| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Eric Hearns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Knudsen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Ryan Reddick (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ernest Bradley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shane Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes inbounds the ball | 33-18 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Villanova | Eric Hearns's pass is intercepted by Ryan Reddick in the backcourt | 33-18 |
| 19:38 | George Mason | Matthew Meyer can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Roy Knudsen - foul #2 on Roy Knudsen, team foul #1 | 33-18 |
| 19:38 | George Mason | Matthew Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 19:38 | George Mason | Matthew Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 19:38 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Andrew Jackson | 33-19 |
| 19:09 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-19 |
| 19:08 | George Mason | Neil Alexander pulls down the rebound | 33-19 |
| 18:58 | George Mason | Ryan Reddick comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-19 |
| 18:57 | George Mason | Matthew Meyer misses the tip | 33-19 |
| 18:55 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen pulls down the rebound | 33-19 |
| 18:32 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-19 |
| 18:31 | George Mason | Matthew Meyer gets the rebound | 33-19 |
| 18:17 | George Mason | Neil Alexander clanks a jumper from the left block | 33-19 |
| 18:16 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen snags the defensive board | 33-19 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | Ernest Bradley picks off the pass by Andrew Jackson | 33-19 |
| 17:42 | George Mason | Gary Peterson steps in front of the Shane Williams pass | 33-19 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Gary Peterson misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Neil Alexander - foul #1 on Neil Alexander, team foul #1 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (PG), Jimmy Johnson (SG) Eric Hearns, Andrew Jackson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Walter Claire (PF) Neil Alexander | |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Gary Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | Gary Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-19 |
| 17:12 | George Mason | Ryan Reddick scores on a shot from the right side | 34-21 |
| 16:47 | Villanova | Roy Knudsen clanks a shot near the basket | 34-21 |
| 16:46 | Villanova | Gary Peterson tips it in | 36-21 |
| 16:29 | George Mason | Walter Claire is fouled on the floor by John McCarthy - foul #1 on John McCarthy, team foul #2 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Ferguson (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), Chad Kraus (C) Gerald Stokes, Gary Peterson, Roy Knudsen | |
| Subs | George Mason | Gary Ozminkowski (PG), Rafael Burdge (SG), Spencer Cooper (SF), Kevin Kelsch (C) Ryan Reddick, Ernest Bradley, Shane Williams, Matthew Meyer | |
| 16:20 | George Mason | Walter Claire misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John McCarthy - foul #2 on John McCarthy, team foul #3 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Jackson (SG) Jimmy Johnson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Neil Alexander (PF) Kevin Kelsch | |
| 16:20 | George Mason | Walter Claire misses the 1st free throw | 36-21 |
| 16:20 | George Mason | Walter Claire misses the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | Rogelio Russo grabs the board | 36-21 |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Rafael Burdge steals the ball from Brett Ferguson | 36-21 |
| 15:54 | George Mason | Spencer Cooper slams it home on a nice dish by Rafael Burdge | 36-23 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John McCarthy (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Andrew Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chad Kraus (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Gary Ozminkowski (fresh) SG - Rafael Burdge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Spencer Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Claire (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Villanova | John McCarthy drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Chad Kraus | 39-23 |
| 15:13 | George Mason | Rogelio Russo picks off the pass by Gary Ozminkowski | 39-23 |
| 14:53 | Villanova | John McCarthy comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Spencer Cooper - foul #1 on Spencer Cooper, team foul #2 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Hearns (PG) Andrew Jackson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Ryan Reddick (PG), Ernest Bradley (SG), Shane Williams (SF), Matthew Meyer (C) Gary Ozminkowski, Rafael Burdge, Neil Alexander, Walter Claire | |
| 14:53 | Villanova | John McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 14:53 | Villanova | John McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-23 |
| 14:34 | George Mason | Spencer Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerald Stokes (SF), Gary Peterson (PF), Roy Knudsen (C) Brett Ferguson, Rogelio Russo, Chad Kraus | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 14:11 | Villanova | John McCarthy can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-23 |
| 14:09 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes tips it in | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:00 | George Mason | Ryan Reddick hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-26 |
| 13:31 | Villanova | Gary Peterson misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 43-26 |
| 13:30 | Villanova | Gary Peterson tips it back up and in | 45-26 |
| 13:07 | George Mason | Ryan Reddick can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 45-26 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | John McCarthy misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-26 |
| 12:38 | George Mason | Shane Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-26 |
| 12:27 | George Mason | Ernest Bradley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-26 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Roy Knudsen | 45-26 |
| 11:56 | Villanova | Matthew Meyer steals the ball from John McCarthy | 45-26 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Eric Hearns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John McCarthy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Gerald Stokes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Knudsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Ryan Reddick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ernest Bradley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Spencer Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:45 | George Mason | Ernest Bradley drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-29 |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Shane Williams takes the ball from Gerald Stokes | 45-29 |
| 11:16 | George Mason | Shane Williams misses the lay-in | 45-29 |
| 11:14 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gerald Stokes | 45-29 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | John McCarthy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-29 |
| 10:49 | George Mason | Matthew Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:44 | George Mason | Ernest Bradley buries a shot from the left block set up by Ryan Reddick | 45-31 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | John McCarthy is hacked by Spencer Cooper - foul #2 on Spencer Cooper, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jimmy Johnson (PG), Andrew Jackson (SG), Brett Ferguson (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), Chad Kraus (C) Eric Hearns, John McCarthy, Gerald Stokes, Gary Peterson, Roy Knudsen | |
| Subs | George Mason | Gary Ozminkowski (PG), Rafael Burdge (SG), Kevin Kelsch (SF), Neil Alexander (PF), Walter Claire (C) Ryan Reddick, Ernest Bradley, Shane Williams, Spencer Cooper, Matthew Meyer | |
| 09:56 | Villanova | Neil Alexander is called for the reach on Brett Ferguson - foul #2 on Neil Alexander, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| 09:38 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson is fouled on the floor by Walter Claire - foul #2 on Walter Claire, team foul #5 | 45-31 |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Rafael Burdge steps in front of the Rogelio Russo pass | 45-31 |
| 09:03 | George Mason | A charge is called on Walter Claire - foul #3 on Walter Claire, team foul #6 | 45-31 |
| 08:39 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 08:38 | George Mason | Walter Claire grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 08:27 | George Mason | Kevin Kelsch misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Jackson - foul #1 on Andrew Jackson, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Matthew Meyer (C) Walter Claire | |
| 08:27 | George Mason | Kevin Kelsch misses the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 08:27 | George Mason | Kevin Kelsch makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 08:08 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Kelsch - foul #3 on Kevin Kelsch, team foul #7 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (PG) Jimmy Johnson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Ryan Reddick (PG), Shane Williams (SF) Gary Ozminkowski, Kevin Kelsch | |
| 08:08 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 08:08 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:53 | George Mason | Rafael Burdge is fouled on the floor by John McCarthy - foul #3 on John McCarthy, team foul #5 | 47-32 |
| 07:43 | George Mason | John McCarthy takes the ball from Matthew Meyer | 47-32 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | John McCarthy lays it in | 49-32 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John McCarthy (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chad Kraus (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Ryan Reddick (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Burdge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Shane Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neil Alexander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | George Mason | Rogelio Russo is called for the reach on Neil Alexander - foul #3 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #6 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Ernest Bradley (SG), Walter Claire (PF) Rafael Burdge, Neil Alexander | |
| 07:16 | George Mason | Ryan Reddick is fouled on the floor by Chad Kraus - foul #2 on Chad Kraus, team foul #7 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jimmy Johnson (SG), Gary Peterson (PF) Andrew Jackson, Rogelio Russo | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 07:16 | George Mason | Ryan Reddick makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 07:16 | George Mason | Ryan Reddick makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 06:51 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson throws it down on a nice dish by John McCarthy | 51-34 |
| 06:44 | George Mason | Ernest Bradley hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ryan Reddick | 51-36 |
| 06:15 | Villanova | John McCarthy knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Brett Ferguson | 54-36 |
