Western Carolina Catamounts at Bowling Green Falcons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
52 - 73
52 - 73
Turner scores 21 in Bowling Green's win vs. Western Carolina
Antwon Lillard scored 12 points off the bench and Demajeo Wiggins added 11, nine on free throws, plus nine rebounds for the Falcons (7-5), who shot 50 percent and made 17 of 27 free throws to 2 of 8 for the Catamounts (3-11).
The Falcons won their third straight overall and are 6-0 at home for the first time since 2008-09.
Kameron Gibson was 4 of 6 from the arc and scored 20 points for the Catamounts, who lost their third straight. Marc Gosselin had nine points and eight rebounds.
Lillard's 3-pointer with seven minutes left put Bowling Green up 60-47 and began 16-5 game-ending run.
A dunk by Jeffrey Uju snapped a 21-all tie and gave Bowling Green the lead for good with 2:48 left in the first half, which ended with the Falcons leading 32-35.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 52 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 52 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Joniya Gadson Defensive Rebound. | 52 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Josh Cottrell missed Three Point Jumper. | 52 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Yalim Olcay Defensive Rebound. | 52 - 73 |
Statistics
 WCU |
 BGSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-56 | FG | 25-50 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 8-29 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 2-8 | FT | 17-27 |
| 25 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 25 | Fouls | 13 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Stroh Center
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Attendance: 1,715 | Capacity:
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Attendance: 1,715 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |