| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Rines (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan Williams (fresh) PF - Mark Lopiccolo (fresh) C - James Lindsey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Allen Whiting (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Strickland (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jason Jennette (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dema Galinski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Dan Williams inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Joseph Rines is denied by Donald Strickland | 30-33 |
| 19:49 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey tips it home | 32-33 |
| 19:29 | George Mason | Joseph Rines steals it from Dikembe Orji | 32-33 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by James Lindsey and he's hacked by Donald Strickland - foul #3 on Donald Strickland, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Karl Woods (C) James Lindsey | |
| Subs | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini (SF) Donald Strickland | |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:04 | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 35-35 |
| 18:46 | Notre Dame | William Stewart drills a turnaround from the right block | 37-35 |
| 18:25 | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini is hacked by Dan Williams - foul #3 on Dan Williams, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), William Banton (SF), James Lindsey (C) Joseph Rines, Dan Williams, Mark Lopiccolo | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 18:05 | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by William Banton - foul #2 on William Banton, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky (SF), Mark Lopiccolo (PF) James Sae, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 18:05 | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:05 | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | Mark Lopiccolo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 17:46 | Notre Dame | William Stewart hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 17:40 | George Mason | Dema Galinski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:35 | Notre Dame | William Banton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Cameron Beresky | 42-37 |
| 17:15 | George Mason | Jason Jennette buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Dikembe Orji | 42-39 |
| 16:54 | Notre Dame | William Banton buries a runner from close range | 44-39 |
| 16:42 | George Mason | Dema Galinski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-39 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | William Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Karl Woods | 47-39 |
| 16:03 | George Mason | Dikembe Orji misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-39 |
| 16:01 | George Mason | Jason Jennette tips it home | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Banton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cameron Beresky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Lopiccolo (fairly fresh) C - Karl Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Allen Whiting (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aurelio Mancini (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jason Jennette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Dema Galinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | William Stewart buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Dema Galinski - foul #3 on Dema Galinski, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines (SG), Dan Williams (SF), Kent Whittenburg (PF), James Lindsey (C) William Banton, Cameron Beresky, Mark Lopiccolo, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joseph McCollins (PG), Giovanni Marino (SG), Donald Strickland (SF), Anthony Nabors (PF), Edward Hsu (C) Allen Whiting, Dikembe Orji, Aurelio Mancini, Jason Jennette, Dema Galinski | |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | William Stewart makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 15:20 | George Mason | Donald Strickland is called for traveling | 50-41 |
| 15:02 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg clanks a shot from the baseline | 50-41 |
| 15:01 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Edward Hsu | 50-41 |
| 14:49 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Dan Williams grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 14:27 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg is hacked by Anthony Nabors - foul #1 on Anthony Nabors, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG), Mark Lopiccolo (PF) Joseph Rines, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | George Mason | Allen Whiting (PG), Aurelio Mancini (SG) Joseph McCollins, Giovanni Marino | |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | William Banton hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Donald Strickland - foul #4 on Donald Strickland, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dikembe Orji (SG) Donald Strickland | |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | William Banton makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| 13:59 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 13:57 | George Mason | Allen Whiting pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 13:52 | George Mason | Dikembe Orji misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 13:50 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 13:28 | Notre Dame | William Banton is hacked by Aurelio Mancini - foul #2 on Aurelio Mancini, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines (SG), Kent Whittenburg (PF) William Banton, Mark Lopiccolo | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jason Jennette (PF) Edward Hsu | |
| 13:07 | Notre Dame | Dan Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-41 |
| 13:06 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Dikembe Orji | 53-41 |
| 12:50 | George Mason | Allen Whiting can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Stewart - foul #3 on William Stewart, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG), Mark Lopiccolo (PF) Joseph Rines, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dema Galinski (C) Anthony Nabors | |
| 12:50 | George Mason | Allen Whiting makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 12:50 | George Mason | Allen Whiting makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey is fouled on the floor by Jason Jennette - foul #1 on Jason Jennette, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| 12:30 | Notre Dame | William Stewart is called for traveling | 53-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joseph McCollins (SG), Edward Hsu (SF) Dikembe Orji, Aurelio Mancini | |
| 12:11 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-43 |
| 12:09 | George Mason | Allen Whiting misses the tip | 53-43 |
| 12:07 | George Mason | Jason Jennette grabs the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 12:00 | George Mason | Jason Jennette's pass is intercepted by Dan Williams | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Banton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dan Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Mark Lopiccolo (fresh) C - James Lindsey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Allen Whiting (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph McCollins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Hsu (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jason Jennette (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Dema Galinski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | Notre Dame | Dan Williams's pass is intercepted by Allen Whiting | 53-43 |
| 11:35 | George Mason | Allen Whiting comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-43 |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-43 |
| 11:09 | George Mason | Allen Whiting pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:41 | George Mason | Mark Lopiccolo is called for the reach on Joseph McCollins - foul #1 on Mark Lopiccolo, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines (SG), Karl Woods (PF), Kent Whittenburg (C) William Banton, Mark Lopiccolo, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dikembe Orji (SG), Aurelio Mancini (SF), Anthony Nabors (PF) Allen Whiting, Jason Jennette, Dema Galinski | |
| 10:26 | George Mason | Edward Hsu hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 53-43 |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | Edward Hsu blocks the jumper by Joseph Rines | 53-43 |
| 10:07 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Anthony Nabors | 53-43 |
| 09:50 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Karl Woods - foul #2 on Karl Woods, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lindsey (C) Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | George Mason | Mark Jankowski (C) Edward Hsu | |
| 09:50 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:50 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Dan Williams misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Aurelio Mancini - foul #3 on Aurelio Mancini, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Lopiccolo (PF) Karl Woods | |
