KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan men's basketball team is back at home this weekend as it welcomes Bowling Green to town on Saturday afternoon for the two teams' lone meeting of the 2022-23 regular season. 

GAME INFO

Matchup: Western Michigan (5-11, 1-2 MAC) vs Bowling Green (8-8, 2-1 MAC)

Date/Time: Saturday, Jan. 14 – 1 pm

Site: University Arena (Kalamazoo, Mich.)

Tickets: wmubroncos.com/tickets

Video: ESPN+

Radio: Bronco Media Network

Live Stats: StatBroadcast

OPENING TIP

• Western Michigan continues its homestand on Saturday afternoon as it welcomes Bowling Green to University Arena.
• First-year head coach Dwayne Stephens earned his first MAC win on Tuesday as the Broncos beat EMU, 85-79.
• Lamar Norman Jr. led Western Michigan with a game-high 25 points, including 12-of-15 from the free throw line. 
• Markeese Hastings collected his fourth double-double of the season, as he postted 14 points and 14 rebounds. 
• The Western Michigan defense had a season-high 12 steals and forced a season-best 17 turnovers against the Eagles. 
• Saturday marks the 126th all-time meeting between WMU and BGSU.
• The Broncos and Falcons split the two meetings last season, with each team winning on the other's home floor. 
• Bowling Green is 32-29 on the road in the series against WMU and has won each of its last three trips to Kalamazoo.

HOME SWEET HOME
Western Michigan continues its homestand on Saturday afternoon as it welcomes Bowling Green to University Arena. The Broncos are 4-2 at home so far this season. 

LAST TIME OUT
First-year head coach Dwayne Stephens picked up his first MAC win on Tuesday, as WMU beat Eastern Michigan, 85-79. Lamar Norman Jr. tallied a game-high 25 points to lead the four Broncos in double-figures. 

DOUBLE TROUBLE
Markeese Hastings tallied 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in Tuesday's win to collect his fourth double-double of the campaign. It marked the third straight double-digit rebounding game for Hastings, who ranks second in the conference with 10 double-digit rebounding games this season.

GETTING DEFENSIVE
The Western Michigan defense picked up a season-high 12 steals on Tuesday against EMU and forced a total of 17 turnovers, also a new season-best. The Broncos took advantage of the Eagles' miscues, as their plus-five turnover margin led to a 28-11 WMU edge in points scored off of turnovers. 

BALANCED BRONCOS
The Broncos had four players score in double-figures for the third straight game on Tuesday. Lamar Norman Jr. led the way with 25, Markeese Hastings tallied 14, Seth Hubbard tied his career high with 13 and Tray Maddox Jr. chipped in 10. Western Michigan has had four or more players score in double-figures six times this season, and is two shy of the national lead with a total of 11 different players having scored in double-figures in at least one game this season. 

WMU VS BGSU
Saturday marks the 126th all-time meeting between Western Michigan and Bowling Green, with the Falcons leading the all-time series, 75-50. The two teams met twice last season, with each earning a win on the other's home floor. BGSU owns a 32-29 record on the road in the series, and has won each of its last three trips to Kalamazoo.

CRASHING THE BOARDS
After finishing near the bottom of the league in most rebounding categories a season ago, the Broncos have turned it around to lead the MAC in rebounding margin (+7.9), which ranks 12th in the nation. Western Michigan is also tied for first in the league in offensive rebounding (12.4) and ranks third in overall rebounding (38.1). 

MAKING HIS MARK
Leading the way for Western Michigan on the glass has been Markeese Hastings, who ranks in the top-5 in the MAC in total rebounds (2nd, 10.3), defensive rebounds (2nd, 7.1) and offensive rebounds (4th, 3.1). Hastings pulled down a career-high 20 rebounds on Jan. 6 at Toledo, one of nine 20-rebound games in NCAA DI this year. He is one of just three players from a mid-major conference to have a 20+ rebound game, joining Weber State's Dillon Jones and Chattanooga's Jake Stephens. 

SCORIN' NORMAN
With his 25 point-effort on Tueday, Lamar Norman Jr. made it 42 times in 45 games as a Bronco he has reached double-figures. The senior has led Western Michigan in scoring 34 times during his tenure in the Brown & Gold, including nine times this season. Norman enters the weekend sixth in the MAC in scoring at 17.5 points per game.  

THE WRIGHT STUFF
Titus Wright has been extremely efficient from the field this season, having made 50.0 percent or more of his field goal attempts in 11 of 16 games. He ranks second in the MAC with a 60.9 field goal percentage. 

376 AND COUNTING
WMU has made at least one three-pointer in 376 straight games dating back to 2011. 

HALFTIME LEADS TURN INTO W'S
The Broncos own a 54-20 record over the last five seasons when leading at halftime, including a 5-0 mark this season.

ON THE HORIZON
Western Michigan heads to Muncie, Ind., on Tuesday for its first meeting with Ball State.