TOLEDO, Ohio – Junior JT Shumate tied his season high with 29 points to help Toledo (21-6, 13-3 MAC) move back into first place in the Mid-American Conference on Saturday night with a 68-66 home victory over Central Michigan. The Rockets are now tied for the top spot in the league with Ohio (22-5, 13-3 MAC) and one game in front of Kent State (17-9, 12-4 MAC).
"We didn't shoot the ball well tonight and we found a way to grind out a victory," Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk said after the Rockets won for the eighth time in last 10 games vs.