TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo men's basketball team (16-15, 8-10 MAC) looks to continue its momentum built down the stretch when it hosts Western Michigan (13-18, 6-12 MAC) on Monday, March 9 in the first round of the 2020 Mid-American Conference Tournament. Tip-off time is set for 7:00 p.m. in Savage Arena with ESPN-Plus streaming the game.

The Rockets have won four of their last five contests and are the No. 7 seed in this year's tourney, while the Broncos are the No. 10 seed. The winner of Monday's matchup will face No. 2 seed Bowling Green in the MAC quarterfinals on Thursday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m. in Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Toledo swept its season series vs. WMU for a third-straight year with a 67-59 home win on Jan. 11 and a 68-59 road victory in Kalamazoo on Feb. 22. The Rockets possess a 2-3 win-loss mark against Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament. Toledo posted wins in 1981 and '96, with its defeats coming in 2003, '04 and '14.

The Rockets are hosting a first-round game in the MAC Tournament for the first time since 2017 when they posted a 77-62 win over Bowling Green. Toledo is playing just its third home game in the MAC Tournament under Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk with the other victory coming in the form of a 60-53 triumph over Miami in 2012.

Junior Marreon Jackson ranks among the MAC leaders with 19.7 ppg (3rd), 5.4 apg (2nd) and 3.0 three-point FGs per game (1st). Also appearing in the MAC's Top 10 in scoring for the Rockets is senior Luke Knapke at 15.7 ppg (8th in MAC). Senior Willie Jackson and junior Spencer Littleson are averaging 12.0 ppg and 10.8 ppg, respectively, with Jackson grabbing a MAC-best 11.8 rpg to rank fourth nationally.

Western Michigan has won two of its last three contests but dropped an 85-68 decision at Central Michigan last Friday. Junior Michael Flowers leads the Broncos offensively and ranks seventh in the MAC with 16.4 ppg. Junior Brandon Johnson is 11th in the conference with 15.3 ppg and eighth with 8.1 rpg.