J.T. Shumate took the opening tip to the hoop for a ferocious dunk, and the Toledo Rockets were off and running for Saturday’s matinee against Northern Illinois.
A couple hours later, the Rockets put the finishing touches on a 94-63 victory in front of 3,780 at Savage Arena.
UT never trailed, leading by nine points five minutes and 25 seconds into the game. The margin reached double digits less than nine minutes in, expanded to 17 after less than 12 minutes, and got to 20 with five minutes left in the first half.
All five Toledo starters scored by the 11-minute mark.