| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Cutler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Winslow (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Pinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Clinkscales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Jeffrey Rice inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | George Mason | David Cutler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-24 |
| 19:42 | VCU | Martin Stamps pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 19:38 | VCU | Jeffrey Rice steals the ball from Louis May | 29-24 |
| 19:20 | George Mason | James Winslow can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 29-24 |
| 19:19 | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 19:11 | George Mason | James Winslow misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Martin Stamps - foul #2 on Martin Stamps, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 19:11 | George Mason | James Winslow makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 19:11 | George Mason | James Winslow misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 19:11 | VCU | Jeff Jackson gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:55 | VCU | Louis May buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Chester Corey | 30-27 |
| 18:41 | George Mason | Jeffrey Rice misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 18:39 | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales hits the follow up shot | 32-27 |
| 18:17 | VCU | Timothy Clinkscales is called for the reach on Todd Vegas - foul #3 on Timothy Clinkscales, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | George Mason | Brent Berkey (C) Timothy Clinkscales | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:58 | VCU | Chester Corey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Louis May | 32-29 |
| 17:36 | George Mason | Jeffrey Rice hits a shot from the right block set up by James Winslow | 34-29 |
| 17:22 | VCU | Chester Corey makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Stamps | 34-32 |
| 17:02 | George Mason | James Winslow misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 17:00 | VCU | Louis May grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:53 | VCU | Todd Vegas can't connect on a floater in the paint | 34-32 |
| 16:51 | George Mason | Brent Berkey gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:47 | George Mason | James Winslow misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 16:45 | George Mason | Jeffrey Rice gets the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:31 | George Mason | David Cutler's fadeaway is rejected by Chester Corey | 34-32 |
| 16:30 | George Mason | Brent Berkey misses the tip | 34-32 |
| 16:29 | VCU | Louis May pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:17 | VCU | Stephen Pinson is called for the reach on Martin Stamps - foul #3 on Stephen Pinson, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Purnell (PG), Charles Casillas (SG), Francis Hodges (PF) David Cutler, James Winslow, Stephen Pinson | |
| Subs | VCU | Johnnie Collins (PG), Roger Fischer (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Louis May, Todd Vegas, Martin Stamps, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| 16:05 | VCU | Scott Manuel clanks a floater from close range | 34-32 |
| 16:04 | George Mason | Jeffrey Rice snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 15:57 | George Mason | Jeffrey Rice lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Casillas and he's fouled by Roger Fischer - foul #1 on Roger Fischer, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales (C) Brent Berkey | |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (SG) Johnnie Collins | |
| 15:57 | George Mason | Jeffrey Rice makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Purnell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Casillas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Rice (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Francis Hodges (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Clinkscales (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Roger Fischer (fresh) SG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Louis Rothmiller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Napper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:55 | VCU | Roger Fischer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | Todd Meisel (SF) Jeffrey Rice | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 15:33 | George Mason | Francis Hodges comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 15:32 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 15:16 | VCU | Roger Fischer scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Rothmiller | 37-34 |
| 14:57 | George Mason | Todd Meisel is whistled for traveling | 37-34 |
| Subs | George Mason | David Cutler (PG), Jeffrey Rice (SF) Howard Purnell, Todd Meisel | |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Martin Stamps (SF) Roger Fischer, Louis Rothmiller | |
| 14:39 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Louis May | 37-36 |
| 14:20 | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales buries a floater from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 14:06 | VCU | James Napper makes the floater from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 13:42 | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales blows the layup but he's hacked by James Napper - foul #1 on James Napper, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | George Mason | James Winslow (SG), Stephen Pinson (PF) Charles Casillas, Francis Hodges | |
| Subs | VCU | Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| 13:42 | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:42 | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:14 | VCU | Jeff Jackson misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-38 |
| 13:13 | VCU | Martin Stamps snags the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 12:52 | VCU | Martin Stamps misses the floater from close range | 41-38 |
| 12:51 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Timothy Clinkscales | 41-38 |
| 12:47 | George Mason | David Cutler buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rice | 43-38 |
| 12:23 | VCU | Chester Corey's dunk attempt is rejected by Stephen Pinson | 43-38 |
| 12:22 | George Mason | James Winslow pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 12:09 | George Mason | James Winslow scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Rice | 46-38 |
| 11:46 | VCU | Louis May comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 11:45 | George Mason | Jeffrey Rice gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Cutler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Winslow (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Rice (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Pinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Clinkscales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Martin Stamps (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | George Mason | James Winslow makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rice | 48-38 |
| 10:59 | VCU | David Cutler is called for the reach on Chester Corey - foul #2 on David Cutler, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Purnell (PG), Charles Casillas (SF), Francis Hodges (PF), Brent Berkey (C) David Cutler, Jeffrey Rice, Stephen Pinson, Timothy Clinkscales | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Roger Fischer (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Louis May, Kevin Zellmer, Martin Stamps, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| 10:46 | VCU | Todd Vegas makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 10:30 | George Mason | Francis Hodges misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 10:29 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:12 | VCU | James Napper misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 10:10 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Manuel | 48-41 |
| 10:01 | VCU | James Napper comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Brent Berkey - foul #2 on Brent Berkey, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jeffrey Rice (SF) James Winslow | |
| Subs | VCU | Jeff Jackson (C) Louis Rothmiller | |
| 10:01 | VCU | James Napper makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:01 | VCU | James Napper makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:42 | George Mason | Howard Purnell buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 09:26 | VCU | Scott Manuel clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 09:24 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Francis Hodges | 50-43 |
