| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Drew Sultan (fresh) SG - Gerald Moore (fresh) SF - Paul Overstreet (fresh) PF - Randy Stevenson (fresh) C - Thomas Adair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fresh) SG - Eric Fink (fresh) SF - Mohammad Scott (fresh) PF - Willie Dougherty (fresh) C - Patrick Blackmer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Ball State | Eric Fink makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Dougherty | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | George Mason | Mohammad Scott steals it from Drew Sultan | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gerard Stansbury | 0-6 |
| 19:01 | George Mason | Gerard Stansbury is called for the reach on Paul Overstreet - foul #1 on Gerard Stansbury, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 18:39 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-6 |
| 18:31 | George Mason | Thomas Adair snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 18:09 | George Mason | Gerald Moore makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Drew Sultan | 3-6 |
| 17:50 | Ball State | Paul Overstreet steps in front of the Eric Fink pass | 3-6 |
| 17:25 | George Mason | Gerald Moore connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Drew Sultan | 6-6 |
| 17:08 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-6 |
| 17:06 | George Mason | Gerald Moore gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:51 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson's dunk attempt is rejected by Mohammad Scott | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | George Mason | Thomas Adair grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:35 | George Mason | Gerald Moore double dribbles | 6-6 |
| Subs | George Mason | Matthew Osmond (PG), Daniel Scott (PF) Drew Sultan, Randy Stevenson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Douglas Dotson (SF), Jeffrey Lee (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Eric Fink, Mohammad Scott, Willie Dougherty, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 16:21 | Ball State | Daniel Travis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-6 |
| 16:19 | George Mason | Gerald Moore snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:14 | George Mason | Daniel Scott scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Gerald Moore and he's fouled by Jamie Pyatt - foul #1 on Jamie Pyatt, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| 16:14 | George Mason | Daniel Scott misses the free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:14 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Overstreet | 8-6 |
| 16:01 | George Mason | Thomas Adair is called for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | George Mason | Tracy Kersh (C) Thomas Adair | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Matthew Osmond (fresh) SG - Gerald Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Overstreet (fresh) PF - Daniel Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tracy Kersh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Travis (fresh) SF - Douglas Dotson (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) C - Jamie Pyatt (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson hits a runner from the left block set up by Gerard Stansbury | 8-8 |
| 15:36 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Matthew Osmond, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | George Mason | Benjamin Anderson (SF) Paul Overstreet | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 14:54 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-10 |
| 14:52 | George Mason | Daniel Scott gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:34 | George Mason | Gerald Moore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Daniel Travis makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Dotson | 8-13 |
| 14:16 | George Mason | Daniel Scott connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gerald Moore | 10-13 |
| 14:03 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Tracy Kersh - foul #1 on Tracy Kersh, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | George Mason | Drew Sultan (PG), Paul Overstreet (SF), Randy Stevenson (PF), Thomas Adair (C) Matthew Osmond, Gerald Moore, Benjamin Anderson, Tracy Kersh | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (SG), Patrick Blackmer (C) Daniel Travis, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 14:03 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:03 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:50 | George Mason | Daniel Scott is fouled on the floor by Eric Fink - foul #1 on Eric Fink, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (SF), Willie Dougherty (PF) Douglas Dotson, Jeffrey Lee | |
| 13:36 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 13:34 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Eric Fink misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 13:28 | George Mason | Thomas Adair grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 13:13 | George Mason | Daniel Scott clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 13:12 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet hits the follow up shot | 12-15 |
| 12:53 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott is hacked by Randy Stevenson - foul #1 on Randy Stevenson, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | George Mason | Matthew Osmond (SG) Daniel Scott | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Dotson (SF), Jeffrey Lee (PF) Mohammad Scott, Willie Dougherty | |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Eric Fink is whistled for a carry | 12-15 |
| Subs | George Mason | Gerald Moore (SG) Matthew Osmond | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:25 | George Mason | Drew Sultan misses the 3 from straight away | 12-15 |
| 12:24 | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Eric Fink is whistled for a carry | 12-15 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG) Eric Fink | |
