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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Bowling Green State University
MIAMI (OH)
Falcons Slip Past Miami Of Ohio, 64-61
February 02, 2002 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 2, 2002
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) - Keith McLeod scored 19 points - including 10 of Bowling Green's final 12 - as the Falcons beat Miami of Ohio 64-61 Saturday.
With Miami (8-12, 5-4 Mid-American Conference) holding a 55-52 lead with 3:58 left, McLeod hit a 3-pointer and then followed it with another at the 2:59 mark to put Bowling Green (16-4, 6-3) ahead.
Alex Shorts, who scored 12 points for the RedHawks, made four free throws to give Miami a 59-58 lead with 1:35 remaining.
McLeod was fouled with 1:21 left and hit both shots. Teammate Len Matela added two more free throws with 12 seconds left to expand the lead to 62-59.
After Doug Davis, who had 10 points, scored for Miami to cut the lead to one, McLeod was fouled with 3 seconds remaining and hit both shots.
Brandon Pardon added 10 points for the Falcons, who led 37-28 at the half.
Eugene Seals also scored 12 points and Juby Johnson and Danny Horace each had 10 for Miami.
The RedHawks, who trailed by as many as 13 points in the opening half, took their first lead on a basket by Shorts with 5:43 left.
The Falcons were 18-of-25 at the line to Miami's 11-of-13.
