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FINAL
Jan 3, 2023

Game Recap

Ayers has 24 as Bowling Green defeats Eastern Michigan 91-65. Leon Ayers III had 24 points in Bowling Green's 91-65 victory against Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night in a Mid-American Conference opener.

Box Score

12T
BGSU454691
EMU343165
Bowling Green Falcons logoBOWLING GREENMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
14Sam Towns182-40-00-07000334
13Chandler Turner306-102-30-0102304314
2Leon Ayers III3310-171-43-432101224
3Kaden Metheny314-93-60-046201211
1Brenton Mills161-41-30-00010043
0Ubongabasi Etim10-00-00-00000000
32Gabe O'Neal41-20-00-01000002
5Rashaun Agee176-80-12-440051414
21Madani Diarra10-10-00-01000000
10Anthony McComb III10-00-00-01000000
33Jackson Watson10-00-00-00000000
4Willie Lightfoot112-51-20-02000025
12Isaac Elsasser91-21-10-01100003
15Samari Curtis273-61-34-457012311
TOTAL36-6852.9%10-2343.5%9-1275.0%391876122391
Eastern Michigan Eagles logoEASTERN MICHIGANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1Colin Golson Jr.203-70-03-35000039
23Legend Geeter190-30-02-25100222
21Emoni Bates352-140-411-1450202115
5Tyson Acuff314-123-73-521203114
2Noah Farrakhan312-120-73-33100327
35Javantae Randle123-30-02-46101348
22Yusuf Jihad181-60-12-27000104
33Derek Ballard Jr.10-10-10-00000000
10Orlando Lovejoy92-20-00-00000014
3Luka Savicevic231-40-20-01101022
0Kevin-David Rice10-00-00-00000000
TOTAL18-6428.1%3-2213.6%26-3378.8%34542141665

