| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Elton Anderson (fresh) SG - Larry Hudson (fresh) SF - Richard Holland (fresh) PF - William Scott (fresh) C - Michael Stokley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fresh) SG - Louis Craft (fresh) SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) C - Robert Price (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Michael Stokley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | George Mason | Larry Hudson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina | Robert Price connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Hinton | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | George Mason | Robert Price steps in front of the Elton Anderson pass | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the lay-in but the foul's on Larry Hudson - foul #1 on Larry Hudson, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:53 | George Mason | Michael Stokley gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:34 | George Mason | Robert Price steps in front of the Elton Anderson pass | 3-3 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina | Robert Price is whistled for traveling | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | George Mason | Larry Hudson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | George Mason | William Scott tips it in | 5-3 |
| 17:43 | South Carolina | Louis Craft comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:42 | George Mason | Michael Stokley snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:36 | George Mason | Richard Holland hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 5-3 |
| 17:35 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Stokley | 5-3 |
| 17:22 | George Mason | Michael Stokley misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 5-3 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews's pass is intercepted by William Scott | 5-3 |
| 16:58 | George Mason | Elton Anderson knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Scott and the foul's on Robert Price - foul #1 on Robert Price, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | George Mason | Fabian Gallo (PF), Norman Luse (C) William Scott, Michael Stokley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:58 | George Mason | Elton Anderson makes the free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:39 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill is fouled on the floor by Elton Anderson - foul #1 on Elton Anderson, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | George Mason | Sean Melendrez (PG), Desmond Brown (SG), Brian Wellborn (C) Elton Anderson, Larry Hudson, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Vue (C) Robert Price | |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Desmond Brown - foul #1 on Desmond Brown, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:15 | George Mason | Desmond Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Vue | 8-4 |
| 16:13 | George Mason | Desmond Brown snags the offensive board | 8-4 |
| 15:55 | George Mason | Brian Wellborn misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Curtis Vue - foul #1 on Curtis Vue, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Lucas Mannings (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Lee Carignan (PF) Aaron Barnhill, Louis Craft, Henry Hinton, Joseph Matthews | |
| 15:55 | George Mason | Brian Wellborn makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:55 | George Mason | Brian Wellborn makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Sean Melendrez (fresh) SG - Desmond Brown (fresh) SF - Fabian Gallo (fresh) PF - Norman Luse (fresh) C - Brian Wellborn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) SG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) PF - Lee Carignan (fresh) C - Curtis Vue (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-4 |
| 15:26 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Fabian Gallo | 10-4 |
| 15:10 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo is whistled for traveling | 10-4 |
| Subs | George Mason | Larry Hudson (SG), Richard Holland (SF), William Scott (PF), Michael Stokley (C) Desmond Brown, Fabian Gallo, Norman Luse, Brian Wellborn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Price (C) Curtis Vue | |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Holland - foul #1 on Richard Holland, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | George Mason | Elton Anderson (PG) Sean Melendrez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Louis Craft (SG) Michael Metcalf, Lucas Mannings | |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani misses the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:33 | George Mason | Richard Holland makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-5 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill lays it in | 13-7 |
| 13:50 | George Mason | William Scott clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 13-7 |
| 13:48 | South Carolina | Robert Price pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:32 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | Louis Craft hits the follow up shot | 13-9 |
| 13:11 | George Mason | William Scott hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Elton Anderson | 15-9 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | Robert Price misses the shot from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 12:54 | George Mason | Michael Stokley gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:50 | George Mason | Richard Holland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-9 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | Robert Price snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 12:40 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 12:39 | George Mason | Richard Holland snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 12:33 | George Mason | Richard Holland hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Scott and he's hacked by Robert Cipriani - foul #1 on Robert Cipriani, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| Subs | George Mason | Sean Melendrez (PG), Desmond Brown (SG), Fabian Gallo (PF), Norman Luse (C) Elton Anderson, Larry Hudson, William Scott, Michael Stokley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Lucas Mannings (SG), Henry Hinton (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Aaron Barnhill, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Lee Carignan, Robert Price | |
| 12:33 | George Mason | Richard Holland misses the free throw | 17-9 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Joseph Matthews is denied by Norman Luse | 17-9 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Matthews | 17-9 |
| 11:52 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Lucas Mannings and the foul's on Fabian Gallo - foul #1 on Fabian Gallo, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | George Mason | Brian Wellborn (C) Richard Holland | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:52 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Sean Melendrez (fresh) SG - Desmond Brown (fresh) SF - Fabian Gallo (fresh) PF - Norman Luse (fresh) C - Brian Wellborn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-12 |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-12 |
| 11:10 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:05 | George Mason | Sean Melendrez misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Henry Hinton | 17-12 |
| 10:45 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-12 |
| 10:43 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf tips it back up and in | 17-14 |
| 10:26 | George Mason | Desmond Brown clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Curtis Vue - foul #2 on Curtis Vue, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | George Mason | Elton Anderson (PG), Richard Holland (SF), William Scott (PF) Sean Melendrez, Norman Luse, Brian Wellborn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Robert Price (C) Michael Metcalf, Lucas Mannings, Curtis Vue | |
| 10:26 | George Mason | Desmond Brown makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:26 | George Mason | Desmond Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina | Robert Price pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Robert Price comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 10:03 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 09:48 | George Mason | Desmond Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | George Mason | Larry Hudson (SG), Michael Stokley (C) Desmond Brown, Fabian Gallo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Carignan (PF) Joseph Matthews | |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan is fouled on the floor by William Scott - foul #1 on William Scott, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF) Henry Hinton | |
| 09:04 | South Carolina | Louis Craft comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 09:03 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Michael Stokley | 18-14 |
| 08:57 | George Mason | Robert Cipriani swats the short shot by Richard Holland | 18-14 |
| 08:56 | George Mason | Richard Holland tips it home | 20-14 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | Louis Craft buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Price | 20-17 |
| 08:28 | George Mason | Richard Holland misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 08:27 | South Carolina | Louis Craft grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina | Robert Price buries a jumper from the right block set up by Robert Cipriani | 20-19 |
| 08:01 | George Mason | Michael Stokley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Robert Cipriani - foul #2 on Robert Cipriani, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | George Mason | Sean Melendrez (PG), Fabian Gallo (SF), Norman Luse (PF) Elton Anderson, Richard Holland, William Scott | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Henry Hinton (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF) Robert Cipriani, Robert Price | |
| 08:01 | George Mason | Michael Stokley makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:01 | George Mason | Michael Stokley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:01 | George Mason | Michael Stokley misses the 3rd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Matthews | 22-19 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina | Louis Craft knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Aaron Barnhill | 22-22 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Sean Melendrez (fresh) SG - Larry Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fabian Gallo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Norman Luse (fresh) C - Michael Stokley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Carignan (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | George Mason | Lee Carignan swats the layup by Fabian Gallo | 22-22 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:09 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan loses the dribble to Fabian Gallo | 22-22 |
| 06:53 | George Mason | Larry Hudson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-22 |
| 06:52 | George Mason | Larry Hudson gets the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:42 | George Mason | Michael Stokley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | George Mason | Desmond Brown (SG), Richard Holland (SF) Larry Hudson, Michael Stokley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Lucas Mannings (SG), Robert Price (C) Aaron Barnhill, Louis Craft, Lee Carignan | |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Lucas Mannings | 22-24 |
| 05:54 | George Mason | Desmond Brown travels with the ball | 22-24 |
| Subs | George Mason | Elton Anderson (PG), William Scott (PF) Sean Melendrez, Fabian Gallo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery (SF) Henry Hinton | |
| 05:32 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 22-24 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | Robert Price tips it in | 22-26 |
| 05:10 | George Mason | Elton Anderson buries a floater from the left side | 24-26 |
| 04:55 | South Carolina | Robert Price hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Metcalf and the foul's on Norman Luse - foul #1 on Norman Luse, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | George Mason | Larry Hudson (SG), Brian Wellborn (C) Richard Holland, Norman Luse | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Lee Carignan (PF) Michael Metcalf, Lucas Mannings, Joseph Matthews | |
| 04:55 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:40 | George Mason | Larry Hudson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-29 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Price | 24-29 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-29 |
| Subs | George Mason | Fabian Gallo (SF) Desmond Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Henry Hinton (SF) Gordon McEnery | |
| 04:19 | George Mason | Elton Anderson banks in the layup | 26-29 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by William Scott - foul #2 on William Scott, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | George Mason | Sean Melendrez (PG), Andrew Sandberg (PF), Michael Stokley (C) Elton Anderson, William Scott, Brian Wellborn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Vue (C) Robert Price | |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:44 | George Mason | Michael Stokley scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Curtis Vue - foul #3 on Curtis Vue, team foul #6 | 28-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | Richard Holland (SF) Andrew Sandberg | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Price (C) Curtis Vue | |
| 03:44 | George Mason | Michael Stokley misses the free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan grabs the board | 28-32 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Sean Melendrez (fresh) SG - Larry Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fabian Gallo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Stokley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Carignan (fresh) C - Robert Price (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Robert Price misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Stokley - foul #1 on Michael Stokley, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF) Lee Carignan | |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Robert Price misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 03:34 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Fabian Gallo | 28-33 |
| 03:24 | George Mason | Richard Holland's pass is intercepted by Robert Price | 28-33 |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | Sean Melendrez steps in front of the Robert Cipriani pass | 28-33 |
| 03:00 | George Mason | Larry Hudson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sean Melendrez | 30-33 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Robert Price knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Louis Craft | 30-35 |
| 02:22 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo connects on the open jumper from the left side set up by Richard Holland | 32-35 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Michael Stokley swats the layup by Aaron Barnhill | 32-35 |
| 01:58 | George Mason | Michael Stokley gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 01:29 | George Mason | Sean Melendrez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-35 |
| 01:28 | George Mason | Richard Holland tips it home | 34-35 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Robert Price can't finish the layup | 34-35 |
| 01:12 | George Mason | Richard Holland gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 00:54 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo lays it in on a great pass from Larry Hudson | 36-35 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-38 |
| 00:36 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Larry Hudson | 38-38 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 00:30 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 00:03 | George Mason | Sean Melendrez is hacked by Robert Price - foul #2 on Robert Price, team foul #7 | 38-38 |
| Subs | George Mason | Desmond Brown (SG), Norman Luse (SF), William Scott (PF), Brian Wellborn (C) Larry Hudson, Richard Holland, Fabian Gallo, Michael Stokley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Lucas Mannings (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Lee Carignan (C) Aaron Barnhill, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Henry Hinton, Robert Price | |
| 00:03 | George Mason | Sean Melendrez makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 00:03 | George Mason | Sean Melendrez misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses short on a halfcourt shot | 39-38 |