Falcons Begin Key Week At Home With Western Michigan Tuesday Night

Tuesday, February 24

Bowling Green, Ohio

7 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

Western Michigan

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Photo by: Drake Harlett, BGSU Athletics

Falcons Begin Key Week At Home With Western Michigan Tuesday Night

February 23, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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BGSU, WMU Set For 7 p.m. Tip Tuesday, Black Out At The Stroh

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team will play their final two home regular season games this week, beginning with Western Michigan on Tuesday (Feb. 23) for a 7 p.m. The Falcons and Broncos will be meeting for the second time this season with BGSU claiming the first matchup. With three games left in the regular season, the Falcons are in the thick of the MAC standings race, entering sixth in the conference. The game will be available to stream on ESPN+ while Todd Walker will have the radio call on WFRO Eagle 99.

Opening Tip
Bowling Green and Western Michigan will be meeting for the 132nd time in program history with the all-time series leaning to BGSU, 79-52. The Falcons hold the advantage when hosting the Broncos with a 44-19 record, but WMU won the meeting in the Stroh last season between the two with a 64-63 final. Bowling Green has won four of the last five meetings against Western Michigan, but three of the last five meetings have been decided by five points or less.In the first meeting earlier this season, the Falcons registered a 72-54 victory over the Broncos led by 20-point games from both Sam Towns and Javontae Campbell, with Towns, Campbell and Troy Glover II all hauling in nine rebounds each.

A Bowling Green Win Would…

Mark the 51st win for Coach Simon at the helm of the Falcons, giving him the most wins by a BGSU coach in their first three seasons during the program's MAC Era.
Sweep the season series against Western Michigan for the second time in the last three seasons.
Grant Bowling Green 10 home wins this season, marking double-digit wins at home in two of the last three seasons.
Give the Falcons 1,497 wins in program history, drawing close to the 1,500-win milestone.

At The Game

The Falcons will be hosting a Black Out at the Stroh Center for the game with fans asked to wear black in support of the Falcons.

Clear Bag Mandate
For fans attending any games moving forward at BGSU venues, including the Stroh Center, a clear bag mandate will be in effect. Media attending will need to use only the media entrance as part of the mandate. For more information, please click here to see the mandate.

Parking Changes For 2025-26
Additional Limited Mobility Parking Now Available for All Home Basketball Games
To better accommodate fans and guests with limited mobility, additional designated parking spaces will now be available for all upcoming home Men's and Women's Basketball games at the Stroh Center.
Location:
Additional parking will be located on the north side of Lot 24, beginning with the first row of spaces adjacent to the grass area and including the next two rows directly behind it.
Fan Access:
Guests utilizing these spaces should enter through the Student Entrance, located on the north side of Lot 24. From there, fans may use the service elevator to access the main arena and seating areas.
Please Note:
Limited mobility parking will remain paid parking and will be clearly marked with signage indicating the designated spaces and new location.

One Record Down, One To Go
Through 28 games, Javontae Campbell is averaging 3.2 steals per game with 90 total for the season, leading the nation in both stats. With 90 steals, Campbell has already tied his single-season program record that he set last year with his next breaking it once again. As for the MAC record, Campbell is within range with three regular season games remaining and any postseason games counting towards the mark. The MAC record is 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).

Scouting The Broncos
Since the last meeting between BGSU and Western Michigan, the Broncos have posted a record of 2-6 with the wins coming against Central Michigan at home and Eastern Michigan on the road. The win over EMU marked their only in their last seven games. The Broncos are led by Justice Williams who has played in all their MAC games, but none of the non-conference. Williams is averaging a team-high 14.8 points per game while also averaging a team-high 29.4 minutes per contest.

BGSU vs. Western Michigan, All-Time
Bowling Green and Western Michigan will be meeting for the 132nd time in program history with the series leaning to BGSU, 79-52. As for games hosted by Bowling Green, the Falcons have a record of 44-19. BGSU and WMU met once previously this season with the Falcons registering a 72-54 win. Defense led the way for the Orange and Brown, forcing 15 turnovers and holding WMU to 32.1-percent from the field and 23.1-percent from three. Offensively, both Sam Towns and Javontae Campbell added 20-point outings.

Simon Eyeing Elite Program Company
Now in his third season at the helm of the Falcons, head coach Todd Simon has tallied 50 wins with the Orange and Brown, becoming the second-fastest coach to 50 wins in program history, needing 92 games, behind only Harold Anderson (59 games). Now, Simon is a win away from becoming the first BGSU head coach to register 51+ wins in his first three seasons during the program's MAC Era. Dan Dakich previously held the mark with 50 wins over his first three seasons. Harold Anderson was the last coach to start his tenure pre-MAC at Bowling Green with the Falcons joining the MAC in 1953-54, Anderon's fourth season at the helm of the Orange and Brown.

Javontae One Of Six In The Nation
Javontae Campbell is one of six players in the nation this season to tally at least 525 points and 140 assists, currently with 527 and 141, respectively. Campbell is joined on the list by Arkansas' Darius Acuff Jr. (599 Points, 167 Assists), South Alabama's Chaze Harris (549 Points, 141 Assists), Akron's Tavari Johnson (554 Points, 141 Assists), Mercer's Baracka Okojie (549 Points, 152 Assists) and Montana's Money Williams (544 Points, 143 Assists). Campbell is the only of the six with 50+ steals this season, currently with a nation-leading 90.

Glover Nearing Record Book Entry
Troy Glover II has been strong in the paint defensively for the Falcons, logging at least one block in 12 of the last 14 games for Bowling Green, including 12 over a three-game stretch from Feb. 11-17. The surge for Glover has not only pushed him up the MAC leaderboards, now second behind only Central Michigan's Nathan Claerbaut, but also has him on the brink of the BGSU record book. Glover is now just one block away from entering BGSU's top 10 for single-season blocks, trailing Ed Colbert's 1990-91 campaign. Glover is currently on pace to finish the regular season with 46 blocks, which would tie for ninth in program history, but all postseason stats would count as well.

Campbell Closing In On History
With three games to go in the regular season and the postseason left to be decided, Javontae Campbell has a chance to do something that only Antonio Daniels can claim to have done for BGSU. Campbell is currently 73 points and nine assists shy of entering the top 10 for each stat's single-season records in program history. Currently, Antonio Daniels is the only player in the top 10 for both, second with 767 points and third with 216 assists from the 1996-97 season. To hit the marks in the regular season, Campbell needs to average 24.3 points and 3.0 assists per game, but all postseason stats would count as well.

Home Sweet Home
With two more home games left in the regular season, the Falcons need one more win at the Stroh Center to reach double-digit home wins this year, entering the week with nine. The feat would mark the eighth time since the building opened that BGSU men's hoops has reached double-digit home wins and the second time in three seasons under Coach Simon.

Campbell Makes Scoring History
Javontae Campbell checked one scoring milestone off the list against NIU, eclipsing the 2,000-point mark for his collegiate career across all levels. He then pushed past the 1,000-point mark for his BGSU career against Miami (OH), becoming the 50th player in program history to score 1,000 points for the Falcons and the first since 2022. Campbell needed just 60 games over two seasons to reach the mark. He's now just the fifth player in program history to reach 1,000 points in his first two BGSU seasons, joining a list of James Darrow, James Gerber, Martin Samarco and Tommy Harris.

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