| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ralph Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Guy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Devore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Efrain Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Cutler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Winslow (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Eugene Stryker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Meisel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Clinkscales (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Eugene Stryker inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | George Mason | Eugene Stryker's floater is tipped away by Efrain Carlson | 34-23 |
| 19:40 | The Citadel | Efrain Carlson pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 19:23 | The Citadel | Gary Devore misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Todd Meisel - foul #1 on Todd Meisel, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| 19:23 | The Citadel | Gary Devore makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 19:23 | The Citadel | Gary Devore makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 19:08 | George Mason | David Cutler connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-25 |
| 18:50 | The Citadel | Efrain Carlson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Winslow - foul #1 on James Winslow, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| 18:50 | The Citadel | Efrain Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:50 | The Citadel | Efrain Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 18:34 | George Mason | David Cutler misses short on a floater in the lane | 37-25 |
| 18:32 | The Citadel | Gary Devore gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| 18:20 | The Citadel | Todd Meisel steals it from Efrain Carlson | 37-25 |
| 18:05 | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales hits the finger roll | 37-27 |
| 17:51 | The Citadel | A charge is called on Timothy Moore - foul #1 on Timothy Moore, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Russell Walker (PF) Gary Devore | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 17:24 | George Mason | David Cutler makes the floater from the left wing set up by James Winslow | 37-29 |
| 17:05 | The Citadel | Timothy Clinkscales blocks the short jumper by Efrain Carlson | 37-29 |
| 17:04 | George Mason | Eugene Stryker snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 16:50 | George Mason | James Winslow can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronnie Guy - foul #3 on Ronnie Guy, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jeffrey Frye (SG), Willy Pitts (SF), Chester Pennington (C) Timothy Moore, Ronnie Guy, Efrain Carlson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Purnell (PG), Donald Genest (SF), Brent Berkey (PF), Matthew Worcester (C) David Cutler, Eugene Stryker, Todd Meisel, Timothy Clinkscales | |
| 16:50 | George Mason | James Winslow makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:50 | George Mason | James Winslow makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:23 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Frye is fouled on the floor by Donald Genest - foul #2 on Donald Genest, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Barba (SG), Gary Devore (PF) Ralph Jordan, Chester Pennington | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joseph Jones (PG) James Winslow | |
| 16:06 | The Citadel | Willy Pitts scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Frye | 39-31 |
| 15:56 | George Mason | Howard Purnell makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Donald Genest | 39-34 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Jeffrey Frye (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Barba (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willy Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Devore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Joseph Jones (fresh) SG - Howard Purnell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Genest (fresh) PF - Brent Berkey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Worcester (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Frye knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Devore | 41-34 |
| 15:19 | George Mason | Brent Berkey clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 15:18 | George Mason | Matthew Worcester snags the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 15:13 | George Mason | Howard Purnell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 15:11 | George Mason | Matthew Worcester can't tip it in | 41-34 |
| 15:10 | George Mason | Joseph Jones tips it home | 41-36 |
| 14:58 | The Citadel | Russell Walker misses long on a runner from the right block | 41-36 |
| 14:57 | George Mason | Brent Berkey pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:44 | George Mason | Gary Devore steps in front of the Matthew Worcester pass | 41-36 |
| 14:31 | The Citadel | Russell Walker misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 14:30 | George Mason | Donald Genest gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:11 | George Mason | Brent Berkey misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Devore - foul #1 on Gary Devore, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan (PG), Timothy Moore (SG), Ronnie Guy (SF), Efrain Carlson (C) Jeffrey Frye, Richard Barba, Gary Devore, Russell Walker | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Cutler (PG), James Winslow (SG), Eugene Stryker (SF), Timothy Clinkscales (C) Joseph Jones, Howard Purnell, Donald Genest, Matthew Worcester | |
| 14:11 | George Mason | Brent Berkey makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:11 | George Mason | Brent Berkey misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:11 | The Citadel | Efrain Carlson gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:52 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan is fouled on the floor by David Cutler - foul #1 on David Cutler, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Chester Pennington (PF) Willy Pitts | |
| Subs | George Mason | Todd Meisel (PF) Brent Berkey | |
