Second-Half Surge Pushes Marshall Previous Toledo, 85-73

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo males’s basketball group began out robust however fell to Marshall, 85-73, on Saturday afternoon in Savage Arena.

Toledo (0-2) constructed a 40-30 halftime lead behind a balanced offensive assault that noticed eight completely different Rockets discovering the scoring column. Marshall (2-0) rallied in second half, although, to safe a comeback victory.

Senior Sean Craig and junior Sonny Wilson led the Rockets with 16 factors apiece. Craig additionally topped UT with seven rebounds, whereas Wilson tied for the group lead with 4 assists. Freshman Leroy Blyden Jr. and senior Kyler Vanderjagt every chipped in 10 factors, with Blyden doling out 4 assists as properly.

Marshall was paced by Jalen Speer’s game-high 20 factors, together with six three-pointers. Wyatt Fricks added 15 factors and 7 rebounds, whereas Matt Van Komen tallied 14 factors, 10 boards and 4 blocked pictures.

The Thundering Herd’s 25-2 run within the second half put the Rockets down 74-55 with 3:55 remaining and proved to be the distinction within the contest.

QUOTING COACH KOWALCZYK

“The turning point of the game was when our second unit came into the game in the second half. Marshall hit back-to-back threes on scouting mistakes and that gave them the lead. You can’t give a team like that confidence and momentum in the game. We’re such a young team and not tough enough to deal with adversity right now, but we will be. It’s no time to feel sorry for ourselves. We just need to keep working and find some answers.”

ROCKET LEADERS

TEAM STATS
Toledo: 40.6 FG%, 31.6 3PTFG% (6-of-19), 78.9 FT% (15-of-19), 36 Reb., 16 Asst., 14 TO
Marshall: 50.8 FG%, 40.5 3PTFG% (15-of-37), 66.7 FT% (8-of-12), 38 Reb., 24 Asst., 15 TO

UP NEXT

Toledo will go to Wright State (1-1) on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Tip-off time from the Nutter Center is 7:00 p.m. with streaming on ESPN+.