Falcons Pick Up Badly Needed Win....

We'll have more tomorrow, but BG spent the second half exploiting a porous NIU defense for 46 second half points and rallied from an 11 point halftime deficit to win a tight game.  With 1:34 left, NIU actually led by one, but an Erik Marschall dunk sparked a 7 point run for BG just when they needed it, and the Falcons ended up winning.  Notably, the run down the stretch came after Otis Polk, who had a double-double, had fouled out.

Scott Thomas had a huge game, with 26 points and only 1 3FG.  Coach Stone said in the post-game that the staff doesn't want Thomas shooting so many 3FGS...they want him to be a scorer because he isn't a shooter.  So, the 26 points came on 9 of 15 shooting, which is a pretty efficient night.

BG did a great job on the boards, as well.

NIU was a reeling team, but BG needed a win, and they got it.  The West portion of the schedule is now over, and ahead lie the top 3 teams in the MAC....let's hope to see BG bring their best games coming the stretch, as they did last year.  We have some home games, but they feature the top teams in the MAC.