TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team (20-5, 12-2 MAC) looks to avenge one of its two Mid-American Conference defeats this season when it hosts a red-hot Kent State squad (15-9, 10-4 MAC) on Tuesday, Feb. 15 in Savage Arena. Tipoff time is set for 6:00 p.m. for the contest that will be televised on the CBS Sports Network.
       
The Rockets are tied with Ohio (21-4, 12-2) for first place in the MAC and two games in front of the third-place Golden Flashes, who have won six straight games and edged Toledo, 66-63, at the M.A.C. Center on Jan. 1. The Rockets posted a 34.6 FG% in that contest, the only time in MAC play Toledo has shot under 43 percent this season. Sophomore Ryan Rollins paced the Rockets with 14 points and nine rebounds before fouling out with 30.4 seconds remaining.  Rollins connected on a three-pointer to knot the score at 62-62 with 56.0 seconds left, but KSU scored the final four points of the game.

Rollins ranks 23^rd nationally with 19.9 ppg and is tied for the team lead with 6.2 rpg. JT Shumate is second on the team with 15.5 ppg and also grabbing 6.2 rpg. Setric Millner Jr. (14.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg) and junior RayJ Dennis (12.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 3.8 apg).

Dennis tallied a career-high 22 points, team-best eight rebounds and eight assists in Toledo's 100-72 victory at Northern Illinois on Saturday. Rollins (22 pts.) and Shumate (20 pts.) also surpassed the 20-point plateau and helped the Rockets shoot 55.0 percent. Toledo has shot over 50 percent in eight MAC contests and has registered over a 55.0 FG% on five occasions.

Tuesday's matchup features the top two defensive squads in the MAC. The Rockets are holding their opponents to a 39.9 FG%, while KSU's opposition is shooting 40.5 percent. Toledo is also second in three-point FG% defense (30.2), just ahead of the Golden Flashes at 30.4.

Kent State junior guard Sincere Carry ranks fifth in the MAC with a team-high 17.6 ppg  and is second with 4.6 apg. Junior guard Malique Jacobs ranks second in team scoring at 11.6 ppg and is fifth in the conference with 7.4 rpg.


GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022.
Tip-Off: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Arena: Savage Arena (7,014).
Television: CBS Sports Network. Dave Ryan will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Tim Doyle 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 85-52. Toledo has split its last 14 meetings vs. Kent State. The last three games in the series have been decided by three points or less. The Rockets posted 84-82 and 76-74 wins last year and KSU won 66-63 this season.

REBOUNDING BY COMMITTEE
•  Toledo is the only school in the nation with five players averaging 5.0 rpg or more.
•  The Rockets rank third nationally with 30.0 defensive rpg and 16th with 40.4 rpg.
•  Ryan Rollins (6.2), JT Shumate (6.2), Setric Millner Jr. (6.1) and RayJ Dennis (5.9) and are each ranked in the Top 16 in MAC rebounding. Ra'Heim Moss is at 5.2 rpg. Each member of the quintet has each led Toledo in rebounding five or more times this season.
•  Rollins and Dennis are ranked fourth and ninth in the MAC with 5.5 and 4.9 defensive rpg, respectively.

ROCKETS IN NCAA RANKINGS
•  Toledo ranks third nationally with 30.2 def. rpg, eighth with 81.3 ppg, 11th with a 78.2 FT%, 14th with 40.6 rpg, 14 with a plus-12.3 scoring margin and 21st in FG% (48.3).
•  Ryan Rollins ranks 23rd with 19.8 ppg, and JT Shumate is 26th with a 56.5 FG%.

ROCKETS IN MAC RANKINGS
•  Toledo leads the MAC in FG% (48.3), FG% defense (39.9), scoring margin (+12.3), def. rebounds/game (30.2) and A/TO ratio (1.38).
•  Toledo ranks second in the league with 81.3 ppg, a 78.2 FT%, 35.6 3PTFG%, 30.2 3PTFG% defense, 14.9 apg, and a plus-5.8 rebounding margin.
•  Toledo leads the MAC in league play in SEVEN categories: 83.9 ppg, 50.0 FG%, 36.4 3PTFG%, 39.4 FG% defense, plus-14.4 scoring margin, 1.51 A/TO ratio 30.2 def. rpg.
•  Four Rockets rank among the MAC leaders in FG%. JT Shumate is 3rd (56.5), Ra'Heim Moss is 7th (51.7), RayJ Dennis is 10th (50.4) and Ryan Rollins is 11th (48.9).
•  JT Shumate (83.8), Setric Millner Jr. (81.8) and Ryan Rollins (81.4) are in the Top 10 in FT%.

POST TOUCHES
•  Toledo has scored 82 or more points in 11 of 14 MAC games.
•  Toledo is 6-2 in conference road games this season after posting a 6-3 mark in league contests away from home last year.
•  The Rockets are 17-1 this season when scoring 70 or more points and 11-1 when allowing less than 70 points.
•  Toledo is 9-1 when its opponent commits more turnovers and 14-1 when committing 11 or less miscues.
•  Ryan Rollins leads the MAC with 15 20-point outings and has scored in double digits in 49 of 55 career games. 
•  Rollins tallied 15 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and eight assists vs. Ohio (Feb. 8), the third time this season he has nearly registered a triple-double.
•  JT Shumate ranks in the MAC's Top 15 in seven categories. He is first with a 49.0 three-point FG%, second with 1.4 bpg, third with a 56.5 FG%, fourth with an 83.8 FT%, ninth with 15.5 ppg, 10th with 2.2 offensive rpg, and tied for 11th with 6.2 rpg.
•  Shumate blocked a career-high seven shots vs. Ohio (Feb. 8) for the second most by a Rocket in a MAC game ever. He now leads the MAC in league play with 1.8 bpg.
•  Setric Millner Jr. scored a career-high 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting vs. Charlotte (Nov. 22) and 25 points with four three-pointers at Richmond (Dec. 11).
•  Millner buried a career-high five three-pointers at Ball State (Feb. 4) and has improved his three-point and free-throw shooting from last season. He has a 35.5 3FG% (33/93) and an 81.8 FT% (63/77) compared to 27.3 (21/77) and 66.7 (70/105) marks last year.
•  RayJ Dennis tallied career-high 22 points as well as eight boards and eight assists at NIU (Feb. 12). He is averaging 14.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg and 4.6 apg with a 55.6 FG% in his last five games.
•  Ra'Heim Moss, RayJ Dennis and Ryan Rollins lead all MAC guards and rank seventh, ninth and 11th in the MAC with 51.7, 50.4 and 48.9 FG%'s, respectively.
•  Moss scored a season-high 20 points and grabbed seven boards vs. Akron (Jan. 28). He also registered his first double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 1).

ON THE HORIZON
     Toledo will host Central Michigan (6-16, 5-6 MAC) on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7:00 p.m. before traveling to Kalamazoo, Mich. to face Western Michigan (5-20, 1-13 MAC) on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 7:00 p.m.