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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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
BGSU
Falcons
45
KENT
Golden Flashes
45

Time		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		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)
11:07	+1	Sam Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-66
11:07	+1	Sam Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-66
10:57		Cian Medley misses three point jump shot
10:55		Troy Glover II defensive rebound
10:39	+2	Javontae Campbell makes two point layup	65-66
10:25		Sam Towns personal foul
10:24		Rayvon Griffith turnover (Josiah Shackelford steals)
10:18		Josiah Shackelford misses two point layup
10:16		Troy Glover II offensive rebound
10:10		Troy Glover II misses two point layup
10:08		Falcons offensive rebound
10:07		Mayar Wol misses three point jump shot
10:05		Javontae Campbell offensive rebound
10:01	+2	Javontae Campbell makes two point layup	67-66
9:56		Cian Medley shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
9:56	+1	Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-66
9:50		Golden Flashes 30 second timeout
9:24	+3	Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot	68-69
9:04		Morgan Safford blocks Javontae Campbell's two point layup
9:02		Falcons offensive rebound
8:56	+2	Josiah Shackelford makes two point jump shot (Javontae Campbell assists)	70-69
8:48		Cian Medley turnover (Mayar Wol steals)
8:40		Mayar Wol misses two point layup
8:38		Javontae Campbell offensive rebound
8:34	+2	Javontae Campbell makes two point layup	72-69
8:28		Mayar Wol personal foul
8:28	+3	Morgan Safford makes three point jump shot (Cian Medley assists)	72-72
8:04		Josiah Shackelford misses three point jump shot
8:02		Mayar Wol offensive rebound
7:48		TV timeout
7:37	+2	Troy Glover II makes two point layup	74-72
7:18		Josiah Shackelford shooting foul (Morgan Safford draws the foul)
7:18	+1	Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-73
7:18	+1	Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-74
7:02	+2	Javontae Campbell makes two point layup	76-74
6:59		Rob Whaley Jr. turnover (Javontae Campbell steals)
6:54		Rob Whaley Jr. shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
6:54	+1	Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-74
6:54	+1	Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-74
6:34	+2	Morgan Safford makes two point layup (Quinn Woidke assists)	78-76
6:34		Justin Thomas shooting foul (Morgan Safford draws the foul)
6:34	+1	Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	78-77
6:15		Mayar Wol misses three point jump shot
6:13		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
5:53	+3	Quinn Woidke makes three point jump shot (Cian Medley assists)	78-80
5:42	+2	Josiah Shackelford makes two point layup	80-80
5:29		Delrecco Gillespie turnover
5:11		Magnus Entenmann personal foul (Mayar Wol draws the foul)
5:11		Mayar Wol misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:11	+1	Mayar Wol makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-80
4:53	+2	Magnus Entenmann makes two point layup (Cian Medley assists)	81-82
4:29	+3	Josiah Shackelford makes three point jump shot (Javontae Campbell assists)	84-82
4:02	+2	Cian Medley makes two point layup	84-84
4:02		Javontae Campbell shooting foul (Cian Medley draws the foul)
4:02		Cian Medley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:02		Mayar Wol defensive rebound
3:48		Cian Medley personal foul (Mayar Wol draws the foul)
3:48		TV timeout
3:48	+1	Mayar Wol makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-84
3:48	+1	Mayar Wol makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-84
3:28	+2	Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup (Cian Medley assists)	86-86
3:28		Sam Towns shooting foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul)
3:28	+1	Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	86-87
3:01	+2	Josiah Shackelford makes two point layup (Javontae Campbell assists)	88-87
2:43	+2	Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup	88-89
2:41		Troy Glover II shooting foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul)
2:41	+1	Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	88-90
2:26		Javontae Campbell misses three point jump shot
2:24		Troy Glover II offensive rebound
2:18		Javontae Campbell misses two point layup
2:16		Troy Glover II offensive rebound
2:09	+2	Troy Glover II makes two point layup	90-90
1:40		Cian Medley misses three point jump shot
1:38		Troy Glover II defensive rebound
1:29	+3	Mayar Wol makes three point jump shot (Justin Thomas assists)	93-90
1:23		Golden Flashes 60 second timeout
1:18		Delrecco Gillespie misses two point layup
1:16		Delrecco Gillespie offensive rebound
1:10		Delrecco Gillespie misses two point layup
1:08		Delrecco Gillespie offensive rebound
1:08		Justin Thomas personal foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul)
1:08	+1	Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	93-91
1:08	+1	Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	93-92
0:42		Javontae Campbell misses three point jump shot
0:40		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
0:24		Troy Glover II blocks Morgan Safford's two point layup
0:22		Delrecco Gillespie offensive rebound
0:20	+2	Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup	93-94
0:13		Mayar Wol misses two point layup
0:11		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
0:03		Troy Glover II personal foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	93-95
0:03	+1	Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	93-96
0:04		Falcons 60 second timeout
0:01		Mayar Wol misses three point jump shot
0:00		Golden Flashes defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Golden Flashes defensive rebound