| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lerch (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adrian Goodlow (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Stiles (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Johnny Pleasant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Darrell Cleveland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Wix (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Garneau (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Hoover (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | VCU | Thomas Lerch clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 19:50 | George Mason | Kenneth Garneau grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 19:32 | George Mason | Sean Wix misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-23 |
| 19:31 | George Mason | Kenneth Garneau tips it back up and in | 28-25 |
| 19:21 | VCU | George Rhodes clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-25 |
| 19:19 | George Mason | John Hoover gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 18:52 | George Mason | Darrell Cleveland is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Darrell Cleveland, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 18:35 | VCU | Michael Stiles misses badly on a shot in the paint | 28-25 |
| 18:34 | George Mason | Sean Wix snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 18:25 | George Mason | Sean Wix clanks a shot from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 18:23 | George Mason | Darrell Cleveland hits the follow up shot | 28-27 |
| 18:10 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 18:08 | George Mason | Kenneth Garneau grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 17:41 | George Mason | Sean Wix can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 17:40 | VCU | Michael Stiles gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 17:21 | VCU | Elbert Troxler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 17:19 | George Mason | Sean Wix grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 17:03 | George Mason | Kenneth Garneau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | VCU | William Deitch (SF), Michael Hubbard (PF) Adrian Goodlow, George Rhodes | |
| Subs | George Mason | Gaylord Blankenship (SG), Richard Stanko (C) Darrell Cleveland, John Hoover | |
| 16:51 | VCU | Thomas Lerch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 16:50 | George Mason | Kenneth Garneau grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 16:36 | George Mason | Johnny Pleasant comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 28-27 |
| 16:34 | VCU | Michael Stiles grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 16:13 | VCU | William Deitch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 16:11 | VCU | Michael Stiles grabs the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 15:43 | VCU | Thomas Lerch misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 15:41 | George Mason | Johnny Pleasant grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lerch (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Deitch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Stiles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Johnny Pleasant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gaylord Blankenship (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Wix (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Garneau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Stanko (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | George Mason | William Deitch steals the ball from Richard Stanko | 28-27 |
| 15:06 | VCU | Elbert Troxler is called for 3 seconds | 28-27 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), Stanley Janda (SG), Adrian Goodlow (SF), George Rhodes (PF) Elbert Troxler, Thomas Lerch, William Deitch, Michael Stiles | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Johnson (PG), Darrell Cleveland (SG), Johnny Coley (SF), Martin Ang (C) Johnny Pleasant, Gaylord Blankenship, Sean Wix, Kenneth Garneau | |
| 14:54 | George Mason | Johnny Coley dunks the ball set up by Darrell Cleveland | 28-29 |
| 14:48 | VCU | Stanley Janda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | John Hoover (C) Martin Ang | |
| 14:31 | George Mason | Johnny Coley misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Adrian Goodlow - foul #1 on Adrian Goodlow, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 14:31 | George Mason | Johnny Coley misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 14:31 | George Mason | Johnny Coley misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 14:31 | VCU | Michael Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 14:23 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-29 |
| 14:05 | George Mason | Johnny Coley misses the dunk attempt | 31-29 |
| 14:03 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 13:53 | VCU | Stanley Janda is hacked by Darrell Cleveland - foul #2 on Darrell Cleveland, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), Thomas Lerch (SG), Daniel Lawrence (C) Emmanuel Keim, Stanley Janda, Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | George Mason | Martin Ang (PF) Richard Stanko | |
| 13:32 | VCU | Thomas Lerch is hacked by John Hoover - foul #2 on John Hoover, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Stiles (C) George Rhodes | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 13:09 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-29 |
| 13:07 | George Mason | Martin Ang pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 12:56 | George Mason | Darrell Cleveland can't finish the layup | 31-29 |
| 12:54 | George Mason | John Hoover tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 12:36 | VCU | Elbert Troxler is hacked by Edward Johnson - foul #1 on Edward Johnson, team foul #4 | 31-31 |
