Rockets Roll to 93-68 Victory Over Hillsdale

Saturday, October 23

Toledo, Ohio

Noon

University of Toledo

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Hillsdale (Exhibition)

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Hillsdale

Toledo

Sophomore Ryan Rollins led Toledo with 30 points in its 93-68 win over Hillsdale.

10/23/2021 3:16:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Final Stats (PDF)

TOLEDO, Ohio – Sophomore Ryan Rollins poured in a game-high 30 points to lead Toledo to a 93-68 exhibition victory over Hillsdale College on Saturday afternoon in Savage Arena. Joining Rollins in double digits was junior RayJ Dennis (15 pts.), junior JT Shumate (15 pts.) and redshirt freshman Ra'Heim Moss (14 pts.).

Moss and freshman Kooper Jacobi each grabbed eight rebounds apiece to help Toledo to a 37-28 advantage on the boards. Dennis topped the Rockets with five assists.

Toledo shot 56.1 percent from the field and held the Chargers to a 45.8 shooting mark. The Rockets also forced Hillsdale to commit 18 turnovers and committed just nine miscues.

Toledo will play one more exhibition at Findlay on Saturday, Oct. 30 at 1:00 p.m. The Rockets will open their 2021-22 campaign at Valparaiso on Tuesday, Nov. 9.

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST HALF

Toledo jumped out to an early 9-5 lead with RayJ Dennis and Ryan Rollins each scoring four points in the opening minutes.
Hillsdale took its first lead at 13-11 with 14:54 left in the first half.
Nine more lead changes followed until the Rockets took the lead for good, 34-27, thanks to an 8-0 run. Three straight Rollins' baskets ignited the spurt which was capped off by a dunk from Mihai Carcoana.
Rollins finished the opening 20 minutes with 19 points as Toledo took 43-32 to the locker room.

SECOND HALF

Rollins' three-point play four minutes into the second half gave the Rockets their first 20-point lead, 62-41.
Hillsdale fought back and reduced its deficit to single digits, 72-64, with 7:45 remaining.
JT Shumate drilled a three-pointer on the next possession to end the Chargers' rally.
Toledo ended the contest with an 11-0 spurt for its final margin of victory.