TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team looks to get back on the winning track when it travels to Rochester, Mich. on Wednesday, Dec. 6 to face Oakland (5-4, 1-1 Horizon). Tip-off time is set for 7:00 p.m. in the OU Credit Union O'rena with streaming on ESPN+.

The Rockets' contest vs. the Golden Grizzles is their second game of the season on an opponent's home floor. UT posted a 78-77 victory at Wright State on Nov. 14 in its first road contest. Toledo (3-4) is looking to rebound from Saturday's 86-77 home defeat to George Mason. The Rockets led 46-45 early in the second half, but the Patriots took a double-digit lead with 10 minutes left that was too much for UT to overcome.

Dante Maddox Jr. paced the Rocket attack with a career-high 25 points. He was joined in double digits by Ra'Heim Moss (13 pts.) and Javan Simmons (11 pts.). Tyler Cochran contributed nine points along with a team-high nine rebounds and three steals. Simmons also blocked a season-high five shots.

Moss leads the Rockets with 16.1 ppg and 5.0 rpg. Joining him in double-figure scoring are Maddox (15.0) and Simmons (12.3).

Oakland is also coming off a loss after Saturday's 98-77 home setback to Purdue Fort Wayne snapped a four-game winning streak that included a 78-76 victory at Xavier.

Junior Trey Townsend leads the Golden Grizzlies with 15.3 ppg, 7.6 rpg and 3.7 apg. Jack Gohlke and Chris Conway are second and third in team scoring with 12.3 ppg and 11.7 ppg, respectively.

The Rockets registered a 112-90 victory over Oakland in Savage Arena last year. Toledo shot 61.6% from the field in the win, with Maddox scoring 20 points in the contest. 

GAME INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
Tip-Off: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Rochester, Mich.
Arena: OU Credit Union O'rena (4,000).
Streaming: ESPN+. Neal Ruhl will provide play-by-play for the broadcast with Tony Paul 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 12-7. Toledo has won five of its last six meetings vs. Oakland with its only defeat an 80-59 road loss in 2021. The Rockets registered a 112-90 victory over the Golden Grizzlies in Savage Arena last year.

POST TOUCHES
•  Junior Ra'Heim Moss has scored in double digits in every game this season and is averaging a career-best 16.1 ppg and shooting a career-high 53.4% from the field. Moss also leads the Rockets with 29.6 mpg, 32 free throws made and 42 free throws attempted.
•  Junior Dante Maddox Jr. ranks second on the team with 15.0 ppg and leads the team with 15 three-point field goals made. He also ranks second on the team with 13 steals.
•  Junior Tyler Cochran ranks second in the MAC with a team-high 2.1 spg and ranks second on the team with 4.7 rpg.
•  Redshirt freshman Javan Simmons is third on the team with 12.3 ppg and has scored in double digits in six of seven contests. He has a team-best 86.7 FT% and is second with a 55.8 FG%.
•  Freshman Sonny Wilson leads the team with a 2.1 assist/turnover ratio.
•  Junior Andre Lorentsson is tied for fifth in the MAC with a 56.3 three-point field-goal percentage and is second on the team with nine treys.
 
TEAM TIDBITS
•  Toledo leads the MAC and ranks 18th nationally with a 40.2 three-point FG%.
•  The Rockets also rank 26th nationally in both turnover margin (plus-4.4) and turnovers forced per game (16.4).
•  FIVE Rockets are shooting 50.0% or higher (min. 2.0 shots/game) from the field
•  SIX Rockets are scoring 6.0 ppg or more with FIVE averaging 8.0 ppg or higher.
•  UT's bench is averaging 25.6 ppg compared to its opponent total of 10.4 ppg.
•  Toledo is the only MAC school to win 13 or more league games five of last six years.
•  Since the start of the 2020-21 season, Toledo is 48-9 (.842) in league play. The Rockets are 26-3 (.897) in MAC home games and 22-6 (.786) in MAC road games.
•  Toledo finished 8-1 in league road games last season. UT was 8-2 in MAC road games in 2021-22 after posting a 6-3 mark in MAC contests away from home in 2020-21.
 
ROAD WARRIORS
     The Rockets have posted a 27-14 (.659) win-loss mark in road games since the start of the 2020-21 season. Toledo possesses a 51-34 (.600) win-loss mark on enemy courts since the start of the 2017-18 season.
  
ON THE HORIZON
     Toledo will host three straight games in Savage Arena vs. Northern Iowa (Dec. 9), Marshall (Dec. 13) and Vermont (Dec. 20). The Rockets will play at West Virgina (Dec. 23) before opening Mid-American Conference play at Ohio on Tuesday, Jan. 2 on ESPNU.