TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team (21-6, 13-3 MAC) will look to maintain its position at the top of the Mid-American Conference when it travels to Kalamazoo, Mich. to face Western Michigan (6-21, 2-14 MAC) on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Tip-off time is set for 7:00 p.m. in University Arena with streaming available on ESPN3.

The Rockets are tied for first place in the MAC with Ohio (22-5, 13-3) and a game ahead of third-place Kent State (17-9, 12-4 MAC). If the season ended today, Toledo would be the No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament by virtue of sweeping its season series vs. the Bobcats.

The Rockets pulled out a 68-66 home victory on Saturday over Central Michigan for the ninth win in their last 11 meetings against the Chippewas. Junior JT Shumate tied his season high with 29 points in the win and finished 10-of-16 from the field. He also tied his career high with five three-point field goals.

Sophomore Ryan Rollins ranks fourth in the MAC with a team-high 19.0 ppg and is tied for second on the team with 6.0 rpg. Shumate is second with 15.7 ppg and is grabbing a team-best 6.1 rpg. Juniors Setric Millner Jr. (14.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg) and RayJ Dennis (12.6 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.9 apg) are also scoring in double digits.

Shumate and Rollins led the way offensively with 22 and 20 points, respectively, in Toledo's 83-56 win over WMU on Dec. 29. Rollins hit 8-of-11 shots and Shumate knocked down 8-of-12 attempts in the victory.

Western Michigan has won two of three games with home wins over CMU and Akron. Junior Lamar Norman Jr. leads the MAC in scoring at 20.2 ppg and is averaging a league-best 21.7 ppg in MAC play. Sophomore Markeese Hastings ranks second on the team with 8.9 ppg and second in the MAC with 8.9 rpg.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022.
Tip-Off: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Kalamazoo, Mich.
Arena: University Arena (5,421).
Television: ESPN3. Evan Stockton will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Wayne Hinton serving as analyst.
Radio: Rocket Radio Network. WSPD (1370 AM) in Toledo. Mark Beier will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Jay Lehman serving as analyst.
 
SERIES
Toledo leads 91-63. Toledo has swept the season series vs. the Broncos each of the last four years. The Rockets have won 10 consecutive games vs. WMU by an average margin of victory of 15.9 ppg.

ROCKETS IN NCAA RANKINGS
•  Toledo ranks in the Top 30 nationally in SEVEN categories: 29.7 def. rpg (3rd), 80.0 ppg (16th), 40.0 rpg (18th), 77.4 FT% (20th), 1.41 A/TO ratio (24th), plus-11.0 scoring margin (26th) and 47.7 FG% (27th).
•  JT Shumate is 28th with a 56.2 FG%.
 
ROCKETS IN MAC RANKINGS
•  Toledo leads the MAC in FG% (47.7), scoring margin (+11.0), def. rebounds/game (29.7), assists per game (15.3) and A/TO ratio (1.41).
•  Toledo leads the MAC in league play in SEVEN categories: 81.3 ppg, 48.7 FG%, 36.2 3PTFG%, 40.0 FG% defense, plus-11.9 scoring margin, 1.56 A/TO ratio and 29.5 def. rpg.
•  Four Rockets rank among the MAC leaders in FG%. JT Shumate is 4th (56.3), RayJ Dennis is 8th (50.8), Ra'Heim Moss is 11th (49.7) and Ryan Rollins is 14th (47.4).
•  JT Shumate (83.6), Setric Millner Jr. (81.5) and Ryan Rollins (80.6) are in Top 10 in FT%.
 
REBOUNDING BY COMMITTEE
•  Toledo is the only school in the nation with five players averaging 5.0 rpg or more.
•  The Rockets are also the only school nationally with four players at 6.0 rpg or higher.
•  JT Shumate (6.1), Setric Millner Jr. (6.0), Ryan Rollins (6.0), and RayJ Dennis (6.0) and are each ranked in the Top 16 in MAC rebounding. Ra'Heim Moss is at 5.2 rpg.
 
POST TOUCHES
•  Toledo is the only MAC school to win 13 or more league games in four of last five years.
•  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 12-1 when allowing less than 70 points.
•  Ryan Rollins leads the MAC with 15 20-point outings. He didn't attempt a free throw against CMU on Saturday, marking just the third time this season he didn't go to the free-throw line.
•  JT Shumate ranks in the MAC's Top 15 in seven categories. He is first with a 50.4 three-point FG%, second with 1.3 bpg, fourth with a 56.3 FG% and an 83.6 FT%, eighth with 2.1 offensive rpg, 10th with 15.7 ppg, and 13th with 6.1 rpg.
•  Setric Millner Jr. has improved his three-point and free-throw shooting from last season. He has a 34.0 3FG% (33/97) and an 81.5 FT% (66/81) 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) followed by a 21-point outing vs. Kent State (Feb. 15. He has scored in double digits in seven straight games during which he has a 55.1 FG% and scoring 14.7 ppg.
•  RayJ Dennis, Ra'Heim Moss and Ryan Rollins lead all MAC guards and rank eighth, 11th and 14th in the MAC with 50.8, 49.7 and 47.4 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 EMU (Feb. 1).
 
ON THE HORIZON
    Toledo will return to Savage Arena on Saturday, Feb. 26 to host Miami (12-14, 6-9 MAC). Tipoff time is set for Noon on ESPNU.