| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Noggle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damian Madalinski (fresh) 9 pts. C - Donald Shumate (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) SG - Donald Negron (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arturo Pena (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Overstreet (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | James Green inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | George Mason | Arturo Pena loses the dribble to Donald Shumate | 33-26 |
| 19:32 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski is fouled on the floor by Arturo Pena - foul #1 on Arturo Pena, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-26 |
| 19:02 | George Mason | David Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 19:00 | Xavier | Donald Shumate snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 18:35 | George Mason | The rebound goes to James Green | 33-26 |
| 18:23 | George Mason | David Jones is called for traveling | 33-26 |
| 18:07 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from David Lubbers | 35-26 |
| 17:56 | George Mason | John Overstreet is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Overstreet, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| 17:36 | Xavier | Donald Shumate misses the easy layup | 35-26 |
| 17:35 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Arturo Pena | 35-26 |
| 17:17 | George Mason | James Green lays it in | 35-28 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Kevin Thomas (SF) David Lubbers, Chester Zaborowski | |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Schaub (SG), Mark Lynch (PF), Ernest Davis (C) Donald Negron, Arturo Pena, John Overstreet | |
| 16:40 | George Mason | Mark Lynch comes up short on the shot from close range | 35-28 |
| 16:38 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas clanks a floater from the left side | 35-28 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | Charles Noggle is hacked by Robert Schaub - foul #2 on Robert Schaub, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Partlow (SG), Chester Zaborowski (SF), Anthony Williamson (C) Charles Noggle, Damian Madalinski, Donald Shumate | |
| Subs | George Mason | Stevan Petrov (SG), Jerald Lindsey (SF) David Jones, James Green | |
| 15:35 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ernest Davis - foul #3 on Ernest Davis, team foul #4 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG) Michael Ellis | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (SG) Stevan Petrov | |
| 15:35 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 15:35 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 15:35 | George Mason | Mark Lynch gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Partlow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Robert Schaub (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Negron (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerald Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:20 | George Mason | Mark Lynch is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Mark Lynch, team foul #5 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | George Mason | John Overstreet (C) Ernest Davis | |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Billy Partlow misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 14:53 | George Mason | Mark Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 14:37 | George Mason | Mark Lynch is whistled for traveling | 35-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Noggle (SG), Damian Madalinski (PF), Donald Shumate (C) Billy Partlow, Chester Zaborowski, Anthony Williamson | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), James Green (SF), Arturo Pena (PF) Robert Schaub, Jerald Lindsey, Mark Lynch | |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas hits the follow up shot | 37-28 |
| 14:14 | George Mason | Donald Negron comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 14:13 | George Mason | John Overstreet can't tip it in | 37-28 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Overstreet - foul #3 on John Overstreet, team foul #6 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Chester Zaborowski (SF) David Lubbers, Kevin Thomas | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 13:54 | George Mason | John Overstreet snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 13:37 | George Mason | James Green is whistled for traveling | 38-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Schaub (SG), Mark Lynch (C) Donald Negron, John Overstreet | |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Ellis and he's hacked by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #7 | 40-28 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski makes the free throw | 41-28 |
| 13:04 | George Mason | Damian Madalinski swats the short shot by Mark Lynch | 41-28 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Charles Noggle | 41-28 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski misses long on a floater from the left block | 41-28 |
| 12:41 | George Mason | Arturo Pena pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 12:35 | George Mason | Arturo Pena hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by David Jones | 41-30 |
| 12:16 | Xavier | Mark Lynch picks off the pass by Donald Shumate | 41-30 |
| 12:10 | George Mason | Arturo Pena can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Donald Shumate | 41-30 |
| 11:49 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 11:48 | George Mason | Robert Schaub gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 11:41 | George Mason | Arturo Pena lays it up and in on a great pass from David Jones and the foul's on Damian Madalinski - foul #2 on Damian Madalinski, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), Billy Partlow (SG), Kevin Thomas (SF), Anthony Williamson (C) Michael Ellis, Charles Noggle, Chester Zaborowski, Donald Shumate | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (SG), Jerald Lindsey (SF), John Overstreet (C) David Jones, James Green, Mark Lynch | |
| 11:41 | George Mason | Arturo Pena makes the free throw | 41-33 |
| 11:21 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson slams it home set up by Billy Partlow | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Partlow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Damian Madalinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Robert Schaub (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Negron (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerald Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arturo Pena (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Overstreet (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:01 | George Mason | Robert Schaub misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 10:59 | George Mason | John Overstreet gets the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 10:41 | George Mason | John Overstreet misses badly on a floater in the paint | 43-33 |
| 10:40 | George Mason | John Overstreet tips it in | 43-35 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas tips it in | 45-35 |
| 10:08 | George Mason | Donald Negron misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Billy Partlow - foul #1 on Billy Partlow, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Noggle (SG), Donald Shumate (C) Billy Partlow, Damian Madalinski | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), James Green (SF), Mark Lynch (PF) Robert Schaub, Jerald Lindsey, Arturo Pena | |
| 10:08 | George Mason | Donald Negron makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 10:08 | George Mason | Donald Negron makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Charles Noggle knocks in the floater from the left side | 47-37 |
