| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Kevin Carn (fresh) SG - Randy Pierce (fresh) SF - Robert Carroll (fresh) PF - Antonio Lorenz (fresh) C - Christopher Gilley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jim York (fresh) SG - John Hastings (fresh) SF - David Morris (fresh) PF - Anthony Courville (fresh) C - James Sessums (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Anthony Courville wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:48 | VCU | John Hastings misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | VCU | David Morris snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | VCU | John Hastings can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | George Mason | Randy Pierce gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | George Mason | Christopher Gilley misses the floater near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | VCU | Jim York gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Jim York can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Carn - foul #1 on Kevin Carn, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Jim York misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Jim York misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | George Mason | Christopher Gilley grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | George Mason | Robert Carroll hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Kevin Carn and he's fouled by James Sessums - foul #1 on James Sessums, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | George Mason | Robert Carroll makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | VCU | John Hastings's pass is intercepted by Kevin Carn | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | George Mason | Kevin Carn lays it up and in | 5-0 |
| 17:51 | VCU | John Hastings misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-0 |
| 17:50 | VCU | Anthony Courville tips it in | 5-2 |
| 17:30 | George Mason | James Sessums swats the layup by Antonio Lorenz | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | VCU | Anthony Courville gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:15 | VCU | James Sessums's pass is intercepted by Robert Carroll | 5-2 |
| 16:59 | George Mason | Christopher Gilley can't finish the layup | 5-2 |
| 16:57 | George Mason | Robert Carroll snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:34 | George Mason | Antonio Lorenz is whistled for a carry | 5-2 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | VCU | Kelly Smith (SF) David Morris | |
| 16:13 | VCU | Anthony Courville scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Hastings | 5-5 |
| 15:56 | George Mason | Robert Carroll blows the layup but he's fouled by James Sessums - foul #2 on James Sessums, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | George Mason | Charles Stout (PF), Paul Eads (C) Antonio Lorenz, Christopher Gilley | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dixon (PG), David Luttrell (SG), Charles Sherman (PF), Steven Clemons (C) Jim York, John Hastings, Anthony Courville, James Sessums | |
| 15:56 | George Mason | Robert Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:56 | George Mason | Robert Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Kevin Carn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Pierce (fresh) SF - Robert Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Stout (fresh) C - Paul Eads (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Dixon (fresh) SG - David Luttrell (fresh) SF - Kelly Smith (fresh) PF - Charles Sherman (fresh) C - Steven Clemons (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | VCU | Randy Pierce steals the ball from Kelly Smith | 7-5 |
| 15:32 | George Mason | Randy Pierce lays it up and in | 9-5 |
| 15:16 | VCU | David Luttrell misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 9-5 |
| 15:14 | George Mason | Charles Stout grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:51 | George Mason | Charles Stout's floater is tipped away by Steven Clemons | 9-5 |
| 14:50 | VCU | Steven Clemons grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 14:33 | VCU | Steven Clemons misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Eads - foul #1 on Paul Eads, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jonathan Doris (PG), Eldon Palmer (SG), Brian Schultz (SF), Antonio Lorenz (PF) Kevin Carn, Randy Pierce, Robert Carroll, Paul Eads | |
| Subs | VCU | Jim York (PG), John Hastings (SG), David Morris (SF), Anthony Courville (PF) John Dixon, David Luttrell, Kelly Smith, Charles Sherman | |
| 14:33 | VCU | Steven Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:33 | VCU | Steven Clemons makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:16 | George Mason | Eldon Palmer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 14:15 | George Mason | Charles Stout tips it in | 11-7 |
| 13:49 | VCU | Anthony Courville is fouled on the floor by Charles Stout - foul #1 on Charles Stout, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Gilley (C) Charles Stout | |
| Subs | VCU | Kelly Smith (C) Steven Clemons | |
| 13:29 | VCU | David Morris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 13:27 | George Mason | Christopher Gilley grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:10 | George Mason | Brian Schultz connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 12:58 | VCU | Kelly Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Morris | 13-10 |
| 12:39 | George Mason | Brian Schultz buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Eldon Palmer | 16-10 |
