| Lineup | VCU | PG - Merle Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Trinh (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gerald Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Haas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Joseph McCollins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Giovanni Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Jankowski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Shane Thompson inbounds the ball | 42-38 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski banks in the layup and he's hacked by Calvin Haas - foul #2 on Calvin Haas, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 19:35 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 19:35 | VCU | Calvin Haas gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 19:29 | VCU | Merle Little misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 19:28 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 19:10 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 19:09 | VCU | Charles Davis gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 19:03 | VCU | Calvin Haas misses long on a shot in the lane | 42-40 |
| 19:02 | George Mason | Shane Thompson pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 18:55 | George Mason | Johnny Patterson buries a shot from the left wing set up by Shane Thompson | 42-42 |
| 18:50 | VCU | Merle Little misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 18:48 | VCU | Calvin Haas tips it home | 44-42 |
| 18:27 | George Mason | Giovanni Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 18:25 | VCU | Charles Davis snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 18:16 | VCU | Shane Thompson picks off the pass by Gerald Sparks | 44-42 |
| 18:05 | George Mason | Giovanni Marino hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 17:54 | VCU | Calvin Haas banks in the layup | 46-44 |
| 17:30 | George Mason | Charles Davis is called for the reach on Johnny Patterson - foul #3 on Charles Davis, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Owen Frost (SG), Charles Quinn (PF) Gerald Sparks, Charles Davis | |
| Subs | George Mason | Emile Ayala (PG), Telek Divac (SG), Gregory Duffey (SF), Jason Huss (PF), Hakiziana Aja (C) Joseph McCollins, Giovanni Marino, Shane Thompson, Johnny Patterson, Mark Jankowski | |
| 17:17 | George Mason | Jason Huss travels with the ball | 46-44 |
| 17:06 | VCU | The jumper by Merle Little is denied by Hakiziana Aja | 46-44 |
| 17:04 | George Mason | Telek Divac pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:49 | George Mason | Telek Divac travels with the ball | 46-44 |
| 16:38 | VCU | The pull-up jumper by Calvin Haas is blocked by Gregory Duffey | 46-44 |
| 16:36 | George Mason | Hakiziana Aja gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:26 | George Mason | Emile Ayala is whistled for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joseph McCollins (PG) Telek Divac | |
| 16:09 | VCU | Jason Huss steals the ball from Steven Trinh | 46-44 |
| 15:57 | George Mason | Hakiziana Aja is fouled on the floor by Calvin Haas - foul #3 on Calvin Haas, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Eddie Montejano (SF), Charles Davis (PF) Owen Frost, Charles Quinn | |
| Subs | George Mason | Alberto Barrios (SG), Shane Thompson (SF) Emile Ayala, Hakiziana Aja | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Merle Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Trinh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eddie Montejano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Calvin Haas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Joseph McCollins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Barrios (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Huss (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Duffey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | George Mason | Alberto Barrios misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 15:46 | VCU | Calvin Haas grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 15:41 | VCU | Merle Little connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Steven Trinh | 48-44 |
| 15:20 | George Mason | Alberto Barrios can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 15:18 | George Mason | Jason Huss gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 15:10 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 15:09 | VCU | Steven Trinh grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 15:05 | VCU | Eddie Montejano clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 15:04 | VCU | Steven Trinh tips it but misses | 48-44 |
| 15:03 | George Mason | Jason Huss snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 14:47 | George Mason | Jason Huss clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 14:46 | VCU | Calvin Haas gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:31 | VCU | Charles Davis buries a fadeaway from the left block | 50-44 |
| 14:16 | George Mason | Shane Thompson is hacked by Eddie Montejano - foul #4 on Eddie Montejano, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Owen Frost (SG), Gerald Sparks (SF), Charles Quinn (C) Merle Little, Steven Trinh, Eddie Montejano, Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | George Mason | Giovanni Marino (PG), Emile Ayala (SF), Johnny Patterson (PF), Mark Jankowski (C) Joseph McCollins, Shane Thompson, Jason Huss, Gregory Duffey | |
| 14:04 | George Mason | Donald Potvin takes the ball from Johnny Patterson | 50-44 |
| 14:01 | VCU | Donald Potvin blows the layup | 50-44 |
