 73-66 lead. Toledo called a timeout with 4:50 left in the second half.
• Out of the timeout, the Rockets went on a 7-2 run to cut Bowling Green's lead to two points at 77-75 with 2:11 to go in the game.
• Zeigler would step up big again, as he went to the line for a one-and-one with 1:53 left in regulation. He hit both freebies to extend the lead back to four points at 79-75.
• Triples from UT's Luke Knapke and Marreon Jackson were sandwiched in-between a layup from sophomore guard Caleb Fields. Jackson's three-pointer knotted the game at 81-81 with just 49 seconds left on the clock.
• Redshirt-sophomore forward Matiss Kulackovskis tipped in a Turner miss with 25 seconds to go. The officials originally ruled that the ball was touched in the cylinder. However, after a review, BGSU was awarded the bucket.
• Marreon Jackson answered with two free throws, tying the game at 83-83 with 14 seconds left in the rivalry contest.
• Bowling Green elected not to call a timeout. The ball was put in Turner's hands on BGSU's last possession of the game. Turner drew a foul on Toledo's Spencer Littleson with 1.2 seconds to play, and drilled both free throw attempts. Toledo was not able to get a shot off on a full-court pass from underneath the UT basket. Turner batted the ball out of Knapke's hands as time expired.
TOP CROWDS IN STROH CENTER HISTORY
For the third time in the history of the Stroh Center, the men's basketball program played in front of a capacity crowd of 5,000 fans. All three historic contests have taken place over the last two campaigns.
• 5,000 | Toledo | W, 85-83 | Feb. 8, 2020
• 5,000 | No. 18 Buffalo | W, 92-88 | Feb. 1, 2019
• 5,000 | Toledo | L, 71-78 | Feb. 9, 2019
TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
• Mattos DUNK (36-28, BG)
• Zeigler Steal & Score (53-46, BG)
• Sierra Splash (59-49, BG)
• Turner Triple (65-59, BG)
• Plowden Tough Finish (69-66, BG)
• JT to Z (71-66, BG)
• Turner In Transition (73-66, BG)
• Kulackovskis O-Board & Score (75-70, BG)
• Turner AND-1 (77-72, BG)
• JT Finds Fields (81-78, BG)
• Turner Fouled With 1.2 Seconds To Play (81-81)
• Turner Drills The First (84-83, BG)
• FALCONS #BeatToledo!!! (85-83, BG)
TEAM NOTES
• BGSU has matched its best-ever start through 11 MAC games in the Michael Huger Era (Also 9-2 in 2018-19).
• With its win at Toledo on Jan. 25, Bowling Green has earned multiple victories over Toledo in the same year for the first time since 1999.
• Bowling Green is 50-28 versus Toledo all-time in games played in Bowling Green, Ohio.
• The Falcons earned their 82nd all-time victory over the Rockets (Toledo leads the all-time series, 92-82).
• Bowling Green is 3-3 against Toledo all-time in games played inside the Stroh Center.
• The Falcons improved to 3-5 versus Toledo in the Michael Huger Era.
• With the victory, Bowling Green moves to 4-3 in Bill Frack Challenge/Tournament games all-time.
• Since 2018, Bowling Green has racked up a record of 25-3 inside the friendly confines of the Stroh Center. That record is good enough for a conference-leading .892 winning percentage. The Falcons are 11-1 at home in 2019-20. BGSU is 51-24 at home in the Michael Huger Era.
• Dating back to the start of the 2018-19 season, Bowling Green has accumulated a record of 15-2 versus the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. BGSU has won 10 of its last 11 games against the MAC West.
• Bowling Green is 21-8 in its last 29 conference games.
• All nine players that appeared in the game for BGSU scored at least five points each.
• Bowling Green swept the specialty statistics on the night: points off turnovers (15-4); paint points (38-30); second-chance points (12-11); fast-break points (15-5); bench points (31-6).
• The Falcons committed just six turnovers on the night – nearly establishing a season low. BGSU committed a season-low five turnovers in its win over Oakland on Dec. 7, 2019.
• BGSU had 13 assists in the contest. The Falcons have posted double-digit assists in 20-of-24 games in 2019-20. Bowling Green has posted double-digit assists and single-digit turnovers in 10-of-24 ballgames this season.
• Bowling Green shot 40.9 percent (9-of-22) from downtown. The Falcons have shot at least 40.0 percent from three-point range in eight games in 2019-20.
• Bowling Green shot 48.4 percent (30-of-62) from the field as a team – its fifth-best percentage in 2019-20.
PLAYER NOTES
• Redshirt-junior guard Justin Turner has been unstoppable in winning time. Inside of six minutes left in regulation over BGSU's last four wins, the native of Detroit has combined to score 34 points on 12-of-16 (75.0 percent) shooting. In tonight's victory over Toledo, Turner was 2-for-4 with six points over the final six minutes of the ballgame.
• Turner finished with a team-high 21 points, and has now scored 20-plus points in six-consecutive games. He is averaging 23.3 points across the six-game stretch. The native of Detroit has scored 20-plus points a total of 37 times.
• Turner also added five assists – the most he's had in a game since posting six in a win over Western Kentucky on Nov. 22, 2019.
• Junior forward Daeqwon Plowden flirted with a double-double, as he finished with 13 points and eight rebounds. Plowden scored his 13 points on efficient 4-of-5 shooting. He was 1-for-1 from downtown, and 4-for-4 at the charity stripe. Plowden has scored in double figures 17 times in 2019-20, after combining for 15 double-figure scoring nights in first two seasons as a Falcon.
• Redshirt-sophomore forward Matiss Kulackovskis had a career night, as he set career highs in points (12) and field goals made (5-of-8). He tied career highs in assists (2), minutes played (22) and three-pointers made (2-of-5). Kulackovskis has now scored in double figures three times in his career, including two such efforts in 2019-20.
• Freshman guard Davin Zeigler, making his second-career start, scored a career-high eight points on 2-of-4 shooting. He went 4-for-4 from the free throw line. Zeigler tied his career high with two made field goals, while also registering a career-best two steals.
• Senior guard Michael Laster led the Falcons with an on-court rating of plus-7. Laster posted seven points and two rebounds, while having three assists and zero turnovers. Laster continues to lead the Mid-American Conference with a 3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Sophomore center Tayler Mattos added seven points and three rebounds. The big fella went 3-for-4 from the field, including a 1-for-1 mark from downtown. Mattos is now 3-for-4 from three-point range on the season. He finished 1-for-1 from deep in both wins over Toledo in 2019-20.
• Forwards Trey Diggs (3-of-7) and Marlon Sierra (2-of-4) scored six points apiece. Diggs grabbed one rebound, as well. Sierra had five rebounds and one assist. Sierra nailed his lone attempt from downtown, marking his sixth made triple of the season.
We win!!! #AyZiggy #bgsu #WeBeatToledo pic.twitter.com/n07rBAS8QI
— BGSU (@bgsu) February 8, 2020
The student section just havin a good ol time at the @BGSUMHoops game 😎🥳🤩 #TalonsUp pic.twitter.com/odR2hIYyiU
— BGSU Athletics Marketing (@BGScreechTeam) February 9, 2020
Congratulations, @BGSUMHoops! Such a hard fought win. The @StrohCenter was on a new level tonight! #AyZiggy https://t.co/ns5GbOxZSa
— Rodney K. Rogers (@Pres_Rogers) February 8, 2020
FALCONS BEAT TOLEDO‼️‼️‼️ pic.twitter.com/kaOCMJ0Uj7
— BGSU Basketball 🏀 (@BGSUMHoops) February 8, 2020
Yessirrrrr #FalconNation, let's keep it rolling and keep packing the stroh 🤩 https://t.co/b0n3YzkIKh
— Juice (@Justinturner1__) February 9, 2020
This game just means more.#AyZiggy // #BeatToledo pic.twitter.com/XcdrYKocBF
— BGSU Basketball 🏀 (@BGSUMHoops) February 9, 2020
PHOTOS: @BGSUMHoops beat Toledo for the second time this season. https://t.co/brEhHChQxT
— JD Pooley (@pooleyjd) February 9, 2020
Tonight, we played for each other. We played for Bowling Green.
— BGSU Basketball 🏀 (@BGSUMHoops) February 9, 2020
But most importantly, we played for William D. Frack. #ThankYouBill pic.twitter.com/hICtGa9VHk
If The MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Started Tomorrow... #RoadToCLE | #MACtion 🏀 pic.twitter.com/eh7GwzQXiR
— #MACtion (@MACSports) February 8, 2020
🧡 At Home 😍#OrangeOut // @BGSU_Equipment pic.twitter.com/5E6UD900Qb
— BGSU Basketball 🏀 (@BGSUMHoops) February 9, 2020
Highlights: Tonight was an all-time game for the Falcons. First sweep of the Rockets since 1999. Third sellout crowd in Stroh history. BGSU is now 9-2 in MAC play. pic.twitter.com/Cl72Qkl03N
— Chase Bachman (@ChaseBachman) February 9, 2020
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UPCOMING HOME SCHEDULE
Feb. 22 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. Ohio (20-Year Reunion of 99-00 Championship) | TICKETS
Feb. 25 | 7 p.m. | vs. Akron (Pink Game) | TICKETS
March 6 | 7 p.m. | vs. Buffalo (Senior Night/White Out) | TICKETS
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
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Team Stats
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3FG%
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FT%
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FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
4
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13
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
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FGM
2
3FGM
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