Post-Game Notes
12/21/2002 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 21, 2002
Team notes:
· The Rockets' 13-game home win streak dating back to last season matches the program's longest since Dec. 28, 1979 - Dec. 13, 1980.
· UT has won five straight games since a 69-61 setback at Youngstown State on Nov. 30.
· Toledo has shot over 60 percent from both the field and three-point range in three straight games. Over that span, the Rockets are shooting 66.2 percent from the field and 66.1 percent from three-point range.
· The Rockets' 66.7 field goal percentage equalled the fifth-best performance by a team in Savage Hall history.
· UT and Arkansas State combined for 22 three-pointers for the second most treys in a game in Savage Hall history.
· The Rockets' 12 turnovers were a season low and their 23 assists were a season high.
Player notes:
· Keith Triplett (20.3 ppg) and Sammy Villegas (17.3) are leading UT over the last three games. Triplett is shooting 66.7 percent, while Villegas is shooting 73.9 percent.
· Villegas's 19 points were a season high in a season-best 35 minutes. He is averaging 17.3 points and shooting 73.9 percent in UT's last three games.
· Ricardo Thomas dished out a season-high six assists
· Milo Kirsh equalled a season high with 12 points. He leads the Rockets with 1.8 blocked shots per game.
· Nick Moore equalled a season high with six assists.
· Chauncey Shelton grabbed a season-high three rebounds in just six minutes of action.
