| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Allen Whiting (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Barrios (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shane Thompson (fresh) PF - Jason Jennette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Jankowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Shane Thompson inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | George Mason | David Rhodes swats the shot by Alberto Barrios | 33-25 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is fouled on the floor by Shane Thompson - foul #1 on Shane Thompson, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant jams it set up by Scott Davis | 35-25 |
| 18:22 | George Mason | Allen Whiting clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | John Hart is fouled on the floor by Shane Thompson - foul #2 on Shane Thompson, team foul #2 | 35-25 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Allen Whiting - foul #2 on Allen Whiting, team foul #3 | 35-25 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 17:50 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 17:27 | George Mason | Alberto Barrios makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Jennette and he's fouled by John Hart - foul #3 on John Hart, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG) Scott Davis | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Hsu (SF), Jason Huss (C) Shane Thompson, Mark Jankowski | |
| 17:27 | George Mason | Alberto Barrios makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant drills a turnaround in the lane | 37-28 |
| 16:57 | George Mason | The short jumper by Edward Hsu is denied by Paul Oliphant | 37-28 |
| 16:55 | George Mason | Edward Hsu can't tip it in | 37-28 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | David Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Hart and he's fouled by Jason Jennette - foul #3 on Jason Jennette, team foul #4 | 39-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Thomas Powell (SG), Louis Taylor (PF) John Hart, Robert Hardy, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joseph McCollins (SG), Emile Ayala (SF) Alberto Barrios, Jason Jennette | |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:12 | George Mason | Edward Hsu makes the jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Louis Taylor is hacked by Edward Hsu - foul #1 on Edward Hsu, team foul #5 | 40-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Martin Arsenault (C) Thomas Powell, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | George Mason | Giovanni Marino (SG), Shane Thompson (SF), Mark Jankowski (C) Allen Whiting, Emile Ayala, Jason Huss | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Hough (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Joseph McCollins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Giovanni Marino (fresh) SF - Shane Thompson (fresh) PF - Edward Hsu (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Jankowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | St. John's | James Hough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG) Scott Davis | |
| Subs | George Mason | Alberto Barrios (SG) Giovanni Marino | |
| 15:00 | George Mason | Edward Hsu clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Hart - foul #4 on John Hart, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (PG) John Hart | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jason Jennette (PF) Shane Thompson | |
| 15:00 | George Mason | Edward Hsu misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 15:00 | George Mason | Edward Hsu makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | James Hough comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 14:43 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:25 | George Mason | Thomas Powell steps in front of the Edward Hsu pass | 40-31 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Thomas Powell throws it down | 42-31 |
| 14:06 | George Mason | Jason Jennette misses long on a jumper from the right block | 42-31 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Rhodes | 42-31 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is hacked by Edward Hsu - foul #2 on Edward Hsu, team foul #6 | 42-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SF), Paul Oliphant (C) James Hough, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | George Mason | Allen Whiting (PG), Shane Thompson (SF), Jason Huss (C) Alberto Barrios, Edward Hsu, Mark Jankowski | |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Hardy | 44-31 |
| 13:17 | George Mason | Thomas Powell picks off the pass by Jason Jennette | 44-31 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Robert Hardy throws it down on a nice dish by Thomas Powell | 46-31 |
| 12:55 | George Mason | Jason Jennette travels with the ball | 46-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | George Mason | Giovanni Marino (SG), Hakiziana Aja (C) Joseph McCollins, Jason Jennette | |
| 12:41 | St. John's | David Rhodes's fadeaway is rejected by Hakiziana Aja | 46-31 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Scott Davis grabs the offensive board | 46-31 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | David Rhodes scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Robert Hardy | 48-31 |
| 11:46 | George Mason | Shane Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Hardy - foul #1 on Robert Hardy, team foul #3 | 48-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Taylor (PF) David Rhodes | |
| Subs | George Mason | Alberto Barrios (SG), Jason Jennette (PF), Mark Jankowski (C) Giovanni Marino, Jason Huss, Hakiziana Aja | |
| 11:46 | George Mason | Shane Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 11:46 | George Mason | Shane Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Scott Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Whiting - foul #3 on Allen Whiting, team foul #7 | 48-32 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 11:44 | George Mason | Jason Jennette grabs the board | 48-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Allen Whiting (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alberto Barrios (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Shane Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jason Jennette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mark Jankowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | George Mason | Jason Jennette can't finish the layup | 48-32 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Louis Taylor pulls down the rebound | 48-32 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | John Hart is hacked by Shane Thompson - foul #3 on Shane Thompson, team foul #8 | 48-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG) Scott Davis | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Hsu (SF) Shane Thompson | |
| 11:11 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:59 | George Mason | Jason Jennette connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Louis Taylor - foul #1 on Louis Taylor, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 10:59 | George Mason | Jason Jennette makes the free throw | 50-35 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant lays it up and in set up by Thomas Powell | 52-35 |
| 10:31 | George Mason | Edward Hsu blows the layup but he's hacked by James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #5 | 52-35 |
| 10:31 | George Mason | Edward Hsu makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 10:31 | George Mason | Edward Hsu makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Jankowski - foul #3 on Mark Jankowski, team foul #9 | 52-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (PF) Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jason Huss (PF) Jason Jennette | |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 10:01 | George Mason | John Hart is called for the reach on Allen Whiting - foul #5 on John Hart, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Martin Arsenault (C) John Hart, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | George Mason | Emile Ayala (SF) Mark Jankowski | |
