TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo tied a school record on Tuesday night with 17 three-point field goals in a 96-63 triumph over Eastern Michigan in Savage Arena. The victory extended the Rockets' winning streak to eight games and gave them an 11-3 overall record and a 6-0 Mid-American Conference mark.

"When you make 17 threes it makes your zone offense much easier to run," Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk said. "It was a good performance overall from start to finish for us. I have a lot of respect for Eastern Michigan head coach Rob Murphy and they play it (zone) better than anybody. We have a confident group that is led by two senior guards in Marreon Jackson and Spencer Littleson whose leadership rubs off on everybody."

Sophomore Keshaun Saunders paced a balanced Toledo attack with a career-high 20 points. He knocked down 5-of-6 three-point attempts, grabbed five rebounds and dished out four assists.

Seniors Spencer Littleson and Marreon Jackson each buried five triples as well and finished with 19 and 17 points, respectively. Also scoring in double digits were freshman Ryan Rollins (14 pts.) and junior Setric Millner Jr. (10 pts.).

Junior Bryce McBride paced Eastern Michigan (3-4, 1-3 MAC) with 12 points.

Toledo dominated the glass, outrebounding the Eagles, 43-27, for a season-best plus-16 rebounding margin. Millner led the Rockets' rebounding efforts with seven boards with redshirt freshman Mattia Acunzo, Littleson and Rollins grabbing six rebounds apiece.

The Rockets shot 55.1 percent from the field and a scorching 53.1 percent (17-of-32) from three-point range. Toledo also dished out a season-high 26 assists as seven different Rockets collected three or more helpers.

Toledo returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 16 when it travels to Akron to face the Zips (4-3, 2-2 MAC) in James A. Rhodes Arena.

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST HALF

• Eastern Michigan jumped out to an early 12-9 lead before back-to-back treys from Marreon Jackson and Keshaun Saunders put the Rockets up 15-12 at the 13:31 mark.
• Saunders buried another triple to increase Toledo's advantage to 21-17 two minutes later.
• Spencer Littleson's back-to-back treys snapped a 26-26 deadlock and ignited a 14-2 spurt for a 40-28 cushion 2:27 before halftime.
• Jackson hit the Rockets' 11^th three-pointer 19 seconds before halftime to give Toledo a 45-34 advantage at the break.

SECOND HALF

• Eastern Michigan closed its deficit to eight points four times in the first three minutes after intermission, but Toledo put the game away with a 17-2 spurt for a 68-45 lead with 13:24 to play.
• Ryan Rollins' and Spencer Littleson's triples opened the game-deciding stretch with Jackson following with a layup and another trey.
• Rollins increased the lead with a breakaway layup with Littleson's two free throws and a Mattia Acunzo put-back giving Toledo a 23-point advantage.
• The Rockets' lead didn't dip below 20 points the remainder of the evening.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Toledo's 6-0 start to the MAC season is its best since going 7-0 in the 2006-07 campaign.
• Toledo improved its record on its home floor to 6-0.
• The Rockets swept the Eagles in their season series for the first time since the 2016-17 campaign and have won four of their last five meetings vs. EMU in Savage Arena.
• Marreon Jackson has scored in double digits in 35 straight games and knocked down a season-high five three-point field goals for a second-straight contest.
• Ryan Rollins has scored in double digits in 13 of 14 games and is shooting 12-of-16 from the field in his last two games.

Highlights from Toledo's win over Eastern Michigan.
 

Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk Post-game. 


Sophomore Keshaun Saunders Post-game.