| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Sikes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Anthony Hackett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Collin Greenhalgh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Nolen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Collin Greenhalgh inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | George Mason | Collin Greenhalgh can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-36 |
| 19:39 | George Mason | David Nolen hits the follow up shot | 25-38 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Lyon | 27-38 |
| 19:12 | George Mason | Collin Greenhalgh comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-38 |
| 19:11 | George Mason | David Nolen hits the follow up shot | 27-40 |
| 18:54 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Sikes | 27-40 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon grabs the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dustin Almodovar (C) John Brown | |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 18:08 | George Mason | David Nolen hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Tyler - foul #1 on Ronald Tyler, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| 18:08 | George Mason | David Nolen makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 18:08 | George Mason | David Nolen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler loses the ball out of bounds | 28-42 |
| 17:31 | George Mason | Anthony Hackett makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-44 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-44 |
| 17:07 | George Mason | The rebound goes to David Nolen | 28-44 |
| 17:03 | George Mason | Joseph Brennan is whistled for a carry | 28-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett (PF), Phillip Smith (C) Ronald Tyler, Wayne Nichols | |
| Subs | George Mason | Johnny Mixon (SG), John Vogel (SF) Joseph Brennan, Collin Greenhalgh | |
| 16:50 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-44 |
| 16:49 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Dustin Almodovar | 28-44 |
| 16:32 | George Mason | Anthony Hackett misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 28-44 |
| 16:30 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to David Nolen | 28-44 |
| 16:12 | George Mason | John Vogel knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 28-46 |
| 15:49 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Sikes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Fitchett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Anthony Hackett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Mixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Vogel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Nolen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Dustin Almodovar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | George Mason | Marvin Sikes steps in front of the Johnny Mixon pass | 31-46 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes throws it down | 33-46 |
| 15:11 | George Mason | Dustin Almodovar misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Lyon - foul #1 on Thomas Lyon, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Ronald Tyler (PF), Wayne Nichols (C) Thomas Lyon, Theodore Caple, Marvin Sikes, Phillip Smith | |
| Subs | George Mason | Cody Anderson (PG), Joseph Brennan (SG), Collin Greenhalgh (SF), John Brown (C) Anthony Hackett, Johnny Mixon, John Vogel, David Nolen | |
| 15:11 | George Mason | Dustin Almodovar makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 15:11 | George Mason | Dustin Almodovar misses the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Tyler | 33-47 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | Collin Greenhalgh takes the ball from Patrick Burton | 33-47 |
| 14:37 | George Mason | John Brown knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Collin Greenhalgh | 33-49 |
| 14:13 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Stephen Haggerty | 35-49 |
| 13:48 | George Mason | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Wayne Nichols - foul #1 on Wayne Nichols, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes (SF) Jerry Fitchett | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Nolen (PF) Dustin Almodovar | |
| 13:48 | George Mason | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 13:48 | George Mason | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Brennan steals the ball from Wayne Nichols | 35-51 |
| 13:29 | George Mason | Joseph Brennan hits the finger roll | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | John Brown denies the turnaround by Marvin Sikes | 35-53 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes hits the follow up shot | 37-53 |
| 12:52 | George Mason | David Nolen's floater is knocked away by Wayne Nichols | 37-53 |
| 12:50 | George Mason | Collin Greenhalgh tips it home | 37-55 |
| 12:46 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Burton | 39-55 |
| 12:33 | George Mason | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Ronald Tyler - foul #2 on Ronald Tyler, team foul #4 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Theodore Caple (SG) Stephen Haggerty, Patrick Burton | |
| Subs | George Mason | Anthony Hackett (PG), Johnny Mixon (SG), John Vogel (SF), Scott Carroll (C) Cody Anderson, Joseph Brennan, Collin Greenhalgh, John Brown | |
| 12:15 | George Mason | Johnny Mixon comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-55 |
| 12:13 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Theodore Caple | 41-55 |
| 11:43 | George Mason | Scott Carroll misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 11:42 | George Mason | David Nolen grabs the offensive board | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Sikes (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Tyler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Nichols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Anthony Hackett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Mixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Vogel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Nolen (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Scott Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | George Mason | John Vogel knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Hackett | 41-57 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Theodore Caple | 43-57 |
| 10:43 | George Mason | Johnny Mixon misses the floater from close range | 43-57 |
| 10:41 | George Mason | John Vogel tips it in | 43-59 |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes's pass is intercepted by Anthony Hackett | 43-59 |
| 10:08 | George Mason | Theodore Caple takes the ball from Scott Carroll | 43-59 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple hits the finger roll | 45-59 |
| 09:47 | George Mason | Scott Carroll misses the lay-in | 45-59 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Lyon | 47-59 |
| 09:05 | George Mason | John Vogel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Lyon | 50-59 |
| 08:52 | George Mason | Anthony Hackett is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Jerry Fitchett (SF), Phillip Smith (PF), Paul Lawrence (C) Thomas Lyon, Theodore Caple, Marvin Sikes, Ronald Tyler, Wayne Nichols | |
| Subs | George Mason | Cody Anderson (PG), Joseph Brennan (SG), Collin Greenhalgh (SF), Dustin Almodovar (PF), John Brown (C) Anthony Hackett, Johnny Mixon, John Vogel, David Nolen, Scott Carroll | |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton is fouled on the floor by Cody Anderson - foul #1 on Cody Anderson, team foul #2 | 50-59 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton misses the lay-in | 50-59 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Collin Greenhalgh picks off the pass by Phillip Smith | 50-59 |
| 07:31 | George Mason | Dustin Almodovar clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Stephen Haggerty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Burton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Fitchett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Lawrence (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Cody Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Collin Greenhalgh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Almodovar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Cody Anderson takes the ball from Stephen Haggerty in the backcourt | 50-59 |
| 07:11 | George Mason | Collin Greenhalgh clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 07:10 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Phillip Smith | 50-59 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | John Brown is called for the reach on Paul Lawrence - foul #4 on John Brown, team foul #3 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Theodore Caple (SG), Marvin Sikes (SF) Stephen Haggerty, Patrick Burton, Paul Lawrence | |
| Subs | George Mason | Anthony Hackett (PG), David Nolen (PF) Cody Anderson, Dustin Almodovar | |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple is hacked by Joseph Brennan - foul #1 on Joseph Brennan, team foul #4 | 50-59 |
| 06:17 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Lyon | 53-59 |
| 05:59 | George Mason | John Brown blows the layup | 53-59 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-59 |
| 05:37 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Joseph Brennan | 53-59 |
| 05:32 | George Mason | Joseph Brennan misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Phillip Smith - foul #2 on Phillip Smith, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler (PF), Wayne Nichols (C) Jerry Fitchett, Phillip Smith | |
| Subs | George Mason | John Vogel (SF), Dustin Almodovar (C) Collin Greenhalgh, John Brown | |
| 05:32 | George Mason | Joseph Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 05:32 | George Mason | Joseph Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | David Nolen steals it from Ronald Tyler | 53-61 |
| 04:49 | George Mason | David Nolen misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 53-61 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes can't connect on a shot in the lane | 53-61 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols misses the tip | 53-61 |
| 04:22 | George Mason | The rebound goes to David Nolen | 53-61 |
| 03:57 | George Mason | Wayne Nichols steals it from Joseph Brennan | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Lyon | 55-61 |
| 03:32 | George Mason | Dustin Almodovar misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 55-61 |
