| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Garret Reece (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tomas Valley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Simms (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Gann (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jae Champion (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colby Dickison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Ralph Hannum inbounds the ball | 30-42 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Rice | Ralph Hannum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Colby Dickison, Michael Beck | |
| 19:11 | George Mason | Sean Gann banks in the layup on a great pass from Tomas Valley | 32-42 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joe Simms - foul #1 on Joe Simms, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Rice | Sean Stutts (PF), Michael Beck (C) Jae Champion, Alfred Reid | |
| 19:04 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 18:44 | George Mason | Garret Reece's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Nathaniel Toothman | 32-44 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Ralph Hannum gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Sean Stutts is whistled for traveling | 32-44 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Alfred Reid (C) Ralph Hannum, Sean Stutts, Michael Beck | |
| 18:14 | George Mason | Robert Gregory loses the dribble to Nathaniel Toothman | 32-44 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Henry Sexton is hacked by Garret Reece - foul #1 on Garret Reece, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Hannum (SF), Sean Stutts (PF), Michael Beck (C) Timothy Davis, Nathaniel Toothman, Alfred Reid | |
| 17:37 | Rice | Sean Stutts connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ralph Hannum | 32-46 |
| 17:31 | George Mason | Joe Simms comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ralph Hannum - foul #3 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Cappello (PG), Zachery Love (PF) Garret Reece, Robert Gregory | |
| Subs | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Colby Dickison (PF) Jae Champion, Ralph Hannum, Michael Beck | |
| 17:31 | George Mason | Joe Simms makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 17:31 | George Mason | Joe Simms makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Tomas Valley steps in front of the Sean Stutts pass | 34-46 |
| 17:14 | George Mason | Tomas Valley lays it up and in | 36-46 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Sean Gann is called for the reach on Nathaniel Toothman - foul #2 on Sean Gann, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | George Mason | Billy Young (PG), Charles Carnes (SF), William Duke (C) Tomas Valley, Joe Simms, Sean Gann | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Michael Beck (C) Colby Dickison, Sean Stutts | |
| 16:49 | Rice | The short jumper by Michael Beck is denied by William Duke | 36-46 |
| 16:48 | George Mason | Charles Carnes snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 16:23 | George Mason | Billy Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | George Mason | Garret Reece (PG) Billy Young | |
| Subs | Rice | Sean Stutts (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Nathaniel Toothman, Michael Beck | |
| 16:04 | Rice | Timothy Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Gregory (PF), Sean Gann (C) Zachery Love, William Duke | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SG), Colby Dickison (PF) Jae Champion, Sean Stutts | |
| 15:51 | George Mason | Sean Gann drills a shot in the paint set up by Garret Reece | 38-46 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Garret Reece (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Cappello (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Carnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Gann (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Colby Dickison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alfred Reid (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Timothy Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Colby Dickison tips it but misses | 38-46 |
| 15:36 | George Mason | Charles Carnes gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 15:32 | George Mason | William Cappello misses short on a shot from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 15:30 | George Mason | Sean Gann tips it home | 40-46 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Alfred Reid scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Adkins | 40-48 |
| 14:51 | George Mason | Garret Reece connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by William Cappello | 43-48 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Timothy Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | George Mason | Billy Young (PG), Tomas Valley (SG), Joe Simms (SF), Zachery Love (PF) Garret Reece, William Cappello, Charles Carnes, Robert Gregory | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Sean Stutts (PF), Michael Beck (C) Henry Sexton, Charles Adkins, Timothy Davis, Colby Dickison, Alfred Reid | |
| 14:09 | George Mason | Tomas Valley scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Zachery Love | 46-48 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Michael Beck banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ralph Hannum and the foul's on Sean Gann - foul #3 on Sean Gann, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Duke (C) Sean Gann | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG) Brett Parker | |
| 13:48 | Rice | Michael Beck makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 13:28 | George Mason | Jae Champion is called for the reach on Zachery Love - foul #2 on Jae Champion, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Cappello (PG) Billy Young | |
| Subs | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman (PF) Michael Beck | |
| 13:07 | George Mason | Zachery Love drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Cappello | 49-51 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Jae Champion comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Ralph Hannum tips it home | 49-53 |
| 12:29 | George Mason | Joe Simms knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Tomas Valley | 51-53 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Sean Stutts buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Sexton | 51-56 |
| 12:00 | George Mason | William Cappello misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Henry Sexton - foul #3 on Henry Sexton, team foul #3 | 51-56 |
| Subs | George Mason | Garret Reece (PG), Charles Carnes (SF), Robert Gregory (PF), Sean Gann (C) Tomas Valley, Joe Simms, Zachery Love, William Duke | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Michael Beck (C) Henry Sexton, Sean Stutts | |
| 12:00 | George Mason | William Cappello makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 12:00 | George Mason | William Cappello makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Carnes - foul #2 on Charles Carnes, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | George Mason | Billy Young (SG) William Cappello | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG) Brett Parker | |
| 11:41 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 11:41 | George Mason | Robert Gregory gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Garret Reece (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Carnes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Gann (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jae Champion (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:23 | George Mason | Robert Gregory makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Garret Reece | 55-57 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Henry Sexton | 55-60 |
| 11:10 | George Mason | Michael Beck picks off the pass by Charles Carnes | 55-60 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman misses long on a runner in the paint | 55-60 |
| 10:50 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Charles Carnes | 55-60 |
| 10:35 | George Mason | Charles Carnes connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Garret Reece | 58-60 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Henry Sexton misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses the tip | 58-60 |
| 10:21 | George Mason | Robert Gregory grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 09:58 | George Mason | Robert Gregory misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Michael Beck gets the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Jae Champion misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 09:28 | George Mason | Robert Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 09:18 | George Mason | Billy Young is called for a charge - foul #1 on Billy Young, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Cappello (PG), Tomas Valley (SG), Joe Simms (SF), Zachery Love (PF) Garret Reece, Billy Young, Charles Carnes, Robert Gregory | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Colby Dickison (PF), Sean Stutts (C) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Nathaniel Toothman, Michael Beck | |
| 09:16 | Rice | William Cappello picks off the pass by Brett Parker in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| 09:15 | George Mason | Tomas Valley hits the finger roll set up by William Cappello | 60-60 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Colby Dickison scores on a jumper from the baseline | 60-62 |
| 08:41 | George Mason | Tomas Valley connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Brett Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-62 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Duke (C) Sean Gann | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Reid (C) Colby Dickison | |
| 08:08 | George Mason | Joe Simms is hacked by Ralph Hannum - foul #4 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #4 | 63-62 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Timothy Davis (SF) Brett Parker, Charles Adkins, Ralph Hannum | |
| 07:50 | George Mason | Zachery Love's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-62 |
| Subs | George Mason | Garret Reece (PG) William Cappello | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Colby Dickison (PF) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Timothy Davis, Alfred Reid | |
| 07:35 | Rice | Ralph Hannum clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Zachery Love - foul #1 on Zachery Love, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Gregory (PF) Zachery Love | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Alfred Reid (C) Brett Parker, Nathaniel Toothman, Colby Dickison | |
| 07:35 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Garret Reece (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tomas Valley (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Simms (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Duke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jae Champion (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Hannum (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Sean Stutts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Reid (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | George Mason | Joe Simms banks in the layup set up by Tomas Valley | 65-64 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Alfred Reid makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ralph Hannum | 65-66 |
| 06:42 | George Mason | Alfred Reid is called for the reach on William Duke - foul #1 on Alfred Reid, team foul #5 | 65-66 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Cappello (SG), Charles Carnes (SF), Sean Gann (C) Tomas Valley, Joe Simms, William Duke | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Michael Beck (C) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Ralph Hannum, Sean Stutts, Alfred Reid | |
| 06:22 | George Mason | Robert Gregory misses the 3 from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Brett Parker gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Michael Beck clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 06:05 | George Mason | Charles Carnes snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 05:46 | George Mason | William Cappello misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Colby Dickison snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-66 |
