Bowling Green Falcons vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles

Jan 3, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BGSU	45	46	91
EMU	34	31	65

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.

Player Stats

BOWLING GREEN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Sam Towns	18	2-4	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	3	3	4
13Chandler Turner	30	6-10	2-3	0-0	10	2	3	0	4	3	14
2Leon Ayers III	33	10-17	1-4	3-4	3	2	1	0	1	2	24
3Kaden Metheny	31	4-9	3-6	0-0	4	6	2	0	1	2	11
1Brenton Mills	16	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	4	3
32Gabe O'Neal	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
5Rashaun Agee	17	6-8	0-1	2-4	4	0	0	5	1	4	14
21Madani Diarra	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Ubong-Abasi Etim	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Anthony McComb III	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
33Jackson Watson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Willie Lightfoot	11	2-5	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5
12Isaac Elsasser	9	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
15Samari Curtis	27	3-6	1-3	4-4	5	7	0	1	2	3	11
TOTAL	-	36-6852.9%	10-2343.5%	9-1275.0%	39	18	7	6	12	23	91

EASTERN MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Colin Golson Jr.	20	3-7	0-0	3-3	5	0	0	0	0	3	9
23Legend Geeter	19	0-3	0-0	2-2	5	1	0	0	2	2	2
21Emoni Bates	35	2-14	0-4	11-14	5	0	2	0	2	1	15
5Tyson Acuff	31	4-12	3-7	3-5	2	1	2	0	3	1	14
2Noah Farrakhan	31	2-12	0-7	3-3	3	1	0	0	3	2	7
35Javantae Randle	12	3-3	0-0	2-4	6	1	0	1	3	4	8
22Yusuf Jihad	18	1-6	0-1	2-2	7	0	0	0	1	0	4
33Derek Ballard Jr.	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Orlando Lovejoy	9	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
3Luka Savicevic	23	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	2	2
0Kevin-David Rice	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0



TOTAL	-	18-6428.1%	3-2213.6%	26-3378.8%	34	5	4	2	14	16	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBGSUEMU

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

2nd half

Team Stats

BGSU

EMU

91Points65

36-68(52.9%)Field Goal(%)18-64(28.1%)

10-23(43.5%)3-Point(%)3-22(13.6%)

9-12(75.0%)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%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: EMU -2.5

over/under: 157