| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric McKeag (fresh) SG - John Kincaid (fresh) SF - Joseph Puckett (fresh) PF - Oscar Danek (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Robert Duncan (fresh) SG - Maurice Delay (fresh) SF - Kyle Reed (fresh) PF - Alonzo Lambert (fresh) C - Charles Malloy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Ball State | Charles Malloy swats the layup by Eric McKeag | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Toledo | Kyle Reed grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Toledo | Maurice Delay clanks a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Toledo | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Delay | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Toledo | Kyle Reed misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Puckett - foul #1 on Joseph Puckett, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Toledo | Kyle Reed misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Toledo | Kyle Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:10 | Ball State | Maurice Delay takes the ball from Eric McKeag in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 19:09 | Toledo | Robert Duncan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Maurice Delay | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Eric McKeag | 3-3 |
| 18:51 | Toledo | Maurice Delay scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Duncan | 3-5 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Eric McKeag | 5-5 |
| 18:12 | Toledo | Maurice Delay clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 5-5 |
| 18:11 | Ball State | Oscar Danek grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Danek | 8-5 |
| 17:29 | Toledo | Kyle Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Victor Bowles (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF), Douglas Eason (C) Eric McKeag, Joseph Puckett, Oscar Danek, Stephen Fruge | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 17:08 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 17:06 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Kyle Reed | 8-5 |
| 17:01 | Toledo | Alonzo Lambert is fouled on the floor by Douglas Eason - foul #1 on Douglas Eason, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Puckett (PG) John Kincaid | |
| Subs | Toledo | Herbert Bean (SF) Kyle Reed | |
| 16:49 | Toledo | Robert Duncan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 16:48 | Toledo | Alonzo Lambert hits the follow up shot | 8-7 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses the dunk attempt | 8-7 |
| 16:34 | Toledo | Alonzo Lambert grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 16:27 | Toledo | Alonzo Lambert knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Robert Duncan | 8-10 |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Adam Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 15:56 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Robert Duncan | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Puckett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Adam Williams (fresh) SF - Victor Bowles (fresh) PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) C - Douglas Eason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Robert Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maurice Delay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Bean (fresh) PF - Alonzo Lambert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Malloy (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Toledo | Douglas Eason swats the short shot by Charles Malloy | 8-10 |
| 15:48 | Ball State | Douglas Eason gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:26 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett's pass is intercepted by Maurice Delay | 8-10 |
| 15:03 | Toledo | Charles Malloy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Malloy, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Kincaid (SG), Andrew Brewer (PF), Stephen Fruge (C) Victor Bowles, Phillip Ruggeri, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Toledo | Samuel Ross (PG), Paul Spencer (SG), Kyle Reed (SF), Jeffrey Dixon (PF) Robert Duncan, Maurice Delay, Alonzo Lambert, Charles Malloy | |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Adam Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Eason (SF) Joseph Puckett | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 14:23 | Toledo | Stephen Fruge swats the short shot by Herbert Bean | 8-10 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | John Kincaid pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Adam Williams | 10-10 |
| 13:52 | Toledo | Herbert Bean hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 10-10 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | John Kincaid clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Spencer - foul #1 on Paul Spencer, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Puckett (SF), Donald Bethune (PF) Douglas Eason, Andrew Brewer | |
| Subs | Toledo | Maurice Delay (SG), Alonzo Lambert (PF) Paul Spencer, Herbert Bean | |
| 13:21 | Ball State | John Kincaid makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:21 | Toledo | Jeffrey Dixon gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:06 | Toledo | Alonzo Lambert knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Maurice Delay | 11-12 |
| 12:40 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 11-12 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | John Kincaid tips it but misses | 11-12 |
| 12:36 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to John Kincaid | 11-12 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | John Kincaid loses the dribble to Jeffrey Dixon | 11-12 |
| 11:58 | Toledo | Kyle Reed misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 11:56 | Ball State | John Kincaid pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kincaid (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Puckett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Bethune (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Samuel Ross (fresh) SG - Maurice Delay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Reed (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alonzo Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Dixon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Dixon - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dixon, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Andrew Brewer (PF) Adam Williams, Donald Bethune | |
| Subs | Toledo | Robert Duncan (PG), Herbert Bean (SF), Charles Malloy (C) Samuel Ross, Kyle Reed, Jeffrey Dixon | |
| 11:20 | Ball State | John Kincaid hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Oscar Danek | 13-12 |
| 11:00 | Toledo | Maurice Delay clanks a 3 from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 10:59 | Toledo | Alonzo Lambert pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:46 | Toledo | Charles Malloy can't connect on a runner near the basket | 13-12 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Kincaid | 13-12 |
| 10:24 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alonzo Lambert - foul #1 on Alonzo Lambert, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Victor Bowles (SF), Donald Bethune (PF) Oscar Danek, Joseph Puckett, Andrew Brewer | |
| Subs | Toledo | Samuel Ross (SG), Edward Free (PF) Maurice Delay, Alonzo Lambert | |
| 10:24 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:24 | Ball State | John Kincaid makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:58 | Toledo | Samuel Ross misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 09:57 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | John Kincaid is hacked by Robert Duncan - foul #1 on Robert Duncan, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Adam Williams (SG), Joseph Puckett (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF) Eric McKeag, John Kincaid, Victor Bowles, Donald Bethune | |
| Subs | Toledo | Jeffrey Dixon (PF) Edward Free | |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Adam Williams comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Samuel Ross - foul #1 on Samuel Ross, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Eason (SF) Phillip Ruggeri | |
| Subs | Toledo | Maurice Delay (SG), Kyle Reed (SF), Alonzo Lambert (PF) Samuel Ross, Herbert Bean, Jeffrey Dixon | |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Adam Williams makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Adam Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:59 | Toledo | Robert Duncan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-12 |
| 08:58 | Ball State | Oscar Danek gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 08:54 | Ball State | Douglas Eason can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 16-12 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge tips it in | 18-12 |
| 08:30 | Toledo | Kyle Reed buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Malloy | 18-15 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Adam Williams is called for traveling | 18-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), John Kincaid (SG), Victor Bowles (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF) Joseph Puckett, Adam Williams, Douglas Eason, Oscar Danek | |
| Subs | Toledo | Samuel Ross (PG), Jeffrey Dixon (C) Robert Duncan, Charles Malloy | |
| 07:48 | Toledo | Alonzo Lambert comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Phillip Ruggeri - foul #1 on Phillip Ruggeri, team foul #3 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Joseph Puckett (SF), Donald Bethune (PF) Eric McKeag, Victor Bowles, Phillip Ruggeri | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 07:48 | Toledo | Alonzo Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:48 | Toledo | Alonzo Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kincaid (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Puckett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Bethune (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Samuel Ross (fresh) SG - Maurice Delay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alonzo Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Dixon (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 18-16 |
| 07:23 | Toledo | Alonzo Lambert grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 07:19 | Toledo | Samuel Ross misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 07:18 | Ball State | John Kincaid grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 06:50 | Toledo | Maurice Delay grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 06:26 | Toledo | Joseph Puckett steals the ball from Maurice Delay | 18-16 |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the floater from just outside the lane | 20-16 |
| 05:42 | Toledo | Samuel Ross connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alonzo Lambert | 20-19 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-19 |
| 05:12 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Alonzo Lambert | 20-19 |
| 05:06 | Toledo | Samuel Ross loses the ball out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Victor Bowles (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) Adam Williams, Joseph Puckett, Donald Bethune | |
| Subs | Toledo | Robert Duncan (PG), Herbert Bean (SF), Edward Free (PF), Charles Malloy (C) Maurice Delay, Kyle Reed, Alonzo Lambert, Jeffrey Dixon | |
| 04:46 | Ball State | John Kincaid buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Eric McKeag | 22-19 |
| 04:42 | Toledo | Samuel Ross comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-19 |
| 04:40 | Toledo | Charles Malloy gets the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 04:23 | Toledo | Herbert Bean lays it up and in on a nice dish by Samuel Ross and the foul's on Victor Bowles - foul #1 on Victor Bowles, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG), Douglas Eason (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF) Eric McKeag, Victor Bowles, Andrew Brewer | |
| Subs | Toledo | Paul Spencer (SG) Samuel Ross | |
| 04:23 | Toledo | Herbert Bean makes the free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | John Kincaid comes up short on the shot from the left block | 22-22 |
| 03:53 | Toledo | Edward Free gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 03:47 | Toledo | Robert Duncan knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Paul Spencer | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Oscar Danek (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Kincaid (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Eason (fresh) PF - Phillip Ruggeri (fresh) C - Stephen Fruge (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Robert Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Spencer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Bean (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Free (fresh) C - Charles Malloy (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Ball State | Oscar Danek is whistled for traveling | 22-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), Adam Williams (SG), Joseph Puckett (SF) John Kincaid, Douglas Eason, Phillip Ruggeri | |
| Subs | Toledo | Maurice Delay (SG), Jeffrey Dixon (PF) Paul Spencer, Edward Free | |
| 03:19 | Toledo | Robert Duncan is fouled on the floor by Oscar Danek - foul #1 on Oscar Danek, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Andrew Brewer (PF) Oscar Danek | |
| Subs | Toledo | Alonzo Lambert (PF) Jeffrey Dixon | |
| 03:03 | Toledo | Robert Duncan is fouled on the floor by Eric McKeag - foul #1 on Eric McKeag, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Kincaid (SG), Oscar Danek (PF) Adam Williams, Andrew Brewer | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 02:48 | Toledo | Charles Malloy is whistled for traveling | 22-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (SG), Victor Bowles (SF), Phillip Ruggeri (PF) Eric McKeag, John Kincaid, Oscar Danek | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 02:19 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Victor Bowles tips it home | 24-25 |
| 01:51 | Toledo | Robert Duncan drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Maurice Delay | 24-28 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Malloy - foul #2 on Charles Malloy, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric McKeag (PG), John Kincaid (SG), Douglas Eason (SF), Oscar Danek (PF) Joseph Puckett, Adam Williams, Victor Bowles, Phillip Ruggeri | |
| Subs | Toledo | Samuel Ross (PG), Kyle Reed (SF), Jeffrey Dixon (C) Robert Duncan, Herbert Bean, Charles Malloy | |
| 01:32 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:18 | Toledo | Maurice Delay makes the shot in the lane set up by Samuel Ross and he's hacked by Eric McKeag - foul #2 on Eric McKeag, team foul #7 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Puckett (SF), Andrew Brewer (PF) Oscar Danek, Stephen Fruge | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 01:18 | Toledo | Maurice Delay misses the free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:18 | Ball State | Andrew Brewer pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 00:51 | Toledo | Alonzo Lambert snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 00:43 | Toledo | Jeffrey Dixon hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alonzo Lambert | 26-32 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 00:12 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Alonzo Lambert | 26-32 |
| 00:07 | Toledo | Maurice Delay can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric McKeag - foul #3 on Eric McKeag, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Oscar Danek (PF), Stephen Fruge (C) Eric McKeag, Andrew Brewer, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Toledo | Robert Duncan (PG), Herbert Bean (C) Samuel Ross, Alonzo Lambert | |
| 00:07 | Toledo | Maurice Delay makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 00:07 | Toledo | Maurice Delay makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses the floater from just outside the lane | 26-34 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett grabs the offensive board | 26-34 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | The clock runs out | 26-34 |