| Lineup | VCU | PG - Justin Waterman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles York (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shane Nagy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Rector (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Frawley (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Elton Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Stokley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Richard Holland inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | George Mason | William Scott scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Holland | 28-25 |
| 19:24 | VCU | Justin Waterman misses the 3 from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 19:22 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Larry Hudson | 28-25 |
| 18:59 | George Mason | Charles York is called for the reach on Larry Hudson - foul #1 on Charles York, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 18:49 | George Mason | William Scott knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Elton Anderson | 28-27 |
| 18:28 | VCU | Justin Waterman clanks a 3 from straight away | 28-27 |
| 18:27 | VCU | Shane Nagy tips it home | 30-27 |
| 18:12 | George Mason | Michael Stokley drills a runner from the right block set up by Richard Holland and he's fouled by Nicholas Frawley - foul #2 on Nicholas Frawley, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 18:12 | George Mason | Michael Stokley makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:58 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley hits a runner in the paint | 32-30 |
| 17:51 | George Mason | Richard Holland can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Charles York - foul #2 on Charles York, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| 17:51 | George Mason | Richard Holland misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:51 | George Mason | Richard Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:32 | VCU | Justin Waterman scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Shane Nagy | 35-31 |
| 17:17 | George Mason | William Scott misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 17:15 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:59 | VCU | Elton Anderson steals the ball from Charles York | 35-31 |
| 16:49 | George Mason | Shane Nagy takes the ball from Richard Holland | 35-31 |
| 16:20 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-31 |
| 16:18 | George Mason | The rebound goes to William Scott | 35-31 |
| 15:58 | George Mason | Michael Stokley is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 15:57 | George Mason | Larry Hudson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Justin Waterman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles York (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shane Nagy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Rector (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Frawley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Elton Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Hudson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Stokley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | George Mason | Elton Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Rector - foul #2 on Gary Rector, team foul #4 | 35-31 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Michael Pottorff (SF), Thad Tucker (PF) Charles York, Shane Nagy, Gary Rector | |
| Subs | George Mason | Desmond Brown (SG), Fabian Gallo (SF), Norman Luse (PF), Brian Wellborn (C) Larry Hudson, Richard Holland, William Scott, Michael Stokley | |
| 15:37 | George Mason | Elton Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:37 | George Mason | Elton Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 15:16 | VCU | Brian Wellborn is called for the reach on Nicholas Frawley - foul #1 on Brian Wellborn, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles York (SG) Justin Waterman | |
| Subs | George Mason | Sean Melendrez (PG) Elton Anderson | |
| 14:59 | VCU | Michael Pottorff lays it in set up by Thad Tucker and the foul's on Fabian Gallo - foul #1 on Fabian Gallo, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 14:59 | VCU | Michael Pottorff makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:34 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Luse | 38-36 |
| 14:08 | VCU | Charles York misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-36 |
| 14:07 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:50 | George Mason | Thad Tucker denies the turnaround by Brian Wellborn | 38-36 |
| 13:49 | VCU | Michael Pottorff grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 13:22 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley is whistled for traveling | 38-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Justin Waterman (PG), Shane Nagy (SG), Gary Rector (PF) John Visosky, Charles York, Nicholas Frawley | |
| Subs | George Mason | Larry Hudson (SG), Richard Holland (SF), William Scott (PF) Desmond Brown, Norman Luse, Brian Wellborn | |
| 13:01 | George Mason | Richard Holland can't finish the layup | 38-36 |
| 13:00 | VCU | Thad Tucker snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 12:43 | VCU | Michael Pottorff misses the jumper from the right block | 38-36 |
| 12:42 | George Mason | Richard Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 12:24 | George Mason | Larry Hudson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Scott | 38-39 |
| 12:16 | VCU | Justin Waterman is whistled for traveling | 38-39 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Nicholas Frawley (C) Michael Pottorff, Thad Tucker | |
| Subs | George Mason | Elton Anderson (PG), Michael Stokley (C) Sean Melendrez, Fabian Gallo | |
