TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team (8-2) heads to Kansas City, Mo. on Tuesday, Dec. 17 looking to extend its five-game winning streak against WAC foe Kansas City (5-7). The matchup will be streamed on KCRoos.com and tip off at 7:00 p.m. CT from the Swinney Center.

      The Rockets returned from a week-long break for finals on Saturday with a come-from-behind 80-72 victory at Detroit Mercy. Senior Luke Knapke and junior Spencer Littleson paced the Rocket offense with 21 points apiece, while junior Marreon Jackson added 16 points and a team-high six assists. Junior Willie Jackson also produced his sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 16 rebounds.  Knapke (9 pts.) and Marreon Jackson (6 pts.) keyed a 17-2 spurt midway through the second half to help Toledo pull away for an eight-point win.

      Marreon Jackson leads Toledo offensively with 17.8 ppg (3rd in MAC) and ranks 12th nationally with 6.6 apg. He is joined in double figures by Knapke (17.2 ppg) and Littleson (13.9 ppg). Willie Jackson is averaging a double-double with 10.2 ppg and 12.7 rpg, a total that ranks third in the nation.

      Kansas City is looking to snap a three-game losing streak that includes losses at Iowa State (79-61) and McNeese (82-73) and a neutral-site setback to No. 2 Kansas (98-57). Graduate transfer Javan White leads the Roos with 12.0 ppg and 7.6 rpg.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019.
Tip-Off: 7:00 p.m. CT
Location: Kansas City, Mo.
Arena: Swinney Center (1,500).
Streaming: kcroos.com/watch/. Neil Harwell will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Michael Watson serving as analyst.
Radio: Rocket Radio Network. WSPD (1370 AM) in Toledo. Brent Balbinot will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Jay Lehman serving as analyst.
 
SERIES
First meeting.

POST TOUCHES
•  Toledo ranks 13th nationally in 3FG/game (10.3) and def. rpg (30.3); 14th in scoring margin (+17.4); 17th in rebounds/game (42.0); 19th in scoring offense (82.4); 22nd in 3PTFG% (39.6); 23rd in assists/game (16.7); and 28th in FG% defense (37.7) (as of Dec. 14).
•  Marreon Jackson ranks third in the MAC with 17.8 ppg. He has scored a career-high 27 points on two occasions, the first in the Rockets' season opener at Valparaiso and the second vs. Howard on Nov. 17.
•  Luke Knapke, who has been named MAC West Division Player of the Week twice this season, is the only Rocket to score in double digits in every game this season. He ranks second on the team with 17.2 ppg and 8.9 rpg.
•  Willie Jackson leads the MAC and ranks third nationally with 12.7 rpg (3rd in nation with 9.0 defensive rpg) after ranking fourth in the MAC last year with 8.9 rpg. He has led the Rockets on the boards in eight games this season, including a career-high tying 20 rebounds at Notre Dame on Nov. 21.
•  Spencer Littleson has scored in double digits seven times and possesses a team-best with a 48.3 3PTFG% (2nd in MAC) and third with a 49.0 FG%. He also is tied for fifth in the MAC along with a team-high 2.8 three-point field goals per game.
 
SOME TEAM STATISTICAL TIDBITS
•  Toledo has made nine or more three-pointers in nine of 10 games, including 14 treys at Marshall which is tied for third in program history and three shy of the school record.
•  Toledo has held all of its opponents under a 45.0 FG%, including six under 40.0.
•  Toledo was 21-3 when outrebounding its opponent last year and is 6-1 this season.
•  Toledo was 21-1 last year when holding its opponent under 45 percent shooting and is 8-2 this season.
  
ROAD WARRIORS
    The Rockets have posted a 20-13 (.606) win-loss mark in road games over the last two-plus seasons and are 20-10 (.667) in their last 29 road tilts.
    Over the last seven-plus years, Toledo possesses a 48-44 (.522) win-loss mark on enemy courts.

ON THE HORIZON
            The Rockets' final game before a week-long Christmas break will be vs. Wright State (Dec. 21). Toledo returns to action for its final non-conference game at Bradley (Dec. 28).