| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Scruggs (fresh) 3 reb. C - Vernon Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - David Bellino (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Duane Webster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Franklin Bertram (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Wortham (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Toledo | Bernard Davis inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Toledo | David Bellino misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 19:34 | Ball State | Michael Partridge grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:17 | Ball State | David Burgess buries a floater from the right block set up by Michael Partridge | 34-35 |
| 18:54 | Toledo | Bernard Davis drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Franklin Bertram | 34-37 |
| 18:44 | Ball State | Michael Partridge loses the ball out of bounds | 34-37 |
| 18:27 | Toledo | David Bellino comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-37 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | David Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:11 | Ball State | Milton Scruggs drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Burgess | 37-37 |
| 18:04 | Toledo | Duane Webster travels with the ball | 37-37 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | Milton Scruggs hits a jumper in the lane | 39-37 |
| 17:27 | Toledo | Duane Webster is called for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Taggart (PF), Edward Jones (C) Milton Scruggs, Vernon Peterson | |
| Subs | Toledo | Eddie Coggin (PF), Willy Robinson (C) Franklin Bertram, Frank Wortham | |
| 17:05 | Ball State | David Burgess blows the layup | 39-37 |
| 17:04 | Toledo | Willy Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:59 | Toledo | Duane Webster misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | David Burgess gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:51 | Ball State | Earl McGraff is hacked by Eddie Coggin - foul #1 on Eddie Coggin, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Allen Rich (SF), Vernon Peterson (C) Earl McGraff, Michael Partridge, David Burgess | |
| Subs | Toledo | Eugene Cherry (PG), Gary Riggs (SG), Chester Dangerfield (SF) David Bellino, Duane Webster, Bernard Davis | |
| 16:38 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson is fouled on the floor by Eugene Cherry - foul #2 on Eugene Cherry, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| 16:00 | Toledo | Gary Riggs hits a shot from the left block | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) SG - Edward Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Eugene Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Riggs (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Chester Dangerfield (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eddie Coggin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willy Robinson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Ball State | Eddie Coggin is called for the reach on Dustin Taggart - foul #2 on Eddie Coggin, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG), Michael Partridge (SG), David Burgess (SF), Cecil Fett (PF), Milton Scruggs (C) Melvin Jobe, Edward Jones, Allen Rich, Dustin Taggart, Vernon Peterson | |
| Subs | Toledo | David Bellino (PG), Duane Webster (SG), Bernard Davis (SF), Franklin Bertram (PF), Frank Wortham (C) Eugene Cherry, Gary Riggs, Chester Dangerfield, Eddie Coggin, Willy Robinson | |
| 15:19 | Ball State | David Burgess clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-39 |
| 15:18 | Toledo | Franklin Bertram grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 15:13 | Toledo | Franklin Bertram clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Cecil Fett - foul #4 on Cecil Fett, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Taggart (C) Cecil Fett | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 15:13 | Toledo | Franklin Bertram makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:13 | Toledo | Franklin Bertram makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | David Burgess scores on a floater from the left side set up by Earl McGraff | 41-41 |
| 14:41 | Toledo | Frank Wortham lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Bellino | 41-43 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | David Burgess drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Earl McGraff | 44-43 |
| 14:16 | Toledo | Bernard Davis buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 13:55 | Ball State | Milton Scruggs misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 13:53 | Toledo | Frank Wortham grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 13:47 | Toledo | Frank Wortham hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 44-46 |
| 13:46 | Toledo | Franklin Bertram gets the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 13:29 | Toledo | David Bellino misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Burgess - foul #3 on David Burgess, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (SG), Allen Rich (SF), Vernon Peterson (C) Michael Partridge, David Burgess, Milton Scruggs | |
| Subs | Toledo | Gary Riggs (SF), Eddie Coggin (PF), Willy Robinson (C) Bernard Davis, Franklin Bertram, Frank Wortham | |
| 13:29 | Toledo | David Bellino makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 13:29 | Toledo | David Bellino makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:06 | Ball State | Allen Rich is called for a charge - foul #1 on Allen Rich, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Thomas Perry (SF) Earl McGraff, Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Toledo | Eugene Cherry (PG), Chester Dangerfield (SF) David Bellino, Duane Webster | |
| 12:45 | Toledo | Gary Riggs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:39 | Ball State | Edward Jones misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-48 |
