Campbell Breaks Record As Falcons Register Third-Straight Road Win

Tuesday, February 25

Ypsilanti, Mich.

6:30 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

Eastern Michigan

Photo by: Harmony Young, BGSU Athletics

Campbell Breaks Record As Falcons Register Third-Straight Road Win

February 25, 2025 | Men's Basketball

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Campbell Swipes Five Steals, Breaks Program Record For Single-Season Steals

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

YPSILANTI, Mich. - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team picked up their third-straight road victory Tuesday night (Feb. 25), topping the Eastern Michigan Eagles in a 65-60 final. The Falcons held EMU to just 19 first half points and didn't allow the Eagles to take the lead at any point in the game. The win marks three consecutive road wins for BGSU while also being the first back-to-back conference wins for the Orange and Brown as well. Bowling Green has now won five of their last seven and have improved to 6-9 within the MAC with three games remaining in the regular season.

Javontae Campbell led the way for the Falcons on both sides of the ball. Campbell recorded five steals, bringing his season total to 83 to break the program's single-season steals record. He also led the team in points and assists while tying for the team-lead in rebounds. Campbell registered 25 points in the game, his fourth-straight 20-point game for the Falcons and seventh of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Falcons won the opening tip of the game. Derrick Butler located Jamai Felt in the paint for a layup and the first points of the game. EMU answered with a jumper for a quick 2-2 tally.
The back-and-forth continued with a DaJion Humphrey layup followed by an EMU layup. Javontae Campbell swiped a steal for the Falcons and converted an and-one. Butler added a transition layup for a 5-0 BGSU run. EMU added a layup before the first media timeout of the game for a 9-6 Bowling Green advantage.
Out of the break, Campbell raised the BGSU count with two at the line. A layup EMU answered the points. The back-and-forth continued with Marcus Johnson finding Campbell for a layup, but EMU responded with a layup on their end.
Humphrey ended the run of layups with a three for the Falcons before another Eagles layup. Another Bowling Green three, this time from Butler, pushed the BGSU lead to 19-12 at the under-12 media break.
Coming out of the timeout, Eastern Michigan made two at the line, but the Falcons followed with a 6-0 run. Threes from Butler and Humphrey created the run, forcing an EMU timeout for the under-8 break with BGSU up 25-14.
The Eagles paused the run with a layup after the timeout. Braelon Green brought the Bowling Green response, joining the scoring with a layup of his own. Campbell sank two more at the line
The run continued for the Falcons with a big slam by Green and another three from Humphrey for a 15-2 stretch and 34-16 advantage at the final media timeout of the first half.
After the media break, EMU hit a three to stop the BGSU run, ending an EMU scoring drought that spanned nearly five minutes of game time. Campbell made one at the line for a 35-19 halftime score.
Eastern Michigan opened the second half with two threes and a dunk for an 8-0 run, cutting the deficit down to 35-27 with a BGSU timeout. After the timeout, the run reached 10-0 with a 35-29 score at the under-16 media timeout.
EMU added to their run after the media stoppage, extending to 12-2 with the score at 35-31. Campbell ended the run with one at the line, but an Eastern Michigan layup and three followed to tie the game at 36-36.
Wilguens Jr. Exacte made the first field goal of the half for the Falcons, getting a layup to go off an inbound, but an EMU jumper answered to tie it back up at 38-38.
Campbell broke the tie with a triple before an Eagles dunk kept the score at a one-point difference at the under-12 media timeout with BGSU up 41-40.
Campbell made a layup to push the BGSU lead to three. An EMU three tied it, but an Exacte three matched the points before an Eastern Michigan jumper for a 46-45 Falcon lead.
Campbell found space in the paint for a jumper, starting a 7-0 BGSU run. Johnson made his first bucket of the game, demonstrating touch around the rim, before Humphrey drilled a three, giving the Falcons a 53-45 advantage at the under-8 break.
The Eagles added a layup after the break. Campbell matched the points on the BGSU end, but a 5-0 EMU run followed. Butler ended the run with a three for the Orange and Brown with an Eastern Michigan jumper answering for a 58-54 score at the final media timeout of regulation.
The first points out of the break came from Green, getting a transition layup to go off a Campbell assist. Campbell followed with a steal and score. EMU added a bucket with a timeout, pausing the action with the Falcons ahead 62-56 with a minute-and-a-half left in the game.
With 40 seconds remaining, EMU cut the lead down to 62-58 and used their final timeout. Campbell added two at the line for BGSU with 29 seconds on the clock. Another Campbell steal turned into another point at the line with 11 seconds left for a 65-58 score.
EMU added a layup in the final seconds to make it a 65-60 Bowling Green victory.

STAT LEADERS

Javontae Campbell: 25 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 5 steals
DaJion Humphrey: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal
Derrick Butler: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist
Braelon Green: 6 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
Wilguens Jr. Exacte: 5 points, 5 rebounds

FALCON STAT FACTS

Javontae Campbell totaled five steals in the game, his most in MAC play, giving him 83 steals on the season to break the program's single-season steals record and set a new career-high for steals in a season after having 78 a year ago for Northern Oklahoma.
Campbell scored a team-high 25 points for the Falcons, marking his fourth straight 20-point game, giving him seven on the season. He added a team-high seven assists and tied for the team-lead in rebounds with five, all in addition to his steals record. Campbell also logged all 10 of BGSU's made free throws in the contest.
Bowling Green held Eastern Michigan to 19 points in the first half, the lowest point total in a half by a BGSU opponent this season. The Falcons held the Eagles to 24-percent from the field (8-of-34) and 6-percent from three (1-of-16) in the half.
With the win, the Falcons have won three-straight road games as well as five of their last seven. BGSU splits the season series with EMU with the victory and has back-to-back MAC wins for the first time this year.
Jamai Felt swatted a pair of blocks for the Falcons, giving him 41 on the season. The total ties Felt for 10th on the program's single-season blocks list, matching Otis Polk's 2008-09 campaign.
DaJion Humphrey posted a season-high 14 points for the Orange and Brown, including a perfect 4-for-4 night from three, his most three-pointers in a game this season.
Derrick Butler joined the double-digit scoring effort for the Falcons, tallying 11 while adding five rebounds to tie for the team high.
Wilguens Jr. Exacte hauled in five rebounds as well for BGSU, tying with Campbell and Butler for the team lead. Exacte also tallied five points.
Braelon Green filled the stat sheet for the Falcons, finishing with six points, four assists, three rebounds and a steal off the bench.

UP NEXT
The Falcons will be back at the Stroh Center on Saturday (March 1) for their final Saturday contest of the regular season and Senior Day. Bowling Green will host Ball State in the contest with a 2 p.m. tip at the Stroh Center.

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