TOLEDO, OHIO — Six days ago, Toledo's Greg Stempin thought his season was over. Now, he hopes it's just starting.
Stempin scored a career-high 29 points to lead the Rockets to a 76-67 overtime victory Thursday night over South Alabama in the first round of the NIT.
Stempin scored from inside and outside. His thunderous dunk early in the second half gave Toledo a 34-32 lead and came in the middle of 13-4 spurt that put the Rockets up 40-32. It was the first time the Rockets showed much emotion in the game.
"For a lot of guys, it was tough to get up for the game," Stempin acknowledged. "You know it's South Alabama and even though they're a good team, they're not real well known."
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