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Sophomore Mynor Strong registered a season-high 13 points and seven rebounds vs. Kent State.
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Toledo to Visit James Madison on Saturday in MAC-SBC Challenge
2/6/2026 10:47:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Rockets posted 72-69 victory over Dukes in last year's event
TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team (12-11, 6-5 MAC) will take a break from Mid-American Conference play when it travels to Harrisonburg, Va. to face James Madison (11-13, 4-8 Sun Belt) in its second game of this year's MAC-SBC Challenge. Tip-off time for the contest is set for 4:00 p.m. in the Atlantic Union Bank Center with streaming on ESPN+.
The Rockets turned in another strong defensive outing on Tuesday vs. Kent State but came up on the short end of a 75-72 decision to the Golden Flashes. UT held KSU to a 37.9 FG%, marking the second-straight game it has held an opponent under 40 percent shooting.
Austin Parks topped the Rockets vs. Kent State with 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting and hauled down a team-high eight rebounds. Sonny Wilson contributed 14 points and a team-high five assists. Mynor Strong registered his best outing as a Rocket, pouring in a season-high 13 points, hitting 3-of-5 from beyond the arc and grabbing a season-best seven rebounds in a season-high 32 minutes.
UT led for nearly the entire contest before KSU scored 10 straight points and took a 72-69 lead on Cian Medley's triple with 46.8 seconds left. Toledo had a chance to tie the game at 73-all but missed a free throw with 6.7 seconds left.
The Rockets are led by the backcourt duo of Wilson (17.0 ppg) and Leroy Blyden Jr. (15.9 ppg) along with the frontcourt tandem of Sean Craig (12.3 ppg) and Parks (11.3 ppg). Blyden leads all MAC freshmen with 15.9 ppg, while Wilson is dishing out a team-high 4.8 apg. Craig ranks third in the MAC with a team-best 7.8 rpg.
James Madison suffered a 64-61 setback to Louisiana on Wednesday after the Rajin' Cajuns hit a three with 1.3 seconds left. The Dukes are 7-3 at home this season. JMU's leading scorer and top three-point shooter, Justin McBride (16.7 ppg/44.2 3FG%), has sat out the last two games due to injury.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.
Tip-Off: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Harrisonburg, Va.
Arena: Atlantic Union Bank Center (8,500).
Streaming: ESPN+. Curt Dudley will provide play-by-play with Kirby Dean 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.
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POST TOUCHES
• Toledo ranks fourth in the MAC in league play with a 36.1 three-point FG% and shot a season-high 55.0% (11-of-20) from three-point range vs. Akron (Jan. 27).
• Sonny Wilson's streak of scoring in double figures ended at 36 straight games vs. Bowling Green on Jan. 24. He has responded by scoring a team-high 22 points and tying his career high with eight assists at Akron (Jan. 27), 19 points with seven assists vs. Ball State (Jan. 31), and 14 points and five assists vs. Kent State (Feb. 3).
• Leroy Blyden Jr. and Wilson are leading the Rockets offensively in conference play and are seventh and ninth in the MAC with 17.9 ppg and 16.6 ppg, respectively.
• Sean Craig leads the MAC overall with 3.1 offensive rpg. He is also 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 eight of his last 10 games and is 33-of-36 from the free-throw line in his last eight games.
• Jaylan Ouwinga scored a MAC career-high 13 points at Akron (Jan. 27) and has scored in double digits in three consecutive outings. He is averaging 11.0 ppg with a 60.9 FG% (14-of-23) and a 42.7 3FG% (3-of-7) in his last three games.
• Mynor Strong has started the last two games, his first starting nods since UT's first two games of the season. He is averaging 5.3 ppg with a 35.3 3FG% (6-of-17) in his last nine games.
DETAILING TODAY'S MATCHUP
• Toledo won its first meeting ever against James Madison with a 72-69 victory. (DATE)
• Sophomore Sam Lewis scored a team-high 22 points to help the Rockets rally from a 16-point first-half deficit.
• UT committed just three turnovers vs. the Dukes and held a 38-27 rebounding advantage.
• UT has an all-time mark of 2-3 in the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge with wins over Louisiana ('23-24) and JMU ('24-25). Its losses were to App State ('23-24), Troy ('24-25) and South Alabama ('25-26) earlier this season.
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ROCKETS IN THE NCAA & MAC RANKINGS (thru games played Feb. 5)
• Toledo ranks first in the MAC and 11th in the nation with its 78.2 FT%. The Rockets are also 28th nationally with a MAC-low 15.1 personal fouls per game.
• Toledo is third in the MAC with a 1.45 assist/turnover ratio.
• Senior Sean Craig ranks first in the MAC with 3.1 offensive rpg and fourth with 7.8 rpg.
• Junior Sonny Wilson ranks eighth with 17.0 ppg and sixth with 4.8 apg.
• Freshman Leroy Blyden Jr. is tied for third in the MAC with an 84.9 FT%, tied for fourth with 1.8 spg, sixth with a 41.9 three-point FG%, ninth with 4.1 apg, and 10th with 15.9 ppg.
• Junior Austin Parks is fourth with 1.3 bpg and eighth with a 60.3 FG%.
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ROAD WARRIORS
The Rockets have posted a 43-33 (.566) win-loss mark in road games since the start of the 2020-21 campaign. Toledo possesses a 66-54 (.550) win-loss mark on enemy courts since the start of the 2017-18 season.
