| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Chris Lamphere (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Richard Malkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Percy Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Devin Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sobieslaw Mihalkovic (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick knocks in the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Sobieslaw Mihalkovic - foul #1 on Sobieslaw Mihalkovic, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses the free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:42 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:18 | George Mason | Reginald Arent swats the layup by Sobieslaw Mihalkovic | 31-32 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Reginald Arent grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Billy McGloin misses short on a shot from the left side | 31-32 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 19:03 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere double dribbles | 31-32 |
| 18:41 | George Mason | Devin Reynolds hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Percy Armstrong | 31-35 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Ferry | 34-35 |
| 18:14 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic knocks in the shot from the baseline | 34-37 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Dikembe Aoki is called for the reach on Reginald Arent - foul #2 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| 17:36 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry tips it in | 36-37 |
| 17:15 | George Mason | Billy McGloin is called for the reach on Richard Malkowski - foul #1 on Billy McGloin, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Bruce Mitchell (SG), Bobby Wilson (C) Billy McGloin, Chris Lamphere, Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | George Mason | Gilberto Ferrari (SG), Patrick Andrews (SF) Percy Armstrong, Devin Reynolds | |
| 17:01 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic can't throw it down but he's fouled by Wayne Kramer - foul #2 on Wayne Kramer, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Goldberg (C) Christopher Ferry | |
| Subs | George Mason | Raphael Fuentes (C) Dikembe Aoki | |
| 17:01 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:01 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Akim Khov (C) Sobieslaw Mihalkovic | |
| 16:43 | George Mason | Bruce Mitchell is called for the reach on Gilberto Ferrari - foul #2 on Bruce Mitchell, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Darryl Demarco (SG) Richard Malkowski | |
| 16:23 | George Mason | Raphael Fuentes makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gilberto Ferrari | 36-41 |
| 16:15 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell is denied on a dunk by Akim Khov | 36-41 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg gets the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Akim Khov swats the shot by Bruce Mitchell | 36-41 |
| 15:54 | George Mason | Raphael Fuentes grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Renwick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Goldberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Demarco (fresh) SF - Patrick Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raphael Fuentes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Akim Khov (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | George Mason | Joseph Renwick denies the turnaround by Akim Khov | 36-41 |
| 15:46 | George Mason | Raphael Fuentes grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:34 | George Mason | Akim Khov can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 36-41 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Goldberg | 36-41 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson drills a shot from the baseline set up by Wayne Kramer | 38-41 |
| 15:09 | George Mason | Gilberto Ferrari's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Reginald Arent (C) Wayne Kramer, Bruce Mitchell, Joseph Renwick, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | George Mason | Richard Malkowski (PG), Percy Armstrong (SG), Scott Kuhl (SF), Sobieslaw Mihalkovic (PF), Dikembe Aoki (C) Gilberto Ferrari, Darryl Demarco, Patrick Andrews, Raphael Fuentes, Akim Khov | |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson is fouled on the floor by Sobieslaw Mihalkovic - foul #2 on Sobieslaw Mihalkovic, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| 14:41 | Purdue | Reginald Arent is called for traveling | 38-41 |
| 14:13 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 38-41 |
| 14:02 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 13:36 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Chris Lamphere - foul #1 on Chris Lamphere, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Renwick (PF) Bobby Wilson | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 13:36 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:36 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Scott Kuhl - foul #4 on Scott Kuhl, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Goldberg (C) Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | George Mason | Devin Reynolds (SG), Patrick Andrews (SF) Percy Armstrong, Scott Kuhl | |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere makes the 3rd free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:57 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Billy McGloin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 12:32 | George Mason | Devin Reynolds snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 12:15 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski connects on the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Joseph Renwick - foul #2 on Joseph Renwick, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Bruce Mitchell (SG), Bobby Wilson (C) Billy McGloin, Chris Lamphere, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | George Mason | Gilberto Ferrari (SG), Raphael Fuentes (C) Sobieslaw Mihalkovic, Dikembe Aoki | |
| 12:15 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick blows the dunk | 40-44 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer snags the offensive board | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Ferry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Richard Malkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Devin Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Raphael Fuentes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell clanks a jumper from the right block | 40-44 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick can't tip it in | 40-44 |
| 11:33 | George Mason | Raphael Fuentes pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 11:13 | George Mason | Raphael Fuentes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-44 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-44 |
| 10:32 | George Mason | Devin Reynolds is whistled for traveling | 42-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Gary Goldberg (PF), Reginald Arent (C) Wayne Kramer, Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick, Bobby Wilson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Percy Armstrong (SG), Sobieslaw Mihalkovic (PF), Dikembe Aoki (C) Richard Malkowski, Devin Reynolds, Raphael Fuentes | |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell banks in the layup | 44-44 |
| 09:54 | George Mason | Gary Goldberg steals the ball from Percy Armstrong | 44-44 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy McGloin | 46-44 |
