Friday, March 6
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University of Toledo
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Sophomore Mynor Strong is averaging 8.0 ppg with a 41.7 three-point FG since re-joining Toledo's starting lineup.
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Toledo to Host Buffalo Friday on Senior Night
3/5/2026 12:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Rockets and Bulls to tip off at 7:00 p.m. on Craft Beer Night in Savage Arena
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo men's basketball team (16-14, 10-7 MAC) closes out its regular season on Friday, March 6 when it hosts Buffalo (17-13, 7-10 MAC) in Savage Arena. The contest will tip off at 7:00 p.m. with streaming on ESPN+. A post-game Senior Night ceremony will follow the contest.
The Rockets have already secured the No. 4 seed in next week's MAC Tournament, marking the sixth-straight season that UT has been a Top Four seed. Toledo will face either Ohio (15-15, 9-8 MAC) or Bowling Green (17-13, 8-9 MAC) in the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 12.
The Bulls have yet to clinch a spot in the tournament and lead Ball State (11-19, 6-11) and Central Michigan (10-20, 6-11) by a game in the conference standings.
Toledo nearly handed No. 19 Miami its first loss of the season on Tuesday night in its last outing but fell just short in a tightly-contested 74–72 decision to the RedHawks. The Rockets had a chance to tie the game on its final possession after Miami's Brant Byers missed the front end of a one-and-one with 12.3 seconds left but were unable to get a shot off.
Leroy Blyden Jr. led UT with a game-high 21 points and four steals for his team-high 10th 20-point outing of the season. Sonny Wilson tallied 13 points, a team-best six assists and three thefts. Mynor Strong also was in double digits, finishing with 10 points.
The Rockets are led by the backcourt duo of Wilson (17.2 ppg) and Blyden (16.1 ppg) along with the frontcourt tandem of Sean Craig (11.6 ppg) and Austin Parks (11.0 ppg). Blyden leads all MAC freshmen in scoring, while Wilson is dishing out a team-high 4.5 apg.
Buffalo is on its way to its first winning season in four years and is 8-5 in road contests. Sophomore Daniel Freitag leads the Bulls with 19.8 ppg but has missed six of their last seven contests due to injury. Junior Ryan Sabol and graduate student Angelo Brizzi are also averaging in double digits with 18.4 ppg and 14.2 ppg, respectively.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Friday, March 6, 2026.
Tip-Off: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Toledo, Ohio.
Arena: Savage Arena (7,014).
Streaming: ESPN+. Mason Lowry will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Rhett 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 first in the MAC in league play with a 1.50 assist/turnover ratio, second with a 76.0 FT%, a 36.9 three-point FG%, plus-2.1 turnover margin, and 9.8 turnovers per game, and third with a 48.4 FG%, 7.5 spg, and +3.8 scoring margin.
• Toledo has held its opponents to 71.9 ppg, a 42.9 FG% and a 32.7 3PTFG% since Mynor Strong was inserted into the starting lineup on Jan. 31. UT was allowing 78.3 ppg, a 48.1 FG% and a 35.1 3PTFG% prior to that lineup change.
• Toledo has committed 10 or fewer turnovers in seven straight games with 7.6/gm in this stretch.
• Toledo has shot 86.7% (26-of-30) from the line over the last three games.
• The Rockets attempted a season-low two free throws in Tuesday's loss at Miami.
• The Rockets have out-rebounded each of their last five opponents with a plus-4.2 margin.
• Sonny Wilson has scored in double digits in 46 of 47 games. The only game he didn't score in double figures was vs. Bowling Green (Jan. 24). Since that game, Wilson has averaged 17.9 ppg and 4.5 apg with a 49.6 FG%, 38.2 3PTFG%, and 77.8 FT%.
• Wilson and Leroy Blyden Jr. are leading the Rockets offensively in conference play and are seventh and eighth in the MAC with 17.0 ppg and 16.9 ppg, respectively.
• Sean Craig has a team-high six double-doubles, including 16 points and 13 rebounds vs. Miami followed by 15 points and 10 boards vs. Ohio.
• Austin Parks is averaging 7.6 rpg in his last five contests.
• Mynor Strong has started the last eight games, his first starting nods since UT's first two games of the season. He is averaging 8.0 ppg with a 41.7 3FG% (10-of-24) since re-joining the starting lineup.
• Jaylan Ouwinga scored a MAC career-high 13 points at Akron (Jan. 27) and is averaging 7.6 ppg with a 54.8 FG% (31-of-53) in his last 10 contests.
SERIES HISTORY VS. BUFFALO
• Toledo leads its all-time series vs. Buffalo by a 23-15 margin.
• UT is 13-5 vs. the Bulls in Savage Arena and has won its last four at home vs. UB.
• The Rockets' eight-game winning streak vs. Buffalo ended with last year's 87-74 defeat.
ROCKETS IN THE NCAA & MAC RANKINGS (thru games played March 4)
• Toledo ranks second in the MAC with its 76.9 FT% and 1.54 A/TO ratio as well as tied for second with 7.7 spg and third with a plus-2.5 turnover margin.
• Toledo ranks in the Top 40 nationally with a MAC-low 15.0 personal fouls per game (26th), 76.9 FT% (34th), 48.2 FG% (38th), and 1.54 assist/turnover ratio (39th).
• Sonny Wilson ranks second with a 3.0 A/TO ratio and seventh with 17.2 ppg and 4.5 apg.
• Sean Craig ranks second in the MAC with 2.8 offensive rpg and sixth with 7.4 rpg.
• Leroy Blyden Jr. is second in the MAC with an 85.8 FT%, fourth with 1.7 spg, eighth with 4.2 apg, and 10th with 16.1 ppg.
• Austin Parks ranks sixth with a 60.5 FG% and seventh with 1.4 bpg.
ON THE HORIZON
The Rockets will head to Cleveland, Ohio for the MAC Tournament on Thursday-Saturday, March 12-14.
The Rockets have already secured the No. 4 seed in next week's MAC Tournament, marking the sixth-straight season that UT has been a Top Four seed. Toledo will face either Ohio (15-15, 9-8 MAC) or Bowling Green (17-13, 8-9 MAC) in the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 12.
The Bulls have yet to clinch a spot in the tournament and lead Ball State (11-19, 6-11) and Central Michigan (10-20, 6-11) by a game in the conference standings.
Toledo nearly handed No. 19 Miami its first loss of the season on Tuesday night in its last outing but fell just short in a tightly-contested 74–72 decision to the RedHawks. The Rockets had a chance to tie the game on its final possession after Miami's Brant Byers missed the front end of a one-and-one with 12.3 seconds left but were unable to get a shot off.
Leroy Blyden Jr. led UT with a game-high 21 points and four steals for his team-high 10th 20-point outing of the season. Sonny Wilson tallied 13 points, a team-best six assists and three thefts. Mynor Strong also was in double digits, finishing with 10 points.
The Rockets are led by the backcourt duo of Wilson (17.2 ppg) and Blyden (16.1 ppg) along with the frontcourt tandem of Sean Craig (11.6 ppg) and Austin Parks (11.0 ppg). Blyden leads all MAC freshmen in scoring, while Wilson is dishing out a team-high 4.5 apg.
Buffalo is on its way to its first winning season in four years and is 8-5 in road contests. Sophomore Daniel Freitag leads the Bulls with 19.8 ppg but has missed six of their last seven contests due to injury. Junior Ryan Sabol and graduate student Angelo Brizzi are also averaging in double digits with 18.4 ppg and 14.2 ppg, respectively.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Friday, March 6, 2026.
Tip-Off: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Toledo, Ohio.
Arena: Savage Arena (7,014).
Streaming: ESPN+. Mason Lowry will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Rhett 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 first in the MAC in league play with a 1.50 assist/turnover ratio, second with a 76.0 FT%, a 36.9 three-point FG%, plus-2.1 turnover margin, and 9.8 turnovers per game, and third with a 48.4 FG%, 7.5 spg, and +3.8 scoring margin.
• Toledo has held its opponents to 71.9 ppg, a 42.9 FG% and a 32.7 3PTFG% since Mynor Strong was inserted into the starting lineup on Jan. 31. UT was allowing 78.3 ppg, a 48.1 FG% and a 35.1 3PTFG% prior to that lineup change.
• Toledo has committed 10 or fewer turnovers in seven straight games with 7.6/gm in this stretch.
• Toledo has shot 86.7% (26-of-30) from the line over the last three games.
• The Rockets attempted a season-low two free throws in Tuesday's loss at Miami.
• The Rockets have out-rebounded each of their last five opponents with a plus-4.2 margin.
• Sonny Wilson has scored in double digits in 46 of 47 games. The only game he didn't score in double figures was vs. Bowling Green (Jan. 24). Since that game, Wilson has averaged 17.9 ppg and 4.5 apg with a 49.6 FG%, 38.2 3PTFG%, and 77.8 FT%.
• Wilson and Leroy Blyden Jr. are leading the Rockets offensively in conference play and are seventh and eighth in the MAC with 17.0 ppg and 16.9 ppg, respectively.
• Sean Craig has a team-high six double-doubles, including 16 points and 13 rebounds vs. Miami followed by 15 points and 10 boards vs. Ohio.
• Austin Parks is averaging 7.6 rpg in his last five contests.
• Mynor Strong has started the last eight games, his first starting nods since UT's first two games of the season. He is averaging 8.0 ppg with a 41.7 3FG% (10-of-24) since re-joining the starting lineup.
• Jaylan Ouwinga scored a MAC career-high 13 points at Akron (Jan. 27) and is averaging 7.6 ppg with a 54.8 FG% (31-of-53) in his last 10 contests.
SERIES HISTORY VS. BUFFALO
• Toledo leads its all-time series vs. Buffalo by a 23-15 margin.
• UT is 13-5 vs. the Bulls in Savage Arena and has won its last four at home vs. UB.
• The Rockets' eight-game winning streak vs. Buffalo ended with last year's 87-74 defeat.
ROCKETS IN THE NCAA & MAC RANKINGS (thru games played March 4)
• Toledo ranks second in the MAC with its 76.9 FT% and 1.54 A/TO ratio as well as tied for second with 7.7 spg and third with a plus-2.5 turnover margin.
• Toledo ranks in the Top 40 nationally with a MAC-low 15.0 personal fouls per game (26th), 76.9 FT% (34th), 48.2 FG% (38th), and 1.54 assist/turnover ratio (39th).
• Sonny Wilson ranks second with a 3.0 A/TO ratio and seventh with 17.2 ppg and 4.5 apg.
• Sean Craig ranks second in the MAC with 2.8 offensive rpg and sixth with 7.4 rpg.
• Leroy Blyden Jr. is second in the MAC with an 85.8 FT%, fourth with 1.7 spg, eighth with 4.2 apg, and 10th with 16.1 ppg.
• Austin Parks ranks sixth with a 60.5 FG% and seventh with 1.4 bpg.
ON THE HORIZON
The Rockets will head to Cleveland, Ohio for the MAC Tournament on Thursday-Saturday, March 12-14.
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