The last time anyone heard from Tod Kowalczyk the Toledo coach was airing out his team at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio.
Kowalczyk was furious with the carelessness in the final minutes of UT’s win over Miami on Tuesday.
On Saturday night, he could rest easy, as the Rockets were the ones forcing turnovers en route to a wire-to-wire 84-59 demolition of Central Michigan.
“It was a great start, with great energy and great intensity,” Kowalczyk said. “Our ball pressure made them uncomfortable. We did what we were supposed to do.”
At Miami, Toledo had five turnovers in the final 2 minutes, 35 seconds, including three in the last minute, turning a game in which it had a 97 percent win probability into a nailbiter.