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Jaylan Ouwinga has scored in double digits in four of his last five games coming off the bench.
Toledo to Visit Bowling Green on Saturday for Second Battle of I-75 This Season
2/13/2026 10:17:00 AM | Men's Basketball, Battle of I-75
Rockets rallied for 73-72 victory over Falcons in January
TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team (13-12, 7-5 MAC) looks to build momentum following Wednesday's 90-79 win at Western Michigan when it visits Bowling Green (15-10, 6-6 MAC) on Saturday, Feb. 14 in this season's second edition of the Battle of I-75 sponsored by Fremont Credit Union. Tip-off time is set for 5:00 p.m. in the Stroh Center on ESPN+.
The Rockets rallied late for a 73-72 victory in their first meeting against the Falcons this season. Leroy Blyden Jr. hit a game-winning three-pointer with 7.7 seconds left to cap off a comeback from a 71-64 deficit with 4:36 remaining. Seniors Kyler Vanderjagt and Sean Craig both knocked down threes down the stretch to put the Rockets in position to win.
Sonny Wilson led six Rockets in double figures with 18 points in Wednesday's double-digit win over the Broncos. Also scoring in double digits were Austin Parks (17 pts.), Craig (13 pts.), Jaylan Ouwinga (11 pts.), Blyden (10 pts.), and Mynor Strong (10 pts.).
Wilson's back-to-back baskets gave Toledo 30-27 lead with just over eight minutes left in the first half for an advantage it never relinquished. Blyden's triple right before intermission gave the Rockets a 50-41 cushion. WMU trimmed its deficit to five early in the second half but couldn't get any closer.
Toledo is led by the backcourt duo of Wilson (17.2 ppg) and Blyden (16.0 ppg) along with the frontcourt tandem of Craig (12.0 ppg) and Parks (11.5 ppg). Blyden leads all MAC freshmen with 16.0 ppg, while Wilson is dishing out a team-high 4.7 apg. Parks ranks second in the MAC with a team-high 62.9 FG%, while Craig ranks fourth with a team-best 7.7 rpg.
Bowling Green is also entering Saturday's contest with a victory following a 68-52 win at Northern Illinois. The Falcons are 8-5 at home this season with a 2-3 ledger in league play.
Javonte Campbell tops the MAC in league play with 22.2 ppg. Sam Towns (11.9 ppg), Mayar Wol (11.7 ppg), and Josiah Shackelford (11.6 ppg) are also scoring in double digits. with Towns grabbing a team-high 6.5 rpg.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.
Tip-Off: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Bowling Green, Ohio.
Arena: Stroh Center (5,421).
Streaming: ESPN+.
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
• Toledo ranks SECOND in the MAC in league play with a 37.1 three-point FG% and shot a season-high 55.0% (11-of-20) from three-point range vs. Akron (Jan. 27).
• Toledo is holding its opponents to a 39.3 FG% and 30.1 3FG% (31-of-103) in its last four games.
• Sonny Wilson's streak of scoring in double figures ended at 36 straight games vs. Bowling Green on Jan. 24. He has responded by averaging 18.6 ppg and 5.4 apg and has scored in double digits in each of the last five contests.
• Leroy Blyden Jr. and Wilson are leading the Rockets offensively in conference play and are eighth and ninth in the MAC with 17.1 ppg and 16.9 ppg, respectively.
• Blyden's 36 points vs. Western Michigan (Dec. 30) are the most by a UT freshman in 25 years.
• Sean Craig ranks second in the MAC with 3.0 offensive rpg. He is also tied for fourth in the MAC with a team-high six double-doubles and tallied 16 points and 13 rebounds vs. Miami followed by 15 points and 10 boards vs. Ohio.
• Austin Parks has scored in double digits in 10 of his last 11 games and is averaging 15.0 ppg with an 84.0 FG% (21-of-25) in his last four games.
• Parks blocked a career-high five shots vs. Bowling Green (Jan. 24) and Ball State (Jan. 31) in addition to scoring a MAC-season high 17 points vs. Kent State (Feb. 3) and at Western Michigan (Feb. 11).
• Jaylan Ouwinga scored a MAC career-high 13 points at Akron (Jan. 27) and has scored in double digits in four of his last five outings. He is averaging 9.6 ppg with a 61.8 FG% (21-of-34) in his last five contests.
• Mynor Strong has started the last four games, his first starting nods since UT's first two games of the season. He is averaging 8.0 ppg with a 38.5 3FG% (5-of-13) since re-joining the starting lineup.
DETAILING SATURDAY'S MATCHUP
• UT leads its all-time series vs. Bowling Green by a 100-85 margin and has won seven of its last nine games vs. BG (five by double digits).
• The Rockets has won seven of their last 10 games in the Stroh Center.
• Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk's 17-8 record vs. BG as the Rockets' head coach is the best winning percentage (.680) vs. the Falcons by any head coach in program history. Bob Nichols posted a 29-14 (.674) mark in his career.
ROCKETS IN THE NCAA & MAC RANKINGS (thru games played Feb. 12)
• Toledo ranks first in the MAC and 27th in the nation with its 76.9 FT%. The Rockets are also 28th nationally with a MAC-low 15.1 personal fouls per game.
• UT is third in the MAC with a 1.48 A/TO ratio and fourth with a plus-2.5 turnover margin.
• Junior Austin Parks ranks second with 62.9 FG% and fourth with 1.4 bpg.
• Senior Sean Craig ranks second in the MAC with 3.0 offensive rpg and fourth with 7.7 rpg.
• Freshman Leroy Blyden Jr. is third in the MAC with an 85.1 FT%, fifth with 1.8 spg, seventh with a 41.9 three-point FG%, ninth with 4.0 apg, and 10th with 16.0 ppg.
