TOLEDO

CMICH

Toledo knocks off Central Michigan 78-75

AP
Jan 03, 2026

Kyler Vanderjagt had 23 points in Toledo Rockets's 78-75 victory against Central Michigan Chippewas on Saturday.

Vanderjagt shot 6 for 9 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Rockets (8-6, 2-0 Mid-American Conference). Sonny Wilson scored 16 points and added six rebounds and five assists. Austin Parks shot 5 of 11 from the field to finish with 15 points, while adding 11 rebounds.

The Chippewas (4-11, 0-3) were led by Phat Phat Brooks, who posted 17 points. Logan McIntire added 15 points for Central Michigan. Jaxson Whitaker had 14 points.

Vanderjagt scored 11 points in the first half, and Toledo went into the break trailing 41-31. Toledo pulled off the victory after a 13-3 second-half run erased a seven-point deficit and gave them the lead at 67-64 with 5:00 left in the half. Vanderjagt scored 12 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
TOL
Rockets
31
CMU
Chippewas
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Austin Parks vs. Nick Mullen (Rockets gains possession)
19:41	+2	Austin Parks makes two point layup (Leroy Blyden Jr. assists)	2-0
19:33		Tamario Adley misses two point layup
19:31		Sean Craig defensive rebound
19:21	+2	Austin Parks makes two point dunk (Kyler Vanderjagt assists)	4-0
19:06		Nathan Claerbaut turnover (bad pass)
18:37		Leroy Blyden Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:35		Sean Craig offensive rebound
18:29		Leroy Blyden Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:27		Phat Phat Brooks defensive rebound
18:27		Kyler Vanderjagt personal foul (Phat Phat Brooks draws the foul)
18:06	+2	Nathan Claerbaut makes two point layup	4-2
17:54		Sonny Wilson misses two point jump shot
17:52		Nick Mullen defensive rebound
17:47		Jaxson Whitaker misses three point jump shot
17:45		Kyler Vanderjagt defensive rebound
17:37		Leroy Blyden Jr. misses two point layup
17:35		Austin Parks offensive rebound
17:34	+2	Austin Parks makes two point layup	6-2
17:05	+2	Jaxson Whitaker makes two point jump shot	6-4
16:44		Jaylan Ouwinga misses three point jump shot
16:42		Keenan Garner defensive rebound
16:16	+3	Tamario Adley makes three point jump shot (Nathan Claerbaut assists)	6-7
16:00		Leroy Blyden Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:58		Chippewas defensive rebound
15:58		TV timeout
15:37	+2	Keenan Garner makes two point layup	6-9
15:23		Sonny Wilson misses two point jump shot
15:21		Tamario Adley defensive rebound
15:08		Nathan Claerbaut misses two point jump shot
15:06		Sean Craig defensive rebound
15:00		Mynor Strong misses three point jump shot
14:58		Tamario Adley defensive rebound
14:39	+3	Logan McIntire makes three point jump shot (Tamario Adley assists)	6-12
14:39		Sonny Wilson turnover (bad pass) (Keenan Garner steals)
14:35	+2	Keenan Garner makes two point layup	6-14
14:35		Sonny Wilson shooting foul (Keenan Garner draws the foul)
14:35	+1	Keenan Garner makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-15
14:16		Mynor Strong misses two point jump shot
14:14		Chippewas defensive rebound
13:50		Phat Phat Brooks misses two point layup
13:48		Sonny Wilson defensive rebound
13:27		Sonny Wilson misses three point jump shot
13:25		Phat Phat Brooks defensive rebound
13:13		Mynor Strong personal foul
12:59		Nick Mullen misses two point jump shot
12:57		Leroy Blyden Jr. defensive rebound
12:55		Leroy Blyden Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:53		Nick Mullen defensive rebound
12:34	+2	Phat Phat Brooks makes two point layup	6-17
12:15		Keenan Garner personal foul
12:11		Sonny Wilson misses two point jump shot
12:09		Nathan Claerbaut defensive rebound
11:46		Kyler Vanderjagt personal foul
11:46		TV timeout
11:46	+1	Phat Phat Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-18
11:46	+1	Phat Phat Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-19
11:31		Nathan Claerbaut personal foul
11:14		Sean Craig misses two point jump shot
11:12		Austin Parks offensive rebound
11:09	+2	Sonny Wilson makes two point jump shot	8-19
10:47	+3	Logan McIntire makes three point jump shot (Nathan Claerbaut assists)	8-22
10:38		Sonny Wilson turnover (lost ball)
10:35	+2	Keenan Garner makes two point layup (Logan McIntire assists)	8-24
10:35		Rockets 30 second timeout
10:15		Nathan Claerbaut blocks Austin Parks's two point layup
10:13		Rockets offensive rebound
10:05		Jalen Kampen shooting foul (Kyler Vanderjagt draws the foul)
10:05	+1	Kyler Vanderjagt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-24
10:05	+1	Kyler Vanderjagt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-24
9:52	+2	Nathan Claerbaut makes two point jump shot (Jalen Kampen assists)	10-26
9:34	+3	Kyler Vanderjagt makes three point jump shot (Sonny Wilson assists)	13-26
9:13		Jalen Kampen turnover
9:11	+2	Sonny Wilson makes two point layup (Leroy Blyden Jr. assists)	15-26
9:11		Logan McIntire shooting foul (Sonny Wilson draws the foul)
9:11	+1	Sonny Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-26
8:55		Tamario Adley misses two point layup
8:53		Sean Craig defensive rebound
8:45		Sonny Wilson misses two point jump shot
8:43		Jalen Kampen defensive rebound
8:18		Logan McIntire misses three point jump shot
8:16		Austin Parks defensive rebound
8:05	+2	Austin Parks makes two point layup (Sonny Wilson assists)	18-26
7:50		Tamario Adley misses three point jump shot
7:48		Rockets defensive rebound
7:48		TV timeout
7:41		Sean Craig turnover (bad pass) (Keenan Garner steals)
7:34		Phat Phat Brooks turnover (bad pass)
7:20	+2	Kyler Vanderjagt makes two point jump shot	20-26
7:05		Phat Phat Brooks misses two point jump shot
7:03		Jaylan Ouwinga defensive rebound
6:48	+2	Leroy Blyden Jr. makes two point jump shot	22-26
6:48		Phat Phat Brooks shooting foul (Leroy Blyden Jr. draws the foul)
6:48	+1	Leroy Blyden Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-26
6:29		Jaxson Whitaker misses three point jump shot
6:27		Chippewas offensive rebound
6:23	+2	Nathan Claerbaut makes two point layup	23-28
6:05		Leroy Blyden Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:03		Tamario Adley defensive rebound
6:00		Tamario Adley turnover (bad pass) (Mynor Strong steals)
5:55		Kyler Vanderjagt misses two point jump shot
5:53		Sean Craig offensive rebound
5:51		Nathan Claerbaut blocks Sean Craig's two point jump shot
5:49		Rockets offensive rebound
5:36		Mynor Strong misses two point jump shot
5:34		Sonny Wilson offensive rebound
5:30		Sonny Wilson misses two point jump shot
5:28		Nick Mullen defensive rebound
5:25		Jaxson Whitaker misses three point jump shot
5:23		Austin Parks defensive rebound
5:11	+2	Jaylan Ouwinga makes two point jump shot (Sonny Wilson assists)	25-28
4:54		Tamario Adley misses two point jump shot
4:52		Sonny Wilson defensive rebound
4:41		Mynor Strong misses three point jump shot
4:39		Nick Mullen defensive rebound
4:32	+2	Jaxson Whitaker makes two point layup (Nick Mullen assists)	25-30
4:06		Austin Parks misses two point jump shot
4:04		Nathan Claerbaut defensive rebound
3:35	+3	Logan McIntire makes three point jump shot (Tamario Adley assists)	25-33
3:27		Sonny Wilson misses two point layup
3:25		Jaylan Ouwinga offensive rebound
3:23		Jaylan Ouwinga misses two point layup
3:21		Logan McIntire defensive rebound
3:03	+3	Logan McIntire makes three point jump shot (Jaxson Whitaker assists)	25-36
2:47		Logan McIntire personal foul
2:47		TV timeout
2:47	+1	Jaylan Ouwinga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-36
2:47		Jaylan Ouwinga misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:47		Keenan Garner defensive rebound
2:30	+3	Logan McIntire makes three point jump shot	26-39
2:08		Nick Mullen shooting foul (Austin Parks draws the foul)
2:08		Austin Parks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:08	+1	Austin Parks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-39
1:37		Phat Phat Brooks misses two point layup
1:35		Mynor Strong defensive rebound
1:21		Austin Parks turnover (bad pass) (Keenan Garner steals)
1:15		Leroy Blyden Jr. shooting foul (Phat Phat Brooks draws the foul)
1:15	+1	Phat Phat Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-40
1:15	+1	Phat Phat Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-41
1:03	+2	Kyler Vanderjagt makes two point layup (Leroy Blyden Jr. assists)	29-41
0:35		Will Ashford offensive foul
0:35		Will Ashford turnover (offensive foul)
0:11		Will Ashford shooting foul (Kyler Vanderjagt draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Kyler Vanderjagt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-41
0:11	+1	Kyler Vanderjagt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-41
0:02		Tamario Adley misses two point layup
0:00		Will James Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TOL
Rockets
47
CMU
Chippewas
34

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+3	Leroy Blyden Jr. makes three point jump shot (Austin Parks assists)	34-41
19:31	+2	Jaxson Whitaker makes two point layup (Phat Phat Brooks assists)	34-43
19:16		Sean Craig turnover (bad pass) (Tamario Adley steals)
19:08		Nathan Claerbaut misses two point jump shot
19:06		Leroy Blyden Jr. defensive rebound
18:59		Tamario Adley shooting foul (Austin Parks draws the foul)
18:59		Austin Parks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:59	+1	Austin Parks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-43
18:42		Austin Parks shooting foul (Nathan Claerbaut draws the foul)
18:42	+1	Nathan Claerbaut makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-44
18:42		Nathan Claerbaut misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:42		Austin Parks defensive rebound
18:18		Leroy Blyden Jr. misses two point layup
18:16		Austin Parks offensive rebound
18:12		Austin Parks misses two point layup
18:10		Nick Mullen defensive rebound
17:43		Austin Parks blocks Phat Phat Brooks's two point jump shot
17:43		Chippewas offensive rebound
17:43		Chippewas turnover (shot clock violation)
17:29	+3	Sean Craig makes three point jump shot (Sonny Wilson assists)	38-44
17:11	+3	Jaxson Whitaker makes three point jump shot (Phat Phat Brooks assists)	38-47
16:56		Nick Mullen blocks Sonny Wilson's two point jump shot
16:54		Nick Mullen defensive rebound
16:48		Phat Phat Brooks misses two point layup
16:46		Rockets defensive rebound
16:46		TV timeout
16:29		Jalen Kampen personal foul
16:22		Leroy Blyden Jr. turnover (bad pass)
16:07		Nathan Claerbaut turnover (bad pass) (Kyler Vanderjagt steals)
15:56		TV timeout
15:38		Jaxson Whitaker personal foul
15:38	+1	Kyler Vanderjagt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-47
15:38	+1	Kyler Vanderjagt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-47
15:24		Nick Mullen misses three point jump shot
15:22		Sonny Wilson defensive rebound
15:08		Austin Parks turnover (bad pass)
15:06		Leroy Blyden Jr. personal foul
15:06	+1	Jaxson Whitaker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-48
15:06	+1	Jaxson Whitaker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-49
14:43	+2	Sonny Wilson makes two point jump shot	42-49
14:16		Nick Mullen misses three point jump shot
14:14		Rockets defensive rebound
13:58	+2	Sean Craig makes two point layup (Leroy Blyden Jr. assists)	44-49
13:36	+2	Jalen Kampen makes two point jump shot	44-51
13:22		Leroy Blyden Jr. misses two point layup
13:20		Sean Craig offensive rebound
13:20	+2	Sean Craig makes two point layup	46-51
13:20		Nathan Claerbaut shooting foul (Sean Craig draws the foul)
13:20	+1	Sean Craig makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-51
12:58	+2	Nathan Claerbaut makes two point jump shot	47-53
12:29	+3	Kyler Vanderjagt makes three point jump shot (Sean Craig assists)	50-53
11:58	+2	Nathan Claerbaut makes two point hook shot	50-55
11:37		Kyler Vanderjagt misses two point jump shot
11:35		Sean Craig offensive rebound
11:35		Will Ashford personal foul (Sean Craig draws the foul)
11:35		TV timeout
11:35		Sean Craig misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:35	+1	Sean Craig makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-55
11:10	+2	Nathan Claerbaut makes two point hook shot	51-57
10:45		Jalen Kampen shooting foul (Kyler Vanderjagt draws the foul)
10:45		Kyler Vanderjagt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:45	+1	Kyler Vanderjagt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-57
10:25	+2	Phat Phat Brooks makes two point layup (Tamario Adley assists)	52-59
10:07		Sonny Wilson misses two point layup
10:05		Tamario Adley defensive rebound
10:00		Logan McIntire misses three point jump shot
9:58		Sean Craig defensive rebound
9:58		Nathan Claerbaut personal foul (Sean Craig draws the foul)
9:58	+1	Leroy Blyden Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-59
9:58	+1	Leroy Blyden Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-59
9:47		Tamario Adley misses two point layup
9:45		Chippewas offensive rebound
9:36	+2	Phat Phat Brooks makes two point layup	54-61
9:06	+2	Kyler Vanderjagt makes two point jump shot	56-61
