TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team (14-7, 8-1 MAC) will visit Akron (16-5, 8-1) on Friday, Feb. 2 for a first-place showdown with the Zips in James A. Rhodes Arena. The contest will be televised nationally on ESPN2 and tip off at 9:00 p.m.
The three-time defending MAC champion Rockets have won 23 of their last 24 conference games and enter Friday's matchup on a three-game winning streak with an average margin of victory of 19.0 ppg. Prior to Tuesday's decisive 88-63 victory over WMU, UT posted 16-point wins over NIU and Bowling Green. The Rockets are averaging 88.