| Subs | George Mason | Giovanni Marino (PG) Joseph McCollins | |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Dan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Dan Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 09:33 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 09:11 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Nabors | 54-47 |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | William Stewart misses the jumper from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 09:00 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 08:37 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski hits a floater from the right wing set up by Aurelio Mancini | 54-49 |
| 08:19 | Notre Dame | Anthony Nabors blocks the jumper by James Lindsey | 54-49 |
| 08:18 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 08:13 | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dan Williams - foul #4 on Dan Williams, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG), William Banton (SF), Karl Woods (PF) William Stewart, Dan Williams, Mark Lopiccolo | |
| Subs | George Mason | Allen Whiting (PG), Jason Jennette (PF), Dema Galinski (C) Giovanni Marino, Anthony Nabors, Mark Jankowski | |
| 08:13 | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:13 | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Dikembe Orji - foul #1 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Mark Lopiccolo (PF) James Sae, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Strickland (SF) Aurelio Mancini | |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Rines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Banton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mark Lopiccolo (fresh) C - Karl Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Allen Whiting (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Strickland (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jason Jennette (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Dema Galinski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | George Mason | Dema Galinski travels with the ball | 56-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky (SF) Joseph Rines | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky's layup is rejected by Jason Jennette | 56-51 |
| 07:25 | George Mason | Dema Galinski gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 07:04 | George Mason | The short jumper by Jason Jennette is denied by Karl Woods | 56-51 |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines (SG), Kent Whittenburg (PF), James Lindsey (C) Cameron Beresky, Mark Lopiccolo, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini (SG) Dikembe Orji | |
| 06:32 | George Mason | Jason Jennette misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Rines - foul #1 on Joseph Rines, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG), Dan Williams (SF), Mark Lopiccolo (PF) William Stewart, Joseph Rines, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 06:32 | George Mason | Jason Jennette makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:32 | George Mason | Jason Jennette misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | Dan Williams pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Aurelio Mancini steals it from Dan Williams | 56-52 |
| 05:59 | George Mason | Donald Strickland lays it up and in on a great pass from Aurelio Mancini | 56-54 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Dan Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Joseph Rines (SG), Karl Woods (PF), Kent Whittenburg (C) James Sae, Dan Williams, Mark Lopiccolo, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dikembe Orji (SG), Anthony Nabors (C) Aurelio Mancini, Dema Galinski | |
| 05:26 | George Mason | Donald Strickland misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods loses the dribble to Anthony Nabors | 56-54 |
| 04:59 | George Mason | Donald Strickland is whistled for a carry | 56-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dan Williams (SF), Mark Lopiccolo (PF), James Lindsey (C) Joseph Rines, Karl Woods, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini (SF), Edward Hsu (C) Donald Strickland, Jason Jennette | |
| 04:40 | Notre Dame | William Banton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey grabs the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 04:28 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses the fadeaway in the lane | 56-54 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses the tip | 56-54 |
| 04:25 | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 04:20 | George Mason | Dikembe Orji misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 04:19 | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini grabs the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 04:05 | George Mason | Allen Whiting makes the jumpshot from the right side | 56-56 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Anthony Nabors takes the ball from Mark Lopiccolo | 56-56 |
| 03:35 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 03:33 | George Mason | Aurelio Mancini misses the tip | 56-56 |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Lindsey | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (tired) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Banton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dan Williams (tiring) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Mark Lopiccolo (fresh) C - James Lindsey (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Allen Whiting (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aurelio Mancini (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Nabors (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Edward Hsu (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Notre Dame | William Stewart comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 03:10 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Edward Hsu | 56-56 |
| 02:49 | George Mason | Allen Whiting comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 02:48 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Aurelio Mancini | 56-56 |
| 02:48 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG), Joseph Rines (SG), Cameron Beresky (SF), Karl Woods (PF), Kent Whittenburg (C) William Stewart, William Banton, Dan Williams, Mark Lopiccolo, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Strickland (SF), Jason Jennette (PF), Dema Galinski (C) Aurelio Mancini, Anthony Nabors, Edward Hsu | |
| 02:29 | George Mason | Donald Strickland loses the dribble to Cameron Beresky | 56-56 |
| 02:26 | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines banks in the layup on a great pass from Cameron Beresky | 58-56 |
| 02:06 | George Mason | Joseph Rines is called for the reach on Jason Jennette - foul #2 on Joseph Rines, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SF), James Lindsey (C) Cameron Beresky, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 02:06 | George Mason | Jason Jennette makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:06 | George Mason | Jason Jennette makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:48 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey is denied on a layup by Jason Jennette | 58-58 |
| 01:46 | George Mason | Jason Jennette grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:31 | George Mason | Dema Galinski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 01:30 | George Mason | Dikembe Orji tips it home | 58-60 |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | William Banton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 58-60 |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines tips it back up and in | 60-60 |
| 01:07 | George Mason | The jump hook by Jason Jennette is blocked by James Lindsey | 60-60 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | William Banton grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Dan Williams (SF), Mark Lopiccolo (PF) James Sae, William Banton, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:31 | George Mason | Jason Jennette scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Donald Strickland | 60-63 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | William Stewart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 00:14 | George Mason | Jason Jennette gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | George Mason | Jason Jennette is hacked by William Stewart in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Stewart, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| 00:11 | George Mason | Jason Jennette makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:11 | George Mason | Jason Jennette makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Dan Williams hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Stewart | 63-65 |
| 00:03 | George Mason | Joseph Rines is called for the reach on Jason Jennette in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Rines, team foul #10 | 63-65 |
| 00:03 | George Mason | Jason Jennette makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:03 | George Mason | Jason Jennette misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Mark Lopiccolo snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Dan Williams misses long on a halfcourt shot | 63-66 |