BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Bowling Green won its fourth-straight game on Saturday afternoon, as the Falcons picked up a 78-72 victory over host Campbell University in the Creek Classic. at CU's Gore Arena.
Bowling Green improves to 5-1 on the season with the victory, while Campbell drops to 2-4 with the loss. Bowling Green, having beat USC Upstate yesterday, is 2-0 on the weekend. Campbell lost to Abilene Christian yesterday, and is now 0-2.
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Bowling Green improves to 5-1 on the season with the victory, while Campbell drops to 2-4 with the loss. Bowling Green, having beat USC Upstate yesterday, is 2-0 on the weekend. Campbell lost to Abilene Christian yesterday, and is now 0-2.
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KEY PLAYS
• Rodrick Caldwell nailed a three-pointer with 4:21 left in regulation to give Bowling Green a 62-60 lead.
• On Bowling Green's next possession, Dylan Frye hit a triple, giving the Falcons a 65-60 lead with 3:55 to play.
• Campbell then hit a three-pointer to pull within two points, but Justin Turner answered with a trey of his own with 3:14 to go, pushing BGSU's advantage to 68-63.
• A Demajeo Wiggins layup made the score 70-63 in BG's favor with 2:35 remaining. BGSU maintained at least a five-point lead for the rest of the game.
• Rodrick Caldwell nailed a three-pointer with 4:21 left in regulation to give Bowling Green a 62-60 lead.
• On Bowling Green's next possession, Dylan Frye hit a triple, giving the Falcons a 65-60 lead with 3:55 to play.
• Campbell then hit a three-pointer to pull within two points, but Justin Turner answered with a trey of his own with 3:14 to go, pushing BGSU's advantage to 68-63.
• A Demajeo Wiggins layup made the score 70-63 in BG's favor with 2:35 remaining. BGSU maintained at least a five-point lead for the rest of the game.
PLAYER NOTES
• Rodrick Caldwell posted a career-high 20 points, and also dished out five assists. Caldwell went 9-for-10 from the line, 5-for-9 from the floor, and 1-for-2 from three-point territory.
• Caldwell now has 20 combined assists over the last three games.
• Demajeo Wiggins added 14 points and seven rebounds in 33 minutes.
• Dylan Frye scored 14 points, while chipping in with five rebounds and two assists. Frye went 2-for-4 from deep, marking his sixth-straight game with at least two three-pointers to open the season.
• Nelly Cummings scored 10 points, posting the second double-digit game of his career. Cummings also had two rebounds, two assists and two steals. He made the first two three-pointers of his career, as he went 2-for-3.
• Derek Koch registered eight points and six rebounds, and hit the second three-pointer of his young career.
• Justin Turner went 2-for-4 from three-point territory, and finished with eight points, six rebounds, one steal and one block.
• Daeqwon Plowden had two points and four rebounds.
• Matt Fox added two points, two rebounds and two assists.
• Jeffrey Uju had four rebounds in five minutes.
FALCON FACTS
• Bowling Green is 5-1 for the first time since 2014-15.
• The Falcons are on a four-game winning streak for the first time since Bowling Green went on a six-game winning streak during the 2015-16 non-conference schedule.
• Bowling Green's 5-1 start is the best start through six games in the Michael Huger Era.
• Bowling Green is now 2-0 in true road games, and 3-0 in games away from the Stroh Center in 2017-18.
• The Falcons went 18-for-20 (90 percent) at the free throw line. The last time BGSU shot at least 90 percent at the line took place on March 17, 2015. The Falcons went 9-for-10 that day versus Saint Francis.
• Bowling Green dished out 13 assists, and only committed 11 turnovers.
• The Falcons held the Camels to 38.5 percent (25-for-55) shooting in the first half.
• Bowling Green out-rebounded Campbell, 41-26. Bowling Green crushed the Camels on the offensive glass by a 13-4 margin.
• BGSU shot 43.3 percent (26-for-60) from the floor, and 42.1 percent (8-for-19) from three-point territory.
• BGSU scored 20 points off turnovers, while Campbell only scored 11 points off turnovers.
• Bowling Green's bench outscored Campbell's, 14-9.
• The Falcons had 16 second-chance points. Campbell only had four.
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"Rodrick has played well. He was really strong today. He defending really well against those guys, and he was able to push in transition. The main thing is he was able to hit big shots." – Coach Huger on Rodrick Caldwell.
UP NEXT
• Bowling Green will conclude the Creek Classic tomorrow afternoon with a game versus Abilene Christian.
• The game is set to tip at 1 p.m.
• Rodrick Caldwell posted a career-high 20 points, and also dished out five assists. Caldwell went 9-for-10 from the line, 5-for-9 from the floor, and 1-for-2 from three-point territory.
• Caldwell now has 20 combined assists over the last three games.
• Demajeo Wiggins added 14 points and seven rebounds in 33 minutes.
• Dylan Frye scored 14 points, while chipping in with five rebounds and two assists. Frye went 2-for-4 from deep, marking his sixth-straight game with at least two three-pointers to open the season.
• Nelly Cummings scored 10 points, posting the second double-digit game of his career. Cummings also had two rebounds, two assists and two steals. He made the first two three-pointers of his career, as he went 2-for-3.
• Derek Koch registered eight points and six rebounds, and hit the second three-pointer of his young career.
• Justin Turner went 2-for-4 from three-point territory, and finished with eight points, six rebounds, one steal and one block.
• Daeqwon Plowden had two points and four rebounds.
• Matt Fox added two points, two rebounds and two assists.
• Jeffrey Uju had four rebounds in five minutes.
FALCON FACTS
• Bowling Green is 5-1 for the first time since 2014-15.
• The Falcons are on a four-game winning streak for the first time since Bowling Green went on a six-game winning streak during the 2015-16 non-conference schedule.
• Bowling Green's 5-1 start is the best start through six games in the Michael Huger Era.
• Bowling Green is now 2-0 in true road games, and 3-0 in games away from the Stroh Center in 2017-18.
• The Falcons went 18-for-20 (90 percent) at the free throw line. The last time BGSU shot at least 90 percent at the line took place on March 17, 2015. The Falcons went 9-for-10 that day versus Saint Francis.
• Bowling Green dished out 13 assists, and only committed 11 turnovers.
• The Falcons held the Camels to 38.5 percent (25-for-55) shooting in the first half.
• Bowling Green out-rebounded Campbell, 41-26. Bowling Green crushed the Camels on the offensive glass by a 13-4 margin.
• BGSU shot 43.3 percent (26-for-60) from the floor, and 42.1 percent (8-for-19) from three-point territory.
• BGSU scored 20 points off turnovers, while Campbell only scored 11 points off turnovers.
• Bowling Green's bench outscored Campbell's, 14-9.
• The Falcons had 16 second-chance points. Campbell only had four.
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"Rodrick has played well. He was really strong today. He defending really well against those guys, and he was able to push in transition. The main thing is he was able to hit big shots." – Coach Huger on Rodrick Caldwell.
UP NEXT
• Bowling Green will conclude the Creek Classic tomorrow afternoon with a game versus Abilene Christian.
• The game is set to tip at 1 p.m.
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