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Toledo falls to Western Michigan

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Toledo's Justin Drummond (4) cries out in pain after taking a hard fall off a layup attempt in the second half.

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Toledo's J.D. Weatherspoon (24) fouls Western Michigan's Connar Tava (2) in the second half.

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Toledo's bench watches the seconds run out in the second half.

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Western Michigan's head coach Steve Hawkins has a word with a referee in the first half.

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Toledo's J.D. Weatherspoon (24) dunks the ball in the first half.

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Toledo's Jonathan Williams (1) drives through a cluster of Western Michigan defenders, including Austin Richie (22) in the first half.

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Toledo's head coach Tod Kowalczyk, center right, and his staff watch as the minutes wind down in the second half.

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Toledo's Justin Drummond (4) drives around Western Michigan's Shayne Whittington (4) as he attempts to score in the second half.

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Toledo's J.D. Weatherspoon (24) attempts to hook the ball around Western Michigan's Shayne Whittington (21) in the first half.

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Toledo's Matt Smith (43) Zach Garber (33) and Jordan Lauf (25) leave the court after losing.

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Toledo's head coach Tod Kowalczyk and his bench rise in protest at a referee's call in the second half.

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Toledo's Nathan Boothe (53) puts up two points over Western Michigan's Connar Tava (2) in the second half.

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Toledo's J.D. Weatherspoon (24) hooks around Western Michigan's Tucker Haymond (1) in the first half.

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Toledo's Rian Pearson (5) puts up a three point filed goal over Western Michigan's Tucker Haymond (1) in the first half.

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Toledo's starting line up brings it in before the start of the Saturday, March 15, 2014, MAC Championship match up against Western Michigan University.

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Toledo's Blue Crew and other students cheer on their team from the stands in the second half.

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Toledo's Jordan Lauf (25) attempts to prevent Western Michigan's Taylor Perry (32) from passing in the second half.

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Toledo's fan section stands for their team in the first half.

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Toledo's Julius Brown (20) attempts to push past Western Michigan's Shayne Whittington (21) in the second half.

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Toledo's Julius Brown (20) rises up for a three point field goal in the first half.

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Toledo's dance team, the Rocketts, perform during a media time out in the first half.

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Toledo's head coach Tod Kowalczyk has a word with J.D. Weatherspoon (24) as he exits the game for the final time late in the second half.

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Toledo's Jordan Lauf (25) is bowled over by Western Michigan's Shayne Whittington (1) in the first half.

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Toledo's Justin Drummond (4) and Nathan Boothe (53) force Western Michigan's Mario Matasovic (31) into turning the ball over on defense in the first half.

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Toledo's Rian Pearson (5) drives in for a layup in the second half.

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Toledo's Justin Drummond, center, watches the end of the second half.

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