| 12:37 | Toledo | Eddie Coggin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:33 | Toledo | Eugene Cherry loses the dribble to Edward Jones | 44-48 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Edward Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Eugene Cherry - foul #3 on Eugene Cherry, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Partridge (SG), David Burgess (SF), Milton Scruggs (PF) Melvin Jobe, Thomas Perry, Allen Rich | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Edward Jones misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Edward Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:20 | Toledo | Willy Robinson pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:02 | Toledo | Eddie Coggin can't finish the layup | 44-48 |
| 12:00 | Ball State | Michael Partridge gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edward Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Milton Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Eugene Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Riggs (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Chester Dangerfield (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eddie Coggin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Willy Robinson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Michael Partridge misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Chester Dangerfield - foul #2 on Chester Dangerfield, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG) Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Toledo | Duane Webster (SG), Bernard Davis (SF), Franklin Bertram (PF), Frank Wortham (C) Gary Riggs, Chester Dangerfield, Eddie Coggin, Willy Robinson | |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Michael Partridge misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Michael Partridge misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:35 | Toledo | Franklin Bertram gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 11:23 | Toledo | Duane Webster drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-51 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Earl McGraff misses the dunk but the foul's on Duane Webster - foul #3 on Duane Webster, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Taggart (C) Vernon Peterson | |
| Subs | Toledo | David Bellino (PG) Eugene Cherry | |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Earl McGraff makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Earl McGraff misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 11:02 | Toledo | Franklin Bertram snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 10:57 | Toledo | Duane Webster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-51 |
| 10:44 | Ball State | David Burgess scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Milton Scruggs | 48-51 |
| 10:26 | Toledo | Bernard Davis's pass is intercepted by Earl McGraff | 48-51 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Earl McGraff banks in the layup | 50-51 |
| 10:02 | Toledo | David Bellino's pass is intercepted by David Burgess | 50-51 |
| 09:44 | Ball State | Michael Partridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 09:42 | Toledo | Franklin Bertram grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 09:27 | Toledo | Bernard Davis buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Bellino | 50-53 |
| 09:06 | Ball State | Franklin Bertram blocks the jumper by Earl McGraff | 50-53 |
| 09:05 | Toledo | Frank Wortham pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:00 | Toledo | David Bellino clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | Milton Scruggs grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | David Burgess knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 08:41 | Toledo | David Bellino hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 08:40 | Toledo | Franklin Bertram grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 08:27 | Toledo | Bernard Davis misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 08:25 | Ball State | Milton Scruggs snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Michael Partridge misses long on a shot from the left side | 53-53 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Earl McGraff tips it back up and in | 55-53 |
| 07:51 | Toledo | Bernard Davis can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 07:50 | Toledo | Bernard Davis tips it home | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Partridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Burgess (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Milton Scruggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Taggart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - David Bellino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Webster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Bertram (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Wortham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Ball State | David Burgess is hacked by Bernard Davis - foul #2 on Bernard Davis, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (PG), Allen Rich (SG), Cecil Fett (PF), Vernon Peterson (C) Earl McGraff, Michael Partridge, Milton Scruggs, Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Toledo | Eugene Cherry (PG), Gary Riggs (SG), Chester Dangerfield (SF), Eddie Coggin (PF), Willy Robinson (C) David Bellino, Duane Webster, Bernard Davis, Franklin Bertram, Frank Wortham | |
| 07:27 | Ball State | David Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:27 | Ball State | David Burgess snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Cecil Fett connects on the runner near the basket set up by David Burgess | 57-55 |
| 07:03 | Toledo | Gary Riggs loses the dribble to Edward Jones | 57-55 |
| 06:56 | Ball State | David Burgess can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 06:55 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Willy Robinson | 57-55 |
| 06:50 | Toledo | Allen Rich steals it from Gary Riggs | 57-55 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | Allen Rich lays it in | 59-55 |
| 06:33 | Toledo | Chester Dangerfield misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Gary Riggs steals it from Vernon Peterson | 59-55 |
| 06:20 | Toledo | Gary Riggs misses short on a floater from the left side | 59-55 |
| 06:19 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Allen Rich knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Jones | 61-55 |
| 05:58 | Toledo | Willy Robinson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Riggs | 61-58 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Allen Rich blows the dunk but he's hacked by Gary Riggs - foul #2 on Gary Riggs, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG) David Burgess | |
| Subs | Toledo | David Bellino (PG), Duane Webster (SG) Eugene Cherry, Chester Dangerfield | |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Allen Rich makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Allen Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:36 | Toledo | David Bellino throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Allen Rich connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward Jones | 65-58 |
| 05:01 | Toledo | Eddie Coggin blows the layup but he's fouled by Edward Jones - foul #1 on Edward Jones, team foul #4 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Partridge (SG), Dustin Taggart (C) Edward Jones, Vernon Peterson | |
| Subs | Toledo | Bernard Davis (SF) Willy Robinson | |
| 05:01 | Toledo | Eddie Coggin makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:01 | Toledo | Eddie Coggin misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:01 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Michael Partridge hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 04:30 | Toledo | Eddie Coggin gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 04:28 | Toledo | Earl McGraff steals the ball from David Bellino in the backcourt | 65-59 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Allen Rich double dribbles | 65-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Perry (SF), Edward Jones (C) Allen Rich, Cecil Fett | |
| Subs | Toledo | Eugene Cherry (PG), Franklin Bertram (PF), Frank Wortham (C) David Bellino, Eddie Coggin, Gary Riggs | |
| 03:49 | Toledo | Duane Webster makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Wortham | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Perry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Eugene Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Duane Webster (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Bertram (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Wortham (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Edward Jones knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Earl McGraff | 67-62 |
| 03:24 | Toledo | Eugene Cherry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 03:23 | Toledo | Frank Wortham can't tip it in | 67-62 |
| 03:22 | Ball State | Earl McGraff grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Thomas Perry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 03:16 | Ball State | Edward Jones gets the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Earl McGraff makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Jones and he's hacked by Eugene Cherry - foul #4 on Eugene Cherry, team foul #9 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Milton Scruggs (PF), Vernon Peterson (C) Michael Partridge, Dustin Taggart | |
| Subs | Toledo | Angelo Ruiz (SG), Willy Robinson (C) Duane Webster, Frank Wortham | |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Earl McGraff makes the free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:53 | Toledo | Eugene Cherry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Perry - foul #2 on Thomas Perry, team foul #5 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Cecil Fett (PF) Earl McGraff, Milton Scruggs | |
| Subs | Toledo | David Bellino (PG), Gary Riggs (SF) Angelo Ruiz, Bernard Davis | |
| 02:53 | Toledo | Eugene Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:53 | Toledo | Eugene Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG), Michael Partridge (SG), David Burgess (SF) Melvin Jobe, Edward Jones, Thomas Perry | |
| Subs | Toledo | Duane Webster (SG), Bernard Davis (SF), Frank Wortham (C) Eugene Cherry, Gary Riggs, Willy Robinson | |
| 02:45 | Ball State | David Burgess clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-64 |
| 02:44 | Toledo | Franklin Bertram gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:31 | Toledo | David Bellino drills a floater from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Cecil Fett is whistled for a carry | 70-66 |
| 01:53 | Toledo | Duane Webster misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 01:51 | Toledo | Franklin Bertram tips it back up and in | 70-68 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Earl McGraff clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 01:35 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson can't tip it in | 70-68 |
| 01:34 | Toledo | Franklin Bertram grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 01:28 | Toledo | Duane Webster hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 01:12 | Ball State | Franklin Bertram steps in front of the David Burgess pass | 70-68 |
| 00:45 | Toledo | Franklin Bertram hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Bellino | 70-71 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Michael Partridge misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Duane Webster - foul #4 on Duane Webster, team foul #10 | 70-71 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Michael Partridge makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Michael Partridge makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:12 | Toledo | Franklin Bertram knocks in the runner near the basket | 72-73 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | David Burgess drills a runner in the lane | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Toledo | Duane Webster comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 74-73 |