| Lineup | VCU | PG - Scott Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Mattoon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Fries (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Mumma (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Perry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Negron (fresh) SF - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arturo Pena (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Overstreet (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | James Green inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | George Mason | John Overstreet's floater is tipped away by James Perry | 34-29 |
| 19:46 | George Mason | James Green gets the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 19:35 | George Mason | Arturo Pena loses the dribble to James Perry | 34-29 |
| 19:17 | VCU | Shane Fries knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 18:57 | George Mason | John Overstreet misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 18:55 | VCU | James Perry snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 18:30 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 18:18 | George Mason | Arturo Pena drills a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Scott Holmes - foul #1 on Scott Holmes, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 18:18 | George Mason | Arturo Pena makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:09 | VCU | Victor Mumma misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-32 |
| 18:08 | VCU | Shane Fries gets the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:51 | VCU | Scott Holmes clanks a shot from the right side | 40-32 |
| 17:50 | George Mason | The rebound goes to John Overstreet | 40-32 |
| 17:35 | George Mason | Ernest Mattoon is called for the reach on Donald Negron - foul #2 on Ernest Mattoon, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| 17:20 | George Mason | Victor Mumma blocks the jumper by Arturo Pena | 40-32 |
| 17:19 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 17:03 | VCU | Victor Mumma is called for traveling | 40-32 |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Lubinski (SG), Bryan Rice (PF), Thomas Croley (C) Ernest Mattoon, Victor Mumma, James Perry | |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Schaub (SG), Mark Lynch (PF), Ernest Davis (C) Donald Negron, Arturo Pena, John Overstreet | |
| 16:49 | George Mason | David Jones double dribbles | 40-32 |
| 16:34 | VCU | James Green blocks the short jumper by Thomas Croley | 40-32 |
| 16:32 | George Mason | Mark Lynch gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:18 | George Mason | Ernest Davis makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Schaub | 40-35 |
| 16:05 | VCU | Ernest Davis steals it from Scott Holmes | 40-35 |
| 15:43 | George Mason | Mark Lynch misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Croley - foul #2 on Thomas Croley, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Mattoon (SG), Donald Turner (SF), Victor Mumma (PF), James Perry (C) Scott Holmes, Shane Fries, Bryan Rice, Thomas Croley | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (SG), Jerald Lindsey (SF), John Overstreet (C) David Jones, James Green, Ernest Davis | |
| 15:43 | George Mason | Mark Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:43 | George Mason | Mark Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:43 | George Mason | John Overstreet grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jason Lubinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernest Mattoon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Turner (fresh) PF - Victor Mumma (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Perry (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Robert Schaub (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Negron (fresh) SF - Jerald Lindsey (fresh) PF - Mark Lynch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Overstreet (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | George Mason | John Overstreet is called for traveling | 40-36 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Arturo Pena (PF) Mark Lynch | |
| 15:15 | VCU | Victor Mumma misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 15:13 | George Mason | John Overstreet gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:55 | George Mason | Donald Negron hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 14:36 | VCU | Jason Lubinski is fouled on the floor by Robert Schaub - foul #1 on Robert Schaub, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Holmes (PG), Shane Fries (SF) Jason Lubinski, Donald Turner | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), James Green (SF) Robert Schaub, Jerald Lindsey | |
| 14:21 | VCU | Scott Holmes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Arturo Pena - foul #2 on Arturo Pena, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| 14:21 | VCU | Scott Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:21 | VCU | Scott Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:03 | George Mason | David Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 13:38 | VCU | Victor Mumma knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Scott Holmes | 43-42 |
| 13:24 | George Mason | James Green clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 13:22 | George Mason | John Overstreet tips it back up and in | 43-44 |
| 13:05 | VCU | Scott Holmes scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Perry | 45-44 |
| 12:49 | George Mason | Arturo Pena misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-44 |
| 12:48 | VCU | Victor Mumma grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:41 | VCU | Donald Negron takes the ball from Shane Fries | 45-44 |
| 12:12 | George Mason | James Green loses the dribble to Shane Fries | 45-44 |
| 12:07 | VCU | Scott Holmes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 12:06 | George Mason | James Green grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:46 | George Mason | David Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 11:44 | VCU | The rebound goes to Ernest Mattoon | 45-44 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Scott Holmes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Mattoon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Fries (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Mumma (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - James Perry (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Negron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arturo Pena (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Overstreet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 11:24 | VCU | Victor Mumma misses the tip | 45-44 |
| 11:22 | VCU | Shane Fries tips it back up and in | 47-44 |
| 11:09 | George Mason | John Overstreet scores on a runner near the basket set up by Arturo Pena | 47-46 |
| 10:53 | VCU | James Perry is hacked by John Overstreet - foul #1 on John Overstreet, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Walters (PG), Jason Lubinski (SG), Donald Turner (SF), Bryan Rice (PF), Thomas Croley (C) Scott Holmes, Ernest Mattoon, Shane Fries, Victor Mumma, James Perry | |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Schaub (PG), Stevan Petrov (SG), Jerald Lindsey (SF), Mark Lynch (PF), Ernest Davis (C) David Jones, Donald Negron, James Green, Arturo Pena, John Overstreet | |
| 10:48 | VCU | Thomas Croley loses the dribble to Jerald Lindsey | 47-46 |
| 10:29 | George Mason | Mark Lynch lays it in on a great pass from Robert Schaub | 47-48 |
| 10:10 | VCU | Ernest Davis swats the short shot by Bryan Rice | 47-48 |
| 10:09 | VCU | Thomas Croley grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 09:54 | VCU | Jason Lubinski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jason Lubinski, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| 09:38 | George Mason | Jason Lubinski picks off the pass by Stevan Petrov | 47-48 |
| 09:19 | VCU | Kenneth Walters comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jerald Lindsey - foul #1 on Jerald Lindsey, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Shane Fries (SF) Donald Turner | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), James Green (SF) Stevan Petrov, Jerald Lindsey | |
| 09:19 | VCU | Kenneth Walters makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:19 | VCU | Kenneth Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:58 | George Mason | Bryan Rice steals it from Robert Schaub | 49-48 |
| 08:46 | VCU | Jason Lubinski's layup is rejected by James Green | 49-48 |
| 08:44 | VCU | Bryan Rice gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:31 | VCU | Shane Fries is hacked by Robert Schaub - foul #2 on Robert Schaub, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Holmes (PG) Kenneth Walters | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 08:19 | VCU | Jason Lubinski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 08:18 | VCU | Thomas Croley snags the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 08:03 | VCU | Shane Fries can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 08:02 | VCU | Jason Lubinski tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 07:40 | George Mason | James Green misses the dunk attempt | 51-48 |
| 07:38 | George Mason | Ernest Davis hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Scott Holmes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Lubinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Shane Fries (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryan Rice (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Croley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Schaub (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mark Lynch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | VCU | Bryan Rice makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Holmes | 53-50 |
| 06:53 | George Mason | James Green misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 53-50 |
| 06:52 | VCU | Shane Fries grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 06:26 | VCU | Bryan Rice misses the jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 06:25 | George Mason | Ernest Davis gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:13 | George Mason | David Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 06:11 | VCU | Bryan Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:05 | VCU | Jason Lubinski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 06:04 | George Mason | Mark Lynch gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 05:46 | George Mason | Robert Schaub hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Jones | 53-53 |
| 05:46 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Mattoon (SG), Victor Mumma (PF), James Perry (C) Jason Lubinski, Bryan Rice, Thomas Croley | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (SG), Arturo Pena (PF), John Overstreet (C) Robert Schaub, Mark Lynch, Ernest Davis | |
| 05:34 | VCU | Victor Mumma hits a shot from close range set up by Shane Fries | 55-53 |
| 05:21 | George Mason | James Perry is called for the reach on John Overstreet - foul #3 on James Perry, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| 05:07 | George Mason | John Overstreet hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 55-53 |
| 05:05 | VCU | Victor Mumma snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 04:48 | VCU | Scott Holmes's floater is knocked away by Arturo Pena | 55-53 |
