Nov. 20, 2005
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Player Notes
* Junior forward Florentino Valencia led the Rockets with 17 points and seven rebounds and equaled career bests with his eight field goals and two steals. Valencia also opened the 2004-05 season with a bang with an 18-point, seven-rebound effort at Vanderbilt and followed it up with 17 points and six boards at Wright State.
* Sammy Villegas began his senior campaign in fine fashion. The Carolina, Puerto Rico native drilled five three-point field goals in the second half to help the Rockets rally from a 21-point halftime deficit. Villegas now has 208 treys in his career and is 22 three-pointers away from moving into second place ahead of Chad Kamstra (1996-2000). Nick Moore (1999-2003) holds the Rocket record with 276.
* Junior guard Keonta Howell tied his career high with four three-point field goals en route to scoring 14 points in 23 minutes.
* Sophomore guard Kashif Payne dished out six assists while committing just two turnovers and playing a career-high 33 minutes.
* Sophomore center Haris Charalambous equaled career highs with one steals and 10 minutes played.
Team Notes
* Toledo's 10 three-point field goals equaled its most in any game last season when it knocked down 10 treys in game on three occasions. The Rockets' 29 three-point attempts were more than they took in any game last year.
* The Rockets are now 4-6 in season openers under Head Coach Stan Joplin. Toledo's wins have come vs. Grand Valley State (1998), George Mason (1999), SE Missouri State (2000) on a neutral court and at IPFW (2003) with its losses coming at Old Dominion, at Xavier, at Dayton, vs. Brigham Young, at Vanderbilt and at South Carolina.
* UT has posted an all-time record of 50-41 in season openers during its 91-year history. The Rockets possess a 3-25 all-time mark when opening the season on the road.
* The Rockets hold a 4-11 all-time ledger vs. teams currently in the SEC. UT's wins have come against Auburn in 2000 and 2004 as well as a pair vs. South Carolina in the 1970s.
