Gillespie scores 32 points, leads Kent State over Bowling Green 96-93
AP
Jan 06, 2026
KENT, Ohio (AP) Delrecco Gillespie scored 32 points and sealed the victory with a layup with 20 seconds remaining as Kent State Golden Flashes took down Bowling Green Falcons 96-93 on Tuesday night.
Gillespie also had 10 rebounds for the Golden Flashes (12-3, 3-0 Mid-American Conference). Morgan Safford scored 22 points while shooting 7 for 13 (5 for 9 from 3-point range) and added six rebounds. Rob Whaley Jr. finished with 11 points.
The Falcons (11-5, 2-2) were led by Javontae Campbell, who finished with 28 points, six rebounds, nine assists and two steals. Josiah Shackelford added 17 points for Bowling Green. Sam Towns finished with 13 points.
Gillespie scored 14 points in the first half and it was tied 45-all at the break.
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1st Half
BGSU
Falcons
45
KENT
Golden Flashes
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Golden Flashes gains possession)
19:36
+2
Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point jump shot
0-2
19:13
Sam Towns turnover
19:04
+3
Delrecco Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Rob Whaley Jr. assists)
0-5
18:46
+2
Troy Glover II makes two point jump shot
2-5
18:23
Rob Whaley Jr. misses two point layup
18:21
Falcons defensive rebound
18:06
Delrecco Gillespie blocks Sam Towns's two point jump shot
18:04
Morgan Safford defensive rebound
17:55
+2
Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup
2-7
17:47
Jahari Williamson shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
17:47
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-7
17:47
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-7
17:30
Troy Glover II shooting foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul)
17:30
Delrecco Gillespie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:30
+1
Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-8
17:13
+2
Sam Towns makes two point layup
6-8
17:07
Morgan Safford misses two point layup
17:05
Troy Glover II defensive rebound
17:00
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point layup
8-8
16:46
+2
Jahari Williamson makes two point layup
8-10
16:28
+3
Sam Towns makes three point jump shot (Javontae Campbell assists)
11-10
16:04
+3
Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot
11-13
15:48
Troy Glover II offensive foul
15:48
TV timeout
15:36
Magnus Entenmann offensive foul
15:36
Magnus Entenmann turnover (offensive foul)
15:06
Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
14:54
+2
Cian Medley makes two point layup
11-15
14:42
Magnus Entenmann personal foul
14:42
Cian Medley personal foul
14:30
Sam Towns misses two point jump shot
14:28
Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
14:11
Cian Medley misses three point jump shot
14:09
Josiah Shackelford defensive rebound
13:50
Aiden Goins misses two point jump shot
13:48
Morgan Safford defensive rebound
13:35
Delrecco Gillespie misses two point layup
13:33
Sam Towns defensive rebound
13:21
+3
Sam Towns makes three point jump shot (Javontae Campbell assists)
14-15
13:06
+3
Morgan Safford makes three point jump shot (Dezmon Briscoe assists)
14-18
12:45
Sam Towns misses three point jump shot
12:43
Morgan Safford defensive rebound
12:32
+2
Quinn Woidke makes two point jump shot
14-20
12:24
Dezmon Briscoe shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
12:24
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-20
12:24
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-20
12:16
Rayvon Griffith misses three point jump shot
12:14
Josiah Shackelford defensive rebound
12:05
+2
Josiah Shackelford makes two point layup
18-20
12:01
Golden Flashes 30 second timeout
12:01
TV timeout
11:45
Rob Whaley Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:43
Josiah Shackelford defensive rebound
11:24
+3
Aiden Goins makes three point jump shot (Sam Towns assists)
21-20
10:58
+2
Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup (Cian Medley assists)
21-22
10:48
Dezmon Briscoe shooting foul (Josiah Shackelford draws the foul)
10:48
Josiah Shackelford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:48
+1
Josiah Shackelford makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-22
10:28
Brenden Moss misses three point jump shot
10:26
Golden Flashes offensive rebound
10:26
Sam Towns personal foul
10:20
Delrecco Gillespie misses two point jump shot
10:18
Quinn Woidke offensive rebound
10:08
+2
Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup
22-24
9:48
Jahari Williamson shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
9:48
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-24
9:48
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-24
9:29
+3
Morgan Safford makes three point jump shot (Brenden Moss assists)
24-27
9:11
Sam Towns misses two point layup
9:09
Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
8:51
Rob Whaley Jr. turnover
8:26
Morgan Safford personal foul
8:26
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-27
8:26
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-27
8:05
Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot
8:03
Falcons defensive rebound
7:59
Quinn Woidke personal foul
7:59
+1
Makhi Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-27
7:59
+1
Makhi Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-27
7:48
Camden Karel personal foul
7:48
TV timeout
7:47
Makhi Leach personal foul
7:45
Sam Towns personal foul
7:42
Quinn Woidke misses three point jump shot
7:40
Sam Towns defensive rebound
7:34
Javontae Campbell turnover
7:22
Delrecco Gillespie misses two point jump shot
7:20
Rob Whaley Jr. offensive rebound
7:14
+2
Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup
28-29
7:14
Sam Towns shooting foul (Rob Whaley Jr. draws the foul)
7:14
+1
Rob Whaley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
28-30
6:51
Aiden Goins misses three point jump shot
6:49
Mayar Wol offensive rebound
6:38
Mayar Wol misses three point jump shot
6:36
Morgan Safford defensive rebound
6:23
Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot
6:21
Mayar Wol defensive rebound
6:17
+2
Josiah Shackelford makes two point layup
30-30
5:56
Cian Medley misses two point layup