| 11:51 | George Mason | Michael Stokley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 11:50 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Waterman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Shane Nagy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Rector (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Frawley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Elton Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Stokley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | VCU | John Visosky is fouled on the floor by Elton Anderson - foul #3 on Elton Anderson, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles York (SG) John Visosky | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 11:08 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley misses short on a floater from the left side | 38-39 |
| 11:06 | George Mason | Richard Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 10:48 | George Mason | Richard Holland clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 10:47 | VCU | Charles York grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 10:41 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles York | 40-39 |
| 10:21 | George Mason | Larry Hudson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-39 |
| 10:19 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 09:54 | VCU | Justin Waterman is hacked by Elton Anderson - foul #4 on Elton Anderson, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Pottorff (SF), Thad Tucker (C) Shane Nagy, Nicholas Frawley | |
| Subs | George Mason | Sean Melendrez (PG), Desmond Brown (SG), Fabian Gallo (PF) Elton Anderson, Larry Hudson, William Scott | |
| 09:40 | VCU | Justin Waterman's floater is knocked away by Fabian Gallo | 40-39 |
| 09:38 | VCU | Gary Rector can't tip it in | 40-39 |
| 09:36 | George Mason | Richard Holland gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 09:16 | George Mason | Sean Melendrez double dribbles | 40-39 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG) Charles York | |
| Subs | George Mason | Norman Luse (PF), Brian Wellborn (C) Richard Holland, Michael Stokley | |
| 08:50 | VCU | Michael Pottorff misses long on a floater from the right block | 40-39 |
| 08:48 | VCU | Gary Rector hits the follow up shot | 42-39 |
| 08:28 | George Mason | John Visosky is called for the reach on Fabian Gallo - foul #2 on John Visosky, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles York (SG), Shane Nagy (PF) Justin Waterman, Gary Rector | |
| Subs | George Mason | Larry Hudson (SG) Desmond Brown | |
| 08:12 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 08:11 | VCU | The rebound goes to John Visosky | 42-39 |
| 07:49 | VCU | Michael Pottorff drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by John Visosky | 44-39 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Pottorff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shane Nagy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thad Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Sean Melendrez (fresh) SG - Larry Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fabian Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Norman Luse (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brian Wellborn (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | George Mason | Norman Luse makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Hudson | 44-42 |
| 07:05 | VCU | Charles York makes the jumper from the right block set up by John Visosky and he's fouled by Brian Wellborn - foul #2 on Brian Wellborn, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Justin Waterman (PG), Nicholas Frawley (C) John Visosky, Shane Nagy | |
| Subs | George Mason | Elton Anderson (PG), Richard Holland (SF), William Scott (PF), Michael Stokley (C) Sean Melendrez, Fabian Gallo, Norman Luse, Brian Wellborn | |
| 07:05 | VCU | Charles York makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:54 | George Mason | Elton Anderson double dribbles | 47-42 |
| 06:38 | VCU | Justin Waterman misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Elton Anderson - foul #5 on Elton Anderson, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG) Charles York | |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Pasinski (PG) Elton Anderson | |
| 06:38 | VCU | Justin Waterman makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 06:38 | VCU | Justin Waterman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 06:38 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Michael Stokley | 48-42 |
| 06:24 | George Mason | Thad Tucker swats the layup by William Scott | 48-42 |
| 06:23 | George Mason | William Scott misses the tip | 48-42 |
| 06:21 | George Mason | Michael Stokley grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 06:05 | George Mason | William Scott is wide open but clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Thad Tucker - foul #1 on Thad Tucker, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Shane Nagy (SF), Gary Rector (PF) Michael Pottorff, Thad Tucker | |
| Subs | George Mason | Sean Melendrez (PG) Robert Pasinski | |
| 06:05 | George Mason | William Scott makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 06:05 | George Mason | William Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 06:05 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 05:37 | VCU | Justin Waterman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 05:36 | VCU | Shane Nagy pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:21 | VCU | John Visosky loses the dribble to Richard Holland | 48-43 |
| 05:14 | George Mason | Richard Holland hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Sean Melendrez | 48-45 |
| 04:48 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Justin Waterman | 50-45 |
| 04:30 | George Mason | Sean Melendrez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 04:28 | VCU | Gary Rector snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 04:06 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Nicholas Frawley, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles York (SG), Michael Pottorff (SF), Thad Tucker (PF) John Visosky, Shane Nagy, Gary Rector | |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Pasinski (PG), Desmond Brown (SG), Fabian Gallo (C) Sean Melendrez, Larry Hudson, Michael Stokley | |
