| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Richard Malkowski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Percy Armstrong (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Devin Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sobieslaw Mihalkovic (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Horton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Farrar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Horace Sax (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Boatwright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Thomas Farrar inbounds the ball | 43-27 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | VCU | Dikembe Aoki is called for the reach on Michael Horton - foul #2 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| 19:16 | VCU | Michael Horton scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Charles Boatwright | 43-30 |
| 19:11 | George Mason | Devin Reynolds misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-30 |
| 19:10 | VCU | Richard Jordan snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Richard Jordan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 18:52 | VCU | Michael Horton pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 18:41 | VCU | The short jumper by Horace Sax is denied by Sobieslaw Mihalkovic | 43-30 |
| 18:40 | George Mason | Devin Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 18:23 | George Mason | Charles Boatwright takes the ball from Devin Reynolds | 43-30 |
| 18:08 | VCU | Charles Boatwright buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Richard Jordan and he's fouled by Dikembe Aoki - foul #3 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | Raphael Fuentes (C) Dikembe Aoki | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 18:08 | VCU | Charles Boatwright makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:49 | George Mason | Raphael Fuentes scores on a floater from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 17:32 | VCU | Charles Boatwright misses long on a shot from close range | 45-33 |
| 17:30 | VCU | Charles Boatwright hits the follow up shot | 45-35 |
| 17:14 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski can't throw it down but he's hacked by Richard Jordan - foul #3 on Richard Jordan, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | George Mason | Gilberto Ferrari (SG), Patrick Andrews (C) Percy Armstrong, Devin Reynolds | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Allen (PG), Richard Mackay (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Wilson Standridge (C) Richard Jordan, Thomas Farrar, Horace Sax, Charles Boatwright | |
| 17:14 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 17:14 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 16:59 | VCU | Michael Horton loses the dribble to Gilberto Ferrari | 47-35 |
| 16:49 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-35 |
| 16:47 | George Mason | Raphael Fuentes grabs the offensive board | 47-35 |
| 16:39 | George Mason | Patrick Andrews is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Patrick Andrews, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | George Mason | Darryl Demarco (SF) Sobieslaw Mihalkovic | |
| Subs | VCU | Lawrence Taylor (PG) Michael Horton | |
| 16:29 | VCU | Wilson Standridge scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jason Allen | 47-37 |
| 16:15 | George Mason | Darryl Demarco misses short on a floater from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 16:13 | George Mason | Darryl Demarco grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:02 | George Mason | Raphael Fuentes scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-37 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Richard Malkowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Demarco (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raphael Fuentes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) SG - Jason Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Mackay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) C - Wilson Standridge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | VCU | Lawrence Taylor scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jason Allen | 49-39 |
| 15:37 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Darryl Demarco | 51-39 |
| 15:18 | VCU | Lawrence Taylor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 15:16 | George Mason | Patrick Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 14:55 | George Mason | Raphael Fuentes misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Allen - foul #1 on Richard Allen, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | George Mason | Thomas Strock (PG), Percy Armstrong (SG), Devin Reynolds (SF), Dikembe Aoki (C) Richard Malkowski, Gilberto Ferrari, Darryl Demarco, Patrick Andrews | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Michael Horton (SG), Thomas Farrar (SF), Horace Sax (PF), Charles Boatwright (C) Lawrence Taylor, Jason Allen, Richard Mackay, Richard Allen, Wilson Standridge | |
| 14:55 | George Mason | Raphael Fuentes makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 14:55 | George Mason | Raphael Fuentes misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 14:55 | VCU | Charles Boatwright gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 14:42 | VCU | Michael Horton hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Jordan | 52-41 |
| 14:33 | George Mason | Devin Reynolds banks in the layup on a great pass from Percy Armstrong | 54-41 |
| 14:11 | VCU | Horace Sax misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-41 |
| 14:09 | VCU | Thomas Farrar tips it home | 54-43 |
| 13:57 | George Mason | Raphael Fuentes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 13:55 | VCU | The rebound goes to Richard Jordan | 54-43 |
| 13:34 | VCU | Michael Horton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 13:33 | George Mason | Devin Reynolds snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 13:11 | George Mason | Devin Reynolds clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 54-43 |
| 13:10 | VCU | Thomas Farrar grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 13:06 | VCU | Thomas Farrar hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Jordan and the foul's on Raphael Fuentes - foul #1 on Raphael Fuentes, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Richard Malkowski (PG), Sobieslaw Mihalkovic (PF) Thomas Strock, Raphael Fuentes | |