| 14:00 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:54 | George Mason | Johnny Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-44 |
| 13:39 | VCU | Charles Quinn loses the ball out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Telek Divac (SF) Alberto Barrios | |
| 13:22 | George Mason | Telek Divac knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Giovanni Marino | 50-46 |
| 13:09 | VCU | Donald Potvin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 13:08 | George Mason | Johnny Patterson gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:48 | George Mason | Telek Divac can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 12:47 | George Mason | Johnny Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:34 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Emile Ayala | 50-48 |
| 12:25 | VCU | Owen Frost comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 50-48 |
| 12:24 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:19 | George Mason | Telek Divac is hacked by Gerald Sparks - foul #1 on Gerald Sparks, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Merle Little (PG), Steven Trinh (SG), William Davis (SF), Calvin Haas (C) Donald Potvin, Owen Frost, Gerald Sparks, Charles Quinn | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joseph McCollins (PG), Alberto Barrios (SG), Shane Thompson (SF), Jason Huss (PF), Hakiziana Aja (C) Giovanni Marino, Emile Ayala, Telek Divac, Johnny Patterson, Mark Jankowski | |
| 12:10 | George Mason | Alberto Barrios misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 12:09 | VCU | Calvin Haas grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:58 | VCU | Merle Little hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 11:57 | VCU | Calvin Haas tips it in | 52-48 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Merle Little (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Trinh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Davis (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Calvin Haas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Joseph McCollins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Barrios (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Huss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Hakiziana Aja (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | George Mason | Jason Huss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (SG) Charles Davis | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 11:27 | VCU | Calvin Haas hits a floater near the basket set up by Donald Potvin and the foul's on Hakiziana Aja - foul #2 on Hakiziana Aja, team foul #1 | 54-48 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Gregory Duffey (C) Hakiziana Aja | |
| 11:27 | VCU | Calvin Haas makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 11:00 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins is fouled on the floor by Calvin Haas - foul #4 on Calvin Haas, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Owen Frost (SG), Gerald Sparks (PF) William Davis, Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | George Mason | Johnny Patterson (PF), Mark Jankowski (C) Jason Huss, Gregory Duffey | |
| 10:37 | George Mason | Shane Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-48 |
| 10:35 | VCU | Merle Little grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:31 | VCU | Owen Frost loses the ball out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | VCU | William Davis (SF), Charles Quinn (C) Steven Trinh, Donald Potvin | |
| Subs | George Mason | Giovanni Marino (SG), Gregory Duffey (SF) Alberto Barrios, Shane Thompson | |
| 10:07 | George Mason | Giovanni Marino is whistled for a carry | 55-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Nelsen (PG), Charles Davis (PF) Merle Little, William Davis | |
| Subs | George Mason | Emile Ayala (SG) Joseph McCollins | |
| 10:00 | VCU | Owen Frost buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 09:45 | George Mason | Johnny Patterson makes the runner from the left block | 58-50 |
| 09:40 | VCU | Owen Frost clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 09:38 | George Mason | Giovanni Marino gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 09:18 | George Mason | Emile Ayala makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Mark Jankowski and he's fouled by Richard Nelsen - foul #1 on Richard Nelsen, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Merle Little (PG), Steven Trinh (SG), William Davis (SF), Donald Potvin (C) Richard Nelsen, Owen Frost, Gerald Sparks, Charles Quinn | |
| Subs | George Mason | Alberto Barrios (SG), Shane Thompson (SF), Jason Huss (PF), Hakiziana Aja (C) Giovanni Marino, Gregory Duffey, Johnny Patterson, Mark Jankowski | |
| 09:18 | George Mason | Emile Ayala makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:00 | VCU | Steven Trinh is fouled on the floor by Alberto Barrios - foul #4 on Alberto Barrios, team foul #2 | 58-53 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joseph McCollins (PG), Giovanni Marino (SG) Emile Ayala, Alberto Barrios | |
| 08:55 | VCU | Merle Little hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-53 |
| 08:36 | George Mason | Hakiziana Aja misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 08:34 | VCU | Steven Trinh gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 08:29 | VCU | William Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Trinh | 63-53 |
| 08:25 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Giovanni Marino | 63-56 |
