Toledo cruises past Southeastern Louisiana 78-56

Dec 17, 2016, 09:21 pm

TOLEDO, Ohio -- Jonathan Williams scored 24 points, Jaelan Sanford pumped in 15 more and Toledo cruised to a 78-56 win over Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday night.

Jordan Lauf added 13 points and Nate Navigato had 10 with six rebounds for Toledo (4-6), which pulled away with a big second half. The Rockets shot 52 percent over the final 20 minutes and dominated at the line, hitting 23 of 28 overall to Southeastern Louisiana's 5 of 13.

Toledo took the lead for good early in the first half with a 9-0 run capped by Sanford's 3-pointer to make it 18-10, and carried a 33-26 advantage into the break. Early in the second half, a pair of free throws from Williams stretched the lead to 40-29 and the Rockets continued to expand the double-digit advantage down the stretch.

Moses Greenwood led Southeastern Louisiana (6-4) with 15 points and Davon Hayes had 14.