| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Naylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Callanan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Gabel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Berry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Daniel Flax (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Nourse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin O'Laughlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Sheridan (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Willie Furry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Hugh Callanan inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | VCU | John Gabel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-28 |
| 19:38 | George Mason | Edwin O'Laughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:24 | George Mason | Daniel Flax misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 19:22 | VCU | Robert Berry pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 18:55 | VCU | Hugh Callanan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 18:54 | George Mason | Edwin O'Laughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 18:42 | George Mason | Edwin O'Laughlin lays it up and in and he's hacked by Hugh Callanan - foul #3 on Hugh Callanan, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (SF) Hugh Callanan | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 18:42 | George Mason | Edwin O'Laughlin misses the free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:42 | VCU | John Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:38 | VCU | Michael Naylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 18:17 | George Mason | James Nourse misses the easy layup | 33-30 |
| 18:15 | George Mason | Willie Furry grabs the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 17:57 | George Mason | Robert Berry blocks the short jumper by James Nourse | 33-30 |
| 17:56 | George Mason | Willie Furry pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:37 | George Mason | James Nourse misses long on a shot from the right side | 33-30 |
| 17:36 | VCU | John Jackson gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:25 | VCU | Robert Berry hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Naylor | 35-30 |
| 17:10 | George Mason | Daniel Flax misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 17:09 | VCU | The rebound goes to John Jackson | 35-30 |
| 16:56 | VCU | John Gabel is whistled for a carry | 35-30 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Mitchell (PF), Mark Olson (C) John Gabel, Robert Berry | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Chesnut (PG), Jeremy Trocinski (SG), William Parker (PF), Jay Spivey (C) Daniel Flax, James Nourse, Carl Sheridan, Willie Furry | |
| 16:40 | George Mason | Jeremy Trocinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 16:38 | George Mason | Jay Spivey gets the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:33 | George Mason | Edwin O'Laughlin buries a 3 from straight away | 35-33 |
| 16:16 | VCU | John Jackson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Naylor | 37-33 |
| 15:51 | George Mason | Edwin O'Laughlin comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 15:50 | VCU | The rebound goes to Dale Stevens | 37-33 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Naylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Stevens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Chesnut (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Trocinski (fresh) SF - Edwin O'Laughlin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jay Spivey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | VCU | Joseph Mitchell hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Stevens | 40-33 |
| 14:59 | George Mason | Jeremy Trocinski loses the dribble to Joseph Mitchell | 40-33 |
| 14:45 | VCU | Mark Olson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 14:44 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to John Jackson | 40-33 |
| 14:36 | VCU | Michael Naylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 14:34 | VCU | Dale Stevens grabs the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 14:19 | VCU | Michael Naylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-33 |
| 14:18 | VCU | John Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:07 | VCU | Dale Stevens clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 14:05 | George Mason | William Parker pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:40 | George Mason | William Parker knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by David Chesnut and he's fouled by Mark Olson - foul #1 on Mark Olson, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerry Landers (PG), Ira Thomas (SG), Hugh Callanan (SF), John Gabel (PF), Robert Berry (C) Michael Naylor, Dale Stevens, John Jackson, Joseph Mitchell, Mark Olson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Daniel Flax (PG), James Nourse (SG), Carl Sheridan (PF), Willie Furry (C) David Chesnut, Jeremy Trocinski, Edwin O'Laughlin, Jay Spivey | |
| 13:40 | George Mason | William Parker makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:27 | VCU | Robert Berry misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 13:26 | George Mason | William Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:11 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Flax and the foul's on Hugh Callanan - foul #4 on Hugh Callanan, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | VCU | David Nelson (SF) Hugh Callanan | |
| Subs | George Mason | Russell Smith (SF) William Parker | |
| 13:11 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 13:01 | VCU | Robert Berry can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-39 |
