| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Reeder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Arturo Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Overstreet (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kenneth Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Mattoon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Fries (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Croley (fresh) C - Bryan Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Shane Fries inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | VCU | Thomas Croley scores on a jumper from close range set up by Ernest Mattoon and he's fouled by Arturo Pena - foul #1 on Arturo Pena, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:43 | VCU | Thomas Croley misses the free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:43 | George Mason | John Overstreet grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:24 | George Mason | John Overstreet scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Green and the foul's on Bryan Rice - foul #2 on Bryan Rice, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 19:24 | George Mason | John Overstreet misses the free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:24 | VCU | Bryan Rice pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 19:08 | VCU | Shane Fries makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Kenneth Walters | 38-33 |
| 18:50 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder misses the shot from the left side | 38-33 |
| 18:49 | George Mason | James Green misses the tip | 38-33 |
| 18:48 | VCU | Thomas Croley gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:36 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 38-35 |
| 18:16 | George Mason | James Green misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-35 |
| 18:14 | VCU | Thomas Croley gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:56 | VCU | Thomas Croley hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Walters | 38-38 |
| 17:41 | George Mason | John Overstreet knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from James Green | 40-38 |
| 17:31 | VCU | Shane Fries connects on the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (SG) Curtis Reeder | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:31 | VCU | Shane Fries makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:16 | George Mason | Donald Negron knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Arturo Pena | 43-41 |
| 17:00 | VCU | Kenneth Walters knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 16:44 | George Mason | Arturo Pena misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 16:43 | VCU | Shane Fries grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 16:24 | VCU | Shane Fries misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 16:22 | George Mason | David Jones snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 16:09 | George Mason | John Overstreet is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on John Overstreet, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | George Mason | Curtis Reeder (SG), Jerald Lindsey (SF), William Diener (PF), Ernest Davis (C) David Jones, James Green, Arturo Pena, John Overstreet | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Lubinski (PG), Donald Turner (SG), Ross Ford (SF), Daniel Breed (PF), Lee Johnston (C) Kenneth Walters, Ernest Mattoon, Shane Fries, Thomas Croley, Bryan Rice | |
| 16:00 | VCU | Jason Lubinski knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Donald Negron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Reeder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerald Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Diener (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ernest Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jason Lubinski (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Donald Turner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ross Ford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Breed (fresh) C - Lee Johnston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-45 |
| 15:40 | VCU | Jason Lubinski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 15:24 | VCU | Jason Lubinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-45 |
| 15:23 | George Mason | Donald Negron gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 15:06 | George Mason | Donald Negron misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 15:05 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Jerald Lindsey | 43-45 |
| 14:55 | George Mason | Ernest Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), James Green (SF), John Overstreet (C) Donald Negron, Jerald Lindsey, Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | VCU | Shane Fries (SF) Ross Ford | |
| 14:36 | VCU | The short jumper by Shane Fries is denied by John Overstreet | 43-45 |
| 14:34 | VCU | Shane Fries grabs the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 14:24 | VCU | John Overstreet swats the dunk try by Donald Turner | 43-45 |
| 14:23 | VCU | Lee Johnston tips it but misses | 43-45 |
| 14:21 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 14:06 | George Mason | James Green misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 43-45 |
| 14:04 | VCU | The rebound goes to Lee Johnston | 43-45 |
| 13:42 | VCU | Shane Fries misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 43-45 |
| 13:41 | George Mason | James Green grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 13:36 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder clanks a floater from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 13:35 | George Mason | John Overstreet pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:22 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 13:20 | George Mason | David Jones grabs the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 13:08 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Green | 46-45 |
| 12:52 | VCU | William Diener is called for the reach on Jason Lubinski - foul #1 on William Diener, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (SG), Arturo Pena (PF), Ernest Davis (C) Curtis Reeder, William Diener, John Overstreet | |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Walters (PG), Ernest Mattoon (SG), Thomas Croley (PF), Bryan Rice (C) Jason Lubinski, Donald Turner, Daniel Breed, Lee Johnston | |
| 12:35 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 12:33 | George Mason | David Jones grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 12:16 | George Mason | Ernest Mattoon takes the ball from Ernest Davis | 46-45 |
| 12:13 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon banks in the layup | 46-47 |
| 11:55 | George Mason | The jump hook by Ernest Davis is blocked by Bryan Rice | 46-47 |
| 11:54 | VCU | The rebound goes to Ernest Mattoon | 46-47 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Negron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Arturo Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kenneth Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Mattoon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Fries (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Croley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | VCU | Bryan Rice comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 11:35 | George Mason | Arturo Pena grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 11:14 | George Mason | Donald Negron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 11:12 | VCU | Thomas Croley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 10:53 | VCU | Shane Fries hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-47 |
| 10:52 | VCU | Bryan Rice tips it home | 46-49 |
| 10:32 | George Mason | Donald Negron comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 10:31 | VCU | Bryan Rice snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 10:05 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon is fouled on the floor by Donald Negron - foul #2 on Donald Negron, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Capasso (PG), Curtis Reeder (SG), Jerald Lindsey (SF), William Diener (PF), John Overstreet (C) David Jones, Donald Negron, James Green, Arturo Pena, Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Lubinski (SG), Donald Turner (SF), Daniel Breed (PF), Lee Johnston (C) Ernest Mattoon, Shane Fries, Thomas Croley, Bryan Rice | |
