| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fresh) SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) PF - Josh Burnham (fresh) C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Mikel Zills (fresh) SG - Josh Baker (fresh) SF - Edgar Caudle (fresh) PF - Robert Nixon (fresh) C - John Nieves (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Toledo | John Nieves wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Toledo | Edgar Caudle's floater is tipped away by Josh Burnham | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Carl Kenny snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | Howard Rumble is hacked by Robert Nixon - foul #1 on Robert Nixon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Howard Rumble can't connect on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Toledo | John Nieves pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Toledo | Josh Baker misses long on a floater in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Josh Burnham snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Lynwood Sandidge | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Kenny | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | Toledo | Josh Baker is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Josh Baker, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | Josh Burnham misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:01 | Toledo | Josh Baker snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | Toledo | Mikel Zills misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Josh Burnham snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Mikel Zills is called for the reach on Howard Rumble in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mikel Zills, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Howard Rumble | 5-0 |
| 17:35 | Toledo | Mikel Zills is fouled on the floor by Bryan Shealy - foul #1 on Bryan Shealy, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 17:17 | Toledo | Josh Burnham swats the layup by Edgar Caudle | 5-0 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Carl Kenny gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lynwood Sandidge | 7-0 |
| 16:42 | Toledo | Josh Baker drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mikel Zills | 7-3 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Howard Rumble travels with the ball | 7-3 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Timothy Hucks (SF), Curtis Nieves (PF), Nicholas Mosser (C) Edgar Caudle, Robert Nixon, John Nieves | |
| 16:10 | Toledo | Curtis Nieves can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Howard Rumble - foul #1 on Howard Rumble, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Charles Rosenblum (SF) Josh Baker | |
| 16:10 | Toledo | Curtis Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:10 | Toledo | Curtis Nieves misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:10 | Toledo | Curtis Nieves makes the 3rd free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Josh Burnham travels with the ball | 7-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Ronald Curry (SF) Mikel Zills | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Josh Burnham (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Timothy Hucks (fresh) SG - Charles Rosenblum (fresh) SF - Ronald Curry (fresh) PF - Curtis Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Mosser (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Toledo | Timothy Hucks knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-8 |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Josh Burnham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Roberts (C) Bryan Shealy | |
| Subs | Toledo | Josh Baker (SG) Ronald Curry | |
| 15:12 | Toledo | Josh Burnham blocks the jumper by Timothy Hucks | 7-8 |
| 15:10 | Toledo | Nicholas Mosser snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 15:00 | Toledo | Curtis Nieves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG) Howard Rumble | |
| Subs | Toledo | Mikel Zills (PG), Edgar Caudle (SF), Robert Nixon (PF) Timothy Hucks, Charles Rosenblum, Curtis Nieves | |
| 14:38 | Kent State | John Roberts hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lynwood Sandidge | 10-8 |
| 14:18 | Toledo | Josh Baker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 14:17 | Toledo | Edgar Caudle tips it in | 10-10 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge misses long on a shot from the right side | 10-10 |
| 14:00 | Toledo | Robert Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:55 | Toledo | Josh Baker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-10 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | Larry Landis pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Carl Kenny's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Alex Epperson (PF), Bryan Shealy (C) Lynwood Sandidge, Carl Kenny, Josh Burnham | |
| Subs | Toledo | Timothy Hucks (SG), Charles Rosenblum (SF), John Nieves (C) Josh Baker, Edgar Caudle, Nicholas Mosser | |
| 12:57 | Toledo | Mikel Zills misses the lay-in | 10-10 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy knocks in the jumper from the right block | 12-10 |
| 12:07 | Toledo | John Nieves misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Larry Landis - foul #1 on Larry Landis, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge (SG), Carl Kenny (SF), Josh Burnham (PF) Larry Landis, John Roberts, Alex Epperson | |
| Subs | Toledo | Josh Baker (SG), Edgar Caudle (SF), Curtis Nieves (PF) Mikel Zills, Charles Rosenblum, Robert Nixon | |
