ATHENS, Ohio — The 13,000-seat Convocation Center was jammed with students Friday night, a throng eager to get a celebratory weekend underway.
They’ll have to wait a little longer because Toledo silenced the raucous crowd in a Mid-American Conference showdown, taming the Bobcats 87-69 and sending a blinking message to the rest of the league.
Not that the fans would know the final outcome — the arena started clearing out with three minutes left.
Ryan Rollins had a game-high 26 points for the Rockets.