The Toledo Rockets are ready for a Mid-American Conference clash, traveling to face the UMass Minutemen on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Toledo looks to bounce back from a three-point setback at Kent State when it travels to Amherst, Mass. to face UMass. Tip-off from the Mullins Center is set for 6:00 p.m. with streaming on ESPN+.
UMass comes in with an 11-8 overall record and 2-5 MAC record, while Toledo sits at 10-8 overall with a 4-2 MAC record. The Minutemen are currently small 2.5-point favorites against the Rockets. Four of the MAC's Top 10 scorers will be competing in Tuesday's game with Toledo's Sonny Wilson (5th) and Leroy Blyden Jr. (10th) and UMass' Leonardo Bettiol (8th) and Marcus Banks Jr. (9th).
The Rockets led by as many as nine points in the second half on Friday before Kent State rallied for an 87-84 win. Leroy Blyden Jr. led Toledo with 19 points and four three-point field goals. Joining Blyden in double digits were Austin Parks (16 pts.) and Sonny Wilson (15 pts.). Sonny Wilson has scored in double figures in 35 straight games dating back to last season and is averaging 20.0 ppg with a 57.5 FG% in his last three games. Austin Parks has scored in double digits in a career-high five straight games with 13.4 ppg and 59.0 FG% during this stretch.
UMass saw its two-game winning streak snapped with Saturday's 70-68 loss at Northern Illinois. Leonardo Bettiol and Marcus Banks Jr. rank in the MAC's Top 10 in scoring, with Bettiol ranking fifth in the MAC with 7.4 rpg. Danny Carbuccia ranks second in the conference with 5.8 apg. Toledo leads its all-time series vs. UMass by a 3-1 margin and is undefeated in three home games, though this matchup is being played in Amherst.