| 12:07 | Toledo | John Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:07 | Toledo | John Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge is fouled on the floor by Josh Baker - foul #2 on Josh Baker, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Charles Rosenblum (SG) Josh Baker | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Josh Burnham (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Timothy Hucks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Rosenblum (fresh) SF - Edgar Caudle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Kent State | Josh Burnham scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Lynwood Sandidge | 14-12 |
| 11:33 | Toledo | Edgar Caudle clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| 11:32 | Toledo | The offensive rebound goes to John Nieves | 14-12 |
| 11:21 | Toledo | John Nieves misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Josh Burnham hits a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Curtis Nieves - foul #1 on Curtis Nieves, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Mikel Zills (PG) Charles Rosenblum | |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Josh Burnham makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:40 | Toledo | Timothy Hucks is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Timothy Hucks, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Charles Rosenblum (SG), Robert Nixon (PF), Nicholas Mosser (C) Timothy Hucks, Curtis Nieves, John Nieves | |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Nicholas Mosser swats the layup by Lynwood Sandidge | 17-12 |
| 10:16 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Mikel Zills | 17-12 |
| 10:09 | Toledo | Charles Rosenblum can't finish the layup | 17-12 |
| 10:07 | Kent State | Josh Burnham grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy snags the offensive board | 17-12 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Josh Burnham misses the driving attempt near the basket | 17-12 |
| 09:26 | Toledo | Nicholas Mosser grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 09:18 | Toledo | Robert Nixon misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 09:16 | Toledo | Nicholas Mosser hits the follow up shot | 17-14 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mikel Zills - foul #2 on Mikel Zills, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG), Willy Thompson (SG), John Roberts (SF), Alex Epperson (PF) Howard Rumble, Lynwood Sandidge, Carl Kenny, Josh Burnham | |
| Subs | Toledo | Timothy Hucks (PG), Ronald Curry (SG), John Nieves (C) Mikel Zills, Charles Rosenblum, Nicholas Mosser | |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:46 | Toledo | Alex Epperson is called for the reach on Robert Nixon - foul #1 on Alex Epperson, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Keller (C) Bryan Shealy | |
| Subs | Toledo | Curtis Nieves (PF) Robert Nixon | |
| 08:24 | Toledo | Curtis Nieves connects on the shot from the left side | 19-16 |
| 08:07 | Kent State | Michael Keller's layup is rejected by Curtis Nieves | 19-16 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Larry Landis tips it but misses | 19-16 |
| 08:05 | Toledo | Curtis Nieves pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:01 | Toledo | Larry Landis steals the ball from Timothy Hucks in the backcourt | 19-16 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | John Roberts connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Willy Thompson | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Landis (fresh) SG - Willy Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alex Epperson (fresh) C - Michael Keller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Timothy Hucks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Curry (fresh) SF - Edgar Caudle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Toledo | Ronald Curry loses the dribble to John Roberts | 21-16 |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Willy Thompson is hacked by Ronald Curry - foul #1 on Ronald Curry, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge (SG), Carl Kenny (SF), Josh Burnham (PF) Larry Landis, Alex Epperson, Michael Keller | |
| Subs | Toledo | Charles Rosenblum (SG), Robert Nixon (PF) Edgar Caudle, Curtis Nieves | |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Willy Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Willy Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:19 | Toledo | Robert Nixon gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 07:14 | Toledo | Timothy Hucks misses the lay-in | 22-16 |
| 07:13 | Toledo | Robert Nixon grabs the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:58 | Toledo | Timothy Hucks drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Rosenblum | 22-19 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | John Roberts misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 06:45 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Robert Nixon | 22-19 |
| 06:38 | Toledo | Timothy Hucks misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Willy Thompson - foul #1 on Willy Thompson, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Bryan Shealy (C) Willy Thompson, John Roberts | |
| Subs | Toledo | Nicholas Mosser (C) John Nieves | |
| 06:38 | Toledo | Timothy Hucks misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:38 | Toledo | Timothy Hucks misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Carl Kenny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 06:26 | Toledo | Nicholas Mosser grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 06:21 | Toledo | Timothy Hucks is hacked by Howard Rumble - foul #2 on Howard Rumble, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG) Howard Rumble | |
| Subs | Toledo | Edgar Caudle (SF) Ronald Curry | |
| 06:03 | Toledo | Timothy Hucks misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bryan Shealy | 22-19 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Josh Burnham clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Robert Nixon - foul #2 on Robert Nixon, team foul #9 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Curtis Nieves (PF) Robert Nixon | |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Josh Burnham makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Josh Burnham makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:16 | Toledo | Charles Rosenblum hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 24-19 |
