Sanford scores 20, Toledo pulls away from Cleveland St 77-62
CLEVELAND -- Jaelan Sanford hit four 3-pointers and scored 20 points and Toledo pulled away in the second half to defeat Cleveland State 77-62 on Saturday.
There were seven ties and 15 lead changes, the last coming with 10:47 when Nate Navigato made two free throws to start an 11-2 run for the Rockets. Navigato's 3-pointer made it 56-48 with 7:08 to play.
After the last lead change, Toledo (7-5) made 15 of 20 baskets and Cleveland State (3-9) was 3 of 12 before scoring twice in the closing minute.
Navigato had 13 points and Luke Knapke and Willie Jackson added 12 each for the Rockets, who made 7 of 11 3-pointers and shot 71 percent (17 of 24) in the second half. Knapke hit all five of his shots and Navigato was 3 of 4 from 3-point range after halftime.
Tyree Appleby had 15 points, Stefan Kenic 13 and Dontel Highsmith 12 for the Vikings.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Bill Ek
- Tim Stewart
- Jesse Joseph
2023-24 Mid-American Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Toledo | 14-4 | - | 20-12 |
Akron | 13-5 | 1 | 24-11 |
Ohio | 13-5 | 1 | 20-13 |
Central Michigan | 12-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
Bowling Green | 10-8 | 4 | 20-14 |
Miami (OH) | 9-9 | 5 | 15-17 |
Western Michigan | 9-9 | 5 | 12-20 |
Kent State | 8-10 | 6 | 17-17 |
Ball State | 7-11 | 7 | 15-16 |
Eastern Michigan | 6-12 | 8 | 13-18 |
Northern Illinois | 5-13 | 9 | 11-20 |
Buffalo | 2-16 | 12 | 4-27 |
2023-24 Horizon League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Oakland | 15-5 | - | 24-12 |
Youngstown State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-10 |
Green Bay | 13-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
Wright State | 13-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
Milwaukee | 12-8 | 3 | 20-15 |
Northern Kentucky | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 23-13 |
Cleveland State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
Robert Morris | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
IU Indianapolis | 2-18 | 13 | 6-26 |
Detroit Mercy | 1-19 | 14 | 1-31 |