Bowling Green State 101, Ohio Wesleyan 60

Sophomore wing Tony Carter (Cleveland/Parma Heights Holy Name) hit a lay-in and a 3-pointer to bring Ohio Wesleyan within 7-5, but Division I entity Bowling Green State pulled away with a 16-0 run and went on to record a win over Ohio Wesleyan on Friday in Bowling Green, Ohio.

The game counted as an exhibition for Ohio Wesleyan and as a regular-season game for Bowling Green.

Trey Diggs converted a 3-point play to give the Falcons an early lead, but Carter countered with a lay-in to make it 3-2.  After hoops by Myron Gordon and Joe Reece, Carter buried a 3-pointer to bring the Bishops within 7-5 at the 17:27 mark of the first half.

Bowling Green then scored the next 16 points, getting a pair of 3-pointers from Diggs and another dunk by Reece before a 3-point play by Daeqwon Plowden finished off the Falcon flurry.

Three-pointers by senior post Nick Carlson (Dublin/Coffman) and senior guard Curtis White (Lawrenceburg, Ind.) kept the Bishops in the game, and trifectas from junior post Grant Spicer (Cincinnati/Lakota East) and freshman guard Henry Hinkle (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) later in the first half preceded lay-ins by junior wing Jack Clement (Bellefontaine) and Spicer that made it 44-27 with 4 minutes remaining in the first half.

The Falcons finished off the half with an 18-6 run, with 3-pointers coming from Plowden, Diggs, and Samari Curtis for a 62-33 lead at the break, and Bowling Green would pull away during the second half.

Hinkle led the Bishops with 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Diggs finished with 20 points to lead 6 Falcons in double digits.

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