Falcons Now Win on Road

Bowling Green went to Muncie last night and beat a bad Ball State team, on the road. Still, it was a road win, a rare event in the MAC this year, though 3 of the 4 road teams won last night. If you follow the post, you know I have always carried a torch for Brian Moten, who I think has the ability to be a very solid guard in our conference. He had 19 points last night, along with 13 from Darryl Clements and 12 from Nate Miller. Both of the latter are beginning to develop the consistent production this team needs. (Miller also led the team with 8 boards).

We turned the ball over 19 times, which is not good, but we made up for it by shooting 56% for the game, and roughly equal in both halves. (Otis was even 4-6). We shot well from beyond the arc--even though we only tried 11 times, and were even in rebounding. We did have 21 fouls. Ball State meanwhile shot only 33%, 28% from 3, and brought only 2 points off the bench (Ugh!) and that was enough for us to get the win.

In terms of game flow, we went on a 9-0 run partway through the first half to go up 8 and then gently bumped that lead to 11 by halftime. The second half was a controlled performance, as we led by as much as 16 and the Cardinals got within five but never made it a one possession game again.

But hey, this team is 5-2 in the MAC, after being 8-26 over the past two years. Things are looking up. Looking ahead, I know the game @WMU will be tough, but let's try for something like this: let's get a big old, Anderson Arena, House That Roars welcome for the Rockets on February 10th, and get a win over our arch-rival and remind everyone about how cool Falcon basketball can be.