| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Jeffery Southard (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Grabill (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Terry Cadet (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Wendell Sylvester (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Evans (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jerry Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Rogers (fresh) PF - Mark Lyle (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Willy Duvall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Toledo | Terry Cadet inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Toledo | Jeffery Southard is hacked by Willy Duvall - foul #2 on Willy Duvall, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 19:33 | Toledo | Jeffery Southard makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Terry Cadet | 43-38 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 19:27 | Toledo | Wayne Carter gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 19:22 | Toledo | Jeffery Southard's layup is rejected by Gordon Rogers | 43-38 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 19:02 | Ball State | The short jumper by Jerry Richardson is denied by Wayne Carter | 43-38 |
| 19:01 | Toledo | The rebound goes to David Grabill | 43-38 |
| 18:42 | Toledo | Jeffery Southard knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 45-38 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Willy Duvall clanks a turnaround in the lane | 45-38 |
| 18:16 | Toledo | Terry Cadet grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 18:12 | Toledo | David Grabill misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 18:11 | Toledo | Wendell Sylvester pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:54 | Toledo | David Grabill is fouled on the floor by Mark Lyle - foul #3 on Mark Lyle, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Miller (PF) Mark Lyle | |
| 17:42 | Toledo | Terry Cadet drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffery Southard | 48-38 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Joseph Miller buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jerry Richardson | 48-40 |
| 17:13 | Toledo | Jeffery Southard drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Terry Cadet | 50-40 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | Willy Duvall knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Richardson | 50-42 |
| 16:51 | Toledo | Terry Cadet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Toledo | Lawrence Hearon (SG), Nick Khoury (PF), Michael Minor (C) David Grabill, Wayne Carter, Wendell Sylvester | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Matthews (PG), Nelson Spiva (SG), Thomas Lumsden (SF), James Wood (C) Sean Evans, Jerry Richardson, Gordon Rogers, Willy Duvall | |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Joseph Miller's floater is tipped away by Michael Minor | 50-42 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | John Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 16:08 | Ball State | Joseph Miller misses the fadeaway from the left side | 50-42 |
| 16:06 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Michael Minor | 50-42 |
| 16:01 | Toledo | The pull-up jumper by Jeffery Southard is blocked by James Wood | 50-42 |
| 16:00 | Ball State | John Matthews gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Jeffery Southard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Hearon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Cadet (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nick Khoury (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Minor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nelson Spiva (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Lumsden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wood (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Ball State | Nelson Spiva is whistled for traveling | 50-42 |
| Subs | Toledo | David Grabill (SG), Wayne Carter (PF), Wendell Sylvester (C) Jeffery Southard, Terry Cadet, Nick Khoury | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Evans (PG), Mark Lyle (PF), Willy Duvall (C) John Matthews, Joseph Miller, James Wood | |
| 15:32 | Toledo | Lawrence Hearon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-42 |
| 15:30 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Nelson Spiva | 50-44 |
| 15:21 | Toledo | David Grabill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Thomas Lumsden | 50-44 |
| 15:06 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden misses the jumpshot from the right side | 50-44 |
| 15:05 | Toledo | Wayne Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:49 | Toledo | Wendell Sylvester blows the layup | 50-44 |
| 14:48 | Toledo | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Carter | 50-44 |
| 14:43 | Toledo | Lawrence Hearon misses the shot from the left side | 50-44 |
| 14:41 | Ball State | Mark Lyle grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Wendell Sylvester is called for the reach on Sean Evans - foul #1 on Wendell Sylvester, team foul #1 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Toledo | Jeffery Southard (PG), Terry Cadet (SF) Lawrence Hearon, Michael Minor | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jerry Richardson (SG), Gordon Rogers (SF) Nelson Spiva, Thomas Lumsden | |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Rogers | 50-46 |
| 14:05 | Toledo | Terry Cadet is whistled for a carry | 50-46 |
| Subs | Toledo | Nick Khoury (SG) David Grabill | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Matthews (PG), Joseph Miller (C) Sean Evans, Willy Duvall | |
| 13:51 | Ball State | The jump hook by Gordon Rogers is blocked by Wayne Carter | 50-46 |
| 13:49 | Toledo | Terry Cadet grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 13:37 | Toledo | Wendell Sylvester is hacked by Joseph Miller - foul #1 on Joseph Miller, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Toledo | Lawrence Hearon (SG), Jack Wagner (C) Wayne Carter, Wendell Sylvester | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nelson Spiva (PG) John Matthews | |
| 13:25 | Toledo | Jeffery Southard comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joseph Miller | 50-46 |
| 12:54 | Ball State | Mark Lyle buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Nelson Spiva | 50-48 |
| 12:50 | Toledo | Jeffery Southard can't finish the layup | 50-48 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers loses the dribble to Jeffery Southard | 50-48 |
| 12:27 | Toledo | Jeffery Southard slams it home | 52-48 |
| 12:06 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Nelson Spiva | 52-51 |
| 11:59 | Toledo | Terry Cadet misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Joseph Miller snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Jeffery Southard (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Hearon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Cadet (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nick Khoury (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jack Wagner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Nelson Spiva (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jerry Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Lyle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Ball State | Nelson Spiva can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 11:37 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Rogers | 52-51 |
| 11:12 | Ball State | Joseph Miller lays it in | 52-53 |
| 11:05 | Toledo | Jack Wagner knocks in the floater in the paint | 54-53 |
| 10:53 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Gordon Rogers, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Toledo | Brandon Matthews (PG), David Grabill (SG), Michael Minor (SF), Wayne Carter (PF), Wendell Sylvester (C) Jeffery Southard, Lawrence Hearon, Terry Cadet, Nick Khoury, Jack Wagner | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Evans (PG), John Matthews (SG), Thomas Lumsden (SF), James Wood (PF), Willy Duvall (C) Nelson Spiva, Jerry Richardson, Gordon Rogers, Mark Lyle, Joseph Miller | |
| 10:38 | Toledo | Wendell Sylvester connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Minor | 56-53 |
| 10:17 | Ball State | John Matthews buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Sean Evans | 56-55 |
| 10:11 | Toledo | Brandon Matthews hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 56-55 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | James Wood gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Wayne Carter is called for the reach on Sean Evans - foul #3 on Wayne Carter, team foul #2 | 56-55 |
| 09:48 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 09:46 | Toledo | Michael Minor grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 09:37 | Toledo | Wendell Sylvester clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Willy Duvall - foul #3 on Willy Duvall, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Toledo | Jeffery Southard (PG), Terry Cadet (SF) Brandon Matthews, Michael Minor | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:37 | Toledo | Wendell Sylvester makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:37 | Toledo | Wendell Sylvester misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:37 | Ball State | Willy Duvall grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Sean Evans scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-57 |
| 09:14 | Toledo | Jeffery Southard drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Cadet | 59-57 |
| 08:47 | Ball State | Wayne Carter steals it from James Wood | 59-57 |
| 08:38 | Toledo | Willy Duvall takes the ball from Wayne Carter | 59-57 |
| 08:17 | Ball State | Willy Duvall loses the dribble to Jeffery Southard | 59-57 |
| 08:13 | Toledo | David Grabill misses the lay-in | 59-57 |
| 08:11 | Ball State | Willy Duvall pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 08:04 | Ball State | The short jumper by James Wood is denied by Wendell Sylvester | 59-57 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Willy Duvall tips it back up and in | 59-59 |
| 07:55 | Toledo | Jeffery Southard loses the dribble to James Wood | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Jeffery Southard (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Grabill (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Terry Cadet (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Carter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Wendell Sylvester (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Evans (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lumsden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Wood (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Willy Duvall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Willy Duvall is fouled on the floor by Wendell Sylvester - foul #2 on Wendell Sylvester, team foul #3 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Toledo | Lawrence Hearon (SG), Michael Minor (SF), Nick Khoury (PF), Jack Wagner (C) David Grabill, Terry Cadet, Wayne Carter, Wendell Sylvester | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nelson Spiva (PG), Jerry Richardson (SG), Gordon Rogers (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), Derrick Turner (C) Sean Evans, John Matthews, Thomas Lumsden, James Wood, Willy Duvall | |
| 07:36 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers is hacked by Michael Minor - foul #3 on Michael Minor, team foul #4 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Lyle (PF) Derrick Turner | |
| 07:21 | Ball State | Mark Lyle hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Gordon Rogers | 59-61 |
| 07:01 | Toledo | Jeffery Southard hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Joseph Miller gets the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Joseph Miller is hacked by Jack Wagner - foul #1 on Jack Wagner, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Toledo | David Grabill (SG), Terry Cadet (SF), Wayne Carter (PF), Wendell Sylvester (C) Jeffery Southard, Michael Minor, Nick Khoury, Jack Wagner | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sean Evans (PG), Willy Duvall (C) Nelson Spiva, Mark Lyle | |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Terry Cadet blocks the short jumper by Gordon Rogers | 61-61 |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Willy Duvall tips it but misses | 61-61 |
| 06:03 | Toledo | Wendell Sylvester grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 05:58 | Toledo | Terry Cadet hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Grabill | 63-61 |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson connects on the jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 05:19 | Toledo | David Grabill comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Miller - foul #2 on Joseph Miller, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Toledo | Jeffery Southard (PG) Lawrence Hearon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden (SF), Mark Lyle (PF) Gordon Rogers, Joseph Miller | |
| 05:19 | Toledo | David Grabill misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:19 | Toledo | David Grabill misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | The short jumper by Mark Lyle is denied by Wendell Sylvester | 63-63 |
| 05:05 | Ball State | Mark Lyle grabs the offensive board | 63-63 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Willy Duvall comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jeffery Southard - foul #3 on Jeffery Southard, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nelson Spiva (SG) Jerry Richardson | |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Willy Duvall misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Willy Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:23 | Toledo | David Grabill misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Willy Duvall gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Willy Duvall connects on the floater in the lane set up by Mark Lyle | 63-66 |
| 03:54 | Toledo | Terry Cadet comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 03:53 | Toledo | Wendell Sylvester gets the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Jeffery Southard (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Grabill (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Terry Cadet (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Wayne Carter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Wendell Sylvester (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Sean Evans (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Spiva (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas Lumsden (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Lyle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Willy Duvall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:48 | Toledo | Wayne Carter's pass is intercepted by Sean Evans | 63-66 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Wendell Sylvester denies the turnaround by Sean Evans | 63-66 |
| 03:18 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Terry Cadet | 63-66 |
| 03:12 | Toledo | Terry Cadet makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden misses the easy layup | 66-66 |
| 02:52 | Toledo | Wendell Sylvester snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 02:46 | Toledo | Wendell Sylvester clanks a jumper from the left block | 66-66 |
| 02:45 | Ball State | Thomas Lumsden snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 02:45 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jerry Richardson (SG), Gordon Rogers (SF) Nelson Spiva, Thomas Lumsden | |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers lays it in and he's fouled by Terry Cadet - foul #2 on Terry Cadet, team foul #7 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Toledo | Lawrence Hearon (SG) David Grabill | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Miller (PF) Mark Lyle | |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers makes the free throw | 66-69 |
| 02:09 | Toledo | Wendell Sylvester can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 66-69 |
| 02:08 | Toledo | Terry Cadet grabs the offensive board | 66-69 |
| 01:56 | Toledo | Lawrence Hearon buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Southard | 69-69 |
| 01:42 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Evans | 69-72 |
| 01:24 | Toledo | Lawrence Hearon knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffery Southard | 72-72 |
| 01:02 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 72-72 |
| 01:00 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Wayne Carter | 72-72 |
| 00:54 | Toledo | Wendell Sylvester connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Lawrence Hearon | 74-72 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | Gordon Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-72 |
| Subs | Toledo | David Grabill (SG) Lawrence Hearon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Lyle (PF) Joseph Miller | |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Toledo | Sean Evans is called for the reach on Jeffery Southard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Evans, team foul #7 | 74-72 |
| 00:33 | Toledo | Jeffery Southard misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:33 | Toledo | The offensive rebound goes to Wendell Sylvester | 74-72 |
| 00:32 | Toledo | Wendell Sylvester is hacked by Jerry Richardson - foul #2 on Jerry Richardson, team foul #8 | 74-72 |
| 00:32 | Toledo | Wendell Sylvester makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:32 | Toledo | Wendell Sylvester misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:32 | Toledo | Terry Cadet gets the offensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:29 | Toledo | Terry Cadet is fouled on the floor by Gordon Rogers - foul #4 on Gordon Rogers, team foul #9 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Toledo | Lawrence Hearon (PG), Nick Khoury (PF) Jeffery Southard, Wayne Carter | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:29 | Toledo | Terry Cadet misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Mark Lyle grabs the board | 75-72 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Mark Lyle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-72 |
| 00:12 | Toledo | David Grabill snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| 00:12 | Toledo | Toledo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| 00:10 | Toledo | David Grabill is hacked by Jerry Richardson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Richardson, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| 00:10 | Toledo | David Grabill misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:10 | Toledo | David Grabill makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Jerry Richardson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Willy Duvall | 76-75 |
| 00:02 | Toledo | David Grabill is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Richardson - foul #4 on Jerry Richardson, team foul #11 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Toledo | Jeffery Southard (PG), Wayne Carter (PF) Lawrence Hearon, Nick Khoury | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:02 | Toledo | David Grabill misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:02 | Toledo | David Grabill misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Willy Duvall gets the rebound | 76-75 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Sean Evans misses short on a halfcourt shot | 76-75 |