US EditionTowns Leads Falcons Past K-State, 82-66
Bowling Green shot 45% overall and 46% from three-point range to secure a 16-point win over Kansas State, marking their first Power 4 victory since 2005.
- On Monday, Bowling Green upset Kansas State 82-66 in Manhattan, Kan., in the programs' first meeting, marking an unexpected early-season victory.
- After a 16-4 closing run to the half, Bowling Green Falcons shot 45% overall and 46% from 3-point range, fueling a 49-35 first half lead.
- Sam Towns erupted for 27 points and eight rebounds, while Javon Ruffin made five 3-pointers and Javontae Campbell scored 17 for Bowling Green.
- Now losers of three straight, Kansas State hosts Seton Hall on Saturday, having shot 26% from 3-point range after halftime.
- The win gives Bowling Green Falcons its best start since 2020-21 and their first Power 4 victory since beating Virginia Tech on Nov. 12, 2005; they host Utah Valley Saturday.
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Veteran Towns scores career-high 27 points to lead Bowling Green past Kansas State 82-66
Sam Towns scored a career-high 27 points shooting 9 of 14 and Bowling Green upset Kansas State 82-66 on Monday in a game the Falcons led from the start.
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Behind Sam Towns’ career night, Bowling Green upsets Kansas State
Sam Towns erupted for 27 points and pulled down eight rebounds, Javon Ruffin knocked down five 3-pointers en route to 17 points and Bowling Green upset Kansas State 82-66 on Monday night in Manhattan, Kan.
Falcons make history with 82-66 road win over Kansas State
BGSU men’s basketball (6-2) traveled to Manhattan, Kansas (5-3) to take on the Kansas State Wildcats where they would leave victorious after an 82-66 win. The win for the Falcons is their first Power 4 win since 2005, when they traveled to Virginia Tech and won 72-71. The Falcons got the game started with a quick 5-0 run behind Troy Glover II’s layup and a Justin Thomas 3-pointer. Kansas State would pull the game within one point early in …
Bowling Green stuns K-State 82–66 at Bramlage Coliseum
While “bowling” was a welcome outcome for Kansas State’s football team on Saturday, the same word carried a very different tone two days later. Bowling Green walked into Bramlage Coliseum and handed K-State men’s basketball an 82–66 defeat on Monday night. The wire-to-wire upset snapped several long-standing home streaks and extended the Wildcats’ slide to three straight losses after a 5-0 start to the season. The Falcons (6-2) became the first …
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