| 09:52 | George Mason | Alberto Barrios travels with the ball | 53-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | George Mason | Shane Thompson (SF) Emile Ayala | |
| 09:31 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Hsu - foul #3 on Edward Hsu, team foul #10 | 53-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joseph McCollins (PG) Allen Whiting | |
| 09:31 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 09:21 | George Mason | Edward Hsu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-37 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Scott Davis | 55-37 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | David Rhodes scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-37 |
| 08:37 | George Mason | Edward Hsu clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-37 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Hardy | 57-37 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | David Rhodes is fouled on the floor by Jason Huss - foul #2 on Jason Huss, team foul #11 | 57-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Woodrow Shapiro (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Scott Davis, James Hough, Robert Hardy, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | George Mason | Allen Whiting (PG), Jason Jennette (PF), Mark Jankowski (C) Alberto Barrios, Shane Thompson, Jason Huss | |
| 08:07 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 07:54 | George Mason | Edward Hsu misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-37 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 58-37 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the easy layup | 58-37 |
| 07:28 | George Mason | Edward Hsu grabs the board | 58-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Allen Whiting (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph McCollins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Hsu (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Jennette (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mark Jankowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins is fouled on the floor by Thomas Powell - foul #1 on Thomas Powell, team foul #7 | 58-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) David Rhodes | |
| Subs | George Mason | Emile Ayala (SF) Edward Hsu | |
| 07:12 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins misses the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Louis Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 58-37 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | A charge is called on Paul Oliphant - foul #1 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #8 | 58-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SF) Woodrow Shapiro | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 06:30 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-37 |
| 06:29 | George Mason | Jason Jennette tips it back up and in | 58-39 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-39 |
| 05:53 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Louis Taylor - foul #2 on Louis Taylor, team foul #9 | 61-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | George Mason | Giovanni Marino (PG), Edward Hsu (SF), Jason Huss (PF) Allen Whiting, Joseph McCollins, Jason Jennette | |
| 05:53 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 05:53 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Davis | 63-41 |
| 05:17 | George Mason | Emile Ayala misses the floater near the basket | 63-41 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | James Hough grabs the defensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Davis and he's fouled by Emile Ayala - foul #2 on Emile Ayala, team foul #12 | 65-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), David Rhodes (PF) James Hough, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | George Mason | Hakiziana Aja (C) Mark Jankowski | |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the free throw | 65-41 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hardy | 65-41 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-41 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to David Rhodes | 65-41 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-41 |
| 03:52 | George Mason | Paul Oliphant takes the ball from Hakiziana Aja | 67-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Edward Hsu is called for the reach on Paul Oliphant - foul #4 on Edward Hsu, team foul #13 | 67-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Martin Arsenault (PF) Scott Davis, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joseph McCollins (PG), Telek Divac (SF) Emile Ayala, Edward Hsu | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 68-41 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 69-41 |
| 03:29 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on James Hough - foul #3 on James Hough, team foul #10 | 69-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Thomas Powell (SG) Robert Hardy, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 03:29 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins makes the 1st free throw | 69-42 |
| 03:29 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Hough (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Joseph McCollins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Giovanni Marino (fresh) SF - Telek Divac (fresh) PF - Jason Huss (fresh) C - Hakiziana Aja (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | James Hough comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-43 |
| 03:11 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins gets the rebound | 69-43 |
| 02:48 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins connects on the floater from the right wing | 69-45 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | David Rhodes throws it down | 71-45 |
| 02:15 | George Mason | Telek Divac double dribbles | 71-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF), Louis Taylor (PF) Thomas Powell, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Hsu (PF) Hakiziana Aja | |
| 01:55 | St. John's | James Hough scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-45 |
| 01:44 | George Mason | Jason Huss hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 74-45 |
| 01:42 | George Mason | Jason Huss tips it home | 74-47 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | James Hough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | George Mason | Emile Ayala (SF) Telek Divac | |
| 01:09 | George Mason | Giovanni Marino's floater is knocked away by Paul Oliphant | 74-47 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 74-47 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | James Hough drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Scott Davis | 77-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | George Mason | Giovanni Marino can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 77-47 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 77-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is hacked by Emile Ayala - foul #3 on Emile Ayala, team foul #14 | 77-47 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 77-47 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 77-47 |
| 00:12 | George Mason | Jason Huss snags the defensive board | 77-47 |
| 00:05 | George Mason | Giovanni Marino can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Davis - foul #1 on Scott Davis, team foul #11 | 77-47 |
| 00:05 | George Mason | Giovanni Marino misses the 1st free throw | 77-47 |
| 00:05 | George Mason | Giovanni Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 77-47 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 77-47 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Scott Davis runs out the clock | 77-47 |