| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Bernard Kiley (fresh) SG - Jason Swafford (fresh) SF - Joshua Mossman (fresh) PF - Walter Olson (fresh) C - Michael Shaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Toledo | Michael Shaw wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Toledo | Bernard Kiley is fouled on the floor by Glenn Tejada - foul #1 on Glenn Tejada, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Toledo | Bernard Kiley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest Doyle | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Western Illinois | Bernard Kiley steps in front of the Dikembe Orji pass | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Toledo | Michael Shaw misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Tejada | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Toledo | Jason Swafford misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Antoine Lancaster - foul #1 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Toledo | Jason Swafford misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Toledo | Jason Swafford misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle lays it in set up by Glenn Tejada and he's fouled by Joshua Mossman - foul #1 on Joshua Mossman, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:42 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:19 | Toledo | Jason Swafford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 16:56 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Glenn Tejada and he's fouled by Bernard Kiley - foul #1 on Bernard Kiley, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| 16:56 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji makes the free throw | 0-8 |
| 16:46 | Toledo | Walter Olson's layup is rejected by Ernest Doyle | 0-8 |
| 16:45 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:41 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster's layup is rejected by Michael Shaw | 0-8 |
| 16:39 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer gets the offensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:25 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle is hacked by Walter Olson - foul #1 on Walter Olson, team foul #3 | 0-8 |
| 16:10 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-8 |
| Subs | Toledo | Shane Austin (PG), Hugh Franklin (SF) Bernard Kiley, Joshua Mossman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (SF) Antoine Lancaster | |
| 15:53 | Toledo | Jason Swafford hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Shane Austin (fresh) SG - Jason Swafford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hugh Franklin (fresh) PF - Walter Olson (fairly fresh) C - Michael Shaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada loses the dribble to Hugh Franklin | 2-8 |
| 15:19 | Toledo | Shane Austin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 15:18 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 15:02 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 15:01 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer snags the offensive board | 2-8 |
| 14:43 | Western Illinois | Michael Shaw steals it from Dikembe Orji | 2-8 |
| 14:17 | Toledo | Walter Olson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Bret Wimmer - foul #1 on Bret Wimmer, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Toledo | Bernard Kiley (PG), Joshua Mossman (SF), Milton Stroman (C) Shane Austin, Hugh Franklin, Michael Shaw | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Charles Towry (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 14:17 | Toledo | Walter Olson misses the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 14:17 | Toledo | Walter Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 13:51 | Western Illinois | Bernard Kiley blocks the short jumper by Samuel Lee | 3-8 |
| 13:50 | Toledo | Joshua Mossman gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 13:28 | Toledo | Gerald Lucey swats the short shot by Bernard Kiley | 3-8 |
| 13:27 | Toledo | Joshua Mossman tips it in | 5-8 |
| 12:59 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey clanks a shot from the left side | 5-8 |
| 12:57 | Toledo | Walter Olson grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 12:40 | Toledo | Bernard Kiley comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Samuel Collins - foul #1 on Samuel Collins, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Toledo | Shane Austin (SG), Robert Dunlap (C) Jason Swafford, Walter Olson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Hauer (C) Gerald Lucey | |
| 12:40 | Toledo | Bernard Kiley makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 12:40 | Toledo | Bernard Kiley misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 12:40 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 12:17 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 12:16 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee tips it in | 6-10 |
| 11:51 | Toledo | Bernard Kiley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 11:49 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Bernard Kiley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Shane Austin (fresh) SF - Joshua Mossman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Stroman (fresh) C - Robert Dunlap (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) SG - Samuel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Towry (fresh) C - John Hauer (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Shane Austin - foul #1 on Shane Austin, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Toledo | Hugh Franklin (SG), Russell Mitchell (SF), Walter Olson (PF), Michael Shaw (C) Bernard Kiley, Joshua Mossman, Milton Stroman, Robert Dunlap | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Collins, Samuel Lee, Charles Towry, John Hauer | |
| 11:37 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 11:37 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 11:37 | Toledo | Michael Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 11:12 | Toledo | Glenn Tejada is called for the reach on Walter Olson - foul #2 on Glenn Tejada, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Becker (SG) Glenn Tejada | |
| 11:00 | Toledo | Michael Shaw connects on the shot near the basket | 8-11 |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 10:44 | Toledo | Walter Olson snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 10:32 | Toledo | Hugh Franklin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 10:30 | Toledo | Michael Shaw tips it but misses | 8-11 |
| 10:29 | Toledo | Russell Mitchell tips it home | 10-11 |
| 10:05 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji is hacked by Michael Shaw - foul #1 on Michael Shaw, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Toledo | Bernard Kiley (PG), Jason Swafford (SG), Joshua Mossman (SF), Milton Stroman (PF) Shane Austin, Hugh Franklin, Russell Mitchell, Walter Olson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (SG), Gerald Lucey (SF) Michael Becker, Antoine Lancaster | |
| 09:42 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Joshua Mossman - foul #2 on Joshua Mossman, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Toledo | Hugh Franklin (SF) Joshua Mossman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Towry (PF) Bret Wimmer | |
| 09:42 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 09:42 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 09:42 | Toledo | Michael Shaw grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 09:31 | Toledo | Michael Shaw is fouled on the floor by Ernest Doyle - foul #1 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| 09:10 | Toledo | Hugh Franklin makes the jumper from the right side set up by Bernard Kiley | 12-11 |
| 08:53 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey is fouled on the floor by Michael Shaw - foul #2 on Michael Shaw, team foul #7 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Toledo | Robert Dunlap (C) Michael Shaw | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF) Ernest Doyle | |
| 08:53 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 08:53 | Toledo | Robert Dunlap pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 08:37 | Toledo | Samuel Lee takes the ball from Hugh Franklin | 12-11 |
