{"id":27994,"date":"2013-12-28T19:51:55","date_gmt":"2013-12-29T00:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=27994"},"modified":"2013-12-28T19:53:16","modified_gmt":"2013-12-29T00:53:16","slug":"toledo-rolls-to-85-66-win-over-coppin-state-moves-to-12-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/12_28_2013\/toledo-rolls-to-85-66-win-over-coppin-state-moves-to-12-0","title":{"rendered":"Toledo rolls to 85-66 win over Coppin State, moves to 12-0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toledo started strong and never trailed Saturday afternoon as the Rockets remained unbeaten with an 85-66 triumph over Coppin State in Savage Arena. <\/p>\n

\"Pearson\"<\/a>

Pearson<\/p><\/div>With the victory, UT improved to 12-0 to match the 1940-41 squad for the second-longest unbeaten start to a season in school history.<\/P><\/p>\n

Senior guard Rian Pearson paced a balanced Rocket attack with a game-high 22 points; junior guard Julius Brown (18 points), junior guard Justin Drummond (13 points) and senior forward Matt Smith (season-high 10 points) also scored in double figures.<\/p>\n

Toledo dominated the glass for a third straight outing with a commanding 47-25 rebounding advantage. Over its last three contests, UT has outrebounded its opponents by a 136-84 margin.<\/p>\n

Freshman guard Jordan Lauf led the Rockets\u2019 rebounding efforts with a season-high 10 caroms, with junior forward J.D. Weatherspoon tying a season best with nine boards.<\/p>\n

Brown also spearheaded the Rocket offense with a game-high seven assists to help UT tally 19 helpers as a team with just 11 turnovers. Toledo shot 49.2 percent (29 of 59) from the field and limited the Eagles to a 39.7 shooting mark (23 of 58).<\/p>\n

Senior guard Andre Armstrong came off the bench to lead the Eagles with 15 points.
\nToledo took control in the latter stages of the opening stanza, ending the half on a 16-2 run for a 44-24 halftime advantage that was the Rockets\u2019 largest lead after 20 minutes this season.<\/p>\n

UT increased its lead to 22 points early in the second half before the Eagles rallied to within 71-58 with five minutes to play. Brown was able to restore the Rockets\u2019 cushion back to 20 points at 82-62 though with a trey at the 2:06 mark.<\/p>\n

Toledo has a quick turnaround as the Rockets return to action Monday, Dec. 30, with a trip to Lawrence, Kan., to battle No. 16 Kansas. Tip-off time from Allen Fieldhouse is 7 p.m. Central\/8 p.m. Eastern. The game can be seen on ESPN 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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