• Junior Sonny Wilson ranks seventh in the MAC with 17.2 ppg and sixth with 4.7 apg.
ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will return home to host Eastern Michigan (9-15, 3-9 MAC) on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 5:00 p.m. and Northern Illinois (7-15, 3-8 MAC) on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7:00 p.m.
The Rockets rallied late for a 73-72 victory in their first meeting against the Falcons this season. Leroy Blyden Jr. hit a game-winning three-pointer with 7.7 seconds left to cap off a comeback from a 71-64 deficit with 4:36 remaining. Seniors Kyler Vanderjagt and Sean Craig both knocked down threes down the stretch to put the Rockets in position to win.
Sonny Wilson led six Rockets in double figures with 18 points in Wednesday's double-digit win over the Broncos. Also scoring in double digits were Austin Parks (17 pts.), Craig (13 pts.), Jaylan Ouwinga (11 pts.), Blyden (10 pts.), and Mynor Strong (10 pts.).
Wilson's back-to-back baskets gave Toledo 30-27 lead with just over eight minutes left in the first half for an advantage it never relinquished. Blyden's triple right before intermission gave the Rockets a 50-41 cushion. WMU trimmed its deficit to five early in the second half but couldn't get any closer.
Toledo is led by the backcourt duo of Wilson (17.2 ppg) and Blyden (16.0 ppg) along with the frontcourt tandem of Craig (12.0 ppg) and Parks (11.5 ppg). Blyden leads all MAC freshmen with 16.0 ppg, while Wilson is dishing out a team-high 4.7 apg. Parks ranks second in the MAC with a team-high 62.9 FG%, while Craig ranks fourth with a team-best 7.7 rpg.
Bowling Green is also entering Saturday's contest with a victory following a 68-52 win at Northern Illinois. The Falcons are 8-5 at home this season with a 2-3 ledger in league play.
Javonte Campbell tops the MAC in league play with 22.2 ppg. Sam Towns (11.9 ppg), Mayar Wol (11.7 ppg), and Josiah Shackelford (11.6 ppg) are also scoring in double digits. with Towns grabbing a team-high 6.5 rpg.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.
Tip-Off: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Bowling Green, Ohio.
Arena: Stroh Center (5,421).
Streaming: ESPN+.
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
• Toledo ranks SECOND in the MAC in league play with a 37.1 three-point FG% and shot a season-high 55.0% (11-of-20) from three-point range vs. Akron (Jan. 27).
• Toledo is holding its opponents to a 39.3 FG% and 30.1 3FG% (31-of-103) in its last four games.
• Sonny Wilson's streak of scoring in double figures ended at 36 straight games vs. Bowling Green on Jan. 24. He has responded by averaging 18.6 ppg and 5.4 apg and has scored in double digits in each of the last five contests.
• Leroy Blyden Jr. and Wilson are leading the Rockets offensively in conference play and are eighth and ninth in the MAC with 17.1 ppg and 16.9 ppg, respectively.
• Blyden's 36 points vs. Western Michigan (Dec. 30) are the most by a UT freshman in 25 years.
• Sean Craig ranks second in the MAC with 3.0 offensive rpg. He is also tied for fourth in the MAC with a team-high six double-doubles and tallied 16 points and 13 rebounds vs. Miami followed by 15 points and 10 boards vs. Ohio.
• Austin Parks has scored in double digits in 10 of his last 11 games and is averaging 15.0 ppg with an 84.0 FG% (21-of-25) in his last four games.
• Parks blocked a career-high five shots vs. Bowling Green (Jan. 24) and Ball State (Jan. 31) in addition to scoring a MAC-season high 17 points vs. Kent State (Feb. 3) and at Western Michigan (Feb. 11).
• Jaylan Ouwinga scored a MAC career-high 13 points at Akron (Jan. 27) and has scored in double digits in four of his last five outings. He is averaging 9.6 ppg with a 61.8 FG% (21-of-34) in his last five contests.
• Mynor Strong has started the last four games, his first starting nods since UT's first two games of the season. He is averaging 8.0 ppg with a 38.5 3FG% (5-of-13) since re-joining the starting lineup.
DETAILING SATURDAY'S MATCHUP
• UT leads its all-time series vs. Bowling Green by a 100-85 margin and has won seven of its last nine games vs. BG (five by double digits).
• The Rockets has won seven of their last 10 games in the Stroh Center.
• Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk's 17-8 record vs. BG as the Rockets' head coach is the best winning percentage (.680) vs. the Falcons by any head coach in program history. Bob Nichols posted a 29-14 (.674) mark in his career.
ROCKETS IN THE NCAA & MAC RANKINGS (thru games played Feb. 12)
• Toledo ranks first in the MAC and 27th in the nation with its 76.9 FT%. The Rockets are also 28th nationally with a MAC-low 15.1 personal fouls per game.
• UT is third in the MAC with a 1.48 A/TO ratio and fourth with a plus-2.5 turnover margin.
• Junior Austin Parks ranks second with 62.9 FG% and fourth with 1.4 bpg.
• Senior Sean Craig ranks second in the MAC with 3.0 offensive rpg and fourth with 7.7 rpg.
• Freshman Leroy Blyden Jr. is third in the MAC with an 85.1 FT%, fifth with 1.8 spg, seventh with a 41.9 three-point FG%, ninth with 4.0 apg, and 10th with 16.0 ppg.
• Junior Sonny Wilson ranks seventh in the MAC with 17.2 ppg and sixth with 4.7 apg.
ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will return home to host Eastern Michigan (9-15, 3-9 MAC) on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 5:00 p.m. and Northern Illinois (7-15, 3-8 MAC) on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7:00 p.m.
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