| 08:33 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee blows the layup | 12-11 |
| 08:31 | Toledo | Milton Stroman gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 08:13 | Toledo | Bernard Kiley misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dikembe Orji - foul #1 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #7 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Toledo | Shane Austin (SG), Walter Olson (PF) Hugh Franklin, Milton Stroman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer (PF) Dikembe Orji | |
| 08:13 | Toledo | Bernard Kiley makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 08:13 | Toledo | Bernard Kiley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 08:01 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Samuel Lee | 14-13 |
| 07:37 | Toledo | Bernard Kiley knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Shane Austin and he's hacked by Samuel Collins - foul #2 on Samuel Collins, team foul #8 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Toledo | Russell Mitchell (SF) Jason Swafford | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Collins, Charles Towry | |
| 07:37 | Toledo | Bernard Kiley makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Bernard Kiley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Austin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Olson (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dunlap (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-13 |
| 07:16 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Doyle | 18-13 |
| 07:03 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Russell Mitchell - foul #1 on Russell Mitchell, team foul #8 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Toledo | Hugh Franklin (SG), Milton Stroman (PF) Bernard Kiley, Walter Olson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:03 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 07:03 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:46 | Toledo | A charge is called on Robert Dunlap - foul #1 on Robert Dunlap, team foul #9 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster (SF) Gerald Lucey | |
| 06:19 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Russell Mitchell - foul #2 on Russell Mitchell, team foul #10 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Toledo | Joshua Mossman (SF), Michael Shaw (C) Russell Mitchell, Robert Dunlap | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Becker (SG), Charles Towry (PF) Samuel Lee, Bret Wimmer | |
| 06:19 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:19 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:19 | Toledo | Milton Stroman grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 05:59 | Toledo | Joshua Mossman is fouled on the floor by Antoine Lancaster - foul #2 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #9 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Toledo | Jason Swafford (SG) Shane Austin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (SF), John Hauer (C) Antoine Lancaster, Ernest Doyle | |
| 05:59 | Toledo | Joshua Mossman makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 05:59 | Toledo | Joshua Mossman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 05:47 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker clanks a jumper from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 05:46 | Toledo | Milton Stroman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 05:29 | Toledo | Joshua Mossman is fouled on the floor by Gerald Lucey - foul #1 on Gerald Lucey, team foul #10 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Toledo | Bernard Kiley (PG), Walter Olson (PF) Hugh Franklin, Milton Stroman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:29 | Toledo | Joshua Mossman makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 05:29 | Toledo | Joshua Mossman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji is hacked by Bernard Kiley - foul #2 on Bernard Kiley, team foul #11 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Toledo | Shane Austin (PG) Bernard Kiley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SG), Bret Wimmer (PF) Gerald Lucey, John Hauer | |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 04:47 | Toledo | Joshua Mossman misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 04:46 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry pulls down the rebound | 22-16 |
| 04:24 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker misses the jump hook from the right block | 22-16 |
| 04:23 | Toledo | Joshua Mossman gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 04:19 | Toledo | Shane Austin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-16 |
| 04:04 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-16 |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry grabs the offensive board | 25-16 |
| 03:54 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee is whistled for traveling | 25-16 |
| Subs | Toledo | Hugh Franklin (PG), Russell Mitchell (SF), Milton Stroman (PF) Shane Austin, Joshua Mossman, Walter Olson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Ernest Doyle (C) Dikembe Orji, Samuel Lee, Michael Becker, Charles Towry | |
| 03:26 | Toledo | Hugh Franklin comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Samuel Collins - foul #3 on Samuel Collins, team foul #11 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Toledo | Robert Dunlap (C) Michael Shaw | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Gerald Lucey (PF) Samuel Collins, Bret Wimmer | |
| 03:26 | Toledo | Hugh Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 03:26 | Toledo | Hugh Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Hugh Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Swafford (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Russell Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Milton Stroman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Dunlap (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Western Illinois | Robert Dunlap steps in front of the Antoine Lancaster pass | 26-16 |
| 02:51 | Toledo | Hugh Franklin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 26-16 |
| 02:50 | Toledo | Jason Swafford grabs the offensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 02:32 | Toledo | Glenn Tejada steals it from Russell Mitchell | 26-16 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-16 |
| 02:09 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the offensive board | 26-16 |
| 01:52 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Antoine Lancaster | 26-19 |
| 01:29 | Toledo | Hugh Franklin is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Orji - foul #2 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #12 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Toledo | Shane Austin (SG), Joshua Mossman (SF), Walter Olson (PF), Michael Shaw (C) Jason Swafford, Russell Mitchell, Milton Stroman, Robert Dunlap | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF) Antoine Lancaster, Gerald Lucey | |
| 01:29 | Toledo | Hugh Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 01:29 | Toledo | Hugh Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 01:29 | Toledo | The offensive rebound goes to Hugh Franklin | 27-19 |
| 01:01 | Toledo | Shane Austin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-19 |
| 01:00 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer gets the rebound | 27-19 |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer makes the jumper in the paint set up by Dikembe Orji and he's hacked by Walter Olson - foul #2 on Walter Olson, team foul #12 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Toledo | Jason Swafford (SG) Hugh Franklin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Becker (SF), Charles Towry (C) Glenn Tejada, Ernest Doyle | |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer makes the free throw | 27-22 |
| 00:07 | Toledo | A charge is called on Jason Swafford - foul #1 on Jason Swafford, team foul #13 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (PG), Antoine Lancaster (SF) Dikembe Orji, Michael Becker | |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey is whistled for a carry | 27-22 |
| 00:00 | Toledo | Shane Austin misses short on a fullcourt shot | 27-22 |