| Subs | VCU | William Deitch (SF), Michael Hubbard (PF) Adrian Goodlow, Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | George Mason | Johnny Pleasant (PG), Kenneth Garneau (PF), Sean Wix (C) Edward Johnson, Martin Ang, John Hoover | |
| 12:18 | VCU | William Deitch connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-31 |
| 11:58 | George Mason | Sean Wix's floater is tipped away by Michael Hubbard | 34-31 |
| 11:57 | George Mason | Johnny Coley grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 11:45 | George Mason | Kenneth Garneau can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-31 |
| 11:44 | VCU | Thomas Lerch pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lerch (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Deitch (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Stiles (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Johnny Pleasant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Darrell Cleveland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Coley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Garneau (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Wix (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | VCU | Michael Hubbard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), George Rhodes (PF) Elbert Troxler, Michael Stiles | |
| Subs | George Mason | Gaylord Blankenship (SG), Richard Stanko (C) Darrell Cleveland, Johnny Coley | |
| 10:56 | George Mason | Richard Stanko comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Emmanuel Keim - foul #2 on Emmanuel Keim, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | VCU | Adrian Goodlow (SF) William Deitch | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 10:56 | George Mason | Richard Stanko makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 10:56 | George Mason | Richard Stanko misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 10:56 | VCU | Michael Hubbard snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 10:37 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 10:18 | George Mason | Kenneth Garneau hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Gaylord Blankenship | 37-34 |
| 09:55 | VCU | Thomas Lerch comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 37-34 |
| 09:53 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to George Rhodes | 37-34 |
| 09:43 | VCU | Sean Wix is called for the reach on Adrian Goodlow - foul #1 on Sean Wix, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), Michael Stiles (C) Thomas Lerch, Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | George Mason | Darrell Cleveland (SG), Johnny Coley (SF), John Hoover (C) Gaylord Blankenship, Kenneth Garneau, Richard Stanko | |
| 09:26 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 09:25 | George Mason | Sean Wix gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 09:12 | George Mason | Johnny Coley makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Darrell Cleveland | 37-36 |
| 08:56 | VCU | Sean Wix is called for the reach on George Rhodes - foul #2 on Sean Wix, team foul #6 | 37-36 |
| Subs | VCU | William Deitch (SF), Daniel Lawrence (PF) Adrian Goodlow, George Rhodes | |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Johnson (PG), Richard Stanko (PF) Johnny Pleasant, Sean Wix | |
| 08:49 | VCU | Elbert Troxler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 08:47 | VCU | Michael Stiles hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 08:29 | George Mason | Johnny Coley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 08:17 | VCU | Elbert Troxler is hacked by Richard Stanko - foul #2 on Richard Stanko, team foul #7 | 39-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lerch (SG), Michael Hubbard (PF) Emmanuel Keim, Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | George Mason | Kenneth Garneau (PF) Richard Stanko | |
| 08:17 | VCU | Elbert Troxler makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 08:17 | VCU | Elbert Troxler makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 07:54 | George Mason | Kenneth Garneau misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 07:53 | George Mason | Johnny Coley hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 07:48 | VCU | Elbert Troxler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | VCU | George Rhodes (PF) Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | George Mason | Johnny Pleasant (PG), Gaylord Blankenship (SG), Sean Wix (SF), Richard Stanko (C) Edward Johnson, Darrell Cleveland, Johnny Coley, John Hoover | |
| 07:32 | George Mason | Richard Stanko blows the layup | 41-41 |
| 07:30 | VCU | George Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lerch (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Deitch (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Stiles (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Johnny Pleasant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gaylord Blankenship (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sean Wix (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Garneau (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Stanko (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | VCU | William Deitch scores on a jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Richard Stanko - foul #3 on Richard Stanko, team foul #8 | 43-41 |
| 07:18 | VCU | William Deitch makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 07:04 | George Mason | Gaylord Blankenship hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 07:02 | George Mason | Kenneth Garneau tips it in | 44-43 |
