BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) - Justin Turner scored 20 points, Demajeo Wiggins added 13 and Bowling Green overcame a 19-point first-half deficit to beat Kent State 70-62 on Saturday to sweep the season series against the Golden Flashes.
Rodrick Caldwell scored 12 points and Antwon Lillard 11 for the Falcons (14-9, 5-5 Mid-American Conference), who trailed 31-25 at halftime after shooting 9 of 33 (27.3 percent) from the field.
BJ Duling’s basket with five minutes left in the first half gave Kent State a 29-10 lead. Bowling Green led 54-53 on Turner’s jumper with 5:54 left. The lead traded hands until Wiggins’s go-ahead dunk sparked an 8-1 run for a 64-57 lead. Kent State closed to 66-62 on Adonis De La Rosa’s layup with 1:13 to go before Caldwell sealed it with two free throws.
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De La Rosa and Jaylin Walker scored 20 points apiece and Jalen Avery added 11 for Kent State (12-11, 6-4), which saw its three-game win streak end.
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