Bowling Green men’s basketball faces off with the Ohio Bobcats and look to complete a season sweep of their Mid-American Conference (MAC) foes on Friday, with tipoff at 6 p.m. at the Convocation Center.
Matchup History
This Friday marks the 155th matchup between Bowling Green and Ohio. Bowling Green holds the current series lead with an 83-71 record.
Last time these two teams met, Bowling Green defeated Ohio 83-78 at the Stroh Center.
In their last five meetings, Bowling Green holds a record of 3-2.
Scouting Ohio
OU enter into their second matchup with Bowling Green with a 16-12 record and a 10-5 record in MAC play.
The Bobcats are coming off a 74-67 victory against the Akron Zips, the current number one seed in the MAC.
Ohio is currently on a three-game winning streak and are 7-3 in their last 10 games.
Offensively, Ohio shoots 46.2% from the field, the second highest shooting percentage in the MAC, just behind the Toledo Rockets. Additionally, the Bobcats are the fifth best three-point shooting in the MAC, hitting 36.1% of their shots from beyond the arc.
Defensively, the Bobcats rank near the top of the MAC in several categories.
Ohio’s defense allow 71.6 points per game, the fifth least allowed in the MAC.
Additionally, the Bobcats allow a low opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% from the field and 33.2% from the three-point line.
Ohio shoots 72.8% from the free throw line.
The Bobcats average 6.71 steals per game and 35.1 rebounds per game.
Scouting Bowling Green
BG is fresh off a disappointing loss to Miami-Ohio, a loss that denied them a chance to clinch a MAC tournament spot in front of a home crowd at the Stroh Center back on Tuesday night.
Currently, Bowling Green has a 17-11 record with a 8-7 record against the MAC.
BG has a record of 1-4 in their last five games.
Additionally, Bowling Green has a record of 3-7 in their last 10 games.
Even with the BG’s winning ways stalling, Bowling Green still averages 74.6 PPG, the fifth most in the MAC.
Despite the high scoring offense, Bowling Green’s biggest problem this season has been a constant- their shooting.
The Falcons on average shoot 43.1% from the field, the third worst shooting percentage in the MAC. BG also shoots 29.5% on three point tries, the second worst percentage in the Conference.
Last time out against Miami OH, BG shot 32.4% from the field and 21.1% from the three-point line.
Bowling Green’s defense allows 71.7 PPG, the sixth most in the conference.
BG allows an opponent shooting average at 44.4% and 36.5% from three- the highest three-point shooting allowed in the MAC.
Like all season, Bowling Green’s biggest strength lies in their rebounding, still ranked at the top of the conference in rebounding, averaging 38.5 per game.
Falcon Four players to watch
Rashaun Agee (Bowling Green #12)
Agee scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds against Miami OH, marking his third straight double-double.
This season, the senior averages 13.2 PPG and 9.7 rebounds per game, just a tick below a double-double on his season.
Marcus Hill (Bowling Green #0)
Marcus Hill has been by far the best scorer for the Falcons this season, although he is playing through some inconsistencies at the moment.
After scoring 31 points in the Battle of I-75, Hill scored just eight points against Miami, his first game not scoring double-digit points since November against Bellarmine.
Hill averages 21.1 PPG- the 13th most in the entire nation.
Hunter is one of the more versatile players in the entire MAC, leading the Bobcats in three separate categories.
Hunter scores 14.7 PPG, dishes out 5.0 assists per game and grabs 1.5 steals per game- all three the highest average on the Bobcats.
On Tuesday, he scored 23 points in the victory against Akron.
Mitchell is the second leading scorer on the Bobcats, averaging 12.7 PPG.
While not the highest scorer on the team, Mitchell is a reliable scorer, shooting 46.2% from the field.
In their last loss to Bowling Green, Mitchell scored 17 points.
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