After arriving back in Bowling Green with a victory during an extended stay in DeKalb, Ill., the Falcon
men have a very short preparation time for Saturday’s contest against Western Michigan. Tipoff is
scheduled for 5 p.m. after BG’s women host Ball State, starting at 2.
Bowling Green posted a 73-70 overtime win at Northern Illinois on Wednesday. The Falcons are finally at
.500 (11-11) after a 1-8 start to the season. BG is 10-3 in its last 13 games, including a 6-2 mark in
the Mid-American Conference. The Falcons have three MAC road wins, including a double-overtime and an
overtime victory.
At 6-2, the Falcons are tied with Buffalo for first place in the MAC East. Kent is 5-2.
During BG’s current 10-3 streak, it’s been a team effort at both ends of the floor, with different
players making major contributions in different games. Six of BG’s eight MAC games have been decided by
10 points or less.
CALHOUN: After scoring in double figures only five times in Bowling Green’s first 13 games of the season,
redshirt sophomore A’uston Calhoun has been in double figures in seven of his last nine games.
In that span he has scored 20 or more points three times and is averaging 14.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and
1.1 assists per game. He had his second double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds in
the win over Northern Illinois.
SCOUTING WMU: Because of the poor weather conditions, Western Michigan postponed its game with Kent State
scheduled for Wednesday.
The Broncos, 11-9 overall, are second in the MAC West at 4-3 after defeating Miami in overtime, 73-68,
last Saturday.
Demetrius Ward, a 6-foot-3 junior, is averaging 13.4 points per game and Flenard Whitfield, a 6-7 junior,
is averaging 12.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.
Freshman Juwan Howard Jr., 6-6, the son of Juwan Howard, a member of the Fab Five at Michigan and a
17-year veteran in the National Basketball Association, is averaging 8.7 points a game coming off the
bench.
NEXT: Bowling Green hosts Ball State Wednesday with tipoff at 7 p.m. The Cardinals are currently the
leader in the MAC West.
