Butler, Campbell Each Tally 21 As Falcons Fall Short Against Bellarmine



LOUISVILLE, Ky. The Bowling Green State University men’s basketball team took on the Bellarmine Knights on Saturday (Nov. 23) to begin a three-game road trip. For the Falcons, Derrick Butler and Javontae Campbell both registered 21 points in the game, giving Bowling Green their first game this season with multiple 20-point scorers. However, a strong second half from the field pushed the Knights in front for the 80-68 final. Bowling Green will transition to the Arizona Tip Off next weekend on Nov. 29 and 30, beginning with Weber State. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Bellarmine got on the board first in the game with a layup, but Javontae Campbell quickly answered on the BGSU end with a floater. 
  • Back-to-back threes from Marcus Johnson and Derrick Butler stretched the Bowling Green run to 8-0 with an 8-2 advantage
  • Bellarmine responded with a three and layup for a 5-0 burst, trimming the score to 8-7 at the first media timeout.
  • The Knights moved in front with a layup, but two Wilguens Jr. Exacte free throws swung the score back to BGSU before a Bellarmine three made it a 12-10 score in favor of the Knights.
  • Butler added another three for the Falcons, but it was surrounded by a Bellarmine run that pushed their lead to 20-13 with just under nine minutes left in the first half.
  • Johnson ended the run with two at the line for BGSU, beginning the trading of points. Campbell added a layup for a 24-17 score with just over six minutes left in the half.
  • The Knights added two free throws after the media break before Campbell tallied three straight layups for a 6-0 run on his own, trimming the score to 28-23 at the final media timeout of the first half.
  • Bellarmine ended the run with a pair of free throws, but Trey Thomas immediately responded with a three. Campbell added another layup followed by a Towns free throw to make it a 6-0 burst for BGSU, cutting the score down to one at 30-29.
  • Bellarmine closed out the first half with a 4-0 spurt, taking a 34-29 lead into the halftime locker room.
  • The Knights opened up the second half with an alley oop. While Campbell added a free throw for BGSU, Bellarmine added seven points for a 9-1 run to open the second half, building their lead to 43-30.
  • A three from Butler ended the run followed by layups from Johnson and Khayat and then two free throws from Khayat for a 9-0 Bowling Green run, cutting the lead down to 43-39.
  • The back-and-forth battle continued with Khayat adding two at the line and three pointer, trading blows with Bellarmine for a 49-44 Knight lead.
  • Johnson tallied two free throws for BGSU, but Bellarmine connected on back-to-back triples and then a layup to stretch their lead to 58-46.
  • BGSU’s Campbell and Bellarmine’s Smith alternated threes with each hitting two, carrying the score to 64-52.
  • The Knights added four to their tally before a 5-0 run by Butler for the Falcons, cutting into the deficit, 68-57. 
  • A similar sequence followed with four for Bellarmine and then a Butler three and this time a Campbell layup to bring the score to 72-62 with just under two minutes left in the game.
  • The rest of Bellarmine’s points came at the free throw line, holding off the BGSU attack that contained a Butler layup, a Khayat jumper and another Butler layup for the 80-68 final.

STAT LEADERS

FALCON STAT FACTS

  • After entering the game with 14 steals on the season, tied for 10th in the nation, Javontae Campbell added a team-high two more to his season tally, now with 16.
  • Campbell and Derrick Butler tied for the team-lead in points, each with 21. For Campbell, it’s his second time eclipsing the 20-point mark this season while for Butler it marks his first 20-point game as a Falcon. 
  • Campbell and Butler are the first BGSU pair to score 20 points in the same game this season. The last time two Falcons scored 20+ in the same game was on Feb. 3, 2024 against Central Michigan.
  • For Butler, his 21 points came in part to five three-pointers. Butler is the third different Falcon with five threes in a game this season with it being the fourth time it’s happened this season. 
  • Bowling Green has now had a 20-point scorer in four straight games after Marcus Johnson moved past the mark against both Michigan State and Niagara. 
  • Youssef Khayat added 11 points for the Falcons and four rebounds, missing his season-high in scoring by two and his rebound total by one. Khayat now has double-digit points in four of BGSU’s first six games. 
  • Marcus Johnson hauled in a team-leading and season-high six rebounds in the game. He added nine points, two assists and a steal in the contest. 
  • Trey Thomas led the Falcons in assists with a season-high four. He added three points, a rebound and a steal to his stat line. 

UP NEXT
Bowling Green will remain on the road for their next two games, competing in the Arizona Tip-Off next Friday and Saturday (Nov. 29-30). The first game is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 29 against Weber State with a 1 p.m. EST tip. 

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This article was published at bgsufalcons.com on 2024-11-24 04:43:00
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