| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Harry Howell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jack Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Miles (fresh) C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Garret Reece (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tomas Valley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Simms (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Gann (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Joe Simms inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | George Mason | Garret Reece drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Gann | 33-37 |
| 19:26 | Purdue | Harry Howell makes the floater from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 19:17 | George Mason | Sean Gann banks in the layup | 35-39 |
| 18:59 | Purdue | James Miles hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Parker | 35-39 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Jack Parker comes up short on the runner from the left block | 35-39 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Heath | 35-39 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Robert Gregory is called for the reach on James Miles - foul #1 on Robert Gregory, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Jack Parker hits a 3 from straight away set up by Harry Howell | 38-39 |
| 17:47 | George Mason | Tomas Valley knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Sean Gann | 38-41 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | William Garner drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Harry Howell | 40-41 |
| 17:04 | George Mason | Garret Reece connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Tomas Valley | 40-43 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Harry Howell makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Parker | 43-43 |
| 16:37 | George Mason | Sean Gann scores on a floater from the left side | 43-45 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Harry Howell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 16:18 | George Mason | Joe Simms grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 16:04 | George Mason | Robert Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), Martin Chatfield (PF), Melvin Tsan (C) William Garner, James Miles, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | George Mason | Billy Young (PG), William Cappello (SG), Charles Carnes (SF), Zachery Love (PF), William Duke (C) Garret Reece, Tomas Valley, Joe Simms, Robert Gregory, Sean Gann | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Harry Howell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jack Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Martin Chatfield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Billy Young (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Cappello (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Carnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachery Love (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Duke (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-45 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield tips it home | 45-45 |
| 15:31 | George Mason | Zachery Love connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Carnes | 45-48 |
| 15:13 | Purdue | Harry Howell scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joey Beverage | 48-48 |
| 15:03 | George Mason | Harry Howell is called for the reach on William Cappello - foul #1 on Harry Howell, team foul #1 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris (PF) Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 14:48 | George Mason | Harry Howell picks off the pass by Billy Young | 48-48 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Harry Howell misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Billy Young - foul #2 on Billy Young, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Sean Gann (C) William Duke | |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Harry Howell misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Harry Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 14:22 | George Mason | Sean Gann misses the lay-in | 49-48 |
| 14:20 | George Mason | Zachery Love tips it home | 49-50 |
| 13:59 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG) Harry Howell | |
| Subs | George Mason | Tomas Valley (SG), Joe Simms (SF) Billy Young, Charles Carnes | |
| 13:50 | George Mason | Tomas Valley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Jack Parker pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF), Melvin Tsan (C) Jack Parker, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | George Mason | Garret Reece (PG) William Cappello | |
| 13:26 | George Mason | Garret Reece hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Stephens - foul #1 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (SG) Joey Beverage | |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Gregory (PF) Zachery Love | |
| 13:26 | George Mason | Garret Reece makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 13:26 | George Mason | Garret Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Stephens and he's hacked by Robert Gregory - foul #2 on Robert Gregory, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ricky Heath (C) Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 12:45 | George Mason | Joe Simms slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Gregory and the foul's on Lenny Akers - foul #1 on Lenny Akers, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (PG) William Garner | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 12:45 | George Mason | Joe Simms misses the free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Ricky Heath pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses short on a jumper in the paint | 52-54 |
| 12:27 | George Mason | Robert Gregory gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 12:09 | George Mason | Sean Gann misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 12:08 | George Mason | Joe Simms snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 11:52 | George Mason | Tomas Valley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 11:51 | George Mason | Garret Reece grabs the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Harry Howell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Garret Reece (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tomas Valley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Simms (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Gregory (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Gann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:36 | George Mason | Jeffrey Harris swats the short shot by Sean Gann | 52-54 |
| 11:35 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ricky Heath | 52-54 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Harry Howell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 11:18 | George Mason | Tomas Valley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 11:12 | George Mason | The jump hook by Tomas Valley is blocked by Ricky Heath | 52-54 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 10:57 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris banks in the layup on a great pass from Anthony Stephens | 54-54 |
| 10:51 | George Mason | Robert Gregory misses the jump hook from close range | 54-54 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Lenny Akers grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Harry Howell connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 10:07 | George Mason | Robert Gregory can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Ricky Heath gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Stephens | 58-54 |
| 09:39 | George Mason | Jeffrey Harris denies the turnaround by Sean Gann | 58-54 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Harry Howell grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 09:32 | Purdue | Harry Howell is fouled on the floor by Joe Simms - foul #3 on Joe Simms, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Joey Beverage (SG), Jack Parker (SF), Martin Chatfield (C) Harry Howell, Anthony Stephens, Lenny Akers, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | George Mason | Billy Young (PG), William Cappello (SG), Charles Carnes (SF), Zachery Love (PF), William Duke (C) Garret Reece, Tomas Valley, Joe Simms, Robert Gregory, Sean Gann | |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Zachery Love is called for the reach on Jeffrey Harris - foul #1 on Zachery Love, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | William Garner is fouled on the floor by Billy Young - foul #3 on Billy Young, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 58-54 |
| 08:50 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Charles Carnes | 58-54 |