| 08:03 | VCU | Merle Little can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-56 |
| 08:02 | George Mason | Hakiziana Aja grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 07:48 | George Mason | Steven Trinh steals the ball from Shane Thompson | 63-56 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Merle Little (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Trinh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - William Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Davis (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Potvin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Joseph McCollins (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Giovanni Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shane Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Huss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Hakiziana Aja (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | VCU | William Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-56 |
| 07:40 | George Mason | Shane Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 07:21 | George Mason | Jason Huss is fouled on the floor by Charles Davis - foul #4 on Charles Davis, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Nelsen (PG), Owen Frost (SG), Eddie Montejano (SF), Gerald Sparks (PF), Calvin Haas (C) Merle Little, Steven Trinh, William Davis, Charles Davis, Donald Potvin | |
| Subs | George Mason | Emile Ayala (PG), Alberto Barrios (SG), Gregory Duffey (SF), Mark Jankowski (C) Joseph McCollins, Giovanni Marino, Shane Thompson, Hakiziana Aja | |
| 07:21 | George Mason | Jason Huss makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 07:21 | George Mason | Jason Huss makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 07:04 | VCU | Eddie Montejano comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 63-58 |
| 07:02 | George Mason | Gregory Duffey snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 06:41 | George Mason | Richard Nelsen is called for the reach on Emile Ayala - foul #2 on Richard Nelsen, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Johnny Patterson (PF) Jason Huss | |
| 06:41 | George Mason | Emile Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:41 | George Mason | Emile Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:24 | VCU | Calvin Haas misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 63-60 |
| 06:22 | VCU | Owen Frost snags the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 06:10 | VCU | Calvin Haas lays it in on a nice dish by Owen Frost | 65-60 |
| 06:03 | George Mason | Gregory Duffey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-60 |
| 06:02 | VCU | Gerald Sparks snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 05:55 | VCU | Emile Ayala steps in front of the Richard Nelsen pass | 65-60 |
| 05:51 | George Mason | Emile Ayala hits the finger roll | 65-62 |
| 05:46 | VCU | Eddie Montejano clanks a shot from the right side | 65-62 |
| 05:44 | George Mason | Gregory Duffey gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 05:31 | George Mason | Emile Ayala misses the runner from the baseline | 65-62 |
| 05:29 | VCU | Calvin Haas pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 05:24 | VCU | Eddie Montejano can't connect on a shot from the left side | 65-62 |
| 05:22 | VCU | Eddie Montejano pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 05:10 | VCU | Mark Jankowski swats the short shot by Richard Nelsen | 65-62 |
| 05:08 | George Mason | Alberto Barrios grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 04:50 | George Mason | Emile Ayala hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Gerald Sparks - foul #2 on Gerald Sparks, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| Subs | VCU | Merle Little (PG), Steven Trinh (SG), Charles Davis (PF) Richard Nelsen, Owen Frost, Gerald Sparks | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joseph McCollins (PG), Shane Thompson (SF), Jason Huss (PF), Hakiziana Aja (C) Alberto Barrios, Gregory Duffey, Johnny Patterson, Mark Jankowski | |
| 04:50 | George Mason | Emile Ayala misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:50 | George Mason | Emile Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:37 | VCU | Steven Trinh can't connect on a floater in the paint | 65-63 |
| 04:36 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Haas | 65-63 |
| 04:27 | VCU | Calvin Haas hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Merle Little | 67-63 |
| 04:10 | George Mason | Emile Ayala misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 04:08 | VCU | Merle Little snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 04:04 | VCU | Hakiziana Aja swats the shot by Steven Trinh | 67-63 |
| 04:02 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Joseph McCollins | 67-63 |
| 03:38 | George Mason | Emile Ayala is hacked by Steven Trinh - foul #1 on Steven Trinh, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Johnny Patterson (PF) Jason Huss | |
| 03:38 | George Mason | Emile Ayala misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:38 | George Mason | Emile Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Merle Little (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Trinh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Montejano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Calvin Haas (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Joseph McCollins (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emile Ayala (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Hakiziana Aja (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | VCU | Johnny Patterson swats the layup by Charles Davis | 67-64 |
