| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) C - Erick Pittman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Emilio Avila (fresh) SG - Theo Williams (fresh) SF - Joel Burnett (fresh) PF - Rodolfo Reyes (fresh) C - William Gillis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | William Gillis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | George Mason | Rodolfo Reyes misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Stephen Soares - foul #1 on Stephen Soares, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | George Mason | Rodolfo Reyes misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | George Mason | Rodolfo Reyes misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | Theo Williams is called for the reach on Victor Campbell - foul #1 on Theo Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Soares | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | George Mason | Joel Burnett drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Emilio Avila | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses short on a shot from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera is hacked by Theo Williams - foul #2 on Theo Williams, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Paul Friedrich (SG) Theo Williams | |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | George Mason | Paul Friedrich hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Emilio Avila | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-5 |
| 16:54 | George Mason | Rodolfo Reyes grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | George Mason | Rodolfo Reyes is fouled on the floor by Victor Campbell - foul #1 on Victor Campbell, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 16:35 | George Mason | Mark Moshier steps in front of the Emilio Avila pass | 4-5 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits the finger roll | 6-5 |
| 16:15 | George Mason | Joel Burnett blows the layup | 6-5 |
| 16:14 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier loses the dribble to Joel Burnett | 6-5 |
| 15:47 | George Mason | Joel Burnett misses short on a jumper in the paint | 6-5 |
| 15:46 | George Mason | William Gillis hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) C - Erick Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Emilio Avila (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Friedrich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Burnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rodolfo Reyes (fairly fresh) C - William Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera's floater is tipped away by William Gillis | 6-7 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell grabs the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Mark Moshier | 9-7 |
| 14:44 | George Mason | Mitchell Higuera steals the ball from Emilio Avila | 9-7 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses the lay-in | 9-7 |
| 14:38 | George Mason | Paul Friedrich snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 14:32 | George Mason | William Gillis is hacked by Erick Pittman - foul #1 on Erick Pittman, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Joe Jackson (SF), Edward Ivey (PF), Troy Sanders (C) Mark Moshier, Mitchell Higuera, Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| Subs | George Mason | Greg Quintal (PG), Benjamin Barnes (SF), Leonard Blakely (PF), William Johnson (C) Emilio Avila, Joel Burnett, Rodolfo Reyes, William Gillis | |
| 14:23 | George Mason | Greg Quintal is hacked by Lawrence Goforth - foul #1 on Lawrence Goforth, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joel Burnett (SF) Paul Friedrich | |
| 14:09 | George Mason | William Johnson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Victor Campbell - foul #2 on Victor Campbell, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF) Victor Campbell | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 14:09 | George Mason | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:09 | George Mason | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera double dribbles | 9-9 |
| 13:27 | George Mason | Benjamin Barnes misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-9 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey can't finish the layup | 9-9 |
| 13:00 | George Mason | Joel Burnett snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 12:46 | George Mason | William Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Ivey | 9-9 |
| 12:45 | George Mason | Leonard Blakely tips it back up and in | 9-11 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Joe Jackson lays it in on a great pass from Mitchell Higuera and he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Soares (PF), Erick Pittman (C) Mitchell Higuera, Troy Sanders | |
| Subs | George Mason | Emilio Avila (PG), Paul Friedrich (SG), Rodolfo Reyes (PF), William Gillis (C) Greg Quintal, Joel Burnett, Leonard Blakely, William Johnson | |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Joe Jackson makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:09 | George Mason | Stephen Soares steals the ball from Rodolfo Reyes | 12-11 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Ivey and he's hacked by Emilio Avila - foul #1 on Emilio Avila, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG) Joe Jackson | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares makes the free throw | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Ivey (fresh) PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 3 pts. C - Erick Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Emilio Avila (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Friedrich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Barnes (fresh) PF - Rodolfo Reyes (fresh) C - William Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | George Mason | Paul Friedrich comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 15-11 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-11 |
| 11:06 | George Mason | Paul Friedrich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Edward Ivey - foul #1 on Edward Ivey, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joel Burnett (SF) Benjamin Barnes | |
| 11:06 | George Mason | Paul Friedrich misses the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 11:06 | George Mason | Paul Friedrich makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:06 | George Mason | Paul Friedrich makes the 3rd free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Lawrence Goforth | 20-13 |
| 10:33 | George Mason | Paul Friedrich misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 10:31 | George Mason | Joel Burnett grabs the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 10:14 | George Mason | Emilio Avila connects on the 3 from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey knocks in the jumper in the lane | 22-16 |
| 10:02 | George Mason | Mark Moshier steps in front of the Emilio Avila pass in the backcourt | 22-16 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Goforth | 24-16 |
| 09:15 | George Mason | Joel Burnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF), Troy Sanders (C) Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| Subs | George Mason | Benjamin Barnes (SG), Leonard Blakely (PF), William Johnson (C) Paul Friedrich, Rodolfo Reyes, William Gillis | |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 24-16 |
| 08:49 | George Mason | Emilio Avila gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 08:45 | George Mason | Emilio Avila connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 08:23 | George Mason | Joel Burnett snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 08:18 | George Mason | Emilio Avila can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joe Jackson (SG) Mark Moshier | |
| Subs | George Mason | Greg Quintal (PG), Paul Friedrich (SG), William Gillis (C) Emilio Avila, Joel Burnett, William Johnson | |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:54 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Leonard Blakely | 24-19 |
| 07:36 | George Mason | William Gillis connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edward Ivey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Greg Quintal (fresh) SG - Paul Friedrich (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Benjamin Barnes (fresh) PF - Leonard Blakely (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Gillis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera lays it in set up by Joe Jackson and the foul's on Benjamin Barnes - foul #1 on Benjamin Barnes, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Soares (PF) Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joel Burnett (SF) Benjamin Barnes | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:54 | George Mason | Leonard Blakely hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-24 |
| 06:34 | George Mason | Joel Burnett snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 06:19 | George Mason | Lawrence Goforth takes the ball from Leonard Blakely | 27-24 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Joe Jackson is hacked by Paul Friedrich - foul #1 on Paul Friedrich, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Edward Ivey (SF), Erick Pittman (C) Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera, Troy Sanders | |
| Subs | George Mason | Emilio Avila (PG), Benjamin Barnes (SG), Rodolfo Reyes (PF) Greg Quintal, Joel Burnett, Leonard Blakely | |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Joe Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Joe Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:40 | George Mason | Rodolfo Reyes is fouled on the floor by Stephen Soares - foul #2 on Stephen Soares, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG) Joe Jackson | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 05:40 | George Mason | Rodolfo Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:40 | George Mason | Rodolfo Reyes misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-25 |
| 05:05 | George Mason | William Gillis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Erick Pittman - foul #2 on Erick Pittman, team foul #8 | 29-25 |
| 05:05 | George Mason | William Gillis makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:05 | George Mason | William Gillis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mark Moshier | 29-26 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Campbell | 31-26 |
| 04:14 | George Mason | Paul Friedrich can't throw it down but he's hacked by Erick Pittman - foul #3 on Erick Pittman, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joe Jackson (SF), Troy Sanders (C) Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| Subs | George Mason | Leonard Blakely (C) William Gillis | |
| 04:14 | George Mason | Paul Friedrich makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:14 | George Mason | Paul Friedrich makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Joe Jackson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 03:46 | George Mason | Rodolfo Reyes misses long on a floater from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 03:40 | George Mason | Leonard Blakely grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 03:36 | George Mason | Paul Friedrich clanks a jumper from close range | 33-28 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mark Moshier | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Emilio Avila (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Friedrich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Benjamin Barnes (fairly fresh) PF - Rodolfo Reyes (fresh) 1 pts. C - Leonard Blakely (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Benjamin Barnes - foul #2 on Benjamin Barnes, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF) Mark Moshier, Joe Jackson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Greg Quintal (PG), Theo Williams (SG), Joel Burnett (SF), William Johnson (C) Emilio Avila, Paul Friedrich, Benjamin Barnes, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 03:00 | George Mason | Joel Burnett drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Theo Williams | 35-31 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Victor Campbell | 37-31 |
| 02:20 | George Mason | Joel Burnett misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Sanders | 37-31 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Stephen Soares (PF) Victor Campbell, Troy Sanders | |
| Subs | George Mason | Emilio Avila (PG), Rodolfo Reyes (PF), William Gillis (C) Greg Quintal, Leonard Blakely, William Johnson | |
| 01:15 | George Mason | William Gillis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Rodolfo Reyes - foul #1 on Rodolfo Reyes, team foul #9 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Benjamin Barnes (SF) Joel Burnett | |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:25 | George Mason | Rodolfo Reyes buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Barnes - foul #3 on Benjamin Barnes, team foul #10 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Joe Jackson (SF) Lawrence Goforth, Mitchell Higuera | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joel Burnett (SF) Benjamin Barnes | |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Joel Burnett misses the halfcourt shot | 40-34 |