CLEVELAND — The Bowling Green men got off to a cold shooting start to its Mid-American Conference tournament opener, and the Falcons trail Akron 34-26 at the half.
No. 6 seed Bowling Green made just 10 of 23 shots from the field (31.3 percent), including 2 of 11 from 3-point range (18.2 percent).
No. 3 seeded Akron led by as many as 12 points in the first half.
BG's leading scorer Justin Turner, who came into the game averaging 19.9 points per game, had two points in the first half.
The Falcons started 0 of 4 from the floor and the Zips took a quick 6-0 lead 2:18 into the game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.