# 2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represent Bowling Green State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by 5th-year head coach Michael Huger, play their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

## Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2018–19 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 defeated Ball State in the quarterfinals, Northern Illinois in the semifinals, advancing to the championship game, where they were defeated by Buffalo. Despite their successful season, they declined any offer to play in a postseason tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, WBGU | | Findlay | W 88–80 $^{OT}$ | | Stroh Center (1,421) Bowling Green, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, WBGU | | Tiffin | W 94–73 | 1–0 | Stroh Center (1,519) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 8, 2019* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 22 LSU | L 79–88 | 1–1 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,622) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 11, 2019* 7:00 pm | | vs. Jacksonville | W 75–59 | 2–1 | Watsco Center (316) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 15, 2019* 11:00 am, WBGU | | Fairmont State Paradise Jam campus-site game | W 88–66 | 3–1 | Stroh Center (3,312) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 22, 2019* 8:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Western Kentucky Paradise Jam quarterfinal | W 77–75 | 4–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,924) St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 24, 2019* 7:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Cincinnati Paradise Jam semifinal | W 91–84 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,525) St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 25, 2019* 8:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Nevada Paradise Jam championship game | L 62–77 | 5–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,924) St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 30, 2019* 4:00 pm, WBGU | | Dartmouth | W 76-69 | 6–2 | Stroh Center (1,192) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 7, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 68–65 | 7–2 | Stroh Center (2,124) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 15, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 72–58 | 8–2 | Stroh Center (1,725) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 20, 2019* 7:00 pm | | vs. Norfolk State Boardwalk Battle | L 67–72 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 | Boardwalk Hall (500) Atlantic City, NJ |
| December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm | | vs. Quinnipiac Boardwalk Battle | L 64–69 | 8–4 | Boardwalk Hall (500) Atlantic City, NJ |
| December 31, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hartford | W 81–68 | 9–4 | Stroh Center (1,632) Bowling Green, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2020 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | Kent State | L 61–79 | 9–5 (0–1) | Stroh Center (2,022) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Miami (OH) | W 78–76 | 10–5 (1–1) | Stroh Center (1,923) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 11, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ohio | W 83–74 | 11–5 (2–1) | Convocation Center (4,811) Athens, OH |
| January 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 85–82 | 12–5 (3–1) | University Arena (1,863) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 18, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois | W 66–64 | 13–5 (4–1) | Stroh Center (1,925) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | W 62–59 | 14–5 (5–1) | Stroh Center (2,022) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | W 85–79 | 15–5 (6–1) | Savage Arena (7,268) Toledo, OH |
| January 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Ball State | W 67–61 | 16–5 (7–1) | Stroh Center (2,125) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Buffalo | W 78–77 | 17–5 (8–1) | Alumni Arena (5,322) Amherst, NY |
| February 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan | L 82–92 | 17–6 (8–2) | McGuirk Arena (1,805) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 8, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Toledo | W 85–83 | 18–6 (9–2) | Stroh Center (5,000) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Akron | L 59–74 | 18–7 (9–3) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,128) Akron, OH |
| February 15, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ball State | W 77–71 | 19–7 (10–3) | Worthen Arena (5,492) Muncie, IN |
| February 22, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Ohio | W 62–61 | 20–7 (11–3) | Stroh Center (3,795) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Akron | W 78–60 | 21–7 (12–3) | Stroh Center (2,925) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 29, 2020 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | L 55–73 | 21–8 (12–4) | Millett Hall (1,926) Oxford, OH |
| March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kent State | L 69–83 | 21–9 (12–5) | MAC Center (2,875) Kent, OH |
| March 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Buffalo | L 84–88 | 21–10 (12–6) | Stroh Center (3,550) Bowling Green, OH |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Toledo Quarterfinals | MAC Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | MAC Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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