QUICK HITTERS
•   Toledo opens a nine-day roadtrip on Saturday, Nov. 19 when it takes on Horizon League foe Wright State (2-0) at the Nutter Center (10,400). Tip-off time is set for 7:00 p.m. and can be seen live on ESPN3.
•   The Rockets have split their first two games by rebounding from a 77-76 setback at Saint Joseph's in their season opener last Saturday with a 103-98 (OT) home triumph over Youngstown State on Tuesday.
•   Senior guard Jonathan Williams is leading the Rockets with 21.5 ppg, including a 25-point outing vs. the Penguins that was one shy of his career high. Senior forward Steve Taylor, Jr is also averaging 18.0 ppg, a MAC-best 15.0 rpg and a team-high 3.5 apg. Taylor grabbed a Savage Arena-record 23 rebounds against YSU and scored a career-best 22 points as well.
•   Junior guard Daniel Dzierzawski and senior guard Jordan Lauf are also scoring in double digits for the Rockets with 16.0 and 11.0 ppg, respectively.
•   The Raiders have posted an 85-81 win at Southern Illinois last Friday and an 89-87 home victory over Miami on Tuesday to open their 2016-17 campaign. Junior guard Mark Alstork is WSU's scoring leader with 29.5 ppg, while senior forward Steven Davis is averaging 21.0 ppg.
•   Alstork, who transferred from Ball State to Wright State after his freshman year, nearly registered a triple-double against the RedHawks, as he finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
•   Both Toledo and Wright State nearly let 21-point leads slip away in their last outings. The Rockets led 48-27 early in the second half and saw YSU rally from an 85-78 deficit with 25 seconds remaining. The Raiders held an 53-32 halftime advantage that Miami erased with just under eight minutes to play.
•   UT and WSU have split their 10 previous meetings, with the Raiders emerging victorious in the last two encounters in 2008 and 2009.
•   Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk is in his seventh season at UT and has orchestrated a dramatic turnaround since his arrival in 2010. He has guided the Midnight Blue and Gold to a 99-66 (.600) win-loss mark over the last six years, including back-to-back 20-win campaigns in 2013-14 and 2014-15.
•   Toledo is playing just one home game in the month of November. The Rockets will be on the road for six of seven games in November before playing seven of its next eight contests in Savage Arena.

POST-GAME NOTES FROM UT'S 103-98 (OT) VICTORY OVER YOUNGSTOWN STATE
• UT won its home opener for the sixth consecutive season.
• The overtime contest was the first for the Rockets since a 76-75 home loss to Kent State on Feb. 13, 2015. Toledo has posted a 4-5 (.444) win-loss mark in overtime games during Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk's seven-year tenure.
• The Rockets' 103 points were their most vs. a Division I opponent in Savage Arena since a 103-66 win over Wright State on Dec. 23, 2003. The last time UT scored 103 points on the road was a 103-99 win in regulation vs. Stony Brook on Nov. 22, 2013.
• The 201 points scored by the Rockets and Penguins were tied for fourth most ever in a game in Savage Arena with the 73 field goals made the sixth-most in facility history.
• YSU guard Cameron Morse's 40 points ranks sixth in Savage Arena history and marked the first 40-point outing since Austin Peay's Bubba Wells tallied 42 vs. Air Force on Dec. 29, 1995. Miami's Ron Harper holds the scoring record with 45 vs. Ball State in the 1985 MAC Tournament.
• Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk improved his career record vs. Youngstown State to 17-6, including a 3-1 ledger at the Rocket helm.
• Senior forward Steve Taylor Jr. scored a career-high 22 points, broke a Savage Arena record with a career-best 23 rebounds and tied his career high with four assists in a career-high 37 minutes.
• Taylor's 23 rebounds are tied for seventh most in Toledo's 102-year history and are the most by a Rocket since Tim Schirra grabbed 22 boards vs. East Carolina on Dec. 19, 1992. The last UT player to have 23 or boards was Doug Hess' school record of 27 vs. Marshall on Jan. 3, 1971.
• Senior guard Jonathan Williams finished one point shy of his career scoring high with 25 points. He tied his career high with 38 minutes played and established career bests for field-goal attempts (22) and three-point attempts (10).
• Williams was a perfect 7-of-7 from the free-throw line and has made his first nine shots at the charity stripe this season. He also moved into 30th place on UT's all-time scoring list with 1,172 career points.
• Senior guard Jordan Lauf tallied career highs for points (13) and field goals (5) in 26 minutes played. Lauf leads the Rockets with a 70.0 FG% (7-of-10) and also has made each of his seven free-throw attempts.
• Junior guard Daniel Dzierkawski has scored in double digits in each of his first two games as a Rocket. He ranks third on the team in scoring with 16.0 ppg and is shooting 55.0 percent (11-of-20) from the field and 81.8 percent (9-of-11) from the charity stripe.
• Sophomore guard Jaelan Sanford tied his career high with two blocked shots with both occurring against Youngstown State. Sanford also registered a career-high 12 free-throw attempts.
• Sophomore forward Nate Navigato played a career-high 34 minutes.