| Lineup | George Mason | PG - William Cummings (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Howard Polanski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Devoe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Phair (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Buerger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Joel Strange (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Wilker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tracy Litchford (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | James Madison | Dennis Smith can't finish the layup | 35-38 |
| 19:37 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Smith | 35-38 |
| 19:28 | James Madison | Ben Buerger is called for the reach on Ryan Peterson - foul #2 on Ben Buerger, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:23 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 19:21 | James Madison | Ryan Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 19:05 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 19:03 | James Madison | Bradley Wilker pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:53 | James Madison | Ryan Peterson is whistled for a carry | 35-38 |
| 18:32 | George Mason | Joel Strange steps in front of the Michael Phair pass | 35-38 |
| 18:25 | James Madison | Joel Strange hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Tracy Litchford | 35-41 |
| 18:21 | George Mason | Howard Polanski buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Cummings | 38-41 |
| 18:10 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Strange | 38-43 |
| 18:05 | George Mason | Howard Polanski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 18:04 | George Mason | Howard Polanski grabs the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 17:55 | George Mason | Michael Phair hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Howard Polanski out of the doubleteam | 40-43 |
| 17:38 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 17:18 | George Mason | Ben Buerger is hacked by Ryan Peterson - foul #3 on Ryan Peterson, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Sanders (PG), Eddie Patterson (SG), Joshua Lezama (SF), Richard Carpenter (PF), Frank Butts (C) William Cummings, Howard Polanski, George Devoe, Michael Phair, Ben Buerger | |
| Subs | James Madison | Justin Severns (PG), Gary Hoffman (SG), Michael Boyd (SF), Thomas Thornton (PF), George Sands (C) Joel Strange, Bradley Wilker, Tracy Litchford, Dennis Smith, Ryan Peterson | |
| 17:03 | George Mason | Eddie Patterson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 17:01 | George Mason | Howard Sanders tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 16:50 | James Madison | George Sands's pass is intercepted by Richard Carpenter | 42-45 |
| 16:33 | George Mason | Michael Boyd is called for the reach on Joshua Lezama - foul #1 on Michael Boyd, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| 16:23 | George Mason | Frank Butts is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Frank Butts, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| 16:21 | James Madison | George Sands throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 16:09 | George Mason | Eddie Patterson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 15:57 | James Madison | Michael Boyd misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 15:55 | George Mason | Frank Butts grabs the board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Patterson (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Joshua Lezama (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Butts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Justin Severns (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Sands (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | George Mason | Eddie Patterson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 45-45 |
| 15:47 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Michael Boyd | 45-45 |
| 15:40 | James Madison | Joshua Lezama is called for the reach on Michael Boyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Lezama, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Cummings (PG), Howard Polanski (SG), Wade Draves (SF), Michael Phair (PF), Ben Buerger (C) Howard Sanders, Eddie Patterson, Joshua Lezama, Richard Carpenter, Frank Butts | |
| Subs | James Madison | Joel Strange (PG), Bradley Wilker (SG), Tracy Litchford (SF), Dennis Smith (PF), Ryan Peterson (C) Justin Severns, Gary Hoffman, Michael Boyd, Thomas Thornton, George Sands | |
| 15:18 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 15:17 | George Mason | Michael Phair snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 15:05 | George Mason | Wade Draves misses the shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 15:03 | James Madison | Dennis Smith grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 14:47 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bradley Wilker | 45-48 |
| 14:42 | George Mason | Wade Draves is fouled on the floor by Dennis Smith - foul #1 on Dennis Smith, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | George Mason | George Devoe (SF) Wade Draves | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 14:28 | George Mason | Michael Phair misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Smith - foul #2 on Dennis Smith, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | George Mason | Eddie Patterson (SG), Frank Butts (C) Howard Polanski, Ben Buerger | |
| Subs | James Madison | Gary Hoffman (SG), Thomas Thornton (PF) Bradley Wilker, Dennis Smith | |
| 14:28 | George Mason | Michael Phair makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:28 | George Mason | Michael Phair makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:15 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Hoffman | 47-51 |
