The previous time the University of Toledo men’s basketball team hosted a ranked team, it was Wally World making a stop at Savage Arena in 1999.
Twenty years since welcoming Wally Szczerbiak and No. 25 Miami (Ohio) to Toledo, the Rockets finally will have a home contest against a ranked opponent when No. 25 Buffalo comes to Savage Arena on Friday night.
It will mark the fifth time since the Rockets moved their games to Savage Arena that they will face a ranked opponent at home.
With Toledo at 20-4 overall and atop the Mid-American Conference West Division, the stars have aligned, as a good Toledo team gets to go toe-to-toe with one of the top teams in the league in Buffalo, which is tied for the MAC East lead with Bowling Green.