Marshall University Athletics
Marshall Thunders Past Toledo, 79-58
1/11/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Marshall Thunders Past Toledo, 79-58
1/11/2003
- Box Score
Ronald Blackshear scored 32 points in Marshall's win over Toledo Saturday |
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Ronald Blackshear scored 32 points to lead Marshall University to a decisive 79-58 win over the University of Toledo in Mid-American Conference men's basketball action Saturday.
Marshall (8-3 overall, 4-0 MAC) opened the game with a 9-0 run and never trailed en route to improving to a perfect 4-0 in MAC play for the first time in school history. Marshall and Bowling Green are now the only MAC schools that are unbeaten in league play.
"I am really proud of this team and the way we are playing," Marshall head coach Greg White said. "I want to give credit to my assistant coaches and I want to credit our team for listening and getting better."
Blackshear connected on 10-of-16 shots and was 7-of-11 from three-point range. The junior from Camilla, Georgia, also grabbed six rebounds in the winning effort.
Marshall's David Anderson netted 14 points and Marvin Black recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds to bolster the Herd.
Toledo (7-6, 1-2) never got on track thanks to another strong Marshall defensive effort. Freshman Sammy Villegas led the Rockets with 15 points, while preseason All-MAC West selection Nick Moore managed to score only nine points on 3-of-17 shooting from the floor. Moore, Toledo's all-time three-point leader, connected on only 3-of-10 shots from behind the three point arc.
As a team, Toledo connected on only 35% of its shots from the field and was a mere 28% from three point range. Marshall, however, shot 51.9% from the field and 45% from three-point range. The Thundering Herd also out-rebounded the Rockets 40-30 and won the turnover battle 9 to 14.
The Thundering Herd also continued to shine at the free-throw line. Marshall, the MAC leader in free throw shooting percentage, hit 16 of 19 shots from the charity stripe (84.2%), while the Rockets connected on only 9 of 18 from the line (50%).
Marshall will host Central Michigan next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The Chippewas downed preseason MAC favorite Ohio Saturday to improve to 9-3 overall and 2-1 in the MAC.
