By GREG MENGELT ATHENS, Ohio — Former Silver Creek star Kooper Jacobi went scoreless, but his Toledo Rockets moved into first place with an 87-69 win at Ohio in a Mid-American Conference showdown Friday evening. Toledo went on a 24-12 run midway through the first half and controlled the rest of the contest and snapped […]

By GREG MENGELT TOLEDO, Ohio — Kooper Jacobi scored five points and the Toledo Rockets won for the fourth time in five games, 83-70 over visiting Ball State at Savage Arena, to improve to 14-4 overall and 6-1 in the MAC. Jacobi, a freshman and former Silver Creek standout, went 2 for 4, including connecting […]

By GREG MENGELT BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — JT Shumate and Setric Milliner Jr. combined for 49 points as Toledo beat Bowling Green 91-78 on Saturday at the Stroh Center. Shumate, a junior forward, went 12 for 14 from the floor, 4 for 4 from behind the 3-point arc and led the Rockets with nine boards. […]

By GREG MENGELT OXFORD, Ohio — Toledo had an 11-point halftime lead Tuesday at Miami, but the Rockets had to hold off the RedHawks for a 75-72 victory at Millett Hall in Oxford. Miami (7-7, 1-2 MAC) pulled within 71-69 with 2:04 remaining, but Toledo junior guard RayJ Dennis knocked down four keep free throws […]

By GREG MENGELT TOLEDO, Ohio — Freshman Kooper Jacobi scored 7 points in 10 minutes to help Toledo pick up a 94-63 Mid-American Conference victory over visiting Northern Illinois on Saturday at Savage Arena. Jacobi — a former Silver Creek star — was 2 for 2 from the field and 3 for 3 from the […]

By GREG MENGELT TOLEDO, Ohio — Former Silver Creek star Kooper Jacobi scored 7 points to help Toledo drub Mid-American Conference-rival Western Michigan 83-56 at Savage Arena on Wednesday. Jacobi, a freshman who helped lead the Dragons to back-to-back state championships, made 3 of his 6 shot attempts, grabbed 3 boards and blocked 2 shots […]