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Second half surge sinks Toledo in loss to Central Michigan

The University of Toledo men's basketball team had a prolonged scoring drought pop up at the worst possible time and could not recover in a 74-67 loss to Central Michigan on Tuesday night at Savage Arena.

In what has become a recurring theme this season, Toledo went four-plus minutes without scoring and saw a one-point lead turn into a nine-point deficit as the Chippewas used a 10-0 run to create enough separation to earn their first road win of the season.

“We haven't been losing games because of our offense,” Toledo coach Tod Kowalczyk said. “When you look at the percentages, they shot 44 percent, but 30 percent from 3.