SETTING THE SCENE
        The Toledo men's basketball team (3-2) won't have much time to regroup from Thursday night's heartbreaking 64-62 (OT) loss at Notre Dame when it hosts NAIA foe Northwestern Ohio (2-5) on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 2:00 p.m. The Racers will have even less time prepare for the Rockets though. UNOH will host Mount Vernon Nazarene on Friday night before coming to the Glass City.
        The Rockets let a five-point lead over the Fighting Irish slip away in the final minute of regulation. Notre Dame tied the game on a buzzer-beater and then used a 6-0 spurt in the final 30 seconds of the extra session to secure the victory.
        Junior Marreon Jackson paced the Rockets with 23 points to go along with eight rebounds and a team-high four steals. Seniors Luke Knapke (16 pts., 11 reb.) and Willie Jackson (11 pts., career-high 20 reb.) also registered double-doubles to help Toledo dominate the glass by a 57-46 margin.
        Marreon Jackson leads Toledo offensively with 19.6 ppg and ranks fifth nationally with 7.0 apg. He is joined in double figures by Knapke (15.8 ppg), junior Spencer Littleson (13.4 ppg) and redshirt freshman Keshaun Saunders (11.8 ppg).
        Knapke ranks second on the team with 8.8 rpg, trailing Willie Jackson's MAC-best 12.4 rpg.
 
POST TOUCHES
•  Toledo is ranked No. 18 in this week's CollegeInsiders.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll.
•  The Rockets' three double digit wins this season give them 18 victories of 11 points or more since the start of the 2018-19 season.
•  Toledo ranks 20th in the nation with a 41.5 three-point field-goal percentage (as of Nov. 21) and is 21st with 31.6 defensive rebounds per game. Willie Jackson is in the Top 10 in three rebounding categories — 3.2 off. rpg (4th), 9.2 def.  rpg (5th) and 12.4 rpg (8th).
•  Marreon Jackson was named to the Lou Henson Award Preseason Watch list earlier this month. The award is presented to the top mid-major player in the nation. He ranks 15th nationally with 7.0 apg.
•  Jackson has scored a career-high 27 points on two occasions, the first in the Rockets' season opener at Valparaiso and the second in last Sunday's win over Howard.
•  Luke Knapke was named MAC West Division Co-Player of the Week on Monday after averaging a double-double last weekend with 18.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg to go along with 2.0 bpg. He is in second place on Toledo's all-time blocked shot list with 146 career blocks, nine behind Nathan Boothe (2012-16).
•  Willie Jackson leads the MAC with 12.5 rpg after ranking fourth last year with 8.9 rpg. He registered nine double-doubles last year and led or shared the team lead in rebounding on 21 occasions. Jackson has led the Rockets in four of five games this season, including a career-high tying 20 boards at Notre Dame on Thursday.
•  Dylan Alderson tops the Rockets with a 54.2 field-goal mark and is also shooting 44.4 percent (4-of-9) from three-point range. He registered career highs in points (17) and rebounds (10) at Marshall (Nov. 10).
•  Keshaun Saunders is Toledo's Sixth Starter and has scored in double digits off the bench in three games. He ranks fourth in team scoring with 11.8 ppg and leads the team with a 55.0 three-point FG% (11-of-20) and a 100.0 FT% (10-of-10). He has scored a season-high 18 points on two occasions, at Valparaiso (Nov. 5) and vs. Robert Morris (Nov. 16).

ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will be idle until hosting Oakland on Saturday, Nov. 30 at 7:00 p.m. The Rockets will then visit Cleveland State on Wednesday, Dec. 4 before hosting Marshall on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2:00 p.m.