| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Edward Swisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Moore (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Paul Overstreet (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Stevenson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Asbury (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tracy Gilliard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Caulder (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Shawn Crabb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Lassiter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Titsworth (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Shawn Crabb inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Howard | Paul Overstreet takes the ball from Shawn Crabb | 32-29 |
| 19:26 | George Mason | Dennis Asbury clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 32-29 |
| 19:25 | Howard | Shawn Crabb gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 19:18 | Howard | Mark Lassiter scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 32-31 |
| 19:01 | George Mason | Dennis Asbury lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerald Moore and he's hacked by Joseph Titsworth - foul #2 on Joseph Titsworth, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:01 | George Mason | Dennis Asbury misses the free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:01 | Howard | Mark Lassiter gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:47 | Howard | William Caulder drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Crabb | 34-34 |
| 18:23 | George Mason | Gerald Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 18:21 | Howard | Mark Lassiter grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:52 | Howard | William Caulder can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 17:50 | George Mason | Dennis Asbury snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:30 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-34 |
| 17:28 | Howard | Shawn Crabb grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 17:24 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 17:22 | Howard | Shawn Crabb pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:05 | Howard | William Caulder drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tracy Gilliard and he's fouled by Randy Stevenson - foul #2 on Randy Stevenson, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | George Mason | Daniel Scott (PF) Randy Stevenson | |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathon Bowling (PG) Tracy Gilliard | |
| 17:05 | Howard | William Caulder makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:51 | George Mason | Mark Lassiter takes the ball from Paul Overstreet | 34-37 |
| 16:27 | Howard | Dennis Asbury is called for the reach on Shawn Crabb - foul #2 on Dennis Asbury, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | George Mason | Matthew Osmond (PG), Benjamin Anderson (SF), Thomas Adair (PF) Edward Swisher, Gerald Moore, Paul Overstreet | |
| Subs | Howard | John Atkin (SG), William Lee (SF), Chris Mason (PF), Jeff Caulder (C) William Caulder, Shawn Crabb, Mark Lassiter, Joseph Titsworth | |
| 16:12 | Howard | John Atkin clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 16:10 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:53 | George Mason | Daniel Scott is hacked by William Lee - foul #1 on William Lee, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Matthew Osmond (fresh) SG - Daniel Scott (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Benjamin Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Adair (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Asbury (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jonathon Bowling (fresh) SG - John Atkin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Lee (fresh) PF - Chris Mason (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeff Caulder (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:39 | George Mason | Dennis Asbury comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 34-37 |
| 15:38 | Howard | Jeff Caulder grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 15:33 | Howard | Jeff Caulder is hacked by Dennis Asbury - foul #3 on Dennis Asbury, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | George Mason | Gerald Moore (SG), Paul Overstreet (SF), Randy Stevenson (PF) Daniel Scott, Benjamin Anderson, Dennis Asbury | |
| Subs | Howard | Tracy Gilliard (PG), Mark Lassiter (PF) William Lee, Jeff Caulder | |
| 15:15 | Howard | Mark Lassiter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Swisher (PG) Matthew Osmond | |
| Subs | Howard | Shawn Crabb (SF), Joseph Titsworth (C) Jonathon Bowling, Chris Mason | |
| 14:53 | George Mason | Thomas Adair travels with the ball | 34-37 |
| 14:30 | Howard | Mark Lassiter clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Randy Stevenson - foul #3 on Randy Stevenson, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | George Mason | Dennis Asbury (C) Thomas Adair | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 14:30 | Howard | Mark Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:30 | Howard | Mark Lassiter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:13 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edward Swisher | 37-39 |
| 13:49 | Howard | John Atkin loses the dribble to Gerald Moore | 37-39 |
| 13:26 | George Mason | Gerald Moore makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Asbury | 40-39 |
| 13:13 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard is hacked by Edward Swisher - foul #1 on Edward Swisher, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | George Mason | Daniel Scott (SG), Benjamin Anderson (SF), Thomas Adair (PF) Gerald Moore, Paul Overstreet, Randy Stevenson | |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathon Bowling (PG), William Caulder (SG), William Lee (SF), Chris Mason (PF), Jeff Caulder (C) Tracy Gilliard, John Atkin, Shawn Crabb, Mark Lassiter, Joseph Titsworth | |
| 13:08 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling hits a shot from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 12:49 | George Mason | Jeff Caulder swats the layup by Daniel Scott | 40-41 |
| 12:48 | Howard | Jeff Caulder gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Dennis Asbury is called for the reach on William Caulder - foul #4 on Dennis Asbury, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| Subs | George Mason | Matthew Osmond (PG), Gerald Moore (SG) Edward Swisher, Dennis Asbury | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 12:09 | Howard | Chris Mason can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 12:07 | George Mason | Thomas Adair pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:56 | George Mason | Gerald Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | George Mason | Paul Overstreet (SF) Benjamin Anderson | |
| Subs | Howard | Shawn Crabb (SF), Mark Lassiter (PF), Joseph Titsworth (C) William Lee, Chris Mason, Jeff Caulder | |
| 11:36 | Howard | Daniel Scott steals it from Jonathon Bowling | 40-41 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Matthew Osmond (fresh) SG - Gerald Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Overstreet (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Adair (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jonathon Bowling (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Caulder (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Shawn Crabb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Lassiter (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Titsworth (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | George Mason | Daniel Scott hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 40-41 |
| 11:11 | Howard | Mark Lassiter grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 10:52 | Howard | William Caulder hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 40-41 |
| 10:51 | George Mason | Thomas Adair gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 10:31 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-41 |
| 10:19 | Howard | Mark Lassiter makes the floater from the baseline | 42-43 |
| 10:03 | George Mason | Daniel Scott is hacked by William Caulder - foul #2 on William Caulder, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Swisher (PG), Randy Stevenson (PF), Tracy Kersh (C) Gerald Moore, Daniel Scott, Thomas Adair | |
| Subs | Howard | Tracy Gilliard (PG), John Atkin (SG), Chris Mason (C) Jonathon Bowling, William Caulder, Joseph Titsworth | |
| 09:52 | George Mason | The pull-up jumper by Randy Stevenson is blocked by Mark Lassiter | 42-43 |
| 09:50 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:26 | Howard | John Atkin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-43 |
| 09:24 | George Mason | Edward Swisher grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 09:19 | George Mason | Edward Swisher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 09:18 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:02 | George Mason | Tracy Kersh can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-43 |
| 09:01 | Howard | John Atkin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 08:49 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard scores on a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Matthew Osmond - foul #2 on Matthew Osmond, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Gerald Moore (SG), Daniel Scott (SF) Matthew Osmond, Paul Overstreet | |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathon Bowling (SG), Joseph Titsworth (C) Shawn Crabb, Mark Lassiter | |
| 08:49 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard misses the free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:49 | George Mason | Daniel Scott gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:35 | George Mason | Edward Swisher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-45 |
| 08:33 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson tips it in | 44-45 |
| 08:31 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard's pass is intercepted by Gerald Moore in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 08:28 | George Mason | Gerald Moore misses the lay-in | 44-45 |
| 08:26 | George Mason | Daniel Scott snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 08:15 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 46-45 |
| 08:03 | Howard | Chris Mason loses the dribble to Edward Swisher | 46-45 |
| 07:42 | George Mason | Edward Swisher misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Atkin - foul #1 on John Atkin, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Paul Overstreet (SF), Dennis Asbury (C) Daniel Scott, Tracy Kersh | |
| Subs | Howard | William Caulder (SG) Jonathon Bowling | |
| 07:42 | George Mason | Edward Swisher makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:42 | George Mason | Edward Swisher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:21 | Howard | William Caulder comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-45 |
| 07:19 | George Mason | Edward Swisher gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Edward Swisher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Overstreet (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Stevenson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Asbury (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tracy Gilliard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Caulder (fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Atkin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Mason (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Titsworth (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 06:59 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Stevenson | 50-45 |
| 06:43 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 06:42 | George Mason | Dennis Asbury grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 06:29 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John Atkin - foul #2 on John Atkin, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Matthew Osmond (PG) Edward Swisher | |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathon Bowling (PG), Shawn Crabb (SF), Mark Lassiter (PF), Jeff Caulder (C) Tracy Gilliard, John Atkin, Chris Mason, Joseph Titsworth | |
| 06:29 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:29 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:07 | Howard | William Caulder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 06:06 | George Mason | Dennis Asbury grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 05:49 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Daniel Scott (SG), Benjamin Anderson (SF), Thomas Adair (PF) Gerald Moore, Paul Overstreet, Randy Stevenson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 05:27 | Howard | Shawn Crabb buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Caulder | 51-47 |
| 05:08 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond is hacked by William Caulder - foul #3 on William Caulder, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Swisher (PG) Matthew Osmond | |
| Subs | Howard | John Atkin (SG), Joseph Titsworth (C) William Caulder, Jeff Caulder | |
| 04:50 | George Mason | John Atkin steals the ball from Thomas Adair | 51-47 |
| 04:47 | Howard | Shawn Crabb banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Atkin | 51-49 |
| 04:40 | George Mason | Dennis Asbury misses the dunk | 51-49 |
| 04:39 | Howard | Mark Lassiter snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 04:31 | Howard | The jumper by Shawn Crabb is denied by Thomas Adair | 51-49 |
| 04:29 | Howard | Mark Lassiter pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:18 | Howard | John Atkin can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-49 |
| 04:17 | George Mason | Benjamin Anderson gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:56 | George Mason | Benjamin Anderson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Swisher | 53-49 |
| 03:35 | Howard | Mark Lassiter blows the dunk but the foul's on Thomas Adair - foul #3 on Thomas Adair, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | George Mason | Gerald Moore (SG), Paul Overstreet (SF) Benjamin Anderson, Thomas Adair | |
| Subs | Howard | Tracy Gilliard (PG), William Caulder (SG) Jonathon Bowling, John Atkin | |
| 03:35 | Howard | Mark Lassiter misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 03:35 | Howard | Mark Lassiter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:21 | George Mason | Edward Swisher misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 03:19 | Howard | Mark Lassiter snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Edward Swisher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Overstreet (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Asbury (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tracy Gilliard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Caulder (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Crabb (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Lassiter (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Titsworth (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth misses short on a shot from the right block | 53-50 |
| 03:03 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Dennis Asbury | 53-50 |
| 02:58 | George Mason | Edward Swisher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 02:56 | Howard | Mark Lassiter pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 02:50 | Howard | Paul Overstreet is called for the reach on Shawn Crabb - foul #1 on Paul Overstreet, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | George Mason | Randy Stevenson (PF), Thomas Adair (C) Daniel Scott, Dennis Asbury | |
| Subs | Howard | Chris Mason (PF), Jeff Caulder (C) Mark Lassiter, Joseph Titsworth | |
| 02:50 | Howard | Shawn Crabb makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 02:50 | Howard | Shawn Crabb misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 02:50 | George Mason | Thomas Adair pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 02:29 | George Mason | Edward Swisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | George Mason | Matthew Osmond (PG) Edward Swisher | |
| Subs | Howard | John Atkin (SF) Shawn Crabb | |
| 02:27 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Swisher (PG), Dennis Asbury (C) Matthew Osmond, Thomas Adair | |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Lassiter (PF), Joseph Titsworth (C) Chris Mason, Jeff Caulder | |
| 02:13 | Howard | Gerald Moore denies the turnaround by Mark Lassiter | 53-51 |
| 02:11 | George Mason | Dennis Asbury grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 01:53 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet hits a jumper from the right block | 55-51 |
| 01:51 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Swisher - foul #2 on Edward Swisher, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Howard | Shawn Crabb (SF) John Atkin | |
| 01:51 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:51 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:51 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 01:28 | George Mason | Shawn Crabb is called for the reach on Paul Overstreet - foul #2 on Shawn Crabb, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| 01:28 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:28 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 01:14 | Howard | William Caulder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 01:13 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 00:50 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 00:48 | Howard | Mark Lassiter snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth throws it down on a nice dish by Tracy Gilliard and he's hacked by Dennis Asbury - foul #5 on Dennis Asbury, team foul #11 | 57-54 |
| Subs | George Mason | Thomas Adair (C) Dennis Asbury | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:41 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth misses the free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:41 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | George Mason | Edward Swisher knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| 00:07 | Howard | Mark Lassiter is hacked by Randy Stevenson - foul #4 on Randy Stevenson, team foul #12 | 59-54 |
| 00:07 | Howard | Mark Lassiter misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:07 | Howard | Mark Lassiter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | George Mason | Edward Swisher is hacked by Tracy Gilliard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tracy Gilliard, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | George Mason | Daniel Scott (PF) Randy Stevenson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:06 | George Mason | Edward Swisher makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:06 | George Mason | Edward Swisher misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:06 | Howard | Shawn Crabb grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 00:00 | Howard | William Caulder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-55 |