| 12:59 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:45 | George Mason | David Nelson is called for the reach on Daniel Flax - foul #1 on David Nelson, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| 12:36 | George Mason | Daniel Flax misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 12:35 | VCU | Robert Berry snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 12:30 | VCU | Ira Thomas is fouled on the floor by Russell Smith - foul #2 on Russell Smith, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| 12:25 | VCU | John Gabel drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ira Thomas and he's fouled by Carl Sheridan - foul #1 on Carl Sheridan, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| 12:25 | VCU | John Gabel makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:05 | George Mason | James Nourse can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ira Thomas - foul #1 on Ira Thomas, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| 12:05 | George Mason | James Nourse makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:05 | George Mason | James Nourse makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:43 | VCU | Robert Berry can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by James Nourse - foul #3 on James Nourse, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Dale Stevens (SG) David Nelson | |
| Subs | George Mason | William Parker (SF), Jay Spivey (C) Russell Smith, Willie Furry | |
| 11:43 | VCU | Robert Berry makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 11:43 | VCU | Robert Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jerry Landers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ira Thomas (fresh) PF - John Gabel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Daniel Flax (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nourse (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Sheridan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jay Spivey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Spivey | 45-44 |
| 10:51 | VCU | Jerry Landers loses the ball out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Naylor (PG), John Jackson (SF), Joseph Mitchell (PF) Jerry Landers, Ira Thomas, John Gabel | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Chesnut (PG), Jeremy Trocinski (SG), Edwin O'Laughlin (SF) Daniel Flax, James Nourse, Carl Sheridan | |
| 10:38 | George Mason | Jeremy Trocinski hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 10:13 | VCU | Robert Berry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 45-46 |
| 10:12 | George Mason | Jay Spivey gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:57 | George Mason | Jeremy Trocinski drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Chesnut | 45-49 |
| 09:35 | VCU | John Jackson's pass is intercepted by David Chesnut | 45-49 |
| 09:14 | George Mason | Joseph Mitchell picks off the pass by Edwin O'Laughlin | 45-49 |
| 08:59 | VCU | Dale Stevens is called for 3 seconds | 45-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Ira Thomas (SF), John Gabel (PF) Dale Stevens, Robert Berry | |
| Subs | George Mason | Daniel Flax (PG), James Nourse (SG), Carl Sheridan (PF), Willie Furry (C) David Chesnut, Jeremy Trocinski, William Parker, Jay Spivey | |
| 08:42 | George Mason | Edwin O'Laughlin makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 08:27 | VCU | Ira Thomas scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Naylor | 47-51 |
| 08:06 | George Mason | Edwin O'Laughlin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 08:04 | VCU | John Jackson grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 07:48 | VCU | Michael Naylor makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ira Thomas | 49-51 |
| 07:26 | George Mason | James Nourse buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Flax | 49-53 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Naylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ira Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Gabel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Daniel Flax (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Nourse (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edwin O'Laughlin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Sheridan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Willie Furry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | VCU | Carl Sheridan is called for the reach on John Gabel - foul #2 on Carl Sheridan, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerry Landers (PG), Dale Stevens (SG), Hugh Callanan (SF), Robert Berry (C) Michael Naylor, John Jackson, Ira Thomas, Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | George Mason | William Parker (SF), Jay Spivey (PF) Edwin O'Laughlin, Carl Sheridan | |
| 06:55 | VCU | William Parker steals it from Jerry Landers | 49-53 |
| 06:52 | George Mason | William Parker slams it home | 49-55 |
| 06:35 | VCU | Hugh Callanan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 06:30 | George Mason | William Parker misses the jump hook near the basket | 52-55 |
| 06:29 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jerry Landers | 52-55 |
| 06:14 | VCU | Dale Stevens drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Berry | 55-55 |
| 06:05 | George Mason | James Nourse knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Willie Furry | 55-57 |
| 05:55 | VCU | Robert Berry misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 55-57 |
| 05:53 | George Mason | Willie Furry grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:47 | George Mason | Daniel Flax is fouled on the floor by Jerry Landers - foul #1 on Jerry Landers, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Mark Olson (PF) John Gabel | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jeremy Trocinski (PG), Edwin O'Laughlin (SF), Carl Sheridan (PF) Daniel Flax, James Nourse, Willie Furry | |
| 05:29 | George Mason | Jeremy Trocinski clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-57 |
| 05:27 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan grabs the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 05:17 | George Mason | The jump hook by Edwin O'Laughlin is blocked by Robert Berry | 55-57 |
| 05:16 | George Mason | Jay Spivey snags the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 05:06 | George Mason | Edwin O'Laughlin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 05:05 | VCU | The rebound goes to Robert Berry | 55-57 |
