| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Keith Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Reeder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arturo Pena (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - John Overstreet (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Porter inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-32 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda tips it in | 41-32 |
| 19:17 | George Mason | John Overstreet misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Dikembe Arboleda - foul #3 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 19:17 | George Mason | John Overstreet makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:17 | George Mason | John Overstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Porter | 44-34 |
| 18:36 | George Mason | David Jones is called for traveling | 44-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF), Jonah Maness (C) Dikembe Arboleda, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Jonah Maness is whistled for a carry | 44-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) David Porter | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (SG), William Diener (PF) Curtis Reeder, Arturo Pena | |
| 17:53 | George Mason | David Jones is hacked by Jonah Maness - foul #1 on Jonah Maness, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Ernest Davis (C) John Overstreet | |
| 17:32 | George Mason | James Green comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-34 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Jonah Maness knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Robertson | 46-34 |
| 17:05 | George Mason | Donald Negron is hacked by Keith Bell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Bell, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Tommy Dehart, Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Capasso (PG), Jerald Lindsey (SF) David Jones, James Green | |
| 16:48 | George Mason | Donald Negron misses long on a jumper from the left side | 46-34 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dikembe Arboleda | 46-34 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Clark | 49-34 |
| 16:40 | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey double dribbles in the backcourt | 49-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF) Jie Huang | |
| Subs | George Mason | Curtis Reeder (SG), Arturo Pena (PF), John Overstreet (C) Christopher Capasso, William Diener, Ernest Davis | |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-34 |
| 16:20 | George Mason | Donald Negron pulls down the rebound | 49-34 |
| 16:13 | George Mason | The pull-up jumper by Curtis Reeder is blocked by Dikembe Arboleda | 49-34 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Donald Negron is called for the reach on Joshua Robertson - foul #1 on Donald Negron, team foul #1 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG), Jonah Maness (C) Keith Bell, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG) Donald Negron | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Jonah Maness scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Tommy Dehart and he's fouled by Curtis Reeder - foul #2 on Curtis Reeder, team foul #2 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG) Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Green (SF) Curtis Reeder | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Jonah Maness makes the free throw | 52-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonah Maness (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerald Lindsey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arturo Pena (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - John Overstreet (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | George Mason | David Porter is called for the reach on James Green - foul #3 on David Porter, team foul #4 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Capasso (SG), William Diener (PF) Jerald Lindsey, Arturo Pena | |
| 15:10 | George Mason | Jonah Maness denies the turnaround by Christopher Capasso | 52-34 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Jie Huang gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | David Porter hits a runner in the paint set up by Tommy Dehart | 54-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:28 | George Mason | James Green comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 54-34 |
| 14:26 | George Mason | John Overstreet hits the follow up shot | 54-36 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses short on a runner in the paint | 54-36 |
| 14:13 | George Mason | The rebound goes to John Overstreet | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:06 | George Mason | James Green misses the dunk | 54-36 |
| 14:05 | George Mason | James Green tips it back up and in | 54-38 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Jonah Maness hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Capasso - foul #3 on Christopher Capasso, team foul #3 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Jeremy Clark (C) David Porter, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (PG), Curtis Reeder (SG), Jerald Lindsey (SF), Arturo Pena (PF), Ernest Davis (C) David Jones, Christopher Capasso, James Green, William Diener, John Overstreet | |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-38 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Jonah Maness can't tip it in | 54-38 |
| 13:19 | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 13:03 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder is hacked by Keith Bell - foul #2 on Keith Bell, team foul #5 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF) Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 12:56 | George Mason | Ernest Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeremy Clark - foul #2 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #6 | 54-38 |
| 12:56 | George Mason | Ernest Davis misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 12:56 | George Mason | Ernest Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Clark | 54-38 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart can't connect on a shot from the right side | 54-38 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda tips it but misses | 54-38 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson tips it home | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:18 | George Mason | Donald Negron makes the 3 from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Keith Bell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dikembe Arboleda | 58-41 |
| 11:39 | George Mason | Dikembe Arboleda swats the short shot by Arturo Pena | 58-41 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Bell (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Donald Negron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Reeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerald Lindsey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Arturo Pena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Ernest Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Jerald Lindsey picks off the pass by Jeremy Clark | 58-41 |
| 11:08 | George Mason | Jeremy Clark swats the short shot by Arturo Pena | 58-41 |
| 11:06 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-41 |
| 10:57 | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SG), Jie Huang (PF) Keith Bell, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), Christopher Capasso (SG), James Green (SF), William Diener (PF), John Overstreet (C) Donald Negron, Curtis Reeder, Jerald Lindsey, Arturo Pena, Ernest Davis | |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the dunk | 58-41 |
| 10:37 | George Mason | John Overstreet grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 10:33 | George Mason | Tommy Dehart is called for the reach on David Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #7 | 58-41 |
| 10:33 | George Mason | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 10:33 | George Mason | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Porter | 60-43 |
