| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Bruce Harada (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Owen Epling (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Victoria (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Cleary (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Allen Whiting (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Korczynski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Nabors (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Dema Galinski (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski inbounds the ball | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Anthony Nabors | 27-43 |
| 19:33 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Cleary | 30-43 |
| 19:31 | George Mason | Dema Galinski is hacked by Steven Sparks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Sparks, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| 19:12 | George Mason | Dikembe Orji knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Boris Korczynski | 30-45 |
| 18:55 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 18:54 | George Mason | Allen Whiting grabs the board | 30-45 |
| 18:42 | George Mason | Dikembe Orji makes the wide open 3 from straight away | 30-48 |
| 18:28 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada can't connect on a shot from the left side | 30-48 |
| 18:26 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors gets the rebound | 30-48 |
| 18:24 | George Mason | Owen Epling takes the ball from Boris Korczynski in the backcourt | 30-48 |
| 18:22 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada blows the layup | 30-48 |
| 18:20 | UC Riverside | James Victoria tips it in | 32-48 |
| 17:56 | George Mason | The jump hook by Boris Korczynski is blocked by Mark Cleary | 32-48 |
| 17:55 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 17:42 | UC Riverside | James Victoria misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Anthony Nabors - foul #2 on Anthony Nabors, team foul #1 | 32-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Eustice (SG), Frank Parker (SF), Dennis Ayers (C) Steven Sparks, Owen Epling, Mark Cleary | |
| Subs | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini (PG), Ronald Rolfe (SG), Jason Jennette (SF), Edward Hsu (C) Allen Whiting, Dikembe Orji, Boris Korczynski, Dema Galinski | |
| 17:42 | UC Riverside | James Victoria makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 17:42 | UC Riverside | James Victoria makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 17:19 | George Mason | Jason Jennette misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 34-48 |
| 17:17 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 17:05 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason Jennette - foul #1 on Jason Jennette, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Hancock (C) James Victoria | |
| Subs | George Mason | Boris Korczynski (SF) Anthony Nabors | |
| 17:05 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 17:05 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 17:05 | George Mason | Jason Jennette pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 16:45 | George Mason | The jump hook by Boris Korczynski is blocked by Dennis Ayers | 35-48 |
| 16:44 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski snags the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 16:26 | George Mason | Jason Jennette lays it up and in on a nice dish by Aurelio Mancini | 35-50 |
| 16:10 | UC Riverside | David Hancock misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Boris Korczynski - foul #3 on Boris Korczynski, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks (SG), Kurt Chalmers (SF), Mark Cleary (C) David Eustice, Frank Parker, Dennis Ayers | |
| Subs | George Mason | Allen Whiting (PG), Anthony Nabors (PF), Dema Galinski (C) Boris Korczynski, Jason Jennette, Edward Hsu | |
| 16:10 | UC Riverside | David Hancock misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 16:10 | UC Riverside | David Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 16:03 | George Mason | Dema Galinski is hacked by Mark Cleary - foul #2 on Mark Cleary, team foul #2 | 36-50 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dikembe Orji (SG), Jason Jennette (SF) Ronald Rolfe, Aurelio Mancini | |
| 15:53 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors drills a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Bruce Harada - foul #2 on Bruce Harada, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson (SG), Johnathan McGill (SF), James Victoria (PF) Bruce Harada, Kurt Chalmers, David Hancock | |
| Subs | George Mason | Boris Korczynski (SF), Mark Jankowski (C) Jason Jennette, Dema Galinski | |
| 15:53 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors makes the free throw | 36-53 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Johnathan McGill (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Victoria (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Cleary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Allen Whiting (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Korczynski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Nabors (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Jankowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill misses the easy layup | 36-53 |
| 15:31 | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks gets the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 15:12 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 36-53 |
| 15:11 | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill gets the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 14:57 | UC Riverside | James Victoria drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Steven Sparks | 38-53 |
