| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) SF - Lee Walls (fresh) PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) C - Jim Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - James Mosher (fresh) SG - Simon Schroeder (fresh) SF - George Mizell (fresh) PF - David London (fresh) C - Philip Langdon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Philip Langdon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt 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) | |
| 19:47 | George Mason | David London misses long on a shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Drozd | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | The short jumper by Lee Walls is denied by Philip Langdon | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | George Mason | Philip Langdon grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | George Mason | Kenneth Drozd takes the ball from David London | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | George Mason | Simon Schroeder works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | George Mason | David London gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | George Mason | Simon Schroeder drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Pitt | Jim Bell snags the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra is hacked by David London - foul #1 on David London, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 4-3 |
| 17:11 | George Mason | George Mizell is alone and drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Simon Schroeder | 4-5 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | George Mason | George Mizell grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:45 | George Mason | Philip Langdon buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Simon Schroeder | 4-7 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | Michael Alexander lays it in set up by Jim Bell | 6-7 |
| 16:18 | George Mason | Lee Walls steps in front of the Simon Schroeder pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 6-7 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by James Mosher - foul #1 on James Mosher, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Emilio Avila (PG), Theron Hulme (SF), Greg Avery (PF), Rodolfo Reyes (C) James Mosher, George Mizell, David London, Philip Langdon | |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:52 | George Mason | Greg Avery misses the jumper from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 15:50 | Pitt | Jim Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) SF - Lee Walls (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Emilio Avila (fresh) SG - Simon Schroeder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theron Hulme (fresh) PF - Greg Avery (fresh) C - Rodolfo Reyes (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Pitt | Simon Schroeder picks off the pass by Michael Alexander in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| 15:30 | George Mason | Lee Walls is called for the reach on Greg Avery - foul #1 on Lee Walls, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), William Pegues (PF), John Hinton (C) Terry O'Harra, Kenneth Drozd, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | George Mason | Larry Bartlett (SG) Simon Schroeder | |
| 15:10 | George Mason | Rodolfo Reyes scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Larry Bartlett and he's hacked by John Hinton - foul #1 on John Hinton, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Mosher (PG) Emilio Avila | |
| 15:10 | George Mason | Rodolfo Reyes misses the free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | John Hinton snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:54 | Pitt | William Macdonald clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:52 | George Mason | Rodolfo Reyes snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:32 | George Mason | Theron Hulme is whistled for traveling | 9-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (PF) William Pegues | |
| Subs | George Mason | Simon Schroeder (SG), Philip Langdon (C) Larry Bartlett, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| 14:09 | Pitt | Michael Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF) William Macdonald, John Hinton | |
| Subs | George Mason | George Mizell (SF) Theron Hulme | |
| 13:49 | George Mason | Greg Avery can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 13:47 | George Mason | Philip Langdon tips it back up and in | 9-11 |
| 13:31 | Pitt | Jim Bell buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Lee Walls and he's hacked by Philip Langdon - foul #1 on Philip Langdon, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | George Mason | David London (PF) Greg Avery | |
| 13:31 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:10 | George Mason | David London misses long on a shot from the left side | 12-11 |
| 13:08 | Pitt | Jim Bell pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:50 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Emilio Avila (PG) James Mosher | |
| 12:35 | George Mason | Simon Schroeder is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 12:33 | George Mason | Emilio Avila snags the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 12:11 | George Mason | George Mizell is whistled for traveling | 12-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), John Hinton (C) Terry O'Harra, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | George Mason | Theron Hulme (SF), Greg Avery (PF) George Mizell, David London | |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Lee Walls is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Lee Walls, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Pegues (PF) Lee Walls | |
| Subs | George Mason | Larry Bartlett (SG), Rodolfo Reyes (C) Simon Schroeder, Philip Langdon | |
| 11:36 | George Mason | John Hinton blocks the short jumper by Greg Avery | 12-11 |
| 11:35 | Pitt | William Pegues grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) SF - Kenneth Drozd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Pegues (fresh) C - John Hinton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Emilio Avila (fresh) SG - Larry Bartlett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theron Hulme (fresh) PF - Greg Avery (fresh) C - Rodolfo Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Pitt | William Pegues misses the shot from the baseline | 12-11 |
| 11:27 | George Mason | Larry Bartlett snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 11:18 | George Mason | Greg Avery misses badly on a runner in the lane | 12-11 |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 11:09 | Pitt | Michael Alexander comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-11 |
| 11:08 | George Mason | Larry Bartlett grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 10:46 | George Mason | Theron Hulme knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Emilio Avila | 12-14 |
| 10:29 | Pitt | Rodolfo Reyes picks off the pass by Michael Alexander | 12-14 |
| 10:13 | George Mason | Greg Avery hits the finger roll and the foul's on John Hinton - foul #2 on John Hinton, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SF), Jim Bell (C) Kenneth Drozd, John Hinton | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Mosher (PG), Simon Schroeder (SG), George Mizell (SF), Philip Langdon (C) Emilio Avila, Larry Bartlett, Theron Hulme, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| 10:13 | George Mason | Greg Avery makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | William Macdonald clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-17 |
| 09:53 | George Mason | Philip Langdon snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 09:40 | George Mason | Greg Avery hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by William Pegues - foul #1 on William Pegues, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| 09:40 | George Mason | Greg Avery makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:40 | George Mason | Greg Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:25 | Pitt | Jim Bell lays it in on a great pass from Terry O'Harra | 14-19 |