Play-by-Play

1st halfbgsuemu
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (19:45) Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (19:41) Sam Towns Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +3 (19:25) Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leon Ayers III.
    30
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (19:05) Legend Geeter missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (19:01) Legend Geeter Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (19:00) Legend Geeter missed Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (18:57) Sam Towns Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:57) Foul on Colin Golson Jr..
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (18:55) Leon Ayers III made Layup. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
    50
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:37) Noah Farrakhan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (18:34) Leon Ayers III Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (18:31) Sam Towns Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:09) Tyson Acuff Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (18:09) Brenton Mills Steal.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (18:01) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:58) Legend Geeter Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:45) Emoni Bates missed Layup.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (17:43) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:40) Foul on Noah Farrakhan.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (17:40) Leon Ayers III missed Free Throw.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (17:40) Bowling Green Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +1 (17:40) Leon Ayers III made Free Throw.
    60
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (17:22) Tyson Acuff made Layup.
    62
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (16:59) Leon Ayers III Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:59) Emoni Bates Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:54) Emoni Bates missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:50) Tyson Acuff Offensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (16:41) Foul on Sam Towns.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:41) Tyson Acuff missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:41) Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (16:41) Tyson Acuff made Free Throw.
    63
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (16:41) Tyson Acuff made Free Throw.
    64
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (16:32) Foul on Chandler Turner.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (16:32) Chandler Turner Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (16:13) Foul on Sam Towns.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:56) Legend Geeter missed Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (15:56) Rashaun Agee Block.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (15:51) Chandler Turner Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (15:31) Rashaun Agee made Jumper.
    84
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +3 (15:20) Tyson Acuff made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Farrakhan.
    87
  • (15:03) Official TV Timeout
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (15:03) Chandler Turner Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:42) Foul on Javantae Randle.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:42) Javantae Randle Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (14:35) Leon Ayers III made Layup. Assisted by Chandler Turner.
    107
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:17) Tyson Acuff Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (14:17) Chandler Turner Steal.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (14:01) Chandler Turner missed Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (13:57) Kaden Metheny Offensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (13:55) Chandler Turner made Jumper. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
    127
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:43) Noah Farrakhan missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:43) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (13:43) Foul on Rashaun Agee.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:33) Emoni Bates missed Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (13:30) Rashaun Agee Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (13:25) Brenton Mills missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:21) Yusuf Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (13:16) Emoni Bates made Layup.
    129
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (12:55) Rashaun Agee missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:55) Emoni Bates Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:55) Javantae Randle Block.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:47) Emoni Bates Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (12:45) Rashaun Agee Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:28) Javantae Randle Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (12:28) Leon Ayers III Steal.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (12:22) Leon Ayers III made Dunk.
    149
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:05) Yusuf Jihad missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:00) Javantae Randle Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (12:00) Javantae Randle made Layup.
    1411
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +3 (11:41) Chandler Turner made Three Point Jumper.
    1711
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (11:29) Foul on Kaden Metheny.
  • (11:29) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (11:02) Orlando Lovejoy made Layup. Assisted by Javantae Randle.
    1713
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (10:44) Foul on Javantae Randle.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +1 (10:44) Rashaun Agee made Free Throw.
    1813
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (10:44) Rashaun Agee missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (10:44) Yusuf Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +3 (10:31) Tyson Acuff made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Legend Geeter.
    1816
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (9:53) Leon Ayers III missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:49) Legend Geeter Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:38) Yusuf Jihad missed Layup.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (9:38) Rashaun Agee Block.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (9:33) Isaac Elsasser Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (9:32) Rashaun Agee made Layup. Assisted by Leon Ayers III.
    2016
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:32) Foul on Luka Savicevic.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +1 (9:32) Rashaun Agee made Free Throw.
    2116
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:18) Foul on Legend Geeter.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:18) Legend Geeter Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (9:05) Samari Curtis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:00) Tyson Acuff Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (8:53) Orlando Lovejoy made Jumper.
    2118
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +3 (8:31) Willie Lightfoot made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaac Elsasser.
    2418
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (8:29) Technical Foul on Willie Lightfoot.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (8:29) Emoni Bates made Free Throw.
    2419
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (8:29) Emoni Bates made Free Throw.
    2420
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (8:09) Foul on Brenton Mills.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (8:09) Legend Geeter made Free Throw.
    2421
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (8:09) Legend Geeter made Free Throw.
    2422
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:52) Foul on Orlando Lovejoy.
  • (7:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (7:52) Rashaun Agee missed Free Throw.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (7:52) Chandler Turner Offensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (7:37) Rashaun Agee missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (7:33) Willie Lightfoot Offensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +3 (7:30) Brenton Mills made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samari Curtis.
    2722
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (7:03) Emoni Bates made Jumper.
    2724
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (6:48) Samari Curtis missed Layup.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (6:44) Rashaun Agee Offensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (6:43) Rashaun Agee made Dunk.
    2924
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:36) Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:33) Noah Farrakhan Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:31) Emoni Bates missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (6:29) Bowling Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (6:05) Chandler Turner Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (5:48) Foul on Brenton Mills.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (5:48) Emoni Bates made Free Throw.
    2925
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:48) Emoni Bates missed Free Throw.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (5:48) Chandler Turner Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (5:44) Leon Ayers III made Layup. Assisted by Chandler Turner.
    3125
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:42) Eastern Michigan Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:16) Colin Golson Jr. missed Layup.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (5:16) Rashaun Agee Block.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:08) Tyson Acuff missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:08) Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (5:04) Chandler Turner Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +3 (5:02) Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samari Curtis.
    3425
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:51) Noah Farrakhan Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (4:38) Chandler Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:34) Emoni Bates Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:29) Emoni Bates missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:25) Yusuf Jihad Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:24) Yusuf Jihad Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (4:24) Chandler Turner Steal.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (4:20) Leon Ayers III made Dunk. Assisted by Samari Curtis.
    3625
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (4:07) Yusuf Jihad made Jumper.
    3627
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (3:55) Samari Curtis Turnover.
  • (3:55) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (3:36) Colin Golson Jr. made Layup.
    3629
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (3:19) Leon Ayers III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (3:13) Gabe O'Neal Offensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (3:02) Gabe O'Neal made Layup.
    3829
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:58) Noah Farrakhan Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (2:58) Kaden Metheny Steal.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (2:52) Kaden Metheny missed Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (2:50) Chandler Turner Offensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (2:50) Foul on Chandler Turner.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (2:50) Chandler Turner Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:39) Foul on Legend Geeter.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:39) Legend Geeter Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (2:16) Gabe O'Neal missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:13) Legend Geeter Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:06) Tyson Acuff Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (2:06) Kaden Metheny Steal.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (2:02) Leon Ayers III made Layup. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
    4029
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (1:53) Foul on Leon Ayers III.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (1:53) Emoni Bates made Free Throw.
    4030
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (1:53) Emoni Bates made Free Throw.
    4031
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +3 (1:39) Isaac Elsasser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
    4331
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (1:15) Yusuf Jihad missed Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (1:11) Samari Curtis Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (1:07) Leon Ayers III made Jumper.
    4531
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:47) Colin Golson Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (0:42) Samari Curtis Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (0:38) Leon Ayers III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:35) Yusuf Jihad Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:10) Luka Savicevic missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:06) Colin Golson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (0:05) Colin Golson Jr. made Layup.
    4533
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (0:02) Foul on Samari Curtis.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (0:02) Colin Golson Jr. made Free Throw.
    4534
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (0:02) Leon Ayers III missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:02) Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

91Points65
36-68(52.9%)Field Goal(%)18-64(28.1%)
10-23(43.5%)3-Point(%)3-22(13.6%)
9-12(75%)Free Throw(%)26-33(78.8%)
43(14)Rebounds(Offensive)39(19)
18Assists5
7Steals4
6Blocks2
12Turnovers14
23(2)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
26Largest Lead0

Game Details

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 · 7:00 PM
Convocation Center (MI) · Ypsilanti, MI
attendance: 2,305 (26.3%)
spread: EMU -1.5
over/under: 157.5