BGSU Bests Kansas City For Fifth Consecutive Win Behind Two 20-Point Scorers

Saturday, December 16

Bowling Green, Ohio

2 p.m.

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Kansas City

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Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

BGSU Bests Kansas City For Fifth Consecutive Win Behind Two 20-Point Scorers

December 16, 2023 | Men's Basketball

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Hill Tallies 29 While Spurgin Scores 20; Agee Adds Second-Straight Double-Double

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team extended their win streak to five straight with a 79-69 victory over Kansas City Saturday (Dec. 16) at the Stroh Center. The Falcons carried an 11-point lead into halftime, shooting 50% from the field as a team behind 23 first half points from Marcus Hill. The Falcons maintained the lead through the second half for the win, holding Kansas City to 39.4% from the field for the game. For the third time this season, the Falcons had a season-low six turnovers.

The Falcons were paced by Hill's 29 points over 38 minutes of action. Jason Spurgin joined him in the 20-point output with a career-high 20 exactly with both Hill and Spurgin adding five rebounds each. Rashaun Agee also reached double-digits in the scoring column with 10 while hauling in a team-high and career-high 12 rebounds for his second straight double-double.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Falcons jumped out to an early lead. Trey Thomas started the scoring with a three before BGSU was ignited by a 5-0 run to push the score to 12-4.
Kansas City worked to narrow the gap with a 5-0 run of their own later in the half to trim the score to 19-17 before drawing within one at 23-22.
Bowling Green rebuilt their advantage with a 9-0 run to extend their lead to 35-24 to force a timeout from the Roos. A three by Jason Spurgin out of the timeout made it a 12-0 run and 38-24 lead.
Another 5-0 burst for the Orange and Brown late in the half pushed their lead to 45-31 before taking a 45-34 score into the halftime locker room.
Of Bowling Green's 45 first half points, 23 came from Marcus Hill to post the first 20-point half by a Falcon this season.
The two teams traded buckets to start the second half to carry a 53-40 lead into the first media timeout of the half.
Out of the timeout, Kansas City utilized a 4-0 burst to make it a 6-0 run spanning the timeout, trimming the score to 53-44.
Another run for the Roos, this time a 5-0 stretch, cut the deficit down to six at 57-51.
The Falcons responded with a 6-0 run of their own to push the lead back to double-digits at 63-51.
Kansas City cut the lead down to six down the stretch, but Thomas and Spurgin each hit two free throws to close out the game with a 4-0 BGSU run for the 79-69 final.

STAT LEADERS

Marcus Hill: 29 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
Jason Spurgin: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block
Rashaun Agee: 10 points, 12 rebounds
Trey Thomas: 7 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 rebound
Da'Shawn Phillip: 4 points, 4 steals, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
PJ Edwards: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal

FALCON STAT FACTS

With the win, the Falcons have now won five straight, the longest winning streak since winning five consecutive games during the 2021-22 campaign.
Now 7-3 on the season, BGSU is off to their best start through 10 games since the 2020-21 campaign when they began 8-2.
Entering the game as the MAC-leader for opponent field goal percentage, the Falcons held Kansas City to a mark of 39.4% from the field. BGSU has now held five of their last six opponents to a field goal percentage of 40% or lower.
Marcus Hill paced the Falcons in scoring for the seventh time this season, finishing with 29 for his fifth 20-point game of the season. Hill logged 23 in the first half, the first 20-point half by a Falcon this season and went a season-best 4-of-8 from behind the arc.
Jason Spurgin recorded a season-high 20 points to give BGSU two 20-point scorers in one game for the second time this season. Spurgin also went a season-high 7-of-8 from the free throw line with the seven made free throws setting a career-high.
Rashaun Agee posted his second consecutive double-double, finishing with 10 points and a team-leading and career-high 12 rebounds. Of his 12 rebounds, a career-high nine were on the defensive end. Agee is the first Falcon with back-to-back double-doubles since Daeqwon Plowden during the 2019-20 season.
Da'Shawn Phillip tallied season-highs in both steals and assists. He finished with a team-leading four steals along with three assists.
The win marks the first against Kansas City in program history, becoming the 265th different opponent that BGSU has topped.
The Falcons are now 3-0 in the month of December and 4-0 when playing on Saturday, as well as 6-0 during the weekend.

TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
Thomas Three
Agee To Hill
Phillip Steal and Layup
Agee Putback
Hill Triple
Agee Postup
Falcons Win!
Postgame Interview with Coach Nairn

UP NEXT
The Falcons will continue their homestand on Tuesday (Dec. 19) hosting Hampton for an 11 a.m. tip inside the Stroh Center. The home schedule will continue with Siena Heights on Dec. 22 and Eastern Michigan on Jan. 2.

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