TOLEDO, Ohio – Senior JT Shumate scored 20 points to lead five Rockets in double figures and help the Toledo men's basketball team rally for an 84-79 victory over Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night before 5,162 fans in Savage Arena. The victory gave UT a season-high four-game winning streak and moved the Rockets (14-6, 5-2 MAC) a game behind Kent State (16-3, 6-1 MAC) and Akron (14-6, 6-1 MAC) in the league standings.
"I never once thought we were going to lose this game," Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk said about his team trailing by 11 points with under seven minutes to play.