TOLEDO, OH – Toledo could never get the break it needed in a 76-74 setback to a veteran Central Michigan squad on Saturday evening in front of a season-high 5,629 fans in Savage Arena. The decision moves the Chippewas (16-13, 9-7 MAC) into second place in the Mid-American Conference's West Division and leaves the Rockets (17-12, 8-8 MAC) tied for third place with Northern Illinois (19-10, 8-8 MAC).
Senior center Nathan Boothe tallied a team-high 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists in 35 minutes for the Rockets. Sophomore guard Stuckey Mosley and junior guard Jonathan Williams joined Boothe in double figures with 17 and 15 points, respectively.