Overview
- Sam Towns led the Falcons with 27 points on 9-for-14 shooting and eight rebounds, as Bowling Green never trailed.
- Bowling Green hit 12 of 26 from three (46.2%) and held a 39-32 rebounding edge, while Kansas State shot 26.1% from deep.
- P.J. Haggerty, the nation’s leading scorer, was limited to 17 points on 6-for-19 shooting; freshman David Castillo started and scored a team-high 22.
- A 16-4 run to close the first half put Bowling Green up 49-35, and Kansas State’s late pushes twice cut the deficit to single digits before the Falcons pulled away.
- The victory was Bowling Green’s first over a Power 4 opponent since 2005, moving the Falcons to 6-2, as Kansas State fell to 5-3 with Seton Hall visiting Saturday.