| 12:04 | George Mason | Gerald Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 11:56 | Ball State | Daniel Travis comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 11:54 | George Mason | Gerald Moore grabs the board | 12-15 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Drew Sultan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Overstreet (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Stevenson (fresh) C - Thomas Adair (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Travis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Dotson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) C - Patrick Blackmer (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:48 | George Mason | Drew Sultan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gerard Stansbury - foul #2 on Gerard Stansbury, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | George Mason | Daniel Scott (PF) Randy Stevenson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (PG), Jamie Pyatt (C) Gerard Stansbury, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 11:48 | George Mason | Drew Sultan misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:48 | George Mason | Drew Sultan makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | George Mason | Matthew Osmond (PG), Benjamin Anderson (SF), Tracy Kersh (C) Drew Sultan, Paul Overstreet, Thomas Adair | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (SG) Douglas Dotson | |
| 11:15 | George Mason | Benjamin Anderson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 11:14 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jamie Pyatt | 13-15 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee hits a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Matthew Osmond - foul #2 on Matthew Osmond, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Goree (PG), Albert Sabol (C) Matthew Osmond, Gerald Moore | |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Dotson (SF) Daniel Travis | |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:43 | George Mason | Daniel Scott is called for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Scott, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | George Mason | Paul Overstreet (SF), Thomas Adair (C) Benjamin Anderson, Albert Sabol | |
| Subs | Ball State | Willie Dougherty (PF) Jeffrey Lee | |
| 10:21 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt is whistled for a carry | 13-18 |
| Subs | George Mason | Randy Stevenson (PF) Tracy Kersh | |
| Subs | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer (C) Jamie Pyatt | |
| 09:56 | George Mason | Edward Goree buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Scott | 15-18 |
| 09:47 | Ball State | The jump hook by Willie Dougherty is blocked by Paul Overstreet | 15-18 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:40 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty is denied on a layup by Thomas Adair | 15-18 |
| 09:39 | George Mason | Daniel Scott gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:12 | George Mason | Thomas Adair is hacked by Mohammad Scott - foul #1 on Mohammad Scott, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | George Mason | Drew Sultan (PG), Gerald Moore (SG), Benjamin Anderson (SF), Tracy Kersh (C) Edward Goree, Daniel Scott, Paul Overstreet, Thomas Adair | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Jeffrey Lee (PF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Eric Fink, Willie Dougherty, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 08:50 | George Mason | Gerald Moore's 3 pointer is rejected by Daniel Travis | 15-18 |
| 08:48 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 08:41 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 15-18 |
| 08:40 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 08:21 | George Mason | Drew Sultan makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randy Stevenson | 17-18 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott is fouled on the floor by Drew Sultan - foul #1 on Drew Sultan, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | George Mason | Paul Overstreet (SF), Thomas Adair (C) Benjamin Anderson, Randy Stevenson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Willie Dougherty (PF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Douglas Dotson, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee snags the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 07:59 | Ball State | The jump hook by Patrick Blackmer is blocked by Thomas Adair | 17-18 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Travis | 17-18 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Mohammad Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 07:46 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Drew Sultan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Overstreet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tracy Kersh (fresh) C - Thomas Adair (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Mohammad Scott (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Travis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Dougherty (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Blackmer (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Gerald Moore | 19-18 |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Paul Overstreet takes the ball from Daniel Travis | 19-18 |
| 06:58 | George Mason | Thomas Adair is hacked by Jeffrey Lee - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lee, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Goree (PG), Daniel Scott (PF), Albert Sabol (C) Drew Sultan, Tracy Kersh, Thomas Adair | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (SG), Douglas Dotson (SF), Jamie Pyatt (C) Mohammad Scott, Jeffrey Lee, Patrick Blackmer | |
| 06:41 | George Mason | Gerald Moore drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Scott | 22-18 |
| 06:36 | Ball State | Daniel Travis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 06:34 | George Mason | Daniel Scott grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 06:27 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet double dribbles | 22-18 |
| Subs | George Mason | Randy Stevenson (PF) Paul Overstreet | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson misses the lay-in | 22-18 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty hits the follow up shot | 22-20 |
| 05:56 | George Mason | Gerald Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 05:55 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Scott | 22-20 |
| 05:26 | George Mason | Daniel Travis picks off the pass by Randy Stevenson | 22-20 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Eric Fink hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Travis | 22-22 |
| 04:57 | George Mason | Gerald Moore connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Goree | 25-22 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt is hacked by Albert Sabol - foul #1 on Albert Sabol, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | George Mason | Drew Sultan (PG), Paul Overstreet (SF), Tracy Kersh (PF), Thomas Adair (C) Edward Goree, Gerald Moore, Randy Stevenson, Albert Sabol | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mohammad Scott (PG), Jeffrey Lee (PF) Daniel Travis, Willie Dougherty | |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:18 | George Mason | Daniel Scott knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Tracy Kersh and he's fouled by Douglas Dotson - foul #1 on Douglas Dotson, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Patrick Blackmer (C) Jamie Pyatt | |
| 04:18 | George Mason | Daniel Scott makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Tracy Kersh picks off the pass by Douglas Dotson | 28-24 |
| 03:48 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet makes the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Douglas Dotson - foul #2 on Douglas Dotson, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | George Mason | Matthew Osmond (SG) Daniel Scott | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury (PG), Daniel Travis (SG) Eric Fink, Douglas Dotson | |
| 03:48 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet makes the free throw | 31-24 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Drew Sultan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Osmond (fresh) SF - Paul Overstreet (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tracy Kersh (fresh) C - Thomas Adair (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gerard Stansbury (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Travis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mohammad Scott (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Blackmer (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:34 | Ball State | Daniel Travis buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gerard Stansbury | 31-27 |
| 03:13 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Tracy Kersh | 34-27 |
| 03:08 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury loses the ball out of bounds | 34-27 |
| Subs | George Mason | Gerald Moore (SG) Drew Sultan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:51 | George Mason | Gerald Moore can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Daniel Travis can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-27 |
| 02:41 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Gerald Moore | 34-27 |
| 02:14 | George Mason | Mohammad Scott is called for the reach on Paul Overstreet - foul #2 on Mohammad Scott, team foul #9 | 34-27 |
| Subs | George Mason | Randy Stevenson (PF), Albert Sabol (C) Tracy Kersh, Thomas Adair | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Fink (SG), Douglas Dotson (SF) Daniel Travis, Mohammad Scott | |
| 02:14 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 02:14 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Overstreet - foul #1 on Paul Overstreet, team foul #8 | 36-27 |
| Subs | George Mason | Drew Sultan (PG), Daniel Scott (SF) Matthew Osmond, Paul Overstreet | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jamie Pyatt (C) Patrick Blackmer | |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Douglas Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:42 | George Mason | Gerald Moore is hacked by Douglas Dotson - foul #3 on Douglas Dotson, team foul #10 | 36-28 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Willie Dougherty (PF) Douglas Dotson | |
| 01:42 | George Mason | Gerald Moore makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:42 | George Mason | Gerald Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 01:23 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gerard Stansbury | 38-31 |
| 01:09 | George Mason | Drew Sultan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 01:07 | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury misses badly on a floater from the left side | 38-31 |
| 01:02 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 00:46 | George Mason | Drew Sultan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Albert Sabol | 40-31 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Gerard Stansbury travels in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| Subs | George Mason | Matthew Osmond (PG), Paul Overstreet (SF), Thomas Adair (C) Drew Sultan, Gerald Moore, Albert Sabol | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Travis (SG), Mohammad Scott (SF), Patrick Blackmer (C) Eric Fink, Jeffrey Lee, Jamie Pyatt | |
| 00:30 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet can't finish the layup | 40-31 |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Willie Dougherty grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Matthew Osmond steals it from Daniel Travis | 40-31 |
| 00:19 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond misses the easy layup | 40-31 |
| 00:18 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson snags the offensive board | 40-31 |
| 00:01 | George Mason | Paul Overstreet double dribbles | 40-31 |
| Subs | George Mason | Tracy Kersh (PF) Randy Stevenson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Lee (PF) Willie Dougherty | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Daniel Travis misses long on a fullcourt shot | 40-31 |