| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Jason Parrish (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Newsom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Knowles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Fuquay (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Gorden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Inabinet (fresh) SF - Erich Henthorn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Snead (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Stern (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Clayton Gorden, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Green (PG) Clayton Gorden | |
| 19:34 | George Mason | Charlie Knowles blows the layup but he's hacked by Erich Henthorn - foul #2 on Erich Henthorn, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| 19:34 | George Mason | Charlie Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:34 | George Mason | Charlie Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:32 | Western Kentucky | Jason Parrish steals it from Michael Green in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| 19:16 | George Mason | Michael Green picks off the pass by William Fuquay | 31-34 |
| 19:13 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green banks in the layup | 31-36 |
| 18:59 | George Mason | Jonathan Hunt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-36 |
| 18:57 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green misses short on a shot from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 18:46 | George Mason | John Newsom grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:30 | George Mason | Charlie Knowles is whistled for a carry | 31-36 |
| 18:12 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green is called for traveling | 31-36 |
| 17:48 | George Mason | William Fuquay can't finish the layup | 31-36 |
| 17:47 | George Mason | Charlie Knowles hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| 17:22 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Green | 33-38 |
| 17:09 | George Mason | Charlie Knowles knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Parrish | 35-38 |
| 16:58 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Hunt - foul #1 on Jonathan Hunt, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | George Mason | Thomas Palko (PG), James McElhannon (SG), Javier Diaz (PF) Jason Parrish, John Newsom, William Fuquay | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi (PF), Rafael Willison (C) Randall Snead, Kevin Stern | |
| 16:58 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:58 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:40 | George Mason | Thomas Palko knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Colby Maggi - foul #1 on Colby Maggi, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | George Mason | Stephen Haag (PG) Charlie Knowles | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Raymond Stone (SG) Richard Inabinet | |
| 16:40 | George Mason | Thomas Palko makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:23 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 16:22 | George Mason | Javier Diaz grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 16:16 | George Mason | Javier Diaz makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Stephen Haag | 41-40 |
| 15:50 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Palko is called for the reach on Raymond Stone - foul #1 on Thomas Palko, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | George Mason | John Newsom (SG), Buddy Balsamo (C) Stephen Haag, Jonathan Hunt | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden (PG), Stephen Wright (SG), Randall Snead (PF), Joel Johnson (C) Michael Green, Raymond Stone, Erich Henthorn, Rafael Willison | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Thomas Palko (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Newsom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James McElhannon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Javier Diaz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Buddy Balsamo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Gorden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Colby Maggi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randall Snead (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-40 |
| 15:35 | George Mason | Javier Diaz grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:17 | George Mason | John Newsom buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Buddy Balsamo | 43-40 |
| 15:06 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-40 |
| 15:04 | George Mason | Javier Diaz grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 14:46 | George Mason | John Newsom comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 43-40 |
| 14:45 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden blows the layup | 43-40 |
| 14:18 | George Mason | Buddy Balsamo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:04 | George Mason | Thomas Palko scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 13:56 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Clayton Gorden | 46-42 |
| 13:34 | George Mason | John Newsom can't finish the layup | 46-42 |
| 13:33 | George Mason | Javier Diaz gets the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:18 | George Mason | James McElhannon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 13:16 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:12 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-42 |
| 13:10 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:55 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson blows the layup but the foul's on Javier Diaz - foul #1 on Javier Diaz, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jason Parrish (PG), James Alderete (SG), Charlie Knowles (SF), William Fuquay (PF), Jonathan Hunt (C) Thomas Palko, John Newsom, James McElhannon, Javier Diaz, Buddy Balsamo | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Green (SG), Erich Henthorn (SF), Richard Inabinet (PF) Stephen Wright, Colby Maggi, Randall Snead | |
| 12:55 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:55 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:55 | George Mason | Jonathan Hunt pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:45 | George Mason | Charlie Knowles is hacked by Erich Henthorn - foul #3 on Erich Henthorn, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Raymond Stone (SG), Kevin Stern (C) Clayton Gorden, Joel Johnson | |
| 12:21 | George Mason | Jason Parrish is fouled on the floor by Michael Green - foul #1 on Michael Green, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| 12:10 | George Mason | Jonathan Hunt misses the lay-in | 46-42 |
| 12:08 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 11:45 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Erich Henthorn and he's hacked by William Fuquay - foul #2 on William Fuquay, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden (PG) Raymond Stone | |
| 11:45 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:45 | George Mason | William Fuquay snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Jason Parrish (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Alderete (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charlie Knowles (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Fuquay (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jonathan Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Gorden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erich Henthorn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Inabinet (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Stern (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | George Mason | Charlie Knowles hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-44 |
| 11:08 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | George Mason | Thomas Palko (SG) James Alderete | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright (SG), Randall Snead (PF) Michael Green, Richard Inabinet | |
| 10:50 | George Mason | William Fuquay's floater is tipped away by Kevin Stern | 49-44 |
| 10:49 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 10:33 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Clayton Gorden | 49-46 |
| 10:26 | George Mason | William Fuquay drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Thomas Palko and he's fouled by Randall Snead - foul #1 on Randall Snead, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | George Mason | John Newsom (SG) Thomas Palko | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson (C) Kevin Stern | |
| 10:26 | George Mason | William Fuquay makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:06 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead lays it up and in on a nice dish by Erich Henthorn and he's fouled by William Fuquay - foul #3 on William Fuquay, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | George Mason | Stephen Haag (PG), Javier Diaz (PF) Jason Parrish, William Fuquay | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:06 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:46 | George Mason | Javier Diaz makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Haag and the foul's on Erich Henthorn - foul #4 on Erich Henthorn, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | George Mason | Thomas Palko (PG), James McElhannon (SF) Stephen Haag, Charlie Knowles | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Green (PG), Richard Inabinet (SF) Clayton Gorden, Erich Henthorn | |
| 09:46 | George Mason | Javier Diaz makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:31 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Hunt steals the ball from Richard Inabinet | 55-49 |
| 09:08 | George Mason | John Newsom drills a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Stephen Wright - foul #4 on Stephen Wright, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi (SF), Kevin Stern (PF) Stephen Wright, Randall Snead | |
| 09:08 | George Mason | John Newsom misses the free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:08 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 08:40 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Inabinet | 57-51 |
| 08:18 | George Mason | Jonathan Hunt can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 08:17 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 07:56 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green is whistled for traveling | 57-51 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jason Parrish (PG), Charlie Knowles (SF), William Fuquay (PF) John Newsom, James McElhannon, Jonathan Hunt | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden (PG), Stephen Wright (SG), Erich Henthorn (SF), Randall Snead (PF) Michael Green, Richard Inabinet, Colby Maggi, Joel Johnson | |
| 07:32 | George Mason | Charlie Knowles lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Palko | 59-51 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Jason Parrish (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Palko (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charlie Knowles (fresh) 15 pts. PF - William Fuquay (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Javier Diaz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Gorden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Erich Henthorn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Randall Snead (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Stern (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright's fadeaway is rejected by William Fuquay | 59-51 |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern can't tip it in | 59-51 |
| 07:09 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead misses the tip | 59-51 |
| 07:07 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn tips it but misses | 59-51 |
| 07:06 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead grabs the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:51 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Wright | 59-54 |
| 06:37 | George Mason | Thomas Palko clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 06:36 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 06:24 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead makes the jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 06:09 | George Mason | Thomas Palko double dribbles | 59-56 |
| Subs | George Mason | John Newsom (SG), Jonathan Hunt (C) Thomas Palko, Javier Diaz | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet (SG), Joel Johnson (C) Stephen Wright, Kevin Stern | |
| 05:50 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Richard Inabinet | 59-58 |
| 05:40 | George Mason | John Newsom misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 05:24 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-58 |
| 05:23 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Snead | 59-58 |
| 05:00 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet is hacked by Charlie Knowles - foul #3 on Charlie Knowles, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | George Mason | Stephen Haag (PG), James McElhannon (PF) Jason Parrish, William Fuquay | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright (SG) Randall Snead | |
| 04:44 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright's pass is intercepted by Stephen Haag | 59-58 |
| 04:26 | George Mason | Stephen Haag is whistled for a carry | 59-58 |
| Subs | George Mason | Buddy Balsamo (PF) Charlie Knowles | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Green (PG), Kevin Stern (C) Clayton Gorden, Joel Johnson | |
| 04:04 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Green | 59-61 |
| 03:53 | George Mason | John Newsom misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-61 |
| 03:52 | George Mason | Buddy Balsamo tips it back up and in | 61-61 |
| 03:39 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Haag is called for the reach on Erich Henthorn - foul #3 on Stephen Haag, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jason Parrish (PG), Thomas Palko (SG), Javier Diaz (PF) Stephen Haag, John Newsom, Buddy Balsamo | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 03:39 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:39 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:39 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Jonathan Hunt | 61-62 |
| 03:23 | George Mason | Stephen Wright is called for the reach on Thomas Palko - foul #5 on Stephen Wright, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| Subs | George Mason | Charlie Knowles (SF) James McElhannon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden (PG), Colby Maggi (SF), Randall Snead (PF) Michael Green, Stephen Wright, Erich Henthorn | |
| 03:23 | George Mason | Thomas Palko makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:23 | George Mason | Thomas Palko makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Jason Parrish (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Palko (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charlie Knowles (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. PF - Javier Diaz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Gorden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Inabinet (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Colby Maggi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Snead (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Stern (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Hunt blocks the short jumper by Colby Maggi | 63-62 |
| 03:10 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Jonathan Hunt | 63-62 |
| 03:00 | George Mason | Jonathan Hunt buries a turnaround in the paint | 65-62 |
| 03:00 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | George Mason | John Newsom (SG), William Fuquay (PF) Thomas Palko, Javier Diaz | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn (SF), Joel Johnson (C) Colby Maggi, Kevin Stern | |
| 02:50 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 02:48 | George Mason | Charlie Knowles grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:26 | George Mason | Charlie Knowles hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 65-62 |
| 02:25 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Inabinet | 65-64 |
| 01:50 | George Mason | Erich Henthorn swats the dunk try by William Fuquay | 65-64 |
| 01:49 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:32 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson lays it up and in set up by Erich Henthorn | 65-66 |
| 01:19 | George Mason | Joel Johnson swats the layup by John Newsom | 65-66 |
| 01:18 | George Mason | William Fuquay pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:06 | George Mason | Charlie Knowles is hacked by Erich Henthorn - foul #5 on Erich Henthorn, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi (SF) Erich Henthorn | |
| 01:06 | George Mason | Charlie Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:06 | George Mason | Charlie Knowles misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Colby Maggi | 66-66 |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| 00:47 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Inabinet | 66-68 |
| 00:28 | George Mason | Jason Parrish scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Charlie Knowles | 68-68 |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet is fouled on the floor by John Newsom - foul #1 on John Newsom, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:03 | George Mason | The rebound goes to John Newsom | 68-69 |
| 00:03 | George Mason | George Mason calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Jason Parrish misses long on a halfcourt shot | 68-69 |