Bowling Green and Toledo Post Monday Victories
Monday's Scoreboard
Bowling Green 81, Hampton 79
Toledo 90, FGCU 62
Rutgers 63,
Eastern Michigan 36
Cincinnati 78,
Western Michigan 52
#16 Clemson 72,
Akron 69
Stories Courtesy of Associated Press
Bowling Green 81, Hampton 79
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DETROIT -- Justin Turner scored 21 points and Demajeo Wiggins had a putback at the buzzer to help Bowling Green beat Hampton 81-79 on Monday night in a sub-regional game of the Legends Classic.
Wiggins finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds -- his fifth double-double this season -- and Michael Laster, a juco transfer who came in with 21 total points this season, added 15 points and four steals. Daeqwon Plowden tied his career highs with 11 points and eight rebounds for Bowling Green (3-2).
Turner made three consecutive layups -- the last of which gave the Falcons their first lead since 4-2 -- during an 11-1 run that made it 77-73 when he hit Antwon Lillard for a jumper with 1:01 to play. Kalin Fisher hit a 3-pointer seven seconds later and, after a BGSU turnover, his jumper with 22 seconds left made it 79-all. Turner missed a jumper and Lillard grabbed the offensive rebound but his putback missed before Wiggins' winning tipin.
Jermaine Morrow led Hampton (1-3) with 29 points, including five 3-pointers, and six assists.
Toledo 90, FGCU 62
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ESTERO, Fla. – Toledo led from wire-to-wire in an impressive 90-62 victory over Florida Gulf Coast on Monday evening in its opening game of the Gulf Coast Showcase at Hertz Arena.
The Rockets' victory moves them into tomorrow night's semifinals vs. Louisiana at 7:30 p.m. The Ragin' Cajuns were equally impressive tonight with a 91-73 triumph over Colorado State.
Five Rockets scored in double digits with senior Jaelan Sanford leading the way with 18 points, a team-high five assists and zero turnovers. Joining Sanford in double figures was senior Chris Darrington (14 pts.), junior Luke Knapke (13 pts.), sophomore Marreon Jackson (12 pts.) and junior Willie Jackson (11 pts.). Knapke and Willie Jackson also helped UT dominate the glass by a 40-28 margin.
Toledo shot the ball efficiently the entire evening, finishing with a 50.9 field-goal percentage, a 57.1 three-point FG% (12-of-21) and an 83.3 free-throw percentage (20-of-24). The Rockets also produced a strong defensive effort, especially in the opening 20 minutes when FGCU could only muster a 33.3 shooting mark. The Eagles finished the contest with a 42.9 shooting mark and were just 5-of-18 (27.8 percent) from three-point range.
Rutgers 63, Eastern Michigan 36
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Geo Baker had 20 points and Rutgers held Eastern Michigan to an NCAA-record low four first-half points in a 63-36 rout on Monday night.
Rutgers (3-1) tied an NCAA Division I record for points allowed in a half as it built a 31-4 halftime lead. It was Eastern Michigan, coincidently, that held Northern Illinois to four points (18-4) in the first half on Jan. 16, 2013. Kansas State outscored Savannah State 48-4 in the second half on Jan. 7, 2008.
Eastern Michigan (4-2) was 0 of 7 from the free-throw line in the first half, and didn't score until Kevin McAdoo's jumper at the 14-minute mark. The Eagles didn't score again until 5:36 left in the first half.
Baker was 7-of-9-shooting, made six 3-pointers and had five assists. Peter Kissadded 10 points for Rutgers.
Boubacar Toure scored seven points off the bench to lead Eastern Michigan, which finished 15 of 54 (28 percent) from the floor, 3-of-13 shooting from long range, and missed 14 of 17 free-throw attempts. James Thompson IV's added six points and eight rebounds for the Eagles.
Cincinnati 78, Western Michigan 52
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CINCINNATI -- Jarron Cumberland broke his habit of slow starts, scoring half of Cincinnati's points during an opening 22-4 run, and he matched his career high with 27 points on Monday night while leading the Bearcats to a 78-52 victory over Western Michigan.
Cincinnati (3-1) concluded a four-game stretch that opened its rebuilt on-campus arena, winning the last three after a loss to Ohio State.
Following a 76-64 win over Milwaukee , coach Mick Cronin pushed Cumberland -- the Bearcats' top returning scorer -- to be more assertive at the start of games. The junior guard made 5 of his first 6 shots as the Bearcats quickly took control.
He had 19 points in the first half. Cumberland finished 11 of 19 from the field and had a team-high six assists. Nysier Brooks added 15 points and 10 rebounds, his second straight double-double.
Michael Flowers scored 23 points -- 18 in the first half -- and had a team-high seven rebounds for Western Michigan (3-2). The Broncos had more turnovers (8) than shots attempted (7) during Cincinnati's opening spurt, managing only one field goal.
Western Michigan never got closer than 11 points the rest of the way, with Cincinnati leading by as many as 26.
#16 Clemson 72,
Akron 69
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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- Shelton Mitchell scored 22 points with four steals, Elijah Thomas had 15 points and 12 rebounds and No. 16 Clemson beat Akron 72-69 on Monday in the first game of the Cayman Islands Classic.
Marcquise Reed added 16 points for Clemson (4-0), which returns four starters from last season's Sweet 16 game.
Sophomore Aamir Simms added 12 points to reach double figures for the fourth straight game after doing it just three times last season. Mitchell was 9 of 13 from the free-throw line compared to Akron's 15 attempts, and Thomas secured his 12th career double-double with 4:08 to play.
Mitchell had 10 points in the first half as Clemson led for 18 of the 20 minutes. He made two free throws with 40 seconds left for a 70-59 lead, and Akron's Daniel Utomi capped it with a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Loren Cristian Jackson made five 3-pointers and scored 25 points for Akron (3-1). Utomi had 13 points, eight rebounds and three assists, and Tyler Cheese also scored 13. Eleven of Akron's 23 baskets came from 3-point range.
