| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lyle Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Winfred Delreal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Melton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Jay Fairchild (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jerome Reinert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Chase (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Sowinski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Arthur Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Arthur Chase inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | George Mason | Lyle Woodard steps in front of the Jerome Reinert pass | 30-26 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Michael Cooper misses the turnaround in the lane | 30-26 |
| 19:20 | Dayton | John Hanson can't tip it in | 30-26 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Ray Melton tips it home | 32-26 |
| 18:49 | George Mason | Jay Fairchild misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by John Hanson - foul #3 on John Hanson, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Walsh (C) John Hanson | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 18:49 | George Mason | Jay Fairchild makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:49 | George Mason | Jay Fairchild makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:49 | George Mason | Jay Fairchild makes the 3rd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Ray Melton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Fred Sowinski - foul #2 on Fred Sowinski, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Ray Melton makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Ray Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:19 | George Mason | Fred Sowinski misses the dunk attempt | 34-29 |
| 18:17 | George Mason | Fred Sowinski tips it back up and in | 34-31 |
| 18:03 | Dayton | Richard Walsh misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 34-31 |
| 18:02 | George Mason | Fred Sowinski gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:36 | George Mason | Arthur Chase clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 34-31 |
| 17:35 | George Mason | Arthur Chase snags the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 17:20 | George Mason | Arthur Wilson banks in the layup | 34-33 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Arthur Chase - foul #1 on Arthur Chase, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Pierre Barratt (SG), Bobby Toney (SF) Jerome Reinert, Arthur Chase | |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:58 | George Mason | Jay Fairchild throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (SF), Jeffery Cox (C) Winfred Delreal, Ray Melton | |
| Subs | George Mason | Zachery Hannan (PG), Marc James (PF), George Fischer (C) Jay Fairchild, Fred Sowinski, Arthur Wilson | |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Michael Pigford scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Walsh | 38-33 |
| 16:23 | George Mason | Zachery Hannan can't connect on a floater from the right side | 38-33 |
| 16:22 | Dayton | Jeffery Cox grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Michael Cooper clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 16:08 | George Mason | Marc James pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:54 | George Mason | Zachery Hannan is fouled on the floor by Michael Pigford - foul #1 on Michael Pigford, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Coots (SG), Winfred Delreal (SF), Ray Melton (PF), Hank Thompson (C) Michael Cooper, Lyle Woodard, Richard Walsh, Jeffery Cox | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jay Fairchild (PG), Arthur Chase (SF), Fred Sowinski (PF), Arthur Wilson (C) Zachery Hannan, Bobby Toney, Marc James, George Fischer | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Pigford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Coots (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Winfred Delreal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Melton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Hank Thompson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Jay Fairchild (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Pierre Barratt (fresh) SF - Arthur Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Sowinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | George Mason | Arthur Wilson clanks a floater in the lane | 38-33 |
| 15:34 | Dayton | Ray Melton gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jay Fairchild - foul #1 on Jay Fairchild, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jerome Reinert (SG) Pierre Barratt | |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 15:05 | George Mason | Fred Sowinski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 15:03 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ray Melton | 40-33 |
| 14:40 | Dayton | The short jumper by Hank Thompson is denied by Fred Sowinski | 40-33 |
| 14:38 | Dayton | Michael Pigford grabs the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Robert Coots hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Hank Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Hank Thompson scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Pigford | 42-33 |
| 13:35 | George Mason | Jerome Reinert clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 13:33 | George Mason | Arthur Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 13:18 | George Mason | Jay Fairchild misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | Ray Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 13:10 | Dayton | Ray Melton knocks in the shot near the basket | 44-33 |
| 12:49 | George Mason | Jerome Reinert knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jay Fairchild | 44-36 |
| 12:25 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 12:24 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Jay Fairchild | 44-36 |
| 12:12 | George Mason | Arthur Chase knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jay Fairchild | 44-39 |
| 11:48 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 11:47 | George Mason | Arthur Wilson grabs the board | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Pigford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Coots (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Winfred Delreal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Melton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Hank Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Jay Fairchild (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Reinert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Chase (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Sowinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | George Mason | Jerome Reinert hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jay Fairchild and the foul's on Robert Coots - foul #1 on Robert Coots, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Cooper (PG), Lyle Woodard (SG), Richard Walsh (SF), John Hanson (PF), Jeffery Cox (C) Michael Pigford, Robert Coots, Winfred Delreal, Ray Melton, Hank Thompson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Zachery Hannan (PG), Bobby Toney (SF), Marc James (PF), George Fischer (C) Jay Fairchild, Arthur Chase, Fred Sowinski, Arthur Wilson | |
| 11:30 | George Mason | Jerome Reinert makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 11:08 | Dayton | Jeffery Cox loses the ball out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Pierre Barratt (SG) Jerome Reinert | |
| 10:56 | George Mason | George Fischer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| 10:30 | Dayton | John Hanson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 44-42 |
| 10:28 | George Mason | Pierre Barratt gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:00 | George Mason | Bobby Toney clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffery Cox - foul #3 on Jeffery Cox, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| 10:00 | George Mason | Bobby Toney makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:00 | George Mason | Bobby Toney makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | John Hanson connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffery Cox and he's fouled by Bobby Toney - foul #2 on Bobby Toney, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | John Hanson makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:24 | George Mason | Pierre Barratt is fouled on the floor by John Hanson - foul #4 on John Hanson, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (SF) John Hanson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jay Fairchild (PG) Zachery Hannan | |
