TOLEDO, Ohio - Toledo (14-8, 8-2 MAC) makes the short trip to Ypsilanti, Mich. on Tuesday, Feb. 6 to face Eastern Michigan (9-13, 2-8) in the George Gervin Game Above Center. The contest will be streamed on ESPN+ and tip off at 7:00 p.m.

The Rockets are looking to bounce back from last Friday's 77-70 loss at first-place Akron (17-5, 9-1). UT enters its matchup vs. the Eagles one game behind the Zips and tied for second place with Central Michigan (13-9, 8-2) in the league standings.

Ra'Heim Moss paced a balanced Rocket attack with 16 points. Dante Maddox Jr. and Javan Simmons each scored 14 points, while Tyler Cochran and Sonny Wilson contributed 11 points apiece. Cochran also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and just missed registering his fourth double-double in his last five games.

Toledo trailed 47-36 at halftime but rallied to within three points, 60-57, on Simmons' three-point play with 6:46 remaining. The Rockets then cut Akron's margin to 75-70 with 30 seconds left but couldn't complete their comeback.

Eastern Michigan has lost seven of its last eight games. The Eagles' two conference victories came at home vs. Kent State (71-69) and Buffalo (75-65). EMU is averaging a league-low 66.3 ppg and 5.36 three-point field goals per contest.

Junior Tyson Acuff ranks second in the MAC and 18th nationally with 20.8 ppg. Acuff scored a career-high 36 points vs. the Rockets last year in Ypsilanti by knocking down seven of 10 three-point shots in UT's 70-63 win.

Toledo posted a pair of single-digit wins over EMU last year with an 84-79 victory in Savage Arena and a 70-63 triumph in Ypsilanti that was its third straight road win in the series.

POST TOUCHES
•  Junior Ra'Heim Moss has scored in double digits in 21 of 22 games this season after scoring in double digits on 13 occasions last year.  He has now scored in double digits 48 times in his Rocket career and is seventh in the MAC with 16.3 ppg.
•  Junior Dante Maddox Jr. ranks second in team scoring with a career-high 15.5 ppg. Maddox is third in MAC games only with a 49.0 3FG% and 2.40 3FG/game.
•  Junior Tyler Cochran leads the MAC with a team-high 2.1 spg. He also leads the team with 6.7 rpg and is averaging 13.2 ppg and 8.7 rpg in his last six games.
•  Cochran (5th/6.0 rpg), Moss (11th/4.6 rpg) and Maddox (12th/4.4 rpg) each rank among the MAC's Top 15 defensive rebounders in league play.
•  Simmons is averaging 12.7 ppg this season with a team-best 58.6 FG% (3rd in MAC). He is the only freshman in the MAC averaging more than 9.0 ppg and ranks second in the conference in league play with a 59.3 FG%.
•  Freshman Sonny Wilson registered his eighth double-digit outing with 11 points at Akron (Jan. 30). He is averaging 9.8 ppg with a 69.6 FG% (16-of-23) in his last four games.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.
Tip-Off: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Ypsilanti, Mich.
Arena: Gervin Game Above Ctr. (8,754).
Televison: ESPN+. Ryan Wooley will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Justin Rose 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 62-52. Toledo has won six straight games vs. EMU by an average margin of victory of 17.3 ppg. The Rockets have won three straight in Ypsilanti after losing seven of eight.

TEAM TIDBITS
•  Toledo has an 8-2 record in MAC play for the second straight season. UT lost two of its first three MAC games last year before winning its final 15 league contests.
•  The Rockets have won 23 of their last 25 MAC games with their only losses a three-point setback at Central Michigan (Jan. 19) and a seven-point defeat at Akron (Feb. 2).
•  UT is 56-11 (.836) in league play since the start of the 2020-21 season. The Rockets are 30-3 (.909) in MAC home games and 26-8 (.765) in MAC road games.
•  Toledo leads the MAC with 79.1 ppg, a 47.7 FG% and 7.3 spg and ranks second with a 76.0 FT% and a plus-2.41 turnover margin.
•  In league play, the Rockets are first with a 49.1 FG% and second with 79.4 ppg, a +9.0 scoring margin, a +2.6 turnover margin and 6.6 spg. UT is also third in scoring defense (70.4), 3PTFG% defense (31.1), and assist/turnover ratio (1.32)
•  UT has made 32 more FTs (358) than their opponents have attempted (326).
 
ROCKETS RANKING AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN WINS                              
• Toledo's 88 wins since the start of the 2020-21 season ranks 12th in the country. UT is three victories behind No. 11 UCLA (92) and four behind No. 9 UAB and Alabama.
• Toledo's 153 wins since the start of the 2017-18 season are tied for 19th in the country with Kentucky and Texas Tech.
• The Rockets were 23-11 in 2017-18, 25-8 in 2018-19, 17-15 in 2019-20 and 21-9 in 2020-21, 26-8 in 2021-22, and 27-8 last year.
  
ROAD WARRIORS
     The Rockets are 5-3 in road games this season and have posted a 31-17 (.645) win-loss mark in road games since the start of the 2020-21 campaign. Toledo possesses a 55-37 (.598) win-loss mark on enemy courts since the start of the 2017-18 season.
 
ON THE HORIZON
     Toledo will visit App State on Saturday, Feb. 10 before hosting Ohio (Feb. 16) and Akron (Feb. 20).