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Toledo at Western Michigan
■ Time: 7 p.m.
■ Records: Toledo is 13-6, 5-1 MAC; Western Michigan is 11-8, 3-3 MAC
■ TV: ESPN3
■ Radio: 1370 AM; 92.9 FM
■ Series: Toledo leads 82-63
■ Notes: Toledo has won five consecutive games and has a two-game lead in the MAC West over Western Michigan and Ball State. … The Rockets are coming off of a 72-65 win Saturday against Kent State at Savage Arena. … Toledo and Buffalo are the only two teams in the MAC with less than three conference losses. … Tre’Shaun Fletcher is third in the MAC in scoring (18.2 per game) and rebounding (8,4 per game). He is also tied for eighth in assists per game at 3.9. He is the only player in the MAC to be in the top 10 of those three categories. … Jaelan Sanford is tied for sixth in the MAC in scoring at 16.5 points. … Toledo leads the MAC in 3-point percentage at 41.1 percent, thanks in part to Nate Navigato (45.5 percent) and Marreon Jackson (44 percent). … Luke Knapke is tied for fourth in the MAC in blocked shots with 1.5 per game. … Western Michigan is coming off of a 84-74 defeat at home to Buffalo, and has lost three of its past four games. … Senior Thomas Wilder leads the Broncos in scoring at 17.5 points per game, the fourth highest mark in the MAC. Wilder also is third in the MAC in assists at 4.4 per game and steals at 2.1 per game. … Broncos junior Bryce Moore is third in the conference in 3-point percentage at 44.7 percent. … Toledo beat Western Michigan 84-61 on Jan. 9 at Savage Arena. … Toledo has won just twice in its last 15 games at University Arena (2007 and 2015).
Bowling Green at Northern Illinois
■ Time: 8 p.m.
■ Records: Bowling Green is 12-7, 3-3 MAC; Northern Illinois is 9-10, 2-4 MAC
■ TV: ESPN3
■ Radio: 100.7 FM
■ Series: Bowling Green leads 33-29
■ Notes: The Falcons look to sweep the season series at the Convocation Center. … BG claimed a 66-57 victory Jan. 9 at the Stroh Center behind a 15-point, 15-rebound effort from Demajeo Wiggins. The Springfield High School graduate has posted double-doubles in five consecutive games and is averaging 16.8 points and 11.5 rebounds in MAC games. … Northern Illinois was picked to finish fifth in the MAC’s West Division after posting a 15-17 overall record and a 7-11 mark in league play a year ago. … Huskies guard Eugene German leads the MAC in scoring at 19.5 points per game. A sophomore, German had 19 points in the game at BG but shot just 5-of-16 from the field. … Junior Levi Bradley is second in scoring (13.8 points) and leads NIU in rebounding (5.9) and blocked shots (0.3). … Northern Illinois is 7-1 at home this season, while BG is a MAC-best 6-2 in true road games. … The last time a Bowling Green team won seven of its first nine road games to start a season was in 1961-62. … With a victory, the Falcons would match their season’s win total from last season.
First Published January 22, 2018, 11:07 p.m.
