| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Greg Quintal (fresh) SG - Jerry Lauria (fresh) SF - Benjamin Barnes (fresh) PF - William Johnson (fresh) C - Melvin Montijo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) SG - Louis Mayo (fresh) SF - Randolph Manke (fresh) PF - Marc Fink (fresh) C - Ian Crump (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | George Mason | Benjamin Barnes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | George Mason | Melvin Montijo can't tip it in | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | George Mason | William Johnson is fouled on the floor by Marc Fink - foul #1 on Marc Fink, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | George Mason | Jerry Lauria makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Greg Quintal | 3-3 |
| 18:25 | Western Kentucky | Randolph Manke misses the floater from the left side | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | George Mason | Jerry Lauria gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:18 | George Mason | Greg Quintal comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:17 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:00 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-6 |
| 17:35 | George Mason | Benjamin Barnes is called for traveling | 3-6 |
| 17:13 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump dunks the ball set up by Louis Mayo | 3-8 |
| 17:09 | George Mason | Greg Quintal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 17:08 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:54 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ian Crump, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee (SF), Arthur Dalton (PF), Anthony Pearson (C) Randolph Manke, Marc Fink, Ian Crump | |
| 16:35 | George Mason | William Johnson knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 5-8 |
| 16:21 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 16:19 | George Mason | Jerry Lauria pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:02 | George Mason | Greg Quintal buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Lauria and the foul's on Arthur Dalton - foul #1 on Arthur Dalton, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | George Mason | Gonzalo Marino (SG), Barry Wike (PF), John Davis (C) Jerry Lauria, William Johnson, Melvin Montijo | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Louis Perry (C) Louis Mayo | |
| 16:02 | George Mason | Greg Quintal makes the free throw | 8-8 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Greg Quintal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gonzalo Marino (fresh) SF - Benjamin Barnes (fresh) PF - Barry Wike (fresh) C - John Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Lee (fresh) SF - Anthony Pearson (fresh) PF - Arthur Dalton (fresh) C - Louis Perry (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Dalton is hacked by Barry Wike - foul #1 on Barry Wike, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | George Mason | Scott Stoneburner (PG) Greg Quintal | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Gladney (SG), Randolph Manke (SF) Charles Cox, Louis Perry | |
| 15:25 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Dalton is denied on a layup by John Davis | 8-8 |
| 15:24 | George Mason | Benjamin Barnes grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 15:10 | George Mason | Scott Stoneburner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 15:09 | George Mason | John Davis grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:53 | George Mason | Anthony Pearson denies the turnaround by Barry Wike | 8-8 |
| 14:51 | George Mason | Benjamin Barnes tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 14:31 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Barnes steps in front of the Arthur Dalton pass | 10-8 |
| 14:26 | George Mason | Barry Wike lays it in on a nice dish by Benjamin Barnes | 12-8 |
| 14:06 | Western Kentucky | Barry Wike is called for the reach on Anthony Pearson - foul #2 on Barry Wike, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| Subs | George Mason | Greg Quintal (PG), Jerry Lauria (SG), Roy Cadwell (SF), William Johnson (PF), Melvin Montijo (C) Scott Stoneburner, Gonzalo Marino, Benjamin Barnes, Barry Wike, John Davis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox (PG), Louis Mayo (SG), Marc Fink (PF), Ian Crump (C) Paul Lee, John Gladney, Arthur Dalton, Anthony Pearson | |
| 13:51 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Melvin Montijo - foul #1 on Melvin Montijo, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| 13:51 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:51 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:43 | George Mason | Jerry Lauria knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Louis Mayo - foul #1 on Louis Mayo, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Smith (SF) Randolph Manke | |
| 13:43 | George Mason | Jerry Lauria makes the free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:23 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 13:21 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink snags the offensive board | 15-10 |
| 13:06 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Melvin Montijo - foul #2 on Melvin Montijo, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | George Mason | Lincoln Breshears (C) Melvin Montijo | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee (SF) Robert Smith | |
