TOLEDO, Ohio – Senior Setric Millner Jr. and junior RayJ Dennis each scored 18 points to lead the Toledo men's basketball team to its seventh-consecutive victory, a wire-to-wire 84-59 triumph over Central Michigan before 5,344 fans in Savage Arena.

The win moved the Rockets (17-6, 8-2 MAC) into a second-place tie with Kent State (18-5, 8-2 MAC), one game behind first-place Akron (17-6, 9-1 MAC). Toledo will put its winning streak on the line when it visits the Zips on Tuesday, Feb. 7 in James A. Rhodes Arena.

Also scoring in double figures was senior JT Shumate, who tallied 12 points to go along with a team-high six rebounds and three steals. Dennis led the Rockets with eight assists and shot 7-of-12 from the field.

Toledo forced CMU into 21 turnovers and committed just eight miscues, leading to a remarkable 31-2 advantage in points off turnovers. It marked the fourth-straight contest the Rockets have committed fewer than 10 turnovers.

"We had a great start tonight with great energy and intensity," Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk said. "I thought our ball pressure made them a little bit uncomfortable. Dante Maddox, Ra'Heim Moss, and RayJ Dennis did a good job making them play a little further away from the basket than they would have liked."

"I think it was huge to force Central Michigan to commit 21 turnovers," Dennis said. "We stayed locked in and trusted each other. Our defense powered our offense tonight."

The Rockets shot 51.5% in the opening 20 minutes but cooled off in the second half and finished with 45.9 shooting mark for the game. UT converted 11-of-27 shots (40.7%) behind the arc and 17-of-20 attempts (85.0%) at the charity stripe.

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST HALF

• Ra'Heim Moss' three-pointer gave the Rockets an early 5-0 lead. 
• Toledo gradually increased its lead until Dante Maddox Jr.'s three-pointer capped off a 14-4 run to give UT a 27-10 advantage with 7:16 left in the half. 
• CMU cut the lead to 13 but the Rockets responded with a 13-2 spurt to increase their cushion to 42-18 with 2:32 left before halftime.
• RayJ Dennis hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to give UT a 49-21 lead to take into the locker room.
• Setric Millner Jr. and JT Shumate each scored 10 points to lead the Rockets in the first half.

SECOND HALF

• Toledo's lead grew to a game-high 33 points, 60-27, with 15:32 remaining.
• CMU trimmed the lead to 24 points, 64-40, with a 13-4 run, but back-to-back Moss and Millner three-pointers pushed Toledo's lead back to 30 points with 7:56 left.
• The closest CMU got the rest of the way was 21 points, 75-54, with 3:21 to play.