Falcons Set Focus On Flashes For Tuesday Night Tilt

Tuesday, January 6

Kent, Ohio

7 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

Kent State

January 05, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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Bowling Green, Kent State Scheduled For 7 p.m. Tip Inside M.A.C. Center

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

KENT, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team will continue their road trip Tuesday night (Jan. 6) with a 7 p.m. tip against the Kent State Golden Flashes. Bowling Green enters sporting an 11-4 overall record while being 2-1 in the MAC while Kent State holds an 11-3 record and 1-0 MAC standing. The game between the Falcons and Golden Flashes will be available to stream on ESPN+ with a radio feed from Todd Walker available on WFRO Eagle 99.

Opening Tip
Bowling Green and Kent State will be meeting for the 176th time in program history with the Falcons holding the all-time advantage with a record of 89-86. Kent State has won the last 12 meetings with BGSU's last wins coming during the 2019 season, winning on the road on Jan. 5 and at home on March 1. BGSU and KSU are currently two of the four teams in the MAC with 11 overall wins this season, joining Miami (OH) (15-0) and Buffalo (13-2). For the Falcons, Javontae Campbell is currently ranked second in the nation for steals per game, averaging 3.4. For KSU, Delrecco Gillespie is currently third in the nation for rebounds per game (11.7).

A Bowling Green Win Would…

Give the Falcons a 3-1 MAC start for the first time since the 2023-24 season.
Grant Bowling Green a 3-0 road MAC record for the first time since the 2020-21 campaign.
Push BGSU to a 12-4 overall record, the team's best standing through 16 games since posting a 12-4 record through the first 16 games of the 2023-24 season.
Snap a 12-game losing streak against Kent State all-time for Bowling Green.
Tally the program's 90th win overall against the Golden Flashes for a 90-86 all-time record.

Road BG Warriors
The Falcons have been a strong force on the road this year. When playing away from the Stroh Center, the Falcons hold a record of 5-1, including a 2-0 MAC road start for the first time since 2020-21. In road games, the Falcons are averaging 81.7 points per game while shooting 163-of-355 from the field for a 45.9-percent clip. Looking ahead, the 2020-21 season was also the last season to begin 6-1 on the road overall and 3-0 on the road in the MAC. The 2020-21 campaign resulted in 6-1 overall start and 4-0 road MAC start.

Scouting The Golden Flashes
Kent State has been firing on all cylinders to start the season. The Golden Flashes lost their season opener to Troy in overtime, but responded with a nine-game winning streak. A loss to Portland on Dec. 14 ended the streak and started a 2-2 stretch that carries them into the contest against BGSU. The second loss came against No. 5 Purdue while the wins were at UMass and home against NIU. Kent State is paced by Delrecco Gillespie, who is not only averaging a double-double, but ranks third in the nation for rebounds per game (11.7).

BGSU vs. Kent State, All-Time
Bowling Green holds the all-time advantage over the Golden Flashes, 89-86, but Kent State has won the last 12 meetings between the two. The last win for the Falcons in the series came on March 1, 2019 at home with a 77-72 win. The last BGSU win at Kent State was earlier that season on Jan. 5, 2019 with an 86-64 final. The two met last year twice with Javontae Campbell averaging 21.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game against KSU.

Campbell's Historic Night
Playing all 45 minutes against UMass, Javontae Campbell tallied 47 points for the Falcons, a new career-high and the first 40-point game by a Falcon since Martin Samarco had 43 against Buffalo on Jan. 7, 2007. Campbell's points are tied for fifth all-time in program history and a new record among road games. His performance is the only in the top 10 to occur since 1966 and are the most since 1964. Campbell also went 20-for-27 at the free throw line, tying the program record for free throw attempts in a game, set by Keith McLeod against Ole Miss on Nov. 15, 2001. He was two shy of the free throws made record, currently set at 22 by Ron Lewis against Ball State on March 10, 2003. The historic outing resulted in Campbell being named the MAC Player of the Week for the third time this season.

Wol Makes First BGSU Start
Mayar Wol stepped into the starting lineup for the first time this season, going against UMass. In his first start of the season, Wol put up some of his best season numbers. He matched his season-highs for points (21), rebounds (6) and assists (2). His 21 points were also his second 20-point game of the season, becoming the fourth different Falcon with multiple 20-point games this year.

Campbell On Record-Breaking Pace
Through 15 games, Javontae Campbell is averaging a 3.4 steals per game with 51 total, both ranking second in the nation. Campbell is currently on pace for 105 steals, which would break not only his own single-season record for the Falcons of 90 last season, but also the MAC record, set at 103 by Ball State's Bonzi Wells in 1997-98. For those looking to follow Campbell's projections, Falcon Sports Media Network's Tyler Kavalecz is doing a game-by-game update on his Twitter/X page (@TKavaleczSports).

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