| 06:48 | VCU | Thomas Lerch knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Deitch and he's hacked by Sean Wix - foul #3 on Sean Wix, team foul #9 | 46-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Adrian Goodlow (SF) William Deitch | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 06:48 | VCU | Thomas Lerch makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:23 | George Mason | Johnny Pleasant makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Garneau | 47-45 |
| 06:19 | VCU | Elbert Troxler misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 06:17 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 06:08 | VCU | Elbert Troxler makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Adrian Goodlow | 50-45 |
| 05:52 | George Mason | George Rhodes steals the ball from Sean Wix | 50-45 |
| 05:33 | VCU | Thomas Lerch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 05:32 | VCU | Michael Stiles can't tip it in | 50-45 |
| 05:31 | George Mason | Kenneth Garneau snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 05:31 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Darrell Cleveland (SG), Johnny Coley (SF), John Hoover (C) Gaylord Blankenship, Sean Wix, Richard Stanko | |
| 05:13 | George Mason | Darrell Cleveland hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Garneau | 50-47 |
| 04:54 | VCU | Elbert Troxler's pass is intercepted by Johnny Coley | 50-47 |
| 04:44 | George Mason | Johnny Pleasant is called for 10 seconds | 50-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Hubbard (PF) George Rhodes | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 04:30 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-47 |
| 04:25 | George Mason | Johnny Pleasant can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-47 |
| 04:24 | George Mason | Johnny Coley tips it but misses | 53-47 |
| 04:22 | George Mason | John Hoover can't tip it in | 53-47 |
| 04:20 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 03:55 | VCU | Thomas Lerch makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Adrian Goodlow | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | George Mason | Johnny Pleasant clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 03:41 | George Mason | Darrell Cleveland tips it but misses | 55-47 |
| 03:39 | George Mason | John Hoover tips it in | 55-49 |
| 03:18 | VCU | Darrell Cleveland steps in front of the Adrian Goodlow pass | 55-49 |
| 03:15 | George Mason | Darrell Cleveland lays it in | 55-51 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lerch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adrian Goodlow (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Stiles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Johnny Pleasant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Darrell Cleveland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Coley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Garneau (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hoover (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:04 | VCU | Thomas Lerch connects on the 3 from the left corner | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:49 | George Mason | Darrell Cleveland loses the dribble to Michael Hubbard | 58-51 |
| 02:27 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Johnny Coley | 58-51 |
| 02:25 | George Mason | Kenneth Garneau grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 02:11 | George Mason | Johnny Pleasant misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 02:10 | George Mason | Darrell Cleveland tips it in | 58-53 |
| 01:54 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Hoover - foul #3 on John Hoover, team foul #10 | 58-53 |
| Subs | VCU | George Rhodes (PF) Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 01:54 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 01:54 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:40 | George Mason | Darrell Cleveland clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-53 |
| 01:39 | George Mason | Darrell Cleveland grabs the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 01:34 | George Mason | Johnny Pleasant misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-53 |
| 01:32 | George Mason | Johnny Coley tips it back up and in | 59-55 |
| 01:15 | VCU | Darrell Cleveland steals it from George Rhodes | 59-55 |
| 00:52 | George Mason | John Hoover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | VCU | Elbert Troxler knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Rhodes | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | George Mason | Darrell Cleveland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-55 |
| 00:19 | VCU | George Rhodes snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | VCU | George Rhodes is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Cleveland - foul #3 on Darrell Cleveland, team foul #11 | 61-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (SG), William Deitch (SF) Thomas Lerch, Adrian Goodlow | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:17 | VCU | George Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:17 | VCU | George Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:11 | George Mason | Darrell Cleveland connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-58 |
| 00:08 | VCU | William Deitch is hacked by Darrell Cleveland in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darrell Cleveland, team foul #12 | 62-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Stanley Janda (SG) Emmanuel Keim | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:08 | VCU | William Deitch makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:08 | VCU | William Deitch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:03 | George Mason | Darrell Cleveland misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Michael Stiles gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Michael Stiles runs out the clock | 64-58 |