Junior Ra'Heim Moss is tied for first in league play with 1.9 spg.
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Rockets Heading to Oxford to Battle Miami in Final Road Game of Season
3/4/2024 12:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball
A win over the RedHawks on Tuesday would clinch at least a No. 2 seed for Toledo in MAC Tournament
TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team (18-11, 12-4 MAC) travels to Oxford, Ohio on Tuesday, March 5 to face fifth-place Miami (15-14, 9-7 MAC) in its final road game of the season. The contest will be streamed on ESPN+ and tip off at 7:00 p.m. in Millett Hall.
The three-time defending MAC champion Rockets trail first-place Akron (21-8, 13-3) by a game in the league standings and are one game in front of third-place Ohio (17-12, 11-5). A win over the RedHawks on Tuesday would secure no lower than the No. 2 seed for UT in next week's Mid-American Conference Tournament in Cleveland.
Toledo is coming off an 85-79 win at Buffalo on Saturday that saw all five of its starters score in double figures and combine for 80 points. Sonny Wilson tallied a season-high 20 points and nine rebounds to lead the way and give the Rockets their seventh straight win over the Bulls.
The Rockets shot just 43.1% from the field but knocked down 27-of-30 (90.0%) free-throw attempts. Toledo held a 36-33 rebounding advantage and also forced Buffalo to commit 17 miscues leading to a 24-9 advantage in points off turnovers.
Ra'Heim Moss is leading UT offensively with a career-high 15.9 ppg followed by Dante Maddox Jr. (15.5), Tyler Cochran (14.3) and Javan Simmons (12.6).
Moss led the Rockets with 18 points in UT's 68-64 win over Miami on Jan. 5. The Rockets were down eight with 7:13 to play before going on a game-changing 14-2 run to take a 63-59 advantage at the 2:07 mark. Miami came within a point twice in the final two minutes but couldn't regain the lead.
The RedHawks rank second in the MAC in scoring defense (68.9), FG% defense (42.2), 3PTFG% (36.9), and 3PTFG% defense (31.0). Senior Anderson Mirambeaux paces Miami with 12.9 ppg.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024.
Tip-Off: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Oxford, Ohio.
Arena: Alumni Arena (6,783).
Streaming: ESPN+: Steve Baker will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Randy Hollowell 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.
POST TOUCHES
• Junior Ra'Heim Moss ranks seventh in the MAC with a career-high 15.9 ppg and has a 50.0 3PTFG% (9-of-18) in his last SEVEN games.
• Moss is tied for first the MAC in league play with 1.9 spg and grabbed a career-high six steals at App State (Feb. 10), the most by a Rocket since Rian Pearson collected seven steals vs. Ball State on Jan. 10, 2012.
• Junior Dante Maddox Jr. ranks second in team scoring with a career-high 15.5 ppg. Maddox scored a career-high 26 pts. vs. BG (Jan. 27) and leads UT with TEN 20-point outings.
• Maddox ranks fourth in the MAC with an 85.2 FT% and is shooting 88.2% in league play.
• Junior Tyler Cochran leads the MAC with a team-high 2.0 spg. He also leads the team with 6.6 rpg and has scored in double digits in a season-high 13 straight games.
• UT is the only school in the MAC with three individuals in the Top 15 in scoring in league play with Moss (9th/16.1 ppg), Cochran (10th/15.8 ppg), and Maddox (12th/15.3 ppg).
• Redshirt freshman Javan Simmons is averaging 12.7 ppg with a team-best 56.0 FG% (3rd in MAC). He registered his first two double-doubles of the season at App State (Feb. 10) and vs. Ohio (Feb. 16) and scored a career-high 20 points vs. Buffalo (Jan. 16).
• Simmons is 23 points away from tying Terry Reynolds (2000-01) for the fifth-most points by a freshman in program history.
• Freshman Sonny Wilson leads the Rockets with a 2.2 assist/turnover ratio and is tied for eighth in MAC play with a 50.0 FG%.
TEAM TIDBITS
• UT is the only MAC school to win 13 or more league games in five of the last six years. The Rockets are ONE win away from doing it for a sixth time in seven seasons.
• Toledo is 5-3 in MAC road games this year after finishing 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.
• Toledo leads the MAC with 79.9 ppg, a 47.5 FG%, a 37.1 3PTFG% and 7.3 spg.
• In league play, the Rockets are first with 79.2 ppg, a 48.0 FG% and +3.3 turnover margin and second with a +6.2 scoring margin, 75.4 FT%, a 37.2 3PTFG% and 6.3 spg.
• Toledo ranks in the Top 40 nationally in 3PTFG% (31st/37.1), turnover margin (37th/+2.8), FT% (75.9%/40th), and FG% (47.5%/40th).
A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO SHOT SELECTION FOR ROCKETS
Toledo is taking 16.9 three-point shots per game this season and is on pace to take its fewest three-point field goal attempt since attempting 16.2 three-point shots per game in the 2014-15 season.
The Rockets took 21.8 shots/game behind the arc last season and a school-record 27.8 three-point shots/game in the 2020-21 campaign.
ROAD WARRIORS
The Rockets are 7-5 in road games this season and have posted a 33-19 (.635) win-loss mark in road games since the start of the 2020-21 campaign. Toledo possesses a 57-39 (.594) win-loss mark on enemy courts since the start of the 2017-18 season.
ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will conclude its regular season with a home game vs. Kent State on Friday, March 8. The contest will tip off at 8:00 p.m. and be televised nationally on the CBS Sports Network.
The three-time defending MAC champion Rockets trail first-place Akron (21-8, 13-3) by a game in the league standings and are one game in front of third-place Ohio (17-12, 11-5). A win over the RedHawks on Tuesday would secure no lower than the No. 2 seed for UT in next week's Mid-American Conference Tournament in Cleveland.
Toledo is coming off an 85-79 win at Buffalo on Saturday that saw all five of its starters score in double figures and combine for 80 points. Sonny Wilson tallied a season-high 20 points and nine rebounds to lead the way and give the Rockets their seventh straight win over the Bulls.
The Rockets shot just 43.1% from the field but knocked down 27-of-30 (90.0%) free-throw attempts. Toledo held a 36-33 rebounding advantage and also forced Buffalo to commit 17 miscues leading to a 24-9 advantage in points off turnovers.
Ra'Heim Moss is leading UT offensively with a career-high 15.9 ppg followed by Dante Maddox Jr. (15.5), Tyler Cochran (14.3) and Javan Simmons (12.6).
Moss led the Rockets with 18 points in UT's 68-64 win over Miami on Jan. 5. The Rockets were down eight with 7:13 to play before going on a game-changing 14-2 run to take a 63-59 advantage at the 2:07 mark. Miami came within a point twice in the final two minutes but couldn't regain the lead.
The RedHawks rank second in the MAC in scoring defense (68.9), FG% defense (42.2), 3PTFG% (36.9), and 3PTFG% defense (31.0). Senior Anderson Mirambeaux paces Miami with 12.9 ppg.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024.
Tip-Off: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Oxford, Ohio.
Arena: Alumni Arena (6,783).
Streaming: ESPN+: Steve Baker will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Randy Hollowell 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.
POST TOUCHES
• Junior Ra'Heim Moss ranks seventh in the MAC with a career-high 15.9 ppg and has a 50.0 3PTFG% (9-of-18) in his last SEVEN games.
• Moss is tied for first the MAC in league play with 1.9 spg and grabbed a career-high six steals at App State (Feb. 10), the most by a Rocket since Rian Pearson collected seven steals vs. Ball State on Jan. 10, 2012.
• Junior Dante Maddox Jr. ranks second in team scoring with a career-high 15.5 ppg. Maddox scored a career-high 26 pts. vs. BG (Jan. 27) and leads UT with TEN 20-point outings.
• Maddox ranks fourth in the MAC with an 85.2 FT% and is shooting 88.2% in league play.
• Junior Tyler Cochran leads the MAC with a team-high 2.0 spg. He also leads the team with 6.6 rpg and has scored in double digits in a season-high 13 straight games.
• UT is the only school in the MAC with three individuals in the Top 15 in scoring in league play with Moss (9th/16.1 ppg), Cochran (10th/15.8 ppg), and Maddox (12th/15.3 ppg).
• Redshirt freshman Javan Simmons is averaging 12.7 ppg with a team-best 56.0 FG% (3rd in MAC). He registered his first two double-doubles of the season at App State (Feb. 10) and vs. Ohio (Feb. 16) and scored a career-high 20 points vs. Buffalo (Jan. 16).
• Simmons is 23 points away from tying Terry Reynolds (2000-01) for the fifth-most points by a freshman in program history.
• Freshman Sonny Wilson leads the Rockets with a 2.2 assist/turnover ratio and is tied for eighth in MAC play with a 50.0 FG%.
TEAM TIDBITS
• UT is the only MAC school to win 13 or more league games in five of the last six years. The Rockets are ONE win away from doing it for a sixth time in seven seasons.
• Toledo is 5-3 in MAC road games this year after finishing 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.
• Toledo leads the MAC with 79.9 ppg, a 47.5 FG%, a 37.1 3PTFG% and 7.3 spg.
• In league play, the Rockets are first with 79.2 ppg, a 48.0 FG% and +3.3 turnover margin and second with a +6.2 scoring margin, 75.4 FT%, a 37.2 3PTFG% and 6.3 spg.
• Toledo ranks in the Top 40 nationally in 3PTFG% (31st/37.1), turnover margin (37th/+2.8), FT% (75.9%/40th), and FG% (47.5%/40th).
A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO SHOT SELECTION FOR ROCKETS
Toledo is taking 16.9 three-point shots per game this season and is on pace to take its fewest three-point field goal attempt since attempting 16.2 three-point shots per game in the 2014-15 season.
The Rockets took 21.8 shots/game behind the arc last season and a school-record 27.8 three-point shots/game in the 2020-21 campaign.
ROAD WARRIORS
The Rockets are 7-5 in road games this season and have posted a 33-19 (.635) win-loss mark in road games since the start of the 2020-21 campaign. Toledo possesses a 57-39 (.594) win-loss mark on enemy courts since the start of the 2017-18 season.
ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will conclude its regular season with a home game vs. Kent State on Friday, March 8. The contest will tip off at 8:00 p.m. and be televised nationally on the CBS Sports Network.
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