| 14:39 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-53 |
| 14:38 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| 14:23 | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill knocks in the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Mark Jankowski - foul #4 on Mark Jankowski, team foul #4 | 40-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Owen Epling (PG), David Eustice (SG), Dennis Ayers (PF), Frank Parker (C) Steven Sparks, Daniel Jackson, James Victoria, Mark Cleary | |
| Subs | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini (PG), Ronald Rolfe (SG), Jason Jennette (SF), Edward Hsu (PF), Dema Galinski (C) Allen Whiting, Dikembe Orji, Boris Korczynski, Anthony Nabors, Mark Jankowski | |
| 14:23 | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 14:21 | George Mason | Ronald Rolfe loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson (SG) Johnathan McGill | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 14:15 | UC Riverside | David Eustice banks in the layup | 43-53 |
| 14:13 | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini is hacked by Frank Parker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Parker, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| 14:03 | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 14:02 | George Mason | Jason Jennette tips it in | 43-55 |
| 13:40 | UC Riverside | Owen Epling is whistled for traveling | 43-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kurt Chalmers (SF), David Hancock (C) Owen Epling, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | George Mason | Giovanni Marino (SG) Jason Jennette | |
| 13:30 | George Mason | Edward Hsu misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-55 |
| 13:29 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to David Hancock | 43-55 |
| 13:06 | UC Riverside | David Hancock is fouled on the floor by Edward Hsu - foul #2 on Edward Hsu, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada (PG), Johnathan McGill (SF) Daniel Jackson, Kurt Chalmers | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jason Jennette (PF) Edward Hsu | |
| 12:51 | UC Riverside | Dennis Ayers comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 43-55 |
| 12:49 | UC Riverside | David Eustice hits the follow up shot | 45-55 |
| 12:38 | George Mason | Jason Jennette is whistled for a carry | 45-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks (SG), Mark Cleary (C) David Eustice, Dennis Ayers | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dikembe Orji (SG), Boris Korczynski (SF), Anthony Nabors (PF) Aurelio Mancini, Ronald Rolfe, Jason Jennette | |
| 12:26 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Sparks | 47-55 |
| 12:24 | George Mason | Bruce Harada steals the ball from Dema Galinski in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| 12:23 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada banks in the layup | 49-55 |
| 12:04 | George Mason | Dema Galinski can't connect on a shot in the lane | 49-55 |
| 12:03 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 11:48 | UC Riverside | David Hancock banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bruce Harada | 51-55 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Bruce Harada (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Johnathan McGill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Hancock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Cleary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Giovanni Marino (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Korczynski (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Nabors (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Dema Galinski (tiring) 10 pts. | |
| 11:32 | George Mason | Dema Galinski loses the dribble to David Hancock | 51-55 |
| 11:14 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Sparks | 53-55 |
| 11:00 | George Mason | Mark Cleary steals it from Boris Korczynski | 53-55 |
| 10:35 | UC Riverside | David Hancock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 10:33 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 10:18 | George Mason | Giovanni Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Eustice (PG), Daniel Jackson (SG), Owen Epling (SF), Dennis Ayers (PF), Frank Parker (C) Bruce Harada, Steven Sparks, Johnathan McGill, David Hancock, Mark Cleary | |
| Subs | George Mason | Allen Whiting (PG), Ronald Rolfe (SG), Aurelio Mancini (SF), Jason Jennette (PF), Edward Hsu (C) Giovanni Marino, Dikembe Orji, Boris Korczynski, Anthony Nabors, Dema Galinski | |
| 10:10 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 10:09 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Jason Jennette | 53-55 |
| 09:48 | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini misses the floater from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 09:47 | George Mason | Edward Hsu tips it in | 53-57 |
| 09:37 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 09:36 | George Mason | Edward Hsu grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 09:23 | George Mason | Allen Whiting is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Aurelio Mancini | 53-59 |
| 09:06 | UC Riverside | Owen Epling clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 09:05 | George Mason | Jason Jennette gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 08:52 | George Mason | Jason Jennette knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Allen Whiting | 53-61 |
