TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team (17-4, 9-1 MAC) looks to extend its eight -game winning streak when it travels to Ypsilanti, Mich. on Tuesday, Feb. 1 to face Eastern Michigan (8-11, 3-5 MAC) in the only meeting between the two schools this season. Tip-off time for the matchup is 7:00 p.m. with streaming on ESPN3.
     
The Rockets, who possess a 9-1 league mark for the second-straight season, are a game ahead of Ohio (16-3, 7-1 MAC) in the league standings. Toledo is 5-4 on the road this season and has won its last four contests away from Savage Arena.

Toledo's backcourt combined for 56 points to in last Friday's 84-76 home triumph over Akron before a season-high 5,489 fans.

Sophomore Ryan Rollins led the way offensively against the Zips with 21 points, including 17 in the final 11 minutes. Redshirt freshman Ra'Heim Moss tallied a season-high 20 points, while junior RayJ Dennis scored 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting and collected five assists.

Toledo shot 58.9 percent from the field, marking the third game in a row the Rockets have made over half of their shots.

Rollins ranks 20th nationally with a MAC-best 20.0 ppg. Shumate ranks second on the team with 15.0 ppg and is grabbing a team-best 6.2 rpg. Also scoring in double digits are Millner Jr. (14.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg) and junior RayJ Dennis (12.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 3.8 apg).

Eastern Michigan snapped a four-game losing streak by hitting 14 triples Saturday's 85-75 home win over Miami. Redshirt freshman Noah Farrakhan lead the Eagles with 17.0 ppg and ranks third in the MAC with a 43.8 three-point FG%.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.
Tip-Off: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Ypsilanti, Mich.
Arena: George Gervin GameAbove Center (8,754).
Television: ESPN3. Ryan Wooley will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Justin Rose 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 59-52. Toledo swept the season series vs. EMU last year for the first time since the 2016-17 season. The Rockets' 91-74 road win last season was their first in Ypsilanti since 2017.

A LOOK AT THE ROCKETS
•  Toledo is receiving votes in this week's Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Top 25 poll and ranked ninth in the latest CollegeInsider.com's Mid-Major Top 25 poll (Jan. 24). UT is also the MAC's top-ranked team in the NCAA's NET rankings (No. 60) and KenPom rankings (No. 71).
•  Toledo has a 51.2 FG%, 39.0 3FG% and an 83.9 FT% and is outscoring its opposition by 15.6 ppg during its eight-game winning streak.
•  Toledo captured its ninth Mid-American Conference title in program history and registered its fifth 20-win season in the last eight years in the 2020-21 campaign.

POST TOUCHES
•  Toledo's current eight-game winning streak is tied for 12th in the nation and is tied for third in school history for most consecutive MAC wins. The school record for most consecutive MAC victories is 14.
•  Toledo's two longest winning streaks under Coach Kowalczyk are 12 (2013-14) and 10 (2018-19).
•  The Rockets' 12-game home winning streak is tied for 15th nationally.
•  Toledo has opened league play with a 9-1 record for the second straight season. The Rockets eventually won 11 of their first 12 MAC contests last year.
•  Toledo is 4-1 in conference road games this season after posting a 6-3 mark in league contests away from home last year.
•  The Rockets are 14-0 this season when scoring 70 or more points and 9-1 when allowing less than 70 points.
•  Toledo is 9-0 when its opponent commits more turnovers and 13-0 when committing 11 or less miscues.
•  Ryan Rollins leads the MAC with 13 20-point outings this season and has scored in double digits in 45 of 51 career games. 
•  Setric Millner Jr. scored a career-high 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting vs. Charlotte and poured in 25 points with a career-high four three-pointers at Richmond. He has improved his three-point and free-throw shooting from a year ago. Millner has a 37.3 3FG% (25/67) and 79.7 FT% (55/69) compared to 27.3 (21/77) and 66.7 (70/105) marks last year.
•  JT Shumate ranks in the MAC's Top 15 in seven categories.  He is first with a 48.8 three-point FG%, third with a 55.2 FG%, tied for fifth with 1.1 bpg, seventh with an 83.1 FT%, ninth with 2.3 offensive rpg, 11th with 15.0 ppg and 12th with 6.2 rpg.
•  RayJ Dennis scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed nine boards vs. Charlotte (Nov. 22). He tallied 20 points, seven boards and five assists vs. Marshall (Dec. 21) and is fifth in the MAC with a team-high 3.8 apg and seventh with 4.9 defensive rpg.
•  Dennis leads all MAC guards and ranks eighth in the MAC with a 49.7 shooting mark.
•  Ra'Heim Moss scored a season-high 20 points and grabbed seven boards vs. Akron (Jan. 28). He ranks second in league play with a 2.54 assist/turnover ratio.

ROCKETS IN NCAA RANKINGS
•  Toledo ranks eighth nationally with 29.5 defensive rpg and 11th with a 78.6 FT%.
•  The Rockets are also 18th in scoring offense (80.3), 23rd in 3PTFG% defense (29.1), 26th in scoring margin (+12.1), 27th in rebounds/game (39.9) and 30th in FG% (47.6)

ROCKETS IN MAC TEAM RANKINGS
•  Toledo leads the MAC in FG% (47.6), FG% defense (39.8), FT percentage (78.6), assists/game (14.9), def. rebounds/game (29.5) and scoring margin (+12.1).
•  Toledo ranks second in the league in scoring offense (80.3), 3PTFG% (36.2), 3PTFG% defense (29.1), assist/turnover ratio (1.36) and rebounding margin (+4.7).
•  The Rockets lead the MAC in league play in EIGHT categories: scoring offense (82.8), FG% (49.2), FG% defense (37.9), 3PTFG% (38.3), scoring margin (+14.9), assists/game (14.9), assist/turnover ratio (1.52), and defensive rpg (28.8).
•  Toledo is second in league play in FT% (81.3), turnover margin (+2.4), three-point FG% defense (27.7) and blocks/game (3.5 bpg).
   
ON THE HORIZON
    Toledo will play its second road game this week when it visits Ball State (10-10, 5-4 MAC) on Friday, Feb. 4 in a 9:00 p.m. contest televised on ESPNU. The Rockets will then return home for a matchup against second-place Ohio (16-3, 7-1 MAC) on Tuesday, Feb. 8.