KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan men's basketball team travels to Bowling Green on Tuesday evening for its penultimate road game of the regular season against BGSU.
 

GAME INFO

Matchup: Western Michigan (9-18, 3-11 MAC) at Bowling Green (16-12, 7-8)

Date/Time: Tuesday, Feb. 24 – 7 pm

Site: Stroh Center (Bowling Green, Ohio)

Video: ESPN+

Radio: Bronco Media Network

Live Stats: SIDEARM

OPENING TIP

• Western Michigan wraps up its road swing on Tuesday night at Bowling Green.
• The Broncos are coming off of an 83-70 loss at Central Michigan on Saturday.
• Brady Swartz posted 10 points and 10 rebounds against CMU to collect his first collegiate double-double.
• Swartz is the fourth different Bronco to record a double-double this season.
• He also became the first WMU true freshman to record a double-double since Brandon Johnson in 2016-17.
• Jayden Brewer (16) and EJ Ryans (15) were also in double-figures for WMU.
• Bowling Green holds a 79-52 advantage in the all-time series with the Broncos.
• The Falcons won this season's first meeting, 72-54, back on Jan. 20 in Kalamazoo.
• Western Michigan has won three of its last four visits to the Stroh Center.
• Last season, WMU won 64-63 at Bowling Green on the final night of the regular season to clinch a MAC Tournament spot.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Western Michigan wraps up its two-game road swing on Tuesday night as it travels to Bowling Green for a 7 pm tip. It is the penultimate road game of the regular season for the Broncos, who head to Kent State for the regular season finale next Friday, March 6.

LAST TIME OUT
The Broncos are coming off of an 83-70 loss to Central Michigan on Saturday evening in Mount Pleasant. Brady Swartz recorded 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds to register the first double-double of his collegiate career. Jayden Brewer (16) and EJ Ryans (15) also scored in double-figures for WMU, with Brewer approaching a double-double of his own with eight rebounds.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
Brady Swartz tallied 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds on Saturday at CMU to pick up the first double-double of his collegiate career. The freshman is the fourth different Bronco to have a double-double this season, joining Jayden Brewer (5), Max Burton and Jalen Griffith. The Grand Rapids native also became the first WMU true freshman to record a double-double since Brandon Johnson had five in 2016-17. Swartz has scored in double-figures in four straight and collected seven or more rebounds in each of those four contests for an average of 12.5 points and 8.5 boards per game for the Brown and Gold over the last two weeks. 

BALANCED BRONCOS
Western Michigan has featured a balanced attack all season long, with 11 different Broncos having scored in double-figures at least once, and five having posted at least one game with 20 or more points. Jayden Brewer has led the charge with 16 double-digit scoring performances for WMU. Six different players have been the top scorer in a game this season, led by Brewer and Jalen Griffith, who have paced the Brown and Gold in scoring eight times apiece. 

BENCH BOOST
WMU's depth of scoring has led it to having one of the top bench units in the nation, with the Brown and Gold currently leading the MAC and ranked 37th in NCAA Division I at 29.4 bench points per game. Nine different players have scored in double-figures in a game off of the Bronco bench, with Jayden Brewer, Jalen Griffith, Brady Swartz (twice) and Justice Williams all having posted a 20-plus point scoring performance off of the bench this season.

LET JAYDEN BREW
Jayden Brewer has been filling up the stat sheet all season long for the Brown and Gold, averaging 12.6 points per game while scoring in double-figures a team-high 16 times. The senior is WMU's leading rebounder at 6.5 per game, the ninth-highest mark in the MAC, and has also been the top shot blocker for the Broncos, currently sitting in a tie for eighth in the league at 1.0 per game.

CLEANING THE GLASS
Always a strong suit under head coach Dwayne Stephens, WMU ranks fourth in the conference in overall rebounding at 36.3 per game, led by Jayden Brewer, who is ninth in the MAC at 6.5 per contest. In league play, the Broncos are third in total rebounds (35.1) and second on the offensive glass (11.8). 

SERIES HISTORY
Bowling Green comes into Tuesday night's matchup with a 79-52 advantage in the all-time series between the two programs, including a 72-54 victory in Kalamazoo back on Jan. 20. The Broncos have won three of their last four trips to the Stroh Center, including a 64-63 victory on the final night of the regular season last year to clinch a spot in the MAC Tournament.

WHEN LAST WE MET
These two teams met just over a month ago in Kalamazoo, with Bowling Green coming away with a 72-54 victory. Justice Williams netted a team-high 18 points for Western Michigan, while Max Burton contributed eight points and 10 rebounds. Sam Towns paced BGSU with 21 points and nine rebounds, with Javontae Campbell adding 20 points, nine boards and seven assists.

HOMEWARD BOUND
Western Michigan returns to University Arena on Friday night to take on undefeated #21 Miami at 6 pm on CBS Sports Network.