| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Aaron Knott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hinrichs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Sean Tardiff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Agee (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James McLead (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Bain (fresh) 5 pts. C - Walter Massey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | James McLead inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | VCU | Sean Tardiff's pass is intercepted by Mathew Wright | 37-39 |
| 19:36 | George Mason | Mathew Wright can't throw it down | 37-39 |
| 19:35 | VCU | Walter Massey gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 19:17 | VCU | James McLead can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Brian Hinrichs - foul #1 on Brian Hinrichs, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 19:17 | VCU | James McLead makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 19:17 | VCU | James McLead makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 19:00 | George Mason | Mathew Wright misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James McLead - foul #2 on James McLead, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 19:00 | George Mason | Mathew Wright makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 19:00 | George Mason | Mathew Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:45 | VCU | George Agee misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 18:43 | VCU | Sean Tardiff misses the tip | 39-41 |
| 18:41 | George Mason | Charles Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 18:20 | George Mason | Mathew Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 18:19 | VCU | The rebound goes to Walter Massey | 39-41 |
| 17:57 | VCU | Mathew Wright steps in front of the Walter Massey pass | 39-41 |
| 17:43 | George Mason | Aaron Knott drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 17:30 | VCU | Sean Tardiff misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 17:29 | George Mason | Charles Stephenson grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 17:09 | George Mason | Mathew Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 17:08 | VCU | James McLead pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:01 | VCU | James McLead buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-44 |
| 16:43 | George Mason | Brian Hinrichs clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by James McLead - foul #3 on James McLead, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | George Mason | Alonzo Maloney (PG), Raymond Wherry (SG), Phillip Upson (C) Aaron Knott, Mathew Wright, Charles Stephenson | |
| Subs | VCU | Nicholas Silverman (PG), David Pennypacker (SG), Patrick Warner (SF), Edward Ewing (PF), Emil Ashton (C) Sean Tardiff, George Agee, James McLead, Robert Bain, Walter Massey | |
| 16:43 | George Mason | Brian Hinrichs makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:43 | George Mason | Brian Hinrichs makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:28 | VCU | Raymond Wherry is called for the reach on David Pennypacker - foul #1 on Raymond Wherry, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| 16:18 | VCU | Nicholas Silverman buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Ewing | 44-47 |
| 16:13 | George Mason | Alonzo Maloney misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 16:12 | VCU | David Pennypacker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 16:06 | VCU | Patrick Warner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-47 |
| 16:04 | VCU | Patrick Warner can't tip it in | 44-47 |
| 16:03 | VCU | Emil Ashton snags the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 15:50 | VCU | Nicholas Silverman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Raymond Wherry - foul #2 on Raymond Wherry, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | George Mason | Bruce Schmidt (SF), Frederick Townsend (PF), Floyd Azar (C) Brian Hinrichs, Larry Allen, Phillip Upson | |
| Subs | VCU | James McLead (SF) Patrick Warner | |
| 15:50 | VCU | Nicholas Silverman makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 15:50 | VCU | Nicholas Silverman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Alonzo Maloney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Wherry (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Schmidt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frederick Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Floyd Azar (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Nicholas Silverman (fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Pennypacker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James McLead (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Emil Ashton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | George Mason | Alonzo Maloney clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Nicholas Silverman - foul #2 on Nicholas Silverman, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | George Mason | Mathew Wright (SG) Raymond Wherry | |
| Subs | VCU | Walter Massey (C) Emil Ashton | |
| 15:27 | George Mason | Alonzo Maloney makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 15:27 | George Mason | Alonzo Maloney makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 15:05 | VCU | David Pennypacker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bruce Schmidt - foul #4 on Bruce Schmidt, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | George Mason | Aaron Knott (PG) Bruce Schmidt | |
| Subs | VCU | George Agee (SG), Robert Bain (PF) Nicholas Silverman, Edward Ewing | |
| 15:05 | VCU | David Pennypacker misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 15:05 | VCU | David Pennypacker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:48 | George Mason | Walter Massey swats the shot by Aaron Knott | 46-50 |
| 14:46 | George Mason | Alonzo Maloney snags the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 14:27 | George Mason | Frederick Townsend scores on a jump hook from the right block | 48-50 |
| 14:05 | VCU | David Pennypacker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-50 |
| 14:04 | George Mason | Mathew Wright pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 13:50 | George Mason | Floyd Azar hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Alonzo Maloney | 50-50 |
| 13:26 | VCU | Walter Massey buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Pennypacker | 50-52 |
| 13:07 | George Mason | Frederick Townsend misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 13:05 | George Mason | Floyd Azar misses the tip | 50-52 |
| 13:04 | VCU | Robert Bain pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 12:38 | VCU | James McLead misses the floater in the paint | 50-52 |
| 12:36 | VCU | Walter Massey snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 12:27 | VCU | David Pennypacker is whistled for a carry | 50-52 |
| Subs | George Mason | Raymond Wherry (PG), Phillip Upson (SG), Brian Hinrichs (SF), Larry Allen (PF), Charles Stephenson (C) Aaron Knott, Mathew Wright, Alonzo Maloney, Frederick Townsend, Floyd Azar | |
| Subs | VCU | Sean Tardiff (PG), Nicholas Silverman (SG), Patrick Warner (SF), Edward Ewing (PF), Emil Ashton (C) David Pennypacker, George Agee, James McLead, Robert Bain, Walter Massey | |
| 12:05 | George Mason | Larry Allen is fouled on the floor by Edward Ewing - foul #1 on Edward Ewing, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| 11:54 | George Mason | Raymond Wherry clanks a jump hook near the basket | 50-52 |
| 11:52 | George Mason | Charles Stephenson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 11:30 | George Mason | Patrick Warner steals it from Charles Stephenson | 50-52 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Raymond Wherry (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Phillip Upson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Hinrichs (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Sean Tardiff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Silverman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Patrick Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Emil Ashton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | VCU | Brian Hinrichs picks off the pass by Emil Ashton | 50-52 |
| 11:11 | George Mason | Raymond Wherry banks in the layup set up by Brian Hinrichs | 52-52 |
| 10:59 | VCU | Edward Ewing knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Silverman | 52-55 |
| 10:36 | George Mason | Larry Allen lays it up and in and he's fouled by Emil Ashton - foul #2 on Emil Ashton, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | George Mason | Aaron Knott (PG), Mathew Wright (SG), Frederick Townsend (PF) Raymond Wherry, Phillip Upson, Brian Hinrichs | |
| Subs | VCU | George Agee (SG), James McLead (SF), Robert Bain (PF), Walter Massey (C) Nicholas Silverman, Patrick Warner, Edward Ewing, Emil Ashton | |
| 10:36 | George Mason | Larry Allen makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| 10:19 | VCU | Sean Tardiff makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 09:55 | George Mason | Aaron Knott is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Aaron Knott, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | George Mason | Brian Hinrichs (SF), Floyd Azar (C) Larry Allen, Charles Stephenson | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 09:37 | VCU | Walter Massey loses the dribble to Mathew Wright | 55-58 |
| 09:32 | George Mason | Aaron Knott hits the finger roll set up by Mathew Wright | 57-58 |
| 09:19 | VCU | George Agee jams it on a great pass from Walter Massey | 57-60 |
| 09:02 | George Mason | Aaron Knott misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 57-60 |
| 09:01 | VCU | Walter Massey gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 08:54 | VCU | Walter Massey's pass is intercepted by Frederick Townsend | 57-60 |
| 08:47 | George Mason | Floyd Azar lays it in | 59-60 |
| 08:31 | VCU | Frederick Townsend is called for the reach on Robert Bain - foul #4 on Frederick Townsend, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | George Mason | Alonzo Maloney (PG), Larry Allen (PF), Charles Stephenson (C) Aaron Knott, Frederick Townsend, Floyd Azar | |
| Subs | VCU | Nicholas Silverman (PG), David Pennypacker (SG), Edward Ewing (PF), Emil Ashton (C) Sean Tardiff, George Agee, Robert Bain, Walter Massey | |
| 08:17 | VCU | Edward Ewing is hacked by Larry Allen - foul #2 on Larry Allen, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 08:17 | VCU | Edward Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 08:17 | VCU | Edward Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 07:58 | George Mason | Brian Hinrichs scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mathew Wright | 61-62 |
| 07:35 | VCU | Emil Ashton can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 61-62 |
| 07:33 | George Mason | Alonzo Maloney grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 07:13 | George Mason | Mathew Wright comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-62 |
| 07:12 | VCU | Emil Ashton grabs the board | 61-62 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Alonzo Maloney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Wright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Hinrichs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Nicholas Silverman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Pennypacker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - James McLead (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Ewing (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Emil Ashton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:57 | VCU | David Pennypacker misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 06:56 | George Mason | Charles Stephenson gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| 06:43 | George Mason | Mathew Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-62 |
