QUICK HITTERS
• Toledo (12-6, 4-1 MAC) looks to extend its winning streak to a season-high five games when it returns home for a cross-division matchup vs. Kent State (9-9, 3-2 MAC) on Saturday, Jan. 20. Tip-off time from Savage Arena is set for 7:00 p.m. with the game being streamed on ESPN3. Following Saturday's game, the Rockets will visit Western Michigan (11-7, 3-2 MAC) on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 7:00 p.m.
• Toledo is alone in first place in the MAC's West Division following Tuesday's dominating 91-57 win at Ohio. Ball State (12-6) and WMU trail UT by a game in the standings.
• The trio of senior guard
Tre'Shaun Fletcher, junior guard
Jaelan Sanford and junior forward
Nate Navigato spearheaded UT's offense vs. the Bobcats with 18, 16 and 16 points, respectively. Sophomore forward
Willie Jackson also was in double figures with 14 points in addition to collecting eight rebounds.
• During their four-game winning streak, the Rockets possess an average margin of victory of 17.5 ppg and have trailed for just three minutes and 25 seconds.
• UT has a 51.9 3PTFG% (40-of-77) in its last three games, tying a season high with 14 treys at CMU and posting its second-best three-point mark of the season with a 59.1 clip (13-of-22) at Ohio. Seven Rockets possess a 37.0 3PTFG% or higher this season with five topping the 40 percent plateau.
• Fletcher is the lone individual to appear in the MAC's Top 10 in points, rebounds and assists with 18.2 ppg (3rd), 8.2 rpg (3rd) and 3.9 apg (8th).
• Fletcher leads the MAC in league scoring at 20.4 ppg, while Sanford is fifth with 18.6 ppg.
• Navigato leads the MAC with 3.1 treys per game and ranks second with a 45.8 3PTFG%.Freshman guard
Marreon Jackson is third with a 45.6 3PTFG% and fifth with a 1.9 assist/turnover ratio. Sophomore center
Luke Knapke is fourth in the MAC with a 57.6 field-goal percentage and fifth with 1.5 blocked shots per game.
• As a team, Toledo ranks ninth nationally (as of Jan. 17) with its 41.7 3PTFG% and also tops the MAC with its 47.4 FG% and 10.2 three-point FGs per game and is second with an 80.3 ppg, 15.5 apg and 1.2 assist/turnover ratio.
• Kent State is 7-2 at home this season, including a pair of last-second victories over Ohio (70-69) and WMU (73-71) in its last two contests in the M.A.C. Center. The Golden Flashes are last in the MAC with a 42.7 FG% and rank 11th with a 33.2 three-point FG%.
• Junior guard Jaylin Walker is tied for sixth in the MAC with a team-high 16.7 ppg, while senior guard Kevin Zabo is setting the pace for KSU in league play at 18.4 ppg.
• UT split a pair of contests vs. Kent State a season ago, dropping an 85-61 decision on the road before rebounding for a 78-58 home triumph.
POST-GAME NOTES FROM TOLEDO'S 91-57 WIN OVER OHIO
• Toledo's 4-1 start to league play is its first since 2013-14 when it posted a 14-4 MAC ledger.
• UT's 34-point victory was its largest margin of victory in Ohio's Convocation Center and its largest margin of victory ever in a MAC road game.
• UT has won three straight games at Ohio for its longest win streak since winning six for 1975-81.
• Toledo has shot 50 percent or higher in five of its last seven contests (and 47.0 percent or higher in all seven). During this stretch, the Rockets are shooting 52.0 percent from the field and 48.8 percent from three-point range.
• The Rockets' 44 first-half points were two shy of their season high — 46 at Detroit Mercy.
• Ohio's 25 points were the lowest by a Rocket opponent this season. In addition, the Bobcats' three treys and 20.0 three-point FG% were lows by a UT opponent.
• Toledo improved its record when leading at halftime to 10-1.
• The Rockets out-rebounded the Bobcats by a 48-29 margin, marking their largest rebounding advantage since a 44-22 margin vs. Miami on Feb. 13, 2016
• UT has won the battle of the boards in nine of its last 11 contests.
• UT has won 12 of 13 contests when out-shooting its opponent from the field.
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TAKING A LOOK AT THE ROCKETS IN CONFERENCE PLAY
• Toledo leads the MAC in FG% (51.8), 3PTFG% (48.8), three-point field goals per game (11.8) and rebounding margin (+5.0) and ranks second in points (85.8) and assists (16.5 apg) per game, scoring margin (+12.0) and assist/turnover ratio (1.2).
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Tre'Shaun Fletcher ranks first in scoring at 20.4 ppg, and
Jaelan Sanford is fifth at 18.6 ppg.
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Willie Jackson ranks second in field-goal percentage at 66.7 percent.
• Sanford is also third with a 3.0 assist/turnover ratio, and Fletcher is fourth with a 2.8 mark.
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Marreon Jackson and Fletcher are tied for third with 55.0 3PTFG% and
Nate Navigato is tied for seventh 51.9 percent.
• Navigato is tied for first with 2.8 treys per game and Sanford is tied for fourth with 2.6 treys per game.
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