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Saturday, February 19
Bowling Green, Ohio
5:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
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Ball State
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Ball St.
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Photo by: Luke Allen, BGSU Athletics
BGSU, Ball State Fight To The Wire In Close Final Saturday
February 19, 2022 | Men's Basketball
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball program played a close contest with Ball State on Saturday (Feb. 19) at the Stroh Center. The two teams battled late into the game, seeing a tied score with as few as three minutes left in regulation. In the end, it was Ball State on top of a 91-82 final. Four Falcons reached double-digit points in the game, led by 18 from Samari Curtis who added six assists to his stat line. BGSU will be back on the court next Tuesday (Feb. 22) as they travel to Akron to face the Zips.
HOW IT HAPPENED
STAT LEADERS
FALCON STAT FACTS
TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
Fulcher Long Three
Curtis Reverse Layup
Curtis Slams It Down
Turner Tip-In And-One
Air Plowden
Mills Block, Curtis Drive
Young Triple
COACH'S QUOTE
"The guys fought hard, proud of what they did. We just have to take care of the ball down the stretch. We had some bad turnovers that led to their run outs and layups on the other end. We missed some free throws that really hurt us. We're a 75% free throw shooting team and today we only shot it 70%. We missed way too many, we missed some front end one-on-ones and that hurts you, especially down the stretch."
Full Postgame Interview with Todd Walker
UP NEXT
The Falcons will take to the road for their next game, traveling to Akron on Tuesday (Feb. 22) to face the Zips for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off.
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons' men's basketball team on social media
Twitter - @BGAthletics and @BGSUMHoops
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsumhoops'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube - 'Falcon Athletics'
HOW IT HAPPENED
- It was a close start to the game with Ball State holding a slim 10-8 lead at the first media timeout. The Falcons soon went on a 5-0 run to take a 20-17 lead, but the Cardinals battled back to tie it at 22-22.
- A 7-0 run in favor of Bowling Green pushed the score back in favor of BGSU at 32-24. However, Ball State answered with an 8-0 run to tie it back up at 32-32.
- The Falcons scored a bucket, but the Cardinals were quick to have another 8-0 to take a 40-34 lead.
- The Orange and Brown chipped away at the Ball State lead before halftime, heading to the break down just two, 46-44.
- Daeqwon Plowden opened up the second half with the first four points, giving the Falcons a 48-46 lead.
- A 5-0 run for Ball State would swing the score back in favor of the Cardinals at 57-53, but the back-and-forth nature of the game soon returned, being tied at 57-57.
- The ties would continue to 66-66 before a 7-0 run would grant the Falcons a 70-66 lead. However, the game would once again be knotted up at 74-74 and as late as 79-79.
- A late 5-0 run put the Cardinals up 84-80. The Falcons would draw close, but the need to foul late and stop the clock allowed Ball State to pull away for a 91-82 final.
STAT LEADERS
- Samari Curtis: 18 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
- Daeqwon Plowden: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
- Matiss Kulackovskis: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal
- Cam Young: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal
FALCON STAT FACTS
- Daeqwon Plowden logged a block for the Falcons, bringing his career total to 118. That gives Plowden sole possession of fourth on the all-time career block list.
- Matiss Kulackovskis tallied a career-high 17 points for the Falcons. That brings his season total to 128 points, setting a new single season-high for his collegiate career.
- Cam Young logged 10 points to bring his season point total to 62, a new single season-high as a Falcon.
- Brenton Mills logged his sixth block of the season on the night. That marks a new single season-high for Mills' college career.
TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
Fulcher Long Three
Curtis Reverse Layup
Curtis Slams It Down
Turner Tip-In And-One
Air Plowden
Mills Block, Curtis Drive
Young Triple
COACH'S QUOTE
"The guys fought hard, proud of what they did. We just have to take care of the ball down the stretch. We had some bad turnovers that led to their run outs and layups on the other end. We missed some free throws that really hurt us. We're a 75% free throw shooting team and today we only shot it 70%. We missed way too many, we missed some front end one-on-ones and that hurts you, especially down the stretch."
Full Postgame Interview with Todd Walker
UP NEXT
The Falcons will take to the road for their next game, traveling to Akron on Tuesday (Feb. 22) to face the Zips for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off.
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons' men's basketball team on social media
Twitter - @BGAthletics and @BGSUMHoops
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsumhoops'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube - 'Falcon Athletics'
Team Stats
BSU
BGSU
FG%
.444
.433
3FG%
.385
.200
FT%
.806
.704
RB
42
37
TO
17
16
STL
10
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Players Mentioned
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