SETTING THE SCENE
    Toledo (21-9, 13-4 MAC) has already secured an outright Mid-American Conference West Division title. The Rockets still have their sights set on capturing at least a share of the league's regular season crown, though, when they host Eastern Michigan (19-11, 10-7 MAC) on Friday, March 2. Tip-off time from Savage Arena is 6:00 p.m. with the game being televised nationally on the CBS Sports Network. The Rockets' annual Senior Night ceremony will be held following the conclusion of Friday's contest.
    UT trails Buffalo (22-8, 14-3 MAC) by a single game for the league's best record and needs a win over the Eagles plus a Bulls' loss at Bowling Green on Friday to tie for the regular-season crown. Toledo is already locked in as the No. 2 seed in the 2018 MAC Tournament and will meet the winner of the No. 7/10 matchup on Thursday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m. in Quicken Loans Arena. UT has received a first-round bye and won 20 or more games in three of the last five years.
    Senior Tre'Shaun Fletcher registered the second triple-double in program history in Tuesday's dominating 97-67 triumph at Northern Illinois. Fletcher finished with a game-high 20 points, 11 rebounds and a career-best 11 assists and committed just one turnover in 35 minutes. The Rockets' previous triple-double was registered by Nathan Boothe, who tallied 12 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists vs. San Jose State in the 2015 Great Alaska Shootout. Toledo was extremely efficient with a 57.6 FG%, season-high tying 14 three-point field goals (in 29 attempts) and season-high 22 assists while committing just eight turnovers.

QUICK HITTERS
•    Fletcher is the lone individual to appear in the MAC's Top 10 in points, rebounds and assists with 19.0 ppg (2nd), 8.3 rpg (4th) and 4.4 apg (3rd). Fletcher has 1,051 points as a collegian, which includes 571 points at Toledo and 480 in three seasons at Colorado.
•    Sanford ranks seventh in the MAC with 16.6 ppg, while freshman Marreon Jackson is third with a 42.9 3PTFG%. Junior Nate Navigato is fourth with a 42.4 3PTFG% and fifth with 2.7 treys per game, and sophomore Luke Knapke is second with a 58.7 FG% and fourth with 1.6 bpg.
•    As a team, Toledo ranks 11th nationally (as of Feb. 27) with its 40.8 3PTFG% and also tops the MAC with its 47.5 FG%, 9.7 treys per game and 1.4 assist/turnover ratio. The Rockets are also second with their 80.6 ppg and 15.9 apg.
•    EMU has secured a first-round bye in the MAC Tournament after winning five straight and seven of its last eight contests. The Eagles are 13-3 on their home floor and 6-8 on the road.
•    Junior center James Thompson IV tops the MAC with 11.6 rpg and a 68.6 FG% and ranks second in team scoring at 15.3 ppg. Junior forward Elijah Minnie is scoring at a team-best 16.5 clip.
•    Toledo dropped an 85-79 decision at EMU on Feb. 20 with Minnie and Thompson each scoring 25 points.