| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joshua Hayes (fresh) SG - Jaromierz Skalski (fresh) SF - Roger Newhall (fresh) PF - Anthony Messina (fresh) C - Darren Conlon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Anthony Benjamin (fresh) SG - Sammy Wilhelm (fresh) SF - Luke Jackson (fresh) PF - William Allen (fresh) C - Leonard Square (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Leonard Square wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | George Mason | Anthony Benjamin clanks a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | George Mason | Anthony Benjamin gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | George Mason | Leonard Square is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Cincinnati | Anthony Benjamin is called for the reach on Joshua Hayes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Benjamin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes is fouled on the floor by Anthony Benjamin - foul #2 on Anthony Benjamin, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | George Mason | William Collier (PG) Anthony Benjamin | |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jaromierz Skalski | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm is fouled in the backcourt by Jaromierz Skalski - foul #1 on Jaromierz Skalski, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | George Mason | Jaromierz Skalski is called for the reach on Sammy Wilhelm - foul #2 on Jaromierz Skalski, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski (SG) Jaromierz Skalski | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 18:35 | George Mason | William Allen is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Leonard Square is called for the reach on Joshua Hayes - foul #1 on Leonard Square, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Darren Conlon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Hayes | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes hits a jumper from close range and he's hacked by William Collier - foul #1 on William Collier, team foul #4 | 4-0 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes misses the free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:58 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Leonard Square | 4-0 |
| 17:45 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Roger Newhall - foul #1 on Roger Newhall, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| 17:45 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:45 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski double dribbles | 4-2 |
| 17:19 | George Mason | William Collier is fouled on the floor by Roger Newhall - foul #2 on Roger Newhall, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya (SF) Roger Newhall | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 17:03 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joshua Hayes | 4-2 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 16:43 | George Mason | Leonard Square grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:41 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm double dribbles in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lane Phillips (SG), William Bowen (C) Boryslaw Zielinski, Darren Conlon | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Wright (SF), Anthony Fassett (C) Luke Jackson, Leonard Square | |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Anthony Messina misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 16:29 | George Mason | Anthony Fassett gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:09 | George Mason | Anthony Fassett is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Allen | 4-4 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | William Bowen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lane Phillips | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joshua Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lane Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Anaya (fresh) PF - Anthony Messina (fairly fresh) C - William Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - William Collier (fairly fresh) SG - Sammy Wilhelm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Wright (fresh) PF - William Allen (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Fassett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | George Mason | William Collier misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Bowen - foul #1 on William Bowen, team foul #5 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Clark (SG), Darren Conlon (C) Joshua Hayes, Anthony Messina | |
| Subs | George Mason | Patrick Burns (SG), Daniel Beach (C) Sammy Wilhelm, William Allen | |
| 15:41 | George Mason | William Collier makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:41 | George Mason | William Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | William Bowen drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 15:09 | George Mason | Patrick Burns misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Arthur Anaya | 8-5 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Michael Clark double dribbles | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes (PG), Boryslaw Zielinski (SG), Chwalibog Osmanski (PF) Lane Phillips, Arthur Anaya, William Bowen | |
| Subs | George Mason | Earl Mosher (PG), Luke Jackson (SF), Leonard Square (C) William Collier, Edward Wright, Daniel Beach | |
| 14:59 | George Mason | Anthony Fassett travels in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Greene (C) Darren Conlon | |
| Subs | George Mason | Daniel Beach (PF) Anthony Fassett | |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Chwalibog Osmanski misses the 3 from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 14:45 | George Mason | Luke Jackson grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 14:40 | George Mason | Patrick Burns misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-5 |
| 14:39 | George Mason | Leonard Square tips it in | 8-7 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Chwalibog Osmanski is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Chwalibog Osmanski, team foul #6 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | George Mason | William Allen (PF) Daniel Beach | |
| 14:12 | George Mason | Patrick Burns misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Michael Clark pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Kelly Greene hits the finger roll on a great pass from Chwalibog Osmanski | 10-7 |
