TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo men's basketball team opened its 2022-23 season with a 100-59 exhibition victory over NCAA Division II foe Hillsdale on Saturday in Savage Arena.

Senior JT Shumate topped the Rockets with 19 points, while junior RayJ Dennis tallied 16 points.

"I thought we played hard and played with discipline," Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk said. "We played against a team that is tremendous in motion offense and certainly got us on a few occasions. I think overall it was a great start to our season.

Toledo took control of the game with a 19-0 run to take a 27-16 lead with 7:32 remaining in the first half.  The Rockets held a 40-25 advantage at the break.

UT put together another big spurt by outscoring the Chargers by a 24-2 margin over a six-minute stretch to assume a 75-42 cushion with 7:26 to play.

Toledo will play one more exhibition contest on Sunday, Oct. 30 at NCAA Division II Findlay. Tipoff time vs. the Oilers is set for 3:00 p.m.

The Rockets' first official game this season is against Valparaiso on Monday, Nov. 7 at 7:00 p.m. in Savage Arena.