| 03:30 | George Mason | Anthony Hackett can't tip it in | 55-61 |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marvin Sikes (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Tyler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Nichols (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Anthony Hackett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Brennan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Vogel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Nolen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Dustin Almodovar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by John Vogel - foul #1 on John Vogel, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Jerry Fitchett (PF), Phillip Smith (C) Thomas Lyon, Theodore Caple, Ronald Tyler, Wayne Nichols | |
| Subs | George Mason | Cody Anderson (PG), Johnny Mixon (SG), Collin Greenhalgh (SF), John Brown (C) Anthony Hackett, Joseph Brennan, David Nolen, Dustin Almodovar | |
| 03:18 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 03:18 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:05 | George Mason | John Vogel is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Vogel, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence (C) Marvin Sikes | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence loses the ball out of bounds | 57-61 |
| 02:50 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Theodore Caple (SG), Ronald Tyler (PF), Wayne Nichols (C) Stephen Haggerty, Patrick Burton, Phillip Smith, Paul Lawrence | |
| Subs | George Mason | Anthony Hackett (PG), David Nolen (PF) Cody Anderson, John Vogel | |
| 02:36 | George Mason | John Brown misses long on a runner from the right block | 57-61 |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Wayne Nichols | 57-61 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple misses short on a floater from close range | 57-61 |
| 02:16 | George Mason | Collin Greenhalgh pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 02:02 | George Mason | Johnny Mixon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Hackett | 57-64 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-64 |
| 01:46 | George Mason | Collin Greenhalgh pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 01:28 | George Mason | Johnny Mixon buries a floater from the free throw line | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jerry Fitchett | 60-66 |
| 00:51 | George Mason | Wayne Nichols swats the short shot by John Brown | 60-66 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #5 on John Brown, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes (SF) Jerry Fitchett | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joseph Brennan (SG), Dustin Almodovar (C) Johnny Mixon, John Brown | |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | George Mason | Anthony Hackett is hacked by Thomas Lyon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Lyon, team foul #6 | 62-66 |
| 00:42 | George Mason | Wayne Nichols is called for the reach on David Nolen - foul #2 on Wayne Nichols, team foul #7 | 62-66 |
| 00:42 | George Mason | David Nolen makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:42 | George Mason | David Nolen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Cody Anderson (SG), John Vogel (SF), Scott Carroll (C) Joseph Brennan, Collin Greenhalgh, Dustin Almodovar | |
| 00:35 | George Mason | Anthony Hackett is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Lyon - foul #3 on Thomas Lyon, team foul #8 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joseph Brennan (SG), Collin Greenhalgh (SF) Cody Anderson, Scott Carroll | |
| 00:35 | George Mason | Anthony Hackett makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:35 | George Mason | Anthony Hackett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple's pass is intercepted by Collin Greenhalgh | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois 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) | |
| 00:27 | George Mason | David Nolen is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Lyon - foul #4 on Thomas Lyon, team foul #9 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Cody Anderson (SG), Scott Carroll (C) Joseph Brennan, Collin Greenhalgh | |
| 00:27 | George Mason | David Nolen makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:27 | George Mason | David Nolen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple is hacked by David Nolen - foul #3 on David Nolen, team foul #8 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Patrick Burton (SF), Jerry Fitchett (PF), Phillip Smith (C) Thomas Lyon, Marvin Sikes, Ronald Tyler, Wayne Nichols | |
| Subs | George Mason | Johnny Mixon (SG), Dustin Almodovar (PF) Anthony Hackett, David Nolen | |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:18 | George Mason | Stephen Haggerty is called for the reach on John Vogel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Haggerty, team foul #10 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Marvin Sikes (SF), Ronald Tyler (PF), Wayne Nichols (C) Stephen Haggerty, Patrick Burton, Jerry Fitchett, Phillip Smith | |
| Subs | George Mason | Anthony Hackett (PG), David Nolen (PF) Johnny Mixon, Dustin Almodovar | |
| 00:18 | George Mason | John Vogel makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:18 | George Mason | John Vogel makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-74 |
| 00:11 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Cody Anderson | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Anthony Hackett runs out the clock | 64-74 |