Bowling Green crafted an 11-1 run deep in the second half to wrestle control away from Western Michigan, then held on for dear life to escape with an 85-82 victory on Tuesday at University Arena.
The Falcons (12-5, 3-1 Mid-American Conference) led by as many as 10 during the second half and by nine with fewer than three minutes to play, but held off a late 7-0 charge by the Broncos (8-9, 1-3).
Western Michigan cut the Falcons’ lead to two with just more than a minute to go, though BG forward Marlon Sierra’s three-point play with 40 seconds remaining gave the Falcons enough cushion to hang on for their third consecutive MAC win.