As part of its classic film series, the Valentine Theatre hosted a screening of Groundhog Day on Friday night.
Meanwhile, Savage Arena hosted a University of Toledo basketball game.
Hoops fans expecting the same plot would be disappointed.
Sorry, make that delighted.
In what felt like a last stand for another fading Rockets season, Toledo responded with feeling in a 87-66 mincing of Central Michigan.
A program that has made a bad habit of late collapses — in both seasons and games — sidestepped off script in a wire-to-wire beatdown.
After ceding double-digit leads in its past three games, Toledo (15-14, 8-8 MAC) built an early 20-point advantage and — befitting its sultry arena — kept on the heat.