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2019 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals
No. 3 Bowling Green 99, No. 11 Ball State 86
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CLEVELAND -- For just the fourth time this millennium, the Bowling Green State University men's basketball team will be playing in the semifinals at the MAC Tournament. BGSU defeated Ball State University, 99-86, Thursday night in the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals. The ballgame was played at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
Bowling Green improves to 21-11 on the campaign with the victory, marking just the 13th time in school history that the Falcons have won 21-plus games in one season.
The Falcons will be playing in the MAC Tournament Semifinals for the 13th time in school history. BGSU has advanced to the league semifinals three times over the last 17 seasons – two of those appearances have come during the Michael Huger Era (2015-16 and 2018-19).
BGSU was led by a balanced attack on the night, as five Falcons – Demajeo Wiggins (22), Dylan Frye (20), Caleb Fields (14), Justin Turner (10) and Daeqwon Plowden (10) – each scored in double figures.
Wiggins also had 11 rebounds, earning his 19th double-double of the season. The pair of Falcons – Frye and Wiggins – have each scored 20-plus points five times in 2018-19.
Marlon Sierra had eight points off the bench. Antwon Lillard added seven points, three rebounds and three assists. Michael Laster finished with five points and three assists. Jeffrey Uju added three points and three rebounds.
COACH HUGER QUOTE
"I thought it was a very good game on both teams' part. I thought Ball State came in with the mindset of winning. They played extremely hard … We were able to get enough stops at the end to convert for us into 99 points and that was the difference in the game. The way we scored in transition and built a great lead, [and we were able] to sustain it."
ADDITIONAL NOTES
• The Falcons will be playing in the MAC Tournament Semifinals for the 13th time in school history.
• Bowling Green will play in the MAC Tournament Semifinals for just the fourth time this millennium (2002, 2009, 2016, 2019). Two of those appearances have come during the Michael Huger Era (2016 and 2019).
• Bowling Green improves to 21-11 on the campaign with the victory, marking just the 13th time in school history that the Falcons have won 21-plus games in one season.
• The Falcons moved to 6-1 versus Ball State all-time at the MAC Tournament. Bowling Green is 50-36 against the Cardinals all-time.
• Bowling Green moved to 3-3 in the MAC Tournament in the Michael Huger Era. The Falcons are 4-2 versus the Cardinals under head coach Michael Huger.
• The Falcons improved to 23-36 at the MAC Tournament all-time.
• Including the regular season, Bowling Green has posted a record of 8-1 in 2018-19 against MAC West institutions.
• Bowling Green turned in one of its very best offensive outputs of the season. BGSU's 99 points marked a season high, while the Falcons' 56.1 (37-of-66) field goal percentage ranks second in 2018-19. BGSU shot a season-high 58.7 percent (27-of-46) at Northern Illinois on Feb. 16, 2019.
• The Falcons won the battle on the glass by a 36-35 margin. Bowling Green has out-rebounded its opponent in 23-of-32 games in 2018-19.
• Bowling Green registered 13 assists compared to eight turnovers. The Falcons have recorded 13-plus assists in 14 games in 2018-19.
Courtesy of BG's Sport Information Department
