BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (Interstat) — Western Michigan avenged an earlier loss by defeating Bowling Green 88-79 in a Mid-American Conference men’s basketball game Tuesday night at Stroh Center. The Broncos, who lost to the Falcons by 18 points last month, improved to 9-17 overall. Bowling Green fell to 16-13.

Western Michigan led 41-38 at halftime and maintained its advantage throughout the second half before a crowd of 1,969. The Falcons, who were 13-point pregame favorites, could not overcome the Broncos’ balanced scoring. The combined score of 167 points went well over the posted over/under line of 149.5.