| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Donald Fisher (fresh) SG - Robert Hayden (fresh) SF - Caleb Ford (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Perry (fresh) C - Chester Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Tomas Brown (fresh) SG - Matthew Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Jones (fresh) PF - Alan Wamsley (fresh) C - Daniel Reid (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Perry | 3-0 |
| 19:45 | Toledo | Tomas Brown double dribbles | 3-0 |
| 19:38 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford is hacked by Matthew Smith - foul #1 on Matthew Smith, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Toledo | Daniel Reid grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Toledo | The jump hook by Tomas Brown is blocked by Chester Adams | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Toledo | Alan Wamsley grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Toledo | Tomas Brown is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Perry - foul #1 on Jeffrey Perry, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | Toledo | Matthew Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Matthew Smith, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Toledo | William Anderson (SG) Matthew Smith | |
| 18:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Alan Wamsley - foul #1 on Alan Wamsley, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Daniel Reid | 3-0 |
| 17:49 | Toledo | Chester Adams takes the ball from Daniel Reid | 3-0 |
| 17:34 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Caleb Ford and he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Brown (PG), Richard Murphy (SF), Benjamin Jewett (PF), Michael Tillson (C) Donald Fisher, Caleb Ford, Jeffrey Perry, Chester Adams | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 17:34 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden makes the free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:16 | Toledo | Michael Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 17:14 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:09 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy hits the finger roll set up by Robert Hayden and the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Toledo | George Jones (SF), Joshua Lowe (PF) Michael Jones, Alan Wamsley | |
| 17:09 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy makes the free throw | 9-0 |
| 16:55 | Toledo | George Jones misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-0 |
| 16:53 | Toledo | Joshua Lowe misses the tip | 9-0 |
| 16:51 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Tillson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-0 |
| 16:45 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-0 |
| 16:44 | Toledo | George Jones gets the rebound | 9-0 |
| 16:39 | Toledo | William Anderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 9-0 |
| 16:38 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Michael Tillson | 9-0 |
| 16:16 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Tillson misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by George Jones - foul #1 on George Jones, team foul #6 | 9-0 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher (PG), Chester Adams (C) Robert Hayden, Benjamin Jewett | |
| Subs | Toledo | Nathaniel Hug (C) Daniel Reid | |
| 16:16 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Tillson makes the 1st free throw | 10-0 |
| 16:16 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Tillson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-0 |
| 16:16 | Toledo | Nathaniel Hug grabs the defensive rebound | 10-0 |
| 15:55 | Toledo | Samuel Brown takes the ball from William Anderson | 10-0 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Donald Fisher (fresh) SG - Samuel Brown (fresh) SF - Richard Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Tillson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Tomas Brown (fresh) SG - William Anderson (fresh) SF - George Jones (fresh) PF - Joshua Lowe (fresh) C - Nathaniel Hug (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Tillson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Tillson, team foul #2 | 10-0 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden (SG), Caleb Ford (SF), Jeffrey Perry (PF) Samuel Brown, Richard Murphy, Michael Tillson | |
| Subs | Toledo | Ramon Sanchez (SG), Alan Wamsley (PF) Tomas Brown, Nathaniel Hug | |
| 15:26 | Toledo | Alan Wamsley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey Perry - foul #2 on Jeffrey Perry, team foul #3 | 10-0 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden (SG), Benjamin Jewett (PF) Thomas Louden, Jeffrey Perry | |
| Subs | Toledo | Tomas Brown (PG) William Anderson | |
| 15:26 | Toledo | Alan Wamsley makes the 1st free throw | 10-1 |
| 15:26 | Toledo | Alan Wamsley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 15:08 | Northern Illinois University | Ramon Sanchez picks off the pass by Caleb Ford | 10-2 |
| 15:05 | Toledo | Ramon Sanchez dunks the ball | 10-4 |
| 15:03 | Northern Illinois University | Tomas Brown steps in front of the Donald Fisher pass in the backcourt | 10-4 |
| 15:01 | Toledo | Ramon Sanchez blows the layup | 10-4 |
| 14:59 | Toledo | George Jones tips it home | 10-6 |
| 14:42 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford is fouled on the floor by Ramon Sanchez - foul #1 on Ramon Sanchez, team foul #7 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy (C) Chester Adams | |
| Subs | Toledo | Daniel Reid (C) Joshua Lowe | |
