Jackson with 17 points, Toledo beats NAIA Wilberforce 99-58
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Willie Jackson scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Toledo beat Wilberforce University of the NAIA 99-58 on Saturday night.
Jackson was 6 of 8 from the field and sank all five of his free throws for the Rockets (2-0). Jaelan Sanford and Chris Darrington each had 16 points, Spencer Littleton had 12 and Nate Navigato 10.
Navigato drained three 3-pointers within the first three minutes and Sanford made a layup to launch the Rockets to a 13-2 start. A Darrington 3 and a dunk by Jackson late in the half helped push the lead to 52-29 at the break.
Wilberforce opened the second half with hot shooting by Tony Collins who drained two quick 3-pointers and Deion Gatson who scored four points to help close the gap, 64-43, with 13:05 to play. But Littleton replied for Toledo with three 3-pointers and Sanford sank two more to extend the lead to 81-46 midway and the Rockets cruised from there.
Collins scored 12 points with four rebounds and two assists for the Bulldogs.
Game Information
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 |
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