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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayToledo79
Final
HomeOhio67
Saturday, February 28, 2026All Columbus sports
FinalFinalESPN+Play by play
12T
TOL413879
OHIO283967
Final

Toledo beats Ohio 79-67

Toledo Rockets beat Ohio Bobcats 79-67 on Saturday at Convocation Center (OH).

The first half made the difference: Toledo outscored Ohio 41-28.

Toledo shot 46% to 40% and won the boards 45-36.

For Toledo, Leroy Blyden Jr. (G): 22. For Ohio, Javan Simmons (F): 20.

Toledo improves to 16-13. Ohio falls to 15-14.

Attendance: 6,404.

Full recap at ESPN: Blyden scores 22 as Toledo downs Ohio 79-67

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#2
TOL · PointsLeroy Blyden Jr. G22
#2
TOL · AssistsLeroy Blyden Jr. G3
#25
TOL · ReboundsAustin Parks C11
#1
OHIO · PointsJavan Simmons F20
#1
OHIO · AssistsJavan Simmons F5
#1
OHIO · ReboundsJavan Simmons F12
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
S. Craig F3573-81-30-081000263
A. Parks C27114-101-12-41112101101
M. Strong G2452-61-20-022111113
L. Blyden Jr. G36229-170-54-493110272
S. Wilson G37217-151-46-671000522
J. Ouwinga F1873-51-10-030011122
W. James Jr. G1442-40-00-021000021
K. Vanderjagt G921-20-10-010110011
Team7931-675-1712-14459552143115

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