Feb. 25, 2007

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• The Rockets are 6-2 on the road in conference play this season and have won 13 straight games vs. MAC West Division opponents.

• Toledo's 12 MAC wins are its most in conference play since the 2000-01 campaign. The Rockets have a 19-2 win-loss mark in its last 21 conference games.

• The Rockets snapped a four-game losing streak at University Arena and lead their all-time series vs. Western Michigan by a 75-48 margin. UT swept its season series vs. the Broncos for the first time since 2001-02.

• Head Coach Stan Joplin is now 15-9 vs. WMU and 5-3 in head-to-head meetings with Broncos' head coach Steve Hawkins.

• Toledo is 5-1 this season in games decided by three points or less.

• Senior forwards Keonta Howell and Florentino Valencia have each scored in double figures in a team-best 23 of 27 contests.

• Howell registered his team-high eighth 20-point contest and has led UT in scoring on a team-high 11 occasions.

• Valencia tied his career high with 10 field goals and shot 76.3 percent (45-of-59) in eight career games vs. the Broncos.

• Senior guard Justin Ingram matched his season high with six assists and committed just one turnover. He also had a team-high eight rebounds as well as three steals.

• Sophomore guard Jonathan Amos tied his season high with four steals and registered his fourth double-digit scoring effort of the season with 12 points.

• Junior guard Kashif Payne tallied seven assists with just one turnover and has a 3.4 assist/turnover ratio in his last five games.

• Freshman forward Shane Ross scored a season-high seven points and is averaging 5.5 ppg in his last two games.