| Subs | George Mason | Aaron Knott (PG), Frederick Townsend (PF), Floyd Azar (C) Mathew Wright, Brian Hinrichs, Charles Stephenson | |
| Subs | VCU | Sean Tardiff (PG), George Agee (SG), Robert Bain (PF), Walter Massey (C) David Pennypacker, James McLead, Edward Ewing, Emil Ashton | |
| 06:35 | VCU | Walter Massey is whistled for a carry | 61-62 |
| 06:12 | George Mason | Frederick Townsend is fouled on the floor by Robert Bain - foul #2 on Robert Bain, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| 05:49 | George Mason | The pull-up jumper by Aaron Knott is blocked by Robert Bain | 61-62 |
| 05:47 | George Mason | Floyd Azar tips it back up and in | 63-62 |
| 05:35 | VCU | Walter Massey loses the dribble to Larry Allen | 63-62 |
| 05:25 | George Mason | Alonzo Maloney can't finish the layup | 63-62 |
| 05:24 | George Mason | Floyd Azar tips it in | 65-62 |
| 05:07 | VCU | Frederick Townsend is called for the reach on Robert Bain - foul #5 on Frederick Townsend, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | George Mason | Mathew Wright (SG), Brian Hinrichs (SF), Charles Stephenson (PF) Alonzo Maloney, Larry Allen, Frederick Townsend | |
| Subs | VCU | James McLead (SF) Nicholas Silverman | |
| 05:07 | VCU | Robert Bain makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:07 | VCU | Robert Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:39 | George Mason | Charles Stephenson is fouled on the floor by Walter Massey - foul #1 on Walter Massey, team foul #7 | 65-64 |
| Subs | George Mason | Bruce Schmidt (PF) Floyd Azar | |
| Subs | VCU | David Pennypacker (PG), Edward Ewing (PF) Sean Tardiff, Robert Bain | |
| 04:39 | George Mason | Charles Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:39 | George Mason | Charles Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:25 | VCU | James McLead's floater is knocked away by Charles Stephenson | 67-64 |
| 04:24 | George Mason | Bruce Schmidt grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 04:18 | George Mason | Brian Hinrichs can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 67-64 |
| 04:17 | VCU | James McLead pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 04:02 | VCU | David Pennypacker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 04:00 | VCU | Edward Ewing grabs the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 03:42 | VCU | James McLead lays it in on a great pass from George Agee | 67-66 |
| 03:27 | George Mason | Aaron Knott connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Mathew Wright and he's fouled by David Pennypacker - foul #1 on David Pennypacker, team foul #8 | 69-66 |
| Subs | George Mason | Larry Allen (PF) Bruce Schmidt | |
| Subs | VCU | Sean Tardiff (PG), Nicholas Silverman (SG), Robert Bain (PF) David Pennypacker, George Agee, Walter Massey | |
| 03:27 | George Mason | Aaron Knott makes the free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:12 | VCU | James McLead buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Tardiff | 70-68 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Aaron Knott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Wright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Hinrichs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Stephenson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Sean Tardiff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Silverman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James McLead (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Bain (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Ewing (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:53 | George Mason | Brian Hinrichs misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Bain - foul #3 on Robert Bain, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| Subs | George Mason | Alonzo Maloney (PG), Raymond Wherry (SG), Floyd Azar (C) Aaron Knott, Mathew Wright, Charles Stephenson | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:53 | George Mason | Brian Hinrichs makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:53 | George Mason | Brian Hinrichs misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:53 | VCU | Edward Ewing grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 02:53 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| 02:35 | VCU | Nicholas Silverman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Bain | 71-71 |
| 02:35 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | George Mason | Aaron Knott (PG), Mathew Wright (SG) Alonzo Maloney, Raymond Wherry | |
| Subs | VCU | George Agee (SG), Walter Massey (C) Nicholas Silverman, Edward Ewing | |
| 02:10 | George Mason | Mathew Wright is whistled for traveling | 71-71 |
| 01:52 | VCU | Robert Bain steps out of bounds on the baseline | 71-71 |
| 01:40 | George Mason | Aaron Knott misses the jumper from the right side | 71-71 |
| 01:39 | VCU | Walter Massey snags the defensive board | 71-71 |
| 01:19 | VCU | Sean Tardiff misses the floater from just outside the lane | 71-71 |
| 01:18 | George Mason | Floyd Azar gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 01:01 | George Mason | Mathew Wright connects on the floater from the right block | 73-71 |
| 00:39 | VCU | Walter Massey buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Sean Tardiff | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | George Mason | Larry Allen misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-73 |
| 00:18 | VCU | The rebound goes to James McLead | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | VCU | George Agee connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Sean Tardiff | 73-75 |
| 00:03 | George Mason | George Mason calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Brian Hinrichs comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 73-75 |