In the first four minutes of Friday night’s nationally televised game between Toledo and Central Michigan, the Rockets had as many points as turnovers (two).
UT trailed 10-2 and looked lethargic and a tad uninterested. Tod Kowalczyk was visibly frustrated and let it out during a media timeout.
The Rockets responded with two 7-0 runs, settling in amid the muted atmosphere because of a winter storm and the Ohio State-Texas football playoff game, en route to a 69-67 win and a 3-0 start in the Mid-American Conference.
But they had to survive a frantic final-minute rally by the Chippewas.