NASSAU, Bahamas – Toledo rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit and sophomore Ryan Rollins erupted for a career-high 35 points to propel the Rockets (5-1) to a 79-70 victory over Coastal Carolina (2-2) on Wednesday night in the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship Game.

"We have a very resilient group and tonight's victory really showed that," Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk said. "A game like this will show us that we can come back when we have a really bad start. We took a deep breath, didn't get rattled, and we stayed positive and together. We wanted to simulate what the MAC Tournament would be like, and that's what playing this tournament the last three days did for us."

Rollins received Tournament MVP honors after going 12-of-20 from the field, a career-best 4-of-5 from three-point range and 7-of-9 from the free-throw line. He also grabbed four rebounds and collected a team-high three steals in 34 minutes.

"I was feeling good tonight," Rollins said. "I was getting to my spots and hitting my shots. We were persistent when we fell behind and kept fighting. We knew when we got the momentum back that we had a really good chance at winning."

Junior Setric Millner Jr. also received all-tournament team honors after tallying 15 points. Junior JT Shumate was the only other Rocket to score in double digits. Junior RayJ Dennis played a strong floor game with eight points, a team-best six rebounds and a season-high six assists. Redshirt freshman Ra'Heim Moss also grabbed a team-high six rebounds to go aloing with six points.

The Rockets fell behind 26-7 just over midway through the first half but ended the opening stanza with an 18-5 spurt to go into the locker room tied at 34-apiece. A 15-0 run down the stretch gave Toledo a 76-63 cushion with 47 seconds remaining.

Toledo returns to action on Monday, Nov. 29 when it hosts NAIA foe Northwestern Ohio in Savage Arena at 7:00 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST HALF

• Coastal Carolina scored the game's first seven points and led 12-2 at the first media timeout.
• The Chanticleers then went on a 9-0 run for a 26-7 advantage thanks to Toledo missing 17 of its first 20 shots.
• JT Shumate ended that spurt with a layup, and Ryan Rollins then scored five straight points to bring the Rockets within 26-14 at the 8:26 mark.
• Back-to-back triples from Setric Millner Jr. and Shumate reduced Coastal's lead to 32-28 2:41 before halftime.
• Rollins' three-pointer with 30 seconds left in the opening period evened the score at the half at 34-apiece.

SECOND HALF

• Toledo carried its momentum into the second stanza and baskets from Millner, Ra'Heim Moss and RayJ Dennis provided the Rockets a 40-34 lead.
• Toledo remained in front until an 8-0 Chanticleer run put CCU ahead, 51-50, with 12:03 to play.
• Rollins immediately answered with a layup and a three-point play for a 55-51 lead a minute later.
• Neither team led by more than two points for the next four minutes until Kooper Jacobi's dunk ignited a 15-0 spurt down the stretch.
• Rollins followed Jacobi's slam with six straight points to give the Rockets a 69-63 lead with 3:11 remaining.
• RayJ Dennis continued the run with a layup and Millner followed a pair of Rollins' free throws with a triple with 47 seconds left.