| 13:56 | George Mason | Michael Phair loses the dribble to Tracy Litchford | 47-51 |
| 13:36 | James Madison | Joel Strange can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 13:34 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Michael Phair | 47-51 |
| 13:29 | George Mason | Eddie Patterson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 13:28 | George Mason | Frank Butts can't tip it in | 47-51 |
| 13:26 | James Madison | Gary Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 13:16 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Thornton | 47-53 |
| 12:54 | George Mason | Michael Phair lays it up and in | 49-53 |
| 12:45 | James Madison | Ryan Peterson is called for traveling | 49-53 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Sanders (PG), Howard Polanski (SG), Joshua Lezama (SF), Richard Carpenter (PF), Ben Buerger (C) William Cummings, Eddie Patterson, George Devoe, Michael Phair, Frank Butts | |
| Subs | James Madison | Justin Severns (PG), Bradley Wilker (SG), Michael Boyd (SF), Dennis Smith (PF), George Sands (C) Joel Strange, Gary Hoffman, Tracy Litchford, Thomas Thornton, Ryan Peterson | |
| 12:29 | George Mason | Howard Polanski is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-53 |
| 12:26 | James Madison | Bradley Wilker double dribbles in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| 12:15 | George Mason | Richard Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Dennis Smith - foul #3 on Dennis Smith, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| 12:01 | George Mason | Howard Polanski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 12:00 | George Mason | Richard Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 11:45 | George Mason | Howard Polanski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 11:43 | George Mason | Ben Buerger grabs the offensive board | 49-53 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Polanski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Lezama (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Ben Buerger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Justin Severns (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bradley Wilker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - George Sands (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | George Mason | Howard Polanski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 11:36 | James Madison | Michael Boyd grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 11:32 | James Madison | Bradley Wilker hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 11:31 | James Madison | Michael Boyd misses the tip | 49-53 |
| 11:30 | George Mason | Ben Buerger pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 11:25 | George Mason | Howard Polanski makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Carpenter | 52-53 |
| 11:20 | James Madison | Michael Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Lezama - foul #3 on Joshua Lezama, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | George Mason | Wade Draves (SF) Joshua Lezama | |
| Subs | James Madison | Joel Strange (PG), Tracy Litchford (SF) Justin Severns, Michael Boyd | |
| 11:02 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 11:01 | James Madison | George Sands can't tip it in | 52-53 |
| 10:59 | James Madison | Dennis Smith tips it back up and in | 52-55 |
| 10:50 | George Mason | Howard Polanski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 10:48 | James Madison | Joel Strange is hacked by Howard Polanski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Polanski, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | George Mason | Eddie Patterson (SG), George Devoe (SF) Howard Polanski, Wade Draves | |
| Subs | James Madison | Thomas Thornton (SG) Bradley Wilker | |
| 10:38 | James Madison | Dennis Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Carpenter - foul #3 on Richard Carpenter, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | George Mason | Frank Butts (C) Ben Buerger | |
| Subs | James Madison | Gary Hoffman (SG) Tracy Litchford | |
| 10:38 | James Madison | Dennis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:38 | James Madison | Dennis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:38 | George Mason | Frank Butts grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 10:32 | George Mason | Gary Hoffman steals it from Frank Butts | 55-56 |
| 10:18 | James Madison | Dennis Smith is open and buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Gary Hoffman | 55-59 |
| 10:00 | George Mason | Frank Butts misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Sands - foul #1 on George Sands, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Cummings (PG), Michael Phair (PF) Howard Sanders, Richard Carpenter | |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Boyd (SF), Ryan Peterson (C) Dennis Smith, George Sands | |
| 10:00 | George Mason | Frank Butts makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 10:00 | George Mason | Frank Butts misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 10:00 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Ryan Peterson | 56-59 |
| 09:44 | James Madison | Joel Strange misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Devoe - foul #2 on George Devoe, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Polanski (SG), Joshua Lezama (SF), Ben Buerger (C) Eddie Patterson, George Devoe, Frank Butts | |
| Subs | James Madison | Bradley Wilker (SG), Dennis Smith (PF) Gary Hoffman, Thomas Thornton | |
