SETTING THE SCENE
        Toledo (18-7, 10-2 MAC) looks to continue its torrid pace over nearly the last two months when it returns home to host Mid-American Conference East Division foe Ohio (10-14, 3-9 MAC) on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Tip-off time from Savage Arena is 7:00 p.m. with the game being streamed on ESPN3.
        The Rockets, who have won 13 of 15 games since opening their season with a 5-5 record, possess a three-game lead in the Mid-American Conference's West Division over Ball State (16-9, 7-5 MAC) and Western Michigan (15-10, 7-5 MAC). Toledo is tied with Buffalo (18-7, 10-2 MAC) for the league's best record in its quest for its first regular-season MAC title since the 2013-14 campaign.
        Junior Nate Navigato tallied 19 points in Friday's 73-67 victory over Miami, as the Rockets clamped down defensively and limited the RedHawks to a 37.8 FG% and a 4-of-27 showing (14.8 percent) from behind the three-point arc. Joining Navigato in double figures was senior Tre'Shaun Fletcher, who registered his team-best 11th double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and junior Jaelan Sanford tallied 15 points and was a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe. Sophomore Luke Knapke also contributed a career-high five blocked shots, to go along with seven points and eight rebounds in 26 minutes.
 
QUICK HITTERS
•   Fletcher is the lone individual to appear in the MAC's Top 10 in points, rebounds and assists with 18.8 ppg (3rd), 8.6 rpg (3rd) and 4.2 apg (4th). Fletcher also tops the MAC in league play at 20.3 ppg.
•   Sanford ranks second on the team and sixth in the MAC with 16.7 ppg, while freshman Marreon Jackson is second with a 44.1 3PTFG%. Knapke is third with a 57.8 FG% with Navigato ranking fifth with 2.6 treys per game and seventh with a 41.0 3PTFG%.
•   As a team, Toledo ranks 19th nationally (as of Feb. 11) with its 40.2 3PTFG% and also tops the MAC with its 47.2 FG%, 1.3 assist/turnover ratio and 28.6 defensive rebounds per game. The Rockets are also second with 80.0 ppg, 15.6 apg and 9.8 three-point FGs per game.
•   Toledo is 8-4 on the road this season and has won eight of its last nine away from Savage Arena. UT's only loss during this stretch was a 104-94 loss at Buffalo (Jan. 2) and its current five-game road win streak is its longest since winning five straight from Jan. 31-Feb. 21, 2015.
•   Ohio is 1-7 on the road and is the second-best team in the MAC shooting the three (37.0 3PTFG%) and defending the three (33.0 3PTFG%)
•   Freshman guard Teyvion Kirk is the MAC's top scoring rookie with 15.1 ppg and also is averaging 5.8 rpg and 3.0 apg.
•   Toledo has won four of its last six meetings vs. Ohio, including a 91-57 victory in Athens that was its largest conference road win in school history.

POST-GAME NOTES FROM TOLEDO'S 73-67 WIN OVER MIAMI
• Toledo has already surpassed its season (17-17) and conference win total (9-9) from last year with six games remaining in its regular season.
• The Rockets are two wins away from their third 20-win campaign in last five years under Coach Kowalczyk and 21st in program history.
• UT's 10-2 start to MAC play is its best since the 2013-14 season. The last time the Rockets opened a conference campaign with a 10-2 ledger was in 2006-07.
• UT is 5-1 in games decided by five points or less after posting a 6-8 record in similar contests last year. In addition, the Rockets were 1-7 last year in games decided by three points or less.
• Toledo is now 16-1 when not trailing at halftime and 17-3 when scoring 70 or more points.
• UT is 10-0 when allowing 70 points or less.
 
TAKING A LOOK AT THE ROCKETS IN CONFERENCE PLAY
• Toledo leads the MAC in 3PTFG% (41.5), three-point field goals per game (10.0) and assist/turnover ratio (1.5) and ranks second in points (81.8), FG% (49.0), and assists (16.0 apg) per game, scoring margin (+9.8) and rebounding margin (+2.3).
• UT tops the MAC in 3PTFG% (31.4) defense and ranks third in scoring defense (72.1) and FG% (42.1).
• Tre'Shaun Fletcher ranks first in scoring at 20.5 ppg, and Jaelan Sanford is fifth at 17.8 ppg. • Sanford leads the MAC with an 85.4 free-throw percentage (41-of-48), and Luke Knapke ranks second in field-goal percentage at 63.3 percent
• Sanford is also second with a 3.5 assist/turnover ratio, and Fletcher is fourth with a 2.4 mark.
• Marreon Jackson is tied for third with a 47.1 three-point field-goal percentage.