| 12:14 | VCU | Brian Schultz is called for the reach on David Morris - foul #1 on Brian Schultz, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | George Mason | Kevin Carn (PG), Randy Pierce (SG), Robert Carroll (SF), Charles Stout (PF) Jonathan Doris, Eldon Palmer, Brian Schultz, Antonio Lorenz | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dixon (PG) Jim York | |
| 12:03 | VCU | Anthony Courville can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 12:01 | VCU | John Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 11:44 | VCU | John Hastings travels with the ball | 16-10 |
| Subs | George Mason | Paul Eads (C) Christopher Gilley | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Sherman (C) Anthony Courville | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Kevin Carn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Stout (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Eads (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Dixon (fresh) SG - John Hastings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) PF - Kelly Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Sherman (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | George Mason | Paul Eads misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 11:19 | VCU | Kelly Smith gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 11:01 | VCU | Kelly Smith makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Sherman | 16-12 |
| 10:45 | George Mason | Paul Eads misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 10:43 | George Mason | Robert Carroll snags the offensive board | 16-12 |
| 10:33 | George Mason | Charles Stout comes up short on the floater in the lane | 16-12 |
| 10:31 | George Mason | Robert Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:13 | George Mason | Paul Eads misses the lay-in | 16-12 |
| 10:12 | VCU | Kelly Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:55 | VCU | Paul Eads steals the ball from David Morris | 16-12 |
| 09:43 | George Mason | Robert Carroll misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 16-12 |
| 09:42 | George Mason | Randy Pierce gets the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:15 | George Mason | Paul Eads misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 16-12 |
| 09:14 | VCU | Charles Sherman grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 09:02 | VCU | John Hastings scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 08:42 | George Mason | Kevin Carn drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Carroll | 18-15 |
| 08:27 | VCU | John Hastings makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Dixon | 18-18 |
| 08:14 | George Mason | Charles Stout is fouled on the floor by John Hastings - foul #1 on John Hastings, team foul #3 | 18-18 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jonathan Doris (PG), Eldon Palmer (SG), Brian Schultz (SF), Antonio Lorenz (PF), Christopher Gilley (C) Kevin Carn, Randy Pierce, Robert Carroll, Charles Stout, Paul Eads | |
| Subs | VCU | Jim York (PG), David Luttrell (SG), Anthony Courville (PF), Steven Clemons (C) John Dixon, John Hastings, Kelly Smith, Charles Sherman | |
| 07:56 | George Mason | Brian Schultz scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Jonathan Doris | 20-18 |
| 07:40 | VCU | Anthony Courville knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Luttrell and the foul's on Antonio Lorenz - foul #1 on Antonio Lorenz, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| 07:40 | VCU | Anthony Courville makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Jonathan Doris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eldon Palmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Schultz (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Antonio Lorenz (fresh) C - Christopher Gilley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jim York (fresh) SG - David Luttrell (fresh) SF - David Morris (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Courville (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Clemons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | George Mason | Brian Schultz's fadeaway is rejected by David Morris | 20-21 |
| 07:24 | VCU | David Morris gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:11 | VCU | Anthony Courville clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-21 |
| 07:09 | George Mason | Jonathan Doris gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:54 | George Mason | Antonio Lorenz hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 20-21 |
| 06:52 | VCU | David Morris pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:37 | VCU | David Luttrell scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Courville | 20-23 |
| 06:23 | George Mason | Christopher Gilley banks in the layup set up by Eldon Palmer and he's hacked by Steven Clemons - foul #1 on Steven Clemons, team foul #4 | 22-23 |
| Subs | George Mason | Kevin Carn (PG), Randy Pierce (SG), Robert Carroll (SF) Jonathan Doris, Eldon Palmer, Brian Schultz | |
| Subs | VCU | Kelly Smith (SF), Charles Sherman (C) David Morris, Steven Clemons | |
| 06:23 | George Mason | Christopher Gilley misses the free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:23 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Gilley | 22-23 |
| 06:15 | George Mason | Jim York takes the ball from Christopher Gilley | 22-23 |
| 05:55 | VCU | Kelly Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-23 |