| Subs | VCU | Wilson Standridge (C) Charles Boatwright | |
| 13:06 | VCU | Thomas Farrar makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 12:42 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Horton - foul #2 on Michael Horton, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Mackay (SF), Milton Simmons (C) Thomas Farrar, Horace Sax | |
| 12:42 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:42 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 12:19 | VCU | Milton Simmons misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Dikembe Aoki - foul #4 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #5 | 56-46 |
| Subs | George Mason | Gilberto Ferrari (SG), Thomas Strock (SF), Patrick Andrews (C) Percy Armstrong, Devin Reynolds, Dikembe Aoki | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 12:19 | VCU | Milton Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 12:19 | VCU | Milton Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 12:19 | George Mason | Patrick Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 12:03 | George Mason | Richard Jordan steals the ball from Sobieslaw Mihalkovic | 56-47 |
| 11:56 | VCU | Richard Jordan misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-47 |
| 11:54 | VCU | Richard Mackay gets the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Richard Malkowski (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Strock (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Sobieslaw Mihalkovic (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Patrick Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Horton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Mackay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Milton Simmons (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Wilson Standridge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | VCU | Wilson Standridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Allen (PG) Richard Jordan | |
| 11:29 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski can't finish the layup | 56-47 |
| 11:27 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Horton | 56-47 |
| 11:12 | VCU | Richard Malkowski steps in front of the Milton Simmons pass | 56-47 |
| 11:08 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski misses the lay-in | 56-47 |
| 11:07 | VCU | Wilson Standridge gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 10:48 | VCU | Milton Simmons drills a jumper in the lane | 56-49 |
| 10:29 | George Mason | Thomas Strock is hacked by Milton Simmons - foul #4 on Milton Simmons, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | George Mason | Percy Armstrong (SG), Devin Reynolds (SF), Raphael Fuentes (C) Gilberto Ferrari, Thomas Strock, Patrick Andrews | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Thomas Farrar (SF), Horace Sax (PF), Charles Boatwright (C) Michael Horton, Richard Mackay, Wilson Standridge, Milton Simmons | |
| 10:09 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 10:08 | VCU | The rebound goes to Thomas Farrar | 56-49 |
| 09:50 | VCU | Richard Jordan makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Boatwright | 56-51 |
| 09:40 | George Mason | Jason Allen is called for the reach on Percy Armstrong - foul #2 on Jason Allen, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | George Mason | Gilberto Ferrari (PG), Patrick Andrews (C) Richard Malkowski, Sobieslaw Mihalkovic | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 09:25 | George Mason | Devin Reynolds comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 56-51 |
| 09:24 | George Mason | Raphael Fuentes snags the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 09:06 | George Mason | Gilberto Ferrari loses the dribble to Jason Allen | 56-51 |
| 08:48 | VCU | Jason Allen hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Boatwright | 56-53 |
| 08:28 | George Mason | Gilberto Ferrari misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 08:27 | VCU | Thomas Farrar pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:20 | VCU | Jason Allen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 08:18 | VCU | Richard Jordan tips it in | 56-55 |
| 07:53 | George Mason | The pull-up jumper by Devin Reynolds is blocked by Thomas Farrar | 56-55 |
| 07:51 | George Mason | Devin Reynolds gets the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Percy Armstrong (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Devin Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Raphael Fuentes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jason Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Farrar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Horace Sax (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Boatwright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | George Mason | Thomas Farrar swats the layup by Percy Armstrong | 56-55 |
| 07:30 | VCU | Jason Allen gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 07:17 | VCU | Gilberto Ferrari is called for the reach on Thomas Farrar - foul #1 on Gilberto Ferrari, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | George Mason | Richard Malkowski (PG), Thomas Strock (SG), Darryl Demarco (SF), Sobieslaw Mihalkovic (PF), Dikembe Aoki (C) Gilberto Ferrari, Percy Armstrong, Devin Reynolds, Raphael Fuentes, Patrick Andrews | |
| Subs | VCU | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Michael Horton (SG), Richard Mackay (SF), Wilson Standridge (PF), Milton Simmons (C) Richard Jordan, Jason Allen, Thomas Farrar, Horace Sax, Charles Boatwright | |
| 06:56 | VCU | Michael Horton can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 06:55 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 06:38 | George Mason | Thomas Strock scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Malkowski | 58-55 |
| 06:22 | VCU | Wilson Standridge blows the layup but he's hacked by Darryl Demarco - foul #1 on Darryl Demarco, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | George Mason | Raphael Fuentes (SF) Darryl Demarco | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:22 | VCU | Wilson Standridge makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:22 | VCU | Wilson Standridge misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:22 | George Mason | Dikembe Aoki snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 06:01 | George Mason | Dikembe Aoki blows the layup but he's fouled by Milton Simmons - foul #5 on Milton Simmons, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Richard Allen (PF) Lawrence Taylor, Milton Simmons | |
