SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Toledo women's basketball team overcame a halftime deficit to come back and win for the second time in as many days, defeating North Dakota State 73-58 at the San Diego Classic on Saturday.

The Rockets (3-2) trailed the Bison (2-4) at halftime, 30-24, but caught fire from the floor in the second half. Toledo connected on 20-of-28 field goals (71.4%) after halftime and were a scintillating 11-of-12 from the field in the fourth quarter. After a rough first half, better shooting and better ball security proved to do the trick for the Rockets.

"I thought we were very sloppy in the first half," head coach Tricia Cullop said. "North Dakota State is a long team, and they brought a lot of help quickly, and I don't think we recognized that to pass the ball out. We had way too many turnovers. But we did a better job in the second half, and we also did a better job on the boards. I thought it was great practice on how to play back-to-back games, which we'll have to do in the conference tournament."

Quinesha Lockett led the way offensively with 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting, her third straight game with at least 20 points. Sophia Wiard scored 16 points, all in the second half, and added a team-high seven assists while knocking down 3-of-4 three-pointers. Emmi Rinat provided great production off the bench, scoring 13 points and causing havoc on defense with a career-high six blocks.

"I thought Emmi played well today," Cullop said. "Her 13 points were needed, and she made some really big plays."

Jessica Cook led Toledo with 10 rebounds and helped her team win the battle on the boards, 37-34. The Rockets shot 54.5% from the field for the game, making 30-of-55 shots.

North Dakota State had three players score in double figures, with Elle Evans' 15 points leading the way. The Bison made 20-of-63 field goals (31.7%).

Toledo also rallied from a first-half deficit to defeat SMU, 74-73, on Friday, to go 2-0 in the San Diego Classic.

Toledo's next home game will be Wednesday, Dec. 6 vs. Michigan. That game will be televised on CBS Sports Network and will tip off at 5:00 p.m., the first nationally televised regular season game in program history.

Toledo is looking to "Sell Out Savage" for this battle vs. the Wolverines, and will need the support from Team Toledo to make that happen!  For more information or to purchase women's basketball tickets, visit the Rocket Athletic Ticket Office at the Sullivan Athletic Complex in Savage Arena, contact the Rocket Athletic Ticket Office at 419-530-GOLD (4653), or go online to UTRockets.com/tix.

• After the Bison opened the game with a three-pointer, Toledo scored five straight points to go up 5-2 early in the game.
• Emmi Rinat's layup at the 5:37 mark gave UT an 8-7 lead, but that would be its final lead of the quarter.
• North Dakota State responded with six straight points to make the score 12-7, and the quarter ended with NDSU on top 16-12.

• Toledo pulled within a point four different times in the second quarter, but couldn't break through to wrestle the lead back from the Bison.
• The last such instance was with 3:33 to go in the half, when a jumper by Khera Goss put the score at 23-22.
• North Dakota State answered with seven straight points to take a 30-22 lead with 2:12 left.
• Hannah Noveroske's layup in the closing seconds of the quarter brought about the 30-24 halftime score.

• Sophia Wiard began the second half with a bang, successfully completing a four-point play to make it 30-28.
• Jessica Cook's basket at the 6:28 mark sparked an 8-0 run that gave the Rockets a 38-35 lead, their first since the first quarter.
• NDSU fought back to tie the score at 42-42 with 1:16 to go in the quarter, but Wiard and Lockett responded with two straight buckets to end the quarter and give UT a 46-42 advantage heading into the final period.

• The Rockets opened the fourth quarter with a flurry of points, and a jumper by Lockett at the 6:59 mark of the quarter capped a 15-0 run that gave Toledo a commanding 57-42 lead.
• The Bison cut Toledo's lead to single-digits, but Wiard's three-pointer with 3:33 to play permanently put Toledo's lead back to double figures.
• Wiard, who made all four of her shots in the fourth quarter, connected on a three-pointer with 50 seconds to play to grow the lead to 18 points, 73-55.
• The final score would settle at 73-58 in the Rockets' second consecutive win.