| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - John Dawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Blouin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Meade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tracy Thunberg (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Bence (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Michael Meade inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | George Mason | Michael Meade hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leo Blouin | 21-34 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo lays it up and in | 23-34 |
| 19:09 | George Mason | Anthony Phillips takes the ball from Peter Bence | 23-34 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Henry Lackey misses the jumper from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Anthony Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 18:33 | Butler | Albert Lenz travels with the ball | 23-34 |
| 18:20 | George Mason | Peter Bence can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Albert Lenz - foul #2 on Albert Lenz, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| 18:20 | George Mason | Peter Bence misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 18:20 | George Mason | Peter Bence makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 17:58 | Butler | Henry Lackey clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-35 |
| 17:57 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Tracy Thunberg | 23-35 |
| 17:37 | George Mason | Leo Blouin is hacked by Jon Morris - foul #1 on Jon Morris, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| 17:26 | George Mason | Tracy Thunberg makes the 3 from the right wing set up by John Dawkins | 23-38 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Anthony Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edwin Middlebrooks (SF), Joshua Wilks (PF), Robert Shelor (C) Michael Meade, Tracy Thunberg, Peter Bence | |
| 16:54 | George Mason | Albert Lenz blocks the short jumper by Leo Blouin | 23-38 |
| 16:52 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo lays it up and in set up by Jon Morris | 25-38 |
| 16:25 | George Mason | John Dawkins misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeff Colosimo - foul #1 on Jeff Colosimo, team foul #3 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Horace Derrickson (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Walter Burns (C) Henry Lackey, Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Anthony Phillips, Jeff Colosimo | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 16:25 | George Mason | John Dawkins makes the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 16:25 | George Mason | John Dawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Joshua Wilks steps in front of the Jerome Evans pass | 25-40 |
| 15:45 | George Mason | John Dawkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-40 |
| 15:43 | George Mason | Robert Shelor gets the offensive rebound | 25-40 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jerome Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Horace Derrickson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alfred Cooley (fresh) PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) C - Walter Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - John Dawkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leo Blouin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Wilks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Shelor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | George Mason | John Dawkins comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 15:30 | George Mason | Joshua Wilks grabs the offensive board | 25-40 |
| 15:19 | George Mason | John Dawkins hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Edwin Middlebrooks | 25-42 |
| 15:08 | Butler | Robert Robinson lays it in on a nice dish by Horace Derrickson and he's hacked by Joshua Wilks - foul #2 on Joshua Wilks, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Jon Morris (SG), Albert Lenz (SF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Jerome Evans, Horace Derrickson, Alfred Cooley, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | George Mason | Kevin Jowers (PG), James Hockenberry (SG), Michael Meade (SF), Tracy Thunberg (PF), Peter Bence (C) John Dawkins, Leo Blouin, Edwin Middlebrooks, Joshua Wilks, Robert Shelor | |
| 15:08 | Butler | Robert Robinson makes the free throw | 28-42 |
| 14:56 | George Mason | James Hockenberry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Jon Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 14:45 | Butler | Tracy Thunberg blocks the short jumper by Albert Lenz | 28-42 |
| 14:44 | George Mason | Peter Bence gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 14:29 | George Mason | Kevin Jowers scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Hockenberry | 28-45 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo is hacked by Peter Bence - foul #2 on Peter Bence, team foul #2 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Phillips (PF) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Leo Blouin (SG) James Hockenberry | |
| 14:00 | Butler | Jon Morris drills a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Leo Blouin - foul #1 on Leo Blouin, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| 14:00 | Butler | Jon Morris makes the free throw | 31-45 |
| 13:39 | George Mason | Leo Blouin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Jowers | 31-48 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Anthony Phillips knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 12:53 | George Mason | Tracy Thunberg misses the easy layup | 34-48 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Jon Morris pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Jon Morris misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 12:26 | Butler | Anthony Phillips misses the tip | 34-48 |
| 12:24 | Butler | Albert Lenz pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo loses the dribble to Kevin Jowers | 34-48 |
| 12:08 | George Mason | Kevin Jowers slams it home | 34-50 |
| 11:47 | Butler | Michael Meade steps in front of the Jon Morris pass | 34-50 |
| 11:32 | George Mason | Michael Meade makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Jowers | 34-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Lenz (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeff Colosimo (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Kevin Jowers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leo Blouin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Meade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Tracy Thunberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Peter Bence (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:13 | Butler | Jon Morris misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-53 |
| 11:11 | George Mason | Michael Meade gets the rebound | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:54 | George Mason | Michael Meade clanks a turnaround near the basket | 34-53 |
| 10:52 | George Mason | Leo Blouin tips it in | 34-55 |
| 10:31 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 34-55 |
| 10:30 | George Mason | Peter Bence gets the rebound | 34-55 |
| 10:05 | George Mason | Jon Morris steals the ball from Leo Blouin | 34-55 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Anthony Phillips lays it in on a great pass from Jon Morris | 36-55 |
| 09:50 | George Mason | Peter Bence misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 36-55 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo grabs the board | 36-55 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Jon Morris connects on the floater from the right side | 38-55 |
| 09:18 | George Mason | Peter Bence scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Meade | 38-57 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Phillips | 40-57 |
| 08:29 | George Mason | Michael Meade lays it up and in | 40-59 |
| 08:21 | Butler | Jon Morris misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-59 |
| 08:19 | George Mason | Leo Blouin grabs the board | 40-59 |
| 07:50 | George Mason | Leo Blouin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Leo Blouin, team foul #4 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Horace Derrickson (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Walter Burns (C) Henry Lackey, Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Anthony Phillips, Jeff Colosimo | |
| Subs | George Mason | John Dawkins (PG), James Hockenberry (SG), Edwin Middlebrooks (SF), Joshua Wilks (PF), Robert Shelor (C) Kevin Jowers, Leo Blouin, Michael Meade, Tracy Thunberg, Peter Bence | |
| 07:33 | Butler | Jerome Evans scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Burns | 43-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jerome Evans (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Horace Derrickson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Cooley (fresh) PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - John Dawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hockenberry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Wilks (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Shelor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | George Mason | Joshua Wilks clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 07:04 | Butler | Walter Burns snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| 07:00 | Butler | Horace Derrickson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 06:58 | George Mason | Edwin Middlebrooks pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 06:35 | George Mason | Edwin Middlebrooks knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-62 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Robert Robinson hits a jump hook from the left block | 45-62 |
| 06:03 | George Mason | James Hockenberry misses long on a jumper from the left side | 45-62 |
| 06:02 | Butler | Jerome Evans snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Jerome Evans misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-62 |
| 05:41 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Robert Shelor | 45-62 |
| 05:20 | George Mason | Edwin Middlebrooks is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Edwin Middlebrooks, team foul #5 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Raymond Snow (PG), Anthony Phillips (PF), Herman Craighead (C) Jerome Evans, Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | George Mason | Leo Blouin (SG), Michael Meade (SF), Tracy Thunberg (PF) James Hockenberry, Edwin Middlebrooks, Robert Shelor | |
| 04:59 | Butler | Raymond Snow is hacked by Joshua Wilks - foul #3 on Joshua Wilks, team foul #6 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Jon Morris (SG), Albert Lenz (SF) Raymond Snow, Horace Derrickson, Alfred Cooley | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Hockenberry (PG), Peter Bence (C) John Dawkins, Joshua Wilks | |
| 04:43 | Butler | Albert Lenz misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 04:41 | George Mason | Michael Meade pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| 04:17 | George Mason | Leo Blouin misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Herman Craighead - foul #3 on Herman Craighead, team foul #4 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Raymond Snow (PG), Horace Derrickson (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Walter Burns (C) Henry Lackey, Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Anthony Phillips | |
| Subs | George Mason | Kevin Jowers (SF), Joshua Wilks (PF), Robert Shelor (C) Michael Meade, Tracy Thunberg, Peter Bence | |
| 04:17 | George Mason | Leo Blouin misses the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:17 | George Mason | Leo Blouin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Horace Derrickson is hacked by James Hockenberry - foul #1 on James Hockenberry, team foul #7 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Derrick Dennis (SG) Leo Blouin | |
| 04:06 | Butler | Horace Derrickson makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Horace Derrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 03:44 | George Mason | Joshua Wilks connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Hockenberry | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Butler | Walter Burns clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Derrick Dennis - foul #1 on Derrick Dennis, team foul #8 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Alfred Cooley (SF) Raymond Snow, Herman Craighead | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edwin Middlebrooks (SF) Derrick Dennis | |
| 03:30 | Butler | Walter Burns makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 03:30 | Butler | Walter Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 03:30 | George Mason | Joshua Wilks grabs the defensive rebound | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jerome Evans (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Horace Derrickson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Cooley (fresh) PF - Walter Burns (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Kevin Jowers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hockenberry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Middlebrooks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Wilks (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Shelor (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | George Mason | Edwin Middlebrooks clanks a floater from the baseline | 48-65 |
| 03:01 | George Mason | Robert Shelor gets the offensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 02:36 | George Mason | Kevin Jowers is fouled on the floor by Walter Burns - foul #1 on Walter Burns, team foul #5 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Raymond Snow (PG), Herman Craighead (PF) Horace Derrickson, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | George Mason | Derrick Dennis (SG) James Hockenberry | |
| 02:18 | George Mason | Joshua Wilks clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-65 |
| 02:16 | Butler | Robert Robinson pulls down the rebound | 48-65 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Raymond Snow misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-65 |
| 01:51 | George Mason | Joshua Wilks snags the defensive board | 48-65 |
| 01:24 | George Mason | Jerome Evans steals the ball from Robert Shelor | 48-65 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Joshua Wilks steps in front of the Alfred Cooley pass | 48-65 |
| 00:49 | George Mason | Kevin Jowers is whistled for a carry | 48-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (SG), Walter Burns (C) Raymond Snow, Herman Craighead | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Hockenberry (SG) Derrick Dennis | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Butler | Horace Derrickson loses the dribble to James Hockenberry | 48-65 |
| 00:40 | George Mason | James Hockenberry lays it in | 48-67 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Kevin Jowers steals the ball from Walter Burns | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | George Mason | Kevin Jowers is hacked by Jerome Evans in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerome Evans, team foul #6 | 48-67 |
| 00:14 | George Mason | Kevin Jowers misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-67 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Robert Robinson pulls down the rebound | 48-67 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Horace Derrickson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 48-67 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Robert Robinson tips it back up and in | 50-67 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Kevin Jowers runs out the clock | 50-67 |