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Posted: 2:26 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013
By Rick Cassano
Who: Miami (8-12, 3-5 MAC East) at Toledo (9-10, 5-3 MAC West)
When: 7 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Savage Arena, Toledo
Radio: 1450, 1230, 980, 101.3
Probable Miami starters: Will Felder, 6-7, Jr., F, 11.8; Quinten Rollins, 6-0, Jr., G, 5.8; Reggie Johnson, 6-1, Fr., G, 8.8; Geovonie McKnight, 6-3, Fr., G, 5.2; Will Sullivan, 6-3, So., G, 4.4
Probable Toledo starters: Matt Smith, 6-7, Jr., F, 9.9; Nathan Boothe, 6-9, Fr., C, 7.7; Dominique Buckley, 6-2, Sr., G, 9.2; Rian Pearson, 6-4, Jr., G, 18.2; Julius Brown, 5-10, So., G, 13.7
About Miami: The RedHawks lead this series 68-51, though the Rockets have won the last two meetings. … Last Saturday’s 70-61 victory at Central Michigan was the program’s record 600th MAC win. MU is 600-356 in conference play. … MU is 5-5 at home and 3-7 on the road this season. … Felder has scored in double figures in 11 straight games. He is also the team leader in blocks with 19. … Miami is 2-12 when scoring less than 70 points this year. … Sophomore center Jared Tadlock will be available to play against Toledo after missing the CMU game because of a death in his family.
About Toledo: Riding a three-game winning streak, the Rockets are in second place in the MAC West Division, one game behind Western Michigan. … UT is ineligible for postseason play this season due to poor Academic Progress Rate scores. … Toledo is 4-2 at home, 4-8 on the road and 1-0 on a neutral floor this year. … The Rockets are shooting a MAC-best 78.8 percent from the foul line, led by Buckley (90.3), Smith (89.8) and junior forward Reese Holliday (81.4). … Brown (34.0) and Pearson (33.5) rank third and fourth, respectively, in the conference in minutes played per game.
Coach John Cooper on Toledo: “Their backcourt is extremely good, and they’ve got size and versatility on the inside. They’re good, and I don’t just say that. I’d put their 1 through 5 lineup up against anyone in the league.”
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