Bowling Green Falcons at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
· PARADISE JAM
77 - 75
Turner leads Bowling Green past W. Kentucky 77-75
Dylan Frye had 19 points for Bowling Green (4-1).
The Falcons had fallen behind 74-67 with five minutes remaining, but rallied as Western Kentucky saw a sequence of missed 3, turnover, missed 3, miss and then made one of two free throws with 41 seconds left.
Bowling Green threatened for 10 seconds around the basket, grabbing a series of offensive rebounds and surviving a Charles Bassey blocked shot before Caleb Fields tipped the ball home, cutting the lead to 75-74
The Hilltoppers missed a free throw that Turner rebounded and drove hard downcourt, pulling up at the free throw line to arc his winning jumper over a defender.
Taveion Hollingsworth had 19 points for the Hilltoppers (4-1), whose four-game season-opening win streak was broken. Charles Bassey added 19 points with 12 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and three steals. Carson Williams had 14 points.
Bowling Green matches up against Cincinnati Saturday while Western Kentucky meets Illinois State as the tournament continues.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jared Savage Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Marlon Sierra missed Free Throw. | 77 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Marlon Sierra made Free Throw. | 77 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Jared Savage. | 76 - 75 |
Statistics
 BGSU |
 WKU |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-69 | FG | 26-54 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 10-21 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 7-10 | FT | 17-28 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 14 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands
Attendance: 1,924 | Capacity:
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 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |