| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Troy Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Wildman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rance Amezquita (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Gist (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Barton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | David Robinson inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | George Mason | Alberto Costa drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Vincent Barton | 33-31 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Rance Amezquita is called for the reach on Kevin Williams - foul #2 on Rance Amezquita, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Vincent Barton steps in front of the Troy Rowe pass | 33-31 |
| 18:37 | George Mason | Rance Amezquita splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 18:35 | Pitt | Michael Wildman grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Robert Ross makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Williams | 35-31 |
| 18:13 | George Mason | Alberto Costa can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Paul Floyd snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | Paul Floyd misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Vincent Barton - foul #2 on Vincent Barton, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | Paul Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | Paul Floyd misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:44 | George Mason | William Gist pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:31 | George Mason | Rance Amezquita comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Robert Ross - foul #1 on Robert Ross, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 17:31 | George Mason | Rance Amezquita makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:31 | George Mason | Rance Amezquita misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:31 | George Mason | Rance Amezquita makes the 3rd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:05 | Pitt | Troy Rowe clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 17:03 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Rance Amezquita | 36-33 |
| 16:41 | George Mason | Michael Wildman swats the layup by Rance Amezquita | 36-33 |
| 16:40 | Pitt | Michael Wildman gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:25 | Pitt | Kevin Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-33 |
| 16:24 | George Mason | The rebound goes to David Robinson | 36-33 |
| 16:07 | George Mason | William Gist lays it in on a nice dish by Alberto Costa | 36-35 |
| 15:51 | Pitt | Kevin Williams connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Ross | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Troy Rowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Floyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Wildman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Alberto Costa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rance Amezquita (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Gist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Barton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | George Mason | Rance Amezquita works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-35 |
| 15:31 | Pitt | Paul Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:24 | Pitt | Robert Ross hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Floyd | 41-35 |
| 14:58 | George Mason | William Gist hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 14:56 | Pitt | Michael Wildman gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:32 | Pitt | Kevin Williams drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Troy Rowe | 43-35 |
| 14:13 | George Mason | Paul Floyd steals it from Rance Amezquita out of a doubleteam | 43-35 |
| 13:44 | Pitt | Kevin Williams misses the fadeaway from the left side | 43-35 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Michael Wildman grabs the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 13:22 | Pitt | Paul Floyd misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 13:20 | Pitt | Kevin Williams misses the tip | 43-35 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Michael Wildman snags the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 12:55 | Pitt | Robert Ross misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 12:54 | George Mason | David Robinson pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 12:35 | George Mason | William Gist misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 12:33 | George Mason | Vincent Barton grabs the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 12:18 | George Mason | Rance Amezquita makes the contested 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Robinson | 43-38 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Kevin Williams clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Rance Amezquita - foul #3 on Rance Amezquita, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hentges (SG), Peter Eger (SF), William Hornyak (C) Robert Ross, Paul Floyd, Michael Wildman | |
| Subs | George Mason | Carlos Lopez (PG), Rodolfo Carranza (SG), Kevin Grohowski (SF), Nathaniel Read (PF), Christopher Huston (C) Alberto Costa, Rance Amezquita, David Robinson, William Gist, Vincent Barton | |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Kevin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Kevin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:41 | George Mason | Nathaniel Read is called for traveling | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Troy Rowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hentges (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Eger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Williams (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - William Hornyak (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodolfo Carranza (fresh) SF - Kevin Grohowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Read (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Huston (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Peter Eger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 11:18 | Pitt | Kevin Williams tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 11:04 | George Mason | Kevin Grohowski connects on the jumper near the basket | 47-40 |
| 10:38 | Pitt | Nathaniel Read steps in front of the Troy Rowe pass | 47-40 |
| 10:28 | George Mason | Christopher Huston is fouled on the floor by Peter Eger - foul #2 on Peter Eger, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Ealy (PG) Troy Rowe | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 10:17 | George Mason | Christopher Huston clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-40 |
| 10:15 | George Mason | Kevin Grohowski gets the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:00 | George Mason | William Hornyak steps in front of the Rodolfo Carranza pass | 47-40 |
| 09:31 | Pitt | Kevin Williams knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by William Hornyak | 49-40 |
| 09:14 | George Mason | Nathaniel Read misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Kevin Williams - foul #2 on Kevin Williams, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Rowe (PG), Robert Ross (SG) James Ealy, David Hentges | |
| Subs | George Mason | Alberto Costa (PG), Rance Amezquita (SG), Bryan McCune (PF) Carlos Lopez, Rodolfo Carranza, Christopher Huston | |
| 09:14 | George Mason | Nathaniel Read makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:14 | George Mason | Nathaniel Read makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Troy Rowe is hacked by Kevin Grohowski - foul #1 on Kevin Grohowski, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | James West (C) William Hornyak | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Manning (SF) Nathaniel Read | |
