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Toledo men snap losing skid with win over Western Michigan

Desperately in search of a win and with its star point guard battling the flu, the University of Toledo men's basketball team was forced to dig deep in a 67-59 win over Western Michigan on Saturday night at Savage Arena.

On a five-game losing skid after playing five of its past six games on the road, the Rockets returned to Savage Arena trying to piece together a complete performance, and did so with star guard Marreon Jackson battling through an illness.

“I'm so proud of Marreon Jackson,” Toledo coach Tod Kowalczyk said. “We had a lot of guys step up, but at 3 a.