| 06:05 | George Mason | Matthew Meyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Hearns (PG), Gerald Stokes (SF), Roy Knudsen (C) Jimmy Johnson, Brett Ferguson, Chad Kraus | |
| Subs | George Mason | Rafael Burdge (PG), Neil Alexander (PF) Ryan Reddick, Walter Claire | |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Shane Williams - foul #3 on Shane Williams, team foul #8 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Jackson (SG), Rogelio Russo (PF) John McCarthy, Gary Peterson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Gary Ozminkowski (PG), James Via (SF), Spencer Cooper (PF), Kevin Kelsch (C) Ernest Bradley, Shane Williams, Neil Alexander, Matthew Meyer | |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 05:36 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 05:17 | George Mason | Gary Ozminkowski lays it in and he's hacked by Eric Hearns - foul #2 on Eric Hearns, team foul #8 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Walter Claire (PF) James Via | |
| 05:17 | George Mason | Gary Ozminkowski makes the free throw | 55-39 |
| 04:48 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes's floater is tipped away by Walter Claire | 55-39 |
| 04:47 | George Mason | Spencer Cooper pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 04:41 | George Mason | The short jumper by Walter Claire is denied by Rogelio Russo | 55-39 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 04:19 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Spencer Cooper - foul #3 on Spencer Cooper, team foul #9 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (SG) Andrew Jackson | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 04:19 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 04:19 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 04:00 | George Mason | Rafael Burdge makes the jumper from the free throw line | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Rogelio Russo misses short on a floater from close range | 57-41 |
| 03:38 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Walter Claire | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Eric Hearns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John McCarthy (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Stokes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Knudsen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Gary Ozminkowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rafael Burdge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Spencer Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Claire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Kelsch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | George Mason | Gary Ozminkowski misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Rogelio Russo - foul #4 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #9 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jimmy Johnson (SG), Brett Ferguson (SF), Gary Peterson (PF), Chad Kraus (C) Eric Hearns, Gerald Stokes, Rogelio Russo, Roy Knudsen | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Via (SG) Rafael Burdge | |
| 03:33 | George Mason | Gary Ozminkowski misses the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 03:33 | George Mason | Gary Ozminkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | John McCarthy can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Ozminkowski - foul #1 on Gary Ozminkowski, team foul #10 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Andrew Jackson (SG) Jimmy Johnson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Rafael Burdge (SG) Gary Ozminkowski | |
| 03:10 | Villanova | John McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | John McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 02:58 | George Mason | James Via scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 02:35 | Villanova | Chad Kraus can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kevin Kelsch - foul #4 on Kevin Kelsch, team foul #11 | 59-45 |
| 02:35 | Villanova | Chad Kraus makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 02:35 | Villanova | Chad Kraus makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 02:28 | George Mason | Spencer Cooper knocks in the jumper from close range | 61-47 |
| 02:08 | Villanova | Chad Kraus is hacked by Spencer Cooper - foul #4 on Spencer Cooper, team foul #12 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gerald Stokes (SF) Brett Ferguson | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 02:08 | Villanova | Chad Kraus misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 02:08 | Villanova | Chad Kraus makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 01:53 | George Mason | Gerald Stokes steals the ball from Rafael Burdge | 62-47 |
| 01:26 | Villanova | Gerald Stokes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Jackson | 64-47 |
| 00:59 | George Mason | Walter Claire throws it down on a great pass from Rafael Burdge and he's hacked by Gary Peterson - foul #3 on Gary Peterson, team foul #10 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eric Hearns (PG), Roy Knudsen (C) John McCarthy, Chad Kraus | |
| Subs | George Mason | Gary Ozminkowski (PG) James Via | |
| 00:59 | George Mason | Walter Claire makes the free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Gary Peterson lays it in set up by Eric Hearns | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | George Mason | Walter Claire is fouled on the floor by Roy Knudsen - foul #3 on Roy Knudsen, team foul #11 | 66-50 |
| 00:27 | George Mason | Walter Claire misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:27 | George Mason | Walter Claire makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Eric Hearns runs out the clock | 66-51 |