WMU MBB Preview, Part II

 On to Western Michigan.

BG comes in with a five-game losing streak.  WMU comes in at 2-15.  Certainly not a marquee matchup, but who knows?  Maybe that yields a good game.  WMU did beat Akron, which BG most decidedly did not. It is senior day for BG.  The Falcons have a bleak situation as it relates to getting to Cleveland but without this game, it is certainly a lot bleaker.

WMU played hard in the first matchup. They led with less than 3 minutes left to play. From there, Plowden put the team on his back and scored 7 straight points to put the game away.  BG had a decent game on the defensive end--though WMU is 11th in the MAC in offense--and BG made 58% on 2FG and 42% on 3FG to score 1.14 points per possession and get the win.

Western has the leading scorer in the MAC, Lamar Norman.  He's a Duquesne transfer and he's efficient, shooting 52% on 2FG and 37% from 3FG.  He also makes 80% of his FTs. He made his 20 points in the first meeting but it took him 24 shots.

He's the only double figure scorer on the team.  They also have Markese Hastings, a Butler transfer, who is scoring 9 a game and getting 9.9 rebounds. He's the second-leading rebounder in the MAC. He had 9 points and 12 rebounds in the first game.

Mileek McMillan had 15  in the first match (Valpo transfer). Mack Smith had 10.  Both off the bench.

So here we go.  Three games left.