TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team (18-5, 10-2 MAC) looks to bounce back from Friday's 93-83 defeat at Ball State when it hosts Mid-American Conference leader Ohio (19-3, 10-1 MAC) in its White Out game on Tuesday, Feb. 8 in Savage Arena. Tip-off time is set for 7:00 p.m. with streaming on ESPN3.

The Rockets trail the Bobcats by a half-game in the league standings and have won their last 12 home contests. Toledo posted an 87-69 victory at Ohio on Jan. 21. The Rockets led by 16 points at the half and held off the Bobcats' comeback bid after seeing their lead dwindle to six. Sophomore Ryan Rollins tallied a team-high 26 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead Toledo's attack.

The Rockets fell out of first place in the MAC with Friday's loss to the Cardinals. The defeat prevented UT from matching the best start to a conference season in program history.

Toledo committed a season-low four turnovers but couldn't overcome foul trouble for junior JT Shumate and BSU burying 14 three-point field goals. Rollins and junior Setric Millner Jr. led the Rockets with 22 and 21 points, respectively.

Rollins ranks 20th nationally with a MAC-best 20.0 ppg. Shumate is second on the team with 15.3 ppg and grabbing a team-best 6.2 rpg. Also scoring in double digits are Setric Millner Jr. (14.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg) and junior RayJ Dennis (11.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 3.7 apg).

Ohio is off to its best start in program history with its 19-3 win-loss mark. Sophomore Mark Sears leads the Bobcats with 19.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg and 4.0 apg. Senior forwards Jason Carter (15.3) and Ben Vander Plas (13.2) are also scoring in double digits.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022.
Tip-Off: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Toledo, Ohio.
Arena: Savage Arena (7,014).
Television: ESPN3. Mason Lowry will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Rhett Boyd 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
Ohio leads 72-63. Toledo has won six of its last seven games vs. Ohio, including three in a row in Savage Arena and five straight in Athens. The Rockets posted a 95-78 home win over the Bobcats last year.

TALKING STREAKS
•  Toledo's recent nine-game winning streak was tied for third in program history for most consecutive MAC wins.
•  The Rockets finished one victory shy of UT's single-season record for consecutive MAC wins of 10 in 1999-2000.
•  Toledo's current 12-game home winning streak is tied for 15th nationally.
•  The Rockets' five-game road winning streak ended last Friday at Ball State.
 
ROCKETS IN MAC TEAM RANKINGS
•  Toledo leads the MAC in FG% (47.6), FG% defense (40.2), scoring margin (+11.5), assists/game (14.8), def. rebounds/game (29.6) and A/TO ratio (1.38).
•  Toledo ranks second in the league in scoring offense (80.7), FT percentage (77.5), and 3PTFG% defense (30.2).
•  The Rockets lead the MAC in league play in EIGHT categories: scoring offense (83.1), FG% (49.0), FG% defense (39.8), 3PTFG% (36.5), scoring margin (+13.3), assists/game (14.8), assist/turnover ratio (1.55), and defensive rpg (29.1).
•  Toledo has scored 82 or more points in 10 of 12 MAC games and in each of its last seven conference contests.
 
ROCKETS IN NCAA RANKINGS
•  Toledo ranks fourth nationally with 29.6 defensive rpg and 16th with 80.7 ppg.
•  Toledo is also 17th in FT% (77.5), 19th in rebounds/game (40.1), 28th in A/TO ratio (1.38), 29th in scoring margin (+12.5), 31st in FG% (47.6) in fewest turnovers/game (10.7).
 
REBOUNDING BY COMMITTEE
•  Toledo is the only school in the nation with five players averaging 5.0 rpg or more.
•  JT Shumate (6.2), Setric Millner Jr. (6.1), RayJ Dennis (5.9) and Ryan Rollins (5.8) are each ranked in the Top 20 in MAC rebounding. Ra'Heim Moss is at 5.0 rpg.
 
POST TOUCHES
•  The Rockets are committing a league-low 9.58 turnovers per game in conference play.
•  Toledo is 5-2 in conference road games this season after posting a 6-3 mark in league contests away from home last year.
•  The Rockets are 15-1 this season when scoring 70 or more points and 10-1 when allowing less than 70 points.
•  Toledo is 9-1 when its opponent commits more turnovers and 13-1 when committing 11 or less miscues.
•  Ryan Rollins leads the MAC with 14 20-point outings and has scored in double digits in 47 of 53 career games. Rollins was held under 14 points vs. a Division I opponent for the only time this season when he scored five points at Richmond (Dec. 11).
•  Setric Millner Jr. buried a career-high five three-pointers at Ball State Friday night and has improved his three-point and free-throw shooting from last season. He has a 34.9 3FG% (30/86) and 80.3 FT% (57/71) 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 48.9 three-point FG%, third with a 56.2 FG%, fourth with an 83.6 FT%, sixth with 1.1 bpg, ninth with 2.3 offensive rpg, 11th with 15.3 ppg and 12th with 6.2 rpg.
•  RayJ Dennis ranks seventh in the MAC with a team-high 3.7 apg and 4.9 defensive rpg.
•  Ra'Heim Moss and RayJ Dennis lead all MAC guards and rank sixth and ninth in the MAC with 51.5  and 49.5 FG%, respectively. Moss leads the MAC in league play with a 2.53 assist/turnover ratio.
•  Moss scored a season-high 20 points and grabbed seven boards vs. Akron (Jan. 28) and is averaging 13.5 ppg and 7.5 rpg with a 61.8 FG% (21-of-34) in his last four games.
 
HOME SWEET HOME
     Toledo has won 25 of its last 26 home contests with its only defeat in Savage Arena last year coming 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.
     Toledo posted a 10-6 record on its home court in 2019-20, a 14-2 mark in 2018-19, a 12-4 record in 2016-17 and 2017-18, a 9-6 mark in 2015-16, a 10-5 ledger in 2014-15 and a perfect 15-0 mark in 2013-14.
     The Rockets' unbeaten record (15-0) at home in 2013-14 was their first since 1966-67 and just the fourth time in school history UT has accomplished the feat.
 
ON THE HORIZON
     The Rockets will conclude a stretch of three of four games on the road with a trip to DeKalb, Ill. to face Northern Illinois (6-14, 3-7 MAC) on Saturday, Feb. 12. Toledo will play four of its final six games at home, beginning with Kent State (13-9, 8-4 MAC) and Central Michigan (5-14, 4-4 MAC) visiting Savage Arena next week.