| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Maday (fresh) PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Wertz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Drew Sultan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Goree (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sammy Hartman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Albert Sabol (fresh) 4 pts. C - Randy Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Richard Maday inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | VCU | Burton Rascoe misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Drew Sultan - foul #1 on Drew Sultan, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 19:39 | VCU | Burton Rascoe makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:39 | VCU | Burton Rascoe misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:39 | George Mason | Albert Sabol grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 19:22 | George Mason | Albert Sabol connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Randy Stevenson | 41-36 |
| 19:10 | VCU | Albert Sabol swats the layup by Richard Maday | 41-36 |
| 19:08 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Sammy Hartman | 41-36 |
| 19:03 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 19:02 | VCU | The rebound goes to Claude Marsh | 41-36 |
| 18:57 | VCU | Richard Maday hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Claude Marsh | 43-36 |
| 18:55 | George Mason | Burton Rascoe takes the ball from Drew Sultan in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Jerome Jackson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Burton Rascoe | 45-36 |
| 18:31 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 18:30 | VCU | John Wertz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 18:14 | VCU | Burton Rascoe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 18:13 | VCU | Jerome Jackson tips it home | 47-36 |
| 17:52 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Drew Sultan | 47-39 |
| 17:37 | VCU | Burton Rascoe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 17:36 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 17:09 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson's floater is tipped away by Jerome Jackson | 47-39 |
| 17:07 | VCU | Jerome Jackson pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 16:52 | VCU | John Wertz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (SG), Kyle Hall (SF), Robert Gabel (PF), Rudy Gavin (C) Claude Marsh, Richard Maday, Jerome Jackson, John Wertz | |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Lynch (PG), David Polczynski (SG), Dennis Johnson (SF), William Fox (PF), Johnny Prendergast (C) Drew Sultan, Edward Goree, Sammy Hartman, Albert Sabol, Randy Stevenson | |
| 16:40 | George Mason | David Polczynski connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Dennis Johnson | 47-41 |
| 16:17 | VCU | Robert Gabel makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Burton Rascoe | 49-41 |
| 16:03 | George Mason | William Fox misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Gabel - foul #3 on Robert Gabel, team foul #1 | 49-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Earl Baker (SF), Jerome Jackson (PF) Burton Rascoe, Robert Gabel | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 16:03 | George Mason | William Fox makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:03 | George Mason | William Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:03 | George Mason | Dennis Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 15:47 | George Mason | Johnny Prendergast clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 15:45 | VCU | Earl Baker grabs the board | 49-42 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kyle Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudy Gavin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Michael Lynch (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Polczynski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Prendergast (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | VCU | Rudy Gavin hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Hall | 51-42 |
| 15:27 | George Mason | Michael Lynch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG), John Wertz (C) Earl Baker, Rudy Gavin | |
| Subs | George Mason | Drew Sultan (PG), Matthew Osmond (SG), Sammy Hartman (SF), Albert Sabol (PF), Randy Stevenson (C) Michael Lynch, David Polczynski, Dennis Johnson, William Fox, Johnny Prendergast | |
| 15:08 | VCU | Matthew Osmond steals it from John Wertz | 51-42 |
| 15:05 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond misses the easy layup | 51-42 |
| 15:04 | George Mason | Albert Sabol tips it in | 51-44 |
| 14:48 | VCU | William Godsey clanks a shot from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 14:46 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 14:30 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Sabol | 51-46 |
| 14:06 | VCU | The short jumper by Kyle Hall is denied by Randy Stevenson | 51-46 |
| 14:04 | VCU | William Godsey gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 13:49 | VCU | John Wertz is whistled for a carry | 51-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Richard Maday (SF), Robert Gabel (PF), Rudy Gavin (C) Claude Marsh, Kyle Hall, Jerome Jackson, John Wertz | |
| Subs | George Mason | William Fox (PF) Albert Sabol | |
| 13:42 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Drew Sultan | 51-49 |
| 13:20 | VCU | Burton Rascoe buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Godsey | 54-49 |
| 13:09 | George Mason | William Fox scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Drew Sultan | 54-52 |
| 12:51 | VCU | Rudy Gavin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 12:50 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 12:33 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond loses the ball out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG), Jerome Jackson (PF), John Wertz (C) William Godsey, Robert Gabel, Rudy Gavin | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Goree (PG), Michael Lynch (SF), Albert Sabol (PF) Drew Sultan, Sammy Hartman, Randy Stevenson | |
