Justin Turner scored 20-plus points for the 14th time in his career, and fourth time this season. He also earned just the second double-double of his career, as he finished with 29 points, a career-high 11 rebounds and a season-high six assists.
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"He messed around, and almost got a triple-double. He's been playing great, so I'm hoping that continues throughout the season." – Coach Huger on Justin Turner's near triple-double performance.
FALCON FACTS
• Bowling Green is now 3-0 at home, marking the program's fourth 3-0 home start over the last 15 years. BGSU also began a season with a 3-0 home record in 2008-09, 2011-12 and 2014-15.
• The Falcons are 2-0 versus Drexel all-time, having beaten the Dragons in back-to-back seasons.
• Bowling Green is 10 games above .500 (28-18) in non-conference games under head coach Michael Huger.
• The Falcons finish the month of November with a 4-3 record. BGSU is 17-11 in November in the Huger Era.
• BGSU posted 50 rebounds compared to Drexel's 43. Bowling Green has won the rebounding battle in 6-of-7 games in 2018-19. BGSU is averaging a MAC-best 45.0 rebounds per game.
• The Falcons held Drexel to 36.6 percent shooting. Opponents are shooting 39.4 percent from the floor versus BGSU this season. That figure has BGSU ranked second in the MAC.
• The Falcons dominated the paint points on the night (50-34), while doubling up the Dragons on points off turnovers (18-9). BGSU committed 11 turnovers on the night, and has now gone four-straight games committing less than 12 turnovers.
PLAYER NOTES
• In two-career games against Drexel, Turner is averaging 31.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2.0 steals. Turner scored a career-high 33 points in the 2017-18 season opener at Drexel, breaking the BGSU single-game freshman scoring record in the process. Turner has shot 60.5 percent (23-of-38) from the floor in two games against the Dragons.
• Demajeo Wiggins notched his sixth double-double of the season, and 28th double-double of his career by ending the game with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Wiggins is just two points shy of becoming the 45th player in BGSU history to reach 1,000 career points.
• Justin Turner and Demajeo Wiggins each recorded a double-double, giving BGSU two players with a double-double in the same game for the first time since last January. Wiggins and Antwon Lillard posted double-doubles in a win at Eastern Michigan on Jan. 6, 2018.
• Daeqwon Plowden provided a spark off the bench, and finished the game with a final line of eight points and six rebounds. Over the last three games, Plowden is averaging 9.7 rebounds and 9.0 rebounds.
• Dylan Frye added 10 points, and has now scored in double figures five times in 2018-19.
• Antwon Lillard contributed with nine points and two rebounds, to go along with one assist and one steal.
• Michael Laster scored six points and added two rebounds, while Matiss Kulackovskis recorded one point and a career-high six rebounds. Kulackovskis collected one block, as did freshman center Tayler Mattos.
• Jeffrey Uju finished the contest with two points and two rebounds.
UP NEXT
• Bowling Green is scheduled to play a pair of road games to begin the month of December, beginning with a Dec. 1 contest at Hartford. The Saturday game is slated for a 2 p.m. tip.
• Following a trip to Cleveland to face Cleveland State on Dec. 5, the Falcons return home to play Green Bay on Dec. 8.