BGSU Looks To Lipscomb As Northern Classic Competition Continues

MONTREAL, Canada - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team will continue play at the Northern Classic on Saturday (Nov. 25) against the Lipscomb Bisons. The Falcons and Bisons are scheduled for a 7 p.m. tip at the Place Bell Arena, marking the second of three games for Bowling Green at the Northern Classic.

Opening Tip
Bowling Green and Lipscomb will be meeting for the first time in program history. The Bisons will become the 318th unique opponent for the Falcons in program history and the second new addition this season, joining Bellarmine. In the history of the program, BGSU has tallied wins against 262 different opponents.

A Bowling Green Win Would…

Push the Falcons back to .500 for the season.
Grant Bowling Green their first win of the season away from the Stroh Center.
Make the Orange and Brown 1-0 all-time against Lipscomb.
Mark the first MTE win for the Falcons since topping Milwaukee in the Fort Myers Tip-Off during the 2021-22 season (82-68).
Give BGSU a 1-1 record at the Northern Classic with a game left to play.

Scouting The Bisons
Lipscomb began the Northern Classic with a win over UNC Asheville on Friday (Nov. 24) with an 86-75 final score for the 1 p.m. tip. The Bisons had five players reach double-digit points, led by Will Pruitt's 19. Owen McCormack added a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Joe Anderson recorded a team-high four assists in the contest and was the only starter to not tally double-digit points. On the season, three members of the Bison are averaging double-digit points with Derrin Boyd (19.8) leading the team followed by AJ McGinnis (16.3) and McCormack (10.3).

Hill-Topper
Against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Bowling Green's Marcus Hill was the game's leading scorer with a season-high 29 points. The game marked Hill's second 20-point game of the season after tallying 26 against Arkansas State and the third time this year he's paced BGSU in points. No stranger to scoring, Hill led the NJCAA in points scored a season ago with 780 and averaged 26 points per game. This year he's averaging 16.6 points per game.

Agee Nearing Career Milestone
At all levels of collegiate basketball, Rashaun Agee has accumulated 953 career points, leaving him just 47 away reaching 1,000 career points. Of his 953 points, 347 have come in the Orange and Brown. During the 2021-22 campaign, Agee tallied 604 with Casper College. His other two points came at New Mexico State in 2020-21. For his entire career, Agee has averaged 14.4 points per game.

Back On The Boards
For the second time this season, Da'Shawn Phillip led the Falcons in rebounds with nine against Western Kentucky. Earlier this season, Phillip registered a career-high 10 boards against Chicago State in the season-opener. Before joining the Falcons this season, Phillip played three seasons at Maryland Eastern Shore where he averaged 3.5 rebounds per game. Through five games with the Falcons, Phillip is averaging 4.8 rebounds per game.

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