| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Joe Damian (fresh) SG - David Lemay (fresh) SF - Justin Dean (fresh) PF - Alan Ware (fresh) C - Ted Webb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) PF - David Fielder (fresh) C - David Saylors (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Fielder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Joe Damian - foul #1 on Joe Damian, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Toledo | Justin Dean is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Ted Webb is called for the reach on David Saylors - foul #1 on Ted Webb, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Toledo | David Lemay misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eugene Boyle | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Justin Dean is called for the reach on David Saylors - foul #1 on Justin Dean, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | David Saylors throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Toledo | Ted Webb hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Toledo | Joe Damian snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:30 | Toledo | Alan Ware loses the dribble to David Saylors | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ted Webb - foul #2 on Ted Webb, team foul #4 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Toledo | Shane Bowman (C) Ted Webb | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:26 | Toledo | Alan Ware pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:14 | Toledo | Shane Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens misses the 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | David Fielder tips it in | 2-5 |
| 16:40 | Toledo | Justin Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SF), Paul Wason (C) Eugene Boyle, David Saylors | |
| 16:14 | Illinois | David Fielder drills a floater from close range on a great pass from John Giancola and he's fouled by Alan Ware - foul #1 on Alan Ware, team foul #5 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Toledo | Jerry Attaway (SG), Michael Ashley (C) David Lemay, Justin Dean | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), Steven Bennett (SF) Bruce Hicks, Anthony Stevens | |
| 16:14 | Illinois | David Fielder makes the free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:03 | Toledo | Alan Ware's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Toledo | Howard Littles (C) Alan Ware | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Paul Wason is fouled on the floor by Howard Littles - foul #1 on Howard Littles, team foul #6 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Boyle (SF) Steven Bennett | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Joe Damian (fresh) SG - Jerry Attaway (fresh) SF - Shane Bowman (fresh) PF - Michael Ashley (fresh) C - Howard Littles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy McGibbon (fresh) SG - John Giancola (fresh) SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Fielder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Wason (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses long on a floater from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Fielder | 2-8 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | John Giancola buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-10 |
| 14:42 | Toledo | Jerry Attaway hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Damian | 5-10 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 14:14 | Toledo | Jerry Attaway pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:09 | Toledo | Randy McGibbon is called for the reach on Joe Damian - foul #1 on Randy McGibbon, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Toledo | David Lemay (SG), Justin Dean (SF), Alan Ware (PF) Joe Damian, Shane Bowman, Michael Ashley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Anthony Stevens (SG), Charles Howland (PF), David Saylors (C) Randy McGibbon, Eugene Boyle, David Fielder, Paul Wason | |
| 13:56 | Toledo | Justin Dean loses the dribble to John Giancola | 5-10 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | David Saylors loses the ball out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Toledo | Morris Whitman (PG) Jerry Attaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Bennett (SF) John Giancola | |
| 13:21 | Toledo | Alan Ware clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Charles Howland - foul #1 on Charles Howland, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Toledo | Shane Bowman (C) Howard Littles | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:21 | Toledo | Alan Ware makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:21 | Toledo | Alan Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens is called for traveling | 7-10 |
| Subs | Toledo | Joe Damian (PG), Michael Ashley (C) Morris Whitman, Shane Bowman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Boyle (SF) Steven Bennett | |
| 12:45 | Toledo | Justin Dean misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Michael Ashley - foul #1 on Michael Ashley, team foul #7 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Fielder (PF) Charles Howland | |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 11:56 | Toledo | Michael Ashley misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 7-12 |
| 11:54 | Toledo | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Ashley | 7-12 |