| 13:06 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:06 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:06 | George Mason | Lincoln Breshears gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 13:01 | George Mason | Jerry Lauria's floater is tipped away by Marc Fink | 15-11 |
| 13:00 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 12:40 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 15-11 |
| 12:39 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Ian Crump | 15-11 |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roy Cadwell - foul #1 on Roy Cadwell, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | George Mason | Benjamin Barnes (SF), John Davis (C) Roy Cadwell, Lincoln Breshears | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Randolph Manke (SF) Paul Lee | |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:12 | George Mason | Greg Quintal misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Cox - foul #1 on Charles Cox, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| 12:12 | George Mason | Greg Quintal makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:12 | George Mason | Greg Quintal misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:12 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ian Crump | 16-13 |
| 11:50 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo is hacked by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | George Mason | Roy Cadwell (PF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Greg Quintal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Lauria (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Cadwell (fresh) C - John Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Louis Mayo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randolph Manke (fresh) PF - Marc Fink (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ian Crump (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Roy Cadwell - foul #2 on Roy Cadwell, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | George Mason | Gonzalo Marino (SG), William Johnson (PF) Jerry Lauria, Roy Cadwell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 11:43 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:43 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:30 | George Mason | Greg Quintal clanks a shot from the right side | 16-15 |
| 11:28 | George Mason | Benjamin Barnes hits the follow up shot | 18-15 |
| 11:14 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump hits a runner from the baseline set up by Charles Cox and he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arthur Dalton (PF) Marc Fink | |
| 11:14 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 11:00 | George Mason | Greg Quintal loses the ball out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | George Mason | Scott Stoneburner (PG) Greg Quintal | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee (SG), Anthony Pearson (C) Louis Mayo, Ian Crump | |
| 10:45 | Western Kentucky | Scott Stoneburner is called for the reach on Charles Cox - foul #1 on Scott Stoneburner, team foul #9 | 18-18 |
| Subs | George Mason | Lincoln Breshears (C) John Davis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:45 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:45 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 10:23 | George Mason | William Johnson can't finish the layup | 18-20 |
| 10:21 | George Mason | Scott Stoneburner gets the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 10:03 | George Mason | Gonzalo Marino clanks a floater from the left side | 18-20 |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Cox | 18-20 |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Dalton misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 09:43 | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee snags the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 09:25 | Western Kentucky | Randolph Manke misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-20 |
| 09:23 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Scott Stoneburner | 18-20 |
| 09:09 | George Mason | Benjamin Barnes can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 18-20 |
| 09:07 | George Mason | Lincoln Breshears grabs the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:55 | George Mason | Randolph Manke picks off the pass by Benjamin Barnes | 18-20 |
| 08:36 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox clanks a 3 from straight away | 18-20 |
| 08:35 | George Mason | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:31 | George Mason | Paul Lee takes the ball from Gonzalo Marino | 18-20 |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Pearson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | George Mason | Greg Quintal (PG), Jerry Lauria (SG), John Davis (C) Scott Stoneburner, Gonzalo Marino, Lincoln Breshears | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Marc Fink (PF), Ian Crump (C) Charles Cox, Randolph Manke, Arthur Dalton, Anthony Pearson | |
| 07:46 | George Mason | Greg Quintal comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 07:44 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Lee | 18-20 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Greg Quintal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Lauria (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. C - John Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Paul Lee (fresh) SG - Louis Mayo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Marc Fink (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ian Crump (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo clanks a 3 from the left corner | 18-20 |
