March 5, 2003

Recap| Final Stats| Quotes

Team Notes:

* The Rockets snapped a three-game losing streak vs. Ball State and their 36-point margin of victory was their largest ever over the Cardinals. It was just the second time UT tallied 100 or more points vs. BSU with the first being a 102-73 win on Feb. 20, 1980.

* Toledo scored 100 points for the first time since a 103-51 win over Buffalo. It was the fourth 100-point outing by a Stan Joplin-coached team and the third in a MAC contest.

* The Rockets' 57 points in the first half were their most since scoring 56 vs. Buffalo on Feb. 11, 1999.

* Toledo's 63.2 field-goal percentage was its third best of the season and the first time since its win over Michigan State that the Rockets shot over 50 percent in game.

* The Rockets' 13 three-point field goals tied for their second most this season and equalled their second-most ever in a MAC contest.

* The Rockets' 68.4 three-point field-goal percentage was their second best this season and their fourth-best ever in a MAC contest.

* Toledo's 13-rebound advantage (34-21) on the boards was its best this season.

* The Rockets set a school season record for most three-point field goals in a season. UT now has 234 treys this year, nine more than the 1999-2000 squad. The Rockets need three treys in their regular-season finale at Bowling Green to set the school record for most treys in a conference season.

Individual Notes:

* Following his career-high 38-point effort, senior guard Nick Moore jumped from 13th to eighth place on the Rockets' all-time scoring list with 1,356 points. Moore also is just four treys from breaking his own single-season record for three-point field goals in a season. He is also just seven threes from breaking the MAC record for most career three-point field goals held by Miami's Landon Hackin (277).

* Redshirt freshman guard Sammy Villegas has connected on a three-point field goal in all but one game this season. He dished out five assists and committed just one turnover and is eight three-point field goals away for setting the record for most three-pointers by a MAC freshman.

* Junior guard Keith Triplett notched three steals in a season-low 23 minutes marking the 11th time he has grabbed three or more steals in a game this season. His season steal total of 62 ranks second in school history and he needs two thefts vs. Bowling Green to equal Craig Thames' school record of 46 for a conference season.