| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Elton Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Holland (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Stokley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Richard Holland inbounds the ball | 41-46 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | George Mason | William Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-46 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Larry Hudson steals it from Kyle Garlick | 41-46 |
| 19:03 | George Mason | Michael Stokley can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kyle Garlick | 41-46 |
| 18:48 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe is hacked by Elton Anderson - foul #1 on Elton Anderson, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| 18:42 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-46 |
| 18:40 | George Mason | Michael Stokley snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 18:24 | George Mason | Michael Stokley misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kyle Garlick - foul #2 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| 18:24 | George Mason | Michael Stokley makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 18:24 | George Mason | Michael Stokley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 18:08 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryant Englund | 43-49 |
| 17:52 | George Mason | William Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 17:51 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | Michael Stokley blocks the jumper by Ronald Monroe | 43-49 |
| 17:32 | George Mason | William Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 17:26 | George Mason | Richard Holland buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Elton Anderson | 45-49 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 17:08 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick tips it home | 45-51 |
| 16:47 | George Mason | Richard Holland is hacked by Dema Zakarian - foul #1 on Dema Zakarian, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | George Mason | Sean Melendrez (PG), Desmond Brown (SG), Fabian Gallo (SF), Norman Luse (PF), Brian Wellborn (C) Elton Anderson, Larry Hudson, Richard Holland, William Scott, Michael Stokley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Barry Laub (SF) Ronald Monroe, Dema Zakarian | |
| 16:30 | George Mason | Eric Olson steals the ball from Sean Melendrez | 45-51 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Eric Olson and he's fouled by Brian Wellborn - foul #2 on Brian Wellborn, team foul #2 | 45-53 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 15:53 | George Mason | Norman Luse comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-54 |
| 15:51 | George Mason | Brian Wellborn grabs the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Sean Melendrez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Desmond Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fabian Gallo (fresh) PF - Norman Luse (fresh) C - Brian Wellborn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Yokley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | George Mason | Norman Luse double dribbles | 45-54 |
| Subs | George Mason | Larry Hudson (SG), Richard Holland (SF) Desmond Brown, Brian Wellborn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 15:09 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Fabian Gallo | 45-54 |
| 14:47 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Yokley - foul #2 on David Yokley, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | George Mason | Elton Anderson (PG), William Scott (PF) Sean Melendrez, Norman Luse | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Dema Zakarian (SF) Eric Olson, Barry Laub | |
| 14:47 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 14:47 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 45-54 |
| 14:27 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick grabs the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick slams it home | 45-56 |
| 13:45 | George Mason | William Scott misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 13:43 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bryant Englund | 45-56 |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from David Yokley | 45-58 |
| 12:59 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-58 |
| 12:35 | George Mason | William Scott grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 12:29 | George Mason | Richard Holland misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Ronald Monroe | 48-61 |
| 12:04 | George Mason | Bryant Englund takes the ball from Richard Holland | 48-61 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | George Mason | Sean Melendrez (PG), Desmond Brown (SG), Norman Luse (SF), Andrew Sandberg (PF), Michael Stokley (C) Elton Anderson, Larry Hudson, Richard Holland, William Scott, Fabian Gallo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Steven Ditto (SG), Barry Laub (SF), Aaron Zell (C) Ronald Monroe, Bryant Englund, Dema Zakarian, Kyle Garlick | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Sean Melendrez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Desmond Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norman Luse (fresh) PF - Andrew Sandberg (fresh) C - Michael Stokley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Ditto (fresh) SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Yokley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Aaron Zell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | George Mason | Sean Melendrez buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Norman Luse - foul #2 on Norman Luse, team foul #3 | 50-61 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 11:07 | George Mason | Michael Stokley gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 10:49 | George Mason | Sean Melendrez scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 10:26 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub comes up short on the shot in the lane | 53-61 |
| 10:25 | George Mason | Desmond Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 10:13 | George Mason | Michael Stokley blows the layup but the foul's on David Yokley - foul #3 on David Yokley, team foul #4 | 53-61 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund (SG), Kirk Peavler (C) Steven Ditto, David Yokley | |
| 10:13 | George Mason | Michael Stokley makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 10:13 | George Mason | Michael Stokley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler gets the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Michael Stokley is called for the reach on Barry Laub - foul #2 on Michael Stokley, team foul #4 | 55-61 |
| Subs | George Mason | Richard Holland (SF) Andrew Sandberg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SF) Barry Laub | |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 09:33 | George Mason | Richard Holland pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 09:10 | George Mason | Michael Stokley makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Sean Melendrez | 57-61 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Olson | 57-64 |
| 08:47 | George Mason | Desmond Brown is hacked by Dema Zakarian - foul #2 on Dema Zakarian, team foul #5 | 57-64 |
| Subs | George Mason | Elton Anderson (PG), Larry Hudson (SG), William Scott (PF), Brian Wellborn (C) Sean Melendrez, Desmond Brown, Norman Luse, Michael Stokley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), David Yokley (PF), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Aaron Zell, Kirk Peavler | |
