SETTING THE SCENE
Toledo (19-8, 11-3 MAC) looks to bounce back from Saturday's 99-71 defeat at Ball State when it travels to Ypsilanti, Mich. on Tuesday, Feb. 20 to meet Eastern Michigan (16-11, 7-7 MAC) for the first time this season. The Rockets and Eagles will see each other again in their regular-season finale in 10 days on Friday, March 2 in Savage Arena. Tip-off time from EMU's Convocation Center on Tuesday is 7:00 p.m. with the game being streamed on ESPN3.
UT holds a two-game lead in the Mid-American Conference's West Division over the Cardinals (18-9, 9-5 MAC) and trails Buffalo (20-7, 12-2 MAC) by one game for the league's best record.