| 04:52 | VCU | Dale Stevens misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Naylor (PG), Joseph Mitchell (PF) Jerry Landers, Robert Berry | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Chesnut (PG) William Parker | |
| 04:52 | VCU | Dale Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:52 | VCU | Dale Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:33 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 57-57 |
| 04:32 | VCU | The rebound goes to Mark Olson | 57-57 |
| 04:13 | VCU | Mark Olson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 04:12 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:55 | George Mason | Jay Spivey misses the easy layup | 57-57 |
| 03:53 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Naylor | 57-57 |
| 03:44 | VCU | Michael Naylor hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dale Stevens | 60-57 |
| 03:27 | George Mason | David Chesnut buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jay Spivey | 60-59 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Naylor (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hugh Callanan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Chesnut (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jeremy Trocinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edwin O'Laughlin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Sheridan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jay Spivey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | VCU | Mark Olson comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 60-59 |
| 03:04 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 03:04 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | VCU | John Gabel (PF), Robert Berry (C) Joseph Mitchell, Mark Olson | |
| Subs | George Mason | Daniel Flax (PG), James Nourse (SG), Willie Furry (C) David Chesnut, Jeremy Trocinski, Jay Spivey | |
| 02:44 | George Mason | Daniel Flax is fouled on the floor by Michael Naylor - foul #3 on Michael Naylor, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | William Parker (PF) Carl Sheridan | |
| 02:44 | George Mason | Daniel Flax makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:44 | George Mason | Daniel Flax misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:44 | VCU | The rebound goes to Robert Berry | 60-60 |
| 02:36 | VCU | Hugh Callanan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 02:35 | George Mason | Willie Furry grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 02:15 | George Mason | Willie Furry buries a turnaround from close range set up by Daniel Flax | 60-62 |
| 02:00 | VCU | Dale Stevens loses the ball out of bounds | 60-62 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Carl Sheridan (PF) William Parker | |
| 01:53 | George Mason | Edwin O'Laughlin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Willie Furry | 60-65 |
| 01:37 | VCU | Carl Sheridan steals the ball from Hugh Callanan | 60-65 |
| 01:14 | George Mason | Edwin O'Laughlin misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Hugh Callanan - foul #5 on Hugh Callanan, team foul #8 | 60-65 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (SF) Hugh Callanan | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 01:14 | George Mason | Edwin O'Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 01:14 | George Mason | Edwin O'Laughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 01:14 | George Mason | Willie Furry snags the offensive board | 60-66 |
| 00:55 | George Mason | Daniel Flax throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | VCU | Dale Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 00:49 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Naylor - foul #4 on Michael Naylor, team foul #9 | 60-66 |
| 00:46 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:46 | VCU | Robert Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 00:40 | VCU | Dale Stevens clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 00:39 | VCU | John Gabel pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 00:35 | VCU | Michael Naylor scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 00:34 | George Mason | Daniel Flax is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Naylor - foul #5 on Michael Naylor, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Ira Thomas (SF) Michael Naylor | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:34 | George Mason | Daniel Flax makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:34 | George Mason | Daniel Flax makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:30 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| 00:26 | VCU | Robert Berry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 63-68 |
| 00:25 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan gets the rebound | 63-68 |
| 00:24 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan is hacked by John Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #11 | 63-68 |
| 00:24 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:24 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:18 | VCU | Dale Stevens makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Berry | 66-70 |
| 00:16 | George Mason | Dale Stevens is called for the reach on Carl Sheridan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale Stevens, team foul #12 | 66-70 |
| 00:16 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:16 | George Mason | Carl Sheridan misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:16 | VCU | John Gabel grabs the board | 66-71 |
| 00:16 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| 00:09 | VCU | Edwin O'Laughlin steps in front of the Dale Stevens pass | 66-71 |
| 00:06 | George Mason | James Nourse is hacked by Dale Stevens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale Stevens, team foul #13 | 66-71 |
| 00:06 | George Mason | James Nourse misses the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:06 | George Mason | James Nourse makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:03 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Dale Stevens clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-72 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Willie Furry pulls down the rebound | 66-72 |