Post-Game Notes vs. Youngstown State
• UT won its home opener for the sixth consecutive season.
• The overtime contest was the first for the Rockets since a 76-75 home loss to Kent State on Feb. 13, 2015. Toledo has posted a 4-5 (.444) win-loss mark in overtime games during Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk’s seven-year tenure.
• The Rockets’ 103 points were their most vs. a Division I opponent in Savage Arena since a 103-66 win over Wright State on Dec. 23, 2003. The last time UT scored 103 points on the road was a 103-99 win in regulation vs. Stony Brook on Nov. 22, 2013.
• The 201 points scored by the Rockets and Penguins were tied for fourth most ever in a game in Savage Arena with the 73 field goals made the sixth-most in facility history.
• YSU guard Cameron Morse’s 40 points ranks sixth in Savage Arena history and marked the first 40-point outing since Austin Peay’s Bubba Wells tallied 42 vs. Air Force on Dec. 29, 1995. Miami’s Ron Harper holds the scoring record with 45 vs. Ball State in the 1985 MAC Tournament.
• Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk improved his career record vs. Youngstown State to 17-6, including a 3-1 ledger at the Rocket helm.
• Senior forward Steve Taylor Jr. scored a career-high 22 points, broke a Savage Arena record with a career-best 23 rebounds and tied his career high with four assists in a career-high 37 minutes.
• Taylor’s 23 rebounds are tied for seventh most in Toledo’s 102-year history and are the most by a Rocket since Tim Schirra grabbed 22 boards vs. East Carolina on Dec. 19, 1992. The last UT player to have 23 or boards was Doug Hess’ school record of 27 vs. Marshall on Jan. 3, 1971.
• Senior guard Jonathan Williams finished one point shy of his career scoring high with 25 points. He tied his career high with 38 minutes played and established career bests for field-goal attempts (22) and three-point attempts (10).
• Williams was a perfect 7-of-7 from the free-throw line and has made his first nine shots at the charity stripe this season. He also moved into 30th place on UT’s all-time scoring list with 1,172 career points.
• Senior guard Jordan Lauf tallied career highs for points (13) and field goals (5) in 26 minutes played. Lauf leads the Rockets with a 70.0 FG% (7-of-10) and also has made each of his seven free-throw attempts.
• Junior guard Daniel Dzierkawski has scored in double digits in each of his first two games as a Rocket. He ranks third on the team in scoring with 16.0 ppg and is shooting 55.0 percent (11-of-20) from the field and 81.8 percent (9-of-11) from the charity stripe.
• Sophomore guard Jaelan Sanford tied his career high with two blocked shots with both occurring against Youngstown State. Sanford also registered a career-high 12 free-throw attempts.
• Sophomore forward Nate Navigato played a career-high 34 minutes.
