TOLEDO, OH – Senior guard
Jonathan Williams (23 pts.) led four Rockets in double figures and every Toledo player scored en route to a 94-79 exhibition victory on Saturday afternoon over Ohio Dominican in Savage Arena.
Joining Williams in double figures was sophomore guard
Jaelan Sanford (16 pts.), junior guard
Daniel Dzierzawski (13 pts.) and sophomore forward
Nate Navigato (11 pts., 6 reb.).
Junior guard Shemar Waugh topped the visitors with 26 points with junior guard Ronnie Williams adding 17 points.
The Rockets held a commanding 47-33 advantage in the rebounding department with senior center
Zach Garber and senior forward
Steve Taylor Jr. leading the way with 15 and 11 boards, respectively.
Both teams registered similar shooting marks from the field with Toledo posting a 45.0 FG% and Ohio Dominican at 44.6%. The Rockets held a distinct advantage at the charity stripe, knocking down 32-of-47 free throws compared to the Panthers' 13-of-17 totals. UT also shot an impressive 57.1 percent (8-of-14) from behind the three-point arc compared to ODU's 30.8 3PTFG% (8-of-26).
Toledo held a 45-41 advantage at intermission and took the lead for good, 51-50, on a Garber putback with 15:43 remaining. Freshman guard
Justin Roberts' trey provided the Rockets their first double-digit advantage, 69-57, with 8:55 to play.
Toledo's lead didn't fall below 11 points the remainder of the contest.
The Rockets open their 2016-17 season on Saturday, Nov. 12 with a trip to Philadelphia, PA to face defending Atlantic 10 Tournament champion Saint Joseph's. Tip-off time is set for 7:00 p.m.
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