MBB Loses 7th straight in Oxford

Another chapter of the same story for the Falcons, who are now 2-4 in MAC play heading into the UT game at the Stroh on Friday.  And another chapter in the Millett Hall story...with the 7th straight loss.

Much of the game was competitive....there were 11 lead changes and 9 ties. 

The first half was highly competitive.  Miami built a 7-point lead with about 5 minutes left.  BG bounced back, went on a 13-5 run, and led by 1 at the break. 

Coming out of the locker room, BG blew the lead up to 6 about 2 minutes in, but Miami had it tied two minutes later. The half's key segment came with about 13 minutes left.  The game was tied again at 56.  MU scored the next 13 points to lead 69-56 with 6:49 left to play.  In total, BG went 8 minutes without a FG. 

BG is playing hard even short-handed and chipped away at that lead until it was 1 with 2:32 left to play.  After a trade of baskets, the lead was still 1 with 1:43 to go.  BG was out-scored 5-0 from there on in, including a late-shot-clock dagger 3 by Suder that was reminiscent of the last minute of the EMU game.

The game was fast with 73 possessions. MU had 1.15 points per possession, which is pretty much an unwinnable number for our ability to score.  They made 69% from 2FG and 30% from 3FG to gain a slight edge in shooting for the night.  Turnovers were even, but MU had a strong edge on the boards and BG was only +1 at the line.

BG shot great from 3FG, making 50%, which kept the game close.  BG made only 47% on 2FG, though the Falcons were 13 of 17 in the restricted area.  With our offensive struggles, we cannot have 22% turnovers. The Falcons made 16 of 20 at the line.  It totaled out to 1.05 point per possession, a little below average.

BG had 2 bench points.  DaJion Humphrey was back and played 12 minutes at -12. 

Naturally, all the starters were in double figures.  Thomas had 17 on 2 of 6 and 3 of 6 shooting, 4 of 5 at the line, and 7 assists over 2 turnovers.  Butler had 17, on 2 of 7 and 4 of 9 shooting and 3 steals. Felt had 15, 6 of 6 from 2FG, 3 of 4 at the line, 6 rebounds and 3 turnovers. Javonte Campbell had 14 points on 3 of 5 2FG shooting and 8-8 at the line. Also 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 TO.  Johnson had 11 on 1 of 6 and 3 of 5 shooting. Also 4 assists and 4 turnovers.

The morning found BG tied for 7th at 2-4.  Rivalry game with an up-and-down Rocket team.