GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, January 13, 2018.
Tip-Off: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Arena: McGuirk Arena (5,300).
TV: ESPN3.
Radio: Rocket Radio Network.   WSPD (1370 AM) in Toledo.
 
QUICK HITTERS
•   Toledo (10-6, 2-1 MAC) looks to build on home wins over Akron (67-65) and Western Michigan (84-61) when it travels to Mt. Pleasant, Mich. to face Mid-American Conference West Division foe Central Michigan (12-4, 1-2 MAC) on Saturday, Jan. 13. Tip-off time from McGuirk Arena is set for 4:30 p.m. with the game being streamed on ESPN3. Following Saturday's game, UT will travel to Ohio (8-7, 1-2 MAC) on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 7:00 p.m.
•   The Rockets posted a season-high 57.4 FG% and led wire-to-wire in their win over WMU. UT is now in a first-place tie with the Broncos (10-6, 2-1 MAC) and Ball State (11-5, 2-1 MAC) in the West Division.
•   Senior guard Tre'Shaun Fletcher spearheaded UT's offense vs. WMU with 21 points, eight rebounds and a career-high eight assists while shooting 8-of-12 from the field and 4-of-6 from three-point range. Junior guard Jaelan Sanford and sophomore center Luke Knapke each scored 16 points for the Rockets, while freshman guard Marreon Jackson tallied 13.
•   Toledo's defense excelled on the defensive end as well, limiting the Broncos to a season-low 32.9 shooting mark and 4-of-16 totals (25.0 percent) from three-point range.
•   Fletcher is the lone individual to appear in the MAC's Top 10 in points, rebounds and assists with 18.0 ppg (4th), 8.5 rpg (3rd) and 3.9 apg (7th).
•   Fletcher and Sanford are the only tandem from one school to rank in the MAC's Top 10 scoring leaders. Sanford needs just 14 points to become the 45th member of Toledo's 1,000-point club.
•   Jackson ranks second in the MAC with a 46.6 3PTFG%, while junior forward Nate Navigato is fifth with a 43.0 mark. Knapke is tied for second in the MAC with 1.6 bpg and is fifth in the league with a 57.6 field-goal percentage. Jackson also is fifth with a 2.0 assist/turnover ratio.
•   As a team, Toledo tops the MAC with its 40.6 three-point FG% and 9.8 three-point FGs per game and is second with a 1.2 assist/turnover ratio, 47.0 FG% and 15.6 apg. UT is also third with 78.9 ppg.
•   Central Michigan is 8-0 on its home floor this season but has lost at Kent State, 85-69, and Eastern Michigan, 79-74, since opening league play with a 75-50 win over Ohio.
•   CMU leads the nation with its 81.8 FT% and is 11th in fewest fouls per game (15.0).
•   Senior forward Cecil Williams leads CMU with 14.9 ppg and is second with 6.8 rpg.
•   The Rockets snapped a six-game losing streak in their series vs. the Chippewas with a convincing 87-66 home win last February.

POST-GAME NOTES FROM TOLEDO'S 84-61 WIN OVER WESTERN MICHIGAN
• Toledo shot a season-high 57.4 percent and has shot 50 percent or higher in four of its last five contests. During this stretch, the Rockets are shooting 53.0 percent from the field and 48.1 percent from three-point range. In addition, UT is shooting even better in the second half during this stretch with a 61.5 FG% and 52.3 3PTFG%.
• Toledo's 72.7 FG% in the second half was a season high and was the third time in last five outings UT shot 70 percent or better (70.8 @CSU, 72.0 @Penn) in the final 20 minutes
• Toledo improved its record when leading at halftime to 8-1.
• The Rockets out-rebounded the Broncos by a 38-34 margin, marking the seventh time in its last nine contests that UT has won the battle of the boards.
• UT has won 10 of 11 contests when out-shooting its opponent from the field.
• Junior guard Jaelan Sanford played a season-low 26 minutes due to foul trouble. In his last six games, he is averaging 18.3 ppg with a 52.0 FG% and 48.6 3PTFG%.
• Sophomore center Luke Knapke was 4-of-4 from the field, 2-of-2 from three-point range and 6-of-7 from the charity stripe.
 
TAKING A LOOK AT THE ROCKETS IN CONFERENCE PLAY
• Toledo leads the MAC in FG% (53.2), 3PTFG% (47.8), three-point field goals per game (10.7) and assists (17.0 apg) and ranks second in points per game (81.7) and scoring margin (+5.0).
• The Rockets rank last with a 65.3 FT% despite entering league play with a 74.6 mark.
• Tre'Shaun Fletcher ranks third in scoring at 20.7 ppg, and Jaelan Sanford is tied for fourth with 18.7 ppg.
• Fletcher is also second with a 3.5 assist/turnover ratio, and Sanford is fifth with a 1.8 mark.
• Luke Knapke ranks third with a 69.2 FG% (9-of-13).
• Marreon Jackson leads the MAC with a 70.0 3PTFG% (7-of-10) with Knapke (7th, 57.1%), Fletcher (T-10th, 50.0%) and Sanford (T-15th, 44.4%) each appearing in the league rankings.
 
THREE-POINT PRODUCTION
        One of Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk's goals for the Rockets heading into the 2017-18 campaign was to increase their three-point field goals. Toledo has done just that this season by converting 157-of-387 attempts for a 40.6 conversion rate, a mark that sits at the top of the MAC and ranks 21st nationally.
        UT's 9.8 treys per game also pace the MAC and are well ahead of last year's average of 7.7 three-pointers per game. The Rockets posted a 36.2 three-point field-goal percentage last year.
        Toledo's 14 three-point field goals vs. Saint Joseph's in its season opener were tied for third-most in school history. The school record is 17 vs. Wright State on Dec. 22, 2003 with UT also hitting 16 vs. Marshall on Jan. 12, 2000.
        UT has tallied nine or more treys in 13 of 16 contests, including 13-of-23 totals vs. WMU (Jan. 9), 12-of-25 totals at Syracuse (Nov. 22) and 12-of-29 totals at Kansas (Nov. 28).