QUICK HITTERS
• Toledo (7-4) hosts its second straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference foe when it hosts North Carolina A&T (5-8, 2-0 MEAC) on Monday, Dec. 21 at 7:00 p.m. The Rockets rolled to a 102-68 victory over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, while the Aggies are coming off last Thursday's 61-47 home win over Grambling State.
• UT completed its final exams for the Fall Semester last Friday and won't return to classes until the Spring Semester begins Monday, Jan. 11. During its break from academics, the Rockets will also host Northern Kentucky (Dec. 30) and then open Mid-American Conference play with road tilts at Ball State (Jan. 6) and Miami (Jan. 9).
• Head Coach
Tod Kowalczyk is in his sixth season at UT's helm and has orchestrated a dramatic turnaround since his arrival in 2010. He possesses a 92-82 (.529) record on the Rocket bench, including an 88-54 (.620) win-loss ledger over the last five years.
• Kowalczyk has guided Toledo to a share of the 2013-14 Mid-American Conference regular season title in addition to a piece of the 2012-13 MAC West Division title.
• Junior
Jonathan Williams paced Toledo in its 34-point win over the Wildcats with 21 points. Joining Williams in double digits were freshman
Nate Navigato (season-high 20 pts.), junior
Zach Garber (career-high 17 pts.), freshman
Jaelan Sanford (16 pts.) and sophomore
Stuckey Mosley (10 pts.)Â Garber also grabbed a career-best eight rebounds, while Sanford notched a season-high six rebounds and six assists.
• Toledo shot 54.8 percent from the field, including a season-best 46.2 percent (12-of-26) from behind the three-point arc. The Rockets limited the Wildcats to a 35.2 shooting mark and a 15.4 three-point FG% (4-of-26), both season lows for a UT opponent.
• Williams and senior
Nathan Boothe are the Mid-American Conference's top two leading scorers with 19.6 and 17.7 ppg, respectively. Boothe also is tied for second in the MAC with 9.0 rpg and third with a 2.3 assist/turnover ratio. Sophomore
Stuckey Mosley is scoring in double digits as well at 11.7 ppg and ranks second on the team with 5.8 rpg and 3.7 apg.
• Toledo ranks fourth nationally with its MAC-best 1.79 assist/turnover ratio, 16th for fewest turnovers per game (10.2) and 20th with 18.3 apg.
• North Carolina A&T has won five of its last six games after opening the season with seven straight losses.
• Senior forward Bruce Beckford leads the Aggies with 16.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game. Joining Beckford in double figures is sophomore guard Sam Hunt at 14.0 ppg, including a 25-point performance in A&T's win over the Tigers.
ROCKET ROUNDUP FROM UT'S 102-68 WIN OVER BETHUNE-COOKMAN
• Toledo's 102 points was its first 100-point home game vs. an NCAA Division I opponent since a 103-66 win over Wright State on Dec. 22, 2003.
• Toledo's 18-point halftime lead was its largest vs. an NCAA Division I opponent this season.
• Five Rockets scored in double figures for the second time this season.
• UT is 7-1 when shooting 45 percent or higher from the field and winless in three games when shooting under 45 percent.
• The Rockets are 6-1 when shooting 70 percent or better from the free-throw line.
• Toledo is 6-1 when grabbing more rebounds than its opponent.
• Senior
Nathan Boothe was held out of double figures for the first time this season, finishing with four points, four rebounds and four assists in a season-low 21 minutes.
• Junior
Jonathan Williams has scored 14 or more points in every game this season, including a team-high seven 20-point outings.
• Sophomore
Stuckey Mosley produced a double-digit scoring effort for the seventh time this season and finished with 10 points, four rebounds & three assists.
• Freshman
Nate Navigato tallied six three-point field goals in nine attempts en route to a season-high 20 points in just 18 minutes.
.• Junior
Zach Garber has started the last two games for the Rockets and is averaging 11.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He has knocked down 16 of his last 18 free throws to raise his season mark to 72.7 percent.
• Freshman
Jaelan Sanford scored 16 points to go along with season highs in rebounds (6) and assists (6).
• Freshman
Nick Rogers tallied a season-high five assists to go along with four points.
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