Late BGSU Rally Falls Short Against Queens

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball program went down to the wire against Queen University of Charlotte on Tuesday night (Nov. 29). A late 10-2 stretch for the Falcons closed the gap and the Orange and Brown came within a bucket late, down 69-66, but Queens held on for a 72-66 final score. The loss moves the Falcons to 2-5 on the season with their next contest scheduled for Saturday (Dec. 3) at home against Morgan State.

The Falcons were paced by 16 points from Samari Curtis and 15 from Chandler Turner. Turner added a team-high eight rebounds while Rashaun Agee followed suit, recording 14 points and seven rebounds for BGSU. The Orange and Brown went a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line in the contest.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Samari Curtis got the scoring started for the Falcons with a three-pointer. Curtis later drove and dished to Chandler Turner for an easy lay up, going into the first media timeout with a 5-5 tie.
Out of the timeout, Queens went on a 10-2 run to move in front 15-7. Another Curtis drive, this time resulting in his own layup, brought the score to 15-9 at the second media break of the first half.
The Falcons began to trade buckets with the Royals, but the lead grew to 28-20 Queens at the next stoppage.
The momentum stayed on the side of the Royals for the rest of the first half, taking a 40-29 lead into halftime.
Early in the second half, the Falcons put together a 6-0 run to cut the deficit down to 44-37 before the score was cut down to 46-43 with another 6-0 run for BGSU.
The lead was cut down to one at 56-55 Queens, going into the media timeout with the score at 58-55 Royals.
The Royals rebuilt their lead, but another surge from the Falcons drew the score back within one at 60-59 off a Rashaun Agee hook shot. Queens added a bucket before the media timeout, holding a 62-59 advantage at the break.
Out of the media timeout, the Royals went on a 7-0 run to extend their advantage back to 67-59, forcing a BGSU timeout.
The Falcons cut the lead down to 69-64 with a three by Chandler Turner followed by an Anthony McComb III layup through traffic to force a timeout from the Royals' bench.
Coming out of the timeout, Agee drew a foul and hit both free throws to bring the score to 69-66. However, Queens closed out the game with three straight free throws for the 72-66 final.

STAT LEADERS

Samari Curtis: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Chandler Turner: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks
Rashaun Agee: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block
Leon Ayers III: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
Anthony McComb III: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist

FALCON STAT FACTS

Rashaun Agee posted a career-high 14 points on a career-high six field goals made and a career-best .667 field goal percentage. Agee added seven rebounds, matching his career-high, and a block for BGSU.
Anthony McComb III made his first career start and played a career-high 29 minutes. McComb posted six points and five rebounds, both career-highs, while also recording his first assist as a Falcon.
Chandler Turner stuffed the stat sheet for the Orange and Brown. Turner tallied 15 points, second on the team, and a team-high eight rebounds. He added two assists, two steals and two blocks, setting season-highs for steals and blocks.
Samari Curtis finished with a team-high 16 points, matching his season-high. He converted a season-high seven field goals in the effort.
Leon Ayers III registered his first block of the season while filling the stat sheet with six points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
The Falcons attempted just eight free throws in the game, the lowest amount of the season, but hit all eight. This marks the first time Bowling Green has been perfect at the line since going 11-for-11 against Jacksonville on Nov. 11, 2019.

TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
Lightfoot Rebound, Agee Slam
Elsasser Catch And Shoot
Agee Hammer
O'Neal Transition Bucket

QUOTE FROM COACH HUGER
"I thought the guys played extremely hard. We competed hard in the second half and got some really good stops. But we turned the ball over at critical times during the game and that led to their transition and easy buckets on the other end. That brought the lead up from one to eight. Now, we have to chip away and got it down to three. We have to be smarter. We have to be tougher. Those are the two things I saw tonight, but I liked the energy and effort we played with today."

Full postgame interview with Todd Walker

UP NEXT
The Falcons will return to the Stroh Center on Saturday (Nov. 29) to conclude the current homestand, hosting Morgan State for a 2:00 p.m. tip. It will be Retirees Day at the Stroh, complete with an oldies playlist throughout the game.

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