| 04:47 | George Mason | Arturo Pena pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 04:39 | George Mason | John Overstreet lays it up and in | 55-55 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Victor Mumma comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Overstreet - foul #2 on John Overstreet, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Victor Mumma misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Victor Mumma makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:56 | George Mason | David Jones misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 03:54 | VCU | Victor Mumma grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 03:38 | VCU | Shane Fries comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-55 |
| 03:36 | George Mason | David Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Scott Holmes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Mattoon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Fries (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Victor Mumma (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - James Perry (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Negron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Arturo Pena (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Overstreet (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | George Mason | Scott Holmes takes the ball from John Overstreet | 56-55 |
| 03:24 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Holmes | 58-55 |
| 03:02 | George Mason | Donald Negron misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 03:00 | VCU | James Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:50 | VCU | John Overstreet is called for the reach on Scott Holmes - foul #3 on John Overstreet, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Lubinski (SG), Donald Turner (SF), Bryan Rice (PF), Thomas Croley (C) Ernest Mattoon, Shane Fries, Victor Mumma, James Perry | |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Schaub (PG), Stevan Petrov (SG), Jerald Lindsey (SF), Mark Lynch (PF), Ernest Davis (C) David Jones, Donald Negron, James Green, Arturo Pena, John Overstreet | |
| 02:50 | VCU | Scott Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:50 | VCU | Scott Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:47 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Mattoon (SG), Shane Fries (SF), Victor Mumma (PF), James Perry (C) Jason Lubinski, Donald Turner, Bryan Rice, Thomas Croley | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), Donald Negron (SG), James Green (SF), Arturo Pena (PF), John Overstreet (C) Robert Schaub, Stevan Petrov, Jerald Lindsey, Mark Lynch, Ernest Davis | |
| 02:24 | George Mason | John Overstreet connects on the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Victor Mumma - foul #2 on Victor Mumma, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| 02:24 | George Mason | John Overstreet makes the free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:56 | VCU | James Perry misses long on a floater in the paint | 60-58 |
| 01:54 | VCU | Victor Mumma grabs the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:36 | VCU | James Green steals it from James Perry | 60-58 |
| 01:14 | George Mason | James Green can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Victor Mumma - foul #3 on Victor Mumma, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| 01:14 | George Mason | James Green misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:14 | George Mason | James Green misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:14 | VCU | The rebound goes to Victor Mumma | 60-58 |
| 01:05 | VCU | Shane Fries can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 60-58 |
| 01:04 | VCU | Shane Fries tips it back up and in | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | George Mason | John Overstreet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | VCU | James Green picks off the pass by Ernest Mattoon | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | George Mason | David Jones misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 00:20 | George Mason | James Green grabs the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:16 | George Mason | Scott Holmes is called for the reach on Arturo Pena - foul #2 on Scott Holmes, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| 00:16 | George Mason | Arturo Pena makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:16 | George Mason | Arturo Pena misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:16 | VCU | The rebound goes to Victor Mumma | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | VCU | Victor Mumma is fouled in the backcourt by David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Lubinski (PG) Scott Holmes | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:14 | VCU | Victor Mumma makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Victor Mumma misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:14 | George Mason | Arturo Pena grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:06 | George Mason | Donald Negron is fouled on the floor by Victor Mumma - foul #4 on Victor Mumma, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Holmes (PG) Jason Lubinski | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:06 | George Mason | Donald Negron makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:06 | George Mason | Donald Negron makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:05 | VCU | David Jones is called for the reach on Shane Fries in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Shane Fries misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:05 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to James Perry | 63-61 |
| 00:04 | VCU | James Perry is hacked by James Green - foul #2 on James Green, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| 00:04 | VCU | James Perry misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:04 | VCU | James Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:04 | George Mason | George Mason calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Donald Negron can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 64-61 |