Bowling Green State University Athletics
Wednesday, February 11
DeKalb, Ill.
8 p.m. EST
Bowling Green State University
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Northern Illinois
Men’s Hoops Resumes MAC Play With Trip To Northern Illinois Wednesday
February 10, 2026 | Men's Basketball
Campbell Eyes 2,000 Career Point Mark, Currently At 1,997
DeKALB, Ill. - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team will resume MAC play on Wednesday (Feb. 11) with a road game at Northern Illinois. The Falcons and Huskies are scheduled for a 7 p.m. tip. Bowling Green enters with a 14-10 overall record while being 5-6 in the MAC. As for Northern Illinois, they head into the contest with an 8-14 season standing, going 3-7 within the conference. The game between the Falcons and Huskies will be available to stream on ESPN+ with a radio feed from Todd Walker available on WFRO Eagle 99.
Opening Tip
Bowling Green and Northern Illinois will be meeting for the 74th time in program history with the series leaning to the Falcons, 42-31. Northern Illinois holds the edge when hosting BGSU, 17-14, but the Falcons have won the last five meetings in DeKalb as well as nine of the last 10 overall. The Falcons are looking to get back to .500 in MAC games, currently 5-6, as well as true road games, currently 4-5 this season. Bowling Green enters the weekend leading the MAC in fastbreak points per game (18.1), steals per game (10.7), turnover margin (4.2) and turnovers forced per game (16.1). Javontae Campbell is just three points away from 2,000 career points at the collegiate level.
A Bowling Green Win Would…
Campbell Eyeing Scoring Milestones
Javontae Campbell is closing in on a couple scoring milestones for his collegiate career. Across his career at all levels, Campbell has totaled 1,997 points, now just three points shy of 2,000. As for his time in the Orange and Brown, Campbell has tallied 926 points, 74 shy of 1,000 for the Falcons. If he can reach 1,000 for BGSU he would be the first 1,000-point scorer for Bowling Green since Daeqwon Plowden ended his BGSU career with 1,618 points in 2022, eighth in program history. With seven games left in the regular season, Campbell would need to average 10.6 points per game for the mark, but postseason points would count towards the milestone as well.
Scouting The Huskies
Northern Illinois enters the game with an 8-14 record on the season but have won two of their last three with wins over Western Michigan and Georgia State. They've added wins against Central Michigan and UMass for a 3-7 MAC record with the wins over CMU and UMass coming by a combined three points. Of their eight wins overall, the Huskies have tallied six at home, including all three MAC wins. The game against BGSU will mark the only home game for NIU over a stretch of five games spanning from Jan. 31-Feb. 17.
BGSU vs. Northern Illinois, All-Time
Bowling Green and Northern Illinois will be meeting for the 74th time in program history with BGSU leading the series, 42-31. The Falcons have won nine of the last 10 meetings against the Huskies, including the last five in DeKalb. Northern Illinois' win in the stretch came on Feb. 4, 2023 with an 86-78 final. Javontae Campbell is the lone Falcon that saw the court against NIU last year. Across the two games, Campbell averaged 14.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 2.0 blocks per game for BGSU.
Career Milestone Watch
The Falcons currently have four different scoring milestones within reach down the stretch of the season. Javontae Campbell leads the way with 1,997 career points at the collegiate level, three away from 2,000. He's also sitting at 926 BGSU points, needing 74 to hit 1,000 in the Orange and Brown. In addition, both Justin Thomas and Aiden Goins are within shouting distance of 1,000 career points. Thomas currently has 909 points, needing 91, while Goins is at 891, needing 109, with seven games left in the regular season. Postseason stats would count towards the milestones as well.
Glover's Block Party
Troy Glover II has been strong in the paint defensively for the Falcons, logging at least one block in nine of the last 10 games for Bowling Green. During the 10-game stretch, Glover has totaled 16 blocks. The effort has pushed Glover's season total to 31, tied for third in the MAC. As a freshman at Trinity Christian College in 2022-23, Glover swatted away 104 blocks, ranking third in the country across all levels of basketball. Over the last two seasons at Missouri-St. Louis he compiled a total of 116 blocks, leading the league last year with 67.
Falcons From The Field
This season, Bowling Green has put together one of the more efficient offensive attacks not only in the MAC, but in the nation. The Falcons are shooting 48.3-percent from the field this year, third in the conference and 40th in the nation. As a team, BGSU has shot north of 50.0-percent 11 times this season through 24 games, doing so in nearly half of their contests. Two of those 11 have come on the road, including a road-best 51.6-percent in the overtime win against UMass on Jan. 3. On top of that, NIU currently ranks 11th in the MAC for field goal percentage defense, allowing teams to shoot an average of 46.8-percent from the field.
A Veteran Presence
Justin Thomas has been a force for the Falcons in the starting lineup this season. Averaging 25.0 minutes per game, Thomas this year is averaging 5.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, but his veteran presence has made a difference from the jump. In games this year that Thomas has started, BGSU has a record of 11-5, however, when Thomas isn't in the starting lineup the Falcons are 3-5 this season. Of the eight games that Thomas didn't start, he didn't appear in two and came off the bench in the other six after battling back from an injury.
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons' men's basketball team on social media
Twitter - @BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUMBB
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsumhoops'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics' and 'BGSU Men's Hoops'
YouTube - 'Falcon Athletics'
Opening Tip
Bowling Green and Northern Illinois will be meeting for the 74th time in program history with the series leaning to the Falcons, 42-31. Northern Illinois holds the edge when hosting BGSU, 17-14, but the Falcons have won the last five meetings in DeKalb as well as nine of the last 10 overall. The Falcons are looking to get back to .500 in MAC games, currently 5-6, as well as true road games, currently 4-5 this season. Bowling Green enters the weekend leading the MAC in fastbreak points per game (18.1), steals per game (10.7), turnover margin (4.2) and turnovers forced per game (16.1). Javontae Campbell is just three points away from 2,000 career points at the collegiate level.
A Bowling Green Win Would…
- Push the Falcons back to .500 on the season in MAC play at 6-6.
- Mark the fourth consecutive win over Northern Illinois for BGSU and the sixth straight against NIU in DeKalb for the Falcons.
- Count as the 15th win this season for Bowling Green, surpassing the team's 2024-25 win total.
- Go down as the 49th win in Coach Simon's tenure at BGSU, nearing the 50-win milestone.
- Give the Falcons 1,495 wins in program history, drawing close to the 1,500-win milestone.
Campbell Eyeing Scoring Milestones
Javontae Campbell is closing in on a couple scoring milestones for his collegiate career. Across his career at all levels, Campbell has totaled 1,997 points, now just three points shy of 2,000. As for his time in the Orange and Brown, Campbell has tallied 926 points, 74 shy of 1,000 for the Falcons. If he can reach 1,000 for BGSU he would be the first 1,000-point scorer for Bowling Green since Daeqwon Plowden ended his BGSU career with 1,618 points in 2022, eighth in program history. With seven games left in the regular season, Campbell would need to average 10.6 points per game for the mark, but postseason points would count towards the milestone as well.
Scouting The Huskies
Northern Illinois enters the game with an 8-14 record on the season but have won two of their last three with wins over Western Michigan and Georgia State. They've added wins against Central Michigan and UMass for a 3-7 MAC record with the wins over CMU and UMass coming by a combined three points. Of their eight wins overall, the Huskies have tallied six at home, including all three MAC wins. The game against BGSU will mark the only home game for NIU over a stretch of five games spanning from Jan. 31-Feb. 17.
BGSU vs. Northern Illinois, All-Time
Bowling Green and Northern Illinois will be meeting for the 74th time in program history with BGSU leading the series, 42-31. The Falcons have won nine of the last 10 meetings against the Huskies, including the last five in DeKalb. Northern Illinois' win in the stretch came on Feb. 4, 2023 with an 86-78 final. Javontae Campbell is the lone Falcon that saw the court against NIU last year. Across the two games, Campbell averaged 14.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 2.0 blocks per game for BGSU.
Career Milestone Watch
The Falcons currently have four different scoring milestones within reach down the stretch of the season. Javontae Campbell leads the way with 1,997 career points at the collegiate level, three away from 2,000. He's also sitting at 926 BGSU points, needing 74 to hit 1,000 in the Orange and Brown. In addition, both Justin Thomas and Aiden Goins are within shouting distance of 1,000 career points. Thomas currently has 909 points, needing 91, while Goins is at 891, needing 109, with seven games left in the regular season. Postseason stats would count towards the milestones as well.
Glover's Block Party
Troy Glover II has been strong in the paint defensively for the Falcons, logging at least one block in nine of the last 10 games for Bowling Green. During the 10-game stretch, Glover has totaled 16 blocks. The effort has pushed Glover's season total to 31, tied for third in the MAC. As a freshman at Trinity Christian College in 2022-23, Glover swatted away 104 blocks, ranking third in the country across all levels of basketball. Over the last two seasons at Missouri-St. Louis he compiled a total of 116 blocks, leading the league last year with 67.
Falcons From The Field
This season, Bowling Green has put together one of the more efficient offensive attacks not only in the MAC, but in the nation. The Falcons are shooting 48.3-percent from the field this year, third in the conference and 40th in the nation. As a team, BGSU has shot north of 50.0-percent 11 times this season through 24 games, doing so in nearly half of their contests. Two of those 11 have come on the road, including a road-best 51.6-percent in the overtime win against UMass on Jan. 3. On top of that, NIU currently ranks 11th in the MAC for field goal percentage defense, allowing teams to shoot an average of 46.8-percent from the field.
A Veteran Presence
Justin Thomas has been a force for the Falcons in the starting lineup this season. Averaging 25.0 minutes per game, Thomas this year is averaging 5.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, but his veteran presence has made a difference from the jump. In games this year that Thomas has started, BGSU has a record of 11-5, however, when Thomas isn't in the starting lineup the Falcons are 3-5 this season. Of the eight games that Thomas didn't start, he didn't appear in two and came off the bench in the other six after battling back from an injury.
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons' men's basketball team on social media
Twitter - @BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUMBB
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsumhoops'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics' and 'BGSU Men's Hoops'
YouTube - 'Falcon Athletics'
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