Ten Trimble Triples Trip Falcons

Thursday, January 20

Bowling Green, Ohio

7:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

9-9,2-5MAC

Akron

11-5,4-2MAC

Akron

Bowling Green

Photo by: Jill Borthwick, BGSU Athletics

January 20, 2022 | 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 came up short against the Akron Zips Thursday night (Jan. 20) at the Stroh Center, 91-66. Akron's Bryan Trimble Jr. stole the show with 33 points, going 10-for-14 from behind the arc. On the Bowling Green side, Daeqwon Plowden logged his third 20-point game of the season, hitting the mark exactly in his 100th start as a Falcon. BGSU will now turn their attention to Western Michigan this Saturday (Jan. 22) in Kalamazoo.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Falcons jumped out to a 6-0 lead with Daeqwon Plowden scoring the first four points of the game and prompting an Akron timeout.
After trading baskets, the Zips were able to go on a 9-0 run to claim their first lead of the night, growing to 24-18 before the Falcons answered.
Another 6-0 burst for Bowling Green tied the score at 24-24, but a 7-0 run swung the score back to Akron at 31-24.
Akron closed out the first half on a 12-2 run, heading to the break with a 46-34 advantage.
An 8-1 run to start the second half pushed the Akron lead to 19 at 54-35.
The Zips' lead would grow as large as 27 at 76-49, finishing in a 91-66 final in favor of Akron.

STAT LEADERS

Daeqwon Plowden: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Myron Gordon: 12 points, 2 steals, 1 assist
Josiah Fulcher: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist

FALCON STAT FACTS

Starting his 100th game in the Orange and Brown, Daeqwon Plowden moved up the all-time lists for points and rebounds. With a team-high 20 points he passed Joe Faine for 17th all-time, now with 1,424 career points. As for rebounds, Plowden logged seven, passing Jim Connally for sixth all-time with 853.
Josiah Fulcher came a point shy of what would have been his first career double-double. Fulcher posted a career-high 10 rebounds, including a career-high six on the offensive end, to go along with nine points.

TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
Plowden Tip In
Curtis From Deep
Plowden Put Back Slam

COACH'S QUOTE
"Our guys have to understand and know that we have to compete. We just didn't compete. [Bryan Trimble Jr.] wound up getting 33 on us. No matter what you try, if you don't play hard enough it's hard to win."

Full Postgame Interview with Todd Walker

UP NEXT
The Falcons will close out the three-game week on the road against Western Michigan this Saturday (Jan. 22). The game is set for a 2 p.m. tip-off in Kalamazoo, Mich.

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