| 08:32 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker hits a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Edward Hsu - foul #3 on Edward Hsu, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada (PG), Kurt Chalmers (SF), James Victoria (PF) David Eustice, Owen Epling, Dennis Ayers | |
| Subs | George Mason | Adam Balmer (PG), Dikembe Orji (SG), Boris Korczynski (SF), Anthony Nabors (PF) Allen Whiting, Ronald Rolfe, Aurelio Mancini, Edward Hsu | |
| 08:32 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker makes the free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:22 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kurt Chalmers - foul #2 on Kurt Chalmers, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary (C) Frank Parker | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 08:22 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 08:22 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 08:22 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 08:10 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary is hacked by Anthony Nabors - foul #3 on Anthony Nabors, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks (PG) Bruce Harada | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 08:10 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 08:10 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 07:57 | George Mason | Dikembe Orji drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Nabors | 56-64 |
| 07:45 | UC Riverside | Adam Balmer is called for the reach on Daniel Jackson - foul #1 on Adam Balmer, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Mark Jankowski (PF), Dema Galinski (C) Anthony Nabors, Jason Jennette | |
| 07:45 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 07:45 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kurt Chalmers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Victoria (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Cleary (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Adam Balmer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Korczynski (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Jankowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Dema Galinski (tiring) 10 pts. | |
| 07:33 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Orji | 58-66 |
| 07:10 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Sparks | 61-66 |
| 07:08 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-66 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada (PG), David Eustice (SG), Johnathan McGill (SF), Dennis Ayers (C) Steven Sparks, Daniel Jackson, Kurt Chalmers, Mark Cleary | |
| Subs | George Mason | Allen Whiting (PG), Ronald Rolfe (SG), Aurelio Mancini (SF) Adam Balmer, Dikembe Orji, Boris Korczynski | |
| 06:52 | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Hsu (PF) Dema Galinski | |
| 06:40 | George Mason | Dennis Ayers swats the shot by Edward Hsu | 61-66 |
| 06:39 | UC Riverside | James Victoria pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 06:36 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Whiting - foul #1 on Allen Whiting, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| 06:36 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:36 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:36 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 06:34 | George Mason | David Eustice picks off the pass by Ronald Rolfe in the backcourt | 62-66 |
| 06:20 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Eustice | 65-66 |
| 06:09 | George Mason | Edward Hsu scores on a shot from the left block set up by Allen Whiting | 65-68 |
| 05:56 | UC Riverside | Dennis Ayers misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 05:55 | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 05:46 | George Mason | Allen Whiting misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 05:45 | UC Riverside | David Eustice pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| 05:26 | UC Riverside | James Victoria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-68 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks (PG), Daniel Jackson (SG), Owen Epling (SF), Frank Parker (PF), David Hancock (C) Bruce Harada, David Eustice, Johnathan McGill, James Victoria, Dennis Ayers | |
| Subs | George Mason | Giovanni Marino (PG), Dikembe Orji (SG), Jason Jennette (SF), Anthony Nabors (PF), Dema Galinski (C) Allen Whiting, Ronald Rolfe, Aurelio Mancini, Edward Hsu, Mark Jankowski | |
| 05:10 | George Mason | Jason Jennette makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Orji and he's fouled by David Hancock - foul #1 on David Hancock, team foul #6 | 65-70 |
| 05:10 | George Mason | Jason Jennette makes the free throw | 65-71 |
| 04:57 | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks clanks a turnaround in the paint | 65-71 |
| 04:56 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Dema Galinski | 65-71 |
| 04:46 | George Mason | Giovanni Marino can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 65-71 |
| 04:44 | George Mason | Dema Galinski gets the offensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 04:27 | George Mason | Dema Galinski misses the lay-in | 65-71 |
| 04:25 | George Mason | Dikembe Orji grabs the offensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 04:07 | George Mason | Giovanni Marino clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-71 |
| 04:06 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors tips it but misses | 65-71 |
| 04:05 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Jennette | 65-71 |
| 03:53 | George Mason | Dikembe Orji misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 65-71 |
| 03:51 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors grabs the offensive board | 65-71 |
