So, I'm afraid I saw and heard nothing about the BG-Oakland game last night, with the exception of score reports leaking through the overloaded Doyt cell phone transmitter.
Oakland is a good program, well coached and have played two Big Ten teams tough. It figured to be a tough game for BG and it was. This is fine. We are a work in progress.
The Falcons never led. Oakland led for the last 34 minutes of the game. Oakland led by 10 at the half. For much of the half it kind of bounced between 8 and 12, with BG never putting the run together to get back into the game. In fact, with 7 left in the half, OU went on a 12-0 run to stretch their lead to 21. It ended 81-62.
BG struggled on offense, with .82 points per possession. Oakland scored 1.08 in a quick 75-possession game.
So, it's not hard to see how it happened. BG shot 53% from 2FG but only 20% from 3FG. Oakland made 54% and 39%. BG didn't take good care of the ball and was -11 at the free throw line. BG shot only 50% at the lie
Jason Spurgin had a big game at 17 and 10 on 7 of 11 shooting. He fouled out and was the only BG regular with a plus/minus on the plus side.
Sam Towns scored 10 on 5 of 6 shooting and had 9 rebounds.
BG's leading scorers from the Arkansas State game combined for 14 points.
Next up is Bellarmine on Friday night at the Stroh.
I was there. About 1 of 6 BG fans. They looked slow and Oakland seemed to have much more athleticism than we did. We didn’t shoot well at all. My first time seeing them play this year but I was hoping for a much better game. Oakland should be good but also a team that we shouldn’t be down to by 20 with a few mins left in the game. Hope we continue to improve. Tough night last night for the Falcons in all Sports!(
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