Jan. 22, 2005

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* Toledo now leads the all-time series vs. the Falcons by a 78-73 margin and has won seven of its last 10 meetings with Bowling Green.

* Head Coach Stan Joplin is now 9-9 vs. Bowling Green in his career with a 9-6 mark in head-to-head meetings with BG Coach Dan Dakich.

* The Rockets have held second-half leads in each of their three MAC losses. UT held an eight-point advantage with 8:00 to play at EMU, a 15-point lead with 11:45 left at Buffalo and a 17-point halftime lead to Bowling Green.

* Toledo collected 13 steals including nine in the first half and has now notched 10 or more steals in nine of its last 10 games.

* The Rockets committed just 12 turnovers and forced 24 BG miscues to mark the ninth time in the last 10 games UT has committed fewer turnovers than its opponent.

* Toledo connected on only five three-pointers for its second-lowest total of the second, behind three at Duke (Dec. 11).

* Senior guard Keith Triplett tallied a game-high 26 points for his second-highest scoring outing of the season and equalled his season high with a team-best seven rebounds. He also tallied a team-high four steals to move into a third-place tie on the MAC's all-time list with Ball State's Duane Clemens (1996-2000).

* Sophomore guard Keonta Howell scored four points with two rebounds and two steals in eight minutes but was forced to leave due to a slight concussion midway through the first half.

* Sophomore center Allen Pinson sat out his third straight game due to a concussion.