Toledo Falls to Arch Rival 68-69 in Battle of I-75

For the second-straight season, the Battle of I-75 has split their season series with each team winning one game.

The Toledo men's basketball team fell to arch-rival Bowling Green 68-69 on Feb. 21 in front of a season-high crowd of 6,837 people in Savage Arena.

Sophomore Sam Lewis led the Rockets (16-11, 9-5 MAC) with 21 points. Sophomores Sonny Wilson and Javan Simmons joined Lewis in the double digits with 13 and ten points, respectively. Graduate student Isaiah Adams had a team-high seven assists.

Sophomore Bryce Ford totaled 11 rebounds, nine defensively. Simmons added six rebounds to the Rockets' efforts. Senior André Lorentsson had a game-high two steals.

Toledo entered the locker room down 37-41. The final 20 minutes saw ten lead changes, but the Rockets never led by more than a point the entire game.

Javonte Campbell led the Falcons (11-16, 5-9 MAC) with 21 points and had the game-winning layup with 1.7 seconds left in regulation.