| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Robert Perry (fresh) SG - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) PF - Mark Wilcox (fresh) C - William Holliman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) SF - Paul Preston (fresh) PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) C - Robert Casey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Robert Casey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Samford | Joseph Meredith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Toledo | William Holliman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Toledo | Richard Hutchinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Samford | Joseph Meredith pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Joseph Meredith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing and the foul's on Robert Perry - foul #1 on Robert Perry, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Joseph Meredith makes the free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:46 | Toledo | Mark Wilcox misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:45 | Toledo | William Holliman gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:36 | Toledo | Richard Hutchinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Paul Preston gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Samford | Joseph Meredith is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Meredith, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Toledo | Mark Wilcox buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Hutchinson | 2-4 |
| 17:56 | Samford | Joseph Meredith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | Toledo | Richard Hutchinson gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Toledo | William Holliman makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Perry | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:36 | Toledo | Mark Wilcox snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:31 | Toledo | Robert Perry's pass is intercepted by Robert Casey | 4-4 |
| 17:27 | Samford | Joseph Meredith is hacked by Robert Perry - foul #2 on Robert Perry, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Toledo | Evan Forgey (PG) Robert Perry | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Helwig (C) Robert Casey | |
| 17:20 | Samford | Larry Nelson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Wilcox - foul #1 on Mark Wilcox, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 17:20 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:20 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:04 | Toledo | Larry Nelson takes the ball from Thomas Smith | 4-6 |
| 16:58 | Samford | Larry Nelson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 16:56 | Samford | Charles Helwig tips it but misses | 4-6 |
| 16:55 | Samford | Paul Preston tips it home | 4-8 |
| 16:51 | Toledo | Evan Forgey can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Larry Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:23 | Samford | Robert McGurn blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Hutchinson - foul #1 on Richard Hutchinson, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Toledo | Rudy Powell (SG), Aaron Sucharski (SF), Minh Ximines (PF), Anthony Jenkins (C) Richard Hutchinson, Thomas Smith, Mark Wilcox, William Holliman | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Robert Casey (C) Joseph Meredith, Paul Preston, Larry Nelson | |
| 16:23 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:23 | Samford | Robert McGurn makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:08 | Toledo | Rudy Powell comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Robert Casey - foul #1 on Robert Casey, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (SG) Robert McGurn | |
| 16:08 | Toledo | Rudy Powell makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:08 | Toledo | Rudy Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:57 | Samford | Charles Helwig misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 6-9 |
| 15:55 | Samford | Robert Riegel pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Rudy Powell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Evan Forgey (fresh) SF - Aaron Sucharski (fresh) PF - Minh Ximines (fresh) C - Anthony Jenkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Riegel (fresh) SG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) PF - Charles Helwig (fresh) C - Robert Casey (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Samford | Patrick Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Willoughby (PF) Charles Helwig | |
| 15:20 | Toledo | Evan Forgey banks in the layup on a great pass from Aaron Sucharski | 8-9 |
| 15:11 | Samford | Patrick Spencer clanks a 3 from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 15:09 | Toledo | Anthony Jenkins grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 15:03 | Toledo | Minh Ximines can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 8-9 |
| 15:02 | Toledo | The offensive rebound goes to Minh Ximines | 8-9 |
| 14:50 | Toledo | Rudy Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Toledo | Richard Hutchinson (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Mark Wilcox (PF), William Holliman (C) Rudy Powell, Aaron Sucharski, Minh Ximines, Anthony Jenkins | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Paul Preston (SF) Kevin Chudzinski, Robert Casey | |
| 14:39 | Samford | Patrick Spencer is fouled on the floor by Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert McGurn (SG), Larry Nelson (PF) Robert Riegel, Patrick Spencer | |
| 14:25 | Samford | Paul Preston misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 8-9 |
| 14:24 | Toledo | William Holliman pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:18 | Toledo | Evan Forgey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Toledo | Rudy Powell (PG) Evan Forgey | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Helwig (C) James Willoughby | |