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ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will continue its three-game road stretch when it travels to Kalamazoo, Mich. to face Western Michigan (8-14, 2-8 MAC) on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 7:00 p.m. The Rockets will then hit the road to face Bowling Green (14-9, 5-6 MAC) on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 5:00 p.m.
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The Rockets turned in another strong defensive outing on Tuesday vs. Kent State but came up on the short end of a 75-72 decision to the Golden Flashes. UT held KSU to a 37.9 FG%, marking the second-straight game it has held an opponent under 40 percent shooting.
Austin Parks topped the Rockets vs. Kent State with 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting and hauled down a team-high eight rebounds. Sonny Wilson contributed 14 points and a team-high five assists. Mynor Strong registered his best outing as a Rocket, pouring in a season-high 13 points, hitting 3-of-5 from beyond the arc and grabbing a season-best seven rebounds in a season-high 32 minutes.
UT led for nearly the entire contest before KSU scored 10 straight points and took a 72-69 lead on Cian Medley's triple with 46.8 seconds left. Toledo had a chance to tie the game at 73-all but missed a free throw with 6.7 seconds left.
The Rockets are led by the backcourt duo of Wilson (17.0 ppg) and Leroy Blyden Jr. (15.9 ppg) along with the frontcourt tandem of Sean Craig (12.3 ppg) and Parks (11.3 ppg). Blyden leads all MAC freshmen with 15.9 ppg, while Wilson is dishing out a team-high 4.8 apg. Craig ranks third in the MAC with a team-best 7.8 rpg.
James Madison suffered a 64-61 setback to Louisiana on Wednesday after the Rajin' Cajuns hit a three with 1.3 seconds left. The Dukes are 7-3 at home this season. JMU's leading scorer and top three-point shooter, Justin McBride (16.7 ppg/44.2 3FG%), has sat out the last two games due to injury.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.
Tip-Off: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Harrisonburg, Va.
Arena: Atlantic Union Bank Center (8,500).
Streaming: ESPN+. Curt Dudley will provide play-by-play with Kirby Dean 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.
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POST TOUCHES
• Toledo ranks fourth in the MAC in league play with a 36.1 three-point FG% and shot a season-high 55.0% (11-of-20) from three-point range vs. Akron (Jan. 27).
• Sonny Wilson's streak of scoring in double figures ended at 36 straight games vs. Bowling Green on Jan. 24. He has responded by scoring a team-high 22 points and tying his career high with eight assists at Akron (Jan. 27), 19 points with seven assists vs. Ball State (Jan. 31), and 14 points and five assists vs. Kent State (Feb. 3).
• Leroy Blyden Jr. and Wilson are leading the Rockets offensively in conference play and are seventh and ninth in the MAC with 17.9 ppg and 16.6 ppg, respectively.
• Sean Craig leads the MAC overall with 3.1 offensive rpg. He is also 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 eight of his last 10 games and is 33-of-36 from the free-throw line in his last eight games.
• Jaylan Ouwinga scored a MAC career-high 13 points at Akron (Jan. 27) and has scored in double digits in three consecutive outings. He is averaging 11.0 ppg with a 60.9 FG% (14-of-23) and a 42.7 3FG% (3-of-7) in his last three games.
• Mynor Strong has started the last two games, his first starting nods since UT's first two games of the season. He is averaging 5.3 ppg with a 35.3 3FG% (6-of-17) in his last nine games.
DETAILING TODAY'S MATCHUP
• Toledo won its first meeting ever against James Madison with a 72-69 victory. (DATE)
• Sophomore Sam Lewis scored a team-high 22 points to help the Rockets rally from a 16-point first-half deficit.
• UT committed just three turnovers vs. the Dukes and held a 38-27 rebounding advantage.
• UT has an all-time mark of 2-3 in the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge with wins over Louisiana ('23-24) and JMU ('24-25). Its losses were to App State ('23-24), Troy ('24-25) and South Alabama ('25-26) earlier this season.
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ROCKETS IN THE NCAA & MAC RANKINGS (thru games played Feb. 5)
• Toledo ranks first in the MAC and 11th in the nation with its 78.2 FT%. The Rockets are also 28th nationally with a MAC-low 15.1 personal fouls per game.
• Toledo is third in the MAC with a 1.45 assist/turnover ratio.
• Senior Sean Craig ranks first in the MAC with 3.1 offensive rpg and fourth with 7.8 rpg.
• Junior Sonny Wilson ranks eighth with 17.0 ppg and sixth with 4.8 apg.
• Freshman Leroy Blyden Jr. is tied for third in the MAC with an 84.9 FT%, tied for fourth with 1.8 spg, sixth with a 41.9 three-point FG%, ninth with 4.1 apg, and 10th with 15.9 ppg.
• Junior Austin Parks is fourth with 1.3 bpg and eighth with a 60.3 FG%.
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ROAD WARRIORS
The Rockets have posted a 43-33 (.566) win-loss mark in road games since the start of the 2020-21 campaign. Toledo possesses a 66-54 (.550) win-loss mark on enemy courts since the start of the 2017-18 season.
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ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will continue its three-game road stretch when it travels to Kalamazoo, Mich. to face Western Michigan (8-14, 2-8 MAC) on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 7:00 p.m. The Rockets will then hit the road to face Bowling Green (14-9, 5-6 MAC) on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 5:00 p.m.
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