| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Robert Byers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Judd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Hipple (fresh) C - Mark Kulas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Carlos Sheppard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Fore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Strum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garrett Robbins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffrey Cleary (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | James Snyder inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | George Mason | Timothy Hipple hits a wide open turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Byers out of the doubleteam | 30-30 |
| 19:13 | Iowa State | James Fore scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Strum | 30-32 |
| 18:52 | George Mason | James Snyder is hacked by James Strum - foul #1 on James Strum, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | Karl Henrickson (PG), Tracy Connell (SF), David Bishop (C) Kevin Judd, James Snyder, Mark Kulas | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 18:23 | George Mason | David Bishop is called for traveling | 30-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | James Powers (C) David Bishop | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 17:59 | Iowa State | Garrett Robbins drills a runner in the paint | 30-34 |
| 17:37 | George Mason | Karl Henrickson drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Tracy Connell | 33-34 |
| 17:18 | Iowa State | James Fore misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 17:17 | George Mason | Karl Henrickson pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:49 | George Mason | Tracy Connell hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 16:25 | Iowa State | James Strum knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Carlos Sheppard and he's hacked by Tracy Connell - foul #1 on Tracy Connell, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | George Mason | Kevin Judd (SG), James Snyder (SF), David Bishop (C) Karl Henrickson, Tracy Connell, James Powers | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kelly Baldwin (SG) James Fore | |
| 16:25 | Iowa State | James Strum makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:01 | George Mason | James Snyder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-37 |
| 15:59 | Iowa State | Kelly Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Robert Byers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Judd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Hipple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Bishop (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Carlos Sheppard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kelly Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Strum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garrett Robbins (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jeffrey Cleary (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Iowa State | Garrett Robbins connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Kelly Baldwin | 36-39 |
| 15:11 | George Mason | David Bishop misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 15:10 | George Mason | Timothy Hipple tips it but misses | 36-39 |
| 15:09 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Garrett Robbins | 36-39 |
| 14:44 | Iowa State | James Snyder steals the ball from James Strum | 36-39 |
| 14:41 | George Mason | James Snyder banks in the layup | 38-39 |
| 14:15 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Cleary loses the dribble to Kevin Judd | 38-39 |
| 13:50 | George Mason | James Snyder makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Kevin Judd | 40-39 |
| 13:23 | Iowa State | Carlos Sheppard can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 40-39 |
| 13:21 | George Mason | Timothy Hipple gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:01 | George Mason | Robert Byers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 12:59 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Cleary | 40-39 |
| 12:37 | Iowa State | Carlos Sheppard lays it in set up by Kelly Baldwin | 40-41 |
| 12:15 | George Mason | David Bishop misses the floater from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 12:14 | George Mason | James Snyder grabs the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:57 | George Mason | James Snyder hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Byers | 43-41 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Robert Byers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Judd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Snyder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hipple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Carlos Sheppard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Baldwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Strum (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garrett Robbins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Cleary (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Iowa State | David Bishop is called for the reach on Kelly Baldwin - foul #2 on David Bishop, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | George Mason | Karl Henrickson (PG), Tracy Connell (SG), Carlos Foor (SF), Mark Kulas (C) Robert Byers, Kevin Judd, James Snyder, David Bishop | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Fore (SG), Jon Brand (SF) Kelly Baldwin, James Strum | |
| 11:20 | Iowa State | Garrett Robbins misses the lay-in | 43-41 |
| 11:19 | George Mason | Mark Kulas snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 10:50 | George Mason | Mark Kulas is whistled for a carry | 43-41 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Antonio Farfan (C) Jeffrey Cleary | |
| 10:21 | Iowa State | Garrett Robbins scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carlos Sheppard | 43-43 |
| 09:52 | George Mason | Karl Henrickson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 09:50 | Iowa State | Carlos Sheppard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:35 | Iowa State | Jon Brand loses the dribble to Tracy Connell | 43-43 |
| 09:32 | George Mason | Tracy Connell banks in the layup | 45-43 |
| 09:03 | Iowa State | Jon Brand misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Carlos Foor - foul #2 on Carlos Foor, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | George Mason | Kevin Judd (SG), James Powers (C) Carlos Foor, Mark Kulas | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kelly Baldwin (SF), Jeffrey Cleary (C) Carlos Sheppard, Garrett Robbins | |
| 09:03 | Iowa State | Jon Brand makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:03 | Iowa State | Jon Brand makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:37 | George Mason | James Fore is called for the reach on Kevin Judd - foul #3 on James Fore, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Byers (PG), James Snyder (SF) Karl Henrickson, Tracy Connell | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 08:12 | George Mason | James Snyder drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Byers | 48-45 |
| 07:48 | Iowa State | Kelly Baldwin is hacked by Timothy Hipple - foul #3 on Timothy Hipple, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Karl Henrickson (PG), Tracy Connell (SF), Mark Kulas (C) Robert Byers, James Snyder, Timothy Hipple | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Karl Henrickson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Judd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tracy Connell (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Powers (fresh) 8 pts. C - Mark Kulas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Kelly Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Fore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jon Brand (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Farfan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Cleary (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Iowa State | Kelly Baldwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Carlos Foor (SF), Timothy Hipple (PF) Tracy Connell, Mark Kulas | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Strum (SF), Garrett Robbins (PF) James Fore, Antonio Farfan | |