| 13:35 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Clinkscales - foul #3 on Timothy Clinkscales, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| 13:35 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:35 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:18 | George Mason | Chester Pennington steps in front of the Todd Meisel pass | 43-37 |
| 13:04 | The Citadel | Timothy Moore is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Timothy Moore, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| 12:42 | George Mason | James Winslow misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 12:41 | The Citadel | Efrain Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:21 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ronnie Guy | 46-37 |
| 11:53 | George Mason | Chester Pennington is called for the reach on James Winslow - foul #2 on Chester Pennington, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Gary Devore (PF) Chester Pennington | |
| Subs | George Mason | Brent Berkey (C) Timothy Clinkscales | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ralph Jordan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Guy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Devore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Efrain Carlson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Cutler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Winslow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Stryker (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Meisel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brent Berkey (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | George Mason | David Cutler steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-37 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Genest (SF) Eugene Stryker | |
| 11:11 | The Citadel | Timothy Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 11:10 | George Mason | Todd Meisel grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 10:52 | George Mason | Todd Meisel misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 10:51 | The Citadel | Efrain Carlson pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:33 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Efrain Carlson | 49-37 |
| 10:29 | George Mason | James Winslow is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Winslow, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jeffrey Frye (PG), Richard Barba (SG), Willy Pitts (SF), Russell Walker (PF), Chester Pennington (C) Ralph Jordan, Timothy Moore, Ronnie Guy, Gary Devore, Efrain Carlson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Purnell (PG), Eugene Stryker (SF), Matthew Worcester (C) David Cutler, James Winslow, Todd Meisel | |
| 10:09 | The Citadel | Chester Pennington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-37 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales (C) Matthew Worcester | |
| 09:55 | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales is fouled on the floor by Russell Walker - foul #1 on Russell Walker, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| 09:42 | George Mason | Brent Berkey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 09:41 | George Mason | Eugene Stryker tips it home | 49-39 |
| 09:29 | The Citadel | Willy Pitts buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Frye and he's hacked by Donald Genest - foul #3 on Donald Genest, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan (PG) Richard Barba | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 09:29 | The Citadel | Willy Pitts misses the free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:29 | George Mason | Eugene Stryker gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:16 | George Mason | Howard Purnell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 09:14 | George Mason | Eugene Stryker tips it but misses | 51-39 |
| 09:13 | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales gets the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 08:58 | George Mason | Howard Purnell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-39 |
| 08:57 | The Citadel | Chester Pennington grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 08:39 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan is whistled for a carry | 51-39 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Timothy Moore (SG), Ronnie Guy (SF), Gary Devore (PF), Efrain Carlson (C) Jeffrey Frye, Willy Pitts, Russell Walker, Chester Pennington | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Cutler (PG), James Winslow (SG), Don Mullenix (SF), Matthew Worcester (PF) Howard Purnell, Donald Genest, Eugene Stryker, Brent Berkey | |
| 08:21 | George Mason | James Winslow scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 08:15 | The Citadel | James Winslow is called for the reach on Timothy Moore - foul #3 on James Winslow, team foul #8 | 51-42 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Todd Meisel (PF) Timothy Clinkscales | |
| 08:15 | The Citadel | Timothy Moore misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 08:15 | George Mason | Matthew Worcester grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 08:01 | George Mason | Don Mullenix clanks a floater from the right block | 51-42 |
| 08:00 | George Mason | David Cutler tips it in | 51-44 |
| 07:49 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ronnie Guy | 53-44 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ralph Jordan (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Guy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Devore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Efrain Carlson (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Cutler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Winslow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Don Mullenix (fresh) PF - Todd Meisel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Worcester (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | George Mason | Efrain Carlson steals it from Matthew Worcester | 53-44 |
| 07:10 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Timothy Moore | 56-44 |
| 06:52 | George Mason | Matthew Worcester clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-44 |
| 06:50 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 06:45 | The Citadel | Timothy Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-44 |
