Dec. 28, 2005

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Team Notes:

* Toledo now leads the all-time series vs. Oakland by a 6-2 margin. UT is 4-1 vs. the Golden Grizzlies in Savage Hall and Stan Joplin holds a 5-1 record vs. OU.

* UT has now won its last 16 non-conference games at Savage Hall and possesses a 41-3 (.932) win-loss mark in non-conference home games under Head Coach Stan Joplin. St. Bonaventure is the last non-league team to defeat the Rockets on their home floor with an 82-76 triumph on Dec. 1, 2001.

* The Rockets also have a 101-25 (.802) record at home in Joplin's tenure. UT is also a MAC-best 28-3 (.903) at Savage Hall since the start of the 2003-04 campaign.

* Toledo registered a season-high 15 steals and forced Oakland to commit 25 turnovers. The Rockets are averaging 9.3 spg this year and forcing opponents to commit 20.7 turnovers per game.

* The Rockets' bench was outscored for the first time in its last seven games with Oakland's reserves holding a 36-20 advantage.

Player Notes:

* Junior Justin Ingram tied a school record with 29 consecutive free throws made before missing his fifth attempt tonight. Ingram tied Nick Moore's record in the 2000-01 campaign and is shooting 91.1 percent from the charity stripe.

* Sophomore Kashif Payne has an 82.9 FT% and saw his consecutive free throw streak end at 19 in tonight's contest.

* Ingram and freshman Jonathan Amos each registered five steals for the most by a Rocket this season. Ingram's theft total equalled his career best he achieved two times previously.

* Sophomore Jerrah Young tallied season highs for both points (8) and blocks (2).

* Junior Florentino Valencia scored in double figures for a third straight game. He shot 5-of-6 from the field and leads the MAC with a 64.6 FG%.