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FINAL
Mar 15, 2024

Game Recap

Kent State, the No. 8 seed, upsets Bowling Green 73-60 in semis, will play for MAC tourney title. Jalen Sullinger had 22 points as eighth-seeded Kent State pulled off a second-straight upset win at the Mid-American Conference tournament, knocking off fifth-seeded Bowling Green 73-60 on Friday night to earn a berth in the championship game.

Box Score

12T
KENT343973
BGSU283260
Kent State Golden Flashes logoKENT STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1VonCameron Davis243-70-01-16110337
42Cli'Ron Hornbeak274-80-01-39000029
13Jalen Sullinger407-155-73-445101222
15Mike Bekelja282-21-10-10000025
11Giovanni Santiago406-96-82-236303220
55Donovan Hunter10-00-00-00000000
14Magnus Entenmann100-20-10-04000020
0Julius Rollins173-40-02-54000138
22Tyem Freeman131-40-10-00000102
TOTAL26-5151.0%12-1866.7%9-1656.3%30125091673
Bowling Green Falcons logoBOWLING GREENMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
12Rashaun Agee274-80-17-771102315
7Jason Spurgin323-90-42-24111238
0Marcus Hill409-182-52-262102422
1Trey Thomas321-71-54-42210227
5Da'Shawn Phillip241-21-10-03000113
14Sam Towns212-60-11-25010055
13EJay Greer60-00-00-00000000
3DaJion Humphrey180-30-30-01100010
TOTAL20-5337.7%4-2020.0%16-1794.1%2875191960