| 05:54 | George Mason | Christopher Gilley gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:36 | George Mason | Robert Carroll scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Randy Pierce | 24-23 |
| 05:20 | VCU | Anthony Courville can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-23 |
| 05:18 | VCU | Kelly Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:04 | VCU | David Luttrell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Randy Pierce - foul #1 on Randy Pierce, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | George Mason | Charles Stout (PF), Paul Eads (C) Antonio Lorenz, Christopher Gilley | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 05:04 | VCU | David Luttrell misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:04 | VCU | David Luttrell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:49 | George Mason | Charles Stout hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Carroll and he's fouled by Charles Sherman - foul #1 on Charles Sherman, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dixon (PG), John Hastings (SG) Jim York, David Luttrell | |
| 04:49 | George Mason | Charles Stout makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:30 | VCU | Robert Carroll swats the short shot by Anthony Courville | 27-24 |
| 04:29 | VCU | John Dixon can't tip it in | 27-24 |
| 04:27 | George Mason | Robert Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:20 | George Mason | Robert Carroll is whistled for a carry | 27-24 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Clemons (C) Anthony Courville | |
| 04:08 | VCU | Kelly Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Stout - foul #2 on Charles Stout, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | George Mason | Antonio Lorenz (PF) Charles Stout | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:08 | VCU | Kelly Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:08 | VCU | Kelly Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:49 | George Mason | The jump hook by Robert Carroll is blocked by Steven Clemons | 27-26 |
| 03:47 | VCU | Steven Clemons pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 03:33 | VCU | Kelly Smith is fouled on the floor by Kevin Carn - foul #2 on Kevin Carn, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | George Mason | Eldon Palmer (PG), Charles Stout (C) Kevin Carn, Paul Eads | |
| Subs | VCU | Jim York (PG), James Sessums (C) John Dixon, Charles Sherman | |
| 03:33 | VCU | Kelly Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:33 | VCU | Kelly Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Eldon Palmer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randy Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Lorenz (fresh) C - Charles Stout (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jim York (fresh) SG - John Hastings (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Clemons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Sessums (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | George Mason | Robert Carroll's fadeaway is rejected by Kelly Smith | 27-28 |
| 03:09 | VCU | John Hastings pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:55 | VCU | Kelly Smith buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 02:53 | George Mason | Jim York is called for the reach on Eldon Palmer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jim York, team foul #6 | 27-30 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jonathan Doris (PG), Brian Schultz (SF), Christopher Gilley (C) Randy Pierce, Robert Carroll, Charles Stout | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Courville (PF) Steven Clemons | |
| 02:38 | George Mason | Eldon Palmer is hacked by James Sessums - foul #3 on James Sessums, team foul #7 | 27-30 |
| Subs | George Mason | Charles Stout (PF) Antonio Lorenz | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Clemons (C) James Sessums | |
| 02:38 | George Mason | Eldon Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:38 | George Mason | Eldon Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:15 | VCU | Anthony Courville misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 02:13 | VCU | Kelly Smith tips it but misses | 29-30 |
| 02:11 | George Mason | Jonathan Doris snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 01:52 | George Mason | Jonathan Doris hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 01:36 | VCU | Anthony Courville misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 01:34 | George Mason | Christopher Gilley gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:10 | George Mason | Brian Schultz travels with the ball | 31-30 |
| Subs | George Mason | Kevin Carn (PG), Randy Pierce (SG), Robert Carroll (SF), Antonio Lorenz (PF) Jonathan Doris, Eldon Palmer, Brian Schultz, Charles Stout | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dixon (PG), David Luttrell (SG), David Morris (SF), Charles Sherman (C) Jim York, John Hastings, Kelly Smith, Steven Clemons | |
| 00:51 | VCU | John Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | George Mason | Charles Stout (C) Christopher Gilley | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:36 | George Mason | Randy Pierce drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Carn | 33-30 |
| 00:10 | VCU | David Luttrell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-30 |
| 00:09 | VCU | Anthony Courville hits the follow up shot | 33-32 |
| 00:01 | George Mason | Anthony Courville swats the short shot by Robert Carroll | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Anthony Courville pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |