| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Drew Sultan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Osmond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sammy Hartman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Sabol (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | George Mason | Albert Sabol misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | Albert Sabol takes the ball from Charlie Chaffins | 34-38 |
| 18:53 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-38 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Chacko | 34-38 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk's floater is tipped away by Sammy Hartman | 34-38 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Lobdell and the foul's on Sammy Hartman - foul #1 on Sammy Hartman, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk misses the free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:05 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:51 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 17:36 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk misses the 3 from straight away | 36-40 |
| 17:35 | George Mason | Albert Sabol grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:13 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randy Stevenson | 36-42 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell loses the dribble to Matthew Osmond | 36-42 |
| 16:39 | George Mason | Albert Sabol is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Albert Sabol, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Christopher Cumbie (SG), Sherman McKewen (SF), Dwight Woo (PF), Frankie John (C) Glen Sisk, John Lobdell, Charlie Chaffins, James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Goree (PG), Michael Lynch (SG), Dennis Johnson (SF), William Fox (PF), Johnny Prendergast (C) Drew Sultan, Matthew Osmond, Sammy Hartman, Albert Sabol, Randy Stevenson | |
| 16:18 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 36-42 |
| 16:16 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Dennis Johnson | 36-42 |
| 16:10 | George Mason | Johnny Prendergast drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Goree | 36-45 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Michael Lynch - foul #1 on Michael Lynch, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Cumbie (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Sherman McKewen (fresh) PF - Dwight Woo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frankie John (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Edward Goree (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Prendergast (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:35 | George Mason | Dennis Johnson misses short on a runner in the lane | 39-45 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John is fouled on the floor by Johnny Prendergast - foul #1 on Johnny Prendergast, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Drew Sultan (PG), Matthew Osmond (SG), Sammy Hartman (SF), Randy Stevenson (C) Edward Goree, Michael Lynch, Dennis Johnson, Johnny Prendergast | |
| 15:04 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Robert Thompson | 41-45 |
| 14:46 | George Mason | William Fox is hacked by Christopher Cumbie - foul #2 on Christopher Cumbie, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), John Lobdell (SG), Charlie Chaffins (SF), James Chacko (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Robert Thompson, Christopher Cumbie, Sherman McKewen, Dwight Woo, Frankie John | |
| Subs | George Mason | Albert Sabol (PF) William Fox | |
| 14:30 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Drew Sultan | 41-48 |
| 14:15 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Glen Sisk | 43-48 |
| 14:05 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 43-48 |
| 14:04 | George Mason | Albert Sabol tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins's floater is tipped away by Randy Stevenson | 43-50 |
| 13:55 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold tips it home | 45-50 |
| 13:37 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 13:36 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson tips it back up and in | 45-52 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins loses the dribble to Albert Sabol | 45-52 |
| 13:04 | George Mason | Albert Sabol hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Osmond and he's hacked by James Chacko - foul #1 on James Chacko, team foul #2 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Frankie John (C) Glen Sisk, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Goree (PG), Michael Lynch (SG), Dennis Johnson (SF), William Fox (C) Drew Sultan, Matthew Osmond, Sammy Hartman, Randy Stevenson | |
| 13:04 | George Mason | Albert Sabol makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Edward Goree - foul #1 on Edward Goree, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie (SF), Dwight Woo (PF) Charlie Chaffins, James Chacko | |
| Subs | George Mason | Johnny Prendergast (C) Albert Sabol | |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 12:48 | George Mason | William Fox gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 12:29 | George Mason | Michael Lynch misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Lobdell | 46-55 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses the jumper from close range | 46-55 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John tips it back up and in | 48-55 |
| 11:52 | George Mason | Edward Goree misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 11:50 | George Mason | Michael Lynch can't tip it in | 48-55 |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Cumbie (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Dwight Woo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frankie John (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Edward Goree (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Prendergast (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 11:36 | George Mason | William Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 11:08 | George Mason | Edward Goree makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-57 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 10:49 | George Mason | William Fox grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 10:23 | George Mason | Dennis Johnson hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Edward Goree | 48-59 |
| 10:02 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses short on a shot in the lane | 48-59 |
