KENT, Ohio (Interstat) — Delrecco Gillespie scored 32 points and Kent State edged Bowling Green 96-93 in a Mid-American Conference men’s basketball game Tuesday night at Memorial Athletics Center.

The teams were tied 45-45 at halftime before the Golden Flashes (12-3, 2-0 MAC) used a 51-point second half to hold off the Falcons (11-5, 1-1). Gillespie, who scored 28 in his previous game, was pivotal down the stretch.

Javontae Campbell led all scorers with 30 points for Bowling Green. Josiah Shackelford added 17 and Sam Towns had 13. For Kent State, Morgan Safford scored 22 points and Cian Medley had a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists.

Attendance was 1,688. Kent State visits Central Michigan on Saturday.