BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – For the final time this season, Western Michigan men's basketball will play against an opponent from the Mid-American Conference East Division as the Broncos travel to face Bowling Green on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Tuesday, Feb. 13 • 7:00 p.m. • Bowling Green, Ohio • Stroh Center
Western Michigan Broncos (15-10, 7-5 MAC) at Bowling Green (15-10, 6-6 MAC)
Series Record: WMU trails 70-48
Last Meeting: Feb. 14, 2017 in Kalamazoo, Mich. (WMU 89-79)
BROADCAST INFORMATION:
Radio • Bronco Radio Network –
Robin Hook (PBP)
Stations • WZOX – 96.5 FM: (Flagship) Kalamazoo, Portage, Mattawan; WMAX – 96.1 FM: Holland, Muskegon; WTKG 1230 AM: Grand Rapids, WDFN 1130 AM: Detroit
Watch Live: ESPN3 (Brad Woznikci – PBP, Andrew Everhart– Color)
Get Your Tickets
Don't miss out on watching some Bronco men's basketball as WMU has just two home games left against in-state rivals. WMU hosts Central Michigan on Tuesday, Feb. 20 and Eastern Michigan for Senior Night on Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Tickets can be purchased at the Bronco Ticket Office, online at
wmubroncos.com/tickets or by calling 1-888-4-WMU-Tix.
Scouting the Broncos
Western Michigan has an overall record of 15-10 and 7-5 in MAC play and is currently the No.3 seed if the MAC tournament were to begin. The Broncos have won back-to-back contests over Miami and Ohio and have won four of the last five.
Inching Closer to 2,000
Senior guard
Thomas Wilder needs just 90 points to become the second player in program history to reach 2,000 career points.
February is Go Time
Since 2012, WMU is 29-13 in the month of February which is the second best record amongst NCAA Division I schools in the state of Michigan.
Can No.10 Catch No.1?
Senior
Thomas Wilder ranks second on WMU's all-time scoring list and is just 212 points behind WMU's all-time leading scorer
David Kool.
Second Half Squad
The Broncos have been a second half team this season outscoring opponents, 1037-970 the final 20 minutes of play. WMU has scored at least 50 points in the second half four times this season.
Road Warriors
WMU is 5-4 on the road this season and is one road victory away from doubling their road win total from a year ago. The five road victories are the most for the Broncos since 2014. In six of the nine road games this season, WMU has played in front of at least 3,000 fans and of the nine games, three have produced the highest attendance number for the opponent this season.
Block Party
Against Ohio on Saturday, WMU recorded five blocks from four different players. It was the most blocks in a game since the Broncos registered six against Milwaukee on Dec. 22.
MAC Tournament Seeding
With six games left in the regular season the Broncos are currently the No.3 seed and would get an automatic bye to Cleveland if the MAC Tournament began today. The first round of the conference tournament begins at campus sites on Monday, March 5 before heading to Cleveland, March 8-10.
For more information on the 2018 MAC Tournament
CLICK HERE.
Scouting the Falcons
Bowling Green has an overall record of 15-10 and 6-6 in MAC play and currently sits as the No.6 seed for the MAC Tournament. The Falcons are 8-4 at home this season and are coming off a 70-63 victory in overtime over Eastern Michigan. Against the Eagles, BGSU erased a 19-point deficit with BGSU's Demajeo Wiggins leading the way with 17 points and 15 rebounds.
As a team, BGSU ranks last in the MAC with a .424 field-goal percentage but ranks third in the conference with a .369 three-point field goal percentage.