SATURDAY'S GAME: Miami rounds out a five-day, three-game stretch when it travels to Mid-American Conference leader Toledo for a noon game on Saturday, Feb. 26, which will be televised on ESPNU. 

ABOUT TOLEDO: The Rockets enter Saturday's game with a 22-6 overall record and 14-3 MAC mark. Toledo has won its last two and is coming off a 92-50 win at Western Michigan on Tuesday. The Rockets have used the same starting lineup in all 28 games this season. Ryan Rollins leads five Rockets who are averaging double figures in scoring at 19.0 ppg. Rollins, JT Shumate, Setric Millner, Jr., and Rayj Dennis all average a team-leading 6.1 rpg. 
 
THE SERIES WITH THE ROCKETS: Thursday marks the 134th meeting between Miami and Toledo with the RedHawks holding a 68-65 edge in the series. When playing in Toledo, the Rockets are 40-22 against MU. Toledo has won the last 16 meetings between the teams, including a 75-72 decision in Oxford on Jan. 11 this season. Toledo won the last meeting in Savage Arena on Feb. 16, 2021, 87-75. Miami's last win in the series also was its last win at Toledo, a 68-66 triumph on Feb. 12. 2011.

UP NEXT: Miami rounds out the regular season traveling to Central Michigan for a 7 p.m. game on Tuesday, Mar. 1 before hosting Eastern Michigan at 7 p.m. Friday, Mar. 4.

TELEVISION: Saturday's game will be aired nationally on ESPNU. Robert Lee and David Padgett will call the action.

RADIO: In its third year of its partnership with Van Wagner, the Miami Sports Network continues its coverage of Miami men's basketball with a group of affiliates blanketing most of Southwest Ohio and Southeast Indiana. Terry Bridge will call the action. Tune-in to one of Miami's gameday affiliates:
WFMG-FM 101.3 (Richmond, Ind.)
WMOH-AM 1450 (Hamilton, Ohio)
WONE-AM 980 (Dayton, Ohio)

GRANT SCORES 1,000TH CAREER POINT: Junior guard Dae Dae Grant became the 39th player in program history to score 1,000 career points, achieving the feat on Feb. 12 against Bowling Green. He joins senior guard Mekhi Lairy and senior forward Dalonte Brown as the three active players to reach the milestone. Lairy scored his 1,000th career point on his final bucket during overtime in a thrilling 85-82 win against Northern Illinois on Jan. 22 earlier this season. Brown reached the milestone on Jan. 12, 2021 at Ohio and currently ranks seventh on Miami's all-time scoring list.

BROWN BREAKS BOTH GAMES STARTED AND PLAYED CAREER RECORDS: Breaking Ron Harper's record of 118 for career starts with a start at Indiana State on Dec. 4 and Geovonie McKnight's record for career games played of 126 on Dec. 14, senior forward Dalonte Brown is now the Miami career record holder in both categories. Brown's 134 career starts and 141 career games played are the new Miami records. 

STAND AND DELIVER: One of the most efficient free throw shooters in the conference, senior guard Mekhi Lairy leads the MAC in free-throw percentage in all games (.904) and in conference-only games (.918). His .904 free throw percentage would rank first on Miami's single season list, while junior guard Dae Dae Grant's .845 free throw percentage ranks third in the MAC and would rank eighth on MU's single-season list. As a team, Miami leads the MAC and ranks seventh nationally in free-throw percentage (.788). Lairy hit 29 consecutive free throws from Nov. 27 through Jan. 29. He has been perfect from the free-throw line in 15 of the 22 games where he has had a free-throw attempt. Grant hit the go-ahead free throws with eight seconds left in Miami's 78-75 win at Northern Illinois on Feb. 19.

BOARD BANTER: In back-to-back games, Miami players have recorded career highs in rebounding with sophomore forward Kamari Williams hauling in a career best 12 rebounds on Feb. 22 against Buffalo and senior forward Precious Ayah amassing a career-high 14 rebounds against Central Michigan on Feb. 24, the most by a RedHawk this season. As a team, the RedHawks also are coming off two of their best offensive rebounding performances with a season-best 17 against CMU on Thursday and 15 the Bulls Tuesday, tying for the second most.

CHART CLIMBER: Senior forward Dalonte Brown is climbing several Miami career top-10 lists and continues to climb the points scored list. Here is where he stands entering Miami's next game:

• Starts: 134 (1st, set record Dec. 4)
• Games Played: 141 (1st, set record Dec. 14)
• 3-Point FG: 190 (5th, 8 away from No. 4)
• Rebounds: 812 (5th, 166 from No. 4)
• Scoring: 1,504 (7th, 11 from No. 6)

ODDS 'N ENDS

• Senior forward Precious Ayah leads the MAC in field goal percentage, shooting 67.3 percent from the floor. His current percentage would rank second on Miami's single-season list.
• Sophomore forward Kamari Williams notched his first career double-double at Miami with 11 points and a career-high 12 rebounds against Buffalo on Feb. 22. Williams notched 10 of his rebounds in the first half. He is the third RedHawk to post a double-double this season, joining senior forward Dalonte Brown and Precious Ayah.
• Five Miami players—Dalonte Brown, Precious Ayah, Isaiah Coleman-Lands, Mekhi Lairy, Elijah McNamara—have played in more than 100 games during their Miami career. Brown owns the record for games played (141). Ayah ties for sixth with 121 appearances. Coleman-Lands broke onto the top 10, tying for ninth at 120 appearances.
• Miami players have scored 20 or more points 19 times this season with junior guard Dae Dae Grant leading the way with 10 20-point scoring games. Senior guard Mekhi Lairy follows with six, senior forward Dalonte Brown has two and senior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands has one. 
• Miami ranks among the top three in the MAC in 10 statistical categories, leading the league in five categories: free-throw percentage, 3-point field goals per game, total 3-pointers, fewest turnovers and turnovers per game. 
• Miami ranks among the top 25 nationally in three statistical categories, including ranking eighth in free throw percentage and 21st in turnovers per game. 
• Senior forward Precious Ayah amassed a career-high six blocked shots against Toledo on Jan. 11, tripling his previous career-high and tying for third on Miami's all-time, single-game chart. Ayah paced Miami in a nine-block performance as a team, which tied for sixth on the RedHawks' team single-game chart.
• Miami drained 15 three-pointers against Bowling Green on Jan. 8, which ties for fifth on the program's single-game charts. Earlier in the season, Miami hit 17 triples against Lamar, which ties for second all-time in a single game at Miami. The RedHawks have been in double figures for treys in 10 games this season.