The Bowling Green State University men’s basketball team closes out its first homestand of the season Thursday night, Nov. 12, hosting Niagara at the Stroh Center with a 3-0 start on the line, according to BGSU Athletics. Tip is set for 7 p.m., with streaming on ESPN+ and a radio feed from Todd Walker on WFRO Eagle 99, BGSU Athletics said.
The Falcons are 2-0 after a 95-79 victory over Cleveland State in Monday’s home opener, according to BGSU Athletics — their fourth 2-0 start in the past five seasons. Four Falcons have finished in double digits in each of BG’s two games this season, the university said.
Monday’s win carried a milestone: with the season-opening victory over Georgia State, the program notched its 1,500th win in Bowling Green men’s basketball history, making the Falcons just the fourth current Mid-American Conference program to reach 1,500 all-time wins, joining Akron (1,774), Ohio (1,660) and Toledo (1,605), according to BGSU Athletics.
Niagara arrives under head coach Greg Paulus, who is in his eighth season leading the Purple Eagles, according to BGSU Athletics. After an 8-22 campaign in 2025-26, Niagara returned just two players, Trenton Walters and Gael Dalmau, from last year’s squad, the university said.
Thursday’s game is the 11th meeting in the all-time series, which Niagara leads 6-4, according to BGSU Athletics. The programs had not met for nearly 14 years before renewing the series in 2024, when Bowling Green earned a 76-68 victory at the Stroh Center; a win Thursday would give the Falcons consecutive wins in the series for the first time, the university said.
BGSU Athletics also listed two fan promotions for the night: anyone who brings a canned good in support of the SAAC food drive receives a free ticket voucher, and a ticket to Thursday’s game comes with a free ticket for every home game until the Falcons’ win streak at the Stroh Center ends. A clear bag mandate is in effect at BGSU venues, including the Stroh Center, the university said.
What happens next: a Bowling Green win would mark the second consecutive season the Falcons opened 3-0 and extend their home win streak to three games dating back to last season, according to BGSU Athletics. The Falcons begin their 22-game MAC schedule on Dec. 2 at Kent State, the university said.
Photo: Inside the Stroh Center in Bowling Green. Photo: Bhockey10, CC BY-SA