Bowling Green Falls To Buffalo Tuesday Night

Tuesday, January 17

Buffalo, N.Y.

7:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

8-10,2-3MAC

100

Buffalo

9-9,3-2MAC

Bowling Green

Buffalo

100

Photo by: Morgan Holscher, BGSU Athletics

January 17, 2023 | Men's Basketball

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By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball program took on the Buffalo Bulls on Tuesday night (Jan. 17) at Alumni Arena in Buffalo. The Falcons were down a few players and fell to the Bulls 100-71. The loss moves the Falcons to 8-10 on the season and 2-3 within conference play. BGSU will return to the court on Saturday (Jan. 21) to host the Miami RedHawks at the Stroh Center as part of a BGSU basketball doubleheader.

Leon Ayers III led the Falcons with 23 points, his second consecutive 20-point game. Chandler Turner added a season-high 17 points and hauled in eight rebounds, including seven on the offensive end of the court. Samari Curtis joined the double-digit scoring efforts with 11.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Buffalo won the opening tip, but the Falcons forced a turnover with Ubongabasi Etim registering his first career steal. The Bulls tallied the first two baskets of the game before BGSU got on the board with a Leon Ayers III jumper.
Just before the media break, Rashaun Agee converted a driving layup on the offensive end and followed it up by drawing a charge on the defensive end to bring the first media timeout with the score knotted up at 6-6.
The Falcons worked to a lead with an 11-8 lead, but the Bulls battled back to reclaim the advantage at 14-13 at the next media timeout.
The run for Buffalo turned into a 17-3 stretch, including a 9-0 run, to push the Bulls' lead to 25-14, forcing a timeout from the Bowling Green bench.
Buffalo stayed out in front up to the halftime whistle, taking a 48-33 lead into the break.
Early in the second half, Buffalo put together a 7-0 run to increase their lead to 62-43 at the first media timeout of the half.
Out of the timeout, the Bulls' run continued to grow, reaching 14-0 with their lead at 69-43.
The Falcons cut into the Buffalo lead with a 7-0 run to bring the score to 75-54 UB.
Buffalo maintained their advantage through the end of the game, claiming a 100-71 final inside Alumni Arena.

STAT LEADERS

Leon Ayers III: 23 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
Chandler Turner: 17 points, 8 rebounds
Samari Curtis: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
Brenton Mills: 6 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
Rashaun Agee: 3 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block

FALCON STAT FACTS

The Falcons logged 14 assists in the game. With the total, BGSU has now registered 10 or more assists in 13 straight games.
Leon Ayers III led the Falcons in scoring with 23 to mark his team-leading eighth 20-point games this season and second consecutive. Ayers was a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line.
Chandler Turner concluded the game with a season-high 17 points for the Orange and Brown, going 8-of-17 from the field, both career-highs. Turner added eight rebounds to his stat line as well, tying for the team-lead, and had a career-high seven offensive rebounds.
Jackson Watson finished with six points in the game to mark a new career-high. He added a career-high three rebounds.
Gabe O'Neal went a season-best 4-of-6 from the free throw line and added career-highs across the rebounding stats with three at both the offensive and defensive ends for six total.

TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
Mills Early Slam
Ayers To Turner
O'Neal Rejection
Watson Triple

QUOTE FROM COACH HUGER
"We have to get more effort and we have to play harder. We have to compete more on the defensive end. It's not just about scoring, we have to be able to defend way better and compete more. We have too many guys who don't compete on the defensive end and that's the difference in the game."

Full postgame interview with Todd Walker

UP NEXT
The Falcons will return to the Stroh Center for their next contest, hosting the Miami RedHawks on Saturday (Jan. 21) for a 5 p.m. tip. The game will be Coaches v. Cancer and will also feature the Performance Dogs of Ohio at halftime.

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