| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stephen Bartee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Aragon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Comstock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Fender (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Grimmer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Michael Morin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Glidden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Fry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Beaver (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Toledo | Ronald Fry inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Toledo | Derek Glidden evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Bartee - foul #1 on Stephen Bartee, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:45 | Toledo | Derek Glidden makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:45 | Toledo | Derek Glidden makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:45 | Toledo | Derek Glidden makes the 3rd free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:17 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 19:15 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer misses the tip | 34-34 |
| 19:13 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee hits the follow up shot | 36-34 |
| 18:55 | Toledo | Derek Glidden clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 18:54 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:40 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Beaver denies the turnaround by Kurt Grimmer | 36-34 |
| 18:39 | Toledo | Roger Beaver grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:35 | Toledo | Ronald Fry makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Derek Glidden | 36-36 |
| 18:12 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| 17:50 | Toledo | Ronald Fry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| 17:34 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 17:33 | Toledo | Roger Beaver pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:25 | Toledo | Thomas Williams misses the lay-in | 36-36 |
| 17:23 | Toledo | Roger Beaver misses the tip | 36-36 |
| 17:22 | Toledo | Roger Beaver hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 17:05 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Bartee | 38-38 |
| 16:42 | Toledo | Thomas Williams is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 38-38 |
| 16:41 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:36 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 16:34 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:08 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Scott Aragon | 40-38 |
| 15:54 | Toledo | Michael Morin comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 15:52 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stephen Bartee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Aragon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Comstock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Fender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Grimmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Michael Morin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Glidden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Fry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Beaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Fry - foul #2 on Ronald Fry, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Davis (PG), Christopher Kluesner (SG), Donnie Evans (PF), Jeremy Thomas (C) Stephen Bartee, Scott Aragon, Martin Comstock, Kurt Grimmer | |
| Subs | Toledo | John Palmer (PG), Edward Putz (SG), John Johns (SF), Sean Miller (PF), John Beyer (C) Michael Morin, Derek Glidden, Ronald Fry, Thomas Williams, Roger Beaver | |
| 15:26 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:26 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:26 | Toledo | John Beyer snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 15:13 | Toledo | Edward Putz clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 15:12 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 14:56 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Kluesner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 14:54 | Northern Illinois University | Jeremy Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:37 | Northern Illinois University | Donnie Evans's layup is rejected by Sean Miller | 41-38 |
| 14:36 | Northern Illinois University | Donnie Evans gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:19 | Northern Illinois University | Donnie Evans lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Kluesner | 43-38 |
| 14:02 | Toledo | John Palmer scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-41 |
| 13:37 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender's pass is intercepted by John Johns | 43-41 |
| 13:31 | Toledo | John Palmer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 13:29 | Northern Illinois University | Jeremy Thomas grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 13:09 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Kluesner's pass is intercepted by Sean Miller | 43-41 |
| 12:47 | Toledo | John Palmer comes up short on the shot from the left side | 43-41 |
| 12:45 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Davis grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 12:21 | Northern Illinois University | Donnie Evans loses the ball out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee (PG), Scott Aragon (SG), Martin Comstock (SF), Kurt Grimmer (C) Andrew Davis, Christopher Kluesner, James Fender, Jeremy Thomas | |
| Subs | Toledo | Michael Morin (PG), Derek Glidden (SG), Ronald Fry (SF), Thomas Williams (PF), Roger Beaver (C) John Palmer, Edward Putz, John Johns, Sean Miller, John Beyer | |
| 12:00 | Toledo | Ronald Fry hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Morin | 43-43 |
| 11:39 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stephen Bartee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Aragon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Comstock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donnie Evans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt Grimmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Michael Morin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derek Glidden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Fry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Beaver (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:15 | Toledo | Ronald Fry misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 11:13 | Toledo | Thomas Williams tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 10:51 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer is hacked by Ronald Fry - foul #3 on Ronald Fry, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Fender (PF) Donnie Evans | |
| Subs | Toledo | John Palmer (PG) Michael Morin | |
| 10:27 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon's floater is knocked away by Roger Beaver | 45-45 |
| 10:26 | Toledo | Ronald Fry snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 10:21 | Toledo | Ronald Fry knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Palmer | 45-47 |
| 09:54 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer lays it in set up by Stephen Bartee | 47-47 |
| 09:36 | Toledo | John Palmer connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 09:09 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 09:08 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender can't tip it in | 47-49 |
| 09:06 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Roger Beaver | 47-49 |
| 09:02 | Toledo | Stephen Bartee steals it from Thomas Williams | 47-49 |
| 08:45 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Davis (PG), Christopher Kluesner (SG), Donnie Evans (PF), Jeremy Thomas (C) Stephen Bartee, Scott Aragon, James Fender, Kurt Grimmer | |
| Subs | Toledo | Michael Morin (PG), Edward Putz (SG), John Johns (SF), Sean Miller (PF), John Beyer (C) John Palmer, Derek Glidden, Ronald Fry, Thomas Williams, Roger Beaver | |
| 08:45 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:45 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:45 | Toledo | Sean Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:28 | Toledo | Christopher Kluesner steals the ball from John Johns | 48-49 |
| 08:10 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Miller | 48-49 |
| 08:09 | Toledo | John Beyer snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 08:04 | Toledo | Michael Morin knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Johns | 48-51 |
| 07:45 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Davis | 50-51 |
| 07:32 | Toledo | Edward Putz scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Morin | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Andrew Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Kluesner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Comstock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donnie Evans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Michael Morin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Putz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Johns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - John Beyer (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock is called for 5 seconds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee (PG), Scott Aragon (SG) Andrew Davis, Martin Comstock | |
| Subs | Toledo | Derek Glidden (SG), Ronald Fry (SF), Thomas Williams (PF) Edward Putz, John Johns, Sean Miller | |
| 06:49 | Toledo | Thomas Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Jeremy Thomas - foul #1 on Jeremy Thomas, team foul #2 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Roger Beaver (C) John Beyer | |
| 06:49 | Toledo | Thomas Williams misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:49 | Toledo | Thomas Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:49 | Northern Illinois University | Donnie Evans gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:31 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 06:13 | Toledo | Derek Glidden shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 05:44 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Williams steps in front of the Scott Aragon pass | 53-56 |
| 05:28 | Toledo | Jeremy Thomas blocks the short jumper by Roger Beaver | 53-56 |
| 05:26 | Northern Illinois University | Jeremy Thomas pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:02 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee loses the dribble to Derek Glidden | 53-56 |
| 04:57 | Toledo | Derek Glidden evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 04:55 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:35 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 04:33 | Toledo | Roger Beaver grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:29 | Toledo | Michael Morin is fouled on the floor by Stephen Bartee - foul #2 on Stephen Bartee, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Davis (PG), Martin Comstock (SF), James Fender (PF), Kurt Grimmer (C) Stephen Bartee, Christopher Kluesner, Donnie Evans, Jeremy Thomas | |
| Subs | Toledo | John Palmer (PG), Edward Putz (SG), John Johns (SF), Sean Miller (PF), John Beyer (C) Michael Morin, Derek Glidden, Ronald Fry, Thomas Williams, Roger Beaver | |
| 04:02 | Toledo | John Palmer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 04:00 | Toledo | John Beyer tips it back up and in | 53-58 |
| 03:54 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Sean Miller - foul #1 on Sean Miller, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| 03:54 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:54 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:39 | Toledo | Edward Putz misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 03:38 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Davis and the foul's on John Johns - foul #2 on John Johns, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee (SG) Scott Aragon | |
| Subs | Toledo | Derek Glidden (SG), Ronald Fry (SF), Thomas Williams (PF) Edward Putz, John Johns, Sean Miller | |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Andrew Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Bartee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Martin Comstock (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Fender (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kurt Grimmer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - John Palmer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Glidden (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Fry (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Beyer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Toledo | Ronald Fry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Martin Comstock - foul #3 on Martin Comstock, team foul #4 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Roger Beaver (C) John Beyer | |
| 02:41 | Toledo | Ronald Fry makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:41 | Toledo | Ronald Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:18 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer double dribbles | 58-60 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon (SG) Andrew Davis | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 01:58 | Toledo | Roger Beaver misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 58-60 |
| 01:57 | Toledo | The offensive rebound goes to John Palmer | 58-60 |
| 01:44 | Toledo | Thomas Williams buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Palmer | 58-62 |
| 01:29 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon travels with the ball | 58-62 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Michael Morin (PG) John Palmer | |
| 01:03 | Toledo | Thomas Williams comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 01:02 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock grabs the board | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock hits a 3 from the left wing | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Toledo | Kurt Grimmer is called for the reach on Ronald Fry - foul #2 on Kurt Grimmer, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Toledo | James Fender is called for the reach on Thomas Williams - foul #2 on James Fender, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| 00:09 | Toledo | Scott Aragon is called for the reach on Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Scott Aragon, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| 00:09 | Toledo | Thomas Williams misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:09 | Toledo | Ronald Fry grabs the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:08 | Toledo | Ronald Fry is hacked by Martin Comstock - foul #4 on Martin Comstock, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| 00:08 | Toledo | Ronald Fry makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:08 | Toledo | Ronald Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 00:00 | Toledo | Thomas Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |