Toledo Athletics Game Notes for Legends Classic

Below, an excerpt of Toledo Athletics' Game Notes for the Legends Classic this weekend.

Toledo to Visit Philadelphia to Face Cornell, Drexel and Vermont in Legends Classic
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TOLEDO, OH - Toledo (0-3) continues its challenging non-conference schedule when it travels to Philadelphia, PA this weekend for the three-day Legends Classic. The Rockets will open play on Friday, Nov. 27 at 2:00 p.m. against Ivy League preseason favorite Cornell (2-2). UT will then battle host Drexel (1-3) on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 4:30 p.m. followed by a matchup against one of America East's top teams, Vermont (2-2), on Sunday, Nov. 29 at Noon.

Toledo is coming off a 75-62 setback at No. 2 Michigan State last Friday. Redshirt freshman guard Stephen Albrecht led the Rockets with a game-high 20 points and shot five-of-10 from three-point range. Junior F Mouhamed Lo buoyed UT's effort on the boards with a team-best 10 rebounds.

Toledo was able to hang around with the Spartans for a half but ended up on the short end of a 75-62 decision at the Breslin Center. The Rockets were able to make it a seven-point contest at halftime by ending the opening stanza with a 10-0 run. Albrecht and freshman guard Jake Barnett knocked down back-to-back treys to begin the spurt, and Lo followed with a pair of baskets to reduce UT's deficit to single digits. The Spartans then opened the second half with an 8-0 run over the first five minutes to take a 45-30 advantage.

Albrecht ranks third in the MAC with a team-high 18.0 points per game. He leads the league with 4.33 treys per contest and has helped the Rockets set the conference pace with their 9.0 three-pointers per game and 45.0 percent shooting from behind the arc.

Cornell returns a veteran squad that has appeared in the NCAA Tournament the last two seasons. The Big Red posted wins at Alabama (71-67) and UMass (74-61) before dropping its last two decisions - 89-79 to Seton Hall in its home opener last Friday and 88-73 at No. 9 Syracuse on Tuesday. Senior F Ryan Wittman leads the Big Red with 17.5 ppg with sophomore G Chris Wroblewski (12.5), senior C Jeff Foote (11.3) and senior G Louis Dale (11.0) also scoring in double figures.