| Lineup | George Mason | PG - John Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Prater (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Kitchens (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Jowett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Elliot Hall (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lee Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daron Leavell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Valladares (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | New Mexico | Lee Clark connects on the 3 from straight away | 30-34 |
| 19:35 | George Mason | John Prater clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | William Richardson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 19:04 | George Mason | The rebound goes to John Shelton | 30-34 |
| 18:48 | George Mason | Jack Jowett misses the shot from the baseline | 30-34 |
| 18:46 | George Mason | John Gates grabs the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 18:34 | George Mason | John Gates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| 18:17 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Richardson | 30-36 |
| 18:10 | George Mason | Ronnie Kitchens misses short on a jumper from the left side | 30-36 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 17:53 | George Mason | Jack Jowett pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:37 | George Mason | Ronnie Kitchens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daron Leavell - foul #2 on Daron Leavell, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | George Mason | James Edwin (PG), William Cunniff (SG), James Turner (PF), Daniel Beach (C) John Gates, John Prater, Jack Jowett, John Shelton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr (PG), Ray Wentzel (SG), Norman Dunn (C) Elliot Hall, Lee Clark, Melvin Valladares | |
| 17:37 | George Mason | Ronnie Kitchens misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:37 | George Mason | Ronnie Kitchens misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico | Norman Dunn grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 17:11 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kitchens is called for the reach on Daron Leavell - foul #3 on Ronnie Kitchens, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | George Mason | Frank Warren (SF) Ronnie Kitchens | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares (C) Daron Leavell | |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | James Turner steals it from Wendell Zehr | 30-36 |
| 16:43 | George Mason | Daniel Beach is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Dunn - foul #2 on Norman Dunn, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| 16:33 | George Mason | Melvin Valladares steals it from William Cunniff | 30-36 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | William Cunniff is called for the reach on Ray Wentzel - foul #2 on William Cunniff, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | George Mason | John Prater (SG), Jack Jowett (PF) William Cunniff, Frank Warren | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Daron Leavell (SF) Melvin Valladares | |
| 15:56 | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr is fouled on the floor by Daniel Beach - foul #2 on Daniel Beach, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | George Mason | John Gates (PG) James Turner | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Elliot Hall (PG), Lee Clark (SG), Jonathan McDonough (SF), Melvin Valladares (C) Wendell Zehr, Ray Wentzel, Daron Leavell, Norman Dunn | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - John Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Prater (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Edwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jack Jowett (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Beach (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Elliot Hall (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lee Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan McDonough (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Richardson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Valladares (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares misses the easy layup | 30-36 |
| 15:39 | George Mason | Daniel Beach snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 15:27 | George Mason | Daniel Beach hits the finger roll set up by John Prater | 32-36 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico | William Richardson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-36 |
| 14:56 | George Mason | Jack Jowett grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:53 | George Mason | Lee Clark takes the ball from John Gates in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 14:50 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough blows the layup | 32-36 |
| 14:49 | George Mason | Daniel Beach gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:47 | George Mason | James Edwin is hacked by Elliot Hall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elliot Hall, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | George Mason | Allen Valles (PG), William Cunniff (SG), Frank Warren (SF), James Turner (PF), John Shelton (C) John Gates, John Prater, James Edwin, Jack Jowett, Daniel Beach | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ray Wentzel (SG), Daron Leavell (PF) Lee Clark, William Richardson | |
| 14:26 | George Mason | James Turner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-36 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:10 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Daron Leavell | 32-39 |
| 14:08 | George Mason | Allen Valles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| Subs | George Mason | Ronnie Kitchens (SF) Frank Warren | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr (PG), Norman Dunn (C) Elliot Hall, Melvin Valladares | |
| 13:54 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ray Wentzel | 32-42 |
| 13:27 | George Mason | William Cunniff misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-42 |
| 13:26 | George Mason | John Shelton can't tip it in | 32-42 |
| 13:25 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 13:00 | New Mexico | Ray Wentzel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 12:58 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough tips it home | 32-44 |
| 12:37 | George Mason | Ronnie Kitchens hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Allen Valles | 34-44 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Ray Wentzel and the foul's on Ronnie Kitchens - foul #4 on Ronnie Kitchens, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | George Mason | John Gates (PG), John Prater (SG), James Edwin (SF), Jack Jowett (PF), Daniel Beach (C) Allen Valles, William Cunniff, Ronnie Kitchens, James Turner, John Shelton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lee Clark (SG), William Richardson (PF), Melvin Valladares (C) Ray Wentzel, Daron Leavell, Norman Dunn | |
| 12:21 | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr makes the free throw | 34-47 |
| 12:05 | George Mason | John Prater drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Gates | 37-47 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico | John Prater picks off the pass by Jonathan McDonough | 37-47 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - John Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Prater (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Edwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jack Jowett (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Beach (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Wendell Zehr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan McDonough (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Valladares (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | George Mason | Daniel Beach hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by James Edwin | 39-47 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough is fouled on the floor by James Edwin - foul #1 on James Edwin, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Elliot Hall (PG) Wendell Zehr | |
| 11:04 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jack Jowett - foul #2 on Jack Jowett, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 10:59 | George Mason | John Prater's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-49 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico | Lee Clark is denied on a dunk by Daniel Beach | 39-49 |
| 10:46 | George Mason | Jack Jowett grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 10:32 | George Mason | William Richardson takes the ball from Daniel Beach | 39-49 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough misses long on a shot from the right block | 39-49 |
| 10:12 | New Mexico | Lee Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico | William Richardson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan McDonough | 39-52 |
| 09:38 | George Mason | James Edwin buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from John Prater | 41-52 |
