GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2018.
Tip-Off: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Toledo, Ohio.
Arena: Savage Arena (7,014).
TV: ESPN3.
Radio: Rocket Radio Network. WSPD (1370 AM) in Toledo.

SETTING THE SCENE
        Toledo (15-6, 7-1 MAC) looks to continue its red-hot play on Tuesday, Jan. 30 when it hosts Mid-American Conference West Division foe Ball State (13-8, 4-4 MAC). The Rockets are on a season-high seven-game winning streak which is their longest unbeaten stretch in league play since Jan. 6-27, 2007. UT is coming off a resounding 101-75 home victory over Bowling Green on Saturday, while the Cardinals snapped a two-game skid by outlasting Akron with a 111-106 (2OT) home win. Tip-off time from Savage Arena is set for 7:00 p.m. with the game being streamed on ESPN3.
        Toledo possesses a three-game lead in the Mid-American Conference's West Division over the Cardinals and Western Michigan (12-9, 4-4 MAC). The Rockets and Buffalo (16-5, 8-0 MAC) are the only two teams in the MAC with less than three defeats.
        In Saturday's victory over the Falcons, senior guard Tre'Shaun Fletcher nearly registered a triple-double with 26 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists to propel UT to its largest margin of victory ever over its arch-rivals. Toledo was scorching the nets from the field with its 67.2 field-goal percentage (39-of-58), marking its fifth-best ever in a Mid-American Conference contest as well as Savage Arena history. The Rockets also knocked down eight-of-17 three-point shots (47.1 percent) to register their 10th victory in last 11 contests.
 
QUICK HITTERS
•   During its current seven-game win streak, UT possesses an average margin of victory of 15.3 ppg and has trailed for just 27 minutes and 26 seconds (8:17 vs. BGSU, 8:17 vs. KSU, 7:27 @WMU, 2:17 @Ohio & 1:08 vs. Akron) out of 280 minutes (9.0 percent).
•   Fletcher is the lone individual to appear in the MAC's Top 10 in points, rebounds and assists with 18.7 ppg (3rd), 8.5 rpg (3rd) and 4.1 apg (5th). Fletcher also tops the MAC in league play at 20.9 ppg.
•   Junior guard Jaelan Sanford ranks second on the team and sixth in the MAC with 16.6 ppg, while freshman guard Marreon Jackson is second with a 44.3 3PTFG% and fifth with a 1.9 assist/turnover ratio. Junior forward Nate Navigato is second with 2.9 treys per game and fourth with a 44.1 3PTFG%. Sophomore center Luke Knapke is second with a 59.6 field-goal percentage and has made an incredible 16 of his last 19 shots over his last three contests.
•   As a team, Toledo ranks eighth nationally (as of Jan. 28) with its 41.6 3PTFG% and also tops the MAC with its 48.0 FG% and 1.3 assist/turnover ratio. The Rockets are also second with 81.1 ppg, 15.8 apg and 10.0 three-point FGs per game.
•   Ball State won its last eight non-conference contests, including an 80-77 win at Notre Dame, but has split its first eight league games.
•   Junior guard Tayler Persons leads Ball State with 14.9 ppg and is joined in double figures by sophomore forwards Kyle Mallers (10.8 ppg) and Tahjai Teague (10.4 ppg).