# 2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons were led by fourth-year head coach Michael Huger, and played their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–12 overall, 12–6 in MAC play to finish second place in the East Division. As the No. 3 seed in the MAC tournament, they advanced to the championship game, where they were defeated by Buffalo. They declined any offer to play in a postseason tournament.

## Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2017–18 season 16–16, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 9 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Central Michigan.

## Schedule and results

The 2018-19 schedule was released on August 1, 2018. The Falcons will participate in the Legends Classic, competing in the Detroit Subregional.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2018* 6:00pm, FAA | | Bluffton | W 86–50 | | Stroh Center (1,267) Bowling Green, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00pm, FAA | | Tiffin | W 91–52 | 1–0 | Stroh Center (1,374) Bowling Green, OH |
| Nov 9, 2018* 6:30pm, FS2 | | at St. John's Legends Classic campus-site game | L 80–84 | 1–1 | Carnesecca Arena (5,174) Queens, NY |
| Nov 12, 2018* 7:00pm, MASN \ ESPN+ | | at VCU Legends Classic campus-site game | L 61–72 | 1–2 | Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| Nov 15, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN3 | | North Carolina Central | W 75–60 | 2–2 | Stroh Center (1,363) Bowling Green, OH |
| Nov 19, 2018* 5:00pm, FloHoops | | vs. Hampton Legends Classic | W 81–79 | 3–2 | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| Nov 20, 2018* 7:30pm, FloHoops | | at Detroit Legends Classic | L 67–82 | 3–3 | Calihan Hall (1,367) Detroit, MI |
| Nov 25, 2018* 3:00pm, ESPN+ | | Drexel | W 81–71 | 4–3 | Stroh Center (1,410) Bowling Green, OH |
| Dec 1, 2018* 2:00pm | | at Hartford | L 63–76 | 4–4 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (732) West Hartford, CT |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:30pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 64–82 | 4–5 | Wolstein Center (1,322) Cleveland, OH |
| Dec 8, 2018* 6:00pm, ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 97–68 | 5–5 | Stroh Center (1,911) Bowling Green, OH |
| Dec 16, 2018* 4:00pm, ESPN3 | | Findlay | W 82–57 | 6–5 | Stroh Center (2,426) Bowling Green, OH |
| Dec 21, 2018* 1:00pm, FAA | | Western Carolina | W 73–52 | 7–5 | Stroh Center (1,715) Bowling Green, OH |
| Dec 30, 2018* 2:30pm, FAA | | UT Martin | W 94–80 | 8–5 | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN3 | | at Kent State | W 86–64 | 9–5 (1–0) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,843) Kent, OH |
| Jan 8, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | Ohio | W 82–63 | 10–5 (2–0) | Stroh Center (1,442) Bowling Green, OH |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:30pm | | at Central Michigan | W 97–87 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (3–0) | McGuirk Arena (3,315) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Jan 15, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | Ball State | W 79–78 | 12–5 (4–0) | Stroh Center (1,507) Bowling Green, OH |
| Jan 19, 2019 6:00pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | W 79–48 | 13–5 (5–0) | Stroh Center (2,467) Bowling Green, OH |
| Jan 22, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | W 80–67 | 14–5 (6–0) | Convocation Center (1,509) Ypsilanti, MI |
| Jan 26, 2019 3:30pm, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | L 53–67 | 14–6 (6–1) | Millett Hall (2,257) Oxford, OH |
| Feb 2, 2019 6:00pm, CBSSN | | No. 18 Buffalo | W 92–88 | 15–6 (7–1) | Stroh Center (5,000) Bowling Green, OH |
| Feb 5, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 85–72 | 16–6 (8–1) | University Arena (1,831) Kalamazoo, MI |
| Feb 9, 2019 6:00pm, ESPN3 | | Toledo | L 71–78 | 16–7 (8–2) | Stroh Center (5,000) Bowling Green, OH |
| Feb 12, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | W 79–72 | 17–7 (9–2) | Stroh Center (1,445) Bowling Green, OH |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:30pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | W 87–67 | 18–7 (10–2) | Convocation Center (2,869) DeKalb, IL |
| Feb 19, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | Akron | W 73–69 | 19–7 (11–2) | Stroh Center (1,954) Bowling Green, OH |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00pm, CBSSN | | at Ohio | L 87–92 $^{OT}$ | 19–8 (11–3) | Convocation Center (6,008) Athens, OH |
| Feb 26, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | Miami | L 69–82 | 19–9 (11–4) | Stroh Center (2,225) Bowling Green, OH |
| Mar 2, 2019 4:00pm, CBSSN | | Kent State | W 77–72 | 20–9 (12–4) | Stroh Center (3,011) Bowling Green, OH |
| Mar 5, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | at Akron | L 67–91 | 20–10 (12–5) | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,902) Akron, OH |
| Mar 8, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN3/ESPN+ | | at No. 19 Buffalo | L 73–84 | 20–11 (12–6) | Alumni Arena (6,783) Amherst, NY |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2019 9:00pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (11) Ball State Quarterfinals | W 99–86 | 21–11 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| Mar 15, 2019 9:00pm, FCS | (3) | vs. (7) Northern Illinois Semifinals | W 71–67 | 22–11 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| Mar 16, 2019 7:30pm, ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (1) No. 18 Buffalo Championship | L 73–87 | 22–12 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||