YPSILANTI, Mich. – Toledo overcame an off-shooting night and grinded out a 70-63 victory at Eastern Michigan on Saturday night to remain in a first-place tie in the Mid-American Conference. The victory extended the Rockets' winning streak to nine games and kept UT (19-6, 10-2 MAC) tied for the top spot in the MAC with Kent State (20-5, 10-2 MAC).
"We're a veteran team and we won this game in grind-out fashion," said Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk, who won his 250th game on the Rocket bench. "Our leadership showed tonight, and we just buckled down and got stops.