| 09:19 | George Mason | Dikembe Aoki can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Reginald Arent - foul #1 on Reginald Arent, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Wilson (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF) Bruce Mitchell, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | George Mason | Darryl Demarco (PG), Devin Reynolds (SF) Gilberto Ferrari, Patrick Andrews | |
| 09:19 | George Mason | Dikembe Aoki makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:19 | George Mason | Dikembe Aoki misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Reginald Arent | 46-45 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson's floater is knocked away by Dikembe Aoki | 46-45 |
| 09:03 | George Mason | Dikembe Aoki grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 08:37 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Reginald Arent pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 08:16 | George Mason | Darryl Demarco grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 07:55 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic scores on a floater from the left side | 46-47 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-47 |
| 07:36 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Dikembe Aoki | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Chris Lamphere (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Reginald Arent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Darryl Demarco (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Percy Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Devin Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sobieslaw Mihalkovic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | George Mason | Dikembe Aoki clanks a shot near the basket | 46-47 |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 06:53 | George Mason | Darryl Demarco snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 06:25 | George Mason | Chris Lamphere steals it from Devin Reynolds | 46-47 |
| 06:09 | Purdue | Billy McGloin clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Aoki - foul #3 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Gary Goldberg (C) Chris Lamphere, Bobby Wilson, Reginald Arent | |
| Subs | George Mason | Richard Malkowski (PG), Gilberto Ferrari (SG), Scott Kuhl (SF), Patrick Andrews (PF), Raphael Fuentes (C) Darryl Demarco, Percy Armstrong, Devin Reynolds, Sobieslaw Mihalkovic, Dikembe Aoki | |
| 06:09 | Purdue | Billy McGloin makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:09 | Purdue | Billy McGloin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:58 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Kuhl - foul #5 on Scott Kuhl, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell (SG), Luis Richard (PF) Billy McGloin, Joseph Renwick | |
| Subs | George Mason | Akim Khov (C) Scott Kuhl | |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:12 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski comes up short on the floater from close range | 50-47 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | Luis Richard double dribbles | 50-47 |
| 04:33 | George Mason | Patrick Andrews hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 04:31 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 04:19 | George Mason | Patrick Andrews buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Malkowski | 50-49 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 50-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Renwick (PF), Bobby Wilson (C) Luis Richard, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | George Mason | Devin Reynolds (SG), Sobieslaw Mihalkovic (PF), Dikembe Aoki (C) Gilberto Ferrari, Raphael Fuentes, Akim Khov | |
| 03:43 | George Mason | Bobby Wilson steals the ball from Sobieslaw Mihalkovic | 50-49 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Richard Malkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Devin Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Patrick Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sobieslaw Mihalkovic (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski is fouled on the floor by Wayne Kramer - foul #3 on Wayne Kramer, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Goldberg (C) Christopher Ferry | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 03:10 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:10 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gary Goldberg, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Reginald Arent (C) Wayne Kramer, Bruce Mitchell, Gary Goldberg | |
| Subs | George Mason | Gilberto Ferrari (PG), Raphael Fuentes (SF) Richard Malkowski, Patrick Andrews | |
| 02:50 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Christopher Ferry (SF) James Daniel, Bobby Wilson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Richard Malkowski (PG), Percy Armstrong (SG) Gilberto Ferrari, Raphael Fuentes | |
| 02:45 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Malkowski | 50-54 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Reginald Arent is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Reginald Arent, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| 02:03 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic blocks the short jumper by Joseph Renwick | 50-56 |
| 01:38 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 01:29 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Malkowski | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry makes the fadeaway from the right block | 52-59 |
| 01:04 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Reginald Arent - foul #3 on Reginald Arent, team foul #10 | 52-59 |
| 01:04 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 01:04 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 01:04 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joseph Renwick | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-60 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick gets the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Arent | 52-60 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Billy McGloin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Billy McGloin, team foul #11 | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | George Mason | Billy McGloin is called for the reach on Percy Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy McGloin, team foul #12 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Patrick Andrews (C) Dikembe Aoki | |
| 00:43 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:43 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Percy Armstrong steals it from Christopher Ferry | 52-61 |
| 00:33 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong banks in the layup | 52-63 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Reginald Arent blows the dunk | 52-63 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere hits the follow up shot | 54-63 |
| 00:24 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| 00:22 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic is fouled in the backcourt by Billy McGloin - foul #4 on Billy McGloin, team foul #13 | 54-63 |
| 00:22 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:22 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses the shot from the right side | 54-65 |
| 00:14 | George Mason | Devin Reynolds grabs the board | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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) | |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski runs out the clock | 54-65 |