Scores

Final

Lake Erie 53

 

Bowling Green 63

(1-0, 1-0 home)

7:00 PM ET, November 9, 2012

Stroh Center, Bowling Green, OH

1 2 T
LKE 23 3053
BGSU 31 3263

Top Performers

Lake Erie: R. Thomas 11 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl

Bowling Green: J. Crawford 22 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 Stl

Bowling Green 63, Lake Erie 53

Associated Press

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Jordon Crawford scored 22 points, 16 in the first half, as Bowling Green won its 21st consecutive home opener, defeating Lake Erie College 63-53 Friday night.

Bowling Green never trailed after the first five minutes and led by double-figures for much of the second half, but could never pull away from its Division II opponent, shooting just 32.8 percent (19 of 58) overall.

The Falcons won by dominating in free-throw shooting and offensive rebounding. While Bowling Green made just 60 percent of its free throws (21 of 35), it went to the line 21 more times than the Storm, who made 8 of 14.

Bowling Green also grabbed 20 offensive rebounds and had a 14-5 edge in second-chance points.

Crawford made five of his first seven shots, including three 3-pointers, to spark the Falcons to a 31-23 halftime lead over Lake Erie, which counted the game as an exhibition.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
LKE
BGSU
Points 53 63
FG Made-Attempted 21-52 (.404) 19-58 (.328)
3P Made-Attempted 3-12 (.250) 4-18 (.222)
FT Made-Attempted 8-14 (.571) 21-35 (.600)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 25 (0/0) 14 (0/0)
Largest Lead 2 14

Game Leaders

 
LKE
BGSU
PointsR. Thomas 11J. Crawford 22
ReboundsR. Austin 7A. Calhoun 7
AssistsN. Tait 4J. Crawford 4
StealsJ. Dudley 4J. Crawford 3
BlocksR. Austin 2R. Holmes 3
Team Stats: Bowling Green

2012-13 Season

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Next 5 Games

LKE
BGSU
11/12 @CLEV 6:00pm
11/13 IUPU 5:00pm
11/19 @RMU 7:30pm
11/20 AH 5:00pm
11/27 DET 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Bowling Green