YPSILANTI, Mich. – Senior Marreon Jackson tallied a season-high 20 points to lead Toledo (3-2, 1-0 MAC) to a 91-74 road win over Eastern Michigan (0-2, 0-1 MAC) on Friday night in the Mid-American Conference opener for both schools.

Jackson was joined in double digits by junior Setric Millner Jr. (17 pts.), senior Spencer Littleson (14 pts.), sophomore Keshaun Saunders (13 pts.) and freshman Ryan Rollins (13 pts.). Redshirt freshman Mattia Acunzo finished with nine points, six rebounds and three assists in 13 minutes.

"We've got a lot of guys who can score and I'd like to think we can have a lot of games like this where we have four or five guys in double figures," Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk said. "Keshaun was awesome in the first half and saved us when we had some guys get in foul trouble. Then Mattia came through with some key plays in the second half when Eastern was making a run."

Saunders topped Toledo with a career-high seven rebounds, while Jackson dished out a team-best five assists and committed zero turnovers. He was part of a team effort that saw the Rockets collect 19 assists with just 10 miscues.

"We had a really efficient night against a great defense," Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk said. "We got the ball to the high post and Seth Millner made some plays that gave us good movement."

The Rockets shot 50.8 percent from the field, including a red-hot 57.1 mark in the second half. Toledo also knocked down 11-of-31 three-point attempts (35.5 percent) and 18-of-25 free throws (72.0 percent).

EMU shot just 32.3 percent in the first half as the Rockets pulled ahead to a 46-30 halftime advantage. The Eagles rallied to within two points, 66-64, before Littleson knocked down a three-pointer with 8:02 remaining to ignite a 9-0 Toledo spurt that put the game away.

Senior Ty Groce paced the Eagles with a game-high 21 points.

Toledo is now idle until Saturday, Dec. 12 when it hosts Kansas City (2-2). Tip-off time is set for Noon in Savage Arena.
  
HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST HALF

• Marreon Jackson knocked down his second trey of the game to give Toledo a 13-5 lead five minutes into the contest.
• Ryan Rollins' triple at the 12:43 mark increased the Rockets' advantage to double digits for the first time, 21-10.
• Back-to-back baskets from Keshaun Saunders extended Toledo's lead to 37-22 with 4:36 to play in the first half.
• Jackson's two free throws 6.7 seconds before halftime provided the Rockets a 46-30 cushion to take into the locker room.
• Setric Millner Jr. made all six of his shots in the first half, while Saunders knocked down 5-of-6 attempts.

SECOND HALF

• The Rockets maintained a comfortable margin until EMU climbed to within 66-64 with 9:07 remaining.
• Mattia Acunzo came up with a big offensive rebound a minute later and fed Littleson for a three-pointer and a 69-64 lead.
• Jackson followed with a floater to extend Toledo's lead to seven and another Littleson trey and two free throws gave the Rockets a double-digit lead the rest of the night.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Toledo's 91 points vs. EMU were the most it has scored against the Eagles since March 4, 1995.
• The Rockets are now 36-34 in MAC openers and 16-24 in MAC openers on the road.
• Senior Marreon Jackson has scored in double figures in a career-high 26 straight games.
• Senior Spencer Littleson buried four three-point field goals in the second half for a second-straight game.
• Junior Setric Millner Jr. and freshman Ryan Rollins have scored in double figures in all five games as a Rocket.
• Millner Jr. knocked down each of his eight field-goal attempts, the most by a Rocket without a miss since Justin Drummond hit all seven shots vs. EMU on Feb. 4, 2015.
• Rollins grabbed a season-high six rebounds and also sank all six of his free-throw attempts.