HENDERSON, Nev. – Juniors Dante Maddox Jr., Ra'Heim Moss and Andre Lorentsson each registered career scoring highs, but it wasn't enough for the Toledo men's basketball team (3-1) on Tuesday night in a hard-fought 92-84 setback to New Mexico (3-1). The contest featured nine lead changes and was the first of three games UT will play this week in the Ball Dawgs Classic at the Dollar Loan Center.

Maddox led the way for Toledo with 23 points and five rebounds. He was joined in double digits by Moss (22 pts.), Lorentsson (17 pts.) and redshirt freshman Javan Simmons (11 pts.). Freshman Sonny Wilson dished out a season-high six assists for the Rockets.

Jamal Mashburn Jr. and JT Toppin paced New Mexico offensively by scoring 27 points apiece. Toppin also grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Lobos register a 43-25 advantage on the boards.

"New Mexico is a good team and the end of the first half really hurt us," said Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk about the Lobos and their 8-0 run right before halftime. "I was disappointed in our decision-making and rebounding. Those are things we need to clean up moving forward."

Moss fouled out with six minutes remaining and knocked down 8-of-10 shots from the field before sitting down. His shooting helped the Rockets register a 50.9 FG%, the third time in four outings this season UT has made over half of its shots. Lorentsson was equally as efficient from three-point range, knocking down 4-of-5 attempts to help Toledo match its season average of 44.4% from behind the arc.

The Rockets will face UC-Irvine (4-1) tomorrow night at 8:45 p.m. PT before closing out the Ball Dawgs Classic vs. Indiana State (3-1) on Friday, Nov. 24 at 11:00 a.m. PT.

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST HALF

• Toledo started strong and took its largest lead, 15-8, five minutes into the game on Andre Lorentsson's back-to-back three-point field goals.
• The Lobos rallied and took their first lead, 16-15, five minutes later with a 6-0 run.
• Ra'Heim Moss then scored six points during a 7-0 spurt to put the Rockets up 25-20 at the 7:05 mark.
• New Mexico answered with a 10-2 spurt to go ahead 32-27 three minutes before halftime.
• Toledo closed to within 34-32 a minute later, but the Lobos scored eight unanswered points to take a 42-32 lead at intermission.
• Lorentsson and Moss each scored 10 points to lead the Rockets in scoring.

SECOND HALF

• Toledo quickly cut into its deficit and closed to within 47-44 on Moss' three-point play.
• The Rockets' rally continued with Moss' driving layup giving UT a 55-54 lead with 13:48 remaining.
• New Mexico responded with an 8-3 spurt to take a 63-58 advantage on a Jamal Mashburn Jr. three-pointer at the 10:19 mark.
• Toledo wouldn't go away, and Dante Maddox Jr. buried a deep triple to knot the score, 63-63, with 8:44 to play.
• Maddox hit another trey to reduce the Lobos' lead to 78-75 with three minutes left but that was as close as UT could come.
• Lorentsson's three-pointer with 22 seconds to play brought the Rockets within 88-84, but Mashburn hit two free throws to secure the win for the Lobos.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Javan Simmons has scored in double digits in three of his first four games as a Rocket.
• Andre Lorentsson's 17 points nearly doubled his previous scoring best of nine. He also connected on a career-best four three-point field goals.
• Toledo limited New Mexico to 3-of-13 shooting from three-point range and is holding its opponents to a 30.6 three-point FG% this season.