| 09:44 | James Madison | Joel Strange makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 09:44 | James Madison | Joel Strange misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 09:44 | George Mason | Michael Phair gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 09:39 | George Mason | Howard Polanski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 09:37 | James Madison | Michael Boyd snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 09:27 | James Madison | Dennis Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 09:25 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Wilker | 56-60 |
| 09:03 | James Madison | Dennis Smith misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 09:02 | James Madison | Ryan Peterson tips it home | 56-62 |
| 08:42 | George Mason | Ben Buerger is hacked by Ryan Peterson - foul #4 on Ryan Peterson, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Sanders (PG), Eddie Patterson (SG), George Devoe (SF), Frank Butts (C) William Cummings, Howard Polanski, Joshua Lezama, Michael Phair | |
| Subs | James Madison | Justin Severns (PG), Tracy Litchford (SF), George Sands (C) Joel Strange, Michael Boyd, Ryan Peterson | |
| 08:42 | George Mason | Ben Buerger makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 08:42 | George Mason | Ben Buerger makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 08:22 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 08:21 | James Madison | Dennis Smith tips it back up and in | 58-64 |
| 08:04 | George Mason | Frank Butts hits the finger roll on a great pass from Howard Sanders and he's fouled by Dennis Smith - foul #4 on Dennis Smith, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| Subs | George Mason | Richard Carpenter (PF) Ben Buerger | |
| Subs | James Madison | Gary Hoffman (SG), Thomas Thornton (PF) Bradley Wilker, Dennis Smith | |
| 08:04 | George Mason | Frank Butts makes the free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:46 | James Madison | Justin Severns is hacked by Howard Sanders - foul #2 on Howard Sanders, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Cummings (PG), Wade Draves (SF) Howard Sanders, George Devoe | |
| Subs | James Madison | Ryan Peterson (C) George Sands | |
| 07:46 | James Madison | Justin Severns misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:46 | George Mason | Richard Carpenter gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 07:41 | George Mason | Eddie Patterson is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Eddie Patterson, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Polanski (SG) Eddie Patterson | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - William Cummings (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Howard Polanski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wade Draves (fresh) PF - Richard Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Butts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Justin Severns (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tracy Litchford (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Ryan Peterson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:20 | James Madison | Ryan Peterson is whistled for traveling | 61-64 |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Phair (PF), Ben Buerger (C) Richard Carpenter, Frank Butts | |
| Subs | James Madison | Joel Strange (PG) Justin Severns | |
| 07:10 | George Mason | Wade Draves is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Wade Draves, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| 07:01 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford loses the dribble to Ben Buerger | 61-64 |
| 06:53 | George Mason | Michael Phair misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Hoffman - foul #1 on Gary Hoffman, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| Subs | George Mason | Eddie Patterson (SG), Joshua Lezama (SF) Howard Polanski, Wade Draves | |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Boyd (SF) Tracy Litchford | |
| 06:53 | George Mason | Michael Phair makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:53 | George Mason | Michael Phair makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 06:51 | James Madison | Ben Buerger picks off the pass by Thomas Thornton in the backcourt | 63-64 |
| 06:32 | George Mason | Eddie Patterson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-64 |
| 06:31 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Michael Boyd | 63-64 |
| 06:18 | James Madison | Joel Strange misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Ben Buerger - foul #3 on Ben Buerger, team foul #11 | 63-64 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Sanders (PG), George Devoe (SG), Richard Carpenter (PF), Frank Butts (C) William Cummings, Eddie Patterson, Michael Phair, Ben Buerger | |
| Subs | James Madison | Bradley Wilker (SG), Dennis Smith (PF), George Sands (C) Gary Hoffman, Thomas Thornton, Ryan Peterson | |
| 06:18 | James Madison | Joel Strange makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:18 | James Madison | Joel Strange makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 06:05 | George Mason | Frank Butts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Howard Sanders | 65-66 |
| 05:38 | James Madison | Michael Boyd clanks a 3 from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 05:36 | George Mason | George Devoe grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:31 | George Mason | George Devoe buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Howard Sanders | 67-66 |
| 05:09 | James Madison | Dennis Smith misses short on a runner from the baseline | 67-66 |
| 05:07 | George Mason | Richard Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 05:02 | George Mason | Joshua Lezama is hacked by Michael Boyd - foul #2 on Michael Boyd, team foul #10 | 67-66 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Polanski (SG), Michael Phair (PF), Ben Buerger (C) George Devoe, Richard Carpenter, Frank Butts | |
| Subs | James Madison | Justin Severns (PG), Gary Hoffman (SG), Tracy Litchford (SF) Joel Strange, Bradley Wilker, Michael Boyd | |
