Falcons Reach 100 Points Against RMU To Remain Perfect In December

Sunday, December 19

Bowling Green, Ohio

2:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

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100

Robert Morris

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Robert Morris

Bowling Green

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Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Falcons Reach 100 Points Against RMU To Remain Perfect In December

December 19, 2021 | Men's Basketball

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By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball program extended their current winning streak to four and stayed perfected in the month of December with a 101-74 victory over Robert Morris Sunday afternoon (Dec. 19). The Falcons had five different players reach double-digit scoring along with 10 registering points in the 26-point win. The victory pushes the Falcons to 6-4 this season with one non-conference game remaining on the schedule before Mid-American Conference play begins.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Falcons utilized an early 6-0 run to create a lead at 10-4 and carried a 13-10 lead into the first media timeout.
Bowling Green increased their lead to 22-13 with a 9-0 run, highlighted by a Samari Curtis steal that turned into a three-point play for Daeqwon Plowden.
After a tie at 24-24, the Falcons closed out the second half with a 23-12 run, including a run of 10-0 on its own, to take a 47-33 lead to the half.
The second half began with the teams trading shots up until the media timeout with the Falcons on top 59-45.
Neither team logged a run of more than five in the second half until the Falcons went on a 14-point outburst to extend their commanding lead to 77-51 at the midway point of the second half.
The action returned to back-and-forth after the big Bowling Green run with Isaac Elsasser weaving his way through the Robert Morris defense for a layup that put the Orange and Brown in triple-figures for the night, capturing the 100-74 win.

STAT LEADERS

Joe Reece: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block
Daeqwon Plowden: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Chandler Turner: 13 points, 2 blocks, 1 rebound, 1 steal
Brenton Mills: 13 points, 2 rebounds
Trey Diggs: 11 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal
Cam Young: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
Kaden Metheny: 7 points, 4 steals, 3 assists, 1 rebound
Samari Curtis: 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals

FALCON STAT FACTS

With the win, Bowling Green extends their winning streak to four straight games while also staying perfect in the month of December. This marks the fourth time in the last two seasons that the Falcons have had a winning streak of at least four games and the first time this year.
After picking up a win over Robert Morris last December as well, the Falcons have now won two straight over the Colonials and take a 2-1 series lead all-time. The 26-point win is also the largest margin of victory in series history.
With 19 points on the night, Daeqwon Plowden continued his trek up the all-time scoring list, passing Keith Taylor for 24th all-time. Plowden now has 1,285 career points in the Orange and Brown.
Brenton Mills logged a season-high 13 points on the night, his first double-digit outing of the season. Mills was perfect from the field, going 5-of-5, including 3-of-3 from behind the arc.
Joe Reece posted a season-high 19 points to match his career-high. Reece reached the total with eight made field goals, matching his career-high, as well as a season-high two three-point makes.
Cam Young set two new season-highs on the night. He logged two assists and two steals in the contest, both setting new marks.
The 100-point game for the Falcons is the team's first this season against a Division-I opponent after scoring 101 against Ohio Wesleyan, who is Division-III. The last time BGSU tallied 100 points against a Division-I foe was Nov. 28, 2020 against South Carolina State, 101-78.
For the first time this season, the Falcons tallied 15 or more assists in a game, logging 16. The last time came on Feb. 23, 2021 against Eastern Michigan with 17.
The Falcons also registered 15 steals, marking the first time with 15 or more steals since Dec. 13, 2020 against Wright State when BGSU had exactly 15.
In all six of Bowling Green's wins this season, the Falcons have been leading with five minutes to go in the game. The team has had a better field goal percentage than their opponent in all six wins as well.
The Falcons never trailed over the course of the game.

Celebrate a birthday ✅
Get the win ✅
Score a season-high 13 points ✅
Perfect from the field ✅

Sign the oar... ✅#AyZiggy🟠🟤 pic.twitter.com/czaoB225dB
— BGSU Men's Basketball (@BGSUMHoops) December 19, 2021

TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
Curtis Steal, Plowden And-One
Mills Triple
Transition Trey
Reece And-One
Mills Floater
Season-High For Mills
Turner For Three
Elsasser Gets 100
Falcons Win!

COACH'S QUOTE
"We stayed focused. We were focused from start to finish, I like that. We had a lead and were able to build on the lead. In the past, we've had leads and let them go and now we have to fight our way back to win the game. I'm happy for our guys, I'm proud of what they've done, especially coming off of finals."

Full Postgame Interview with Todd Walker

UP NEXT
The Falcons will be back at the Stroh Center in less than 48 hours, hosting Carlow on Tuesday (Dec. 21) for a noon tip-off. The game against the Celtics will mark the final non-conference contest for the Orange and Brown before beginning conference play against Akron on Dec. 29.

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