TOLEDO, OH – Junior center Nathan Boothe tied his career high with 19 points on Sunday afternoon to lead Toledo to a season-opening 71-58 victory over Big Sky foe Northern Arizona in Savage Arena. The victory extended the Rockets’ home court winning to streak to 17 games, the longest by a UT squad in the 39-year history of Savage Arena.
Boothe knocked down 7-of-9 shots from the field, including a three-pointer, and was a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. He also tied senior forward J.D. Weatherspoon and sophomore center Zach Garber for the team lead with six rebounds
Joining Boothe in double figures were senior guards Justin Drummond (12 pts.) and Julius Brown (10 pts.). Brown also dished out a team-high eight assists, with sophomore guard Jonathan Williams contributing nine points and a career-best six helpers.
Boothe knocked down 7-of-9 shots from the field, including a three-pointer, and was a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. He also tied senior forward J.D. Weatherspoon and sophomore center Zach Garber for the team lead with six rebounds
Joining Boothe in double figures were senior guards Justin Drummond (12 pts.) and Julius Brown (10 pts.). Brown also dished out a team-high eight assists, with sophomore guard Jonathan Williams contributing nine points and a career-best six helpers.
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The Rockets shot 44.2 percent (23-of-52) and limited the Lumberjacks to a 33.3 shooting mark. UT also converted 73.3 percent (22-of-30) of its free throws, while NAU shot 8-of-11 (72.%) from the charity stripe.
Quinton Upshur paced Northern Arizona (0-2) with 13 points, with Kris Yanku and Jaleni Neely adding 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Toledo will now hit the road for a pair of contests this week, visiting No. 15 VCU (1-0) on Tuesday, Nov. 18 and Oregon (1-0) on Friday, Nov. 21. The Rockets return home on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 24-25 for matchups vs. Bucknell (0-1) and either Detroit (1-0) or MD-Eastern Shore (0-1).
(Courtesy of Toledo Athletics/MRO Edit)
Quinton Upshur paced Northern Arizona (0-2) with 13 points, with Kris Yanku and Jaleni Neely adding 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Toledo will now hit the road for a pair of contests this week, visiting No. 15 VCU (1-0) on Tuesday, Nov. 18 and Oregon (1-0) on Friday, Nov. 21. The Rockets return home on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 24-25 for matchups vs. Bucknell (0-1) and either Detroit (1-0) or MD-Eastern Shore (0-1).
(Courtesy of Toledo Athletics/MRO Edit)
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