BOWLING GREEN — In what was billed as "The Battle For Bowling Green," the guys from Western Kentucky protected their home turf — barely. In a rugged, ragged exhibition game to open the 2026-27 men's basketball season, the Hilltoppers hung on down the stretch for 65-62 victory over Bowling Green (Ohio) State University on Tuesday night in E.A. Diddle Arena. "We executed well enough to get the win ...