Post-Game Notes vs. Eastern Michigan
• Toledo swept its season series against EMU for the first time since the 2012-13 season.
• The Rockets have outrebounded their opponent in eight of their last nine games and have a plus-8.4 rebounding margin in their last five contests.
• Toledo’s 24 first-half points were one point higher than its season low registered at Kent State.
• Toledo improved to 14-4 when leading with five minutes remaining.
• The Rockets are 14-5 when shooting 45 percent or higher and 10-5 when holding their opponent under a 45.0 FG%.
• UT is 14-3 when posting a higher shooting mark than its opponent.
• Toledo won for just the fourth time on 13 occasions this season when three or fewer Rockets scored in double digits.
• UT is 6-0 when holding its opponent under 60 points and won for the first time in four games when scoring under 70 points.
• Senior guard Jonathan Williams has 1,721 points, 93 points away from the No. 4 spot.
• Senior forward Steve Taylor Jr. set a school record with 376 rebounds this season, surpassing the 371 boards grabbed by Doug Hess, who averaged 15.5 rpg in the 1969-70 campaign. Taylor’s 13.2 rpg in conference play ranks fourth in school history, trailing only Hess (14.9/1969-70), Ray Wolford (14.5/1962-63) and Bob Aston (13.8/1965-66).
• Taylor also finished just one assist shy of his career high, nine vs. Northern Illinois (Jan. 28).
• Senior guard Jordan Lauf registered career highs for points (17), field goals (8) and field-goal attempts (13) and led the Rockets in scoring for the first time in his career. He also collected eight rebounds, marking the ninth straight contest he has grabbed seven or more boards, and led UT in steals for a team-best 15th time this season.
• Redshirt freshman center Luke Knapke tied his season high with three blocked shots and also matched the most rejections by a Rocket this season.
