| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Joel Vandermark (fresh) SG - Ronald Merritt (fresh) SF - Ben Mansfield (fresh) PF - John Gleason (fresh) C - Charlie Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) SG - Curtis Reeder (fresh) SF - James Green (fresh) PF - Arturo Pena (fresh) C - John Overstreet (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | John Overstreet wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder's floater is knocked away by John Gleason | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Charlie Schroeder grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Mansfield lays it in set up by Joel Vandermark | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | George Mason | James Green is hacked by Ben Mansfield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ben Mansfield, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | George Mason | Arturo Pena's fadeaway is rejected by Charlie Schroeder | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | George Mason | Arturo Pena grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Merritt - foul #1 on Ronald Merritt, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt drills a 3 from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:18 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:16 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Joel Vandermark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:09 | George Mason | The rebound goes to John Overstreet | 5-0 |
| 17:54 | George Mason | John Overstreet makes the turnaround from the left block | 5-2 |
| 17:41 | UC Santa Barbara | John Overstreet is called for the reach on Joel Vandermark - foul #1 on John Overstreet, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Capasso (PG), Donald Negron (SG), Jerald Lindsey (SF), William Diener (PF), Ernest Davis (C) David Jones, Curtis Reeder, James Green, Arturo Pena, John Overstreet | |
| 17:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerald Lindsey steals it from John Gleason | 5-2 |
| 17:27 | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey lays it in | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Mansfield comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | George Mason | William Diener grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:52 | George Mason | Charlie Schroeder denies the turnaround by William Diener | 5-4 |
| 16:51 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to John Gleason | 5-4 |
| 16:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Charlie Schroeder misses the lay-in | 5-4 |
| 16:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Charlie Schroeder pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:03 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Joel Vandermark and he's fouled by Donald Negron - foul #1 on Donald Negron, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan (PG), Wyatt Godwin (SG), Scott Mowery (SF), Earl Chenoweth (C) Joel Vandermark, Ronald Merritt, Ben Mansfield, Charlie Schroeder | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), Curtis Reeder (SG), James Green (SF), Stevan Petrov (PF), John Overstreet (C) Christopher Capasso, Donald Negron, Jerald Lindsey, William Diener, Ernest Davis | |
| 16:03 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason misses the free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:03 | George Mason | James Green pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:40 | George Mason | Scott Mowery picks off the pass by David Jones | 7-4 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Bryan Khan (fresh) SG - Wyatt Godwin (fresh) SF - Scott Mowery (fresh) PF - John Gleason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Chenoweth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) SG - Curtis Reeder (fairly fresh) SF - James Green (fresh) PF - Stevan Petrov (fresh) C - John Overstreet (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:22 | George Mason | Stevan Petrov grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:19 | George Mason | David Jones's pass is intercepted by Earl Chenoweth in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 15:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bryan Khan | 10-4 |
| 14:57 | George Mason | John Overstreet is hacked by Earl Chenoweth - foul #1 on Earl Chenoweth, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Singh (C) John Gleason | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (SG), Arturo Pena (PF) Curtis Reeder, Stevan Petrov | |
| 14:41 | George Mason | Donald Negron misses the jumper from the right side | 10-4 |
| 14:39 | George Mason | Arturo Pena tips it in | 10-6 |
| 14:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Singh buries a jumper from close range | 12-6 |
| 14:12 | George Mason | James Green is hacked by Harold Singh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Singh, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joel Vandermark (PG), Ronald Merritt (SG), Ben Mansfield (SF), Charlie Schroeder (C) Bryan Khan, Wyatt Godwin, Scott Mowery, Earl Chenoweth | |
| Subs | George Mason | William Diener (C) John Overstreet | |
| 13:52 | George Mason | James Green can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ben Mansfield - foul #2 on Ben Mansfield, team foul #5 | 12-6 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan (SF) Ben Mansfield | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey (SG) Donald Negron | |
| 13:52 | George Mason | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 13:52 | George Mason | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Singh blows the dunk but he's fouled by Jerald Lindsey - foul #1 on Jerald Lindsey, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Capasso (PG), Ernest Davis (SF) David Jones, James Green | |
| 13:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Singh makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Singh makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:15 | George Mason | Ronald Merritt steals it from Jerald Lindsey | 14-8 |
| 13:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt banks in the layup | 16-8 |
| 13:07 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Arturo Pena | 16-10 |
