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Thomas puts up 22 as Bowling Green downs Western Michigan 83-79

AP
Jan 07, 2025

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) Trey Thomas scored 22 points as Bowling Green beat Western Michigan 83-79 on Tuesday night.

Thomas shot 7 for 15 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Falcons (6-8, 1-1 Mid-American Conference). Derrick Butler scored 19 points while going 6 of 14 from the floor, including 0 for 6 from 3-point range, and 7 for 9 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds. Marcus Johnson had 14 points and shot 6 for 11, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc.

Owen Lobsinger finished with 12 points, eight rebounds and two steals for the Broncos (3-11, 0-2). Chansey Willis Jr. added 11 points and four assists for Western Michigan. Max Burton finished with 11 points. The Broncos prolonged their losing streak to seven straight.

Thomas scored 11 points in the first half and Bowling Green went into the break trailing 42-38. Butler scored 15 points in the second half to help lead Bowling Green to a four-point victory.

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

1st Half
BGSU
Falcons
38
WMU
Broncos
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Broncos gains possession)
19:45		Owen Lobsinger misses three point jump shot
19:43		Falcons defensive rebound
19:20		Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
19:18		Markhi Strickland defensive rebound
19:06		Chansey Willis Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:04		Trey Thomas defensive rebound
18:55	+2	Trey Thomas makes two point layup	2-0
18:37	+2	Markhi Strickland makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:08	+3	Marcus Johnson makes three point jump shot	5-2
17:47		Markhi Strickland turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Johnson steals)
17:37		Max Burton shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
17:37		Javontae Campbell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:37		Javontae Campbell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:37		Marcus Johnson offensive rebound
17:34		Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
17:32		Owen Lobsinger defensive rebound
17:25		Chansey Willis Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Javontae Campbell steals)
17:25		Javontae Campbell turnover (out of bounds)
17:11	+2	Brandon Muntu makes two point layup (Max Burton assists)	5-4
16:47		Trey Thomas misses two point layup
16:45		Jamai Felt offensive rebound
16:45		Jamai Felt turnover (lost ball) (Owen Lobsinger steals)
16:32	+2	Max Burton makes two point layup (Markhi Strickland assists)	5-6
16:25		Markhi Strickland shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
16:25		Javontae Campbell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:25	+1	Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-6
16:10	+2	Brandon Muntu makes two point layup	6-8
16:10		Trey Thomas shooting foul (Brandon Muntu draws the foul)
16:10	+1	Brandon Muntu makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-9
15:51	+3	Wilguens Jr. Exacte makes three point jump shot (Trey Thomas assists)	9-9
15:33		TV timeout
15:17		Owen Lobsinger misses three point jump shot
15:15		Brandon Muntu offensive rebound
15:07	+2	Chansey Willis Jr. makes two point layup (Brandon Muntu assists)	9-11
14:49	+3	Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Javontae Campbell assists)	12-11
14:49		Chansey Willis Jr. shooting foul (Trey Thomas draws the foul)
14:49		Trey Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:49		Marcus Johnson offensive rebound
14:44	+2	Marcus Johnson makes two point layup	14-11
14:20	+2	Owen Lobsinger makes two point layup	14-13
13:45		Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses three point jump shot
13:43		Marcus Johnson offensive rebound
13:39		Brandon Muntu personal foul (Marcus Johnson draws the foul)
13:36		Max Burton personal foul (Falcons draws the foul)
13:31		Trey Thomas misses two point jump shot
13:29		Wilguens Jr. Exacte offensive rebound
13:31		Jump ball. (Falcons gains possession)
13:20		Derrick Butler turnover (traveling)
12:56		Trey Thomas shooting foul (EJ Ryans draws the foul)
12:56		EJ Ryans misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:56	+1	EJ Ryans makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-14
12:32		Javontae Campbell turnover (traveling)
12:14		JaVaughn Hannah misses two point layup
12:12		Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound
11:41	+2	Marcus Johnson makes two point jump shot	16-14
11:41	+2	Michael Sulaka makes two point layup (JaVaughn Hannah assists)	16-16
11:22		Marcus Johnson misses two point layup
11:20		Michael Sulaka defensive rebound
11:02	+2	Donovan Williams makes two point layup	16-18
10:40	+2	Jamai Felt makes two point layup	18-18
10:40		JaVaughn Hannah misses two point jump shot
10:38		Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
10:22	+2	Javontae Campbell makes two point layup (Marcus Johnson assists)	20-18
10:22		Donovan Williams shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
10:22		TV timeout
10:22		Preston Squire misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:22		Owen Lobsinger defensive rebound