| 06:57 | George Mason | Kevin Judd clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 06:55 | Iowa State | Garrett Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 06:40 | Iowa State | Jon Brand drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kelly Baldwin and he's hacked by Kevin Judd - foul #2 on Kevin Judd, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Byers (PG), Tracy Connell (SF), Mark Kulas (C) Karl Henrickson, Carlos Foor, Timothy Hipple | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 06:40 | Iowa State | Jon Brand makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:11 | George Mason | James Powers can't throw it down | 48-48 |
| 06:09 | Iowa State | Jon Brand snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 05:48 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Cleary clanks a turnaround from close range | 48-48 |
| 05:46 | George Mason | James Powers pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 05:24 | George Mason | James Strum steals it from Robert Byers | 48-48 |
| 05:09 | Iowa State | Kelly Baldwin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Judd - foul #3 on Kevin Judd, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | George Mason | Karl Henrickson (PG), James Snyder (SF), Timothy Hipple (PF), David Bishop (C) Robert Byers, Tracy Connell, James Powers, Mark Kulas | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Carlos Sheppard (PG), James Fore (SG), Antonio Farfan (C) Jon Brand, James Strum, Jeffrey Cleary | |
| 05:09 | Iowa State | Kelly Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 05:09 | Iowa State | Kelly Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 04:51 | George Mason | Karl Henrickson is fouled on the floor by Carlos Sheppard - foul #3 on Carlos Sheppard, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Strum (SF) Kelly Baldwin | |
| 04:29 | George Mason | James Snyder drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Karl Henrickson | 50-50 |
| 04:11 | Iowa State | James Snyder is called for the reach on James Fore - foul #2 on James Snyder, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Byers (PG), Carlos Foor (SF), James Powers (C) Karl Henrickson, James Snyder, David Bishop | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 04:11 | Iowa State | James Fore makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:11 | Iowa State | James Fore makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:45 | George Mason | Robert Byers misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 03:44 | Iowa State | Antonio Farfan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Robert Byers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Judd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Foor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hipple (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Powers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Carlos Sheppard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Fore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Strum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Garrett Robbins (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Farfan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Iowa State | Garrett Robbins is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Garrett Robbins, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | George Mason | Karl Henrickson (PG), James Snyder (SF), Mark Kulas (C) Robert Byers, Carlos Foor, James Powers | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kelly Baldwin (SG), Jon Brand (SF), Jeffrey Cleary (C) James Fore, James Strum, Garrett Robbins | |
| 03:03 | George Mason | James Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Byers (PG), Tracy Connell (SF) Karl Henrickson, James Snyder | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 03:00 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Fore (SG), Garrett Robbins (PF) Jon Brand, Antonio Farfan | |
| 02:42 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Cleary scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Carlos Sheppard | 50-54 |
| 02:22 | George Mason | Mark Kulas is fouled on the floor by James Fore - foul #4 on James Fore, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | George Mason | Karl Henrickson (PG), James Snyder (SF), James Powers (PF), David Bishop (C) Robert Byers, Tracy Connell, Timothy Hipple, Mark Kulas | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 02:01 | George Mason | James Powers knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Judd | 52-54 |
| 01:35 | Iowa State | Kelly Baldwin drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Cleary | 52-56 |
| 01:13 | George Mason | David Bishop can't finish the layup | 52-56 |
| 01:12 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Cleary grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 00:59 | Iowa State | Kelly Baldwin misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 52-56 |
| 00:58 | Iowa State | Garrett Robbins grabs the offensive board | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Iowa State | Garrett Robbins misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Judd - foul #4 on Kevin Judd, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Byers (PG), Timothy Hipple (PF), Mark Kulas (C) Karl Henrickson, James Powers, David Bishop | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Strum (SF) James Fore | |
| 00:32 | Iowa State | Garrett Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:32 | Iowa State | Garrett Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | George Mason | Mark Kulas misses badly on the uncontested runner in the lane | 52-57 |
| 00:25 | George Mason | Kevin Judd snags the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 00:22 | George Mason | Robert Byers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-57 |
| 00:21 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Cleary | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Cleary is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Byers - foul #1 on Robert Byers, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jon Brand (SG) Kelly Baldwin | |
| 00:18 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Cleary makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:18 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Cleary misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:18 | George Mason | Kevin Judd pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 00:12 | George Mason | Kevin Judd drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Byers | 55-58 |
| 00:11 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Cleary is hacked by Kevin Judd in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Judd, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| Subs | George Mason | Tracy Connell (SF) Kevin Judd | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kelly Baldwin (SG) Jon Brand | |
| 00:11 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Cleary makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:11 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Cleary makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:07 | George Mason | Tracy Connell is whistled for a carry | 55-60 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jon Brand (SG) Kelly Baldwin | |
| 00:06 | Iowa State | Jon Brand is hacked by Robert Byers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Byers, team foul #11 | 55-60 |
| 00:06 | Iowa State | Jon Brand makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:06 | Iowa State | Jon Brand misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:06 | George Mason | Tracy Connell gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:01 | George Mason | Tracy Connell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Mark Kulas pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-61 |