| 06:01 | George Mason | Dikembe Aoki makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:01 | George Mason | Dikembe Aoki makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:48 | VCU | Wilson Standridge misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 60-56 |
| 05:47 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Sobieslaw Mihalkovic | 60-56 |
| 05:19 | George Mason | Richard Allen picks off the pass by Sobieslaw Mihalkovic | 60-56 |
| 05:06 | VCU | Wilson Standridge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 05:05 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Thomas Strock | 60-56 |
| 04:42 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski hits a floater from the right block | 62-56 |
| 04:26 | VCU | Richard Jordan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sobieslaw Mihalkovic - foul #2 on Sobieslaw Mihalkovic, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | George Mason | Percy Armstrong (SG), Devin Reynolds (SF), Patrick Andrews (C) Thomas Strock, Raphael Fuentes, Dikembe Aoki | |
| Subs | VCU | Lawrence Taylor (SF), Horace Sax (PF), Charles Boatwright (C) Richard Mackay, Richard Allen, Wilson Standridge | |
| 04:26 | VCU | Richard Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:26 | VCU | Richard Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:26 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Patrick Andrews | 62-56 |
| 04:10 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 62-56 |
| 04:09 | VCU | Charles Boatwright snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 03:51 | VCU | Charles Boatwright is hacked by Patrick Andrews - foul #3 on Patrick Andrews, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | George Mason | Akim Khov (C) Sobieslaw Mihalkovic | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Allen (SG), Thomas Farrar (SF) Richard Jordan, Michael Horton | |
| 03:51 | VCU | Charles Boatwright makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:51 | VCU | Charles Boatwright misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:51 | George Mason | Akim Khov snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Richard Malkowski (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Percy Armstrong (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Devin Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Akim Khov (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Farrar (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Horace Sax (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Boatwright (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:32 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 03:31 | George Mason | Patrick Andrews pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 03:26 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong buries a 3 from the right corner | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:13 | VCU | Horace Sax connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Lawrence Taylor and he's hacked by Patrick Andrews - foul #4 on Patrick Andrews, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Subs | George Mason | Thomas Strock (PG), Gilberto Ferrari (SG), Raphael Fuentes (PF), Dikembe Aoki (C) Richard Malkowski, Percy Armstrong, Patrick Andrews, Akim Khov | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 03:13 | VCU | Horace Sax makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:53 | George Mason | Thomas Strock misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 02:52 | VCU | The rebound goes to Horace Sax | 65-60 |
| 02:52 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | George Mason | Richard Malkowski (PG), Percy Armstrong (SG), Sobieslaw Mihalkovic (PF) Thomas Strock, Gilberto Ferrari, Raphael Fuentes | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Michael Horton (SG) Lawrence Taylor, Jason Allen | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:29 | VCU | Charles Boatwright is whistled for traveling | 65-60 |
| 02:13 | George Mason | Horace Sax denies the turnaround by Percy Armstrong | 65-60 |
| 02:11 | VCU | Thomas Farrar snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 02:04 | VCU | Thomas Farrar misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Sobieslaw Mihalkovic - foul #3 on Sobieslaw Mihalkovic, team foul #11 | 65-60 |
| 02:04 | VCU | Thomas Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:04 | VCU | Thomas Farrar misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:04 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:49 | George Mason | Percy Armstrong misses long on a 3 from straight away | 65-61 |
| 01:47 | VCU | Thomas Farrar snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 01:32 | VCU | Richard Jordan is fouled on the floor by Devin Reynolds - foul #1 on Devin Reynolds, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| 01:32 | VCU | Richard Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:32 | VCU | Richard Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:32 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Dikembe Aoki | 65-62 |
| 01:18 | George Mason | Devin Reynolds knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Sobieslaw Mihalkovic | 68-62 |
| 00:52 | VCU | Charles Boatwright knocks in the jumper near the basket | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | George Mason | Dikembe Aoki's floater is tipped away by Charles Boatwright | 68-64 |
| 00:26 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic hits the follow up shot | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | VCU | Michael Horton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 00:18 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic is hacked by Michael Horton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Horton, team foul #7 | 70-64 |
| 00:15 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:15 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Michael Horton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-64 |
| 00:05 | George Mason | Sobieslaw Mihalkovic grabs the defensive rebound | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Richard Malkowski runs out the clock | 72-64 |