| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Roberts (fresh) SG - Harry Willingham (fresh) SF - Phillip Gardner (fresh) PF - John Duren (fresh) C - Brett Rowell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Robert Bustamante (fresh) SG - Anthony Victory (fresh) SF - William Haney (fresh) PF - Gary Pearson (fresh) C - David Merryman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Brett Rowell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Ball State | John Duren is denied on a layup by Gary Pearson | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Toledo | David Merryman gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Merryman | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Ball State | Brett Rowell is denied on a layup by David Merryman | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Harry Willingham grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner is whistled for traveling | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Toledo | William Haney misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 18:31 | Toledo | David Merryman pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Michael Roberts misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Pearson - foul #1 on Gary Pearson, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Michael Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Michael Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:46 | Toledo | Anthony Victory connects on the floater from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 17:28 | Ball State | Michael Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 17:26 | Ball State | Brett Rowell pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:08 | Ball State | Harry Willingham drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Roberts | 5-8 |
| 16:49 | Toledo | David Merryman clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:48 | Toledo | Gary Pearson hits the follow up shot | 5-10 |
| 16:37 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 16:35 | Toledo | William Haney snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 16:30 | Toledo | William Haney misses the fadeaway from the right block | 5-10 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | John Duren grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Michael Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell (PF), Roy Jones (C) John Duren, Brett Rowell | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 16:20 | Toledo | Anthony Victory banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Haney | 5-12 |
| 15:57 | Ball State | Michael Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-12 |
| 15:55 | Toledo | William Haney grabs the defensive rebound | 5-12 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Willingham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Phillip Gardner (fresh) PF - Darwin Mitchell (fresh) C - Roy Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Robert Bustamante (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Anthony Victory (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Haney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Merryman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Toledo | Michael Roberts picks off the pass by Anthony Victory | 5-12 |
| 15:26 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Roberts | 7-12 |
| 15:17 | Toledo | Gary Pearson is fouled on the floor by Darwin Mitchell - foul #1 on Darwin Mitchell, team foul #1 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Andrews (SG), Timothy Reid (SF), John Duren (PF) Harry Willingham, Phillip Gardner, Darwin Mitchell | |
| Subs | Toledo | Israel Lane (PG), Jeff Walton (SG), Jon Yeates (SF), Royce Lebeau (PF), Horace Barton (C) Robert Bustamante, Anthony Victory, William Haney, Gary Pearson, David Merryman | |
| 15:05 | Toledo | Jeff Walton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | Timothy Reid gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | George Andrews misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-12 |
| 14:46 | Toledo | Jon Yeates gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:41 | Toledo | Jeff Walton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-12 |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Michael Roberts grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 14:17 | Ball State | Roy Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Phillip Gardner (SF), Brett Rowell (C) Michael Roberts, Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Toledo | William Haney (SF) Horace Barton | |
| 14:03 | Toledo | Jeff Walton makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Israel Lane | 7-14 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | John Duren tips it in | 9-14 |
| 13:45 | Toledo | Jeff Walton is fouled on the floor by Timothy Reid - foul #1 on Timothy Reid, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Willingham (SG) Timothy Reid | |
| Subs | Toledo | Robert Bustamante (PG), Anthony Victory (SG), Gary Pearson (PF), David Merryman (C) Israel Lane, Jeff Walton, Jon Yeates, Royce Lebeau | |
| 13:32 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-14 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Brett Rowell | 9-14 |
| 13:09 | Ball State | Brett Rowell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 13:08 | Toledo | The rebound goes to William Haney | 9-14 |
| 13:03 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante hits a shot from the left side set up by Gary Pearson | 9-16 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | George Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 12:47 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:40 | Toledo | Gary Pearson hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Bustamante | 9-18 |
| 12:28 | Ball State | George Andrews misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-18 |
| 12:26 | Toledo | The rebound goes to William Haney | 9-18 |
| 12:20 | Toledo | David Merryman lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Victory and he's hacked by Brett Rowell - foul #1 on Brett Rowell, team foul #3 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Roberts (PG), Darwin Mitchell (PF) George Andrews, John Duren | |
| Subs | Toledo | Israel Lane (SG), Jon Yeates (SF), Royce Lebeau (PF) Anthony Victory, William Haney, Gary Pearson | |
| 12:20 | Toledo | David Merryman makes the free throw | 9-21 |