10:11		Derrick Butler personal foul (Broncos draws the foul)
10:04		Owen Lobsinger misses three point jump shot
10:02		Brandon Muntu offensive rebound
9:59		Braelon Green personal foul (Brandon Muntu draws the foul)
9:48		Seryee Lewis misses two point layup
9:46		Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound
9:18		Derrick Butler turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Muntu steals)
9:08	+2	Markhi Strickland makes two point layup	20-20
8:47		Marcus Johnson turnover (3-second violation)
8:36		Seryee Lewis misses two point dunk
8:34		Derrick Butler defensive rebound
8:30	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point jump shot	22-20
8:13	+2	Owen Lobsinger makes two point jump shot	22-22
7:45		Preston Squire misses three point jump shot
7:43		Wilguens Jr. Exacte offensive rebound
7:39		Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
7:37		Falcons offensive rebound
7:37		Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
7:37		TV timeout
7:30	+2	Markhi Strickland makes two point dunk (Chansey Willis Jr. assists)	22-24
7:09		Braelon Green turnover (lost ball) (JaVaughn Hannah steals)
7:09		Jump ball. (Broncos gains possession)
6:59		JaVaughn Hannah misses three point jump shot
6:57		Markhi Strickland offensive rebound
6:54	+2	JaVaughn Hannah makes two point layup (Markhi Strickland assists)	22-26
6:34		Michael Sulaka blocks Trey Thomas's two point jump shot
6:32		Chansey Willis Jr. defensive rebound
6:27	+2	JaVaughn Hannah makes two point jump shot (Chansey Willis Jr. assists)	22-28
6:26		Falcons 30 second timeout
6:15		Michael Sulaka personal foul (Jamai Felt draws the foul)
6:15		Jamai Felt misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:15		Michael Sulaka defensive rebound
5:59	+2	Michael Sulaka makes two point jump shot (Owen Lobsinger assists)	22-30
5:32		Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
5:30		Chansey Willis Jr. defensive rebound
5:25	+3	Owen Lobsinger makes three point jump shot (Chansey Willis Jr. assists)	22-33
4:57		Wilguens Jr. Exacte turnover (bad pass)
4:42	+2	Owen Lobsinger makes two point layup	22-35
4:31	+2	Javontae Campbell makes two point layup	24-35
4:09		Preston Squire blocks Owen Lobsinger's two point jump shot
4:07		Derrick Butler defensive rebound
4:03	+2	Javontae Campbell makes two point layup (Derrick Butler assists)	26-35
3:46		Chansey Willis Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Javontae Campbell steals)
3:42		Owen Lobsinger shooting foul (Wilguens Jr. Exacte draws the foul)
3:42		TV timeout
3:42		Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:42	+1	Wilguens Jr. Exacte makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-35
3:27	+3	Donovan Williams makes three point jump shot (JaVaughn Hannah assists)	27-38
3:04		Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:02		Broncos defensive rebound
2:47		Marcus Johnson personal foul (Broncos draws the foul)
2:37		Donovan Williams misses three point jump shot
2:35		Donovan Williams offensive rebound
2:32		Derrick Butler shooting foul (Donovan Williams draws the foul)
2:32	+1	Donovan Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-39
2:32		Donovan Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:32		Owen Lobsinger offensive rebound
2:27		JaVaughn Hannah misses three point jump shot
2:27		Donovan Williams offensive rebound
2:27		Javontae Campbell personal foul (Donovan Williams draws the foul)
2:27	+1	Donovan Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-40
2:27	+1	Donovan Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-41
2:16	+2	Javontae Campbell makes two point layup	29-41
2:16		EJ Ryans shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-41
1:56		Owen Lobsinger misses two point layup
1:56		Derrick Butler defensive rebound
1:56		JaVaughn Hannah personal foul (Derrick Butler draws the foul)
1:56	+1	Derrick Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-41
1:56	+1	Derrick Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-41
1:54		Javontae Campbell personal foul (Chansey Willis Jr. draws the foul)
1:54	+1	Chansey Willis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-42
1:54		Chansey Willis Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:54		Braelon Green defensive rebound
1:41		Braelon Green misses two point jump shot
1:39		Jamai Felt offensive rebound
1:37		Jamai Felt misses two point layup
1:36		Chansey Willis Jr. defensive rebound
1:35		Chansey Willis Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
1:23		Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
1:21		Jamai Felt offensive rebound
1:16		Marcus Johnson misses two point layup
1:14		Chansey Willis Jr. defensive rebound
1:11		Donovan Williams misses two point layup
1:09		Falcons defensive rebound
0:59	+3	Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Jamai Felt assists)	35-42
0:44		Chansey Willis Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Johnson steals)
0:38	+3	Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Marcus Johnson assists)	38-42
0:37		Broncos 30 second timeout
0:16		EJ Ryans misses two point layup
0:14		Michael Sulaka offensive rebound
0:01		JaVaughn Hannah turnover (traveling)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BGSU
Falcons
45
WMU
Broncos
37