Play-by-Play

1st halfkentbgsu
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (19:44) Marcus Hill made Layup.
    02
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (19:10) Kent State Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (18:53) Rashaun Agee Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:53) VonCameron Davis Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:26) Giovanni Santiago Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (18:26) Rashaun Agee Steal.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +3 (18:06) Marcus Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Thomas.
    05
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (17:32) Mike Bekelja made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Sullinger.
    35
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (17:09) Marcus Hill made Jumper.
    37
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (16:55) Giovanni Santiago made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Sullinger.
    67
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (16:31) Foul on Cli'Ron Hornbeak.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +1 (16:31) Rashaun Agee made Free Throw.
    68
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +1 (16:31) Rashaun Agee made Free Throw.
    69
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (16:18) Foul on Rashaun Agee.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (16:14) Cli'Ron Hornbeak missed Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (16:11) Trey Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (16:04) Marcus Hill missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (16:01) Cli'Ron Hornbeak Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:44) Giovanni Santiago missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (15:40) Marcus Hill Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (15:21) Jason Spurgin missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:18) Cli'Ron Hornbeak Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:09) Jalen Sullinger missed Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (15:06) Trey Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (14:54) Marcus Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:49) VonCameron Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:41) Foul on VonCameron Davis.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:41) VonCameron Davis Turnover.
  • (14:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (14:25) Sam Towns missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (14:21) Marcus Hill Offensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (14:07) Trey Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (14:03) Sam Towns Offensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (14:01) Sam Towns made Layup.
    611
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (13:47) Foul on DaJion Humphrey.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (13:43) Foul on Trey Thomas.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (13:32) Jalen Sullinger made Three Point Jumper.
    911
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:13) Foul on Mike Bekelja.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (13:05) Rashaun Agee made Layup.
    913
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (12:52) Jalen Sullinger made Three Point Jumper.
    1213
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (12:27) Trey Thomas Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:10) Tyem Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (12:06) Sam Towns Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (11:52) Rashaun Agee missed
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:48) Giovanni Santiago Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (11:43) Cli'Ron Hornbeak made Layup. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.
    1413
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (11:43) Foul on Rashaun Agee.
  • (11:43) Official TV Timeout
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (11:43) Cli'Ron Hornbeak made Free Throw.
    1513
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (11:19) DaJion Humphrey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (11:18) Sam Towns Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:18) Foul on Julius Rollins.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (11:13) Marcus Hill made Jumper.
    1515
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (10:46) Foul on Trey Thomas.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:26) Julius Rollins missed Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (10:22) Da'Shawn Phillip Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +3 (10:13) Da'Shawn Phillip made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Hill.
    1518
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:38) Cli'Ron Hornbeak missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:34) Julius Rollins Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (9:33) Julius Rollins made Layup.
    1718
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (9:17) Marcus Hill missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:15) Cli'Ron Hornbeak Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (9:15) Foul on Sam Towns.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (9:04) Giovanni Santiago made Three Point Jumper.
    2018
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (8:42) Foul on VonCameron Davis.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +1 (8:42) Jason Spurgin made Free Throw.
    2019
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +1 (8:42) Jason Spurgin made Free Throw.
    2020
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (8:17) Cli'Ron Hornbeak made Layup.
    2220
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (7:54) Sam Towns missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:53) Julius Rollins Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (7:53) Foul on Marcus Hill.
  • (7:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (7:53) Julius Rollins made Free Throw.
    2320
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (7:53) Julius Rollins made Free Throw.
    2420
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +1 (7:34) Jason Spurgin made Free Throw.
    2422
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:08) Cli'Ron Hornbeak missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:04) Cli'Ron Hornbeak Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:01) Giovanni Santiago missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:00) Kent State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:00) Kent State Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (6:33) Da'Shawn Phillip missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:25) Cli'Ron Hornbeak Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:16) Cli'Ron Hornbeak missed Layup.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (6:11) DaJion Humphrey Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (6:04) Marcus Hill missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:59) Cli'Ron Hornbeak Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:54) Foul on Julius Rollins.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:54) Julius Rollins Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (5:36) Da'Shawn Phillip Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:10) Tyem Freeman missed Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (5:06) Da'Shawn Phillip Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (4:57) Sam Towns missed
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (4:57) Marcus Hill Offensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (4:57) Marcus Hill Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (4:39) Giovanni Santiago made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Sullinger.
    2722
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (4:07) Jason Spurgin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:03) Magnus Entenmann Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (3:59) Jalen Sullinger made Layup.
    2922
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (3:58) Bowling Green Timeout
  • (3:58) Official TV Timeout
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (3:44) Jason Spurgin Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:44) Giovanni Santiago Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (3:23) Jalen Sullinger made Three Point Jumper.
    3222
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (3:03) Trey Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:00) Giovanni Santiago Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:47) Tyem Freeman Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (2:29) Trey Thomas Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:29) Jalen Sullinger Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:02) Jalen Sullinger missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (1:58) Marcus Hill Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (1:53) Marcus Hill made Jumper.
    3224
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:35) Tyem Freeman missed Jumper.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (1:31) Marcus Hill Defensive Rebound.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (1:22) Marcus Hill missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:18) Magnus Entenmann Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:02) Giovanni Santiago Turnover.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    (1:02) Trey Thomas Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:57) Foul on Mike Bekelja.
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +1 (0:57) Trey Thomas made Free Throw.
    3225
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +1 (0:57) Trey Thomas made Free Throw.
    3226
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:55) Kent State Timeout
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (0:42) Tyem Freeman made Jumper. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.
    3426
  • Bowling Green Falcons logo
    +2 (0:05) Marcus Hill made Layup.
    3428
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

73Points60
26-51(51%)Field Goal(%)20-53(37.7%)
12-18(66.7%)3-Point(%)4-20(20%)
9-16(56.3%)Free Throw(%)16-17(94.1%)
33(9)Rebounds(Offensive)29(9)
12Assists7
5Steals5
0Blocks1
12Turnovers9
16(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)
13Largest Lead5

Game Details

Friday, March 15, 2024 · 4:00 PM
Stroh Center · Bowling Green, OH
capacity: 4,347
tv: CBSSN
spread: KENT -2.5
over/under: 136.5