Dec. 22, 2003

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Team Notes:

* Toledo established a season high for points (103), field goals (36), three-point field goals (17), three-point field-goal attempts (27) and three-point field-goal percentage (.630). The Rockets set a school record for three-point field goals in a game.

* The Rockets have scored 58 points in a half in each of their last two games.

* UT is now shooting 48.8 percent (42-of-86) from three-point range in its last four games.

* The Rockets posted a season-high plus-10 (22-12) in assist-to-turnover ratio and are a plus-four (121/117) in that department this season.

Player Notes:

* Senior guard Keith Triplett connected on a season-high five three-point field goals en route to a 21-point, five-rebound and six-assist performance in 27 minutes. Triplett is leading the team in points (19.4), rebounds (5.1), assists (3.6), steals (1.9) and blocks (0.4) per game.

* Sophomore guard Sammy Villegas also connected on a season-high five three-point field goals to equal his career high. Villegas ranks second on the team with 14.3 ppg and is shooting 45.9 percent from the field and 40.9 percent from three-point range.

* Freshman guard Will Burger tallied a season-high nine points in a season-high five minutes.

* Freshman guard Rashay Russell dished out a season-high five assists and equalled his season best with three steals.

* Redshirt freshman Allen Pinson returned to action after missing UT's last two games with six points and five rebounds in 10 minutes.

* Freshman guard Keonta Howell tallied a season-high eight points.

* Freshman forward Florentino Valencia connected on both of his free throw attempts to raise his season mark to a MAC-best 95.5 percent (21-of-22).