| 12:14 | VCU | Richard Maday hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 12:01 | George Mason | Albert Sabol clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 12:00 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 11:50 | George Mason | William Fox misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-52 |
| 11:49 | VCU | Richard Maday grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 11:22 | VCU | Burton Rascoe double dribbles | 56-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (SF) Richard Maday | |
| Subs | George Mason | Drew Sultan (PG) Matthew Osmond | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wertz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Drew Sultan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Goree (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Lynch (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Sabol (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | George Mason | William Fox drills a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by John Wertz - foul #3 on John Wertz, team foul #2 | 56-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Gabel (C) John Wertz | |
| Subs | George Mason | Sammy Hartman (SF), Randy Stevenson (C) Michael Lynch, Albert Sabol | |
| 11:02 | George Mason | William Fox makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 10:52 | VCU | Robert Gabel misses the easy layup but the foul's on Sammy Hartman - foul #2 on Sammy Hartman, team foul #2 | 56-55 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | William Provenzano (PF) William Fox | |
| 10:52 | VCU | Robert Gabel misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 10:52 | VCU | Robert Gabel makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 10:25 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson blows the layup | 57-55 |
| 10:24 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman snags the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 10:05 | George Mason | Edward Goree clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 10:04 | VCU | Robert Gabel grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 09:37 | VCU | Jerome Jackson misses badly on a shot from close range | 57-55 |
| 09:35 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 09:22 | George Mason | Drew Sultan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 09:20 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman snags the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 09:15 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Robert Gabel - foul #4 on Robert Gabel, team foul #3 | 57-55 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Richard Maday (SF), Rudy Gavin (PF), John Wertz (C) Burton Rascoe, Claude Marsh, Jerome Jackson, Robert Gabel | |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Lynch (PG), Matthew Osmond (SG), Dennis Johnson (SF), Albert Sabol (PF) Drew Sultan, Edward Goree, Sammy Hartman, William Provenzano | |
| 09:15 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:15 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:54 | VCU | Kyle Hall's floater is tipped away by Albert Sabol | 57-56 |
| 08:53 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 08:36 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 08:35 | VCU | John Wertz grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 08:23 | VCU | William Godsey misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 08:21 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 08:15 | George Mason | Albert Sabol lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Osmond | 57-58 |
| 07:59 | VCU | William Godsey is hacked by Michael Lynch - foul #1 on Michael Lynch, team foul #3 | 57-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Earl Baker (SG), Robert Gabel (PF) Kyle Hall, Rudy Gavin | |
| Subs | George Mason | Drew Sultan (PG), Sammy Hartman (SF), William Fox (C) Michael Lynch, Dennis Johnson, Randy Stevenson | |
| 07:43 | VCU | Earl Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 07:42 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 07:18 | George Mason | Drew Sultan makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Matthew Osmond | 57-61 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Maday (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gabel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - John Wertz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Drew Sultan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Osmond (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sammy Hartman (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. PF - Albert Sabol (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - William Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | VCU | Richard Maday misses the easy layup | 57-61 |
| 07:02 | George Mason | William Fox pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 06:49 | George Mason | William Fox misses the easy layup | 57-61 |
| 06:47 | VCU | John Wertz grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 06:29 | VCU | Earl Baker is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Earl Baker, team foul #4 | 57-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Claude Marsh (SG), Kyle Hall (SF), Jerome Jackson (PF) William Godsey, Earl Baker, Richard Maday, John Wertz | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Goree (SG), Johnny Prendergast (C) Matthew Osmond, Albert Sabol | |
| 06:20 | George Mason | Edward Goree buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 06:09 | VCU | Robert Gabel comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 57-63 |
| 06:08 | George Mason | Johnny Prendergast snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 05:59 | George Mason | Jerome Jackson swats the layup by William Fox | 57-63 |
| 05:58 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Goree | 57-63 |