Time		Play	Score
19:38	+3	Owen Lobsinger makes three point jump shot (Max Burton assists)	38-45
19:19		Marcus Johnson misses two point layup
19:17		Max Burton defensive rebound
19:07		Jamai Felt blocks Owen Lobsinger's two point layup
19:05		Max Burton offensive rebound
19:04		Max Burton misses two point layup
19:02		Brandon Muntu offensive rebound
19:01		Jamai Felt shooting foul (Markhi Strickland draws the foul)
19:01	+1	Markhi Strickland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-46
19:01	+1	Markhi Strickland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-47
18:45	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point jump shot	40-47
18:28	+2	Brandon Muntu makes two point layup (Max Burton assists)	40-49
18:12	+2	Trey Thomas makes two point jump shot	42-49
17:53		Owen Lobsinger misses three point jump shot
17:51		Derrick Butler defensive rebound
17:40		Derrick Butler misses two point layup
17:38		Jamai Felt offensive rebound
17:36	+2	Jamai Felt makes two point layup	44-49
17:30		Markhi Strickland turnover (lost ball)
17:20		Trey Thomas misses two point jump shot
17:18		Owen Lobsinger defensive rebound
17:11		Chansey Willis Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:09		Jamai Felt defensive rebound
16:53	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point layup	46-49
16:42		Markhi Strickland turnover (lost ball) (Javontae Campbell steals)
16:22		Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:20		Markhi Strickland defensive rebound
16:09		Chansey Willis Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Javontae Campbell steals)
15:50		Jump ball. (Falcons gains possession)
15:50		TV timeout
15:44		Jump ball. Marcus Johnson vs. Markhi Strickland (Markhi Strickland gains possession)
15:44		Marcus Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Owen Lobsinger steals)
15:17	+2	Brandon Muntu makes two point layup	46-51
14:54		Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
14:52		Owen Lobsinger defensive rebound
14:48		Brandon Muntu misses three point jump shot
14:46		Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound
14:40		Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses two point layup
14:38		Derrick Butler offensive rebound
14:36	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point layup	48-51
14:22		Javontae Campbell blocks Michael Sulaka's two point layup
14:20		Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
14:15	+2	Wilguens Jr. Exacte makes two point layup (Trey Thomas assists)	50-51
13:47		Javontae Campbell personal foul (Broncos draws the foul)
13:41	+2	Max Burton makes two point layup (Chansey Willis Jr. assists)	50-53
13:32		Donovan Williams shooting foul (Derrick Butler draws the foul)
13:32	+1	Derrick Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-53
13:32		Derrick Butler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:32		Derrick Butler offensive rebound
13:20	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point dunk (Marcus Johnson assists)	53-53
12:56		Derrick Butler blocks JaVaughn Hannah's three point jump shot
12:54		Broncos offensive rebound
12:48		Chansey Willis Jr. turnover (bad pass)
12:29		Derrick Butler misses two point jump shot
12:27		Max Burton defensive rebound
12:16		Brandon Muntu misses three point jump shot
12:14		Braelon Green defensive rebound
12:10	+2	Braelon Green makes two point layup	55-53
11:48		Owen Lobsinger misses three point jump shot
11:46		Owen Lobsinger offensive rebound
11:43	+2	Max Burton makes two point layup	55-55
11:43		Marcus Johnson shooting foul (Max Burton draws the foul)
11:43		TV timeout
11:43		Max Burton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:43		Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
11:13		Trey Thomas misses two point jump shot
11:11		Wilguens Jr. Exacte offensive rebound
11:10	+2	Wilguens Jr. Exacte makes two point layup	57-55
10:46		Owen Lobsinger misses three point jump shot
10:44		Falcons defensive rebound
10:22		Owen Lobsinger personal foul (Derrick Butler draws the foul)
10:21		Markhi Strickland personal foul (Falcons draws the foul)
10:03	+3	Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot	60-55
9:56		Broncos 30 second timeout
9:56		TV timeout
9:45	+2	Max Burton makes two point layup	60-57
9:16		Trey Thomas misses two point layup
9:14		Broncos defensive rebound
8:47		JaVaughn Hannah misses three point jump shot
8:45		Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
8:26	+2	Marcus Johnson makes two point layup	62-57
8:09	+3	EJ Ryans makes three point jump shot (Owen Lobsinger assists)	62-60