| 13:37 | George Mason | Leonard Square misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 10-7 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | Michael Clark pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Chwalibog Osmanski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya (SF), Anthony Messina (PF), Darren Conlon (C) Michael Clark, Chwalibog Osmanski, Kelly Greene | |
| Subs | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm (SG), Edward Wright (SF), Anthony Fassett (C) Patrick Burns, Luke Jackson, Leonard Square | |
| 13:25 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 10-7 |
| 13:23 | George Mason | William Allen grabs the offensive board | 10-7 |
| 13:05 | George Mason | Anthony Fassett knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Earl Mosher | 10-9 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Messina | 13-9 |
| 12:37 | George Mason | Earl Mosher is fouled in the backcourt by Darren Conlon - foul #1 on Darren Conlon, team foul #7 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lane Phillips (SG), William Bowen (SF) Boryslaw Zielinski, Arthur Anaya | |
| Subs | George Mason | William Collier (SF), Daniel Beach (C) Edward Wright, William Allen | |
| 12:37 | George Mason | Earl Mosher makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:37 | George Mason | Earl Mosher misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Darren Conlon snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Anthony Messina blows the layup but he's hacked by William Collier - foul #2 on William Collier, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Luke Jackson (SF) William Collier | |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Anthony Messina makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Anthony Messina misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:31 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:26 | George Mason | Earl Mosher is fouled in the backcourt by Lane Phillips - foul #1 on Lane Phillips, team foul #8 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Leonard Square (C) Anthony Fassett | |
| 12:26 | George Mason | Earl Mosher misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Anthony Messina | 14-10 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Lane Phillips is whistled for traveling | 14-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Greene (C) Darren Conlon | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 11:51 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Beach | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joshua Hayes (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Lane Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Messina (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Kelly Greene (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Earl Mosher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Wilhelm (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Luke Jackson (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Beach (fresh) C - Leonard Square (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Kelly Greene hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-12 |
| 11:32 | George Mason | Leonard Square pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:17 | George Mason | Luke Jackson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Kelly Greene snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Luke Jackson steps in front of the William Bowen pass | 14-12 |
| 11:01 | George Mason | Earl Mosher loses the dribble to Joshua Hayes in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Lane Phillips banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joshua Hayes | 16-12 |
| 10:57 | George Mason | Lane Phillips picks off the pass by Earl Mosher in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Lane Phillips lays it in | 18-12 |
| 10:34 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Luke Jackson | 18-15 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Kelly Greene misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes grabs the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 18-15 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes snags the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Anthony Messina misses the jumper in the lane | 18-15 |
| 09:40 | George Mason | Earl Mosher grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:16 | George Mason | Lane Phillips steals it from Sammy Wilhelm | 18-15 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Lane Phillips misses the lay-in | 18-15 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes can't tip it in | 18-15 |
| 09:09 | George Mason | Earl Mosher grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:59 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm connects on the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Lane Phillips - foul #2 on Lane Phillips, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski (PG), Michael Clark (SG), Arthur Anaya (SF), Chwalibog Osmanski (PF), Darren Conlon (C) Joshua Hayes, Lane Phillips, William Bowen, Anthony Messina, Kelly Greene | |
| Subs | George Mason | Patrick Burns (PG), Edward Wright (SF), William Allen (PF), Anthony Fassett (C) Earl Mosher, Luke Jackson, Daniel Beach, Leonard Square | |
| 08:59 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm misses the free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Darren Conlon | 18-17 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Edward Wright picks off the pass by Boryslaw Zielinski | 18-17 |
| 08:15 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm lays it in on a great pass from Edward Wright | 18-19 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Darren Conlon misses the runner from the left block | 18-19 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski hits a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on William Allen - foul #1 on William Allen, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes (PG), Anthony Messina (PF) Michael Clark, Chwalibog Osmanski | |
| Subs | George Mason | Luke Jackson (SF), Jack Jowett (C) Edward Wright, Anthony Fassett | |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joshua Hayes (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boryslaw Zielinski (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Anaya (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Anthony Messina (tiring) 1 pts. C - Darren Conlon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Patrick Burns (fresh) SG - Sammy Wilhelm (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Luke Jackson (fairly fresh) PF - William Allen (fresh) C - Jack Jowett (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | George Mason | William Allen is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | William Allen picks off the pass by Darren Conlon | 21-22 |
| 07:02 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Anaya - foul #1 on Arthur Anaya, team foul #10 | 21-22 |
| 07:02 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:02 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Anthony Messina | 21-23 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | Sammy Wilhelm picks off the pass by Boryslaw Zielinski | 21-23 |
| 06:33 | George Mason | Patrick Burns comes up short on the floater from the left side | 21-23 |
| 06:31 | George Mason | Jack Jowett hits the follow up shot | 21-25 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Boryslaw Zielinski | 23-25 |
| 05:39 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Clark (SG), Chwalibog Osmanski (PF) Boryslaw Zielinski, Anthony Messina | |
| Subs | George Mason | Earl Mosher (PG), Edward Wright (SF), Leonard Square (C) Patrick Burns, Luke Jackson, Jack Jowett | |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya misses the easy layup | 23-25 |
| 05:14 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:48 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Clark | 23-25 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | William Allen blocks the short jumper by Joshua Hayes | 23-25 |
| 04:25 | George Mason | William Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:07 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Chwalibog Osmanski gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Darren Conlon comes up short on the shot from the left side | 23-25 |
| 03:52 | George Mason | Edward Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 03:30 | George Mason | William Allen can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Joshua Hayes - foul #1 on Joshua Hayes, team foul #11 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Bowen (PG), Jaromierz Skalski (SG), Roger Newhall (SF), Anthony Messina (PF), Kelly Greene (C) Joshua Hayes, Michael Clark, Arthur Anaya, Chwalibog Osmanski, Darren Conlon | |
| Subs | George Mason | Anthony Benjamin (PG), Patrick Burns (SG), William Collier (SF), Anthony Fassett (C) Earl Mosher, Sammy Wilhelm, Edward Wright, Leonard Square | |
| 03:30 | George Mason | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:30 | George Mason | William Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | Anthony Messina gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - William Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jaromierz Skalski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Newhall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Messina (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Kelly Greene (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Anthony Benjamin (fresh) SG - Patrick Burns (fresh) SF - William Collier (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Fassett (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | William Collier steps in front of the Roger Newhall pass | 23-26 |
| 03:16 | George Mason | William Collier lays it up and in | 23-28 |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | William Bowen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Daniel Beach (C) William Allen | |
| 02:53 | George Mason | William Bowen is called for the reach on Anthony Benjamin - foul #2 on William Bowen, team foul #12 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lane Phillips (PG) William Bowen | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 02:53 | George Mason | Anthony Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:53 | George Mason | Anthony Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Lane Phillips misses long on a floater from the right block | 23-30 |
| 02:31 | George Mason | Patrick Burns gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 02:11 | George Mason | William Collier makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-32 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-32 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Kelly Greene hits the follow up shot | 25-32 |
| 01:27 | George Mason | Anthony Fassett misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Anthony Messina - foul #1 on Anthony Messina, team foul #13 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski (PG), William Bowen (PF), Darren Conlon (C) Lane Phillips, Anthony Messina, Kelly Greene | |
| Subs | George Mason | Luke Jackson (SF), Leonard Square (C) Patrick Burns, Daniel Beach | |
| 01:27 | George Mason | Anthony Fassett makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:27 | George Mason | Anthony Fassett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Boryslaw Zielinski's floater is tipped away by Anthony Fassett | 25-34 |
| 01:09 | George Mason | William Collier gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 00:58 | George Mason | Anthony Fassett misses short on an open driving attempt in the paint | 25-34 |
| 00:57 | George Mason | William Collier tips it in | 25-36 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Boryslaw Zielinski | 28-36 |
| 00:33 | George Mason | Luke Jackson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 28-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Clark (SF), Chwalibog Osmanski (PF), Arthur Anaya (C) Roger Newhall, William Bowen, Darren Conlon | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Wright (SF), William Allen (PF) Luke Jackson, Anthony Fassett | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya can't finish the layup but the foul's on Edward Wright - foul #1 on Edward Wright, team foul #7 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes (PG) Boryslaw Zielinski | |
| Subs | George Mason | Earl Mosher (PG), Jack Jowett (C) Anthony Benjamin, Leonard Square | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:05 | George Mason | William Allen misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 30-36 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Clark gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Clark misses long on a halfcourt shot | 30-36 |