| 05:14 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Timothy Hucks steals it from Larry Landis | 24-19 |
| 04:34 | Toledo | Edgar Caudle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Ronald Curry (PG), John Nieves (C) Charles Rosenblum, Nicholas Mosser | |
| 04:09 | Toledo | John Nieves is hacked by Carl Kenny - foul #1 on Carl Kenny, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Roberts (C) Bryan Shealy | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 04:09 | Toledo | John Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:09 | Toledo | John Nieves misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | John Roberts is denied on a layup by Curtis Nieves | 24-20 |
| 03:59 | Toledo | Edgar Caudle gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 03:53 | Toledo | John Roberts steals the ball from Curtis Nieves | 24-20 |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Nieves - foul #2 on Curtis Nieves, team foul #10 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Willy Thompson (SF), Alex Epperson (C) Larry Landis, Carl Kenny, Josh Burnham | |
| Subs | Toledo | Mikel Zills (PG), Josh Baker (SG), Robert Nixon (PF) Timothy Hucks, Edgar Caudle, Curtis Nieves | |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 03:36 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Robert Nixon | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willy Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Alex Epperson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Mikel Zills (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Josh Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Curry (fresh) PF - Robert Nixon (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Nieves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Toledo | Lynwood Sandidge picks off the pass by Josh Baker | 25-20 |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Howard Rumble lays it up and in set up by Lynwood Sandidge | 27-20 |
| 03:14 | Toledo | Willy Thompson steals the ball from Mikel Zills | 27-20 |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge misses the lay-in | 27-20 |
| 03:08 | Toledo | Robert Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 03:03 | Toledo | Mikel Zills misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Willy Thompson snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Alex Epperson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (SG), Bryan Shealy (C) Lynwood Sandidge, Willy Thompson | |
| Subs | Toledo | Charles Rosenblum (SF) Ronald Curry | |
| 02:37 | Toledo | Josh Baker buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-23 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | John Roberts blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Rosenblum - foul #1 on Charles Rosenblum, team foul #11 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Josh Burnham (PF) Alex Epperson | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 02:20 | Kent State | John Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | John Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:20 | Toledo | Charles Rosenblum snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 02:14 | Toledo | John Nieves misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 27-23 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Josh Burnham gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Larry Landis is fouled on the floor by John Nieves - foul #1 on John Nieves, team foul #12 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carl Kenny (SF) John Roberts | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Larry Landis makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Larry Landis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 01:48 | Toledo | Charles Rosenblum is fouled on the floor by Larry Landis - foul #2 on Larry Landis, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Nicholas Mosser (C) John Nieves | |
| 01:48 | Toledo | Charles Rosenblum makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:48 | Toledo | Charles Rosenblum makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Carl Kenny misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-25 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Carl Kenny gets the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Howard Rumble is fouled on the floor by Mikel Zills - foul #3 on Mikel Zills, team foul #13 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge (SG) Larry Landis | |
| Subs | Toledo | Ronald Curry (SF) Mikel Zills | |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Howard Rumble makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Howard Rumble makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:56 | Toledo | Josh Baker misses short on a floater from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 00:55 | Toledo | Charles Rosenblum grabs the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 00:36 | Toledo | Nicholas Mosser is hacked by Josh Burnham - foul #1 on Josh Burnham, team foul #9 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG), John Roberts (C) Howard Rumble, Bryan Shealy | |
| Subs | Toledo | Timothy Hucks (PG), John Nieves (C) Charles Rosenblum, Robert Nixon | |
| 00:36 | Toledo | Nicholas Mosser makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:36 | Toledo | Nicholas Mosser misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Carl Kenny snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-26 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Josh Burnham | 31-26 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Larry Landis knocks in the jumper from the right side | 33-26 |