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Ayers scores 16, Bowling Green downs Air Force 62-58
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) Leon Ayers III had 16 points in Bowling Green's 62-58 win against Air Force on Monday night to open the season.
Ayers added seven rebounds for Bowling Green. Samari Curtis scored 14 points while going 6 of 13 (1 for 5 from distance). Rashaun Agee shot 3 of 9 from the field and 7 for 9 from the line to finish with 13 points.
Air Force was led in scoring by Camden Vander Zwaag, who finished with 14 points. Jake Heidbreder added 12 points for Air Force. Carter Murphy also recorded 11 points.
Agee put up eight points in the first half for Bowling Green, who led 35-29 at the break. Ayers led Bowling Green with nine points in the second half as his team was outscored by two points over the final half but held on for the victory.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | Lucas Moerman vs. Gabe O'Neal (Falcons gains possession) | Â |
| 20:00 | | Â | Falcons shooting foul (Marcell McCreary draws the foul) | Â |
| 19:39 |  | Â | Marcell McCreary misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 19:34 | | +1 | Marcell McCreary makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | | Â | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:05 | | Â | Gabe O'Neal offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:44 | | +2 | Leon Ayers III makes two point jump shot (Samari Curtis assists) | 1-2 |
| 18:25 | | +2 | Ethan Taylor makes two point layup | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | | Â | Gabe O'Neal misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:33 | | Â | Marcell McCreary defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:24 | | Â | Lucas Moerman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:22 | | Â | Leon Ayers III defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:07 | | Â | Samari Curtis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:05 | | Â | Lucas Moerman defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:48 | | Â | Gabe O'Neal personal foul | Â |
| 17:33 | | +2 | Marcell McCreary makes two point layup (Jake Heidbreder assists) | 5-2 |
| 16:13 | | Â | Leon Ayers III misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:11 | | Â | Lucas Moerman defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:52 | | Â | Marcell McCreary misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:50 | | Â | Lucas Moerman offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:25 | | +3 | Jake Heidbreder makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists) | 8-2 |
| 15:08 | | Â | Kaden Metheny misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:06 | | Â | Lucas Moerman defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:52 | | Â | Marcell McCreary turnover (Kaden Metheny steals) | Â |
| 14:24 | | Â | Kaden Metheny turnover | Â |
| 14:24 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:33 | | +2 | Lucas Moerman makes two point layup | 10-2 |
| 15:18 | | Â | Leon Ayers III misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:16 | | Â | Ethan Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:04 | | +3 | Jake Heidbreder makes three point jump shot (Camden Vander Zwaag assists) | 13-2 |
| 14:45 | | +2 | Rashaun Agee makes two point layup | 13-4 |
| 14:45 | | Â | Lucas Moerman shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:45 | | +1 | Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-5 |
| 14:26 | | Â | Camden Vander Zwaag misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:24 | | Â | Samari Curtis defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:07 | | Â | Lucas Moerman blocks Rashaun Agee's two point layup | Â |
| 13:35 | | Â | Falcons defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:25 | | Â | Willie Lightfoot personal foul | Â |
| 13:05 | | Â | Marcell McCreary misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:03 | | Â | Rashaun Agee defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:32 | | +3 | Leon Ayers III makes three point jump shot (Rashaun Agee assists) | 13-8 |
| 12:32 | | Â | Ethan Taylor misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:32 | | Â | Rashaun Agee defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:32 | | +2 | Leon Ayers III makes two point jump shot | 13-10 |
| 12:17 | | Â | Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:15 | | Â | Samari Curtis defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:58 | | Â | Leon Ayers III turnover (Marcell McCreary steals) | Â |
| 11:43 | | Â | Marcell McCreary misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:41 | | Â | Marcell McCreary offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:29 | | +2 | Marcell McCreary makes two point layup | 15-10 |
| 11:13 | | +2 | Samari Curtis makes two point layup | 15-12 |
| 10:58 | | Â | Carter Murphy turnover (Samari Curtis steals) | Â |
| 10:42 | | Â | Willie Lightfoot misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:40 | | Â | Sam Towns offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:17 | | +2 | Sam Towns makes two point layup | 15-14 |
| 10:08 | | Â | Ethan Taylor turnover (Willie Lightfoot steals) | Â |
| 9:53 | | Â | Willie Lightfoot turnover | Â |
