SETTING THE SCENE
Toledo (16-7, 8-2 MAC) delivered an emphatic response from seeing its seven-game winning streak snapped by Ball State last Tuesday with a resounding 77-56 road victory over Akron on Saturday. UT will now set its sights on putting together a new streak when it hosts Mid-American Conference West Division foe Northern Illinois (10-13, 3-7 MAC) on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Tip-off time from Savage Arena is 7:00 p.m. with the game being streamed on ESPN3.
UT possesses a three-game lead in the Mid-American Conference's West Division over Ball State (14-9, 5-5 MAC) and Western Michigan (13-10, 5-5 MAC).