Saturday, February 21
Toledo, Ohio
5:00 p.m.
University of Toledo
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Eastern Michigan
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Freshman Will James Jr. tallied MAC season highs of 10 points and five rebounds at Bowling Green last Saturday.
Toledo to Host Eastern Michigan on Saturday at 5:00 p.m.
2/19/2026 1:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Rockets making push toward sixth-consecutive Top Four MAC finish
TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team (13-13, 7-6 MAC) will play the first of back-to-back home games when it hosts Eastern Michigan (10-17, 4-10 MAC) on Saturday, Feb. 21. Tip-off time for the Rockets' lone matchup vs. the Eagles this season is set for 5:00 p.m. in Savage Arena with streaming on ESPN+.
The Rockets are currently in fifth place in the Mid-American Conference standings, a half-game behind Ohio and a half-game in front of Bowling Green. Toledo is looking to rebound from Saturday's 80-70 defeat to the Falcons.
Sonny Wilson led Toledo with a game-high 20 points against Bowling Green, but an early second-half surge by the Falcons proved to be the difference. Also scoring in double figures for the Rockets were Leroy Blyden Jr. (13 pts.), Sean Craig (12 pts.) and Will James Jr. (10 pts.).
The Rockets led by as many as six points in the first half and trailed by just a bucket, 37-35, at halftime. However, BGSU opened the second half on a 21-7 run that forced UT to play from behind the rest of the way. A Blyden jumper cut the margin to 64-55 with 7:45 to play, but the Rockets could get no closer.
Toledo is led by the backcourt duo of Wilson (17.3 ppg) and Blyden (15.8 ppg) along with the frontcourt tandem of Craig (12.0 ppg) and Austin Parks (11.2 ppg). Blyden leads all MAC freshmen with 15.8 ppg, while Wilson is dishing out a team-high 4.7 apg. Parks ranks fourth in the MAC with a team-high 61.7 FG%, while Craig ranks fourth with a team-best 7.5 rpg.
Eastern Michigan snapped an eight-game losing streak with Tuesday's 66-54 home win over Central Michigan. Redshirt freshman Mohammad Habhab leads the Eagles with 14.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg and 3.0 apg.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.
Tip-Off: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Toledo, Ohio.
Arena: Savage Arena (7,014).
Streaming: ESPN+. Mason Lowry will provide play-by-play for broadcast withRhett Boyd 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
• Toledo ranks third in the MAC in league play with a 37.5 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 40.9 FG% and 72.4 ppg in its last five 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 18.8 ppg and 5.0 apg and scoring in double digits in each of the last six contests.
• Wilson and Leroy Blyden Jr. are leading the Rockets offensively in conference play and are eighth and ninth in the MAC with 17.2 ppg and 16.8 ppg, respectively.
• Blyden is the only freshman ranked in the Top 20 in MAC scoring in league play.
• Sean Craig ranks second in the MAC with 2.9 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 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 six outings. He is averaging 8.7 ppg with a 62.2 FG% (23-of-37) in his last six contests.
• Mynor Strong has started the last five games, his first starting nods since UT's first two games of the season. He is averaging 7.4 ppg with a 42.9 3FG% (6-of-14) since re-joining the starting lineup.
SERIES INFORMATION
• The Rockets' eight-game winning streak vs. the Eagles was snapped last year with an 80-73 defeat in Ypsilanti.
• Toledo has won 15 of its last 19 games vs. EMU in Savage Arena, including six of their last seven meetings vs. the Eagles in the Glass City.
ROCKETS IN THE NCAA & MAC RANKINGS (thru games played Feb. 18)
• Toledo ranks second in the MAC and 31st in the nation with its 76.9 FT%. The Rockets are also 26th 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 47.7 FG%, plus-2.3 turnover margin, and 7.7 spg.
• Freshman Leroy Blyden Jr. is second in the MAC with an 85.1 FT%, tied for third with 1.8 spg, ninth with a 41.9 three-point FG%, ninth with 4.1 apg, and 10th with 15.9 ppg.
• Junior Austin Parks ranks fourth with 61.7 FG% and seventh with 1.7 bpg.
• Senior Sean Craig ranks second in the MAC with 2.9 offensive rpg and fourth with 7.5 rpg.
• Junior Sonny Wilson ranks seventh in the MAC with 17.3 ppg and 4.7 apg.
ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will host Northern Illinois (9-16, 4-9 MAC) on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7:00 p.m. before traveling to Athens, Ohio to face Ohio (14-13, 8-6 MAC) on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 4:00 p.m. and Oxford, Ohio to meet No. 22 Miami (26-0, 13-0 MAC) on Tuesday, March 3 at 7 p.m. The Rockets will close out their regular season vs. Buffalo (15-11, 5-8 MAC) on Friday, March 6 at 7:00 p.m.
The Rockets are currently in fifth place in the Mid-American Conference standings, a half-game behind Ohio and a half-game in front of Bowling Green. Toledo is looking to rebound from Saturday's 80-70 defeat to the Falcons.
Sonny Wilson led Toledo with a game-high 20 points against Bowling Green, but an early second-half surge by the Falcons proved to be the difference. Also scoring in double figures for the Rockets were Leroy Blyden Jr. (13 pts.), Sean Craig (12 pts.) and Will James Jr. (10 pts.).
The Rockets led by as many as six points in the first half and trailed by just a bucket, 37-35, at halftime. However, BGSU opened the second half on a 21-7 run that forced UT to play from behind the rest of the way. A Blyden jumper cut the margin to 64-55 with 7:45 to play, but the Rockets could get no closer.
Toledo is led by the backcourt duo of Wilson (17.3 ppg) and Blyden (15.8 ppg) along with the frontcourt tandem of Craig (12.0 ppg) and Austin Parks (11.2 ppg). Blyden leads all MAC freshmen with 15.8 ppg, while Wilson is dishing out a team-high 4.7 apg. Parks ranks fourth in the MAC with a team-high 61.7 FG%, while Craig ranks fourth with a team-best 7.5 rpg.
Eastern Michigan snapped an eight-game losing streak with Tuesday's 66-54 home win over Central Michigan. Redshirt freshman Mohammad Habhab leads the Eagles with 14.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg and 3.0 apg.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.
Tip-Off: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Toledo, Ohio.
Arena: Savage Arena (7,014).
Streaming: ESPN+. Mason Lowry will provide play-by-play for broadcast withRhett Boyd 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
• Toledo ranks third in the MAC in league play with a 37.5 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 40.9 FG% and 72.4 ppg in its last five 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 18.8 ppg and 5.0 apg and scoring in double digits in each of the last six contests.
• Wilson and Leroy Blyden Jr. are leading the Rockets offensively in conference play and are eighth and ninth in the MAC with 17.2 ppg and 16.8 ppg, respectively.
• Blyden is the only freshman ranked in the Top 20 in MAC scoring in league play.
• Sean Craig ranks second in the MAC with 2.9 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 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 six outings. He is averaging 8.7 ppg with a 62.2 FG% (23-of-37) in his last six contests.
• Mynor Strong has started the last five games, his first starting nods since UT's first two games of the season. He is averaging 7.4 ppg with a 42.9 3FG% (6-of-14) since re-joining the starting lineup.
SERIES INFORMATION
• The Rockets' eight-game winning streak vs. the Eagles was snapped last year with an 80-73 defeat in Ypsilanti.
• Toledo has won 15 of its last 19 games vs. EMU in Savage Arena, including six of their last seven meetings vs. the Eagles in the Glass City.
ROCKETS IN THE NCAA & MAC RANKINGS (thru games played Feb. 18)
• Toledo ranks second in the MAC and 31st in the nation with its 76.9 FT%. The Rockets are also 26th 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 47.7 FG%, plus-2.3 turnover margin, and 7.7 spg.
• Freshman Leroy Blyden Jr. is second in the MAC with an 85.1 FT%, tied for third with 1.8 spg, ninth with a 41.9 three-point FG%, ninth with 4.1 apg, and 10th with 15.9 ppg.
• Junior Austin Parks ranks fourth with 61.7 FG% and seventh with 1.7 bpg.
• Senior Sean Craig ranks second in the MAC with 2.9 offensive rpg and fourth with 7.5 rpg.
• Junior Sonny Wilson ranks seventh in the MAC with 17.3 ppg and 4.7 apg.
ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will host Northern Illinois (9-16, 4-9 MAC) on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7:00 p.m. before traveling to Athens, Ohio to face Ohio (14-13, 8-6 MAC) on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 4:00 p.m. and Oxford, Ohio to meet No. 22 Miami (26-0, 13-0 MAC) on Tuesday, March 3 at 7 p.m. The Rockets will close out their regular season vs. Buffalo (15-11, 5-8 MAC) on Friday, March 6 at 7:00 p.m.
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