Jan. 31, 2005

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* Toledo registered its seventh straight win over the Broncos at Savage Hall and now leads the all-time series vs. WMU by a 72-47 margin.

* UT is now 6-0 at home this season and has won 18 of its last 19 contests at Savage Hall. Toledo is 90-23 (.796) at Savage Hall in nine seasons under Head Coach Stan Joplin.

* The Rockets equalled their season high with nine three-point field goals.

* Toledo's bench outscored WMU's reserves by a 43-22 margin and has held an advantage over its opponents in all by two games this season.

* The Rockets had five players score in double digits for the first time this season.

* Senior guard Keith Triplett registered 21 points for his seventh 20-point outing of the season and his 37th of his career. He also now has 1,667 points in his Rocket career to move within nine points of Steve Mix (1966-69), who is in fourth place on UT's all-time scoring list.

* Sophomore guard Keonta Howell scored a career-high 20 points, including 18 in the first half. He is shooting 52.1 percent from the field and 47.4 percent (18-of-38) from three-point range.

* Sophomore forward Florentino Valencia tallied 11 points and has scored in double digits in four of his last five games.

* Sophomore guard Justin Ingram led the Rockets with seven rebounds to equal his career high for a third time this season. He is leading UT with 4.6 rpg in conference games.

* Freshman guard Kashif Payne tallied a season-high 10 points for a second straight game to go along with seven assists with just one turnover in 21 minutes.