| 14:42 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:42 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 14:28 | Toledo | George Jones is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on George Jones, team foul #8 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Brown (PG), Michael Tillson (C) Donald Fisher, Benjamin Jewett | |
| Subs | Toledo | William Anderson (PG), Tanner Cheung (SF) Tomas Brown, George Jones | |
| 14:12 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ramon Sanchez - foul #2 on Ramon Sanchez, team foul #9 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Tomas Brown (PG), Nathaniel Hug (PF) Ramon Sanchez, Alan Wamsley | |
| 14:12 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 14:12 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:51 | Toledo | William Anderson is fouled on the floor by Robert Hayden - foul #1 on Robert Hayden, team foul #4 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams (C) Caleb Ford | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 13:41 | Toledo | Tanner Cheung drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Tomas Brown | 14-9 |
| 13:23 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams is fouled on the floor by Daniel Reid - foul #1 on Daniel Reid, team foul #10 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher (PG), Thomas Louden (SG), Caleb Ford (SF), Benjamin Jewett (PF) Samuel Brown, Robert Hayden, Richard Murphy, Michael Tillson | |
| Subs | Toledo | Joshua Lowe (PF) Nathaniel Hug | |
| 13:23 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:23 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:57 | Toledo | Daniel Reid comes up short on the runner from the left block | 15-9 |
| 12:56 | Toledo | The offensive rebound goes to Tanner Cheung | 15-9 |
| 12:45 | Toledo | William Anderson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Louden - foul #1 on Thomas Louden, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden (SG) Caleb Ford | |
| Subs | Toledo | Alan Wamsley (PF) Daniel Reid | |
| 12:29 | Toledo | Joshua Lowe misses the easy layup | 15-9 |
| 12:27 | Toledo | Tanner Cheung misses the tip | 15-9 |
| 12:25 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 12:20 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher is called for traveling in the backcourt | 15-9 |
| 12:06 | Toledo | Alan Wamsley scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Tanner Cheung and he's fouled by Robert Hayden - foul #2 on Robert Hayden, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Brown (SG), Richard Murphy (SF), Michael Tillson (PF) Robert Hayden, Thomas Louden, Benjamin Jewett | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 12:06 | Toledo | Alan Wamsley makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:53 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Tillson drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Samuel Brown | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Donald Fisher (fresh) SG - Samuel Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Tillson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Adams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Tomas Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Anderson (fairly fresh) SF - Tanner Cheung (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Wamsley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joshua Lowe (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Toledo | William Anderson misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Tillson - foul #2 on Michael Tillson, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden (SG), Caleb Ford (SF) Donald Fisher, Michael Tillson | |
| Subs | Toledo | Daniel Reid (C) Joshua Lowe | |
| 11:38 | Toledo | William Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:38 | Toledo | William Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:21 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Chester Adams and he's fouled by William Anderson - foul #1 on William Anderson, team foul #11 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Nathaniel Hug (PF) Alan Wamsley | |
| 11:21 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford makes the free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:01 | Toledo | William Anderson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-13 |
| 10:59 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Caleb Ford | 20-13 |
| 10:55 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 10:54 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford tips it home | 22-13 |
| 10:41 | Toledo | Daniel Reid comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-13 |
| 10:39 | Toledo | Daniel Reid tips it home | 22-15 |
| 10:20 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Brown misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-15 |
| 10:19 | Toledo | Tanner Cheung snags the defensive board | 22-15 |
| 10:14 | Toledo | Tomas Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Anderson | 22-17 |
| 10:01 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by William Anderson - foul #2 on William Anderson, team foul #12 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher (PG), Benjamin Jewett (PF) Samuel Brown, Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | Toledo | Matthew Smith (SG), Alan Wamsley (PF), Joshua Lowe (C) William Anderson, Nathaniel Hug, Daniel Reid | |
| 10:01 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 10:01 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden misses the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 10:01 | Toledo | Matthew Smith gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 09:52 | Toledo | Joshua Lowe knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Tanner Cheung | 22-19 |
