March 9, 2006

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• Toledo is 4-0 vs. Northern Illinois in the MAC Tournament and has won six of its last seven meetings vs. the Huskies.

• Head Coach Stan Joplin is now 14-6 in his career vs. Northern Illinois.

• UT streak of allowing fewer than 70 points ended at 13 games and NIU's 54 second-half points equalled the most in a half by a UT opponent this season.

• The Rockets are now 21-21 in MAC Tournament history and will face Akron in the MAC Tournament for the first time in tomorrow night's semifinal matchup.

• Toledo is 9-2 this season when four or more players score in double digits.

• The Rockets committed a season-low nine turnovers and has a plus-8.5 turnover margin in their last six games.

• Toledo registered 12 steals (11 in the first half) and has 10 or more steals in 14 games this season. The Rockets are leading the MAC with 9.83 steals per game and are averaging 12.0 spg during their nine-game win streak vs. MAC opponents.

• The Rockets are now 14-0 this season when leading at halftime.

• Senior guard Sammy Villegas scored a season-high 18 points and tied his season best with six rebounds while playing a season-high 31 minutes.

• Junior guard Justin Ingram is now averaging 19.0 ppg with a 57.1 FG% and a 90.9 FT% in this year's MAC Tournament and is nine points from becoming the 36th Rocket to reach the 1,000 career point mark.