# 2013–14 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by fourth year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at the Savage Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. After sitting out the postseason in 2012–13 due to low APR scores, the Rockets became eligible for the MAC and NCAA Tournaments in 2013–14. They finished the season 27–7, 14–4 in MAC play to finish in a share for the West Division championship and the #1 overall seed in the MAC tournament. They advanced to the MAC championship game where they lost to Western Michigan. As the MAC #1 seed who failed to win the conference tournament, the received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Southern Miss.

## Season
### Preseason

The Rockets announced their complete season schedule on September 3, 2013. The Rockets' non-conference schedule was highlighted by a trip to Detroit for a 2K Sports Classic subregional. Trips to Boston College, Robert Morris, and Kansas also were scheduled. For the conference slate, the Rockets scheduled home-and-home series with Ball State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Ohio, and Bowling Green, while hosting Buffalo and Kent State and visiting Akron and Miami.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/3/2013* 3:30 pm | | Hillsdale | W 85–84 $^{OT}$ | | Savage Arena (N/A) Toledo, Ohio |
| Non-conference games ||||||
| 11/9/2013* 7:00 pm | | Northwestern Ohio | W 102–55 | 1–0 | Savage Arena (3,971) Toledo, Ohio |
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm | | at Boston College | W 95–92 | 2–0 | Conte Forum (3,538) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| 11/18/2013* 7:00 pm | | Florida A&M | W 79–69 | 3–0 | Savage Arena (3,916) Toledo, Ohio |
| 11/22/2013* 4:30 pm | | vs. Stony Brook 2K Sports Classic | W 103–99 | 4–0 | Calihan Hall (2,221) Detroit, Michigan |
| 11/23/2013* 5:30 pm | | at Detroit 2K Sports Classic | W 80–78 | 5–0 | Calihan Hall (2,230) Detroit, Michigan |
| 11/24/2013* 1:30 pm | | vs. Florida Atlantic 2K Sports Classic | W 94–74 | 6–0 | Calihan Hall (1,669) Detroit, Michigan |
| 12/4/2013* 7:00 pm | | Detroit | W 91–75 | 7–0 | Savage Arena (4,357) Toledo, Ohio |
| 12/7/2013* 4:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | W 80–77 | 8–0 | Charles L. Sewall Center (804) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| 12/14/2013* 1:00 pm | | Sam Houston State | W 77–61 | 9–0 | Savage Arena (3,602) Toledo, Ohio |
| 12/17/2013* 8:00 pm | | at Arkansas State | W 78–65 | 10–0 | Convocation Center (2,077) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 12/21/2013* 2:00 pm, BCSN | | Cleveland State | W 71–67 | 11–0 | Savage Arena (4,207) Toledo, Ohio |
| 12/28/2013* 2:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 85–66 | 12–0 | Savage Arena (4,632) Toledo, Ohio |
| 12/30/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 16 Kansas | L 83–93 | 12–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| Conference games ||||||
| 1/8/2014 7:00 pm | | at Western Michigan | L 76–87 | 12–2 (0–1) | University Arena (2,482) Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| 1/11/2014 6:00 pm | | Central Michigan | W 86–71 | 13–2 (1–1) | Savage Arena (6,189) Toledo, Ohio |
| 1/15/2014 7:00 pm | | Buffalo | W 67–65 | 14–2 (2–1) | Savage Arena (4,595) Toledo, Ohio |
| 1/18/2014 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at Akron | W 75–61 | 15–2 (3–1) | James A. Rhodes Arena (4,596) Akron, Ohio |
| 1/22/2014 7:00 pm | | Northern Illinois | W 77–68 | 16–2 (4–1) | Savage Arena (4,335) Toledo, Ohio |
| 1/26/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kent State | W 81–78 | 17–2 (5–1) | Savage Arena (5,611) Toledo, Ohio |
| 1/29/2014 7:00 pm | | at Miami (OH) | W 83–70 | 18–2 (6–1) | Millett Hall (1,448) Oxford, Ohio |
| 2/1/2014 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Ohio | L 90–95 $^{OT}$ | 18–3 (6–2) | Convocation Center (9,173) Athens, Ohio |
| 2/5/2014 7:00 pm | | Bowling Green | W 83–76 | 19–3 (7–2) | Savage Arena (6,031) Toledo, Ohio |
| 2/8/2014 2:00 pm | | at Ball State | W 80–73 | 20–3 (8–2) | John E. Worthen Arena (2,722) Muncie, Indiana |
| 2/12/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ohio | W 82–76 | 21–3 (9–2) | Savage Arena (5,849) Toledo, Ohio |
| 2/15/2014 2:00 pm | | at Eastern Michigan | L 44–65 | 21–4 (9–3) | Convocation Center (1,356) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| 2/20/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Bowling Green | W 60–58 | 22–4 (10–3) | Stroh Center (3,182) Bowling Green, Ohio |
| 2/23/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ball State | W 85–74 | 23–4 (11–3) | Savage Arena (4,912) Toledo, Ohio |
| 2/26/2014 8:00 pm | | at Northern Illinois | L 66–74 | 23–5 (11–4) | Convocation Center (1,254) DeKalb, Illinois |
| 3/1/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | W 96–85 $^{OT}$ | 24–5 (12–4) | Savage Arena (6,912) Toledo, Ohio |
| 3/4/2014 7:00 pm | | at Central Michigan | W 73 – 69 | 25–5 (13–4) | McGuirk Arena (1,713) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 3/8/2014 2:00 pm | | Eastern Michigan | W 77-66 | 26–5 (14–4) | Savage Arena (5,911) Toledo, Ohio |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| 3/14/2014 9:00 pm | | vs. Eastern Michigan Semifinals | W 59–44 | 27–5 | Quicken Loans Arena (6,318) Cleveland, Ohio |
| 3/15/2014 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Western Michigan Championship | L 77–98 | 27–6 | Quicken Loans Arena (5,278) Cleveland, Ohio |
| NIT ||||||
| 3/19/2014* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | No. (6) | at (3) Southern Miss First round | L 59–66 | 27–7 | Reed Green Coliseum (4,054) Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||