| 07:29 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Benjamin Barnes | 18-20 |
| 07:12 | George Mason | Greg Quintal knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jerry Lauria | 20-20 |
| 06:48 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Lee | 20-23 |
| 06:43 | George Mason | Louis Mayo takes the ball from Greg Quintal in the backcourt | 20-23 |
| 06:41 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo throws it down | 20-25 |
| 06:19 | George Mason | John Davis is hacked by Paul Lee - foul #1 on Paul Lee, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | George Mason | Gonzalo Marino (SF), Lincoln Breshears (C) Benjamin Barnes, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox (PG), Anthony Pearson (SF) Paul Lee, Robert Smith | |
| 05:59 | George Mason | Greg Quintal is called for traveling | 20-25 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Johnson (PF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Randolph Manke (SF) Anthony Pearson | |
| 05:40 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 05:23 | George Mason | Greg Quintal double dribbles | 20-28 |
| Subs | George Mason | Benjamin Barnes (SF) Jerry Lauria | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arthur Dalton (PF), Anthony Pearson (C) Marc Fink, Ian Crump | |
| 05:03 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Pearson | 20-31 |
| 04:37 | George Mason | William Johnson misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Arthur Dalton - foul #2 on Arthur Dalton, team foul #7 | 20-31 |
| Subs | George Mason | Scott Stoneburner (PG), Stephen Gibson (SG), John Davis (C) Greg Quintal, Gonzalo Marino, Lincoln Breshears | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee (SG), Kenneth Sweeting (PF) Louis Mayo, Arthur Dalton | |
| 04:37 | George Mason | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:37 | George Mason | William Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:37 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Sweeting | 21-31 |
| 04:19 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Sweeting misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 21-31 |
| 04:18 | George Mason | William Johnson gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 04:04 | George Mason | Scott Stoneburner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 04:02 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Sweeting pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Sweeting connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Cox | 21-33 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Scott Stoneburner (fresh) SG - Stephen Gibson (fresh) SF - Benjamin Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randolph Manke (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Sweeting (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Pearson (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | George Mason | Charles Cox steals it from Stephen Gibson | 21-33 |
| 03:22 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox banks in the layup | 21-35 |
| 03:01 | George Mason | Stephen Gibson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 21-35 |
| 02:59 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Sweeting grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 02:54 | Western Kentucky | Randolph Manke makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Sweeting and he's hacked by Benjamin Barnes - foul #1 on Benjamin Barnes, team foul #10 | 21-37 |
| Subs | George Mason | Greg Quintal (PG), Jerry Lauria (SG), Barry Wike (SF), Roy Cadwell (PF), Melvin Montijo (C) Scott Stoneburner, Stephen Gibson, Benjamin Barnes, William Johnson, John Davis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo (SG), Marc Fink (PF), Ian Crump (C) Paul Lee, Kenneth Sweeting, Anthony Pearson | |
| 02:54 | Western Kentucky | Randolph Manke makes the free throw | 21-38 |
| 02:34 | George Mason | Jerry Lauria is called for traveling | 21-38 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee (SF) Randolph Manke | |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Lauria steals it from Louis Mayo | 21-38 |
| 02:04 | George Mason | Greg Quintal banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Lauria | 23-38 |
| 01:51 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump hits the finger roll | 23-40 |
| 01:25 | George Mason | The jump hook by Greg Quintal is blocked by Ian Crump | 23-40 |
| 01:24 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump snags the defensive board | 23-40 |
| 01:08 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink can't finish the layup | 23-40 |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee gets the offensive rebound | 23-40 |
| 00:48 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Mayo | 23-43 |
| 00:32 | George Mason | Jerry Lauria misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-43 |
| 00:30 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump grabs the board | 23-43 |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox double dribbles | 23-43 |
| Subs | George Mason | Benjamin Barnes (SF), John Davis (C) Barry Wike, Melvin Montijo | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Gladney (PG), Randolph Manke (SF), Arthur Dalton (PF), Anthony Pearson (C) Charles Cox, Paul Lee, Marc Fink, Ian Crump | |
| 00:05 | George Mason | Greg Quintal blows the layup | 23-43 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | John Gladney grabs the defensive rebound | 23-43 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | John Gladney misses short on a halfcourt shot | 23-43 |