Falcons' Eight-Game Winning Streak Comes To Close Against Akron

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AKRON, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team took on the MAC-preseason favorite Akron Zips Friday night (Jan. 5) on CBS Sports Network. The Falcons jumped out to an early lead, building a 14-point advantage in the first half. However, the Zips came fighting back after halftime to claim an 83-67 final. The loss closes out an eight-game winning streak for the Orange and Brown while moving the team to 10-4 on the season and 1-1 within the Mid-American Conference.

Marcus Hill led the Falcons with 19 points, one of four Falcons to hit double-digits in the scoring column. Jason Spurgin followed with 14 points, filling the stat sheet with five rebounds and a team-leading four assists. Rashaun Agee and Trey Thomas rounded out the list with 12 points each while Agee added a team-leading six rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Falcons won the opening tip and proceeded to get the first bucket with Da'Shawn Phillip hitting a triple from the corner. Rashaun Agee got a layup soon after for BGSU to go up 5-0 in the early going.
Akron hit a three before Jason Spurgin got an offensive rebound and went back up for two, making it a 7-3 BGSU lead at the first media timeout.
BGSU tallied the first points out of the media break with Marcus Hill hitting a three. Akron answered with one of their own to bring it to a 10-7 score.
Spurgin showcased his touch in the paint with a soft hook-shot followed by a Trey Thomas hesitation for the layup to push the advantage for the Falcons to 14-7. Akron worked to close the gap to 16-11 entering the under-12 media break.
Out of the media timeout, Thomas scored eight of the next 11 points for the Falcons, getting an acrobatic layup to fall before hitting back-to-back triples. The one basket not from Thomas came off his assist with Spurgin hitting a three to push the score to 27-17 with a double-digit BGSU lead, extending to 29-17 at the under-8 media break.
A 5-0 run for the Zips worked to chip away at the Bowling Green lead, trimming it to 34-27 before the next Falcon basket. The seven-point margin stayed up to the final media timeout of the first half with the score at 36-29.
The Falcons maintained their advantage through the first half, taking a 41-36 score into halftime.
Akron opened the second half with a three to cut the lead to two, 41-39, but the Falcons answered with a jumper from Hill at the free throw line.
The next possession saw a hustle play and assist from Thomas on a corner three from Spurgin. Agee was able to get a second chance basket to make it a 7-0 BGSU run and 48-39 lead.
Akron was able to tally a 5-0 run to trim the lead down to 51-48 at the under-12 media timeout. The run extended to 9-0 to swing the score to Akron, 52-51 to force a BGSU timeout.
Out of the timeout, Hill hit a free throw to tie the score at 52-52, but the Zips tallied a 12-0 run, making it a 25-4 stretch, to move ahead 64-52.
The Falcons worked to trim the lead, including an and-one for Agee to cut the lead down to 68-61.
Akron was able to reestablish their advantage with a 13-2 stretch to push their lead to 81-63, holding on for an 83-67 final score.

STAT LEADERS

Marcus Hill: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist
Jason Spurgin: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists
Rashaun Agee: 12 points, 6 rebounds
Trey Thomas: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals

FALCON STAT FACTS

Two Falcons hit assist milestones in the first half. Jason Spurgin tallied three first half assists to bring his career total to 100 at the halftime break. It was a similar story for Trey Thomas, registering two to push his career assist total to 101 at the midway point.
Spurgin added five rebounds to his stat line, bringing his career total to 500 at the collegiate level. He also tallied 14 points, including two threes.
Trey Thomas hit double-digit points for the Falcons with 12. He added a season-high and team-leading three steals.
Rashaun Agee hauled in a team-high six rebounds for the Falcons, marking the fifth straight game he has led the team in the stat.
Marcus Hill led the Falcons in scoring with 19 points for the Orange and Brown while playing all 40 minutes of the game.
The loss ends the eight-game win streak for BGSU, the longest for the team since 2019-20 and the eighth-longest winning streak in the nation.

TODD WALKER RADIO CALLS
Agee And-One
Thomas Stop-And-Go
Spurgin Banks It In
Thomas From The Corner
Hill And-One

QUOTE FROM COACH SIMON
"We started off the second half pretty good, but then we got cold. We had eight second half turnovers, which is just too many. Guys started pressing a bit and the physicality of the game really ramped up. We have to be able to absorb some of those hits and take care of the ball."

Full Postgame Interview with Coach Simon

UP NEXT
The Falcons will be back in the Stroh Center for their next game, hosting the Ohio Bobcats on Tuesday (Jan. 9) for a 7 p.m. tip. The game will be the Welcome Back Party as BGSU welcomes students back for the spring semester.

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