CLEVELAND, Ohio – Win and advance. Toledo upset No. 1 seed Central Michigan, 78-71, on Wednesday in the Quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament in Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the impressive win, the Rockets improve to 14-17 on the season.
Toledo outscored the MAC regular-season champion Chippewas 20-5 in the pivotal third period to take control of the neutral-court matchup. The Rockets held CMU (23-7) scoreless for the final eight-plus minutes in the quarter to establish a lead they would not give up.
Molly Davis knocked down a triple to put CMU in front 44-39 at the 8:31 mark in the third quarter.