BGSU Breaks Program Assists Record Behind Second Straight 100-Point Game

Tuesday, December 21

Bowling Green, Ohio

12:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

7-4,0-0MAC

129

Carlow

1-6

Carlow

Bowling Green

129

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

BGSU Breaks Program Assists Record Behind Second Straight 100-Point Game

December 21, 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 tallied their second straight 100-point game with a 129-50 win over Carlow Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 21). This marks the first time since the 1974-75 season that the Falcons have had back-to-back 100-point outings. The Orange and Brown also set a new program record for assists in a single game with 32. The historic game extends the Falcons' win streak to five, remaining perfect in December and 7-4 on the season. BGSU will now turn their focus to conference competition, beginning with Akron at home on Dec. 29.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Falcons saw a fast start on the scoreboard, utilizing a 15-0 run over less than four minutes of game time to create a 22-5 lead in the early going.
Later in the first half, Bowling Green went on a 13-0 run to push their lead to 51-13. The two big runs combined with the back-and-forth between formed a 43-8 span in favor of BGSU.
Brenton Mills closed out the first half with a buzzer-beating three, giving the Falcons a 53-point lead at the break with the score at 76-23.
In the second half, the Orange and Brown reached 100 points on the scoreboard with 9:32 left in the game thanks to a layup from Matiss Kulackovskis.
Before the end of the game, the Falcons would go on another 12-0 run to bring the score to 122-46. Bowling Green would close the game on a 26-4 run to capture the 129-50 victory.

STAT LEADERS

Isaac Elsasser: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals
Trey Diggs: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Joe Reece: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Daeqwon Plowden: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist
Myron Gordon: 13 points, 7 assists, 3 steals, 2 rebounds
Matiss Kulackovskis: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
Samari Curtis: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists
Chandler Turner: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
Josiah Fulcher: 7 assists, 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal

FALCON STAT FACTS

The Falcons tallied at least 100 points for the second straight game after defeating Robert Morris 100-74 on Sunday (Dec. 19). This marks the first time since the 1974-75 season that Bowling Green has scored at least 100 points in back-to-back games. The last time, BG topped Eastern Michigan 103-82 on Dec. 10 followed by a 100-69 victory over Ball State on Dec. 14.
As a team, Bowling Green totaled 32 assists over the course of the game, setting a new program record for team assists in a single game. The previous record was set at 31 against Lake Superior on Dec. 22, 1983.
The Orange and Brown sank 17 three-pointers in the contest, tying the program record set in 1989 against Siena.
With the win, the Falcons are now on a five-game winning streak and remain perfect during the month of December.
The Falcons hauled in 61 rebounds on the night marking the first time the team has had 60 or more rebounds since they reached 61 against Tiffin on Nov. 5, 2019.
Daeqwon Plowden tallied seven rebounds to bring his career total to 803. Plowden is now the first player in program history to tally at least 1,200 career points, 800 career rebounds and 100 career blocks in the Orange and Brown.
Isaac Elsasser had a career-night across the stat sheet. Playing a second shy of 20 minutes, Elsasser scored a team-high, and career-high, 20 points along with three rebounds and two steals, both setting new career-highs as well.
Samari Curtis registered a total of seven rebounds in the game with two coming on the offensive end of the court. Curtis' season total for offensive rebounds is now 12, setting a new career-high for a single season.
Tying for the team-lead in assists with a career-high seven, Josiah Fulcher set a new single-season career-high, now with 24 assists this season. Fulcher's previous high was set at 22 from last season.
In total, eight different Falcons reached double-digits in the scoring column. Those eight combined for 109 of BGSU's 129 points.

2nd Half | 1:46

Isaac Elsasser from deep! That's a career-high 18 points for Elsasser and a NEW PROGRAM RECORD 32 ASSISTS for the game!

BGSU 125
Carlow 48
— BGSU Men's Basketball (@BGSUMHoops) December 21, 2021

TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
Plowden Put Back
Plowden And-One
#DowntownDiggs
Fulcher Finishes
Elsasser Steal And Score
Curtis And-One
Gordon Steal, Reece Flush
Kulackovskis And-One For 100
Elsasser New Career-High

COACH'S QUOTE
"The biggest thing, we were able to knock down shots and build our confidence. Trey [Diggs] made four threes today, so that's a big boost for him. [Brenton Mills] continued to play well. The biggest thing is building that confidence. Going into MAC play now, you want to have all the confidence that you could possibly have going in and you want to be at full strength. Those were my two things going in; getting a victory and nobody getting hurt. We accomplished both things."

Full Postgame Interview with Todd Walker

UP NEXT
The Falcons will begin play within the Mid-American Conference with their next contest, set for Dec. 29 against Akron. The game is set for 7 p.m. tip-off at the Stroh Center and will close out the 2021 calendar for the Orange and Brown.

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