| Lineup | George Mason | PG - James McKearney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Leslie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shawn Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Wilfredo Giordano (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Nutter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 4 pts. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | James Green inbounds the ball | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | George Mason | Wilfredo Giordano knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Allen Leslie | 32-41 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Clay Farnham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 19:36 | Rice | John Nutter misses the tip | 32-41 |
| 19:35 | George Mason | Shawn Stanley pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 19:27 | George Mason | James Green misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Clay Farnham - foul #3 on Clay Farnham, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (PF) Clay Farnham | |
| 19:27 | George Mason | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 19:27 | George Mason | James Green misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Jason Kent gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 19:05 | Rice | John Nutter is hacked by James Green - foul #2 on James Green, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Michael Granados buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Duane Lawhorn | 33-44 |
| 18:20 | George Mason | James Green connects on the jumper from the right block | 35-44 |
| 18:07 | Rice | John Nutter is whistled for traveling | 35-44 |
| 17:42 | George Mason | Michael Granados is called for the reach on Allen Leslie - foul #2 on Michael Granados, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), Stephen Kile (C) Michael Granados, John Nutter, Casey Simpson | |
| 17:37 | George Mason | Wilfredo Giordano hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 35-44 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Jason Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Jason Kent is hacked by Shawn Stanley - foul #1 on Shawn Stanley, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | George Mason | Arturo Pena (SF), John Overstreet (PF) James Green, Shawn Stanley | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG), Stanley Cunningham (C) Duane Lawhorn, Jason Kent | |
| 17:13 | Rice | John Overstreet steps in front of the Stephen Kile pass | 35-44 |
| 17:04 | George Mason | James McKearney is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kile - foul #1 on Stephen Kile, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (SG), Mark Lynch (C) Allen Leslie, Wilfredo Giordano | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:55 | George Mason | John Overstreet's pass is intercepted by Stephen Kile | 35-44 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Kristopher Mire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | George Mason | James Labrador (SG), James Green (SF) James McKearney, Arturo Pena | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG) Kristopher Mire | |
| 16:13 | George Mason | John Overstreet's floater is tipped away by Stanley Cunningham | 35-44 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 15:57 | Rice | John Nutter can't connect on a shot from close range | 35-44 |
| 15:55 | George Mason | Mark Lynch snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Labrador (fresh) SF - James Green (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Overstreet (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Lynch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | George Mason | David Jones knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 15:19 | Rice | John Overstreet steals it from Edwin Veatch | 37-44 |
| 15:12 | George Mason | James Green can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 15:11 | Rice | John Nutter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Mark Lynch is called for the reach on Edwin Veatch - foul #1 on Mark Lynch, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | George Mason | James McKearney (PG), Allen Leslie (SG), Arturo Pena (SF), Domingo Santiago (PF), Wilfredo Giordano (C) David Jones, James Labrador, James Green, John Overstreet, Mark Lynch | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Zachary Hedberg, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 14:34 | Rice | John Cowling misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wilfredo Giordano - foul #1 on Wilfredo Giordano, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| 14:34 | Rice | John Cowling misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:34 | Rice | John Cowling misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:34 | George Mason | Wilfredo Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:17 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Allen Leslie and he's hacked by Clay Farnham - foul #4 on Clay Farnham, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (PF) Clay Farnham | |
| 14:17 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Duane Lawhorn | 40-46 |
| 13:39 | George Mason | Wilfredo Giordano hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James McKearney | 43-46 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Casey Simpson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 13:15 | George Mason | Wilfredo Giordano grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 13:10 | George Mason | James McKearney hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Duane Lawhorn - foul #2 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | George Mason | James Green (SF) Arturo Pena | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:10 | George Mason | James McKearney makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:10 | George Mason | James McKearney makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Michael Granados misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Casey Simpson hits the follow up shot | 45-48 |
| 12:43 | George Mason | John Cowling steps in front of the Domingo Santiago pass | 45-48 |
| 12:30 | Rice | John Cowling hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 12:05 | George Mason | Allen Leslie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Jason Kent grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Jason Kent hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Duane Lawhorn | 45-53 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - James McKearney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Leslie (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Green (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Domingo Santiago (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Wilfredo Giordano (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jason Kent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:46 | George Mason | James Green clanks a floater from the left block | 45-53 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Casey Simpson snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Michael Granados scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by John Cowling | 45-56 |
| 11:11 | George Mason | Allen Leslie is fouled on the floor by Casey Simpson - foul #3 on Casey Simpson, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), James Labrador (SG), Shawn Stanley (PF), John Overstreet (C) James McKearney, Allen Leslie, Domingo Santiago, Wilfredo Giordano | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, John Cowling, Jason Kent, Casey Simpson | |
| 10:53 | George Mason | James Labrador can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 10:51 | George Mason | James Green tips it but misses | 45-56 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Edwin Veatch snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 10:45 | Rice | John Nutter knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Stanley Cunningham | 45-58 |
| 10:26 | George Mason | David Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 10:24 | George Mason | Shawn Stanley pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 10:07 | George Mason | David Jones makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Labrador | 48-58 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 09:57 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Kile | 48-58 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by James Green - foul #3 on James Green, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | George Mason | James McKearney (PG), Allen Leslie (SG), Arturo Pena (SF), Wilfredo Giordano (C) David Jones, James Labrador, James Green, John Overstreet | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG) Stanley Cunningham | |