| 09:56 | VCU | Donald Turner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 09:55 | VCU | Jason Lubinski snags the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 09:39 | VCU | Kenneth Walters hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Turner | 46-52 |
| 09:14 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-52 |
| 08:49 | VCU | Jason Lubinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), Arturo Pena (PF) Christopher Capasso, William Diener | |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Mattoon (SG), Thomas Croley (PF), Bryan Rice (C) Kenneth Walters, Daniel Breed, Lee Johnston | |
| 08:28 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder hits a fadeaway from the left side | 51-52 |
| 08:23 | VCU | Bryan Rice connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Turner | 51-54 |
| 08:02 | George Mason | John Overstreet misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 08:01 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder tips it in | 53-54 |
| 07:46 | VCU | Jason Lubinski can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 07:44 | George Mason | The rebound goes to John Overstreet | 53-54 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Reeder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerald Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arturo Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Overstreet (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jason Lubinski (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ernest Mattoon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Croley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | George Mason | Jason Lubinski picks off the pass by David Jones | 53-54 |
| 07:13 | VCU | Bryan Rice drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Jason Lubinski | 53-56 |
| 06:56 | George Mason | David Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (SG), James Green (SF), William Diener (PF) Curtis Reeder, Jerald Lindsey, Arturo Pena | |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Walters (PG), Shane Fries (SF), Daniel Breed (PF) Jason Lubinski, Donald Turner, Thomas Croley | |
| 06:41 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon lays it in set up by Bryan Rice | 53-58 |
| 06:27 | George Mason | William Diener lays it in on a nice dish by David Jones and he's fouled by Kenneth Walters - foul #2 on Kenneth Walters, team foul #2 | 55-58 |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Capasso (PG), Ernest Davis (C) David Jones, John Overstreet | |
| Subs | VCU | Ross Ford (SG), Lee Johnston (C) Ernest Mattoon, Bryan Rice | |
| 06:27 | George Mason | William Diener misses the free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:27 | VCU | Daniel Breed grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 06:13 | VCU | James Green steps in front of the Kenneth Walters pass | 55-58 |
| 05:45 | George Mason | Ross Ford is called for the reach on Donald Negron - foul #2 on Ross Ford, team foul #3 | 55-58 |
| 05:25 | George Mason | James Green's pass is intercepted by Shane Fries | 55-58 |
| 05:06 | VCU | Lee Johnston is hacked by Ernest Davis - foul #1 on Ernest Davis, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (PG), Arturo Pena (PF), John Overstreet (C) Christopher Capasso, William Diener, Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Mattoon (SG), Thomas Croley (PF), Bryan Rice (C) Ross Ford, Daniel Breed, Lee Johnston | |
| 04:59 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon is whistled for a carry | 55-58 |
| 04:46 | George Mason | Arturo Pena misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Croley - foul #2 on Thomas Croley, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| 04:46 | George Mason | Arturo Pena makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:46 | George Mason | Arturo Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:27 | VCU | Bryan Rice clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Arturo Pena - foul #2 on Arturo Pena, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | George Mason | Curtis Reeder (SG) Donald Negron | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Lubinski (PG) Kenneth Walters | |
| 04:27 | VCU | Bryan Rice makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:27 | VCU | Bryan Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:27 | George Mason | John Overstreet pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:04 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder double dribbles | 57-59 |
| 03:40 | VCU | Thomas Croley misses the easy layup | 57-59 |
| 03:39 | George Mason | Arturo Pena grabs the board | 57-59 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Reeder (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Arturo Pena (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Overstreet (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jason Lubinski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Mattoon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Fries (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Croley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | George Mason | James Green is hacked by Thomas Croley - foul #3 on Thomas Croley, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Walters (PG) Jason Lubinski | |
| 03:23 | George Mason | James Green misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Shane Fries - foul #2 on Shane Fries, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Lubinski (SF) Shane Fries | |
| 03:23 | George Mason | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:23 | George Mason | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:10 | VCU | Thomas Croley clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arturo Pena - foul #3 on Arturo Pena, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (SG), Jerald Lindsey (SF) Curtis Reeder, James Green | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Turner (SF), Daniel Breed (C) Ernest Mattoon, Bryan Rice | |
| 03:10 | VCU | Thomas Croley makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:10 | VCU | Thomas Croley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:01 | George Mason | David Jones misses the jumper from the left side | 59-61 |
| 02:59 | George Mason | Arturo Pena tips it but misses | 59-61 |
| 02:57 | George Mason | John Overstreet tips it back up and in | 61-61 |
| 02:57 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | George Mason | Curtis Reeder (SG), James Green (SF) Donald Negron, Jerald Lindsey | |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Mattoon (SG), Shane Fries (SF), Bryan Rice (C) Jason Lubinski, Donald Turner, Daniel Breed | |
| 02:39 | VCU | Kenneth Walters misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 02:37 | George Mason | John Overstreet grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:28 | George Mason | James Green hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Arturo Pena | 63-61 |
| 02:02 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-61 |
| 02:01 | VCU | Thomas Croley can't tip it in | 63-61 |
| 02:00 | George Mason | The rebound goes to David Jones | 63-61 |
| 01:48 | George Mason | Arturo Pena misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 01:46 | George Mason | Arturo Pena gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:33 | George Mason | James Green misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 63-61 |
| 01:31 | VCU | The rebound goes to Thomas Croley | 63-61 |
| 01:05 | VCU | Kenneth Walters connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Shane Fries | 63-64 |
| 00:39 | George Mason | David Jones is whistled for a carry | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Walters | 63-66 |
| 00:10 | George Mason | George Mason calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| 00:05 | George Mason | David Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 00:03 | VCU | Bryan Rice gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:02 | VCU | Bryan Rice is fouled in the backcourt by David Jones - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Lubinski (SF) Shane Fries | |
| 00:02 | VCU | Bryan Rice makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Bryan Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 63-68 |