| 05:51 | George Mason | William Fox misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 05:49 | George Mason | Johnny Prendergast misses the tip | 57-63 |
| 05:47 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman misses the tip | 57-63 |
| 05:45 | VCU | Kyle Hall grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 05:23 | VCU | Robert Gabel's fadeaway is rejected by William Fox | 57-63 |
| 05:22 | George Mason | Johnny Prendergast gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 05:01 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-66 |
| 04:46 | VCU | Robert Gabel hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Claude Marsh | 60-66 |
| 04:46 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Maday (SF), John Wertz (C) Kyle Hall, Robert Gabel | |
| Subs | George Mason | Matthew Osmond (SG), Albert Sabol (PF), Randy Stevenson (C) Edward Goree, William Fox, Johnny Prendergast | |
| 04:22 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 60-66 |
| 04:21 | VCU | Richard Maday pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| 04:02 | VCU | Claude Marsh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-66 |
| 04:00 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman grabs the board | 60-66 |
| 03:43 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson throws it down set up by Drew Sultan | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | VCU | Jerome Jackson scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Claude Marsh and the foul's on Matthew Osmond - foul #4 on Matthew Osmond, team foul #4 | 62-68 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Goree (PG), Michael Lynch (SF) Drew Sultan, Sammy Hartman | |
| 03:25 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:05 | George Mason | Randy Stevenson loses the dribble to Richard Maday | 63-68 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Maday (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Wertz (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Edward Goree (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Osmond (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Lynch (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Sabol (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Randy Stevenson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 02:52 | VCU | Richard Maday is whistled for a carry | 63-68 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (SF) Richard Maday | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 02:49 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Maday (SF) Kyle Hall | |
| Subs | George Mason | Drew Sultan (PG), Sammy Hartman (SF) Edward Goree, Michael Lynch | |
| 02:36 | George Mason | Drew Sultan buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Sammy Hartman | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:27 | VCU | John Wertz scores on a jump hook from the right block | 65-71 |
| 02:13 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Albert Sabol | 65-74 |
| 01:55 | VCU | Claude Marsh hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-74 |
| 01:26 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond is fouled on the floor by John Wertz - foul #4 on John Wertz, team foul #5 | 67-74 |
| 01:05 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Wertz - foul #5 on John Wertz, team foul #6 | 67-74 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Gabel (C) John Wertz | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 01:05 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 01:05 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond misses the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 01:05 | VCU | Jerome Jackson pulls down the rebound | 67-75 |
| 00:49 | VCU | Robert Gabel's pass is intercepted by Randy Stevenson | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond is hacked by Burton Rascoe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Burton Rascoe, team foul #7 | 67-75 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Goree (SF), William Fox (C) Sammy Hartman, Randy Stevenson | |
| 00:47 | George Mason | Matthew Osmond misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:47 | VCU | Richard Maday pulls down the rebound | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-75 |
| 00:39 | VCU | Jerome Jackson grabs the offensive board | 67-75 |
| 00:36 | VCU | Edward Goree is called for the reach on Richard Maday - foul #1 on Edward Goree, team foul #5 | 67-75 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Sammy Hartman (SF), Randy Stevenson (C) Edward Goree, William Fox | |
| 00:33 | VCU | Claude Marsh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 67-75 |
| 00:31 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman snags the defensive board | 67-75 |
| 00:28 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Marsh - foul #2 on Claude Marsh, team foul #8 | 67-75 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | William Fox (C) Randy Stevenson | |
| 00:28 | George Mason | Sammy Hartman misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:28 | VCU | Robert Gabel pulls down the rebound | 67-75 |
| 00:23 | VCU | Burton Rascoe clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-75 |
| 00:22 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Albert Sabol | 67-75 |
| 00:21 | George Mason | Claude Marsh is called for the reach on Albert Sabol in the backcourt - foul #3 on Claude Marsh, team foul #9 | 67-75 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Goree (SF) Sammy Hartman | |
| 00:21 | George Mason | Albert Sabol makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:21 | George Mason | Albert Sabol makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:16 | VCU | The short jumper by Robert Gabel is denied by Edward Goree | 67-77 |
| 00:14 | George Mason | William Fox grabs the board | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU 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) | |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Drew Sultan runs out the clock | 67-77 |