BGSU To Begin December Against Southern Indiana Saturday

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team will be back on the road on Saturday (Dec. 2) for their first and only road game in the month of December. The Falcons will be taking on the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles in a 4 p.m. EST tip at Screaming Eagles Arena. The game will be the fourth consecutive away from the Stroh for the Orange and Brown before beginning a five-game homestand.

Opening Tip
Bowling Green and Southern Indiana will be meeting for the second time in program history and the first time in Evansville. The two teams faced off last year in the Stroh Center. The Falcons enter having won their last two games at the Northern Classic and are seeking a season-best three-game winning streak.

A Bowling Green Win Would…

Grant the Falcons a season-best three-game win streak and the first three-plus game winning streak since tallying four straight last season.
Mark the first win in program history over Southern Indiana.
Be the first true win as the away team this season for BGSU with their two wins away from the Stroh Center being neutral site games.
Begin the month of December with a tally in the win column.

Scouting the Screaming Eagles
Southern Indiana will enter with a 2-6 record on the season and are coming off a 107-49 victory over East-West University on Tuesday (Nov. 28). Their other win this season came against Tiffin University (68-65, Nov. 14). Southern Indiana has also faced Michigan State (L, 74-51) and Duke (L, 80-62) this season. USI is led by two players who are averaging double-digit points with Jeremiah Hernandez (12.5) and AJ Smith (12.1). Smith is also leading the team in rebounds with 9.3 and steals at 1.3.

BGSU v. Southern Indiana, A History
This game will mark the second meeting all-time between Bowling Green and Southern Indiana. The first came last season as part of the Gotham Classic at the Stroh Center with USI recording a 69-57 win. Of the returners for the Falcons, Rashaun Agee led the team in rebounds with seven and added three blocks while Sam Towns recorded 10 points, five rebounds a block and a steal for the Orange and Brown. Anthony McComb III also contributed two rebounds in the contest.

Hill Earns MAC Weekly Award
On Monday, Marcus Hill became the first Falcon since 2020-21 to be named the MAC Player of the Week. The award came after Hill averaged 29.3 points per game at the Northern Classic, scoring at least 20 points in all three of BGSU's games. Hill is one of three players in the MAC this year to tally three straight 20-point games this season. NIU's David Coit has had three straight and EMU's Tyson Acuff has had five straight. Hill is also within the Top 30 in the nation for points scored and Top 35 for points per game.

Agee Nearing Career Milestone
At all levels of collegiate basketball, Rashaun Agee has accumulated 967 career points, leaving him just 33 away from reaching 1,000 career points. Of his 967 points, 361 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 just over 14 points per game.

BGSU Ball Control
Through the first seven games of the season, the turnovers have been a key stat for the Falcons. In the team's four wins, Bowling Green is averaging 9.0 turnovers per game, including two games with just six turnovers in a win. However, in losses the Falcons are averaging 16.3 turnovers per game. Fouls tell a similar story. In wins, the Falcons are averaging 13.0 fouls per game, including a season-low eight in the win over Canisius. In losses the team is averaging 20.3 fouls per game.

Falcons From The Field
In each of the last two games, the Falcons have shot at least 50% from the field with a mark of 60.3% against Lipscomb and 50% against Canisius. In wins, the Falcons are shooting 51.1% from the field, but in losses the mark drops to 40.1%

First Half Importance
Through the first six games of the season, the first half of games has proved to be key to the Falcons. When the Falcons are leading at halftime they hold a record of 4-0. However, when they trail at halftime their record falls to 0-3. The same can be said for leading or trailing with both five-minutes and two-minutes remaining in the game. The Falcons are also 2-0 when playing on Saturdays this season.

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