NIU (12-8, 4-3 MAC) at Toledo (11-9, 4-3 MAC)
Date / Time: Saturday, January 28, 2017 • 2 p.m. (1 p.m. CT)
Site: Savage Arena • Toledo, Ohio
TV: American Sports Network (locally on CSN Chicago and also available on ESPN3)
Radio: WLBK 1360-AM, 98.9-FM (DeKalb) • TuneIn
Live Stats: UTRockets.com 
All-time Series: Toledo leads 43-27
Last Meeting: Jan. 22, 2016 • NIU 58-49

Huskie Quick Hits
• Marin Maric is one of just four players in the MAC to rank in the top-20 in the league in scoring as well as the top-10 in rebounding and field goal percentage.
• Jaylen Key is currently ranked seventh in the MAC in field goal percentage, shooting 54.3 percent (75-of-138). In league play, Key is ranked fourth in field goal percentage, shooting 62.2 percent (28-of-45).  
• Aaric Armstead currently has 134 career steals, fourth all-time in school history, one behind Vaurice Patterson (1991-93, 94-96) for third all-time. 
• Eugene German ranks third in the MAC in points per 40 minutes among freshman (19.8), behind Miami's Michael Weathers (25.5) and Akron's Daniel Utomi (23.4)
• Over the last 12 games, Dontel Highsmith is shooting 45.9 percent (39-of-85) from the field, 36.1 percent (13-of-36) from three and 77.4 percent (24-of-31) from the free-throw line. 
• NIU has had at least four players score in double figures in five of its first seven conference games, with seven different players reaching double figures in league play. 
• NIU has 62 wins over the last four seasons going back to the beginning of the 2013-14 campaign, the best four-year stretch for the Huskies since winning 64 between 1992-93 and 1995-96.
• The Huskies are the third-least experienced team in the MAC according to KenPom (1.38 years of experience per minute played). That mark is 284th in the country. Western Michigan is 301st at 1.27 and Miami is 322nd at 1.13.  

About Toledo
• The Rockets bring an 11-9 overall record, 4-3 in Mid-American Conference play, into Saturday's contest. Toledo is 8-1 at home this season, with its lone blemish coming to Green Bay in overtime on Dec. 3 (78-77). 
• Three players are scoring in double figures for the Rockets, led by 20.4 points per game from Jonathan Williams. Steve Taylor Jr., averages a double-double at 15.6 points and 11.9 rebounds per game while Jaelan Sanford adds 13.2 points per contest. 
• Toledo ranks second in the MAC in scoring, averaging 81.5 points per game, the Rockets also rank second in field goal percentage, shooting 47.9 percent. 

All-time Series with the Rockets
• Toledo leads the all-time series with NIU, 43-27, and holds a 27-9 edge all-time in Toledo, but the Huskies have won three-straight in the series, including their last two trips to Toledo. 
• NIU has won four of the last five overall in the series, including a season sweep last season.
• The Huskies claimed a 71-66 victory at Toledo a year ago (Jan. 12, 2016); Travon Baker scored a team-high 23 points in the contest, Marin Maric added a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. 
• NIU completed its sweep of the Rockets with a 58-49 home victory on Jan. 22, 2016. Baker again led the Huskies, scoring a game-high 21 points, including six triples. Aaric Armstead and Levi Bradley each chipped in 12 points.