| 09:14 | George Mason | Bobby Toney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 09:12 | George Mason | George Fischer hits the follow up shot | 47-46 |
| 08:55 | Dayton | Marc James takes the ball from Michael Pigford | 47-46 |
| 08:39 | George Mason | George Fischer misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 08:37 | George Mason | George Fischer hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 08:22 | Dayton | Michael Cooper connects on the shot near the basket | 49-48 |
| 08:05 | George Mason | George Fischer clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 08:03 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Lyle Woodard | 49-48 |
| 07:44 | Dayton | Michael Pigford misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-48 |
| 07:43 | George Mason | George Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lyle Woodard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Pigford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Walsh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffery Cox (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Jay Fairchild (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pierre Barratt (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby Toney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marc James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Fischer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:35 | George Mason | Bobby Toney makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Fischer | 49-51 |
| 07:20 | Dayton | Michael Pigford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:52 | Dayton | Michael Pigford can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 06:51 | Dayton | Michael Cooper tips it but misses | 49-51 |
| 06:49 | George Mason | Bobby Toney grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 06:26 | George Mason | George Fischer buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jay Fairchild and he's fouled by Jeffery Cox - foul #4 on Jeffery Cox, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Coots (SG), Winfred Delreal (SF), Ray Melton (PF), Hank Thompson (C) Michael Cooper, Lyle Woodard, Richard Walsh, Jeffery Cox | |
| Subs | George Mason | Zachery Hannan (PG), Jerome Reinert (SG), Arthur Chase (SF), Arthur Wilson (C) Jay Fairchild, Pierre Barratt, Bobby Toney, Marc James | |
| 06:26 | George Mason | George Fischer misses the free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:26 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Hank Thompson | 49-53 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael Pigford | 51-53 |
| 05:55 | George Mason | Arthur Chase misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Pigford - foul #2 on Michael Pigford, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Deering (SG) Michael Pigford | |
| Subs | George Mason | Fred Sowinski (PF) George Fischer | |
| 05:55 | George Mason | Arthur Chase makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:55 | George Mason | Arthur Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 05:15 | George Mason | Fred Sowinski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Deering - foul #1 on David Deering, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| 05:15 | George Mason | Fred Sowinski makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:15 | George Mason | Fred Sowinski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:15 | Dayton | Hank Thompson gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Ray Melton is hacked by Fred Sowinski - foul #3 on Fred Sowinski, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (PG) David Deering | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 04:59 | Dayton | Hank Thompson comes up short on the runner in the lane | 54-56 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Coots | 54-56 |
| 04:43 | Dayton | Ray Melton can't finish the layup | 54-56 |
| 04:41 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Arthur Chase | 54-56 |
| 04:36 | George Mason | Jerome Reinert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 04:34 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Sowinski | 54-56 |
| 04:15 | George Mason | Hank Thompson denies the turnaround by Arthur Chase | 54-56 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Hank Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:09 | Dayton | Zachery Hannan is called for the reach on Robert Coots - foul #1 on Zachery Hannan, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Cooper (PG), Lyle Woodard (SG) Michael Pigford, Robert Coots | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jay Fairchild (PG) Zachery Hannan | |
| 03:56 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-56 |
| 03:55 | George Mason | Arthur Chase pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 03:34 | George Mason | Fred Sowinski makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Arthur Chase | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lyle Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Winfred Delreal (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Melton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Hank Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Jay Fairchild (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerome Reinert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Chase (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Sowinski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Michael Cooper | 56-58 |
| 03:00 | George Mason | Jerome Reinert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ray Melton - foul #1 on Ray Melton, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (SF), John Hanson (PF), Richard Walsh (C) Winfred Delreal, Ray Melton, Hank Thompson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Ronald Butler (SF), Marc James (PF), Bobby Toney (C) Arthur Chase, Fred Sowinski, Arthur Wilson | |
| 03:00 | George Mason | Jerome Reinert misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:00 | George Mason | Jerome Reinert makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Winfred Delreal (SF), Ray Melton (PF) Michael Pigford, Richard Walsh | |
| Subs | George Mason | Fred Sowinski (PF), Arthur Wilson (C) Ronald Butler, Marc James | |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Michael Cooper clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 02:41 | George Mason | Arthur Wilson pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 02:25 | George Mason | Fred Sowinski is fouled on the floor by Ray Melton - foul #2 on Ray Melton, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Hank Thompson (C) John Hanson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Pierre Barratt (SG), Arthur Chase (SF) Jerome Reinert, Bobby Toney | |
| 02:25 | George Mason | Fred Sowinski misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:25 | George Mason | Fred Sowinski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:07 | Dayton | Michael Cooper makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Winfred Delreal and he's fouled by Arthur Chase - foul #2 on Arthur Chase, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| 02:07 | Dayton | Michael Cooper makes the free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:43 | George Mason | Fred Sowinski knocks in the shot from the right side | 59-62 |
| 01:15 | Dayton | Hank Thompson makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 01:02 | George Mason | Pierre Barratt can't connect on a floater in the paint | 61-62 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Hank Thompson is whistled for a carry | 61-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jerome Reinert (SG) Pierre Barratt | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense 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) | |
| 00:18 | George Mason | The short jumper by Jerome Reinert is denied by Hank Thompson | 61-62 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 61-62 |
| 00:09 | George Mason | Arthur Chase gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | George Mason | Arthur Chase is hacked by Michael Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Cooper, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| 00:07 | George Mason | Arthur Chase makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:07 | George Mason | Arthur Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Dayton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Jerome Reinert | 61-64 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Arthur Chase grabs the board | 61-64 |