| 09:35 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams blows the layup | 22-19 |
| 09:34 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams tips it but misses | 22-19 |
| 09:32 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Tanner Cheung | 22-19 |
| 09:26 | Toledo | Alan Wamsley misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Caleb Ford - foul #1 on Caleb Ford, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brian Wyant (SG) Thomas Louden | |
| Subs | Toledo | Nathaniel Hug (C) Matthew Smith | |
| 09:26 | Toledo | Alan Wamsley misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:26 | Toledo | Alan Wamsley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:00 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 08:54 | Toledo | Tanner Cheung comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 25-20 |
| 08:52 | Toledo | Nathaniel Hug misses the tip | 25-20 |
| 08:50 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 08:44 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Tanner Cheung - foul #1 on Tanner Cheung, team foul #13 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Matthew Smith (SG), Daniel Reid (C) Joshua Lowe, Nathaniel Hug | |
| 08:44 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:44 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:27 | Toledo | Brian Wyant is called for the reach on Matthew Smith - foul #1 on Brian Wyant, team foul #9 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Joshua Lowe (PF) Alan Wamsley | |
| 08:27 | Toledo | Matthew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:27 | Toledo | Matthew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:27 | Toledo | Tanner Cheung gets the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 08:18 | Toledo | Joshua Lowe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-21 |
| 08:16 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 08:11 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-21 |
| 08:10 | Toledo | Daniel Reid snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 08:06 | Toledo | Tomas Brown clanks a floater from the right side | 26-21 |
| 08:04 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 08:00 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Reid - foul #2 on Daniel Reid, team foul #14 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Brown (SG), Richard Murphy (SF) Brian Wyant, Caleb Ford | |
| Subs | Toledo | Nathaniel Hug (C) Daniel Reid | |
| 08:00 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 08:00 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Donald Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Benjamin Jewett (fairly fresh) C - Chester Adams (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Tomas Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Tanner Cheung (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joshua Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathaniel Hug (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Toledo | Joshua Lowe scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Tomas Brown and he's fouled by Chester Adams - foul #1 on Chester Adams, team foul #10 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brian Wyant (SG) Donald Fisher | |
| Subs | Toledo | Alan Wamsley (PF) Matthew Smith | |
| 07:35 | Toledo | Joshua Lowe misses the free throw | 28-23 |
| 07:35 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Wyant gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 07:16 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Wamsley | 28-23 |
| 07:14 | Toledo | Nathaniel Hug grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 07:07 | Toledo | Nathaniel Hug comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 07:05 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 07:00 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Wyant misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 06:59 | Toledo | Alan Wamsley pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 06:53 | Toledo | Joshua Lowe can't finish the layup | 28-23 |
| 06:52 | Toledo | Joshua Lowe hits the follow up shot | 28-25 |
| 06:38 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Hug - foul #1 on Nathaniel Hug, team foul #15 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden (PG) Samuel Brown | |
| Subs | Toledo | Matthew Smith (SG) Joshua Lowe | |
| 06:38 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:38 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 06:15 | Toledo | Nathaniel Hug misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Chester Adams - foul #2 on Chester Adams, team foul #11 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher (PG), Caleb Ford (SF) Brian Wyant, Chester Adams | |
| Subs | Toledo | Joshua Lowe (C) Matthew Smith | |
| 06:15 | Toledo | Nathaniel Hug makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 06:15 | Toledo | Nathaniel Hug makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 06:05 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alan Wamsley - foul #2 on Alan Wamsley, team foul #16 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Matthew Smith (SG) Alan Wamsley | |
| 06:05 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 06:05 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 05:41 | Toledo | Tomas Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 05:39 | Toledo | Tanner Cheung grabs the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 05:28 | Toledo | Matthew Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-27 |
| 05:26 | Toledo | Joshua Lowe tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 05:22 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 05:21 | Toledo | Matthew Smith gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 05:15 | Toledo | Nathaniel Hug misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 05:14 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 05:02 | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-29 |
| 05:00 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett grabs the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 04:49 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Benjamin Jewett, team foul #12 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brian Wyant (SG), Samuel Brown (SF) Thomas Louden, Caleb Ford | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 04:30 | Toledo | Tanner Cheung misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Samuel Brown - foul #1 on Samuel Brown, team foul #13 | 31-29 |
| 04:30 | Toledo | Tanner Cheung makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 04:30 | Toledo | Tanner Cheung misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 04:30 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 04:11 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Samuel Brown, team foul #14 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford (SF) Samuel Brown | |
| Subs | Toledo | William Anderson (SG) Matthew Smith | |
| 03:54 | Toledo | Tomas Brown misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Fisher - foul #1 on Donald Fisher, team foul #15 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden (SG), Jeffrey Perry (PF), Michael Tillson (C) Brian Wyant, Richard Murphy, Benjamin Jewett | |
| Subs | Toledo | Michael Jones (SF), Alan Wamsley (PF), Daniel Reid (C) Tanner Cheung, Joshua Lowe, Nathaniel Hug | |
| 03:54 | Toledo | Tomas Brown misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:54 | Toledo | Tomas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Donald Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Hayden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Caleb Ford (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Perry (fresh) C - Michael Tillson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Tomas Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) PF - Alan Wamsley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:45 | Northern Illinois University | Tomas Brown picks off the pass by Robert Hayden | 31-31 |
| 03:16 | Toledo | Tomas Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Jones | 31-34 |
| 02:57 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Hayden and he's hacked by William Anderson - foul #3 on William Anderson, team foul #17 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Brown (PG) Donald Fisher | |
| Subs | Toledo | Ramon Sanchez (PG), Matthew Smith (SG) Tomas Brown, William Anderson | |
| 02:57 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:42 | Toledo | Daniel Reid misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Tillson - foul #3 on Michael Tillson, team foul #16 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden (SF), Chester Adams (C) Caleb Ford, Michael Tillson | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 02:42 | Toledo | Daniel Reid makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:42 | Toledo | Daniel Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:21 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Brown scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Hayden | 37-36 |
| 02:09 | Toledo | Ramon Sanchez's pass is intercepted by Samuel Brown | 37-36 |
| 02:06 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Brown lays it up and in | 39-36 |
| 01:48 | Toledo | Michael Jones clanks a jumper in the paint | 39-36 |
| 01:46 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 01:40 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams double dribbles | 39-36 |
| 01:27 | Toledo | Matthew Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Louden - foul #2 on Thomas Louden, team foul #17 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Caleb Ford (SF) Thomas Louden | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 01:27 | Toledo | Matthew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 01:27 | Toledo | Matthew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 01:27 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 01:20 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Brown connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Hayden | 41-37 |
| 00:58 | Toledo | Samuel Brown steals the ball from Alan Wamsley | 41-37 |
| 00:55 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Brown hits the finger roll | 43-37 |
| 00:37 | Toledo | Alan Wamsley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-37 |
| 00:36 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 00:30 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Hayden misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 00:28 | Toledo | Daniel Reid gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 00:23 | Toledo | Ramon Sanchez is whistled for a carry | 43-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Fisher (PG), Brian Wyant (SG), Richard Murphy (SF) Samuel Brown, Robert Hayden, Caleb Ford | |
| Subs | Toledo | Tomas Brown (PG), George Jones (SF), Joshua Lowe (PF), Nathaniel Hug (C) Ramon Sanchez, Michael Jones, Alan Wamsley, Daniel Reid | |
| 00:03 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Adams is denied on a layup by Nathaniel Hug | 43-37 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | The clock runs out | 43-37 |