| 03:31 | George Mason | Frank Parker steps in front of the Giovanni Marino pass | 65-71 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Sparks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Daniel Jackson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Owen Epling (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Frank Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Hancock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Giovanni Marino (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jason Jennette (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Nabors (tiring) 5 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Dema Galinski (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Hancock | 68-71 |
| 03:02 | George Mason | David Hancock swats the short shot by Jason Jennette | 68-71 |
| 03:00 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Frank Parker | 68-71 |
| 03:00 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada (PG), Johnathan McGill (SF), Dennis Ayers (PF), Mark Cleary (C) Daniel Jackson, Owen Epling, Frank Parker, David Hancock | |
| Subs | George Mason | Allen Whiting (PG), Ronald Rolfe (SG), Aurelio Mancini (SF), Edward Hsu (PF), Mark Jankowski (C) Giovanni Marino, Dikembe Orji, Jason Jennette, Anthony Nabors, Dema Galinski | |
| 02:47 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-71 |
| 02:46 | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill misses the tip | 68-71 |
| 02:45 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Johnathan McGill | 68-71 |
| 02:29 | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill clanks a 3 from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 02:27 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| 02:27 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Boris Korczynski (SF) Aurelio Mancini | |
| 02:17 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 02:16 | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 02:16 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson (SG), James Victoria (PF) Steven Sparks, Dennis Ayers | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dikembe Orji (SG), Jason Jennette (PF) Ronald Rolfe, Mark Jankowski | |
| 01:54 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Hsu - foul #4 on Edward Hsu, team foul #10 | 68-71 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Anthony Nabors (PF), Dema Galinski (C) Jason Jennette, Edward Hsu | |
| 01:54 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:54 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:54 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary makes the 3rd free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:26 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Allen Whiting | 71-74 |
| 01:21 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Harada | 74-74 |
| 01:09 | George Mason | Dema Galinski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-74 |
| 01:08 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors snags the offensive board | 74-74 |
| 00:54 | George Mason | Dikembe Orji knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Boris Korczynski and the foul's on Daniel Jackson - foul #4 on Daniel Jackson, team foul #7 | 74-76 |
| 00:54 | George Mason | Dikembe Orji makes the free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:31 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mark Cleary | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | George Mason | Allen Whiting is hacked by Bruce Harada in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Harada, team foul #8 | 77-77 |
| 00:27 | George Mason | Allen Whiting makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:27 | George Mason | Allen Whiting makes the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Allen Whiting is called for the reach on Bruce Harada - foul #2 on Allen Whiting, team foul #11 | 77-79 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada makes the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada makes the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Dema Galinski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-79 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Bruce Harada (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - Johnathan McGill (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Victoria (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Cleary (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Allen Whiting (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Boris Korczynski (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Nabors (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Dema Galinski (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors wins the tip | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:55 | George Mason | Dikembe Orji loses the dribble to Daniel Jackson in the backcourt | 79-79 |
| 04:53 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada slams it home on a great pass from Daniel Jackson | 81-79 |
| 04:46 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors can't connect on a shot in the lane | 81-79 |
| 04:44 | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill grabs the defensive rebound | 81-79 |
| 04:28 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Harada | 83-79 |
| 04:11 | George Mason | Johnathan McGill is called for the reach on Boris Korczynski - foul #4 on Johnathan McGill, team foul #9 | 83-79 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks (SG), Owen Epling (SF), Dennis Ayers (PF), Frank Parker (C) Daniel Jackson, Johnathan McGill, James Victoria, Mark Cleary | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jason Jennette (PF), Edward Hsu (C) Anthony Nabors, Dema Galinski | |