| 12:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Ernest Davis - foul #1 on Ernest Davis, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Sumpter (SG), Wyatt Godwin (SF), John Gleason (PF), Scott Mowery (C) Joel Vandermark, Ronald Merritt, Harold Singh, Charlie Schroeder | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), James Green (SF), John Overstreet (C) Christopher Capasso, Arturo Pena, William Diener | |
| 12:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 12:32 | George Mason | James Green's floater is tipped away by Scott Mowery | 18-10 |
| 12:31 | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey tips it back up and in | 18-12 |
| 12:19 | UC Santa Barbara | James Green picks off the pass by Bryan Khan | 18-12 |
| 11:59 | George Mason | John Overstreet comes up short on the floater from the left block | 18-12 |
| 11:57 | George Mason | James Green tips it home | 18-14 |
| 11:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 11:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin gets the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:31 | UC Santa Barbara | David Sumpter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joel Vandermark (PG), Ronald Merritt (SG), Earl Chenoweth (PF), Charlie Schroeder (C) David Sumpter, Wyatt Godwin, John Gleason, Scott Mowery | |
| Subs | George Mason | Curtis Reeder (SG), Stevan Petrov (PF) Jerald Lindsey, Ernest Davis | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Joel Vandermark (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryan Khan (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Chenoweth (fresh) C - Charlie Schroeder (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) SG - Curtis Reeder (fresh) SF - James Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stevan Petrov (fresh) C - John Overstreet (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder makes the runner in the lane | 18-16 |
| 11:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Chenoweth and the foul's on James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin (SF) Bryan Khan | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (PG), Arturo Pena (PF), William Diener (C) David Jones, James Green, John Overstreet | |
| 11:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt makes the free throw | 21-16 |
| 10:57 | George Mason | Donald Negron is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 21-16 |
| 10:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Earl Chenoweth misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Donald Negron - foul #2 on Donald Negron, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Capasso (PG) Donald Negron | |
| 10:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Earl Chenoweth makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Earl Chenoweth misses the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:46 | George Mason | Stevan Petrov pulls down the rebound | 22-16 |
| 10:23 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Joel Vandermark - foul #1 on Joel Vandermark, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Sumpter (PG), John Gleason (PF) Joel Vandermark, Earl Chenoweth | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 10:23 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 10:23 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Charlie Schroeder knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by David Sumpter | 24-18 |
| 09:33 | George Mason | William Diener misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-18 |
| 09:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin grabs the defensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 09:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Stevan Petrov steals the ball from John Gleason | 24-18 |
| 09:09 | George Mason | Arturo Pena is fouled on the floor by Charlie Schroeder - foul #1 on Charlie Schroeder, team foul #7 | 24-18 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joel Vandermark (PG), Scott Mowery (SF), Harold Singh (C) David Sumpter, Wyatt Godwin, Charlie Schroeder | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), Jerald Lindsey (SG), James Green (SF), John Overstreet (C) Christopher Capasso, Curtis Reeder, Stevan Petrov, William Diener | |
| 09:09 | George Mason | Arturo Pena makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 09:09 | George Mason | Arturo Pena misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 09:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Singh pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 08:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt is fouled on the floor by Arturo Pena - foul #1 on Arturo Pena, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Ernest Davis (PF) Arturo Pena | |
| 08:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:57 | George Mason | John Overstreet grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 08:55 | George Mason | David Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-19 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Earl Chenoweth (C) John Gleason | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 08:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Scott Mowery's floater is tipped away by John Overstreet | 25-19 |
| 08:44 | George Mason | Ernest Davis snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 08:42 | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey is hacked by Ronald Merritt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Merritt, team foul #8 | 25-19 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan (SG) Ronald Merritt | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 08:42 | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Earl Chenoweth gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 08:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Earl Chenoweth makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-19 |
| 08:04 | George Mason | James Green is denied on a layup by Earl Chenoweth | 27-19 |
| 08:02 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Scott Mowery | 27-19 |
| 07:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joel Vandermark | 30-19 |
| 07:32 | George Mason | David Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-19 |
