TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team looks to register a second-straight road win when it travels to Mt. Pleasant, Mich. on Tuesday, Feb. 25 to face Central Michigan (13-13, 6-7 MAC). Tip-off time is set for 7:00 p.m. in McGuirk Arena with streaming available on ESPN-Plus.

Toledo (13-14, 5-9 MAC) will be trying to gain a split of its season series vs. the Chippewas after dropping a 74-67 home decision to CMU on Jan. 14. The Rockets led 61-60 with 5:35 remaining in that contest but went scoreless for nearly five minutes leading to a 10-0 Chippewa run. Redshirt freshman Keshaun Saunders led Toledo's attack with a season-high tying 18 points.

Junior Marreon Jackson is leading Toledo in scoring and ranks second in the MAC with 19.1 ppg and 5.7 apg. Also appearing in the MAC's Top 10 in scoring for the Rockets is senior Luke Knapke at 15.7 ppg (9th in MAC). Senior Willie Jackson and junior Spencer Littleson are averaging 12.1 ppg and 10.5 ppg, respectively, with Jackson grabbing a MAC-high 11.9 rpg to rank third nationally.

Willie Jackson earned MAC West Division Co-Player of Week after tallying 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Toledo to Saturday's 68-59 win at WMU. The Rockets closed out the game with a 13-2 run after the Broncos had taken a 57-55 lead.

Central Michigan enters Tuesday's matchup on a season-high five-game losing skid after an 82-81 (OT) defeat at Northern Illinois. Four Chippewas are scoring in double digits, with senior forward David DiLeo leading the way at 14.8 ppg.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020.
Tip-Off: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Arena: McGuirk Arena (5,300).
Television: ESPN-Plus. Riley Edwards will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Chris Jared 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
Toledo leads 64-39. Toledo saw its five-game win streak vs. CMU end on Jan. 14. The Rockets had posted double-digit victories in four of their five wins during that unbeaten stretch.
 
POST TOUCHES
•  Marreon Jackson ranks among the Top Five in the MAC with 19.1 ppg (2nd), 5.7 apg (2nd), 2.9 3FGs/game (4th) and a 1.8 assist/turnover ratio (4th). In league play, he is second with 21.1 ppg, 5.4 apg and 3.4 treys/game and fifth with an 85.5 FT%.
•  Jackson has scored in double figures in a career-high 16 straight games.
•  Jackson's top four scoring outings of his career have all come on the road this season - 36 at Akron, 32 at Kent State, 31 at Bowling Green and 29 at Ohio.
•  Luke Knapke, who has been named MAC West Division Player of the Week and MAC Male Scholar-Athlete twice this season, has scored in double digits in 25 of 27 games. The only two games he hasn't was when he was plagued by foul trouble in a seven-point effort at Kent State (Jan. 7) and in a nine-point showing vs. Miami (Feb. 11).
•  Knapke ranks second on the team with 15.7 ppg and 8.0 rpg, to go along with a MAC-best 2.0 bpg and is the only player to rank in MAC's Top 10 in points, rebounds and blocks.
•  Willie Jackson leads the MAC and ranks third nationally with 11.9 rpg after ranking fourth in the MAC last year with 8.9 rpg. In league play, he is averaging 13.1 ppg and 11.5 rpg with a 53.3 FG%. He has led Toledo on the boards in 22 games, including a career-high tying 20 caroms at Notre Dame (Nov. 21).
•  Jackson scored a career-high 23 points to go along with 12 boards at Akron (Jan. 18) and also tallied 17 points and 13 rebounds at Kent State (Jan. 7).
•  Spencer Littleson has scored in double digits 13 times and ranks seventh in the MAC with a 39.7 three-point FG%. He tied his career high with four steals at WMU (Feb. 22).
•  Keshaun Saunders has started the last seven games and is averaging 8.1 ppg in 29.7 mpg during this stretch. In league play, he is fifth on the team with a 41.5 three-point FG%.
 
SOME TEAM STATISTICAL TIDBITS
•  Toledo committed seven turnovers vs. WMU (Feb. 22) and is tied for first in the MAC with a 1.17 A/TO ratio. The Rockets are first in league play with a 1.16 A/TO ratio.
•  Toledo has committed 12 or fewer turnovers in eight of its last 11 contests.
•  The Rockets lead the MAC with 13.5 apg in league play. Toledo is second in FT% (75.1), three-point FG% (36.4) and tied for second in three-point FGs made per game (8.6).
•  Toledo was 21-3 when outrebounding its opponent last year and is 9-4 this season.
•  UT was 21-1 last year when holding its opponent under a 45.0 FG% and is 12-6 this year.
•  Seven of the Rockets' losses in conference play have been by seven points or less.
  
SOME INFO ON THE ROCKETS' OPPONENT
The Chippewas rank third in the MAC in league play with 74.6 ppg but are 11th in FG% defense (45.8), three-point FG% defense (38.0) and rebounding margin (-2.31) as well as last in scoring defense (75.7).
 
ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will return home to host Ball State on Saturday, Feb. 29. The Rockets will close out their conference season with a trip to Northern Illinois on Tuesday, March 3 before hosting Eastern Michigan on Friday, March 6.