| 04:11 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski misses the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 04:11 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker snags the defensive board | 83-79 |
| 03:50 | UC Riverside | Owen Epling comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 83-79 |
| 03:49 | George Mason | Allen Whiting grabs the defensive rebound | 83-79 |
| 03:43 | George Mason | Dikembe Orji hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 83-79 |
| 03:41 | UC Riverside | Dennis Ayers pulls down the rebound | 83-79 |
| 03:30 | UC Riverside | Dennis Ayers misses the easy layup | 83-79 |
| 03:28 | George Mason | Edward Hsu grabs the board | 83-79 |
| 03:25 | George Mason | Frank Parker picks off the pass by Boris Korczynski in the backcourt | 83-79 |
| 03:05 | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Allen Whiting - foul #3 on Allen Whiting, team foul #12 | 83-79 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Eustice (SG), David Hancock (C) Bruce Harada, Owen Epling | |
| Subs | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini (PG), Ronald Rolfe (SG), Mark Jankowski (C) Allen Whiting, Dikembe Orji, Boris Korczynski | |
| 03:05 | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks misses the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 03:05 | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks misses the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| 03:05 | George Mason | Edward Hsu grabs the board | 83-79 |
| 02:47 | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini's pass is intercepted by Frank Parker | 83-79 |
| 02:47 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-79 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson (SG), Johnathan McGill (SF), Mark Cleary (C) David Eustice, Frank Parker, David Hancock | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 02:38 | UC Riverside | Dennis Ayers knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Cleary | 85-79 |
| 02:38 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-79 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada (PG), James Victoria (PF) Steven Sparks, Dennis Ayers | |
| Subs | George Mason | Allen Whiting (PG), Dikembe Orji (SG), Boris Korczynski (SF), Anthony Nabors (PF) Aurelio Mancini, Ronald Rolfe, Edward Hsu, Mark Jankowski | |
| 02:20 | George Mason | James Victoria denies the turnaround by Jason Jennette | 85-79 |
| 02:18 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary grabs the board | 85-79 |
| 01:53 | UC Riverside | James Victoria blows the dunk | 85-79 |
| 01:52 | George Mason | Jason Jennette grabs the defensive rebound | 85-79 |
| 01:27 | George Mason | Jason Jennette makes the runner from the baseline set up by Dikembe Orji | 85-81 |
| 01:16 | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Jackson | 87-81 |
| 01:03 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 87-81 |
| 01:01 | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill grabs the defensive rebound | 87-81 |
| 00:59 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bruce Harada, team foul #10 | 87-81 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dema Galinski (C) Jason Jennette | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Bruce Harada (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Johnathan McGill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Victoria (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Cleary (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Allen Whiting (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - Boris Korczynski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Nabors (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Dema Galinski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | George Mason | Allen Whiting buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dikembe Orji | 87-84 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Whiting - foul #4 on Allen Whiting, team foul #13 | 87-84 |
| 00:40 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada misses the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:40 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada misses the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:40 | George Mason | Dema Galinski pulls down the rebound | 87-84 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | George Mason | Daniel Jackson steps in front of the Allen Whiting pass | 87-84 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Dikembe Orji is called for the reach on Mark Cleary in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #14 | 87-84 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks (PG), Owen Epling (SF), Frank Parker (PF) Bruce Harada, Johnathan McGill, James Victoria | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary makes the 1st free throw | 88-84 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary makes the 2nd free throw | 89-84 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | George Mason | Dema Galinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 89-84 |
| 00:07 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson is hacked by Dikembe Orji in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #15 | 89-84 |
| 00:07 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:07 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:07 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors grabs the defensive rebound | 90-84 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Allen Whiting can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 90-84 |