| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stanley Storch (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Howard Labarbera (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Dana Cooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Casillas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Holbert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Darrin Rodman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Winger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Doolan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chad Sorensen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | Howard Labarbera is fouled on the floor by Chad Sorensen - foul #1 on Chad Sorensen, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-25 |
| 18:59 | George Mason | Jacob Daniels scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Winger | 40-27 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | Chad Sorensen denies the turnaround by Howard Labarbera | 40-27 |
| 18:44 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert hits the follow up shot | 42-27 |
| 18:34 | George Mason | Paul Doolan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-27 |
| 18:33 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-27 |
| 17:46 | George Mason | Paul Doolan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-27 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Howard Labarbera hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Tom Casillas and he's fouled by Jacob Daniels - foul #3 on Jacob Daniels, team foul #2 | 44-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jack Jinks (PF), Charles Layton (C) Chad Sorensen, Jacob Daniels | |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Howard Labarbera makes the free throw | 45-27 |
| 17:10 | George Mason | Paul Doolan makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Layton and he's hacked by Stanley Storch - foul #1 on Stanley Storch, team foul #1 | 45-29 |
| 17:10 | George Mason | Paul Doolan makes the free throw | 45-30 |
| 16:49 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jack Jinks - foul #3 on Jack Jinks, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Timothy (PG), Gerald Baccus (SF), Stanley Ackerman (PF) Darrin Rodman, Paul Doolan, Jack Jinks | |
| 16:49 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas misses the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 16:49 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 16:37 | George Mason | James Timothy drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Winger | 46-32 |
| 16:16 | South Carolina | Ronald Winger is called for the reach on Howard Labarbera - foul #3 on Ronald Winger, team foul #4 | 46-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Chad Sorensen (PF) Ronald Winger | |
| 16:02 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas misses badly on a runner from the right block | 46-32 |
| 16:00 | George Mason | Chad Sorensen snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stanley Storch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Howard Labarbera (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Dana Cooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Casillas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Holbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Gerald Baccus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Timothy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Ackerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Sorensen (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Layton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:56 | George Mason | Gerald Baccus loses the ball out of bounds | 46-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Darrin Rodman (PG), Jacob Daniels (C) Gerald Baccus, Charles Layton | |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-32 |
| 15:40 | George Mason | Darrin Rodman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Paul Doolan (SF) Stanley Ackerman | |
| 15:31 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Howard Labarbera | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:16 | George Mason | Chad Sorensen misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 51-32 |
| 15:15 | George Mason | Jacob Daniels grabs the offensive board | 51-32 |
| 15:10 | George Mason | Chad Sorensen comes up short on the shot near the basket | 51-32 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert pulls down the rebound | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-32 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks grabs the offensive board | 51-32 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch is fouled on the floor by Darrin Rodman - foul #2 on Darrin Rodman, team foul #5 | 51-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Dorsett (SF) Dana Cooks | |
| Subs | George Mason | Ronald Winger (SG), Jack Jinks (PF) James Timothy, Chad Sorensen | |
| 14:16 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-32 |
| 14:14 | George Mason | Jacob Daniels gets the rebound | 51-32 |
| 13:59 | George Mason | Paul Doolan drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Darrin Rodman | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Labarbera | 54-35 |
| 13:22 | George Mason | Ronald Winger misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Howard Labarbera - foul #1 on Howard Labarbera, team foul #2 | 54-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Danny Sangster (SF), Timothy Jones (PF) Stanley Storch, Tom Casillas | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Timothy (PG), Stanley Ackerman (SF) Darrin Rodman, Paul Doolan | |
| 13:22 | George Mason | Ronald Winger makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 13:22 | George Mason | Ronald Winger makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Danny Sangster misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jacob Daniels - foul #4 on Jacob Daniels, team foul #6 | 54-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Kilgo (C) Paul Holbert | |
| Subs | George Mason | Charles Layton (C) Jacob Daniels | |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Danny Sangster misses the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Danny Sangster makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 12:39 | George Mason | Danny Sangster takes the ball from Jack Jinks | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | Howard Labarbera is whistled for traveling | 55-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stanley Storch (PG), Jim Whitaker (SG), Dana Cooks (SF) Michael Dorsett, Howard Labarbera, Danny Sangster | |
| Subs | George Mason | Chad Sorensen (PF) Charles Layton | |
| 12:17 | George Mason | James Timothy shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the right side | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:01 | South Carolina | Jim Whitaker misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-39 |
| 11:59 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Jack Jinks | 55-39 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stanley Storch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jim Whitaker (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dana Cooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Kilgo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - James Timothy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Winger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Ackerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Sorensen (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jack Jinks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:46 | George Mason | Stanley Ackerman is hacked by Michael Kilgo - foul #2 on Michael Kilgo, team foul #3 | 55-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tom Casillas (PF), Paul Holbert (C) Timothy Jones, Michael Kilgo | |
| Subs | George Mason | Darrin Rodman (PG), Paul Doolan (SF), Charles Layton (C) James Timothy, Stanley Ackerman, Jack Jinks | |
| 11:29 | George Mason | Chad Sorensen buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Ronald Winger and he's hacked by Dana Cooks - foul #2 on Dana Cooks, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| 11:29 | George Mason | Chad Sorensen makes the free throw | 55-42 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch can't connect on a shot from the right side | 55-42 |
| 11:15 | George Mason | Charles Layton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 10:53 | George Mason | Charles Layton is called for traveling | 55-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Dorsett (PG), Howard Labarbera (SG) Stanley Storch, Jim Whitaker | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Timothy (SG) Ronald Winger | |