| 09:29 | George Mason | James Green hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | David Jones steps in front of the Kevin Thomas pass | 47-37 |
| 09:14 | George Mason | David Jones lays it up and in | 47-39 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Thomas and he's hacked by John Overstreet - foul #4 on John Overstreet, team foul #8 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Chester Zaborowski (SF) David Lubbers, Kevin Thomas | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey (SG), Ernest Davis (C) Donald Negron, John Overstreet | |
| 08:53 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 08:39 | George Mason | Ernest Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 08:38 | George Mason | Mark Lynch hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 50-41 |
| 08:20 | George Mason | Ernest Davis grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 07:55 | George Mason | Michael Ellis steals it from Jerald Lindsey | 50-41 |
| 07:50 | Xavier | Michael Ellis banks in the layup | 52-41 |
| 07:40 | George Mason | Mark Lynch lays it in on a nice dish by David Jones | 52-43 |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Michael Ellis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 07:19 | George Mason | James Green gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Noggle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Williamson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Shumate (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerald Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Lynch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Davis (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:00 | George Mason | Ernest Davis's floater is knocked away by Chester Zaborowski | 52-43 |
| 06:59 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Charles Noggle | 52-43 |
| 06:43 | Xavier | Charles Noggle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 06:42 | George Mason | Ernest Davis grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 06:33 | George Mason | David Jones buries a driving attempt in the paint | 52-45 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | 3 seconds is called on Donald Shumate | 52-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), Billy Partlow (SG), Kevin Thomas (SF), Damian Madalinski (PF) Michael Ellis, Charles Noggle, Chester Zaborowski, Anthony Williamson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Schaub (PG), Donald Negron (SG), Stevan Petrov (SF), Arturo Pena (PF), John Overstreet (C) David Jones, Jerald Lindsey, James Green, Mark Lynch, Ernest Davis | |
| 05:55 | George Mason | Arturo Pena knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Schaub | 52-47 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Donald Shumate hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Lubbers | 54-47 |
| 05:29 | George Mason | Stevan Petrov misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 05:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Kevin Thomas | 54-47 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Partlow | 57-47 |
| 04:54 | George Mason | Stevan Petrov comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-47 |
| 04:53 | George Mason | Donald Negron grabs the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 04:35 | George Mason | Stevan Petrov misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 04:29 | Xavier | David Lubbers drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Damian Madalinski | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:15 | George Mason | Donald Negron scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Overstreet | 60-50 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-50 |
| 03:51 | George Mason | Arturo Pena grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 03:51 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Noggle (SG), Chester Zaborowski (SF), Anthony Williamson (C) Billy Partlow, Kevin Thomas, Donald Shumate | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), James Green (SF) Robert Schaub, Stevan Petrov | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | George Mason | James Green misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-50 |
| 03:39 | George Mason | David Jones gets the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 03:30 | George Mason | David Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Green | 60-53 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Charles Noggle | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Noggle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damian Madalinski (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Williamson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Negron (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arturo Pena (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Overstreet (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:59 | George Mason | Donald Negron hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Charles Noggle clanks a 3 from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 02:42 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Damian Madalinski | 62-53 |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Lubbers | 65-53 |
| 02:12 | George Mason | James Green misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 02:10 | George Mason | John Overstreet tips it back up and in | 65-55 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | David Lubbers clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-55 |
| 01:51 | George Mason | James Green gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| 01:38 | George Mason | James Green buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Donald Negron | 65-57 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | The jumper by Chester Zaborowski is denied by John Overstreet | 65-57 |
| 01:18 | George Mason | David Jones pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 01:08 | George Mason | Chester Zaborowski is called for the reach on James Green - foul #1 on Chester Zaborowski, team foul #3 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Shumate (C) Anthony Williamson | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 01:01 | George Mason | David Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Donald Shumate pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Donald Shumate is hacked by David Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Thomas (SF) Chester Zaborowski | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Donald Shumate misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:58 | George Mason | John Overstreet grabs the board | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | George Mason | David Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | John Overstreet swats the layup by David Lubbers | 65-60 |
| 00:21 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Arturo Pena | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | George Mason | David Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 00:13 | George Mason | John Overstreet grabs the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:09 | George Mason | David Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 65-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Partlow (SG) Charles Noggle | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski is hacked by David Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:02 | George Mason | David Jones hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Noggle (SG) Billy Partlow | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | David Lubbers runs out the clock | 67-63 |