Men's Basketball
Home Team: BGSU Falcons
Visiting Team: Temple Owls
Venue: Anderson Arena (Bowling Green, Ohio)
Game Time: 2:00 p.m.
Fellow Attendees: Brandi
Having already beaten Cincinnati this season, a win over Temple would have given BG another win over a "name" program and something else to hang their hats on as they build toward the MAC season.
Alas, it wasn't to be. The Falcons played really well in the first half and went into the locker room with a 31-all tie. In the locker room, though, it seems like they lost their mojo. They looked discombobulated to start the second half, and they were never able to get on track as the Owls took the opportunity to build and keep a big lead.
Simply put, the Falcons just couldn't put the ball in the basket. They only hit two three-pointers in the game--one early on, and one in desperation time toward the end of the game. Even inside, though, they just couldn't get the ball to go in the hole. Freshman phenom Chris Knight, who played so well in the tournament in Cincinnati, scored only two points. He fought through it in the first half, pulling down a bunch of rebounds, but it looked like frustration took its toll in the second half. He hung his head early, and never seemed to get out of that funk.
Give Temple credit, though--they're a good team. If BG had shot better, they still may not have won, although at least the game would have been closer. Hopefully they can just put this one behind them and get back to playing good, solid team basketball. Their next game is on Tuesday night at Furman, so we'll see if they can get back on track then.
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