| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Tim Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Virgil Szulimowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Shifflett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Lewis (fresh) C - Curtis Macneil (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Evan Davis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-41 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Terry Gaines hits the follow up shot | 39-43 |
| 19:25 | Toledo | Greg Lamarche steals it from Virgil Szulimowski | 39-43 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 19:09 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Curtis Macneil | 39-43 |
| 19:05 | Toledo | Tim Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 19:03 | Toledo | Curtis Macneil hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman loses the ball out of bounds | 41-43 |
| 18:30 | Toledo | Joel Shifflett misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 18:28 | Toledo | William Lewis tips it home | 43-43 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | William Lewis steps in front of the Terry Gaines pass | 43-43 |
| 17:50 | Toledo | William Lewis misses long on a runner in the paint | 43-43 |
| 17:49 | Toledo | Curtis Macneil grabs the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 17:25 | Toledo | Curtis Macneil hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Virgil Szulimowski | 45-43 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Curtis Macneil - foul #3 on Curtis Macneil, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Toledo | Lance Willett (PG), Jason Johnson (SG), Bryce Washburn (SF), Andrew Pasternak (PF), Todd Hays (C) Tim Brown, Virgil Szulimowski, Joel Shifflett, William Lewis, Curtis Macneil | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SF), Kevin Bolduc (PF) Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis | |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:37 | Toledo | Robert Keene denies the turnaround by Bryce Washburn | 45-45 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Greg Lamarche | 45-45 |
| 16:19 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Keene | 45-47 |
| 15:58 | Toledo | Greg Lamarche swats the dunk try by Lance Willett | 45-47 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Lance Willett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryce Washburn (fresh) PF - Andrew Pasternak (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Todd Hays (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Gaines (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Keene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 3 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Robert Keene gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Robert Keene connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Thomas | 45-50 |
| 15:07 | Toledo | Ernest Thomas steals the ball from Jason Johnson | 45-50 |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Terry Gaines misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 14:41 | Toledo | Andrew Pasternak pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 14:36 | Toledo | Bryce Washburn knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 47-50 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Terry Gaines misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 14:18 | Toledo | Todd Hays snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 14:12 | Toledo | Lance Willett hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Pasternak | 50-50 |
| 13:55 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc tips it home | 50-52 |
| 13:48 | Toledo | Andrew Pasternak loses the ball out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Toledo | Tim Brown (PG), Virgil Szulimowski (SG), Joel Shifflett (SF), William Lewis (PF), Curtis Macneil (C) Lance Willett, Jason Johnson, Bryce Washburn, Andrew Pasternak, Todd Hays | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (PG), Daniel Ruby (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Evan Davis (PF) Ernest Thomas, Terry Gaines, Robert Keene, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Evan Davis drills a runner in the lane set up by George Burns | 50-54 |
| 13:08 | Toledo | Joel Shifflett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 13:06 | Toledo | William Lewis misses the tip | 50-54 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Evan Davis drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by George Burns | 50-57 |
| 12:30 | Toledo | Tim Brown scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Lewis | 52-57 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 52-57 |
| 12:08 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Joel Shifflett | 52-57 |
| 11:56 | Toledo | Joel Shifflett hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Virgil Szulimowski | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Tim Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Virgil Szulimowski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Shifflett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Macneil (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - George Burns (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Greg Lamarche (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Kent State | Virgil Szulimowski steals the ball from Evan Davis | 55-57 |
| 11:36 | Toledo | Joel Shifflett lays it up and in set up by Virgil Szulimowski | 57-57 |
| 11:17 | Kent State | Evan Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Tim Brown - foul #1 on Tim Brown, team foul #2 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Toledo | Andrew Pasternak (PF) William Lewis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Keene (SF), Kevin Bolduc (C) George Burns, Robert Hoffman, Greg Lamarche | |
| 11:17 | Kent State | Evan Davis misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 11:17 | Kent State | Evan Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 11:07 | Toledo | Tim Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Robert Keene comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Bolduc | 57-58 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 10:25 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas snags the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Virgil Szulimowski is called for the reach on Daniel Ruby - foul #1 on Virgil Szulimowski, team foul #3 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Toledo | Lance Willett (PG), Jason Johnson (SG), Bryce Washburn (SF), William Lewis (PF) Tim Brown, Virgil Szulimowski, Joel Shifflett, Curtis Macneil | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (SG), Michael Meagher (PF) Daniel Ruby, Evan Davis | |
| 09:44 | Kent State | Robert Keene misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 09:43 | Toledo | Andrew Pasternak gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 09:38 | Toledo | Lance Willett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 09:37 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Gaines | 57-61 |
| 08:52 | Toledo | Bryce Washburn drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Jason Johnson | 59-61 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc travels with the ball | 59-61 |
| Subs | Toledo | Virgil Szulimowski (SG), Curtis Macneil (C) Bryce Washburn, Andrew Pasternak | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF) Terry Gaines, Michael Meagher | |
| 08:24 | Toledo | Curtis Macneil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-61 |
| Subs | Toledo | Tim Brown (PG), Todd Hays (PF) Jason Johnson, William Lewis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Meagher (PF), George Burns (C) Kevin Bolduc, Robert Keene | |
| 08:07 | Kent State | George Burns misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Tim Brown - foul #2 on Tim Brown, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Toledo | Joel Shifflett (SF), Andrew Pasternak (PF) Lance Willett, Todd Hays | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:07 | Kent State | George Burns makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 08:07 | Kent State | George Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 08:07 | Toledo | Virgil Szulimowski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 07:48 | Toledo | Virgil Szulimowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-62 |
| 07:47 | Toledo | Andrew Pasternak can't tip it in | 59-62 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ernest Thomas | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Tim Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Virgil Szulimowski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joel Shifflett (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Pasternak (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Macneil (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Meagher (fresh) C - George Burns (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Andrew Pasternak steps in front of the Michael Meagher pass | 59-62 |
| 07:25 | Toledo | Tim Brown is fouled on the floor by George Burns - foul #2 on George Burns, team foul #1 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Davis (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Michael Meagher, George Burns | |
| 07:11 | Toledo | Curtis Macneil is fouled on the floor by Ernest Thomas - foul #1 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #2 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Toledo | William Lewis (PF) Andrew Pasternak | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG) Ernest Thomas | |
| 06:53 | Toledo | Virgil Szulimowski throws it down | 61-62 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Terry Gaines connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Kevin Bolduc | 61-64 |
| 06:24 | Toledo | Curtis Macneil misses long on a floater from the baseline | 61-64 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Evan Davis grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby is hacked by William Lewis - foul #3 on William Lewis, team foul #5 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Toledo | Lance Willett (PG), Jason Johnson (SG), Bryce Washburn (SF) Tim Brown, Virgil Szulimowski, Joel Shifflett | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Keene (SF), Greg Lamarche (C) Daniel Ruby, Robert Hoffman, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Terry Gaines hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Johnson - foul #1 on Jason Johnson, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Toledo | Andrew Pasternak (C) Curtis Macneil | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Terry Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Terry Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:47 | Toledo | William Lewis knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lance Willett | 64-66 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Evan Davis misses the 3 from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Robert Keene can't tip it in | 64-66 |
| 05:28 | Toledo | Andrew Pasternak gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 05:23 | Toledo | Greg Lamarche is called for the reach on Andrew Pasternak - foul #3 on Greg Lamarche, team foul #3 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Toledo | Todd Hays (C) William Lewis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc (PF) Evan Davis | |
| 05:00 | Toledo | Jason Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-66 |
| Subs | Toledo | Tim Brown (PG), Virgil Szulimowski (SG), Joel Shifflett (SF), Curtis Macneil (C) Lance Willett, Jason Johnson, Bryce Washburn, Todd Hays | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF) Terry Gaines, Robert Keene | |
| 04:45 | Kent State | Joel Shifflett steps in front of the Daniel Ruby pass | 64-66 |
| 04:41 | Toledo | Virgil Szulimowski lays it in on a great pass from Joel Shifflett | 66-66 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Greg Lamarche | 66-69 |
| 04:15 | Toledo | Curtis Macneil misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 66-69 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-69 |
| 03:49 | Toledo | Andrew Pasternak snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 03:45 | Toledo | Tim Brown makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Virgil Szulimowski | 68-69 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Tim Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Virgil Szulimowski (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joel Shifflett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. PF - Andrew Pasternak (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Curtis Macneil (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 68-69 |
| 03:34 | Toledo | Andrew Pasternak snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 03:28 | Toledo | Andrew Pasternak misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Ernest Thomas - foul #2 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #4 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Toledo | Lance Willett (SF) Joel Shifflett | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SF), Evan Davis (PF), George Burns (C) Robert Hoffman, Kevin Bolduc, Greg Lamarche | |
| 03:28 | Toledo | Andrew Pasternak makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:28 | Toledo | Andrew Pasternak makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Thomas | 70-72 |
| 03:03 | Toledo | Curtis Macneil hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by George Burns - foul #3 on George Burns, team foul #5 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Toledo | Jason Johnson (SG), Bryce Washburn (SF), William Lewis (PF) Tim Brown, Virgil Szulimowski, Andrew Pasternak | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (SG) Daniel Ruby | |
| 03:03 | Toledo | Curtis Macneil makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:03 | Toledo | Curtis Macneil makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Terry Gaines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-72 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Greg Lamarche (C) Ernest Thomas | |
| 02:54 | Toledo | Toledo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | Toledo | Tim Brown (PG), Virgil Szulimowski (SG), Joel Shifflett (SF) Lance Willett, Jason Johnson, Bryce Washburn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Daniel Ruby (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF) George Burns, Terry Gaines, Robert Keene | |
| 02:49 | Toledo | Curtis Macneil drills a driving attempt in the lane | 74-72 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joel Shifflett - foul #2 on Joel Shifflett, team foul #7 | 74-72 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 02:11 | Toledo | Curtis Macneil clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-74 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby grabs the board | 74-74 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Evan Davis is hacked by Tim Brown - foul #3 on Tim Brown, team foul #8 | 74-74 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Evan Davis makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Evan Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 01:31 | Toledo | Evan Davis denies the turnaround by Joel Shifflett | 74-76 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby pulls down the rebound | 74-76 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman banks in the layup | 74-78 |
| 00:54 | Toledo | Joel Shifflett's floater is tipped away by Robert Hoffman | 74-78 |
| 00:52 | Toledo | William Lewis tips it in | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Evan Davis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 76-78 |
| 00:30 | Toledo | Joel Shifflett gets the rebound | 76-78 |
| 00:02 | Toledo | Ernest Thomas takes the ball from William Lewis | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas runs out the clock | 76-78 |