| 05:36 | George Mason | Charles Carnes grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:27 | George Mason | Garret Reece is fouled on the floor by Michael Beck - foul #3 on Michael Beck, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| Subs | George Mason | Tomas Valley (SG), Joe Simms (SF), Zachery Love (PF) Garret Reece, Charles Carnes, Robert Gregory | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Sean Stutts (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Brett Parker, Nathaniel Toothman, Timothy Davis, Colby Dickison, Michael Beck | |
| 05:17 | George Mason | William Cappello buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Sean Gann | 68-66 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Henry Sexton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-66 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman (PF) Alfred Reid | |
| 04:57 | George Mason | Zachery Love can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-66 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Jae Champion grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Henry Sexton is hacked by William Cappello - foul #1 on William Cappello, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Beck (C) Nathaniel Toothman | |
| 04:44 | Rice | Henry Sexton misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:44 | George Mason | Sean Gann grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 04:24 | George Mason | William Cappello misses the shot from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Michael Beck gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Joe Simms takes the ball from Sean Stutts | 68-66 |
| 03:51 | George Mason | Joe Simms hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 68-66 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Jae Champion gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Jae Champion drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Henry Sexton | 68-68 |
| 03:31 | George Mason | William Cappello misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Sean Stutts grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - William Cappello (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tomas Valley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Simms (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachery Love (fresh) 6 pts. C - Sean Gann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jae Champion (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Hannum (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Sean Stutts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Beck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Jae Champion is denied on a layup by Sean Gann | 68-68 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Ralph Hannum tips it in | 68-70 |
| 03:06 | George Mason | William Cappello is called for traveling | 68-70 |
| Subs | George Mason | Garret Reece (PG), Billy Young (SG), Charles Carnes (SF), Robert Gregory (PF), William Duke (C) William Cappello, Tomas Valley, Joe Simms, Zachery Love, Sean Gann | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Henry Sexton, Ralph Hannum, Sean Stutts, Michael Beck | |
| 02:46 | Rice | Colby Dickison's pass is intercepted by Garret Reece | 68-70 |
| 02:46 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | George Mason | Tomas Valley (SG), Joe Simms (SF), Sean Gann (C) Billy Young, Charles Carnes, William Duke | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF) Brett Parker, Jae Champion | |
| 02:30 | George Mason | Joe Simms connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Henry Sexton - foul #4 on Henry Sexton, team foul #7 | 70-70 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Sean Stutts (C) Colby Dickison, Alfred Reid | |
| 02:30 | George Mason | Joe Simms misses the free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman connects on the jump hook near the basket | 70-72 |
| 02:03 | George Mason | Robert Gregory can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-72 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Henry Sexton grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Ralph Hannum is hacked by Sean Gann - foul #4 on Sean Gann, team foul #9 | 70-72 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Rice | Colby Dickison (PF), Michael Beck (C) Nathaniel Toothman, Sean Stutts | |
| 01:44 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:44 | George Mason | Robert Gregory grabs the board | 70-72 |
| 01:30 | George Mason | Sean Gann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-72 |
| 01:29 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Tomas Valley | 70-72 |
| 01:08 | George Mason | Robert Gregory knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Gann | 73-72 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Jae Champion hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Sexton | 73-74 |
| 00:41 | George Mason | Robert Gregory buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Tomas Valley | 75-74 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Jae Champion scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Henry Sexton and he's fouled by Garret Reece - foul #2 on Garret Reece, team foul #10 | 75-76 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Jae Champion makes the free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:11 | George Mason | Garret Reece misses badly on a floater from the right side | 75-77 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Ralph Hannum snags the defensive board | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Ralph Hannum is hacked by Garret Reece in the backcourt - foul #3 on Garret Reece, team foul #11 | 75-77 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:08 | George Mason | George Mason calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| 00:01 | George Mason | Tomas Valley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-78 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Michael Beck grabs the board | 75-78 |