7:35		Wilguens Jr. Exacte turnover (lost ball) (Max Burton steals)
7:31	+2	JaVaughn Hannah makes two point dunk (Owen Lobsinger assists)	62-62
7:05		Trey Thomas misses two point jump shot
7:03		Owen Lobsinger defensive rebound
6:59		Derrick Butler shooting foul (Markhi Strickland draws the foul)
6:59		TV timeout
6:59	+1	Markhi Strickland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-63
6:59	+1	Markhi Strickland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-64
6:32	+2	Marcus Johnson makes two point jump shot	64-64
6:16		Owen Lobsinger turnover (lost ball) (Trey Thomas steals)
6:11	+2	Trey Thomas makes two point layup	66-64
5:42	+2	Brandon Muntu makes two point layup	66-66
5:14	+2	Jamai Felt makes two point dunk (Javontae Campbell assists)	68-66
5:03		Jamai Felt blocks Max Burton's two point dunk
5:01		Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
4:57		Javontae Campbell misses two point layup
4:55		Markhi Strickland defensive rebound
4:34		Max Burton misses three point jump shot
4:33		Owen Lobsinger offensive rebound
4:33		Javontae Campbell personal foul (Broncos draws the foul)
4:14		Jamai Felt blocks Donovan Williams's two point layup
4:12		Trey Thomas defensive rebound
3:53		Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
3:51		Chansey Willis Jr. defensive rebound
3:45		Chansey Willis Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:43		Donovan Williams offensive rebound
3:34		Marcus Johnson shooting foul (Max Burton draws the foul)
3:34		TV timeout
3:34	+1	Max Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-67
3:34	+1	Max Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-68
3:09		Markhi Strickland shooting foul (Derrick Butler draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Derrick Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 3	69-68
3:09		Derrick Butler misses regular free throw 2 of 3
3:09	+1	Derrick Butler makes regular free throw 3 of 3	70-68
2:49		Jamai Felt blocks Markhi Strickland's two point layup
2:47		Derrick Butler defensive rebound
2:47		Jump ball. (Falcons gains possession)
2:28	+2	Derrick Butler makes two point dunk	72-68
2:17		Jamai Felt personal foul (Chansey Willis Jr. draws the foul)
2:17		Chansey Willis Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:17		Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
1:48	+2	Marcus Johnson makes two point jump shot (Trey Thomas assists)	74-68
1:40		Broncos 30 second timeout
1:25		Owen Lobsinger misses three point jump shot
1:23		JaVaughn Hannah offensive rebound
1:22		Derrick Butler personal foul (JaVaughn Hannah draws the foul)
1:22	+1	JaVaughn Hannah makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-69
1:22	+1	JaVaughn Hannah makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-70
0:54	+2	Javontae Campbell makes two point layup	76-70
0:42		Trey Thomas personal foul (Max Burton draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Max Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-71
0:42		Max Burton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:42		Jamai Felt defensive rebound
0:40		Owen Lobsinger personal foul (Jamai Felt draws the foul)
0:39		JaVaughn Hannah personal foul (Falcons draws the foul)
0:33		Donovan Williams personal foul (Trey Thomas draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Trey Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-71
0:33	+1	Trey Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-71
0:26	+2	Chansey Willis Jr. makes two point layup	78-73
0:26		Broncos 60 second timeout
0:26		JaVaughn Hannah personal foul (Trey Thomas draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Trey Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-73
0:26	+1	Trey Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-73
0:22	+2	Chansey Willis Jr. makes two point layup	80-75
0:21		Falcons 30 second timeout
0:17		EJ Ryans personal foul (Derrick Butler draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Derrick Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-75
0:17	+1	Derrick Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-75
0:07	+2	Chansey Willis Jr. makes two point layup	82-77
0:07		Falcons 30 second timeout
0:07		Falcons 60 second timeout
0:06		Donovan Williams personal foul (Marcus Johnson draws the foul)
0:06		Marcus Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:06	+1	Marcus Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-77
0:01	+2	Chansey Willis Jr. makes two point layup	83-79
0:00		End of period

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Chansey Willis Jr. makes two point layup