Bowling Green Beats Hampton Behind Six Double-Digit Scorers

Sunday, December 11

Hampton, Va.

4:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

4-5

Hampton

3-7

Bowling Green

Hampton

Photo by: Lauren Laudato, BGSU Athletics

December 11, 2022 | Men's Basketball

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By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

HAMPTON, Va. - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball program picked up their second consecutive win on Sunday (Dec. 11), besting the Hampton Pirates on the road by a score of 86-72. The Falcons jumped out early with an 18-2 run to grant an 18-4 lead and eventually took a 20-point advantage in the first half. Hampton chipped away, cutting the lead down to single digits, but a late 15-1 run for the Orange and Brown reclaimed the cushion to roll into the victory. With the win, BGSU moves to 4-5 on the season and is now 2-0 against Hampton all-time.

The Falcons were led by a team attack, seeing six different players reach double-digit points and one more finish with nine. Samari Curtis and Rashaun Agee each finished with 14 points while Curtis tallied a team-high seven assists and Agee led the way in rebounds with eight. Isaac Elsasser was hot from three, hitting a season-high four triples to total 13 points. Willie Lightfoot added a career-high 11 while the double-digit scoring outputs rounded out with Leon Ayers III and Sam Towns each adding 10. Chandler Turner was close behind with nine points and seven rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Hampton put the first two points on the board in the game, but the Falcons went on an 11-2 run, including three triples to go up 11-4 early in the contest.
Bowling Green stretched the lead to 13-4 before the first stoppage, coming from a Hampton timeout.
The run for the Falcons continued through the timeout, stretching the lead to 18-4 with an 18-2 run following Hampton's first two points of the game.
The lead stretched to 16 at the next media timeout following an Isaac Elsasser three-pointer to bring the score to 26-10 BGSU.
Bowling Green continued to push ahead, growing the lead to 20 with a 9-0 run and the score at 30-10.
A 6-0 run for Hampton narrowed the gap a bit to 42-26 Bowling Green, but the Orange and Brown maintained the lead through the end of the first half, taking a 48-32 lead into the halftime break.
Hampton came out in the second half and started with a 5-0 run to bring the game to 48-37 before the Falcons' first bucket of the half.
Hampton continued to chip away at the BGSU lead, cutting the score down to single digits at 53-45 to force a Bowling Green timeout soon after.
The Falcons were able to rebuild the lead with a 15-1 run, growing the advantage back to 18 with the score at 71-53 BGSU.
Hampton made a late push, cutting the lead down to 10 at 80-70, but the Falcons reestablished the advantage with a 6-0 run, rolling into an 86-72 final.

STAT LEADERS

Rashaun Agee: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block
Samari Curtis: 14 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 steal
Isaac Elsasser: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal
Willie Lightfoot: 11 points, 5 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal
Sam Towns: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal
Leon Ayers III: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
Chandler Turner: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks

FALCON STAT FACTS

Bowling Green had six different players reach double-digit points in the game, the most for the Falcons this season. The last time BGSU had six double-digit scorers was against Northern Illinois on Jan. 18, 2022 in a 92-83 win.
The Falcons registered a season-high 20 assists in the contest, marking the first 20-assist game for the team since having 20 against Northern Illinois on Feb. 5, 2022. As a team, the Falcons have had double-digit assists in four straight games.
The Orange and Brown recorded 49 rebounds in the game, the most this season for the Falcons and the second time with 40 or more in a game this year.
BGSU tied their season-high for three-pointers in a game with 12, being led by Isaac Elsasser's four. Bowling Green also had 12 in the win over Oakland earlier this season.
Bowling Green had just six turnovers in the game, the fewest by the team so far this season.
Isaac Elsasser posted a season-high 13 points while matching his career-high for threes in a game with four. Elsasser added to his stat line with a career-high four rebounds and a steal.
Rashaun Agee went an efficient 6-for-7 from the field to total 14 points, tying for the team lead. Agee paced the Falcons on the boards with eight rebounds while stretching his block streak to five games with one rejection.
Samari Curtis tied for the team lead in points (14) and paced the Falcons in assists by matching his career-high with seven. Curtis went a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line, the most made and attempted by a Falcon in the game.
Willie Lightfoot put up a career-high 11 points for the Falcons with career-highs in field goals (4) and three-pointers (2) made. He added a career-high five assists to his stat line, tying for second on the team.
Sam Towns matched his career-high for points with 10 and his season-high for rebounds with seven. Towns also set a new season-high for blocks with a pair for the Falcons.
Kaden Metheny registered a season-high six rebounds for the Falcons and matched his career-high with five assists while being a perfect 2-for-2 from the free throw line.
With the win, the Falcons have now won two straight after defeating Morgan State on Dec. 3 by a score of 86-76.
This marks the first time BGSU has had back-to-back double-digit wins since Dec. 2021 when the Falcons topped Robert Morris 100-74 and Carlow 129-50.
Bowling Green remains undefeated against Hampton, being 2-0 all-time with a win on Nov. 19, 2018 against the Pirates as well.

TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
Turner Triple
Towns Slam
Agee Triple Puts BG Up 20
Lightfoot To Agee Dunk
Elsasser From Deep
Lightfoot Lights It Up
Agee Tip-In Dunk

QUOTE FROM COACH HUGER
"I thought we did a really good job of executing the game plan and knowing what it was. We knew that they were going to take tough shots, especially from their big three in [Marquis] Godwin, [Jordan] Nesbitt and [Deuce] Dean. We knew what was going to happen and we did a good job of controlling those guys early. Godwin and Nesbitt got off late in the game and made it a game. We always have to finish the game and complete the game."

Full postgame interview with Todd Walker*
*The fire alarm at the end of the broadcast was a false alarm inside the arena.

UP NEXT
The Falcons will stay in the state of Virginia for their next contest, going up against Norfolk State on Wednesday (Dec. 14). The game is set for a 8 p.m. tip inside Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall.

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