| 09:05 | George Mason | Greg Avery knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Mizell | 14-21 |
| 08:56 | Pitt | William Macdonald scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 17-21 |
| 08:44 | George Mason | Simon Schroeder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 08:43 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Langdon | 17-21 |
| 08:22 | George Mason | Philip Langdon buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 08:05 | Pitt | William Macdonald buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jim Bell | 20-23 |
| 07:49 | George Mason | Simon Schroeder connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Mosher | 20-26 |
| 07:37 | Pitt | Jim Bell blows the layup | 20-26 |
| 07:36 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the tip | 20-26 |
| 07:34 | George Mason | Greg Avery gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Pegues (fairly fresh) C - Jim Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - James Mosher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Simon Schroeder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Mizell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Greg Avery (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Philip Langdon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | George Mason | Terry O'Harra blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Simon Schroeder | 20-26 |
| 07:16 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jim Bell | 20-26 |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Michael Alexander connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Macdonald | 23-26 |
| 07:00 | George Mason | Simon Schroeder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 06:59 | Pitt | Jim Bell gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:54 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Pegues | 26-26 |
| 06:32 | George Mason | Terry O'Harra steals the ball from Philip Langdon | 26-26 |
| 06:20 | Pitt | Jim Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF) William Macdonald, William Pegues | |
| Subs | George Mason | Emilio Avila (PG), Larry Bartlett (SG), Theron Hulme (SF), David London (PF), Rodolfo Reyes (C) James Mosher, Simon Schroeder, George Mizell, Greg Avery, Philip Langdon | |
| 05:59 | George Mason | David London clanks a shot from the right side | 26-26 |
| 05:57 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Alexander | 26-26 |
| 05:51 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on David London - foul #2 on David London, team foul #4 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Leonard Blakely (C) David London | |
| 05:51 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:51 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:30 | George Mason | Theron Hulme can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 05:28 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd lays it in on a nice dish by Miguel Ayala | 30-26 |
| 04:51 | George Mason | Larry Bartlett misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 04:49 | Pitt | Jim Bell gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Rodolfo Reyes - foul #1 on Rodolfo Reyes, team foul #5 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Mosher (PG), Simon Schroeder (SG), Greg Avery (PF), Philip Langdon (C) Emilio Avila, Larry Bartlett, Rodolfo Reyes, Leonard Blakely | |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:22 | George Mason | Greg Avery double dribbles | 32-26 |
| 04:07 | Pitt | Jim Bell knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Philip Langdon - foul #2 on Philip Langdon, team foul #6 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Paul Friedrich (SF), Leonard Blakely (C) Theron Hulme, Philip Langdon | |
| 04:07 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the free throw | 35-26 |
| 04:00 | George Mason | James Mosher hits a 3 from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 03:47 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the jump hook near the basket | 35-29 |
| 03:45 | George Mason | Greg Avery pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 03:23 | George Mason | James Mosher clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 03:22 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jim Bell | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miguel Ayala (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry O'Harra (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - James Mosher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Simon Schroeder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Friedrich (fresh) PF - Greg Avery (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Blakely (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd buries a fadeaway from the left side | 37-29 |
| 02:51 | George Mason | Kenneth Drozd takes the ball from Greg Avery | 37-29 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-29 |
| 02:32 | Pitt | Jim Bell hits the follow up shot | 39-29 |
| 02:17 | George Mason | Paul Friedrich knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Simon Schroeder and the foul's on Terry O'Harra - foul #1 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #7 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Lee Walls (SF), William Pegues (PF), John Hinton (C) Miguel Ayala, Terry O'Harra, Kenneth Drozd, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | George Mason | George Mizell (SF), David London (PF), Philip Langdon (C) James Mosher, Greg Avery, Leonard Blakely | |
| 02:17 | George Mason | Paul Friedrich makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Paul Friedrich is called for the reach on Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Paul Friedrich, team foul #7 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Emilio Avila (PG) Paul Friedrich | |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 02:01 | George Mason | Philip Langdon grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 01:41 | George Mason | Simon Schroeder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 01:40 | Pitt | William Pegues pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Lee Walls clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 01:33 | Pitt | William Pegues gets the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 01:13 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 01:12 | George Mason | George Mizell snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 00:58 | George Mason | William Pegues is called for the reach on Philip Langdon - foul #2 on William Pegues, team foul #8 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Mosher (PG), Larry Bartlett (SG) Emilio Avila, Simon Schroeder | |
| 00:58 | George Mason | Philip Langdon makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:58 | George Mason | Philip Langdon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Lee Walls is fouled on the floor by George Mizell - foul #1 on George Mizell, team foul #8 | 40-34 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 00:33 | George Mason | David London clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on William Pegues - foul #3 on William Pegues, team foul #9 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF) William Pegues | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:33 | George Mason | David London makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:33 | George Mason | David London makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Drozd is blocked by David London | 42-36 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | William Macdonald connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-36 |