| 09:20 | George Mason | Charles Casillas loses the dribble to Jeff Jackson | 50-43 |
| 09:04 | VCU | James Napper misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 09:02 | George Mason | Charles Casillas grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:45 | George Mason | Howard Purnell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | George Mason | David Cutler (PG), Stephen Pinson (PF) Howard Purnell, Francis Hodges | |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Kevin Zellmer (SG), Martin Stamps (SF), Chester Corey (PF) Todd Vegas, Roger Fischer, Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| 08:28 | VCU | Louis May misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-43 |
| 08:27 | VCU | Louis May tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 08:10 | George Mason | Stephen Pinson misses short on a shot from the right side | 50-45 |
| 08:08 | VCU | Jeff Jackson grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 07:54 | VCU | Chester Corey misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Charles Casillas - foul #2 on Charles Casillas, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | James Winslow (SG), Matthew Worcester (C) Charles Casillas, Brent Berkey | |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Manuel (C) Jeff Jackson | |
| 07:54 | VCU | Chester Corey makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:54 | VCU | Chester Corey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:44 | George Mason | Jeffrey Rice's dunk attempt is rejected by Scott Manuel | 50-47 |
| 07:42 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer grabs the board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Cutler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Winslow (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Rice (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Pinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Worcester (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Manuel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | VCU | Chester Corey comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Worcester - foul #1 on Matthew Worcester, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | George Mason | Charles Casillas (SF) Jeffrey Rice | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 07:19 | VCU | Chester Corey misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:19 | VCU | Chester Corey misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:19 | George Mason | Matthew Worcester gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 07:04 | George Mason | Martin Stamps steps in front of the David Cutler pass | 50-47 |
| 06:38 | VCU | Louis May drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Stamps | 50-50 |
| 06:16 | George Mason | Stephen Pinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 06:14 | George Mason | David Cutler gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 05:58 | George Mason | David Cutler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 05:56 | VCU | Scott Manuel snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 05:48 | VCU | Martin Stamps makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 05:34 | George Mason | David Cutler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 05:32 | George Mason | Matthew Worcester hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| 05:13 | VCU | Scott Manuel comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Worcester - foul #2 on Matthew Worcester, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Purnell (PG), Jeffrey Rice (SF), Francis Hodges (PF), Timothy Clinkscales (C) David Cutler, James Winslow, Stephen Pinson, Matthew Worcester | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Roger Fischer (SG), James Napper (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Louis May, Kevin Zellmer, Martin Stamps, Chester Corey | |
| 05:13 | VCU | Scott Manuel misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:13 | VCU | Scott Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:01 | George Mason | Francis Hodges scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Charles Casillas | 55-53 |
| 04:34 | VCU | James Napper hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-53 |
| 04:32 | VCU | Jeff Jackson grabs the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 04:20 | VCU | Roger Fischer makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 04:03 | George Mason | Charles Casillas's pass is intercepted by James Napper | 55-56 |
| 03:44 | VCU | Roger Fischer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 03:42 | VCU | Todd Vegas tips it in | 55-58 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Purnell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Casillas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Rice (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Francis Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Clinkscales (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Fischer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Manuel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Napper (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | George Mason | Jeffrey Rice knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Clinkscales | 58-58 |
| 03:17 | VCU | Scott Manuel misses the shot from the right side | 58-58 |
| 03:15 | George Mason | Jeffrey Rice pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 03:10 | George Mason | Howard Purnell misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 03:08 | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 02:47 | George Mason | Francis Hodges misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeff Jackson - foul #2 on Jeff Jackson, team foul #4 | 58-58 |
| Subs | George Mason | David Cutler (PG), James Winslow (SG), Brent Berkey (C) Howard Purnell, Charles Casillas, Timothy Clinkscales | |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Kevin Zellmer (SG), Martin Stamps (SF), Chester Corey (PF) Todd Vegas, Roger Fischer, Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| 02:47 | George Mason | Francis Hodges misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:47 | George Mason | Francis Hodges misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:47 | VCU | Chester Corey grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 02:40 | VCU | Martin Stamps misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 02:39 | George Mason | James Winslow grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 02:39 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | George Mason | Stephen Pinson (PF) Francis Hodges | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:18 | George Mason | David Cutler scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Rice | 60-58 |
| 01:59 | VCU | Louis May drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kevin Zellmer | 60-60 |
| 01:48 | George Mason | Stephen Pinson buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by James Winslow | 62-60 |
| 01:25 | VCU | Jeffrey Rice steals it from Louis May | 62-60 |
| 00:58 | George Mason | Stephen Pinson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Louis May - foul #3 on Louis May, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| Subs | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales (C) Brent Berkey | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:58 | George Mason | Stephen Pinson misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:58 | George Mason | Stephen Pinson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:58 | VCU | Jeff Jackson snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 00:51 | VCU | Louis May misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on David Cutler - foul #3 on David Cutler, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| 00:51 | VCU | Louis May makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:51 | VCU | Louis May makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:33 | George Mason | Kevin Zellmer is called for the reach on James Winslow - foul #4 on Kevin Zellmer, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:13 | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:03 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Louis May | 62-64 |
| 00:03 | George Mason | George Mason calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Jeffrey Rice misses short on a halfcourt shot | 62-64 |