| 08:38 | George Mason | Martin Chatfield steals it from William Cappello | 58-54 |
| 08:19 | Purdue | William Garner is hacked by Billy Young - foul #4 on Billy Young, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Miles (PF) Jeffrey Harris | |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Woods (PG) Billy Young | |
| 08:19 | Purdue | William Garner misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:19 | George Mason | Zachery Love grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 08:01 | George Mason | Zachery Love loses the ball out of bounds | 58-54 |
| 07:38 | Purdue | Joey Beverage clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 07:36 | George Mason | William Duke snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Miles (fresh) C - Martin Chatfield (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Michael Woods (fresh) SG - William Cappello (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Carnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachery Love (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Duke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | George Mason | William Cappello misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-54 |
| 07:30 | Purdue | James Miles pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 07:24 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 07:22 | George Mason | Michael Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 07:10 | George Mason | William Cappello comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 07:08 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jack Parker | 58-54 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | William Garner misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Carnes - foul #3 on Charles Carnes, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (PG), Jeffrey Harris (PF), Melvin Tsan (C) Joey Beverage, James Miles, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | George Mason | Billy Young (PG), Tomas Valley (SG), Robert Gregory (PF), Sean Gann (C) Michael Woods, Charles Carnes, Zachery Love, William Duke | |
| 06:48 | Purdue | William Garner makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | William Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:26 | George Mason | Billy Young misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 06:24 | George Mason | Tomas Valley grabs the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 06:16 | George Mason | Harry Howell takes the ball from Billy Young | 60-54 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Jack Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF), Ricky Heath (C) William Garner, Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | George Mason | Garret Reece (PG), Joe Simms (SF) Billy Young, William Cappello | |
| 05:46 | George Mason | Robert Gregory misses short on a runner from close range | 60-54 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Jack Parker scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Harry Howell | 62-54 |
| 05:12 | George Mason | Joe Simms loses the dribble to Jack Parker | 62-54 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Ricky Heath connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jack Parker and he's hacked by Garret Reece - foul #2 on Garret Reece, team foul #9 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Joey Beverage (SG) Harry Howell, Lenny Akers | |
| Subs | George Mason | Charles Carnes (SG), Zachery Love (PF) Tomas Valley, Robert Gregory | |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:43 | George Mason | Charles Carnes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-54 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Jack Parker gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Joey Beverage scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:15 | George Mason | Joe Simms misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 04:14 | George Mason | Charles Carnes can't tip it in | 68-54 |
| 04:12 | George Mason | Sean Gann grabs the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 04:05 | George Mason | Charles Carnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Miles (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) Jeffrey Harris, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | George Mason | William Cappello (PG), William Duke (C) Garret Reece, Sean Gann | |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Jack Parker is whistled for traveling | 68-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (PG) Anthony Stephens | |
| Subs | George Mason | Tomas Valley (SG) Charles Carnes | |
| 03:41 | George Mason | Joe Simms connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 70-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Harry Howell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Miles (fresh) C - Martin Chatfield (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - William Cappello (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tomas Valley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Simms (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Zachery Love (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Duke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | George Mason | Martin Chatfield steals it from Joe Simms | 70-57 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | The jump hook by Jack Parker is blocked by Joe Simms | 70-57 |
| 03:00 | George Mason | Joe Simms grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 03:00 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (SG), Jeffrey Harris (PF), Ricky Heath (C) Joey Beverage, James Miles, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | George Mason | Garret Reece (PG), Robert Gregory (PF), Sean Gann (C) William Cappello, Zachery Love, William Duke | |
| 02:47 | George Mason | Tomas Valley misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Garner - foul #1 on William Garner, team foul #4 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Joey Beverage (SG), Lenny Akers (SF), James Miles (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) Harry Howell, William Garner, Jack Parker, Jeffrey Harris, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | George Mason | William Cappello (PG), Charles Carnes (SF), Zachery Love (PF), William Duke (C) Garret Reece, Joe Simms, Robert Gregory, Sean Gann | |
| 02:47 | George Mason | Tomas Valley makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 02:47 | George Mason | Tomas Valley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (PG), William Garner (SG), Jack Parker (SF), Jeffrey Harris (PF), Ricky Heath (C) Anthony Stephens, Joey Beverage, Lenny Akers, James Miles, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | George Mason | Garret Reece (PG), Joe Simms (SF), Robert Gregory (PF), Sean Gann (C) William Cappello, Charles Carnes, Zachery Love, William Duke | |
| 02:31 | Purdue | William Garner misses the turnaround in the lane | 70-59 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Harry Howell can't tip it in | 70-59 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris tips it but misses | 70-59 |
| 02:27 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Joe Simms | 70-59 |
| 02:21 | George Mason | Robert Gregory is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Gregory, team foul #10 | 70-59 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Harry Howell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Harris | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:45 | George Mason | Joe Simms hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 73-59 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Ricky Heath pulls down the rebound | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses short on a jumper from the left side | 73-59 |
| 01:20 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Joe Simms | 73-59 |
| 01:11 | George Mason | Harry Howell steps in front of the Robert Gregory pass | 73-59 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Harry Howell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 73-59 |
| 00:49 | George Mason | Robert Gregory pulls down the rebound | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | George Mason | Robert Gregory misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-59 |
| 00:44 | George Mason | Garret Reece pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 00:40 | George Mason | Robert Gregory hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Tomas Valley | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Jack Parker misses the fadeaway in the lane | 73-61 |
| 00:13 | George Mason | Joe Simms grabs the board | 73-61 |
| 00:08 | George Mason | Garret Reece misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-61 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ricky Heath | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Harry Howell runs out the clock | 73-61 |