| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Kevin Tabor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Baird (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Keith Witt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roy Darnell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Vallecillo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Davies (fresh) SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) PF - Michael Harper (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Keith Witt inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | George Mason | Roy Darnell misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Harper - foul #1 on Michael Harper, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 19:38 | George Mason | Roy Darnell makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 19:38 | George Mason | Roy Darnell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 19:38 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo grabs the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 19:26 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Roy Darnell is called for the reach on Michael Harper - foul #1 on Roy Darnell, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 18:46 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 18:31 | George Mason | Keith Witt misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Ramon Martin - foul #1 on Ramon Martin, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| 18:31 | George Mason | Keith Witt misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:31 | George Mason | Keith Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Leslie Baird picks off the pass by Mark Davies | 39-27 |
| 18:20 | George Mason | Kevin Tabor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Keith Witt steals it from Mark Davies | 39-27 |
| 18:11 | George Mason | Leslie Baird misses the lay-in | 39-27 |
| 18:09 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo grabs the offensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 17:53 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Roy Darnell | 41-27 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-27 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper tips it but misses | 41-27 |
| 17:29 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 17:06 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo misses the dunk but he's hacked by Mark Davies - foul #1 on Mark Davies, team foul #3 | 41-27 |
| Subs | George Mason | Brian Bryant (PG), Rafael Cronin (SG), Michael Kinch (PF), William Fairfield (C) Kevin Tabor, Leslie Baird, Keith Witt, Roy Darnell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan (PG), Glenn Lepe (SG), Neil Hunter (SF), Dikembe Ake (C) Kyle Larson, Mark Davies, Ramon Martin, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 17:06 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 17:06 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 42-27 |
| 16:59 | George Mason | Brian Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 16:37 | George Mason | William Fairfield is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Fairfield, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| Subs | George Mason | Scott Kuhl (SF) Stephen Vallecillo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan is hacked by Rafael Cronin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Cronin, team foul #3 | 42-27 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-27 |
| 16:23 | George Mason | Scott Kuhl snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 16:12 | George Mason | William Fairfield connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-27 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Bryant - foul #1 on Brian Bryant, team foul #4 | 44-27 |
| Subs | George Mason | Leslie Baird (SG), Roy Darnell (PF) Rafael Cronin, William Fairfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 15:44 | George Mason | Brian Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Brian Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Baird (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Kuhl (fresh) PF - Roy Darnell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Kinch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Neil Hunter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Harper (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake hits the finger roll set up by Michael Harper | 44-31 |
| 15:21 | George Mason | Robert Duncan is called for the reach on Leslie Baird - foul #1 on Robert Duncan, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | George Mason | Kevin Tabor (PG), Keith Witt (SF), James Williams (C) Brian Bryant, Scott Kuhl, Michael Kinch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Craig Wann (SG), Ramon Martin (SF) Robert Duncan, Glenn Lepe, Michael Harper | |
| 15:09 | George Mason | Roy Darnell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Tabor | 47-31 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-31 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann hits the follow up shot | 47-33 |
| 14:22 | George Mason | Keith Witt scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leslie Baird | 50-33 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin drills a jumper from the baseline | 50-35 |
| 13:50 | George Mason | Roy Darnell scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Leslie Baird | 52-35 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-35 |
| 13:37 | George Mason | James Williams grabs the board | 52-35 |
| 13:17 | George Mason | Roy Darnell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-35 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson tips it back up and in | 52-37 |
| 12:43 | George Mason | James Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Craig Wann | 52-37 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 12:35 | George Mason | Kevin Tabor gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 12:16 | George Mason | Roy Darnell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 12:15 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Darnell | 52-37 |
| 11:59 | George Mason | Leslie Baird misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kyle Larson, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | George Mason | Brian Bryant (PG), Rafael Cronin (SG), Stephen Vallecillo (SF), Michael Kinch (PF), William Fairfield (C) Kevin Tabor, Leslie Baird, Keith Witt, Roy Darnell, James Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (PG), Glenn Lepe (SG), Timothy Dean (SF), Michael Harper (PF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Kyle Larson, Craig Wann, Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake, Neil Hunter | |
| 11:44 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo lays it in | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Brian Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Cronin (fresh) SF - Stephen Vallecillo (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Kinch (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Fairfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Davies (fresh) SG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Dean (fresh) PF - Michael Harper (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:07 | George Mason | Michael Harper picks off the pass by Michael Kinch | 54-37 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 10:53 | George Mason | Brian Bryant pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 10:24 | George Mason | Michael Kinch blows the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Harper - foul #2 on Michael Harper, team foul #6 | 54-37 |
| Subs | George Mason | James Williams (C) William Fairfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Wann (SG) Glenn Lepe | |
| 10:24 | George Mason | Michael Kinch makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 10:24 | George Mason | Michael Kinch makes the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:08 | George Mason | Rafael Cronin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Harper | 56-40 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 09:46 | George Mason | James Williams grabs the board | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:29 | George Mason | Brian Bryant can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies is hacked by Michael Kinch - foul #1 on Michael Kinch, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| Subs | George Mason | Kevin Tabor (PG), Leslie Baird (SG), Keith Witt (SF), Roy Darnell (PF), William Fairfield (C) Brian Bryant, Rafael Cronin, Stephen Vallecillo, Michael Kinch, James Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (C) Mark Davies, Timothy Dean, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin loses the dribble to Keith Witt | 56-40 |
| 08:54 | George Mason | Keith Witt hits the finger roll | 58-40 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-40 |
| 08:43 | George Mason | Kevin Tabor grabs the defensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 08:37 | George Mason | Roy Darnell is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ake - foul #1 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #7 | 58-40 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter (C) Michael Harper | |
| 08:37 | George Mason | Roy Darnell makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 08:37 | George Mason | Roy Darnell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Neil Hunter | 59-40 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-40 |
| 08:12 | George Mason | Roy Darnell grabs the board | 59-40 |
| 07:57 | George Mason | Keith Witt misses the lay-in | 59-40 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin gets the rebound | 59-40 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-40 |
| 07:45 | George Mason | Kevin Tabor snags the defensive board | 59-40 |
| 07:17 | George Mason | Leslie Baird misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Craig Wann - foul #4 on Craig Wann, team foul #8 | 59-40 |
| Subs | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo (PF), James Williams (C) Roy Darnell, William Fairfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (SG), Michael Harper (PF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Craig Wann, Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake | |
| 07:17 | George Mason | Leslie Baird misses the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 07:17 | George Mason | Leslie Baird makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Kevin Tabor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leslie Baird (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Witt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Vallecillo (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Williams (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Davies (fresh) SF - Neil Hunter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Harper (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper is hacked by Keith Witt - foul #1 on Keith Witt, team foul #6 | 60-40 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean (SF) Neil Hunter | |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper blows the layup | 60-40 |
| 06:47 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo pulls down the rebound | 60-40 |
| 06:19 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo is hacked by Jonathan Bryner - foul #1 on Jonathan Bryner, team foul #9 | 60-40 |
| Subs | George Mason | Brian Bryant (PG), Rafael Cronin (SG), Michael Kinch (PF) Kevin Tabor, Leslie Baird, Keith Witt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (SG) Kyle Larson | |
| 06:19 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 06:19 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo misses the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 06:19 | George Mason | Michael Kinch pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-40 |
| 06:00 | George Mason | Jonathan Bryner blocks the jumper by Stephen Vallecillo | 61-40 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe snags the defensive board | 61-40 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Stephen Vallecillo is called for the reach on Timothy Dean - foul #2 on Stephen Vallecillo, team foul #7 | 61-40 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Fairfield (C) James Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake (PF), Neil Hunter (C) Michael Harper, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 05:53 | George Mason | Michael Kinch grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 05:28 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 61-41 |
| 05:27 | George Mason | Michael Kinch tips it back up and in | 63-41 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dikembe Ake | 63-44 |
| 04:55 | George Mason | Rafael Cronin misses short on a shot from the right side | 63-44 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe is hacked by Stephen Vallecillo - foul #3 on Stephen Vallecillo, team foul #8 | 63-44 |
| Subs | George Mason | Scott Kuhl (SF) Stephen Vallecillo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan (PG) Timothy Dean | |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 04:38 | George Mason | Michael Kinch gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 04:10 | George Mason | Glenn Lepe is called for the reach on Michael Kinch - foul #2 on Glenn Lepe, team foul #10 | 63-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo (C) William Fairfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:10 | George Mason | Michael Kinch makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 04:10 | George Mason | Michael Kinch makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Rafael Cronin - foul #2 on Rafael Cronin, team foul #9 | 65-45 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo misses the dunk attempt | 65-47 |
| 03:22 | George Mason | Michael Kinch tips it in | 67-47 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-47 |
| 03:08 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo gets the rebound | 67-47 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Brian Bryant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Cronin (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Kuhl (fresh) PF - Stephen Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Kinch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Lepe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Neil Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Ake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Davies (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:55 | George Mason | Rafael Cronin misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 67-47 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan snags the defensive board | 67-47 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter is hacked by Scott Kuhl - foul #1 on Scott Kuhl, team foul #10 | 67-47 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Fairfield (PF) Michael Kinch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean (SF) Glenn Lepe | |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 02:33 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo grabs the board | 67-48 |
| 02:09 | George Mason | Rafael Cronin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Bryant | 69-48 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-48 |
| 01:52 | George Mason | Stephen Vallecillo grabs the board | 69-48 |
| 01:31 | George Mason | Scott Kuhl loses the dribble to Robert Duncan | 69-48 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Rafael Cronin - foul #3 on Rafael Cronin, team foul #11 | 69-48 |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Kinch (PF) Scott Kuhl | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (SG) Robert Duncan | |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies misses the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies misses the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 01:16 | George Mason | Michael Kinch snags the defensive board | 69-48 |
| 00:50 | George Mason | William Fairfield drills a runner in the lane set up by Rafael Cronin | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Neil Hunter | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | George Mason | Rafael Cronin is hacked by Glenn Lepe - foul #3 on Glenn Lepe, team foul #11 | 71-51 |
| 00:17 | George Mason | Rafael Cronin makes the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 00:17 | George Mason | Rafael Cronin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rafael Cronin - foul #4 on Rafael Cronin, team foul #12 | 73-51 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake misses the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Brian Bryant runs out the clock | 73-52 |