Junior Marreon Jackson and . . .
Junior Justin Turner contributed 20 points for the Falcons, while sophomore Daeqwon Plowden registered a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
"Tonight was a high-level college basketball game," Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk said. "Bowling Green made some really tough contested shots at winning time. I thought we competed and defended well, but every time we made a run they had an answer."
Marreon Jackson topped the Rocket attack with 27 points and also dished out six assists, while Luke Knapke tallied 23 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots for Toledo (11-9, 3-4 MAC). Senior Willie Jackson nearly registered a double-double with nine points and 10 boards.
Senior Dylan Frye paced the Falcons (15-5, 6-1 MAC) with 22 points. Junior Justin Turner contributed 20 points, and sophomore Daeqwon Plowden registered a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Bowling Green (15-5, 6-1 MAC) registered a 47.5 FG% and shot 11-of-21 (52.4 percent) from three-point range, slightly better than the Rockets' shooting marks of 41.0 percent from the field and 10-of-28 behind the three-point arc. Toledo (11-9, 3-4 MAC) was 19-of-23 (82.6 percent) from the free-throw line compared to the Falcons' 18-of-26 totals.
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF
>> Justin Turner hit a three-pointer to give the Falcons a 12-6 lead just over four minutes into the game.
>> Toledo responded with an 8-0 burst over a five-minute span to take its first lead, 14-12, following a Spencer Littleson three-pointer.
>> Another Littleson trey provided the Rockets a 19-18 lead with 6:45 remaining in the half.
>> The Falcons took a 30-24 advantage following two Dylan Frye free throws three minutes later, but a Marreon Jackson trey cut Toledo's deficit to 30-29 at the 2:16 mark. The three-point field made Jackson the 48th Rocket in program history to surpass the 1,000-point plateau.
>> Keshaun Saunders gave the Rockets their last lead, 33-32, 50 seconds before halftime but the Falcons ended the half with five straight points including a three-pointer at the buzzer from Davin Zeigler.
SECOND HALF
>> After Luke Knapke and Caleb Fields traded three-pointers to start the half, Toledo knotted the score at 42-42 on a Knapke layup with 14:19 remaining.
>> Frye responded with three-pointers on Bowling Green's next two possessions, and Turner then tallied six straight points to put Toledo down 54-46 with just under 11 minutes to play.
>> Daeqwon Plowden's three-pointer pushed the Falcons' lead to 66-56, but a Littleson three-pointer and two Marreon Jackson free throws cut the Rocket deficit in half with 5:33 to play.
>> Toledo registered stops on Bowling Green's next two possessions but couldn't capitalize.
>> Turner's three-pointer gave the Falcons a 76-67 lead with 1:32 left.
Toledo was able to climb within three but Bowling Green hit eight straight free throws in the final 30 seconds.