| 05:02 | George Mason | Joshua Lezama makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 05:02 | George Mason | Joshua Lezama makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:54 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-66 |
| 04:53 | George Mason | Michael Phair pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 04:48 | George Mason | Howard Polanski evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joshua Lezama | 72-66 |
| 04:44 | James Madison | Michael Phair is called for the reach on Justin Severns in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Phair, team foul #12 | 72-66 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Cummings (PG), Wade Draves (SF) Howard Sanders, Joshua Lezama | |
| Subs | James Madison | Thomas Thornton (PF), Ryan Peterson (C) Dennis Smith, George Sands | |
| 04:44 | James Madison | Justin Severns makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 04:44 | James Madison | Justin Severns makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 04:16 | George Mason | Michael Phair misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 04:14 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Phair | 72-68 |
| 04:07 | George Mason | Howard Polanski tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Howard Polanski, team foul #13 | 72-68 |
| Subs | George Mason | Eddie Patterson (SG), George Devoe (SF) Howard Polanski, Wade Draves | |
| Subs | James Madison | Bradley Wilker (SG) Gary Hoffman | |
| 04:04 | James Madison | Eddie Patterson steals it from Justin Severns in the backcourt | 72-68 |
| 03:54 | George Mason | Michael Phair hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 72-68 |
| 03:52 | George Mason | Michael Phair tips it home | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | James Madison | Thomas Thornton is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Severns | 74-71 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - William Cummings (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Eddie Patterson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Devoe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Phair (tiring) 18 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Ben Buerger (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Justin Severns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Wilker (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Tracy Litchford (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Thornton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Ryan Peterson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:25 | George Mason | George Devoe misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-71 |
| 03:24 | George Mason | Michael Phair grabs the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 03:11 | George Mason | Michael Phair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-71 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Sanders (PG), Wade Draves (SF), Richard Carpenter (PF), Frank Butts (C) William Cummings, George Devoe, Michael Phair, Ben Buerger | |
| Subs | James Madison | Joel Strange (PG), Gary Hoffman (SG), Dennis Smith (PF), George Sands (C) Justin Severns, Bradley Wilker, Thomas Thornton, Ryan Peterson | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:06 | James Madison | George Sands's pass is intercepted by Howard Sanders in the backcourt | 74-71 |
| 02:59 | George Mason | Frank Butts knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Eddie Patterson out of a doubleteam | 76-71 |
| 02:38 | James Madison | Frank Butts takes the ball from Joel Strange | 76-71 |
| 02:23 | George Mason | Frank Butts misses the easy layup | 76-71 |
| 02:21 | James Madison | Joel Strange grabs the board | 76-71 |
| 02:19 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Sanders - foul #3 on Howard Sanders, team foul #14 | 76-71 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Polanski (SG) Eddie Patterson | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 02:19 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 02:19 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 02:02 | George Mason | Howard Polanski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-73 |
| Subs | George Mason | George Devoe (SF) Wade Draves | |
| Subs | James Madison | Bradley Wilker (SG), Michael Boyd (SF) Gary Hoffman, Tracy Litchford | |
| 01:39 | James Madison | Joel Strange clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-73 |
| 01:38 | James Madison | Dennis Smith tips it back up and in | 76-75 |
| 01:15 | George Mason | Frank Butts makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Howard Polanski out of the doubleteam | 78-75 |
| 00:57 | James Madison | Joel Strange buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Smith and he's fouled by Howard Polanski - foul #3 on Howard Polanski, team foul #15 | 78-77 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Cummings (PG), Michael Phair (PF), Ben Buerger (C) Howard Sanders, Richard Carpenter, Frank Butts | |
| Subs | James Madison | Tracy Litchford (SF), Ryan Peterson (C) Michael Boyd, George Sands | |
| 00:57 | James Madison | Joel Strange misses the free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:57 | George Mason | Michael Phair grabs the defensive rebound | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | George Mason | Howard Polanski loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 78-77 |
| 00:19 | James Madison | Tracy Litchford hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bradley Wilker | 78-79 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | George Mason | Howard Polanski makes the contested fadeaway from close range | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | James Madison | Joel Strange hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 80-79 |