Rockets Drop 87-73 Decision to Undefeated Miami

TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo fell behind early and then battled back in the second half but couldn’t overcome a hot-shooting Miami squad on Friday night in the Rockets’ 87-73 setback to the RedHawks before a season-high 5,143 fans in Savage Arena. The loss drops Toledo to 9-7 overall and 3-1 in Mid-American Conference play, while Miami (17-0, 5-0 MAC) remained as one of the six unbeaten teams in the nation. The RedHawks are ranked No. 1 in the collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll.

Junior Sonny Wilson led Toledo with 20 points, connecting on 8-of-13 shots from the field and adding a team-high five assists. Senior Sean Craig posted his fifth double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds.

Freshman Leroy Blyden Jr. chipped in 12 points, including a team-best three triples, while junior Austin Parks added 10 points.

Antwone Woolfolk paced the RedHawks with 21 points, while Brant Byers tallying 20 and a team-high seven boards.

QUOTING HEAD COACH TOD KOWALCZYK:

“Miami moves the ball as well as any team I’ve seen during my 16 years in our conference. They are a really good team. Travis (Steele) has done a tremendous job turning around their program and that helps our league. We can’t feel sorry for ourselves and need to bounce back. We had a great crowd tonight, especially without our students in town and I’m disappointed we didn’t play with more urgency and toughness in the first half.”

TOP PERFORMERS

BY THE NUMBERS

• Field-Goal %: Toledo 38.7%, Miami 50.0%
• Three-Point FG%: Toledo 8-18 (44.4%), Miami 12-31 (38.7%)
• Free Throws: Toledo 17-20 (85.0%), Miami 7-8 (87.5%)
• Rebounds: Miami 36, Toledo 33
• Assists/Turnovers: Toledo 10/11, Miami 16/10

UP NEXT
Toledo looks to bounce back when it hosts Ohio (9-7, 3-1 MAC) on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 7:00 p.m. The Bobcats will host Buffalo (13-2, 3-0 MAC) prior to coming to the Glass City.