Bowling Green has done it before this season.
And junior Scott Thomas believes the Falcons can do it again.
Bowling Green started the season 1-8, fought back to .500 and is now 12-14 overall and tied for third at
7-5 in the Mid-American Conference East.
The Falcons have lost three of their last four games, heading into Saturday’s BracketBuster contest at
Youngstown State. Tipoff is at 7:05 p.m. The game is the first of a three-game road trip for Bowling
Green.
"The season is not over yet," Thomas said Tuesday after Akron pounded the Falcons, 89-54.
"We have four games in the East and we have to be ready to play."
The BG players held a team meeting, without coaches present, after Tuesday’s loss.
"We’ve been here before," Thomas said. "We’re still a young team and we’re growing up …
You win a couple of games and get a little confidence.
"Sometimes you starting coasting a little bit, but we can’t do that," Thomas continued.
"We’re got to get back to the basics. We have to bring it in practice everyday. If we have to go
three hours to get better, that’s what we’ve got to do."
Even at 7-5 in conference play, the Falcons’ goals are still obtainable.
"We’re still trying to win a MAC championship. We’ve still got the regular season and everything is
close. And we’re still trying to get to the NCAA tournament," Thomas said. "We’re going to
keep working and keep fighting for our position."
SCOUTING YSU: The Penguins are 8-18 overall and 2-14 in the Horizon League after a 91-79 loss to Detroit
on Wednesday.
YSU head coach Jerry Slocum has 637 career wins and is on one of 18 actives coaches with more than 600
career victories.
The Penguins have made 206 3-pointers this season.
Vytas Sulskis, a 6-foot-7 senior is averaging 13.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game
Damian Eargle, a 6-7 sophomore, scored 25 points and added 11 rebounds and five blocks in the loss to
Detroit. He is averaging 10.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.
RADIO: The BG-Youngstown State game will not be aired on BG’s flagship radio station, WFRO 99.1 FM in
Fremont, due to technical difficulties with a transmitter. The YSU game will be aired on all other BG
affiliates as well as streamed live for free on BGSUFalcons.com.
NEXT: BG plays at Ohio Wednesday with tipoff at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised on SportsTime Ohio.