TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team (16-5, 11-2 MAC) returns from a week-long break when it hosts arch-rival Bowling Green (10-9, 6-7 MAC) on Saturday, Feb. 13. Tip-off time in Savage Arena is set for 2:00 p.m. with streaming on ESPN3.

        The Rockets currently sit one-and-a-half games in front of Akron (11-4, 9-3 MAC) in the Mid-American Conference standings. The Zips are scheduled to play at Miami on Friday.

        Toledo was slated to travel to Northern Illinois on Tuesday and is looking to bounce back from last Saturday's 81-67 defeat at Ball State. The Rockets registered season lows in both field-goal percentage (32.8) and three-point FG% (21.9), while the Cardinals shot 40.3 percent from the field and 15-of-37 (40.5 percent) from three-point range.

        Senior Marreon Jackson tops the Rockets with 16.7 ppg, 5.7 apg, 1.9 spg and a 93.1 FT% (No. 6 nationally). Freshman Ryan Rollins ranks second in scoring at 13.7 ppg with senior Spencer Littleson (13.2 ppg), junior Setric Millner Jr. (12.6 ppg) and junior JT Shumate (12.5 ppg) also scoring in double digits. Littleson ranks fifth nationally with a 48.0 three-point FG%, while Millner is grabbing a team-high 6.5 rpg.

        Bowling Green has dropped seven of its last eight decisions since opening league play with a 5-0 mark. Senior Justin Turner ranks third in the MAC with 20.1 ppg and fourth with 5.0 apg. Senior Daeqwon Plowden is second in team scoring with 12.8 ppg and fourth in the MAC with 7.8 rpg.

        Toledo downed the Falcons by an 84-66 margin on Jan. 30 in the Stroh Center. Six Rockets scored in double figures in the win with Littleson tallying a team-high 19 points.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
Tip-Off: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Toledo, Ohio.
Arena: Savage Arena (7,014).
Television: ESPN3. Mason Lowry will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Rhett Boyd 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 93-82. Toledo has won 10 of its last 13 games vs. Bowling Green including an 84-66 win in the Stroh Center on Jan. 30. That win was UT's largest road victory over the Falcons since 1973.
 
POST TOUCHES
•  Marreon Jackson is averaging 17.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg and 4.4 apg in five career games vs. Bowling Green. Spencer Littleson has a 56.3 3PTFG (9-of-16) in four contests vs. BGSU.
•  Jackson is in ninth place on Toledo's all-time scoring list with 1,625 career points, 53 points behind No. 8 Steve Mix (1966-69).  Jackson also is in second place with 277 three-point FGs and fifth with 513 assists in Rocket history.
•  Spencer Littleson's eight treys at Kent State (Jan. 5) and vs. Oakland (Nov. 26) were one shy of the school record held by Kent Murphree on Nov. 24, 1991. Littleson's eight triples at Kent State tied Nate Navigato (2018) for most triples ever by a Rocket in a MAC game.
•  Ryan Rollins leads MAC freshmen with 13.7 ppg. He also ranks second on the team with 5.8 rpg and third with 31 3PTFGs.
•  Jackson and Rollins are ranked fifth and sixth in MAC league games only with 4.9 and 4.8 defensive rpg.
•  Setric Millner Jr. has registered two double-doubles this season, tallying 17 points and 15 rebounds at Xavier as well as 17 points and 10 boards vs. Kansas City.
•  JT Shumate tallied a career-high 33 points and set a school record by making 11-of-11 shots (5-of-5 3PTFG) at Miami (Jan. 26). Shumate, whose sister Katie is a sophomore guard at Kent State, transferred to Toledo from Division II Walsh University last spring and received immediate eligibility in mid-December.
•  Shumate ranks among the MAC leaders in three categories in league play. He is tied for second with 1.6 bpg and third with a 64.8 FG% and a 52.2 three-point FG%. He blocked four shots against Ohio (Jan. 8) and CMU (Jan. 19).
•  Mattia Acunzo tallied 10 points and a season-high seven boards at Bowling Green (Jan. 30). Acunzo, who tallied a season-high 15 points vs. NIU (Dec. 22), ranks second on the team with a 53.8 FG% and is 13-of-29 (.448) from three-point range.

SOME TEAM STATISTICAL TIDBITS
•  The Rockets received six points in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll.
•  Toledo ranks seventh in the CollegeInsider.com's Mid-Major Top 25 poll (Feb. 8). The Rockets are also the MAC's top ranked team in the NET (No. 60) and KenPom (No. 63) rankings.
•  Toledo ranks No. 11 in kenpom.com's Offensive Efficiency ranking.
•  Toledo has won 13 straight home games dating back to last year, marking the longest home unbeaten stretch since an 18-game win streak from March 5, 2013-Nov. 24, 2014.
•  Toledo tied its school record held by the 1966-67 and 1979-80 squads with its 11-1 start to the Mid-American Conference season.
•  Toledo ranks in the Top 20 nationally in four categories (through games of Feb. 10) - 1st in 3PTFGs made (224), T-6th with 10.7 3PTFGs/game, 17th with 1.45 A/TO ratio and 18th with a 77.8 FT%.
•  Toledo has connected for 10 or more treys in a game in 14 of 21 contests but tied its season low with seven in last Saturday's loss at Ball State.
•  The Rockets tied their school record for three-pointers in a game with 17 triples vs. Eastern Michigan, matching the previous mark vs. Wright State on Dec. 22, 2003.
•  The Rockets have won nine of their 11 MAC games by nine points or more and lead the league with a plus-13.6 scoring margin in conference games.
•  Toledo is leading the MAC with a 38.2 3PTFG% and 10.7 3PTFGs per game. Toledo has limited its opponents to a 29.6 three-point mark (3rd in MAC) and 7.5 triples per game.

KNOCKING THEM DOWN
     Toledo leads the MAC and ranks 18th nationally with a 77.8 FT%, marking its highest conversion rate at the line in Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk's tenure. The previous best is 77.2 in the 2018-19 season.
     Four of the five Rocket starters are shooting over 80 percent from the charity stripe. Marreon Jackson leads the way at 93.1 followed by Spencer Littleson (88.9), JT Shumate (83.3) and Ryan Rollins (80.6).
 
ON THE HORIZON
      Toledo will host Miami (8-7, 5-5 MAC) on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 7:00 p.m. before heading to Buffalo (8-6, 6-4 MAC) on Friday, Feb. 19 for a 9:00 p.m. that will be televised nationally on ESPN2.