BOWLING GREEN -- The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team will take part in the Preseason NIT and host Michigan State at the Stroh Center as part of its 2012-13 schedule, which was announced today.
The Falcons will open the season with a contest against Lake Erie on Nov. 9, the first of six non-conference home games. The biggest name on that list is the Spartans, who will visit the Stroh Center on Tuesday, Dec. 18.
Louis Orr's squad begins Mid-American Conference play at Central Michigan on Jan. 9, then hosts Eastern Michigan in its home league opener on Jan. 12. BG will play arch-rival Toledo at Savage Arena on Jan. 26.
Here's the men's schedule (* indicates Mid-American Conference game):
Date Opponent
Nov. 4 Central State (exh.)
Nov. 9 Lake Erie
Nov. 12-14 Preseason NIT (at Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Nov. 19-20 Preseason NIT (location TBA/if a loss Nov. 12-14)
OR
Nov. 21, 23 Preseason NIT (at New York, N.Y./if two wins Nov. 12-14)
Nov. 27 Detroit
Dec. 1 Youngstown State
Dec. 3 Wright State
Dec. 8 Samford
Dec. 18 Michigan State
Dec. 21 at South Florida
Dec. 28 at North Dakota
Dec. 31 at Temple
Jan. 9 at Central Michigan*
Jan. 12 Eastern Michigan*
Jan. 16 at Miami*
Jan. 19 at Buffalo*
Jan. 23 Kent State*
Jan. 26 at Toledo*
Jan. 30 Akron*
Feb. 2 Ball State*
Feb. 6 at Northern Illinois*
Feb. 9 at Ohio*
Feb. 13 Western Michigan*
Feb. 16 at Akron*
Feb. 21 New Orleans
Feb. 23 at ESPN BracketBuster
Feb. 27 Miami*
March 2 Ohio*
March 5 at Kent State*
March 8/9 Buffalo*