8:42		Tamario Adley turnover (bad pass) (Leroy Blyden Jr. steals)
8:41		Logan McIntire personal foul (Leroy Blyden Jr. draws the foul)
8:41	+1	Leroy Blyden Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-61
8:41	+1	Leroy Blyden Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-61
8:27		Jalen Kampen misses three point jump shot
8:25		Leroy Blyden Jr. defensive rebound
8:20		Leroy Blyden Jr. misses two point layup
8:18		Keenan Garner defensive rebound
8:02		Jaxson Whitaker misses three point jump shot
8:00		Sonny Wilson defensive rebound
7:47		Austin Parks misses two point layup
7:45		Austin Parks offensive rebound
7:43		Austin Parks misses two point layup
7:41		Nathan Claerbaut defensive rebound
7:17		Phat Phat Brooks misses two point layup
7:15		Austin Parks defensive rebound
7:11		Nathan Claerbaut personal foul
7:11		TV timeout
7:11	+1	Kyler Vanderjagt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-61
7:11	+1	Kyler Vanderjagt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-61
6:52	+3	Jaxson Whitaker makes three point jump shot	60-64
6:43	+2	Sonny Wilson makes two point jump shot	62-64
6:23		Phat Phat Brooks turnover (bad pass) (Sean Craig steals)
6:19	+2	Sean Craig makes two point layup	64-64
6:11		Chippewas 30 second timeout
5:47		Tamario Adley misses two point jump shot
5:45		Leroy Blyden Jr. defensive rebound
5:41	+2	Sonny Wilson makes two point layup (Leroy Blyden Jr. assists)	66-64
5:07		Keenan Garner misses two point jump shot
5:05		Austin Parks defensive rebound
5:00		Phat Phat Brooks personal foul
5:00		Sonny Wilson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:00	+1	Sonny Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-64
4:28		Tamario Adley misses two point jump shot
4:26		Chippewas offensive rebound
4:26		Austin Parks personal foul
4:24		Kyler Vanderjagt personal foul
4:17		Nathan Claerbaut misses two point jump shot
4:15		Kyler Vanderjagt defensive rebound
3:57		Kyler Vanderjagt misses three point jump shot
3:55		Austin Parks offensive rebound
3:54		Austin Parks misses two point layup
3:54		Chippewas defensive rebound
3:54		TV timeout
3:24	+2	Phat Phat Brooks makes two point jump shot (Tamario Adley assists)	67-66
3:02	+2	Sonny Wilson makes two point jump shot	69-66
2:47	+2	Phat Phat Brooks makes two point layup	69-68
2:47		Sean Craig shooting foul (Phat Phat Brooks draws the foul)
2:47	+1	Phat Phat Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	69-69
2:36	+2	Austin Parks makes two point jump shot (Sonny Wilson assists)	71-69
2:36		Keenan Garner shooting foul (Austin Parks draws the foul)
2:36	+1	Austin Parks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	72-69
2:36		Rockets 60 second timeout
2:16		Phat Phat Brooks misses two point jump shot
2:14		Tamario Adley offensive rebound
2:13	+2	Tamario Adley makes two point layup	72-71
2:03		Nathan Claerbaut shooting foul (Austin Parks draws the foul)
2:03	+1	Austin Parks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-71
2:03	+1	Austin Parks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-71
1:49		Logan McIntire misses three point jump shot
1:47		Keenan Garner offensive rebound
1:40	+2	Tamario Adley makes two point jump shot	74-73
1:40		Austin Parks shooting foul (Tamario Adley draws the foul)
1:40		Tamario Adley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:40		Austin Parks defensive rebound
1:13	+2	Kyler Vanderjagt makes two point layup	76-73
1:01		Chippewas 30 second timeout
0:45		Nick Mullen misses two point layup
0:43		Mynor Strong defensive rebound
0:28		Rockets 30 second timeout
0:19		Rockets 30 second timeout
0:14		Leroy Blyden Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:12		Chippewas defensive rebound
0:09		Sonny Wilson personal foul
0:09		Phat Phat Brooks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:09		Sonny Wilson defensive rebound
0:06		Tamario Adley personal foul (Sonny Wilson draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Sonny Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-73
0:06	+1	Sonny Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-73
0:02	+2	Phat Phat Brooks makes two point layup	78-75
0:02		Chippewas 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Chippewas 30 second timeout