ANN ARBOR — In Toledo’s biggest challenge of the season, on the road against No. 14 Michigan, the Rockets rose to the occasion and came away with a program-defining 71-68 victory.
And it was no fluke.
Toledo led for nearly 36 minutes, had a double-digit lead for more than six minutes, and led by more than one possession from the 5:59 mark of the first quarter until Michigan cut it to three with 5:54 left in the game.
“We knew we were capable of it,” junior forward Nan Garcia said. “We just had to put it together.