| 06:44 | The Citadel | Gary Devore tips it home | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:40 | George Mason | David Cutler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jeffrey Frye (PG), Russell Walker (PF) Ralph Jordan, Gary Devore | |
| Subs | George Mason | Eugene Stryker (SF), Brent Berkey (PF), Timothy Clinkscales (C) Don Mullenix, Todd Meisel, Matthew Worcester | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:17 | The Citadel | Russell Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Purnell (SG) James Winslow | |
| 06:01 | George Mason | Howard Purnell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 06:00 | George Mason | Brent Berkey gets the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 05:47 | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Frye | 58-44 |
| 05:29 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 05:28 | George Mason | Brent Berkey snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 05:19 | George Mason | David Cutler drills a jump hook from the right block | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:58 | The Citadel | Timothy Moore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 04:57 | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:44 | George Mason | Timothy Clinkscales is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Timothy Clinkscales, team foul #9 | 58-46 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan (PG), Willy Pitts (SF), Gary Devore (PF) Timothy Moore, Ronnie Guy, Efrain Carlson | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Winslow (SG), Todd Meisel (PF) David Cutler, Timothy Clinkscales | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:28 | The Citadel | Russell Walker connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Jordan | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:13 | George Mason | Howard Purnell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Devore - foul #2 on Gary Devore, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Genest (SF), Matthew Worcester (C) Eugene Stryker, Brent Berkey | |
| 04:13 | George Mason | Howard Purnell makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 04:13 | George Mason | Howard Purnell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 03:51 | The Citadel | Willy Pitts makes the shot in the lane set up by Ralph Jordan | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ralph Jordan (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Frye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Pitts (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Devore (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Purnell (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Winslow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Genest (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Meisel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Worcester (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:35 | George Mason | Howard Purnell misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 03:33 | The Citadel | Russell Walker grabs the board | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | The Citadel | Matthew Worcester steps in front of the Jeffrey Frye pass | 63-48 |
| 02:52 | George Mason | Donald Genest can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 63-48 |
| 02:51 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Frye snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 02:32 | The Citadel | Russell Walker knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 65-48 |
| 02:25 | George Mason | Todd Meisel is hacked by Gary Devore - foul #3 on Gary Devore, team foul #8 | 65-48 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Barba (PG), Oscar Croft (SG), Chester Pennington (PF), Larry Tuma (C) Ralph Jordan, Jeffrey Frye, Gary Devore, Russell Walker | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joseph Jones (PG), Don Mullenix (SF), Brent Berkey (C) Howard Purnell, James Winslow, Matthew Worcester | |
| 02:25 | George Mason | Todd Meisel misses the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 02:25 | The Citadel | Larry Tuma snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| 02:05 | The Citadel | Oscar Croft scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Barba | 67-48 |
| 01:56 | George Mason | Joseph Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-48 |
| 01:55 | George Mason | Todd Meisel pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 01:39 | George Mason | Larry Tuma is called for the reach on Donald Genest - foul #1 on Larry Tuma, team foul #9 | 67-48 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jeffrey Frye (PG), Russell Walker (PF) Oscar Croft, Larry Tuma | |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Purnell (SG), Matthew Worcester (C) Don Mullenix, Todd Meisel | |
| 01:39 | George Mason | Donald Genest makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 01:39 | George Mason | Donald Genest makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 01:20 | The Citadel | Chester Pennington loses the ball out of bounds | 67-50 |
| 01:05 | George Mason | Matthew Worcester misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 01:04 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Russell Walker | 67-50 |
| 00:43 | The Citadel | Willy Pitts can't connect on a shot from close range | 67-50 |
| 00:41 | George Mason | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | George Mason | Joseph Jones is fouled on the floor by Chester Pennington - foul #3 on Chester Pennington, team foul #10 | 67-50 |
| 00:36 | George Mason | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 00:36 | George Mason | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | The Citadel | Richard Barba misses the easy layup | 67-52 |
| 00:12 | The Citadel | Willy Pitts tips it back up and in | 69-52 |
| 00:05 | George Mason | Brent Berkey hits a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Russell Walker - foul #2 on Russell Walker, team foul #11 | 69-54 |
| 00:05 | George Mason | Brent Berkey misses the free throw | 69-54 |
| 00:05 | The Citadel | Russell Walker grabs the board | 69-54 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Frye runs out the clock | 69-54 |