| 03:45 | George Mason | Richard Holland hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Pasinski | 50-48 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Justin Waterman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Pottorff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thad Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Nicholas Frawley (fresh) 21 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Robert Pasinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Desmond Brown (fresh) SF - Richard Holland (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Fabian Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:19 | VCU | Justin Waterman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thad Tucker | 53-48 |
| 03:04 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 03:03 | VCU | Charles York snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 02:34 | VCU | Justin Waterman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-48 |
| 02:32 | George Mason | William Scott grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 02:32 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Rector (PF) Thad Tucker | |
| Subs | George Mason | Sean Melendrez (PG), Larry Hudson (SG), Michael Stokley (C) Robert Pasinski, Desmond Brown, Fabian Gallo | |
| 02:11 | George Mason | Sean Melendrez travels with the ball | 53-48 |
| 01:47 | VCU | Gary Rector knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Pottorff | 55-48 |
| 01:26 | George Mason | Richard Holland is fouled on the floor by Michael Pottorff - foul #4 on Michael Pottorff, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| 01:26 | George Mason | Richard Holland makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 01:26 | George Mason | Richard Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:01 | VCU | Gary Rector comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 55-50 |
| 00:59 | VCU | Gary Rector tips it back up and in | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | George Mason | Richard Holland hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Pottorff - foul #5 on Michael Pottorff, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Shane Nagy (SF) Michael Pottorff | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:46 | George Mason | Richard Holland makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:46 | George Mason | Richard Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | VCU | Sean Melendrez is called for the reach on Justin Waterman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Melendrez, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG) Shane Nagy | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:44 | VCU | Justin Waterman misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:44 | George Mason | William Scott grabs the board | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | George Mason | William Scott banks in the layup set up by Larry Hudson | 57-54 |
| 00:36 | VCU | Justin Waterman is hacked by Larry Hudson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Hudson, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Shane Nagy (SF) John Visosky | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:36 | VCU | Justin Waterman makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:36 | VCU | Justin Waterman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:31 | George Mason | Richard Holland misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| 00:30 | VCU | Justin Waterman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 00:27 | VCU | Sean Melendrez is called for the reach on Justin Waterman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Melendrez, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG) Gary Rector | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:27 | VCU | Justin Waterman misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:27 | George Mason | Michael Stokley grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 00:23 | George Mason | Richard Holland scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Sean Melendrez | 59-57 |
| 00:23 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Rector (PF) John Visosky | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:22 | VCU | Larry Hudson is called for the reach on Justin Waterman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Hudson, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| 00:22 | VCU | Justin Waterman makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:22 | VCU | Justin Waterman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:15 | George Mason | Richard Holland is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 00:13 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 00:10 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Hudson - foul #4 on Larry Hudson, team foul #11 | 61-57 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG) Gary Rector | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:10 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:10 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:10 | VCU | John Visosky grabs the offensive board | 62-57 |
| 00:10 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| 00:08 | VCU | John Visosky is fouled on the floor by Sean Melendrez - foul #3 on Sean Melendrez, team foul #12 | 62-57 |
| 00:08 | VCU | John Visosky makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:08 | VCU | John Visosky misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:08 | VCU | Shane Nagy gets the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:06 | VCU | Shane Nagy is hacked by Larry Hudson - foul #5 on Larry Hudson, team foul #13 | 63-57 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Desmond Brown (SG) Larry Hudson | |
| 00:06 | VCU | Shane Nagy makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:06 | VCU | Shane Nagy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Rector (PF) John Visosky | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:02 | George Mason | Richard Holland works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Justin Waterman runs out the clock | 65-60 |