Feb. 6, 2005

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* The Rockets have won their last four meetings vs. CMU and lead the all-time series vs. the Chippewas by a 45-26 margin. UT also has a 17-16 all-time record in games played in Mt. Pleasant.

* Head Coach Stan Joplin is now 14-5 vs. CMU and is in 11th place on the MAC's all-time win list for both overall and conference victories.

* The Rockets outrebounded CMU by a 33-30 margin (20-13 in second half) to mark only the fifth time this season UT has outrebounded its opposition.

* Toledo shot a season-best 88.9 percent (24-of-27) from the free-throw line to raise its season mark to 70.9 mark. The Rockets have shot over 70 percent from the charity stripe in five straight games and are shooting 79.4 percent (85-of-107) during this stretch.

* Toledo committed a season-high 23 turnovers in the victory and won for the first time in five games when committing more miscues than its opponent.

* Senior guard Keith Triplett led UT with 16 points and now has 1,697 career points, nine away from moving into third place on the Rockets' all-time scoring list ahead of Greg Stempin (1997-2001).

* Sophomore guard Justin Ingram tallied the Rockets' first seven points of the game en route to equaling his season high with 14 points. Ingram also made a career-best six free throws and equaled his career best with seven rebounds. He leads the Rockets in rebounding in MAC play (5.1 rpg) and ranks second in scoring (10.3 ppg).

* Junior guard Sammy Villegas continued his shooting success vs. CMU by knocking down 3-of-5 three-point field goal attempts. He is shooting 63.6 percent (21-of-33) from behind the arc in six games vs. the Chippewas.

* Sophomore center Allen Pinson scored in double digits in a conference game for the first time this season. He started the Rockets' comeback with eight straight points after UT had fallen behind by seven in the early stages of the second half.