Bowling Green Falls To Miami Tuesday Night

Tuesday, January 2

Bowling Green, OH

7:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

9-5 (0-1MAC)

Miami

8-6 (1-0MAC)

Miami

Bowling Green

January 02, 2018 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: by James Nahikian, BGSU Athletic Communications

Final Statistics: PDF
Photo Gallery: Bianca Garza (BGSU Marketing/Communications)
Post-Game Audio: Coach Huger With Todd Walker
Post-Game Video: Coach Huger

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team dropped a 77-72 decision to Miami University on Tuesday (Jan. 2) night at the Stroh Center. The game served as the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams.

Bowling Green drops to 9-5 (0-1 MAC) with the loss, while the RedHawks improve to 8-6 (1-0 MAC) with the road victory. Miami built a five-point halftime lead, and led for the entire second half. The Falcons got the game back within a single possessions on multiple occasions, but could never knot the score.

FALCON FACTS
• The difference in the game proved to be free throw shooting, as the Falcons went 11-for-21 (52.4 percent), while Miami went 14-for-18 (77.8 percent).
• The Falcons shot 40.9 percent (27-of-66) from the field, and 36.8 percent (7-of-19) from long range.
• Points in the paint were even at 36-36, but the Falcons had more points off turnovers (16-10), second-chance points (15-8), fast-break points (8-6) and bench points (32-24).
• Bowling Green was out-rebounded in the contest, 45-36.
• The Falcons forced 19 turnovers, and committed just 10 turnovers while dishing out 12 assists.
• Bowling Green had 11 steals and one block.

PLAYER NOTES
• Junior forward Demajeo Wiggins scored a game-high 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting. He also finished with five rebounds and one assist.
• Junior guard Antwon Lillard scored a season-high 15 points. He went 6-of-11 from the floor, and also had five rebounds and two assists.
• Freshman forward Daeqwon Plowden scored a career-high 11 points. Plowden went a career-best 2-for-4 from downtown, while also racking up five rebounds and two steals.
• Freshman guard Justin Turner posted 10 points, two rebounds, two assists and three steals.
• Freshman forward Derek Koch finished the ballgame with six points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• Sophomore guard Rodrick Caldwell added six points, three assists and one steal.
• Freshman guard Nelly Cummings contributed with six points, three rebounds, one assist and two steals. Cummings has at least one assist in all 14 games in 2017-18.

QUOTE OF THE GAME
"We missed way too many free throws. We are a 74 percent free throw shooting team, and tonight we were 11-for-21. And a couple of them were front ends of one-and-one's. It's always difficult when you are trying to mount that comeback, and you can't make your free throws." – Coach Huger

UP NEXT
• Bowling Green takes on Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti, Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 6.
• The game is scheduled for a noon tip.