Falcons Fall To Chippewas In Back-And-Forth Fight

Tuesday, February 14

Bowling Green, Ohio

7:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

10-16,4-9MAC

Central Michigan

10-16,5-8MAC

Central Mich.

Bowling Green

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

February 14, 2023 | Men's Basketball

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By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball program took on the Central Michigan Chippewas in a back-and-forth game Tuesday night (Feb. 14) at the Stroh Center. Both the Falcons and Chippewas built 12-point leads over the course of the game. CMU's came in the first half with BGSU's being in the second, leading 70-58. Central Michigan was able to close out the game with a 19-4 run to claim a 77-74 final. The loss moves BGSU to 10-16 on the season and 4-9 within the Mid-American Conference.

Kaden Metheny paced the Falcons with 14 first half points, finishing the game with 19. Rashaun Agee followed in the double-digit scoring with 11 points over 15 minutes played. Chandler Turner flirted with a double-double, finishing with nine points and seven assists while Samari Curtis stuffed the stat sheet with seven points, seven assists, four rebounds and a steal.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Falcons opened up the scoring with a Kaden Metheny jump shot and Sam Towns free throw to go up 3-0.
Three straight Central Michigan triples started a run for the Chippewas, extending out to 11-0 to push CMU out in front 18-10.
Another run for Central Michigan, this time 6-0, gave the Chippewas a double-digit lead at 26-15, going to a first half-high 12-point lead with CMU up 29-17.
The Falcons were able to put together a 10-0 run to narrow the gap, including back-to-back threes from Leon Ayers III off of assists from Samari Curtis. The run by the Orange and Brown cut the lead down to 29-27.
BGSU and CMU traded baskets from there to a 33-29 tally at the halftime buzzer.
Ayers found Towns under the basket for the first points of the second half to draw the score to 33-31 CMU.
Later in the half, five straight points from Chandler Turner tied the game up at 39-39 with just over 15 minutes remaining in the game.
Central Michigan responded with back-to-back threes to reclaim their lead at 45-39, but the Falcons quickly answered with a 13-1 run to move ahead 52-46.
CMU closed the gap to one at 54-53, but the Falcons put together a 12-2 stretch to build the lead back to 66-55, reaching the largest BGSU lead of the game at 70-58.
The Chippewas chipped away at the lead with a 14-1 stretch of their own, taking a 72-71 lead with just over a minute and a half remaining in the game.
The two teams traded a couple buckets, but the Chippewas were able to maintain the lead with a 77-74 final.

STAT LEADERS

Kaden Metheny: 19 points, 2 rebounds
Rashaun Agee: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
Chandler Turner: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist, 1 block
Leon Ayers III: 9 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
Samari Curtis: 7 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds1 steal

FALCON STAT FACTS

As a team, the Falcons logged 15 assists in the game marking the 13th game this season the team has registered at least 15 assists in a single game.
Samari Curtis logged a team-high seven assists in the game, bringing his season total to 103 assists. Curtis is the first Falcon with 100+ assists in a single season since Justin Turner, who finished the 2020-21 season with 109.
Kaden Metheny led the team in scoring with 19 points after knocking down 14 in the first half alone. Metheny added two rebounds as well, both on the offensive end for a new season-high in offensive rebounds.
Chandler Turner tallied two steals in the game, both in the first half, to eclipse his career-high for steals in a single season, now with 20. Turner's previous high was set at 19 from the 2021-22 season. Turner also finished the game with a team-high seven rebounds.
Brenton Mills was one of four Falcons with a pair of steals on the night, setting a new season-high for Mills.

TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
Towns Early And-One
Turner Triple Ties It
Agee Transition Dunk
Corner Me-THREE-ny For The Lead
Elsasser Tip-In
Agee Crazy And-One

QUOTE FROM COACH HUGER
"We turned the ball over at crucial times and we missed free throws. We were 15-of-26 from the free throw line. Normally, we're a good free throw shooting team. We weren't today and that's the difference in the game. When you turn the ball over in critical junctures, just careless as all can be on the turnovers. My frustration is we go over this in practice. We do a great job of doing what we're supposed to do in practice and as soon as we get in the game, we just do a terrible job of executing."

Full postgame interview with Todd Walker

UP NEXT
The Falcons will stay home at the Stroh Center for their next game, hosting the Battle of I-75 on Saturday (Feb. 18) for a 5 p.m. tip. The game will be an Orange Out and the Bill Frack Game. Following the game, BGSU will reveal the mascots from the 2022-23 season.

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