Bowling Green Falcons (5-8, 0-1 MAC) at Western Michigan Broncos (3-10, 0-1 MAC)

Kalamazoo, Michigan; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Western Michigan hosts Bowling Green after Chansey Willis Jr. scored 21 points in Western Michigan’s 76-70 loss to the Toledo Rockets.

The Broncos are 2-4 on their home court. Western Michigan ranks ninth in the MAC with 12.7 assists per game led by EJ Ryans averaging 1.8.

The Falcons are 0-1 against MAC opponents. Bowling Green has a 2-5 record against teams above .500.

Western Michigan’s average of 5.6 made 3-pointers per game is 2.4 fewer made shots on average than the 8.0 per game Bowling Green allows. Bowling Green has shot at a 45.1% rate from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points fewer than the 45.3% shooting opponents of Western Michigan have averaged.

The Broncos and Falcons square off Tuesday for the first time in MAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Markhi Strickland is scoring 11.6 points per game and averaging 3.8 rebounds for the Broncos.

Marcus Johnson averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Falcons, scoring 17.0 points while shooting 40.5% from beyond the arc.

LAST 10 GAMES: Broncos: 2-8, averaging 70.8 points, 35.1 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 5.3 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.4 points per game.

Falcons: 4-6, averaging 74.9 points, 31.0 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 7.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.9 points.

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