| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Robert Hamlet (fresh) SG - Nathan Cox (fresh) SF - Andrew Brisco (fresh) PF - Richard Toledo (fresh) C - Richard Porter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Toledo | Richard Toledo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Toledo | Nathan Cox scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Toledo | Richard Toledo knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Cox | 4-0 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Byron Jordan and he's fouled by Andrew Brisco - foul #1 on Andrew Brisco, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:47 | Toledo | Richard Toledo snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:31 | Toledo | Richard Toledo's fadeaway is rejected by Darrel Groesbeck | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Toledo | Nathan Cox hits the follow up shot | 6-2 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 18:19 | Toledo | Richard Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:14 | Toledo | Nathan Cox splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Byron Jordan, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:47 | Toledo | Darrel Groesbeck takes the ball from Richard Toledo | 6-2 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Byron Jordan | 6-4 |
| 17:02 | Toledo | Richard Porter's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Jeffrey Apel | 6-4 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Byron Jordan misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman grabs the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp's pass is intercepted by Andrew Brisco | 6-4 |
| 16:34 | Toledo | Richard Toledo is hacked by Darrel Groesbeck during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Toledo | Drew Shipe (PG), Gregory Flor (SG), Earl Wagar (SF), David Rippy (PF), James Eveland (C) Robert Hamlet, Nathan Cox, Andrew Brisco, Richard Toledo, Richard Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (SG), James Joseph (SF), David Reich (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Jeffrey Apel, Vule Zimmerman, Darrel Groesbeck, Jacob Sharp | |
| 16:18 | Toledo | Gregory Flor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-4 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dikembe Agbayani | 6-4 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Drew Shipe (fresh) SG - Gregory Flor (fresh) SF - Earl Wagar (fresh) PF - David Rippy (fresh) C - James Eveland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) SF - James Joseph (fresh) PF - David Reich (fresh) C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Toledo | James Eveland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | James Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Byron Jordan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 15:42 | Toledo | David Rippy grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:36 | Toledo | Gregory Flor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kurt Gardner - foul #1 on Kurt Gardner, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (PF) Byron Jordan, Kurt Gardner | |
| 15:36 | Toledo | Gregory Flor misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:36 | Toledo | Gregory Flor misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | James Joseph scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 15:11 | Toledo | David Rippy's pass is intercepted by David Reich | 6-6 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Joseph | 6-8 |
| 14:23 | Toledo | James Eveland is called for traveling | 6-8 |
| Subs | Toledo | Robert Hamlet (PG), Nathan Cox (SG), Fred Macha (SF), Richard Toledo (PF), Kelly Trapp (C) Gregory Flor, Drew Shipe, Earl Wagar, David Rippy, James Eveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Vule Zimmerman (SG), Kurt Gardner (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Jeffrey Apel, Darrel Groesbeck, David Reich | |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman is hacked by Robert Hamlet - foul #1 on Robert Hamlet, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Toledo | Richard Porter (C) Kelly Trapp | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Byron Jordan snags the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Robert Hamlet is called for the reach on Byron Jordan - foul #2 on Robert Hamlet, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Toledo | Drew Shipe (PG), Andrew Brisco (SF) Robert Hamlet, Fred Macha | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 13:25 | Toledo | Andrew Brisco loses the dribble to Kurt Gardner | 6-11 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 6-11 |
| 13:07 | Toledo | Richard Porter snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 13:02 | Toledo | Nathan Cox works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Byron Jordan - foul #2 on Byron Jordan, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Toledo | David Rippy (C) Richard Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Jeffrey Apel (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (PF) Byron Jordan, James Joseph, Kurt Gardner | |
| 13:02 | Toledo | Nathan Cox makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:02 | Toledo | Nathan Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel travels with the ball | 8-11 |
| 12:39 | Toledo | The jump hook by David Rippy is blocked by Jacob Sharp | 8-11 |
| 12:38 | Toledo | The offensive rebound goes to David Rippy | 8-11 |
| 12:18 | Toledo | Drew Shipe clanks a jumper from the right side | 8-11 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Apel | 8-13 |
| 11:38 | Toledo | David Rippy's pass is intercepted by Vule Zimmerman | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Drew Shipe (fairly fresh) SG - Nathan Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Brisco (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Toledo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Rippy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) C - Jacob Sharp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on David Rippy - foul #1 on David Rippy, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Toledo | Gregory Flor (PG), Earl Wagar (SF), James Eveland (PF), Richard Porter (C) Drew Shipe, Andrew Brisco, Richard Toledo, David Rippy | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF), David Reich (C) Vule Zimmerman, Jacob Sharp | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:00 | Toledo | James Eveland misses long on a runner from the left block | 8-15 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Agbayani | 8-17 |
| 10:19 | Toledo | David Reich swats the short shot by James Eveland | 8-17 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Reich | 8-17 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Joseph | 8-19 |
| 09:45 | Toledo | Nathan Cox is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 8-19 |
| Subs | Toledo | Drew Shipe (PG), Richard Toledo (PF), David Rippy (C) Nathan Cox, James Eveland, Richard Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SF), Kurt Gardner (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Darrel Groesbeck | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | David Reich hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Apel | 8-21 |
| 09:02 | Toledo | David Rippy misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 8-21 |
| 09:01 | Toledo | Drew Shipe gets the offensive rebound | 8-21 |
| 08:45 | Toledo | James Rochelle takes the ball from Gregory Flor | 8-21 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kurt Gardner | 8-24 |
| 08:07 | Toledo | Earl Wagar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-24 |
| Subs | Toledo | Nathan Cox (SG), Andrew Brisco (SF), Richard Porter (C) Gregory Flor, Earl Wagar, David Rippy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) James Joseph, David Reich, Kurt Gardner | |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck is whistled for traveling | 8-24 |
| 07:44 | Toledo | Richard Toledo evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left side set up by Drew Shipe | 10-24 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp is hacked by Richard Porter - foul #1 on Richard Porter, team foul #5 | 10-24 |
| Subs | Toledo | James Eveland (PF) Richard Toledo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG) James Rochelle | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Drew Shipe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Brisco (fresh) PF - James Eveland (fresh) C - Richard Porter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Porter - foul #2 on Richard Porter, team foul #6 | 10-24 |
| Subs | Toledo | Kelly Trapp (C) Richard Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF) Jeffrey Apel | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 10-25 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 10-26 |
| 06:55 | Toledo | Nathan Cox hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-26 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-26 |
| 06:44 | Toledo | James Eveland pulls down the rebound | 12-26 |
| 06:38 | Toledo | Kelly Trapp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-26 |
| Subs | Toledo | David Rippy (PF) Kelly Trapp | |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG) James Joseph | |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Andrew Brisco picks off the pass by Vule Zimmerman | 12-26 |
| 06:13 | Toledo | Jacob Sharp steals the ball from David Rippy | 12-26 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Byron Jordan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Vule Zimmerman | 12-29 |
| 05:40 | Toledo | James Eveland comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Darrel Groesbeck - foul #2 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #6 | 12-29 |
| Subs | Toledo | Earl Wagar (PG), Richard Toledo (PF) Drew Shipe, Andrew Brisco | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SG), James Rochelle (SF), David Reich (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Vule Zimmerman, Dikembe Agbayani, Darrel Groesbeck, Jacob Sharp | |
| 05:40 | Toledo | James Eveland makes the 1st free throw | 13-29 |
| 05:40 | Toledo | James Eveland makes the 2nd free throw | 14-29 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Byron Jordan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-29 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner hits the follow up shot | 14-31 |
| 05:07 | Toledo | David Rippy is called for a charge - foul #2 on David Rippy, team foul #7 | 14-31 |
| Subs | Toledo | Gregory Flor (PG), Kelly Trapp (C) David Rippy, James Eveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Byron Jordan misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-31 |
| 04:51 | Toledo | Kelly Trapp grabs the defensive rebound | 14-31 |
| 04:46 | Toledo | Nathan Cox evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 14-31 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Reich | 14-31 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Byron Jordan loses the ball out of bounds | 14-31 |
| Subs | Toledo | Drew Shipe (PG) Nathan Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG) James Rochelle | |
| 04:09 | Toledo | Gregory Flor clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-31 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | David Reich snags the defensive board | 14-31 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Drew Shipe is called for the reach on Byron Jordan - foul #1 on Drew Shipe, team foul #8 | 14-31 |
| Subs | Toledo | Robert Hamlet (PG), Richard Porter (C) Gregory Flor, Kelly Trapp | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SG), Dikembe Agbayani (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) Jeffrey Apel, James Joseph, David Reich, Kurt Gardner | |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 14-32 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 14-33 |
| 03:40 | Toledo | Richard Porter's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Agbayani | 14-33 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman is fouled on the floor by Earl Wagar - foul #1 on Earl Wagar, team foul #9 | 14-33 |
| Subs | Toledo | Andrew Brisco (SF) Earl Wagar | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF) Byron Jordan | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 14-34 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 14-35 |
| 03:09 | Toledo | Andrew Brisco is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Andrew Brisco, team foul #10 | 14-35 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Robert Hamlet (fresh) SG - Drew Shipe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Brisco (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Richard Toledo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Porter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | James Joseph misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Brisco - foul #3 on Andrew Brisco, team foul #11 | 14-35 |
| Subs | Toledo | David Rippy (SF), James Eveland (PF) Andrew Brisco, Richard Toledo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | James Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 14-35 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | James Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 14-36 |
| 02:27 | Toledo | Robert Hamlet clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 14-36 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman gets the rebound | 14-36 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp is hacked by Richard Porter - foul #3 on Richard Porter, team foul #12 | 14-36 |
| Subs | Toledo | Gregory Flor (SG), Earl Wagar (SF) Drew Shipe, Richard Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG) Dikembe Agbayani | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 14-37 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 14-37 |
| 02:20 | Toledo | David Rippy snags the defensive board | 14-37 |
| 02:13 | Toledo | Earl Wagar misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-37 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 14-37 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | James Joseph hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-40 |
| 01:55 | Toledo | Robert Hamlet buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Eveland | 17-40 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Byron Jordan connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jacob Sharp | 17-43 |
| 01:09 | Toledo | Robert Hamlet misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-43 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp grabs the board | 17-43 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Byron Jordan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-43 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman grabs the offensive rebound | 17-43 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Joseph | 17-45 |
| 00:22 | Toledo | David Rippy can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 17-45 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | James Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 17-45 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Eveland - foul #1 on James Eveland, team foul #13 | 17-45 |
| Subs | Toledo | Drew Shipe (PG), Nathan Cox (SG), Fred Macha (SF), Richard Toledo (PF), Kelly Trapp (C) Robert Hamlet, Gregory Flor, Earl Wagar, David Rippy, James Eveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), Dikembe Agbayani (SF), David Reich (PF) Vule Zimmerman, James Joseph, Darrel Groesbeck | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 17-46 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 17-46 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani grabs the offensive board | 17-46 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Byron Jordan knocks in the jumper from the right side | 17-48 |
| 00:00 | Toledo | Drew Shipe misses short on a fullcourt shot | 17-48 |