| 08:30 | George Mason | Elton Anderson scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-64 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Brian Wellborn - foul #3 on Brian Wellborn, team foul #5 | 59-64 |
| Subs | George Mason | Fabian Gallo (SF) Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 07:50 | George Mason | Kyle Garlick steals it from Elton Anderson | 59-65 |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Monroe | 59-68 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Elton Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fabian Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Wellborn (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (tiring) 29 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dema Zakarian (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Yokley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Garlick (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:16 | George Mason | William Scott comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by David Yokley - foul #4 on David Yokley, team foul #6 | 59-68 |
| Subs | George Mason | Norman Luse (C) Brian Wellborn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SG), Aaron Zell (SF) Bryant Englund, Dema Zakarian | |
| 07:16 | George Mason | William Scott makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 07:16 | George Mason | William Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Yokley | 60-68 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-71 |
| 06:47 | George Mason | Ronald Monroe is called for the reach on Fabian Gallo - foul #1 on Ronald Monroe, team foul #7 | 60-71 |
| Subs | George Mason | Sean Melendrez (PG), Michael Stokley (C) Elton Anderson, Norman Luse | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:47 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 06:47 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick blows the layup | 61-71 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub tips it home | 61-73 |
| 06:10 | George Mason | Michael Stokley misses the lay-in | 61-73 |
| 06:08 | George Mason | Michael Stokley tips it but misses | 61-73 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-73 |
| Subs | George Mason | Desmond Brown (SG), Richard Holland (SF) Larry Hudson, William Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Bryant Englund (SG) Ronald Monroe, Kyle Garlick | |
| 05:33 | George Mason | Michael Stokley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-73 |
| 05:31 | George Mason | Michael Stokley grabs the offensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 05:16 | George Mason | Sean Melendrez buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Holland | 63-73 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Richard Holland picks off the pass by Aaron Zell | 63-73 |
| 04:39 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo throws it down on a nice dish by Sean Melendrez and the foul's on Eric Olson - foul #1 on Eric Olson, team foul #8 | 65-73 |
| Subs | George Mason | Elton Anderson (PG), Larry Hudson (SG), Norman Luse (C) Sean Melendrez, Desmond Brown, Michael Stokley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Dema Zakarian (SF), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Barry Laub, David Yokley | |
| 04:39 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo misses the free throw | 65-73 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bryant Englund | 65-73 |
| 04:17 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-73 |
| 04:15 | George Mason | Elton Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-73 |
| 03:57 | George Mason | Elton Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-73 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kyle Garlick | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-73 |
| 03:30 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Norman Luse | 65-73 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Elton Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Holland (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fabian Gallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Luse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Zell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:22 | George Mason | Richard Holland misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Dema Zakarian - foul #3 on Dema Zakarian, team foul #9 | 65-73 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Scott (PF) Fabian Gallo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SG), David Yokley (PF) Bryant Englund, Aaron Zell | |
| 03:22 | George Mason | Richard Holland makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 03:22 | George Mason | Richard Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Elton Anderson steps in front of the Ronald Monroe pass | 67-73 |
| 03:02 | George Mason | Elton Anderson misses the easy layup | 67-73 |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick pulls down the rebound | 67-73 |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian lays it in set up by Barry Laub and he's hacked by Richard Holland - foul #2 on Richard Holland, team foul #6 | 67-75 |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Stokley (C) Norman Luse | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Aaron Zell (C) Ronald Monroe, Kyle Garlick | |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the free throw | 67-76 |
| 02:46 | George Mason | Michael Stokley drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Scott | 69-76 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-76 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Bryant Englund (SG), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Barry Laub, Aaron Zell | |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Monroe and he's fouled by William Scott - foul #1 on William Scott, team foul #7 | 69-78 |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the free throw | 69-79 |
| 02:22 | George Mason | Richard Holland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-79 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley grabs the board | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-79 |
| 02:02 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Michael Stokley | 69-79 |
| 01:45 | George Mason | Michael Stokley scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Hudson | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | Richard Holland steals it from Kyle Garlick | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:18 | George Mason | Michael Stokley loses the dribble to Kyle Garlick | 72-79 |
| 01:07 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-79 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe snags the offensive board | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Monroe | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | George Mason | Richard Holland can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 72-81 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Monroe | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe is fouled in the backcourt by Elton Anderson - foul #2 on Elton Anderson, team foul #8 | 72-81 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:36 | George Mason | Richard Holland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-83 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley snags the defensive board | 72-83 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Larry Hudson picks off the pass by Ronald Monroe | 72-83 |
| 00:05 | George Mason | Elton Anderson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Hudson | 74-83 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe runs out the clock | 74-83 |