After a slow-paced first half ended with the Falcons leading by a score of 23-18, BGSU broke the game open by shooting 60.0 percent (18-of-30) from . . .
Fifth-year senior Justin Turner led the Falcons with 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting, marking the 45th 20-point game of his collegiate career. Fellow senior Daeqwon Plowden added 12 points and nine rebounds. Trey Diggs (11 points) and Caleb Fields (10 points) scored in double figures for the Orange and Brown, as well.
Darius Beane paced the Huskies with 13 points, while Tyler Cochran (11 points, 7 rebounds) was the only other NIU player to reach double figures.
The Falcons, now 7-2 overall on the season, have won their first three conference games in a season for just the fifth time in the last 20 years.. NIU falls to 1-7 (0-3 MAC) on the campaign with the loss.
(BGSU Athetics/MRO Edit)