Dec. 17, 2005

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Team Notes:

* Toledo's 50.0 three-point field-goal percentage was a season high with its 12 three-point attempts marking a season low.

* UT held a 30-29 rebounding advantage and has not been outrebounded in its last five games.

* Toledo's bench held a 40-21 advantage and has held the edge on its opponents in each of its last five games.

* The Rockets registered a season-high 22 assists and had more assists than turnovers for the first time this season.

* Toledo has outscored its opponents in all but two halves this season - in the first half vs. both South Carolina and Northern Illinois.

* The Rockets are now 39-3 (.929) in non-conference home games under Head Coach Stan Joplin and 99-25 (.798) at home in Joplin's tenure. UT is also a MAC-best 26-3 (.897) at Savage Hall since the start of the 2003-04 campaign.

* Toledo put five players in double figures for the first time this season.

Player Notes:

* Sophomore guard Kashif Payne registered his first double-double with 11 points and a career-high 11 assists in a career-high 34 minutes.

* Junior center Allen Pinson tallied a season-high 16 points on 7-of-7 shooting and a career-high two three-point field goals in just 10 minutes of action.

* Junior guard Justin Ingram now has scored in double figures in every game this season and raised his season free-throw percentage to 90.6% after making all three of his free throws.

* Junior guard Keonta Howell grabbed a team-high six rebounds and has led the Rockets on the boards in four games this season.