# 2014–15 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

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The 2014–15 Toledo Rockets Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by fifth year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. Despite having 20 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/2014* 2:30 pm | Findlay | W 101–72 | | Savage Arena (N/A) Toledo, Ohio |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/16/2014* 2:00 pm | Northern Arizona | W 71–58 | 1–0 | Savage Arena (4,128) Toledo, Ohio |
| 11/18/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 15 VCU Legends Classic | L 78–87 | 1–1 | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, Virginia |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N | at Oregon Legends Classic | L 68–78 | 1–2 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,790) Eugene, Oregon |
| 11/24/2014* 7:00 pm | Bucknell Legends Classic | W 92–65 | 2–2 | Savage Arena (4,419) Toledo, Ohio |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm | Detroit Legends Classic | L 79–82 | 2–3 | Savage Arena (4,148) Toledo, Ohio |
| 11/29/2014* 3:00 pm, TV-20/ESPN3 | at Oakland | L 79–81 | 2–4 | Athletics Center O'rena (1,482) Rochester, Michigan |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Cleveland State | W 87–59 | 3–4 | Wolstein Center (4,748) Cleveland, Ohio |
| 12/06/2014* 2:00 pm | Chicago State | W 87–59 | 4–4 | Savage Arena (4,748) Toledo, Ohio |
| 12/13/2014* 7:00 pm | Arkansas State | W 73–65 | 5–4 | Savage Arena (4,445) Toledo, Ohio |
| 12/17/2014* 7:00 pm, BCSN | Robert Morris | W 83–57 | 6–4 | Savage Arena (4,120) Toledo, Ohio |
| 12/20/2014* 2:00 pm | at McNeese State | W 83–69 | 7–4 | Burton Coliseum (391) Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| 12/29/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 2 Duke | L 69–86 | 7–5 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| 01/03/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Kentucky | W 57–55 | 8–5 | The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,055) Highland Heights, Kentucky |
| 01/06/2015 7:00 pm, BCSN | Central Michigan | L 62–65 | 8–6 (0–1) | Savage Arena (4,584) Toledo, Ohio |
| 01/09/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Akron | W 84–67 | 9–6 (1–1) | Savage Arena (5,509) Toledo, Ohio |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | at Ohio | W 80–73 | 10–6 (2–1) | Convocation Center (7,714) Athens, Ohio |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm | Western Michigan | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 10–7 (2–2) | Savage Arena (6,089) Toledo, Ohio |
| 01/21/2015 7:00 pm | at Kent State | L 60–67 | 10–8 (2–3) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,374) Kent, Ohio |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm | Bowling Green | W 71–67 | 11–8 (3–3) | Savage Arena (7,392) Toledo, Ohio |
| 01/27/2015 7:00 pm, BCSN | Miami (OH) | W 70–65 | 12–8 (4–3) | Savage Arena (4,708) Toledo, Ohio |
| 01/31/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Illinois | W 80–69 | 13–8 (5–3) | Convocation Center (1,635) DeKalb, Illinois |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm, BCSN | Eastern Michigan | W 84–60 | 14–8 (6–3) | Savage Arena (4,532) Toledo, Ohio |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm | at Ball State | W 72–61 | 15–8 (7–3) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,325) Muncie, Indiana |
| 02/10/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Buffalo | W 92–88 | 16–8 (8–3) | Alumni Arena (3,417) Amherst, New York |
| 02/13/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Kent State | L 75–76 $^{OT}$ | 16–9 (8–4) | Savage Arena (5,481) Toledo, Ohio |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Akron | W 68–66 | 17–9 (9–4) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,351) Akron, Ohio |
| 02/21/2015 2:00 pm | at Western Michigan | W 97–87 | 18–9 (10–4) | University Arena (3,451) Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| 02/24/2015 7:00 pm, BCSN | Northern Illinois | | | Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio |
| 02/25/2015 8:00 pm, BCSN | Northern Illinois | L 82–84 | 18–10 (10–5) | Savage Arena (4,317) Toledo, Ohio |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm | Ball State | W 70–59 | 19–10 (11–5) | Savage Arena (6,812) Toledo, Ohio |
| 03/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Central Michigan | L 77–85 | 19–11 (11–6) | McGuirk Arena (3,793) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 03/06/2015 7:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan | L 59–85 | 19–12 (11–7) | Convocation Center (1,494) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2015 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Eastern Michigan Quarterfinals | W 78–67 | 20–12 | Quicken Loans Arena (4,502) Cleveland, Ohio |
| 03/13/2015 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Central Michigan Semifinals | L 66–75 | 20–13 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||