TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team (8-3) looks to bounce back from Tuesday's setback at Kansas City when it hosts Horizon League foe Wright State (9-3) on Saturday, Dec. 21. The Rockets' final non-conference home matchup will be streamed on ESPN-Plus and tip off at 2:00 p.m. in Savage Arena.

        Toledo could never get on track offensively against the Roos (6-7) on Tuesday and finished with a season low for both points and field-goal percentage (33.3). Seniors Willie Jackson and Luke Knapke paced Toledo with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Jackson also grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds for his 10th double-digit rebounding effort of the season.

        Junior Marreon Jackson leads Toledo offensively with 16.9 ppg (3rd in MAC) and is followed closely by senior Luke Knapke's 16.8 ppg (4th in MAC). Junior Spencer Littleson is averaging 13.1 ppg, while Willie Jackson is averaging a double-double with 10.5 ppg and 12.9 rpg, a total that ranks third in the nation. He also is tied for fifth nationally with seven double-doubles.

        Wright State has won the Horizon League regular-season title each of the last two seasons and is the preseason favorite to capture a third crown. Senior forward Bill Wampler leads the Raiders with 14.5 ppg. WSU is 2-1 vs. Mid-American Conference competition this fall, defeating Miami twice and dropping a 72-71 decision to Kent State.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019.
Tip-Off: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Toledo, Ohio.
Arena: Savage Arena (7,014).
Streaming: ESPN-Plus. Mason Lowry will provide play-by-play for the broadcast with Rhett Boyd 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
Wright State leads 7-6. The Raiders have won two straight over Toledo to take the all-time series lead. The Rockets are 3-4 vs. Wright State in Savage Arena.

POST TOUCHES
•  Toledo is ranked No. 13 in this week's CollegeInsiders.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll, marking the second consecutive week the Rockets have moved up two spots in the poll. Wright State is ranked No. 17 in the poll.
•  The Rockets' six double-digit wins this season give them 21 victories of 10 points or more since the start of the 2018-19 season.
•  Toledo is in the midst of playing five of six games on the road. The Rockets will open league play at Ball State (Jan. 3) and Kent State (Jan. 7) before hosting Western Michigan (Jan. 11).
•  Marreon Jackson has dished out a career-high 10 assists twice this year and ranks third in the MAC with 16.9 ppg.
•  Jackson 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 16.8 ppg and 8.5 rpg to go along with a MAC-best 2.7 bpg.
• Knapke became Toledo's all-time blocked shots leader with a school-record 10 blocks (2nd in MAC history) at Cleveland State (Dec. 4). He now has 166 blocks, nine more than Nathan Boothe (2012-16).
•  Willie Jackson leads the MAC and ranks third nationally with 12.9 rpg (3rd in nation with 9.4 defensive rpg) after ranking fourth in the MAC last year with 8.9 rpg. He has scored in double digits in seven of his last eight outings and led the Rockets on the boards in nine 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 45.3 3PTFG% (6th in MAC) and ranks third with a 47.1 FG%. He also is tied for seventh in the MAC with a team-high 2.8 three-point field goals per game.
•  Dylan Alderson ranks second on the team with a 48.3 field-goal mark and third with a 40.0 3PTFG% (12-of-30). He grabbed a career-high four steals vs. Marshall (Dec. 8) and has dished out a career-high three assists in three of the Rockets' last five contests.
•  Keshaun Saunders is Toledo's Sixth Starter and has scored in double digits off the bench four times. He ranks fifth in team scoring with 8.5 ppg and has a 38.1 3PTFG% (16-of-42). He has scored a season-high 18 points twice, at Valpo (Nov. 5) and vs. Robert Morris (Nov. 16).

HORIZON FAMILIARITY
        Toledo has faced at least three Horizon League members in non-conference play in each of the last seven years and will face at least four for a fifth consecutive year this season.

        The Rockets are 23-10 vs. the Horizon League during this stretch, including a 16-5 mark since the start of the 2015-16 season.

        Prior to taking over at the Rocket helm, Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk spent eight seasons coaching in the Horizon League at Green Bay.
 
ON THE HORIZON
                The Rockets' final non-conference game will be at Bradley on Saturday, Dec. 28. Tip-off time in Peoria, Ill. is set for 1:00 p.m. CT.