Huger Wins 100th Game & Turner Nets 2,000th Point In BGSU’s Victory At Ball State

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Huger Wins 100th Game & Turner Nets 2,000th Point In BGSU’s Victory At Ball State

February 16, 2021 | Men's Basketball

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By: by BGSU Strategic Communications

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Post-Game Audio: Coach Huger With Todd Walker

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team cruised to its second-straight victory on Tuesday (Feb. 16) night, as the Falcons defeated the Ball State Cardinals by a score of 75-62. On the night, Michael Huger became the first BGSU graduate to win 100 games as head coach. Fifth-year senior Justin Turner led the Falcons with 27 points and become the 17th player in Mid-American Conference history to score 2,000 career points.

After trailing by one at the half, the Falcons completely turned the game around over the final 20 minutes, leading by as many as 16 points with 4:48 left in regulation. BGSU did not allow Ball State to shoot a free throw in the second half, while also holding the Cardinals to a 1-for-12 clip (8.3 percent) from downtown in the second stanza.

Bowling Green's starting guards combined for 51 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists. Along with Turner's big night, freshman guard Kaden Metheny scored a career-high 21 points. Junior guard Caleb Fields pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds.

Senior forward Daeqwon Plowden registered 11 points, four rebounds and four blocks. Fellow senior Trey Diggs added seven points and five rebounds, while freshman wing Josiah Fulcher contributed with four points and seven rebounds.

COACH HUGER QUOTE
"We did a really good job defensively. We did a good job sharing the ball. We did a good job knocking down shots – so much fun, especially after what we went through with the six-game losing streak to now put together two in-a-row. It's been fun."

7️⃣5️⃣ — Bowling Green
6️⃣2️⃣ — Ball State Univ.#AyZiggy // #Team106 pic.twitter.com/dZUqlGqrEq
— BGSU Basketball (@BGSUMHoops) February 17, 2021

TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
• Turner Stop-And-Go Bucket (BGSU, 45-40)
• Metheny Jumper (BGSU, 47-40)
• Swingle Put Back (BGSU, 49-44)
• #DowntownDiggs (BGSU, 52-46)
• Turner Scoops And Scores (BGSU, 62-54)
• Metheny From DEEP (BGSU, 70-54)
• Turner Floater (BGSU, 73-58)
• Diggs Dunk! (BGSU, 75-62)
• Plowden Block / BGSU Wins! (BGSU, 75-62)

TEAM NOTES
• Michael Huger is the first BGSU graduate to win 100 games as head coach of his alma mater. Huger is the sixth Bowling Green head coach to win 100 games, joining Louis Orr (101), John Weinert (146), Paul Landis (156), Dan Dakich (156) and Harold Anderson (362).
• Bowling Green continues to dominate its all-time series with Ball State. BGSU has won five of the last six meetings, and now lead the all-time series by a 53-37 margin.
• The Falcons are 7-3 versus the Cardinals under head coach Michael Huger.
• Bowling Green has won a MAC-high six league road games in 2020-21. The Falcons are 6-2 in MAC road games this year. BGSU is 8-3 on the road overall on the campaign.
• BGSU scored 41 points in the second half compared to Ball State's 27. On the season, Bowling Green has scored at least 11 more points than its opposition in the second half a total of eight times.
• BGSU forced 23 Ball State turnovers – the most TO's the Falcons have forced since Miami of Ohio turned the ball over 24 times on Jan. 31, 2017. On the night, Bowling Green scored 20 points off BSU's 23 turnovers.
• Bowling Green doubled up the Cardinals in fast-break scoring (16-8). BGSU also had more paint-points (42-32) and second-chance points (13-7).
• BGSU is 32-19 in Mid-American Conference play since the start of the 2018-19 season.
• The Falcons currently sit in sixth place in the MAC. BGSU is three games up in the win column and even in the loss column with Ball State (5-7) and Miami (5-7). The Cardinals and RedHawks are holding onto the final two spots within the top-eight. Buffalo (7-4) and Ohio (7-4) are sitting slightly ahead of BGSU, but the Falcons are a combined 3-0 against the two schools.

PLAYER NOTES
• Fifth-year senior guard Justin Turner scored a game-high 27 points, marking the 52nd 20-plus point game of his career. Turner has scored in double figures a total of 101 times as a Falcon. With a running jumper that opened the game's scoring just 52 seconds into play, Turner become the first player in school history and 17th player in Mid-American Conference history to score 2,000 career points.
• Turner is up to 2,025 points in the Orange and Brown. The native of Detroit already ranks 13th all-time in Mid-American Conference scoring. Turner is 16 points away from surpassing former Western Michigan Bronco Thomas Wilder (2014-18 | 2,040).
• By going 2-for-5 from downtown, Turner moved into a tie with Martin Samarco (2005-07 | 180) for fifth all-time on Bowling Green's all-time three-point field goals list. Turner is now 20 three-pointers away from joining Dylan Frye (2016-20 | 238) and John Reimold (2002-5 | 228) as the only players in school history with 200-plus triples.
• In his last two games inside of Worthen Arena, Turner is averaging 30.0 points, 4.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds. Almost a year ago to the date – on Feb. 15, 2020 – Turned led the Falcons to a 77-71 win with 33 points, six assists and six rebounds. In those two contests, Turner went a combined 21-for-36 (58.3 percent) from the floor.
• Freshman guard Kaden Metheny had a career night, posting his first 20-plus point game. Metheny finished with 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting. His seven made field goals established a career high. Metheny went 4-for-9 from three-point range, matching his career high with four triples. Metheny has made four triples in a single game a total of four times as a freshman.
• Metheny also had three rebounds, two assists and zero turnovers. Over the last four ballgames, Metheny has posted 13 assists compared to three turnovers.
• With his four rebounds, senior forward Daeqwon Plowden surpassed Scott Thomas (2008-12 | 680) for 12th place on Bowling Green's all-time rebounding list. Plowden has grabbed 683 rebounds as a Falcon. With 11 more rebounds, he'll pass up Skip Howard (1973-75 | 693).
• Plowden scored in double figures for the 53rd time in his career, finishing with 11 points. Plowden now ranks 44th in scoring at BGSU with 1,059 points. He surpassed Bill Faine (1980-84 | 1,055) on the evening on BGSU's all-time scoring list. The reigning MAC Player of the Week also had four rebounds and tied a career high with four blocks. Plowden's only other four-block game in his career came on Feb. 26, 2019 at Miami of Ohio.
• Senior forward Trey Diggs finished the contest with seven points and four rebounds off the bench. Diggs, who also had two assists and zero turnovers, connected on one three-pointer. Diggs has made at least one three-pointer in 41-of-52 career games with Bowling Green.
• Junior guard Caleb Fields signed the oar after the game for his hustle and rebounding. Fields pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds, including a game-high seven offensive rebounds. Fields also had three points and three assists.
• Freshman wing Josiah Fulcher continued his strong rookie season by recording four points, seven rebounds, two steals and one assist. Fellow freshman Cam Young collected two rebounds, while redshirt-sophomore Dylan Swingle finished with two points and one rebound.

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