| 9:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:57 | | Â | Jake Murphy misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:55 | | Â | Falcons defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:55 | | Â | Willie Lightfoot turnover (Jake Murphy steals) | Â |
| 10:50 | | +3 | Carter Murphy makes three point jump shot (Jake Murphy assists) | 18-14 |
| 10:25 | | +3 | Brenton Mills makes three point jump shot (Willie Lightfoot assists) | 18-17 |
| 10:05 | | Â | Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:03 | | Â | Willie Lightfoot defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:52 | | Â | Willie Lightfoot turnover | Â |
| 9:39 | | Â | Chandler Turner personal foul | Â |
| 9:18 | | Â | Falcons turnover (5-second violation) | Â |
| 9:07 | | +2 | Samari Curtis makes two point layup | 18-19 |
| 8:39 | | Â | Nikc Jackson misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:37 | | Â | Brenton Mills defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:22 | | +2 | Chandler Turner makes two point jump shot (Samari Curtis assists) | 18-21 |
| 8:03 | | Â | Ethan Taylor offensive foul | Â |
| 8:03 | | Â | Ethan Taylor turnover | Â |
| 7:54 | | +3 | Samari Curtis makes three point jump shot (Chandler Turner assists) | 18-24 |
| 7:32 | | Â | Falcons turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 7:07 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:48 | | Â | Sam Towns misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:46 | | Â | Lucas Moerman defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:30 | | +3 | Lucas Moerman makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists) | 21-24 |
| 6:09 | | Â | Samari Curtis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:07 | | Â | Camden Vander Zwaag defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:47 | | +2 | Camden Vander Zwaag makes two point jump shot | 23-24 |
| 5:32 | | Â | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:30 | | Â | Falcons defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Sam Towns personal foul | Â |
| 5:09 | | Â | Camden Vander Zwaag misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:07 | | Â | Leon Ayers III defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:46 | | +2 | Rashaun Agee makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists) | 23-26 |
| 4:29 | | Â | Camden Vander Zwaag turnover (Leon Ayers III steals) | Â |
| 4:08 | | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot | 23-29 |
| 4:00 | | Â | Rashaun Agee blocks Ethan Taylor's two point layup | Â |
| 4:00 | | Â | Falcons defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:00 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | Rashaun Agee misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | Falcons defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:40 | | +1 | Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-30 |
| 3:32 | | Â | Lucas Moerman misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:30 | | Â | Rashaun Agee defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:58 | | Â | Rashaun Agee turnover | Â |
| 2:51 | | Â | Ethan Taylor misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:49 | | Â | Leon Ayers III defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:36 | | Â | Marcell McCreary personal foul | Â |
| 2:25 | | Â | Ethan Taylor blocks Kaden Metheny's two point layup | Â |
| 2:23 | | Â | Falcons offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:02 | | Â | Lucas Moerman personal foul | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | Kaden Metheny turnover (bad pass) (Carter Murphy steals) | Â |
| 1:45 | | Â | Kaleb Lichau misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:43 | | Â | Chandler Turner defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:25 | | Â | Leon Ayers III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:23 | | Â | Marcell McCreary defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:06 | | +3 | Jake Heidbreder makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists) | 26-30 |
| 0:52 | | Â | Rashaun Agee misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:50 | | Â | Carter Murphy defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:31 | | Â | Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:29 | | Â | Kaden Metheny defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:20 | | Â | Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:20 | | +1 | Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-31 |
| 0:20 | | +1 | Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-32 |
| 0:17 | | Â | Isaac Elsasser personal foul | Â |
| 0:17 | | Â | Jake Murphy misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:15 | | Â | Brenton Mills defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:14 | | +3 | Isaac Elsasser makes three point jump shot (Brenton Mills assists) | 26-35 |
| 0:05 | | +2 | Carter Murphy makes two point layup | 28-35 |
| 0:04 | | Â | Leon Ayers III technical foul | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | Leon Ayers III turnover | Â |
| 0:04 | | +1 | Carter Murphy makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 29-35 |
| 0:03 | | Â | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Kaleb Lichau defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |