On the surface, a 28-21 ballgame suggests a decent level of execution by the offenses. But in reality, Tuesday night at the Glass Bowl was an exhibition between two punters trading blows in a tie game, waiting on one offense to deliver a final punch.
With 1:18 remaining, Toledo finally stepped up to the occasion. Quarterback Dequan Finn connected with tight end Jamal Turner in the flat, and Turner beat Ball State to the corner of the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown. That crunch-time score lifted Toledo (7-3, 5-1 MAC) to a 28-21 victory over Ball State (5-5, 3-3 MAC).