| 09:22 | New Mexico | William Richardson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 09:20 | George Mason | John Prater pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 08:56 | George Mason | John Prater is hacked by Lee Clark - foul #2 on Lee Clark, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | George Mason | Allen Valles (PG), William Cunniff (SG), Frank Warren (SF), James Turner (PF), John Shelton (C) John Gates, John Prater, James Edwin, Jack Jowett, Daniel Beach | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr (PG), Ray Wentzel (SG), Daron Leavell (PF), Norman Dunn (C) Elliot Hall, Lee Clark, William Richardson, Melvin Valladares | |
| 08:41 | George Mason | William Cunniff knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 08:25 | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 08:24 | George Mason | John Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 08:11 | George Mason | Daron Leavell swats the short shot by James Turner | 44-52 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Jonathan McDonough, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | George Mason | Ronnie Kitchens (SF) Frank Warren | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Richardson (PF) Jonathan McDonough | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Allen Valles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Cunniff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronnie Kitchens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - John Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Wendell Zehr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Wentzel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daron Leavell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Richardson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:35 | George Mason | James Turner hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-52 |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Norman Dunn loses the ball out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Elliot Hall (PG), Lee Clark (SG), Melvin Valladares (C) Wendell Zehr, Ray Wentzel, Norman Dunn | |
| 07:26 | George Mason | James Turner double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| 07:11 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | George Mason | Sean Herron (PG), John Prater (SG), Frank Warren (PF), Daniel Beach (C) Allen Valles, William Cunniff, James Turner, John Shelton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:09 | George Mason | Sean Herron is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall is hacked by Sean Herron - foul #1 on Sean Herron, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | George Mason | James Edwin (PG) Sean Herron | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough (SF) William Richardson | |
| 07:02 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:48 | George Mason | Frank Warren misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jonathan McDonough | 46-54 |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 06:40 | George Mason | Daniel Beach gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 06:25 | George Mason | Daniel Beach loses the dribble to Melvin Valladares | 46-54 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall grabs the offensive board | 46-54 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-54 |
| 05:55 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Ronnie Kitchens | 46-54 |
| 05:40 | George Mason | Ronnie Kitchens makes the jumper from the baseline | 48-54 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall comes up short on the floater from the left side | 48-54 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Elliot Hall | 48-54 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico | Lee Clark knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Daron Leavell | 48-57 |
| 05:06 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | George Mason | John Gates (PG), Jack Jowett (PF), John Shelton (C) John Prater, Ronnie Kitchens, Frank Warren | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr (PG), Ray Wentzel (SG), William Richardson (PF), Norman Dunn (C) Elliot Hall, Lee Clark, Jonathan McDonough, Melvin Valladares | |
| 04:54 | George Mason | John Gates clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Norman Dunn - foul #3 on Norman Dunn, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| 04:54 | George Mason | John Gates makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 04:54 | George Mason | John Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr misses short on a shot from the right side | 50-57 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico | Ray Wentzel grabs the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell lays it up and in on a great pass from William Richardson and the foul's on James Edwin - foul #2 on James Edwin, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell misses the free throw | 50-59 |
| 04:32 | George Mason | John Shelton snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 04:11 | George Mason | John Gates connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | Ray Wentzel misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 03:55 | George Mason | John Shelton snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 03:50 | George Mason | Daron Leavell steps in front of the James Edwin pass in the backcourt | 53-59 |
| 03:45 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-59 |
| 03:43 | George Mason | Jack Jowett pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - John Gates (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Edwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Beach (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Jowett (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - John Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Wendell Zehr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Wentzel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daron Leavell (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Richardson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | George Mason | John Gates is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Beach | 55-59 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | Ray Wentzel misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 03:02 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Jack Jowett | 55-59 |
| 02:59 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | George Mason | John Prater (SG), Ronnie Kitchens (SF) James Edwin, Daniel Beach | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Elliot Hall (PG), Lee Clark (SG), Jonathan McDonough (SF) Wendell Zehr, Ray Wentzel, Daron Leavell | |
| 02:42 | George Mason | Jack Jowett's dunk attempt is rejected by Jonathan McDonough | 55-59 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | William Richardson gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | Lee Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico | Norman Dunn gets the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall connects on the jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Jack Jowett - foul #3 on Jack Jowett, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares (C) Norman Dunn | |
| 01:56 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall makes the free throw | 55-62 |
| 01:38 | George Mason | John Gates scores on a 3 from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough slams it home on a great pass from William Richardson | 58-64 |
| 01:19 | George Mason | John Prater misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 01:17 | George Mason | John Gates hits the follow up shot | 60-64 |
| 01:05 | New Mexico | Lee Clark misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 01:03 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Ronnie Kitchens | 60-64 |
| 00:59 | George Mason | John Prater misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough grabs the board | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | John Shelton is called for the reach on Lee Clark - foul #1 on John Shelton, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ray Wentzel (PG), Daron Leavell (PF) Elliot Hall, William Richardson | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Lee Clark makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Lee Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:29 | George Mason | Jack Jowett gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | George Mason | John Prater misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 00:22 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to John Shelton | 60-65 |
| 00:18 | George Mason | John Prater loses the ball out of bounds | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares is fouled in the backcourt by John Gates - foul #1 on John Gates, team foul #11 | 60-65 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr (PG) Ray Wentzel | |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:11 | George Mason | Lee Clark steps in front of the Jack Jowett pass | 60-67 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | John Prater is called for the reach on Lee Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Prater, team foul #12 | 60-67 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Lee Clark makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Lee Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:02 | George Mason | John Prater connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr runs out the clock | 63-69 |