Rockets Dominate Wilberforce, 99-58

Saturday, November 10

Toledo, Ohio

7:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

2-0

Wilberforce (Ohio)

Wilberforce

Toledo

Junior Willie Jackson slams home two of his 17 points in the Rockets' 99-58 victory over Wilberforce on Saturday.

11/10/2018 9:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Final Stats (PDF)

Toledo, Ohio – Junior forward Willie Jackson led five Rockets in double figures with 17 points and 10 rebounds as Toledo cruised to a 99-58 victory over Wilberforce at Savage Arena Saturday night.

        Senior guard Jaelan Sanford (16 points), senior guard Chris Darrington (16), sophomore guard Spencer Littleson (12) and senior forward Nate Navigato (10) all reached double digits for Toledo, which moved to 2-0 on the season following a hard-fought road victory at Oakland Friday night. Sophomore guard Marreon Jackson also dished out a career-high 10 assists without a turnover in 20 minutes.

        Toledo controlled the action throughout the evening, jumping out to a 13-2 lead and never facing a serious threat from the Bulldogs, an NAIA school that fell to 3-4 on the season. Toledo led 52-29 at halftime, and head coach Tod Kowalczyk was able to empty his bench midway through the second half.

        Up next for the Rockets is a trip to Wright State on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Tip-off time is set for 7:00 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Half

Toledo jumped out to an early 13-2 behind three triples from Nate Navigato.
Wilberforce trimmed the lead to 19-11 on a jumper by Tony Collins with 10:21 left in the half.
The Rockets answered with a 22-4 run to make the score 41-15 with 4:49 left in the half.
Wilberforce finished out the half with a 14-9 run to close the gap to 52-29 at halftime.
Willie Jackson dominated the final 10 minutes of the half, ending up with 13 points and six rebounds in the first 20 minutes of play

Second Half

Wilberforce's Jabril Hunter's jumper cut the lead to 54-37 with 17:44 left.
Toledo answered with a 21-6 run that was capped by a three-pointer by Jaelan Sanford that put the Rockets up 75-43 with 11:15 left.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Toledo shot 52.4% from the field to just 32.8% for Wilberforce.
The Rockets forced 22 turnovers and committed 13.
Toledo outrebounded the Bulldogs, 44-31.
Toledo connected on 11-of-33 from three-point range, led by 4-of-6 from sophomore guard Spencer Littleson and 3-of-5 from senior forward Nate Navigato.