| 10:33 | South Carolina | Howard Labarbera hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dana Cooks | 57-42 |
| 10:13 | George Mason | Charles Layton drills a jump hook in the lane | 57-44 |
| 09:52 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-44 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert gets the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 09:30 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:07 | George Mason | Paul Doolan is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-44 |
| 09:06 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks snags the defensive board | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Chad Sorensen is called for the reach on Howard Labarbera - foul #2 on Chad Sorensen, team foul #7 | 60-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stanley Storch (PG), Danny Sangster (SF), Timothy Jones (PF), Michael Kilgo (C) Michael Dorsett, Dana Cooks, Tom Casillas, Paul Holbert | |
| Subs | George Mason | Ronald Winger (SG), Gerald Baccus (SF), Stanley Ackerman (PF), Jack Jinks (C) Darrin Rodman, Paul Doolan, Chad Sorensen, Charles Layton | |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Howard Labarbera makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Howard Labarbera misses the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 08:39 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Stanley Ackerman | 61-44 |
| 08:31 | George Mason | Ronald Winger buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Winger - foul #4 on Ronald Winger, team foul #8 | 61-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jim Whitaker (SG) Howard Labarbera | |
| Subs | George Mason | Chad Sorensen (PF) Ronald Winger | |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch misses the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 08:13 | George Mason | Jack Jinks gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 07:51 | George Mason | Jack Jinks clanks a turnaround from the right block | 62-47 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | Danny Sangster gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stanley Storch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jim Whitaker (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Danny Sangster (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Timothy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Kilgo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Gerald Baccus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Timothy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stanley Ackerman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Sorensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jack Jinks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:28 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Sangster | 64-47 |
| 07:23 | George Mason | Stanley Storch takes the ball from Stanley Ackerman | 64-47 |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Jim Whitaker lays it up and in set up by Stanley Storch | 66-47 |
| 07:01 | George Mason | Jack Jinks clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-47 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch pulls down the rebound | 66-47 |
| 06:42 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Danny Sangster | 68-47 |
| 06:27 | George Mason | James Timothy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-47 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch grabs the board | 68-47 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina | Chad Sorensen steps in front of the Stanley Storch pass | 68-47 |
| 05:48 | George Mason | Timothy Jones steals the ball from Gerald Baccus | 68-47 |
| 05:48 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Howard Labarbera (SG), Dana Cooks (SF), Tom Casillas (PF), Paul Holbert (C) Jim Whitaker, Danny Sangster, Timothy Jones, Michael Kilgo | |
| Subs | George Mason | Darrin Rodman (PG), Ronald Winger (SG), Paul Doolan (SF), Jacob Daniels (C) Gerald Baccus, James Timothy, Stanley Ackerman, Chad Sorensen | |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks is fouled on the floor by Darrin Rodman - foul #3 on Darrin Rodman, team foul #9 | 68-47 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks makes the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks makes the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:14 | George Mason | Jacob Daniels can't finish the uncontested layup | 70-47 |
| 05:13 | George Mason | Jacob Daniels misses the tip | 70-47 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks grabs the defensive rebound | 70-47 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 70-47 |
| 04:52 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Darrin Rodman | 70-47 |
| 04:39 | George Mason | Darrin Rodman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stanley Storch - foul #2 on Stanley Storch, team foul #5 | 70-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Dorsett (PG), Jim Whitaker (SG), Danny Sangster (SF), Timothy Jones (PF), Michael Kilgo (C) Stanley Storch, Howard Labarbera, Dana Cooks, Tom Casillas, Paul Holbert | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Timothy (SG), Gerald Baccus (SF), Stanley Ackerman (PF), Charles Layton (C) Ronald Winger, Paul Doolan, Jack Jinks, Jacob Daniels | |
| 04:39 | George Mason | Darrin Rodman makes the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 04:39 | George Mason | Darrin Rodman misses the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Timothy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 70-48 |
| 04:13 | South Carolina | Danny Sangster is called for 3 seconds | 70-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Luis Mastropietro (SF) Darrin Rodman | |
| 03:58 | George Mason | Gerald Baccus hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | South Carolina | Jim Whitaker drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Dorsett | 73-50 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Dorsett (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Jim Whitaker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Danny Sangster (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Timothy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Kilgo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Gerald Baccus (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Timothy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Luis Mastropietro (fresh) PF - Stanley Ackerman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Layton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:23 | George Mason | Stanley Ackerman hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-53 |
| 03:01 | South Carolina | Timothy Jones misses short on a runner in the lane | 73-53 |
| 03:00 | George Mason | Gerald Baccus pulls down the rebound | 73-53 |
| 02:46 | George Mason | 3 seconds is called on Luis Mastropietro | 73-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jack Jinks (PF) Luis Mastropietro | |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Michael Kilgo misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Charles Layton - foul #2 on Charles Layton, team foul #10 | 73-53 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Michael Kilgo misses the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Michael Kilgo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| 02:14 | George Mason | Jack Jinks misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-53 |
| 02:13 | George Mason | Stanley Ackerman hits the follow up shot | 74-55 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Michael Kilgo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 74-55 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | Timothy Jones tips it in | 76-55 |
| 01:24 | George Mason | Charles Layton clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 76-55 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Kilgo | 76-55 |
| 01:01 | South Carolina | Charles Layton swats the layup by Danny Sangster | 76-55 |
| 01:00 | George Mason | Jack Jinks pulls down the rebound | 76-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | George Mason | Gerald Baccus buries a shot from the baseline | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Jack Jinks is called for the reach on Timothy Jones - foul #4 on Jack Jinks, team foul #11 | 76-57 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Timothy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Timothy Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 00:28 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Jack Jinks | 76-57 |
| 00:24 | George Mason | Gerald Baccus buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 76-59 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Michael Dorsett runs out the clock | 76-59 |