| 12:06 | Ball State | Brett Rowell misses the easy layup | 9-21 |
| 12:04 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell tips it back up and in | 11-21 |
| 11:48 | Toledo | Royce Lebeau makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Bustamante and he's hacked by Michael Roberts - foul #1 on Michael Roberts, team foul #4 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Reid (SF), Roy Jones (C) Phillip Gardner, Brett Rowell | |
| Subs | Toledo | Horace Barton (C) David Merryman | |
| 11:48 | Toledo | Royce Lebeau makes the free throw | 11-24 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Willingham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Reid (fresh) PF - Darwin Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Robert Bustamante (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Israel Lane (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jon Yeates (fresh) PF - Royce Lebeau (fresh) 3 pts. C - Horace Barton (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Ball State | Roy Jones misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 11-24 |
| 11:25 | Ball State | Roy Jones tips it in | 13-24 |
| 11:20 | Toledo | Royce Lebeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Andrews (SG) Harry Willingham | |
| Subs | Toledo | Jeff Walton (SG), William Haney (SF) Robert Bustamante, Horace Barton | |
| 11:03 | Ball State | Timothy Reid comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-24 |
| 11:01 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell tips it in | 15-24 |
| 10:48 | Toledo | Israel Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-24 |
| 10:46 | Ball State | George Andrews grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 15-24 |
| 10:23 | Toledo | Jon Yeates snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 10:18 | Toledo | Jeff Walton misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Roy Jones - foul #1 on Roy Jones, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Phillip Gardner (SF), John Duren (PF), Brett Rowell (C) Timothy Reid, Darwin Mitchell, Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Toledo | Anthony Victory (SG), Gary Pearson (PF), David Merryman (C) Israel Lane, Jon Yeates, Royce Lebeau | |
| 10:18 | Toledo | Jeff Walton makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 10:18 | Toledo | Jeff Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 10:02 | Ball State | Michael Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harry Willingham (SG) George Andrews | |
| Subs | Toledo | Robert Bustamante (PG) Jeff Walton | |
| 09:43 | Toledo | Anthony Victory is hacked by Brett Rowell - foul #2 on Brett Rowell, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Roy Jones (C) Brett Rowell | |
| Subs | Toledo | Horace Barton (SF) William Haney | |
| 09:32 | Toledo | Roy Jones steals it from Gary Pearson | 15-26 |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Harry Willingham comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-26 |
| 09:11 | Toledo | David Merryman grabs the defensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 08:54 | Toledo | The short jumper by Anthony Victory is denied by Roy Jones | 15-26 |
| 08:53 | Toledo | Horace Barton pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 08:48 | Toledo | Gary Pearson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-26 |
| 08:47 | Ball State | Roy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 08:29 | Ball State | David Merryman is called for the reach on Michael Roberts - foul #1 on David Merryman, team foul #2 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Andrews (PG), Darwin Mitchell (PF), Ben Hunter (C) Michael Roberts, John Duren, Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Toledo | Israel Lane (PG), William Haney (SF), Royce Lebeau (C) Robert Bustamante, Horace Barton, David Merryman | |
| 08:22 | Ball State | Harry Willingham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-26 |
| 08:21 | Ball State | George Andrews misses the tip | 15-26 |
| 08:20 | Toledo | Gary Pearson grabs the board | 15-26 |
| 08:16 | Toledo | William Haney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Phillip Gardner - foul #1 on Phillip Gardner, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Reid (PG) Harry Willingham | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 08:16 | Toledo | William Haney misses the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 08:16 | Toledo | William Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 08:16 | Toledo | William Haney makes the 3rd free throw | 15-28 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Ben Hunter makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Reid | 17-28 |
| 07:47 | Toledo | Anthony Victory misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Ben Hunter - foul #1 on Ben Hunter, team foul #8 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Jon Yeates (PF) Gary Pearson | |
| 07:47 | Toledo | Anthony Victory misses the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 07:47 | Toledo | Anthony Victory makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Reid (fresh) SG - George Andrews (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Phillip Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darwin Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Israel Lane (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Victory (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Haney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Yeates (fresh) 2 reb. C - Royce Lebeau (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Ball State | Timothy Reid hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 17-29 |
| 07:36 | Toledo | Anthony Victory grabs the board | 17-29 |
| 07:31 | Toledo | Anthony Victory's pass is intercepted by Phillip Gardner | 17-29 |
| 07:12 | Ball State | George Andrews is called for traveling | 17-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Roberts (PG), Harry Willingham (SG) Timothy Reid, George Andrews | |
| Subs | Toledo | Robert Bustamante (PG) Anthony Victory | |
| 06:55 | Toledo | Jon Yeates is denied on a layup by Ben Hunter | 17-29 |