| 07:31 | George Mason | James Green grabs the offensive rebound | 30-19 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Joel Vandermark (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bryan Khan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Mowery (fairly fresh) PF - Earl Chenoweth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Singh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) SG - Jerald Lindsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) C - John Overstreet (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | George Mason | David Jones double dribbles | 30-19 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Sumpter (SG), John Gleason (PF), Charlie Schroeder (C) Scott Mowery, Earl Chenoweth, Harold Singh | |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Capasso (SG), Arturo Pena (PF) Jerald Lindsey, Ernest Davis | |
| 07:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-19 |
| 06:51 | George Mason | James Green hits a jumper in the paint | 33-21 |
| 06:27 | UC Santa Barbara | David Jones steals the ball from Charlie Schroeder | 33-21 |
| 06:24 | George Mason | David Jones banks in the layup | 33-23 |
| 05:58 | UC Santa Barbara | David Jones steals the ball from John Gleason | 33-23 |
| 05:55 | George Mason | David Jones blows the layup | 33-23 |
| 05:54 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to David Sumpter | 33-23 |
| 05:35 | UC Santa Barbara | David Jones steals the ball from David Sumpter | 33-23 |
| 05:13 | George Mason | David Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 05:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Charlie Schroeder snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 05:02 | UC Santa Barbara | James Green steals the ball from John Gleason | 33-23 |
| 04:59 | George Mason | James Green dunks the ball | 33-25 |
| 04:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Joel Vandermark clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 04:37 | George Mason | The rebound goes to James Green | 33-25 |
| 04:14 | George Mason | Arturo Pena drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Jones | 33-27 |
| 03:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Joel Vandermark knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Sumpter | 36-27 |
| 03:56 | George Mason | Bryan Khan steals the ball from James Green in the backcourt | 36-27 |
| 03:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 03:33 | George Mason | David Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 03:31 | George Mason | James Green is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Khan - foul #1 on Bryan Khan, team foul #9 | 36-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin (PG), Ronald Merritt (SG), Ben Mansfield (SF), Earl Chenoweth (PF), Harold Singh (C) Joel Vandermark, David Sumpter, Bryan Khan, John Gleason, Charlie Schroeder | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (PG), Curtis Reeder (SG), William Diener (PF), Ernest Davis (C) David Jones, Christopher Capasso, Arturo Pena, John Overstreet | |
| 03:31 | George Mason | James Green misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 03:31 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Ben Mansfield | 36-27 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Wyatt Godwin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Merritt (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ben Mansfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Chenoweth (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Singh (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Donald Negron (fresh) SG - Curtis Reeder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Green (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Diener (fresh) C - Ernest Davis (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Singh is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Harold Singh, team foul #10 | 36-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey (SF) James Green | |
| 02:58 | George Mason | William Diener hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Jerald Lindsey | 36-29 |
| 02:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Singh drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Wyatt Godwin | 38-29 |
| 02:11 | George Mason | Ernest Davis misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 38-29 |
| 02:09 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Davis | 38-29 |
| 01:53 | George Mason | Donald Negron connects on the floater from the right side set up by Curtis Reeder | 38-31 |
| 01:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Mansfield hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 01:27 | George Mason | Donald Negron grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 01:23 | George Mason | Ronald Merritt steps in front of the Donald Negron pass in the backcourt | 38-31 |
| 01:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Mansfield loses the dribble to William Diener | 38-31 |
| 00:51 | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey blows the dunk | 38-31 |
| 00:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 00:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ronald Merritt, team foul #11 | 38-31 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joel Vandermark (PG), John Gleason (PF), Scott Mowery (C) Ronald Merritt, Earl Chenoweth, Harold Singh | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), James Green (SF), Stevan Petrov (PF), John Overstreet (C) Donald Negron, Jerald Lindsey, William Diener, Ernest Davis | |
| 00:41 | George Mason | David Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Vandermark - foul #2 on Joel Vandermark, team foul #12 | 38-31 |
| 00:41 | George Mason | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:41 | George Mason | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Mansfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 00:20 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| 00:05 | George Mason | John Overstreet comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Ben Mansfield - foul #3 on Ben Mansfield, team foul #13 | 40-33 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan (SG), Charlie Schroeder (C) Wyatt Godwin, Ben Mansfield | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:05 | George Mason | John Overstreet makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:05 | George Mason | John Overstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:01 | UC Santa Barbara | John Overstreet swats the short shot by Charlie Schroeder | 40-35 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | John Overstreet grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |