Falcons with Big Win at EMU
Yes, the EMUs leading scorer and best player, John Bowler, was out with a disk injury. But it was still on the road, against a team with plenty of other talented players, and we beat them at their place. They were 9-4 coming in, and we're 10-2 coming out.
Before we look at the game, let's think about this...two MAC undefeated teams coming at our place Saturday. The place should be absolutely jumping. Its defiance time. No one takes a game like this on our floor. No one. I absolutely, absolutely, cannot wait.
Today, the game was never really close. It was tied about four minutes in, but then we lit into a run where we outscored them 27-9 to take an 18 point lead in the first half. The game was never closer than 11 again, and we led by as much as 23. A dominating road performance for our team. They have to brimming with confidence.
The key element again was shooting...we shot 53% for the game. With our D, when we shoot 50% we're very tough to beat. EMU shot 33.3% in the first half, when the game was blown open. We shot 39% from the arc, and EMU only shot 25%. Finally, EMU had a huge FT edge, shooting 24 to our 7. Sadly for the Eagles, they hit only 14, essentially throwing away that advantage.
We out rebounded them 36-31, and has only 13 TOs to the 19.
Some individual performances that made the difference.
Reimold. MAC player of the year? 24 points, 5-9 from past the arc and 9-16 from the field as a whole. Add 5 rebounds. He's on fire.
Josh Almanson. 15 points, and another consistent performance.
Mawel Soler--what an addition that guy has been. Career high 12 points and 7 boards. A great sixth man.
John Floyd. 12 assists on the road! 5 points and four boards. A key player when we win Saturday.
Steven Wright, 13 points, some from the acrobat school. He will benefit as teams cover Reimold.
The only players who didn't contribute were Fitch, who was in foul trouble all night, and Eyink, who was 1-8 from the field (1-6 on 3s).
Again, a big win for BG on the road. Big game Saturday. Let's rock the house.
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