The Toledo Rockets took on the Syracuse Orange in the Hoophill Miami Invitational. Both teams were undefeated in the game, and had just beaten Oakland.
Syracuse started to pull away in the first half when Geno Thorpe hit a layup to put them up, 23-17. Taylor Adaway dunked it and then Jaelan Sanford hit a three to answer the rally. The Orange took the lead up again before Sanford hit another three and Tre'Shaun Fletcher hit 2 more threes to put the Rockets right back in it, and after Sanford hit a three at the end of the half, the Rockets were only down 33-32.