| 10:01 | George Mason | Michael Lynch gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 09:56 | George Mason | Edward Goree banks in the layup set up by Johnny Prendergast | 48-61 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses the jumper near the basket | 48-61 |
| 09:37 | George Mason | William Fox grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 09:20 | George Mason | William Fox misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Frankie John | 48-61 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 48-61 |
| 09:13 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Michael Lynch | 48-61 |
| 08:50 | George Mason | William Fox scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Edward Goree | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie dunks the ball set up by Robert Thompson | 50-63 |
| 08:20 | George Mason | Edward Goree misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Thompson - foul #1 on Robert Thompson, team foul #3 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Sherman McKewen (SG), Charlie Chaffins (SF), James Chacko (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Robert Thompson, John Lobdell, Christopher Cumbie, Dwight Woo, Frankie John | |
| Subs | George Mason | Matthew Osmond (SG), Sammy Hartman (SF), Albert Sabol (PF), Randy Stevenson (C) Michael Lynch, Dennis Johnson, William Fox, Johnny Prendergast | |
| 08:20 | George Mason | Edward Goree makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 08:20 | George Mason | Edward Goree makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen misses long on a shot in the paint | 50-65 |
| 08:05 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:36 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Drew Sultan (PG) Edward Goree | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sherman McKewen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Drew Sultan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Osmond (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sammy Hartman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Albert Sabol (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Randy Stevenson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 50-65 |
| 07:23 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 06:57 | George Mason | Albert Sabol hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-65 |
| 06:55 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charlie Chaffins | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:19 | George Mason | Glen Sisk steps in front of the Matthew Osmond pass | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins misses short on a floater in the lane | 53-65 |
| 05:58 | George Mason | Albert Sabol snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 05:37 | George Mason | Drew Sultan double dribbles | 53-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Christopher Cumbie (SG), Dwight Woo (PF), John Schultheis (C) Glen Sisk, Sherman McKewen, James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Lynch (SF), William Fox (PF), Johnny Prendergast (C) Sammy Hartman, Albert Sabol, Randy Stevenson | |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins is called for traveling | 53-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dennis Johnson (SF) Matthew Osmond | |
| 05:11 | George Mason | William Fox travels with the ball | 53-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Goree (SG) Dennis Johnson | |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 04:55 | George Mason | Johnny Prendergast pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:40 | George Mason | Christopher Cumbie is called for the reach on Edward Goree - foul #3 on Christopher Cumbie, team foul #4 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell (SG) Charlie Chaffins | |
| Subs | George Mason | Sammy Hartman (SF), Randy Stevenson (C) Drew Sultan, Johnny Prendergast | |
| 04:13 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:54 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-68 |
| 03:53 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:28 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Charlie Chaffins (SF), James Chacko (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Robert Thompson, Christopher Cumbie, Dwight Woo, John Schultheis | |
| Subs | George Mason | Drew Sultan (PG), Matthew Osmond (SG), Albert Sabol (PF) Edward Goree, Michael Lynch, William Fox | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lobdell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Drew Sultan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Osmond (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sammy Hartman (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Albert Sabol (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Randy Stevenson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 55-68 |
| 02:55 | George Mason | Drew Sultan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-68 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Glen Sisk | 57-68 |
| 02:07 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 02:06 | George Mason | Albert Sabol grabs the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:40 | George Mason | Drew Sultan is fouled on the floor by Charlie Chaffins - foul #2 on Charlie Chaffins, team foul #5 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Christopher Cumbie (SG), Sherman McKewen (SF), Dwight Woo (PF), Frankie John (C) Glen Sisk, John Lobdell, Charlie Chaffins, James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Goree (PG), Michael Lynch (SG), Dennis Johnson (SF), William Fox (PF), Johnny Prendergast (C) Drew Sultan, Matthew Osmond, Sammy Hartman, Albert Sabol, Randy Stevenson | |
| 01:11 | George Mason | William Fox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-68 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 00:59 | Southern Illinois | Edward Goree steals it from Sherman McKewen | 57-68 |
| 00:54 | George Mason | Michael Lynch blows the layup | 57-68 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen grabs the offensive board | 57-68 |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie is fouled on the floor by Johnny Prendergast - foul #2 on Johnny Prendergast, team foul #6 | 57-68 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | William Fox picks off the pass by Christopher Cumbie | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | George Mason | Michael Lynch lays it up and in | 57-70 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie misses the dunk attempt | 57-70 |
| 00:05 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Dennis Johnson | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Edward Goree runs out the clock | 57-70 |