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Sanford scores 20, Toledo pulls away from Cleveland St 77-62 (Dec 23, 2017)
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Sanford scores 20, Toledo pulls away from Cleveland St 77-62 (Dec 23, 2017)

Published Dec. 23, 2017 4:10 p.m. ET

CLEVELAND (AP) Jaelan Sanford hit four 3-pointers and scored 20 points and Toledo pulled away in the second half to defeat Cleveland State 77-62 on Saturday.

There were seven ties and 15 lead changes, the last coming with 10:47 when Nate Navigato made two free throws to start an 11-2 run for the Rockets. Navigato's 3-pointer made it 56-48 with 7:08 to play.

After the last lead change, Toledo (7-5) made 15 of 20 baskets and Cleveland State (3-9) was 3 of 12 before scoring twice in the closing minute.

Navigato had 13 points and Luke Knapke and Willie Jackson added 12 each for the Rockets, who made 7 of 11 3-pointers and shot 71 percent (17 of 24) in the second half. Knapke hit all five of his shots and Navigato was 3 of 4 from 3-point range after halftime.

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Tyree Appleby had 15 points, Stefan Kenic 13 and Dontel Highsmith 12 for the Vikings.

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