| 09:36 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 09:11 | George Mason | Arturo Pena scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from James McKearney | 50-60 |
| 08:56 | Rice | John Nutter misses long on a runner in the paint | 50-60 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Edwin Veatch tips it back up and in | 50-62 |
| 08:36 | George Mason | Arturo Pena can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 50-62 |
| 08:34 | George Mason | Shawn Stanley tips it back up and in | 52-62 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is fouled on the floor by James McKearney - foul #2 on James McKearney, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Subs | George Mason | Domingo Santiago (PF) Shawn Stanley | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF), Jason Kent (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Edwin Veatch, Zachary Hedberg, John Nutter, Stephen Kile | |
| 07:57 | Rice | Michael Granados's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | George Mason | James Green (SF) Arturo Pena | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Clay Farnham (PF) Duane Lawhorn, Jason Kent | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - James McKearney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Leslie (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Domingo Santiago (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Wilfredo Giordano (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clay Farnham - foul #5 on Clay Farnham, team foul #7 | 52-62 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (PF) Clay Farnham | |
| 07:34 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:34 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Michael Granados clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 54-62 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Casey Simpson tips it back up and in | 54-64 |
| 07:17 | George Mason | James McKearney double dribbles | 54-64 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Michael Granados can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Jason Kent tips it back up and in | 54-66 |
| 06:37 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago banks in the layup on a nice dish by Allen Leslie | 56-66 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Domingo Santiago swats the layup by Michael Granados | 56-66 |
| 06:17 | Rice | John Cowling tips it but misses | 56-66 |
| 06:15 | George Mason | Allen Leslie gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:53 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Jason Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:38 | Rice | John Cowling makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Casey Simpson | 56-68 |
| 05:23 | George Mason | James Green is hacked by Michael Granados - foul #3 on Michael Granados, team foul #8 | 56-68 |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), James Labrador (SG), Shawn Stanley (PF), John Overstreet (C) James McKearney, Allen Leslie, Domingo Santiago, Wilfredo Giordano | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Edwin Veatch (SG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), John Nutter (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Kristopher Mire, Michael Granados, John Cowling, Jason Kent, Casey Simpson | |
| 05:23 | George Mason | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 05:23 | George Mason | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-68 |
| 05:12 | George Mason | Shawn Stanley snags the defensive board | 58-68 |
| 05:01 | George Mason | John Overstreet scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg loses the ball out of bounds | 61-68 |
| Subs | George Mason | Arturo Pena (SF) James Green | |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF) Zachary Hedberg | |
| 04:19 | George Mason | David Jones travels with the ball | 61-68 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (PF) Edwin Veatch | |
| 04:12 | Rice | John Cowling misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 04:11 | George Mason | Arturo Pena gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| 04:05 | George Mason | Arturo Pena knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-68 |
| 03:51 | Rice | John Nutter misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 63-68 |
| 03:50 | Rice | John Cowling gets the offensive rebound | 63-68 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Labrador (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arturo Pena (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - John Overstreet (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Kent (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Rice | John Cowling is fouled on the floor by Arturo Pena - foul #1 on Arturo Pena, team foul #7 | 63-68 |
| Subs | George Mason | James McKearney (PG), Allen Leslie (SG), Domingo Santiago (PF), Wilfredo Giordano (C) David Jones, James Labrador, Shawn Stanley, John Overstreet | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Cunningham (C) Stephen Kile | |
| 03:34 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 03:34 | Rice | John Cowling misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 03:34 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Giordano | 63-69 |
| 03:22 | George Mason | Arturo Pena misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jason Kent - foul #1 on Jason Kent, team foul #9 | 63-69 |
| 03:22 | George Mason | Arturo Pena makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 03:22 | George Mason | Arturo Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Arturo Pena is called for the reach on John Nutter - foul #2 on Arturo Pena, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Zachary Hedberg (SF) John Cowling, Jason Kent | |
| 03:01 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:01 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:45 | George Mason | Arturo Pena connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James McKearney | 67-71 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | George Mason | James Green (SF) Arturo Pena | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF), Jason Kent (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Edwin Veatch, Zachary Hedberg, John Nutter, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 02:30 | Rice | Casey Simpson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 67-71 |
| 02:28 | George Mason | James Green gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| 02:21 | George Mason | James McKearney hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Granados - foul #4 on Michael Granados, team foul #10 | 67-71 |
| 02:21 | George Mason | James McKearney makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:21 | George Mason | James McKearney misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Casey Simpson | 68-71 |
| 02:07 | Rice | The jump hook by John Cowling is blocked by Domingo Santiago | 68-71 |
| 02:06 | George Mason | James Green snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 02:02 | George Mason | Allen Leslie misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Kent - foul #2 on Jason Kent, team foul #11 | 68-71 |
| 02:02 | George Mason | Allen Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 02:02 | George Mason | Allen Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:51 | Rice | James Green steals it from Jason Kent | 70-71 |
| 01:36 | George Mason | Allen Leslie drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Domingo Santiago | 72-71 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Michael Granados's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-71 |
| 01:03 | George Mason | Allen Leslie lays it up and in on a great pass from Domingo Santiago | 74-71 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Jason Kent misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-71 |
| 00:40 | George Mason | Allen Leslie snags the defensive board | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-71 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn grabs the board | 74-71 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 00:03 | George Mason | Wilfredo Giordano gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Wilfredo Giordano runs out the clock | 74-71 |