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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Wes Alcegaire had 17 points, Demajeo Wiggins added 15 points and 11 rebounds and Bowling Green beat Norfolk State 86-77 on Friday.
Rodrick Caldwell scored 13 and freshman Justin Turner added a career-high 10 points.
Three free throws by Zaynah Robinson put Norfolk State up 52-45 with 14:38 to play but Caldwell and Turner each hit 3-pointers and Alcegaire made a layup during an 8-2 run that pulled Bowling Green within one about two minutes later. Caldwell converted a 3-point play that made it 67-63 with seven minutes remaining and the Falcons (6-7) led the rest of the way.
Jonathan Wade hit 1 of 2 free throws to cut Norfolk State's deficit to six with 2:17 left, but a 3 by Matt Fox and a dunk by Wiggins capped an 8-0 run that gave BGSU its biggest lead, 86-72, with 33 seconds to go.
Wade scored 23 on 8-of-13-shooting and Robinson added 22 points, including four 3-pointers, with six assists and two steals for Norfolk State (3-11). The Spartans have lost 10 of 11.
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