| 06:54 | Toledo | Jon Yeates gets the offensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 06:35 | Toledo | Harry Willingham is called for the reach on Robert Bustamante - foul #1 on Harry Willingham, team foul #9 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Andrews (SF), John Duren (PF), Roy Jones (C) Phillip Gardner, Darwin Mitchell, Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | Toledo | Jeff Walton (SG), David Merryman (C) Israel Lane, William Haney | |
| 06:35 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:35 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 06:22 | Ball State | George Andrews hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Harry Willingham | 20-31 |
| 06:17 | Toledo | Jeff Walton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Bustamante | 20-34 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | John Duren is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Duren, team foul #10 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Gary Pearson (PF) Royce Lebeau | |
| 05:44 | Toledo | Jeff Walton buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Yeates | 20-37 |
| 05:25 | Ball State | Harry Willingham drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Roberts | 23-37 |
| 05:20 | Toledo | Jon Yeates's pass is intercepted by George Andrews | 23-37 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Michael Roberts banks in the layup on a great pass from George Andrews | 25-37 |
| 04:51 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante double dribbles | 25-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Reid (PG), Phillip Gardner (SF), Darwin Mitchell (PF), Ben Hunter (C) Michael Roberts, Harry Willingham, John Duren, Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Toledo | Israel Lane (PG), Anthony Victory (SG), William Haney (SF), Horace Barton (C) Robert Bustamante, Jeff Walton, Jon Yeates, David Merryman | |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Timothy Reid hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 04:23 | Toledo | Gary Pearson comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 27-37 |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 04:03 | Ball State | Timothy Reid scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Phillip Gardner and he's fouled by Anthony Victory - foul #1 on Anthony Victory, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Royce Lebeau (PF) Gary Pearson | |
| 04:03 | Ball State | Timothy Reid misses the free throw | 29-37 |
| 04:03 | Toledo | Horace Barton gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 03:47 | Toledo | William Haney knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Israel Lane and he's fouled by George Andrews - foul #1 on George Andrews, team foul #11 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Roberts (PG), John Duren (PF), Brett Rowell (C) George Andrews, Darwin Mitchell, Ben Hunter | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 03:47 | Toledo | William Haney makes the free throw | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Reid (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Phillip Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Duren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Rowell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Israel Lane (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Victory (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Haney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Royce Lebeau (fresh) 3 pts. C - Horace Barton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Ball State | Timothy Reid buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Phillip Gardner | 32-40 |
| 03:08 | Toledo | Israel Lane misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-40 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Timothy Reid | 32-40 |
| 03:01 | Ball State | John Duren knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Phillip Gardner | 34-40 |
| 02:42 | Toledo | William Haney connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Israel Lane | 34-42 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | William Haney is called for the reach on Timothy Reid - foul #1 on William Haney, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | George Andrews (PG), Harry Willingham (SG), Darwin Mitchell (PF) Michael Roberts, Timothy Reid, John Duren | |
| Subs | Toledo | Robert Bustamante (PG), Jeff Walton (SG), Jon Yeates (SF), Gary Pearson (PF), David Merryman (C) Israel Lane, Anthony Victory, William Haney, Royce Lebeau, Horace Barton | |
| 02:12 | Ball State | George Andrews banks in the layup | 36-42 |
| 01:59 | Toledo | Harry Willingham is called for the reach on Jeff Walton - foul #2 on Harry Willingham, team foul #12 | 36-42 |
| 01:59 | Toledo | Jeff Walton makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 01:59 | Toledo | Jeff Walton misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | George Andrews can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Pearson - foul #2 on Gary Pearson, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Roberts (PG), Roy Jones (C) Phillip Gardner, Brett Rowell | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 01:40 | Ball State | George Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | George Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 01:28 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Andrews - foul #2 on George Andrews, team foul #13 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Toledo | William Haney (SF) Jon Yeates | |
| 01:28 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 01:28 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 01:28 | Toledo | David Merryman grabs the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 01:10 | Toledo | Jeff Walton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Harry Willingham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 00:55 | Toledo | Gary Pearson snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 00:36 | Toledo | Michael Roberts picks off the pass by David Merryman | 37-43 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Roy Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Roberts | 40-43 |
| 00:03 | Toledo | William Haney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Phillip Gardner (SF), John Duren (PF), Brett Rowell (C) Michael Roberts, Darwin Mitchell, Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Toledo | Anthony Victory (SG), Jon Yeates (PF), Royce Lebeau (C) Jeff Walton, Gary Pearson, David Merryman | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 40-43 |