Triplett scores 21 to lead Rockets to victory over Youngstown State

TOLEDO (AP) -- Keith Triplett scored 21 points -- more than half of them on free throws -- and had six rebounds to lead Toledo to a 78-74 victory over Youngstown State on Wednesday.
Triplett made 5 of 12 field goals and went 11-for-14 from the line for the Rockets (2-0).
Justin Ingram added 12 points, Sammie Villegas had 11 and Florentino Valencia came off the bench to score 10.
The Penguins (0-2) were up 19-17 with 11:44 left in the first half when Toledo went on a 13-0 run, including 7 points from Ingram.
The Rockets never trailed after that but had to fend off a Penguins rally in the second half.
Adam Baumann scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half and added nine rebounds to lead the Penguins.
Youngstown state tied it at 65-65 with 5:53 left to play on a 3-pointer by Jonathan Mends, who finished with 10 points.
But Triplett completed a three-point play to spark a 9-0 run by the Rockets, making it 74-65 with two minutes left, and he hit four straight free throws down the stretch to put it away.
Brian Radakovich added 13 points and 10 rebounds and TeJay Anderson had 11 points for Youngstown State.