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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team will kickoff the 2025-26 season Monday night (Nov. 3) inside the Stroh Center, hosting Texas State for a 7 p.m. tip. The game will mark the first of three-straight home games for the Falcons to open the season, also hosting Bethany College on Nov. 6 and Le Moyne on Nov. 9. The game against Texas State will be part of the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge, now entering its third season. BGSU is 2-0 at home during the challenge and 2-2 overall. The game between the Falcons and Bobcats will be available to stream on ESPN+ with a radio feed from Todd Walker on WFRO Eagle 99.

DAYTON, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team concluded their preseason slate on Monday (Oct. 27) against the Dayton Flyers. The game marked the second exhibition for the Falcons after facing No. 22 Michigan State last Thursday (Oct. 23). Bowling Green took a lead into the halftime break, ahead 30-27, but the Flyers erupted in the second half to capture a 90-59 final. For the Falcons, Javon Ruffin led the way with 20 points, going a near perfect 8-of-9 from the field. Javontae Campbell added 10 points as well. Bowling Green will now shift to the regular season, opening with the first of three straight home games on Monday (Nov. 3) against Texas State at 7 p.m. inside the Stroh Center.

EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team took on the Michigan State Spartans in an exhibition Thursday night (Oct. 23) at the Breslin Center on MSU's campus. The game marked the first action of the season for either team and proved to be a tight contest. Throughout the game, the lead changed hands five times while the score was tied six times. Despite the Falcons winning the rebounding battle, Michigan State pulled ahead for the 75-66 final. Combined with last year's regular season game, Bowling Green has now led for over 29 minutes of action inside the Breslin Center over the two games played.

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball home game against Akron has been selected for national television. The Mid-American Conference announced Thursday (Oct. 23) the ESPN and CBS Sports Network television windows for the first few weeks of the men's basketball conference season. Among those selected included the BGSU-Akron game, originally scheduled Jan. 10. The game will now be moved to Jan. 9 and will be aired nationally on CBS Sports Network with an 8 p.m. tip.

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team will begin the 2025-26 season with a pair of exhibitions on the road. BGSU will first head north to East Lansing, Mich. to face Michigan State on Thursday (Oct. 23) with a 7 p.m. start. From there, the Falcons will migrate south to go against the Dayton Flyers on Monday (Oct. 27) with another 7 p.m. tip. The game between BGSU and MSU will be broadcast on BIG+, but the game against Dayton will not have a video stream.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference released the preseason coaches polls for the 2025-26 men's basketball season Tuesday morning (Oct. 21). For individual awards, senior guard Javontae Campbell was selected to the Preseason First Team All-MAC. As for the team, the Falcons were picked to finish seventh in the MAC in the 13-team field following the addition of UMass this season.