| 03:22 | George Mason | Emile Ayala pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 03:17 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-64 |
| 03:15 | George Mason | Shane Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 03:00 | George Mason | Hakiziana Aja hits the finger roll | 67-66 |
| 02:56 | VCU | Eddie Montejano is fouled on the floor by Shane Thompson - foul #1 on Shane Thompson, team foul #3 | 67-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Owen Frost (SG), Charles Quinn (PF) Eddie Montejano, Charles Davis | |
| Subs | George Mason | Alberto Barrios (SG), Mark Jankowski (C) Emile Ayala, Hakiziana Aja | |
| 02:44 | VCU | Owen Frost misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Alberto Barrios - foul #5 on Alberto Barrios, team foul #4 | 67-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Gerald Sparks (PF) Charles Quinn | |
| Subs | George Mason | Giovanni Marino (SG), Telek Divac (SF) Alberto Barrios, Shane Thompson | |
| 02:44 | VCU | Owen Frost makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:44 | VCU | Owen Frost misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:44 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Telek Divac | 68-66 |
| 02:44 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| 02:20 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Johnny Patterson and he's fouled by Calvin Haas - foul #5 on Calvin Haas, team foul #12 | 68-68 |
| Subs | VCU | Eddie Montejano (SF), Charles Davis (PF), Charles Quinn (C) Owen Frost, Gerald Sparks, Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | George Mason | Shane Thompson (SF) Telek Divac | |
| 02:20 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins makes the free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:06 | VCU | Eddie Montejano is fouled on the floor by Giovanni Marino - foul #1 on Giovanni Marino, team foul #5 | 68-69 |
| 02:00 | VCU | Mark Jankowski blocks the short jumper by Charles Quinn | 68-69 |
| 01:59 | VCU | Steven Trinh grabs the offensive board | 68-69 |
| 01:49 | VCU | Eddie Montejano buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 01:35 | George Mason | Giovanni Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-69 |
| 01:33 | VCU | Charles Quinn pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| 01:27 | VCU | Eddie Montejano's pass is intercepted by Joseph McCollins | 71-69 |
| 01:23 | George Mason | Giovanni Marino lays it up and in set up by Joseph McCollins | 71-71 |
| 01:08 | VCU | Steven Trinh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-71 |
| 01:06 | George Mason | Johnny Patterson grabs the board | 71-71 |
| 00:51 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins travels with the ball | 71-71 |
| 00:40 | VCU | Steven Trinh knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Merle Little | 74-71 |
| 00:33 | George Mason | Giovanni Marino misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-71 |
| 00:31 | VCU | Eddie Montejano grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | VCU | Eddie Montejano is hacked by Joseph McCollins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph McCollins, team foul #6 | 74-71 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Owen Frost (SG) Merle Little, Charles Davis | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:28 | VCU | Donald Potvin is hacked by Shane Thompson - foul #2 on Shane Thompson, team foul #7 | 74-71 |
| 00:28 | VCU | Donald Potvin misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:28 | VCU | Steven Trinh grabs the offensive board | 74-71 |
| 00:28 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| 00:26 | VCU | Steven Trinh is hacked by Johnny Patterson - foul #3 on Johnny Patterson, team foul #8 | 74-71 |
| 00:26 | VCU | Steven Trinh makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:26 | VCU | Steven Trinh misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:26 | George Mason | Mark Jankowski pulls down the rebound | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins is fouled on the floor by Owen Frost - foul #2 on Owen Frost, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| Subs | VCU | Merle Little (PG), Charles Davis (PF) Donald Potvin, Owen Frost | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:20 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:20 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:19 | VCU | Steven Trinh is fouled in the backcourt by Giovanni Marino - foul #2 on Giovanni Marino, team foul #9 | 75-73 |
| 00:19 | VCU | Steven Trinh makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:19 | VCU | Steven Trinh makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:12 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-73 |
| 00:11 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Patterson | 77-73 |
| 00:09 | George Mason | Eddie Montejano knocks away the 3 by Joseph McCollins | 77-73 |
| 00:08 | VCU | The rebound goes to Charles Quinn | 77-73 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Charles Quinn is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph McCollins - foul #2 on Joseph McCollins, team foul #10 | 77-73 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Owen Frost (SG) Merle Little, Charles Davis | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:05 | VCU | Charles Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Charles Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Joseph McCollins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 79-73 |