5:54
Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
5:31
+3
Mayar Wol makes three point jump shot (Javontae Campbell assists)
33-30
5:07
Rob Whaley Jr. misses two point layup
5:05
Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
5:04
Mayar Wol misses two point layup
5:02
Javontae Campbell offensive rebound
5:02
Rob Whaley Jr. shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
5:02
Javontae Campbell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:02
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-30
4:49
Josiah Shackelford personal foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul)
4:49
+1
Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-31
4:49
+1
Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-32
4:48
Javontae Campbell turnover (Quinn Woidke steals)
4:48
+2
Delrecco Gillespie makes two point dunk (Cian Medley assists)
34-34
4:05
+2
Josiah Shackelford makes two point layup
36-34
3:53
Josiah Shackelford shooting foul
3:53
TV timeout
3:53
+1
Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-35
3:53
+1
Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-36
3:42
+3
Mayar Wol makes three point jump shot (Javontae Campbell assists)
39-36
3:25
+3
Morgan Safford makes three point jump shot (Delrecco Gillespie assists)
39-39
3:10
Javontae Campbell misses three point jump shot
3:08
Morgan Safford defensive rebound
2:50
Camden Karel shooting foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul)
2:50
+1
Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2
39-40
2:50
+1
Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2
39-41
2:26
Makhi Leach misses two point dunk
2:24
Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
2:12
Quinn Woidke misses three point jump shot
2:10
Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
1:57
Rob Whaley Jr. blocks Javontae Campbell's two point layup
1:55
Falcons offensive rebound
1:51
Aiden Goins turnover
1:41
Delrecco Gillespie misses three point jump shot
1:39
Justin Thomas defensive rebound
1:33
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point layup
41-41
1:23
Rob Whaley Jr. turnover (Mayar Wol steals)
1:16
Rob Whaley Jr. shooting foul (Makhi Leach draws the foul)
1:16
+1
Makhi Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-41
1:16
+1
Makhi Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2
43-41
1:07
Makhi Leach blocks Cian Medley's two point layup
1:05
Golden Flashes offensive rebound
0:57
+2
Morgan Safford makes two point layup
43-43
0:43
+2
Camden Karel makes two point layup
45-43
0:32
+2
Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup (Cian Medley assists)
45-45
0:25
Falcons 30 second timeout
0:07
Makhi Leach misses three point jump shot
0:05
Golden Flashes defensive rebound
0:02
Cian Medley misses two point layup
0:01
Golden Flashes offensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
BGSU
Falcons
48
KENT
Golden Flashes
51
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:42
Makhi Leach misses three point jump shot
19:40
Cian Medley defensive rebound
19:24
+3
Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot (Cian Medley assists)
45-48
18:58
Makhi Leach turnover
18:46
+2
Cian Medley makes two point jump shot
45-50
18:32
Mayar Wol misses two point layup
18:30
Rob Whaley Jr. defensive rebound
18:08
Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot
18:06
Delrecco Gillespie offensive rebound
17:54
Delrecco Gillespie misses two point layup
17:52
Troy Glover II defensive rebound
17:46
Javontae Campbell turnover (Rob Whaley Jr. steals)
17:41
+2
Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup
45-52
17:40
Falcons 30 second timeout
17:40
TV timeout
17:31
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point layup
47-52
17:10
Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot
17:08
Magnus Entenmann offensive rebound
17:03
+2
Magnus Entenmann makes two point layup
47-54
16:41
Jahari Williamson shooting foul (Josiah Shackelford draws the foul)
16:41
Josiah Shackelford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:41
+1
Josiah Shackelford makes regular free throw 2 of 2
48-54
16:23
+2
Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup (Cian Medley assists)
48-56
16:16
+2
Troy Glover II makes two point layup (Javontae Campbell assists)
50-56
16:08
Delrecco Gillespie misses two point jump shot
16:06
Magnus Entenmann offensive rebound
15:52
+3
Cian Medley makes three point jump shot (Magnus Entenmann assists)
50-59
15:36
Magnus Entenmann shooting foul (Makhi Leach draws the foul)
15:36
TV timeout
15:36
+1
Makhi Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2
51-59
15:36
+1
Makhi Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2
52-59
15:31
Rob Whaley Jr. turnover (Makhi Leach steals)
15:17
Morgan Safford blocks Makhi Leach's two point layup
15:15
Falcons offensive rebound
15:08
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point layup
54-59
14:34
Javontae Campbell personal foul (Quinn Woidke draws the foul)
14:29
Cian Medley turnover (Javontae Campbell steals)
14:19
Rob Whaley Jr. personal foul
14:14
Dezmon Briscoe shooting foul (Aiden Goins draws the foul)
14:14
+1
Aiden Goins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
55-59
14:14
+1
Aiden Goins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
56-59
14:06
+2
Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup
56-61
13:46
+2
Makhi Leach makes two point layup
58-61
13:36
Delrecco Gillespie misses three point jump shot
13:34
Falcons defensive rebound
13:10
Dezmon Briscoe blocks Javontae Campbell's two point layup
13:08
Morgan Safford defensive rebound
13:01
+3
Morgan Safford makes three point jump shot (Cian Medley assists)
58-64
12:46
Makhi Leach turnover (Quinn Woidke steals)
12:32
Aiden Goins personal foul
12:27
Delrecco Gillespie offensive foul
12:27
Delrecco Gillespie turnover (offensive foul)
12:05
Javontae Campbell turnover
12:05
+2
Cian Medley makes two point layup
58-66
11:46
+3
Sam Towns makes three point jump shot (Javontae Campbell assists)
61-66
11:29
Cian Medley misses three point jump shot
11:27
Troy Glover II defensive rebound
11:16
Cian Medley personal foul (Sam Towns draws the foul)
11:16
TV timeout
11:07
Morgan Safford shooting foul (Sam Towns draws the foul)