| 10:13 | George Mason | Tommy Dehart is called for the reach on David Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #8 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), Jonah Maness (C) Tommy Dehart, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 10:13 | George Mason | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 10:13 | George Mason | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Porter | 62-45 |
| 09:32 | George Mason | John Overstreet can't finish the layup | 62-45 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the board | 62-45 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonah Maness | 65-45 |
| 09:05 | George Mason | The jumper by Christopher Capasso is denied by Jie Huang | 65-45 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson snags the defensive board | 65-45 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Jie Huang buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Keith Bell and the foul's on Christopher Capasso - foul #4 on Christopher Capasso, team foul #4 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Joshua Robertson, Keith Bell, Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (SG), Ernest Davis (PF), Stevan Petrov (C) Christopher Capasso, William Diener, John Overstreet | |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the free throw | 68-45 |
| 08:31 | George Mason | Jie Huang steals the ball from Donald Negron in the backcourt | 68-45 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart clanks a 3 from the right corner | 68-45 |
| 08:00 | George Mason | David Jones gets the rebound | 68-45 |
| 07:45 | George Mason | James Green misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-45 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | David Porter snags the defensive board | 68-45 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-45 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda tips it back up and in | 70-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Porter (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Clark (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Negron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stevan Petrov (fresh) | |
| 06:58 | George Mason | Donald Negron is hacked by Jeremy Clark - foul #3 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #9 | 70-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jonah Maness (C) David Porter, Jie Huang, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | George Mason | Curtis Reeder (SG), Jerald Lindsey (SF), Arturo Pena (PF), John Overstreet (C) David Jones, James Green, Ernest Davis, Stevan Petrov | |
| 06:58 | George Mason | Donald Negron makes the 1st free throw | 70-46 |
| 06:58 | George Mason | Donald Negron misses the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda grabs the defensive rebound | 70-46 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Curtis Reeder picks off the pass by Tommy Dehart | 70-46 |
| 06:34 | George Mason | Donald Negron jams it on a nice dish by Curtis Reeder | 70-48 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Curtis Reeder takes the ball from Joshua Robertson | 70-48 |
| 06:06 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder hits the finger roll | 70-50 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson's fadeaway is rejected by John Overstreet | 70-50 |
| 05:47 | George Mason | John Overstreet grabs the board | 70-50 |
| 05:24 | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-50 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jonah Maness | 70-50 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Donald Negron is called for the reach on Tommy Dehart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Negron, team foul #5 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF), Jeremy Clark (C) Tommy Dehart, Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), Christopher Capasso (SG), Ernest Davis (SF), William Diener (PF), Stevan Petrov (C) Donald Negron, Curtis Reeder, Jerald Lindsey, Arturo Pena, John Overstreet | |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-50 |
| 05:03 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Ernest Davis | 70-50 |
| 04:56 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Jones | 70-53 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | David Jones takes the ball from Jeremy Clark | 70-53 |
| 04:33 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso can't finish the layup | 70-53 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Porter | 70-53 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark can't finish the layup | 70-53 |
| 04:04 | George Mason | William Diener pulls down the rebound | 70-53 |
| 03:57 | George Mason | David Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG), Jie Huang (PF), Jonah Maness (C) Keith Bell, Dikembe Arboleda, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey (SG), James Green (SF), Arturo Pena (PF), John Overstreet (C) David Jones, Ernest Davis, William Diener, Stevan Petrov | |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Jerald Lindsey steps in front of the David Porter pass | 70-53 |
| 03:33 | George Mason | James Green's pass is intercepted by Jie Huang in the backcourt | 70-53 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Arturo Pena - foul #2 on Arturo Pena, team foul #6 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG) Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (PG), Ernest Davis (SF), Stevan Petrov (PF), William Diener (C) Christopher Capasso, James Green, Arturo Pena, John Overstreet | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Bell (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Porter (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonah Maness (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Donald Negron (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerald Lindsey (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stevan Petrov (fresh) C - William Diener (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | George Mason | Donald Negron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-53 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Jonah Maness drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jie Huang | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 74-53 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 74-53 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-53 |
| 02:17 | George Mason | Stevan Petrov gets the rebound | 74-53 |
| 02:14 | George Mason | David Porter is called for the reach on Ernest Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Porter, team foul #10 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Jeremy Clark (C) David Porter, Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Capasso (PG) Stevan Petrov | |
| 02:14 | George Mason | Ernest Davis makes the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 02:14 | George Mason | Ernest Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-55 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the offensive rebound | 74-55 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ernest Davis - foul #3 on Ernest Davis, team foul #7 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF) Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 01:05 | George Mason | The pull-up jumper by Ernest Davis is blocked by Jie Huang | 76-55 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jie Huang | 76-55 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jie Huang | 79-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | George Mason | Donald Negron misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-55 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 79-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses the 3 from the right wing | 79-55 |
| 00:04 | George Mason | Donald Negron grabs the defensive rebound | 79-55 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Donald Negron misses the halfcourt shot | 79-55 |