| 11:43 | Toledo | Joe Damian misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Hicks and he's hacked by David Lemay - foul #1 on David Lemay, team foul #8 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Toledo | Jerry Attaway (SF), Shane Bowman (C) Justin Dean, Michael Ashley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Wason (C) David Saylors | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the free throw | 7-15 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Joe Damian (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Lemay (fresh) SF - Jerry Attaway (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alan Ware (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shane Bowman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fielder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Wason (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Toledo | David Lemay clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-15 |
| 11:08 | Toledo | Joe Damian tips it home | 9-15 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Hicks | 9-18 |
| 10:34 | Toledo | David Lemay misses the jumpshot from the left side | 9-18 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks gets the rebound | 9-18 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Bruce Hicks | 9-21 |
| 09:55 | Toledo | Shane Bowman is hacked by Eugene Boyle - foul #1 on Eugene Boyle, team foul #3 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Toledo | Frank Teel (SG), Justin Dean (SF), Howard Littles (C) Joe Damian, David Lemay, Alan Ware | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), John Giancola (SG), Steven Bennett (SF), Charles Howland (PF), David Saylors (C) Bruce Hicks, Anthony Stevens, Eugene Boyle, David Fielder, Paul Wason | |
| 09:50 | Toledo | Charles Howland is called for the reach on Shane Bowman - foul #2 on Charles Howland, team foul #4 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Wason (PF) Charles Howland | |
| 09:38 | Toledo | Howard Littles loses the dribble to Randy McGibbon | 9-21 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | John Giancola slams it home on a nice dish by Randy McGibbon | 9-23 |
| 09:20 | Toledo | Justin Dean connects on the shot from close range | 11-23 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | John Giancola misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Frank Teel - foul #1 on Frank Teel, team foul #9 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Toledo | Joe Damian (PG), Michael Ashley (C) Frank Teel, Howard Littles | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:58 | Illinois | John Giancola makes the 1st free throw | 11-24 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | John Giancola makes the 2nd free throw | 11-25 |
| 08:47 | Toledo | Jerry Attaway misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-25 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Bennett | 11-25 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Jerry Attaway is called for the reach on Randy McGibbon - foul #1 on Jerry Attaway, team foul #10 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Toledo | Frank Teel (SG), Alan Ware (PF) Jerry Attaway, Shane Bowman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG) Steven Bennett | |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon makes the 1st free throw | 11-26 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon misses the 2nd free throw | 11-26 |
| 08:29 | Toledo | Michael Ashley grabs the board | 11-26 |
| 08:15 | Toledo | Alan Ware throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-26 |
| Subs | Toledo | David Lemay (SG) Frank Teel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Stevens (SG), Eugene Boyle (SF), David Fielder (PF), Steven Bennett (C) Randy McGibbon, John Giancola, Paul Wason, David Saylors | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Bruce Hicks | 11-29 |
| 07:43 | Toledo | Alan Ware clanks a shot from the free throw line | 11-29 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | David Fielder gets the rebound | 11-29 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle drills a jumper from the left block | 11-31 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Joe Damian (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Lemay (fresh) SF - Justin Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Ware (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Ashley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fielder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Bennett (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Toledo | Justin Dean's floater is tipped away by David Fielder | 11-31 |
| 07:07 | Toledo | Alan Ware can't tip it in | 11-31 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | David Fielder snags the defensive board | 11-31 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bruce Hicks | 11-34 |
| 06:32 | Toledo | Alan Ware banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Lemay | 13-34 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Alan Ware is called for the reach on Bruce Hicks - foul #2 on Alan Ware, team foul #11 | 13-34 |
| Subs | Toledo | Jerry Attaway (SG), Frank Teel (SF), Shane Bowman (PF), Howard Littles (C) David Lemay, Justin Dean, Alan Ware, Michael Ashley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (SG), John Giancola (SF), Charles Howland (PF), David Saylors (C) Anthony Stevens, Eugene Boyle, David Fielder, Steven Bennett | |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 13-35 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 13-36 |
| 06:09 | Toledo | Howard Littles loses the ball out of bounds | 13-36 |
| Subs | Toledo | Morris Whitman (PG) Joe Damian | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:53 | Illinois | John Giancola makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy McGibbon | 13-38 |
| 05:49 | Toledo | Howard Littles comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-38 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | John Giancola pulls down the rebound | 13-38 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | David Saylors scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Bruce Hicks | 13-40 |
| 05:14 | Toledo | Charles Howland steals it from Jerry Attaway | 13-40 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | David Saylors misses long on a shot from the right side | 13-40 |
| 04:48 | Toledo | Jerry Attaway grabs the defensive rebound | 13-40 |
| 04:31 | Toledo | Randy McGibbon steps in front of the Jerry Attaway pass | 13-40 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randy McGibbon | 13-42 |
| 04:10 | Toledo | Howard Littles misses the shot from the left side | 13-42 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Bruce Hicks | 13-42 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Howard Littles blocks the short jumper by David Saylors | 13-42 |
| 03:43 | Toledo | Morris Whitman snags the defensive board | 13-42 |
| 03:38 | Toledo | Morris Whitman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-42 |
| 03:36 | Toledo | Frank Teel grabs the offensive rebound | 13-42 |
| 03:31 | Toledo | Morris Whitman loses the dribble to Bruce Hicks | 13-42 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | John Giancola comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 13-42 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Charles Howland can't tip it in | 13-42 |
| 03:06 | Toledo | Shane Bowman grabs the board | 13-42 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Morris Whitman (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Attaway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Teel (fairly fresh) PF - Shane Bowman (fairly fresh) C - Howard Littles (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Randy McGibbon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Giancola (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Howland (fairly fresh) C - David Saylors (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Toledo | Morris Whitman is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Morris Whitman, team foul #12 | 13-42 |
| Subs | Toledo | Joe Damian (PG), David Lemay (SG), Justin Dean (SF), Alan Ware (PF), Ted Webb (C) Morris Whitman, Jerry Attaway, Frank Teel, Shane Bowman, Howard Littles | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Bennett (PG), Anthony Stevens (SG), Eugene Boyle (SF), David Fielder (PF), Paul Wason (C) Bruce Hicks, Randy McGibbon, John Giancola, Charles Howland, David Saylors | |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Ware | 13-42 |
| 02:38 | Toledo | Alan Ware gets the rebound | 13-42 |
| 02:32 | Toledo | Alan Ware connects on the shot from the baseline | 15-42 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Bennett | 15-44 |
| 01:45 | Toledo | Justin Dean buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Joe Damian | 17-44 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle hits a shot from the baseline | 17-46 |
| 01:14 | Toledo | Joe Damian hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Wason - foul #1 on Paul Wason, team foul #5 | 17-46 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), David Saylors (C) Steven Bennett, Paul Wason | |
| 01:14 | Toledo | Joe Damian makes the 1st free throw | 18-46 |
| 01:14 | Toledo | Joe Damian makes the 2nd free throw | 19-46 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | David Saylors knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Stevens | 19-48 |
| 00:51 | Toledo | David Fielder is called for the reach on Joe Damian - foul #1 on David Fielder, team foul #6 | 19-48 |
| 00:39 | Toledo | Alan Ware misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by David Fielder - foul #2 on David Fielder, team foul #7 | 19-48 |
| Subs | Toledo | Shane Bowman (SF) Justin Dean | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SF) Eugene Boyle | |
| 00:39 | Toledo | Alan Ware misses the 1st free throw | 19-48 |
| 00:39 | Toledo | Alan Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 20-48 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Ted Webb is called for the reach on David Saylors - foul #3 on Ted Webb, team foul #13 | 20-48 |
| Subs | Toledo | Jerry Attaway (SG), Michael Ashley (PF), Howard Littles (C) David Lemay, Alan Ware, Ted Webb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Charles Howland (PF) Anthony Stevens, David Fielder | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | David Saylors makes the 1st free throw | 20-49 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | David Saylors makes the 2nd free throw | 20-50 |
| 00:03 | Toledo | Howard Littles misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-50 |
| 00:01 | Toledo | Michael Ashley misses the tip | 20-50 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David Saylors grabs the board | 20-50 |