| 13:55 | Samford | Charles Helwig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| 13:34 | Toledo | Mark Wilcox is hacked by Larry Nelson - foul #1 on Larry Nelson, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Toledo | Evan Forgey (PG), Aaron Sucharski (SF), Minh Ximines (PF), Anthony Jenkins (C) Rudy Powell, Thomas Smith, Mark Wilcox, William Holliman | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:11 | Toledo | Evan Forgey clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Helwig - foul #1 on Charles Helwig, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Kevin Chudzinski (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Robert Casey (C) Joseph Meredith, Robert McGurn, Paul Preston, Larry Nelson | |
| 13:11 | Toledo | Evan Forgey makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:11 | Toledo | Evan Forgey makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:56 | Samford | Evan Forgey picks off the pass by Patrick Spencer | 10-9 |
| 12:54 | Toledo | Evan Forgey travels in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Willoughby (PF) Charles Helwig | |
| 12:38 | Samford | Patrick Spencer knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 10-11 |
| 12:09 | Toledo | Richard Hutchinson comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Robert Casey - foul #2 on Robert Casey, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Toledo | Thomas Smith (SF), Mark Wilcox (PF), William Holliman (C) Aaron Sucharski, Minh Ximines, Anthony Jenkins | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Paul Preston (SF), Larry Nelson (PF) Robert Riegel, Kevin Chudzinski, Patrick Spencer, Robert Casey | |
| 12:09 | Toledo | Richard Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:09 | Toledo | Richard Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:01 | Samford | Robert McGurn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 11:59 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Evan Forgey | 12-11 |
| 11:53 | Toledo | Robert McGurn is called for the reach on Richard Hutchinson - foul #1 on Robert McGurn, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Toledo | Rudy Powell (SG) Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Helwig (C) James Willoughby | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Evan Forgey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rudy Powell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) PF - Mark Wilcox (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Holliman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Paul Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Helwig (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Toledo | Evan Forgey can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Robert McGurn - foul #2 on Robert McGurn, team foul #7 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (SG) Robert McGurn | |
| 11:33 | Toledo | Evan Forgey misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:33 | Toledo | Evan Forgey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:13 | Samford | Larry Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Toledo | Aaron Sucharski (SG) Evan Forgey | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:53 | Toledo | Aaron Sucharski connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Wilcox | 15-11 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Robert Riegel scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 10:22 | Toledo | Rudy Powell scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Holliman | 17-14 |
| 10:01 | Samford | Mark Wilcox picks off the pass by Charles Helwig | 17-14 |
| 09:46 | Toledo | Aaron Sucharski misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Helwig - foul #2 on Charles Helwig, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Toledo | Evan Forgey (PG), Richard Hutchinson (SG), Minh Ximines (PF), Anthony Jenkins (C) Rudy Powell, Thomas Smith, Mark Wilcox, William Holliman | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (SG), Thomas Parks (SF), Patrick Spencer (PF), James Willoughby (C) Joseph Meredith, Paul Preston, Larry Nelson, Charles Helwig | |
| 09:46 | Toledo | Aaron Sucharski makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:46 | Toledo | Aaron Sucharski makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:23 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski is hacked by Richard Hutchinson - foul #2 on Richard Hutchinson, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Toledo | Wallace Lowe (SF) Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:04 | Samford | Robert Riegel misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 09:02 | Toledo | Minh Ximines gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:41 | Toledo | James Willoughby is called for the reach on Anthony Jenkins - foul #1 on James Willoughby, team foul #9 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Toledo | Rudy Powell (SG) Wallace Lowe | |
| Subs | Samford | Jared Allen (SG) Robert Riegel | |
| 08:41 | Toledo | Anthony Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:41 | Samford | Patrick Spencer pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:15 | Samford | Jared Allen knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Chudzinski | 19-17 |
| 08:05 | Toledo | Anthony Jenkins hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Patrick Spencer misses the floater from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Patrick Spencer tips it in | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Evan Forgey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rudy Powell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Aaron Sucharski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Minh Ximines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jared Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Parks (fresh) PF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Willoughby (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Toledo | Aaron Sucharski is fouled on the floor by James Willoughby - foul #2 on James Willoughby, team foul #10 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Toledo | Thomas Smith (SF), Mark Wilcox (PF), William Holliman (C) Rudy Powell, Anthony Jenkins, Minh Ximines | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Paul Preston (SF), Larry Nelson (PF), Robert Riegel (C) Jared Allen, Thomas Parks, Patrick Spencer, James Willoughby | |
| 07:26 | Toledo | Aaron Sucharski makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:26 | Toledo | Aaron Sucharski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:04 | Samford | Larry Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 07:03 | Toledo | Mark Wilcox gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 06:36 | Toledo | Thomas Smith double dribbles | 24-19 |
| Subs | Toledo | Rudy Powell (SG) Aaron Sucharski | |
| Subs | Samford | Jared Allen (SG) Kevin Chudzinski | |
| 06:24 | Samford | Larry Nelson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Smith - foul #2 on Thomas Smith, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Toledo | Wallace Lowe (SF) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:24 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:24 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:11 | Toledo | William Holliman is called for 5 seconds | 24-21 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Paul Preston is hacked by Rudy Powell - foul #1 on Rudy Powell, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Paul Preston makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Paul Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:28 | Toledo | Mark Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 24-23 |
| 05:26 | Toledo | Evan Forgey pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:09 | Toledo | William Holliman misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-23 |
| 05:07 | Samford | Larry Nelson grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 05:03 | Samford | Joseph Meredith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | Toledo | Minh Ximines (PF), Anthony Jenkins (C) Mark Wilcox, William Holliman | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (SG) Jared Allen | |
| 04:46 | Toledo | Wallace Lowe is called for traveling | 24-23 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Spencer (PF) Larry Nelson | |
| 04:31 | Samford | Robert Riegel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-23 |
| 04:30 | Toledo | Minh Ximines grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 04:25 | Toledo | Robert Riegel is called for the reach on Anthony Jenkins - foul #1 on Robert Riegel, team foul #11 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Toledo | Aaron Sucharski (SG) Evan Forgey | |
| Subs | Samford | Jared Allen (SG), Thomas Parks (SF) Joseph Meredith, Paul Preston | |
| 04:25 | Toledo | Anthony Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:25 | Toledo | Anthony Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:05 | Samford | Robert Riegel misses the lay-in | 25-23 |
| 04:03 | Samford | Jared Allen tips it in | 25-25 |
| 03:48 | Toledo | Wallace Lowe buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Rudy Powell | 27-25 |
| 03:34 | Samford | Jared Allen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-25 |
| 03:33 | Toledo | Minh Ximines pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Rudy Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Sucharski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wallace Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Minh Ximines (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jared Allen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Parks (fresh) PF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Riegel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Toledo | Robert Riegel steals it from Rudy Powell | 27-25 |
| 03:12 | Samford | Patrick Spencer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 03:11 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Aaron Sucharski | 27-25 |
| 03:06 | Toledo | Anthony Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 03:04 | Samford | Patrick Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Patrick Spencer blows the layup but he's hacked by Wallace Lowe - foul #1 on Wallace Lowe, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Toledo | Robert Perry (PG), Richard Hutchinson (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Mark Wilcox (PF), William Holliman (C) Rudy Powell, Aaron Sucharski, Wallace Lowe, Anthony Jenkins, Minh Ximines | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Larry Nelson (PF), Robert Casey (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Jared Allen, Thomas Parks, Robert Riegel | |
| 02:57 | Samford | Patrick Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Patrick Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:34 | Toledo | Richard Hutchinson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Perry | 30-27 |
| 02:18 | Samford | Robert McGurn is whistled for a carry | 30-27 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Preston (SF) Patrick Spencer | |
| 02:07 | Toledo | Robert Perry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert McGurn - foul #3 on Robert McGurn, team foul #12 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jared Allen (SG) Robert McGurn | |
| 02:07 | Toledo | Robert Perry makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:07 | Toledo | Robert Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Robert Casey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 01:56 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Mark Wilcox | 32-27 |
| 01:49 | Toledo | Richard Hutchinson is hacked by Jared Allen - foul #1 on Jared Allen, team foul #13 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (SG) Jared Allen | |
| 01:49 | Toledo | Richard Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:49 | Toledo | Richard Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Larry Nelson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 01:24 | Samford | Robert Casey snags the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Joseph Meredith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 01:07 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Meredith | 34-27 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Robert Casey hits a driving attempt from the left block | 34-29 |
| 00:43 | Toledo | Robert Perry misses the easy layup | 34-29 |
| 00:42 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Casey | 34-29 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-32 |
| 00:05 | Toledo | Richard Hutchinson buries a shot from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Robert Casey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Toledo | Thomas Smith comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 36-35 |