TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team (22-6, 14-3 MAC) will look to remain at the top of the Mid-American Conference when it hosts Miami (12-16, 6-11 MAC) on Saturday, Feb. 26 in a nationally televised contest on ESPNU. Tip-off time is set for Noon in Savage Arena.

The Rockets are tied for first place in the MAC with Ohio (23-5, 14-3) and a game ahead of third-place Kent State (18-9, 13-4 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 dominated the second half in Tuesday's 92-50 victory at Western Michigan. Toledo led 41-36 at halftime before holding the Broncos scoreless for over 10 minutes in the second half as part of a remarkable 28-0 run. Junior Setric Millner Jr. exploded for a career-high 28 points and sophomore Ryan Rollins tallied 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in the victory.

Rollins ranks third in the MAC with a team-high 19.0 ppg and is tied for the team lead with 6.1 rpg. Junior JT Shumate is second with 15.4 ppg and also grabbing 6.1 rpg. Millner (14.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg) and RayJ Dennis (12.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 4.0 apg) are also scoring in double digits.

Rollins poured in a game-high 22 points in Toledo's 75-72 win at Miami on Jan. 11.  Millner and Dennis each scored 17 points with Dennis contributing 11.

Miami has lost three of its last four games following Thursday's 83-69 home loss to Central Michigan. Junior Dae Dae Grant leads the RedHawks and ranks sixth in the MAC with 17.3 ppg. Senior Mekhi Lairy ranks second on the team with 14.4 ppg and tops the conference with a 90.4 FT%.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.
Tip-Off: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Toledo, Ohio.
Arena: Savage Arena (7,014).
Television: ESPNU.  Robert Lee will provide play-by-play for broadcast with David Padgett 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
Miami leads 68-65. The Rockets posted a 75-72 win at Miami on Jan. 11 for their seventh straight win in Millett Hall. Toledo has won its last eight home contests vs. the RedHawks and has won 16 straight vs. Miami.
 
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.
•  The Rockets rank third nationally with 29.8 defensive rpg and ninth with 40.6 rpg.
•  JT Shumate (6.11), Setric Millner Jr. (6.07), Ryan Rollins (6.07), and RayJ Dennis (6.07) and are each ranked in the Top 16 in MAC rebounding. Ra'Heim Moss is at 5.3 rpg.
 
ROCKETS IN NCAA RANKINGS
•  Toledo ranks in the Top 30 nationally in SEVEN categories: 29.7 def. rpg (3rd), 40.6 rpg (9th), 80.4 ppg (12th), plus-12.1 scoring margin (17th), 77.0 FT% (20th), 1.43 A/TO ratio (22nd), and 47.8 FG% (27th).
•  JT Shumate is 28th with a 56.3 FG%.
 
ROCKETS IN MAC RANKINGS
•  Toledo leads the MAC  in SEVEN categories: FG% (47.8), FG% defense (39.8), 3PTFG% defense (30.1), scoring margin (+12.1), def. rebounds/game (30.0), assists per game (15.4) and A/TO ratio (1.43).
•  Toledo ranks second with a 77.0 FT%, 35.8 3PTFG%, and a plus-5.6 rebounding margin.
•  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.
•  All five Rocket starters rank among the MAC leaders in FG%. JT Shumate (56.3/4th), RayJ Dennis (50.5/9th), Ra'Heim Moss (50.0/11th), Ryan Rollins (47.4/13th) & Setric Millner Jr. (47.6/14th).
 
POST TOUCHES
•  Toledo is the only MAC school to win 13 or more league games four of the last five years.
•  Toledo has scored 82 or more points in 12 of 17 MAC games.
•  Toledo is 7-2 in conference road games this season after posting a 6-3 mark in league contests away from home last year.
•  The Rockets are 18-1 this season when scoring 70 or more points and 13-1 when allowing less than 70 points.
•  Ryan Rollins leads the MAC with 16 20-point outings, two more than Ohio's Mark Sears and Western Michigan's Lamar Norman Jr.
•  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 50.4 three-point FG%, fourth with a 56.3 FG%, an 83.6 FT% and 1.3 bpg, eighth with 2.1 offensive rpg, 10th with 15.4 ppg, and 13th with 6.1 rpg. He tied his season high with 29 points in last Saturday's 68-66 win over Central Michigan.
•  Setric Millner Jr. scored a career-high 28 points (11-of-14 FG, 5-of-6 3FG) at WMU (Feb. 22) and tied his career high with five triples. Millner also has two more outings with 25 or more points: 27 points vs. Charlotte (Nov. 22) and 25 at Richmond (Dec. 11).
•  RayJ Dennis, Ra'Heim Moss and Ryan Rollins lead all MAC guards and rank ninth, 11th and 13th in the MAC with 50.5, 50.0 and 47.6 FG%'s, respectively.
•  Moss leads the MAC in league play with a 2.52 assist/turnover ratio and 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).
 
A LOOK AT THE ROCKETS
•     Toledo has registered four 20-win seasons in the last five years as well as six 20-win campaigns in the last nine seasons.
•     Toledo is ranked No. 7 in the latest CollegeInsider.com's Mid-Major Top 25 poll (Feb. 21). UT is also the MAC's top-ranked team in the NCAA's NET rankings (No. 81) and KenPom rankings (No. 87).
 
HOME SWEET HOME
     Toledo has won 27 of its last 29 home contests with its only two defeats in Savage Arena coming vs. Kent State (Feb. 15) and last year with an 88-81 loss to Bowling Green (Feb. 13). The Rockets were 12-1 at home last season and their .923 winning percentage was their best since going 15-0 in the 2013-14 season.
 
ROCKETS VS. REDHAWKS
•  Junior JT Shumate is averaged 20.3 ppg and has a 76.9 FG%, 75.0 3PTFG% and 92.3 FT% in three games vs. Miami. He was a perfect 14-of-14 from the field, 6-of-6 from three-point range and 10-of-11 from the free-throw line. He scored a career-high 33 points at Miami last year and made all 11 shots he took with five coming from three-point range.
•  Sophomore Ryan Rollins is averaging 15.7 ppg and 4.7 rpg in three games vs. the RedHawks.
 
ON THE HORIZON
     Toledo will close out the final week of its regular season at Buffalo (18-8, 12-4 MAC) on Tuesday, March 1 before hosting Bowling Green (12-16, 5-12 MAC) in its regular-season finale on Friday, March 4. The Rockets' game with the Bulls will be streamed on ESPN+ at 7:00 p.m., while Toledo's matchup vs. Bowling Green will tip off at 6:30 p.m. on the CBS Sports Network.