Jan. 17, 2004

Recap| Final Stats| Quotes

Team Notes:

* The Rockets' 11-3 start to the season is their best since opening the 1998-99 campaign with a 12-2 mark.

* The last time the Rockets started out 5-1 in MAC play was the 1997-98 season.

* The Rockets are now 6-0 at home and the last time UT won more than six in a row at Savage Hall to start a season was the 1998-99 season when it was 11-0.

* Toledo's 45-31 advantage on the boards was its largest rebounding margin of the season.

* UT registered a season-high seven blocked shots including season highs of three by Allen Pinson and two by Florentino Valencia.

* The Rockets shot 73.9 percent from the line and have outshot their opponents from the charity stripe in 11 of 14 games this year.

* Toledo's 51-point second half was the fifth time this season the Rockets have scored 50 or more points in half. UT is leading the MAC with 78.4 points per game.

* Toledo's 50.8 field-goal percentage was the first time it shot over 50 percent since its 103-66 win over Wright State on Dec. 22.

Individual Notes:

* Senior guard Keith Triplett's 24 points marked a MAC-best ninth time this season he has scored 20 more points. Triplett is now averaging 20.0 points and is also leading the team with 5.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

* Sophomore guard Sammy Villegas equaled his season high with six assists to go along with 18 points and six rebounds.

* Redshirt freshman center Allen Pinson equalled his season high with 10 points and blocked a season-high three shots. Pinson is averaging 5.3 points and leads the team with 0.75 blocks per game.

* Freshman guard Justin Ingram matched his season high with six rebounds despite being held to a season-low two points. Ingram ranks second on the team in assists (3.3), steals (1.6) and blocked shots (0.4) per game, while ranking third in points per game (9.6).

* Senior forward Ricardo Thomas hauled down a team- and season-high eight rebounds to go along with nine points in 15 minutes of action.