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Wednesday, December 21 2011 |
 NORFOLK STATE 72, TOLEDO 70
The Rockets (7-4) trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half before tying the score at 70-all on sophomore G Rian Pearson’s layup with 36 seconds remaining. UT was able to get a stop on the next possession, but sophomore F DeLino Dear stepped out of bounds after grabbing the rebound with 3.7 seconds remaining.
The Spartans’ Kyle O’Quinn then took the inbounds pass and laid it in with 2.4 seconds left. UT attempted an alley-oop pass on its last shot but was unsuccessful.
Junior G Curtis Dennis paced Toledo offensively with a career-high 20 points in just his second game in a Rocket uniform after transferring from New Mexico. Pearson was also in double figures with 16 points to go along with a team-high eight rebounds. Sophomore F Reese Holliday contributed 11 points.
Sophomore G Pendarvis Williams led Norfolk State with 17 points with O’Quinn adding 16 points, nine rebounds and five blocks.
The Spartans shot 55.6 percent from the field, the most by a UT opponent this season. NSU also out-rebounded the Rockets by a 35-28 margin, which negated Toledo’s season-low 11 turnovers.
Toledo will travel to Fort Myers, FL tomorrow for a matchup against Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday, Dec. 22. Tip-off time is set for 7:05 p.m.
Courtesy of Toledo Athletics |
