The men’s basketball version of the Battle of I-75 tips at 7 p.m. Saturday from Savage Arena at the University of Toledo.
Toledo (11-8, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) is coming off of an 83-74 win at Ohio. The Rockets have won three of their past four games, including a 99-89 victory Jan. 18 at MAC-favorite Akron.
Bowling Green (14-5, 5-1) defeated Eastern Michigan 62-59 in its previous contest. The Falcons have won five straight and six of the last seven. Their last loss was 79-61 on Jan. 3 at Kent State.
Both teams are coming in playing sharp basketball, but which has the edge heading into the first of their two matchups this season?
Here is a comparison of various statistics and ratings for the Rockets and Falcons so far.
Scoring offense
Toledo 77.3 points per game; Bowling Green 75.2
Scoring defense
Toledo 69.5; Bowling Green 71.4
Field-goal percentage
Toledo 44.1; Bowling Green 42.1
Field-goal percentage defense
Toledo 40.4; Bowling Green 41.4
3-point percentage
Toledo 37.8; Bowling Green 32.2
3-pointers made per game
Toledo 9.5; Bowling Green 7.8
3-point percentage defense
Toledo 33.1; Bowling Green 34.5
Free-throw percentage
Toledo 73.1; Bowling Green 74.2
Rebound margin
Toledo plus-2.8; Bowling Green plus-2.2
Turnover margin
Toledo 0.0; Bowling Green plus-2.6
Assist-to-turnover ratio
Toledo 1.2; Bowling Green 1.2
Blocks per game
Toledo 3.9; Bowling Green 2.5
Strength of schedule rankings
Toledo 181; Bowling Green 315
NET ranking
Toledo 122; Bowling Green 163
KenPom ranking
Toledo 112; Bowling Green 171
Toledo double-digit scorers
Marreon Jackson 18.8 ppg; Luke Knape 15.7; Willie Jackson 11.9; Spencer Littleson 10.8.
Bowling Green double-digit scorers
Justin Turner 17.5 ppg; Dylan Frye 14.1; Daeqwon Plowden 13.5.
First Published January 24, 2020, 2:41 p.m.