| 08:34 | Pitt | Troy Rowe connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Williams | 52-42 |
| 08:28 | George Mason | Rance Amezquita's pass is intercepted by Peter Eger | 52-42 |
| 08:25 | Pitt | Robert Ross lays it in set up by Peter Eger | 54-42 |
| 08:14 | George Mason | The short jumper by Kevin Grohowski is denied by Kevin Williams | 54-42 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Robert Ross pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Kevin Williams's dunk attempt is rejected by Bryan McCune | 54-42 |
| 07:50 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Kevin Grohowski | 54-42 |
| 07:30 | George Mason | James Manning makes the floater from the right side | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Troy Rowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ross (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Peter Eger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Williams (tiring) 21 pts. 8 reb. C - James West (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rance Amezquita (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Manning (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan McCune (fresh) C - Kevin Grohowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Kevin Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Alberto Costa - foul #1 on Alberto Costa, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Floyd (SF), Michael Wildman (C) Peter Eger, James West | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Robinson (SF), Nathaniel Read (PF), Vincent Barton (C) James Manning, Bryan McCune, Kevin Grohowski | |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Kevin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Kevin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:09 | George Mason | Vincent Barton pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 06:48 | George Mason | Rance Amezquita evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 06:29 | Pitt | Robert Ross knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Floyd | 57-47 |
| 06:02 | George Mason | Nathaniel Read is wide open and slams it home set up by Alberto Costa | 57-49 |
| 05:42 | Pitt | Kevin Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Nathaniel Read | 57-49 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Paul Floyd snags the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 05:18 | Pitt | Paul Floyd connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Robert Ross | 59-49 |
| 05:00 | George Mason | David Robinson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Williams - foul #3 on Kevin Williams, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Ealy (PG), Peter Eger (SF) Troy Rowe, Paul Floyd | |
| Subs | George Mason | Carlos Lopez (PG), Rodolfo Carranza (SG), William Gist (PF), Kevin Grohowski (C) Alberto Costa, Rance Amezquita, Nathaniel Read, Vincent Barton | |
| 05:00 | George Mason | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:00 | George Mason | David Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Kevin Williams snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Kevin Grohowski steps in front of the Kevin Williams pass | 59-50 |
| 04:21 | George Mason | Carlos Lopez scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Robinson | 59-53 |
| 03:57 | Pitt | Peter Eger makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Ross | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:35 | George Mason | Kevin Grohowski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 62-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Rowe (PG), David Hentges (SG), Paul Floyd (SF), William Hornyak (C) James Ealy, Robert Ross, Kevin Williams, Michael Wildman | |
| Subs | George Mason | Alberto Costa (PG), Nathaniel Read (C) Rodolfo Carranza, David Robinson | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Troy Rowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hentges (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Floyd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Eger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hornyak (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Grohowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Gist (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathaniel Read (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Pitt | Peter Eger misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 03:05 | George Mason | Alberto Costa snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 02:50 | George Mason | William Gist misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-53 |
| 02:49 | George Mason | Carlos Lopez grabs the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 02:49 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Ross (SG), Michael Wildman (C) David Hentges, William Hornyak | |
| Subs | George Mason | Rance Amezquita (SG), Vincent Barton (C) Carlos Lopez, Nathaniel Read | |
| 02:40 | George Mason | Vincent Barton misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 02:38 | Pitt | Peter Eger snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 02:20 | Pitt | Troy Rowe misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 02:19 | Pitt | Michael Wildman tips it home | 64-53 |
| 02:06 | George Mason | Rance Amezquita can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Michael Wildman pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Paul Floyd misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Vincent Barton - foul #3 on Vincent Barton, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Ealy (PG), David Hentges (SG), William Hornyak (C) Troy Rowe, Robert Ross, Michael Wildman | |
| Subs | George Mason | Carlos Lopez (PG), Rodolfo Carranza (SG), Nathaniel Read (PF), Christopher Huston (C) Alberto Costa, Rance Amezquita, William Gist, Vincent Barton | |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Paul Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Paul Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 01:35 | George Mason | Rodolfo Carranza misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-53 |
| 01:34 | George Mason | Christopher Huston grabs the offensive board | 66-53 |
| 01:13 | George Mason | Kevin Grohowski's pass is intercepted by David Hentges | 66-53 |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Paul Floyd hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Hentges | 68-53 |
| 00:54 | George Mason | Kevin Grohowski knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Pitt | James Ealy clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Carlos Lopez - foul #1 on Carlos Lopez, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Samuel Federico (PG) Paul Floyd | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:31 | Pitt | James Ealy makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | James Ealy misses the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:31 | George Mason | Christopher Huston pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | George Mason | Rodolfo Carranza hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 69-55 |
| 00:23 | George Mason | Christopher Huston gets the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 00:19 | George Mason | Carlos Lopez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-55 |
| 00:18 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Read | 69-55 |
| 00:14 | George Mason | Nathaniel Read hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 69-55 |
| 00:13 | George Mason | Nathaniel Read gets the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 00:10 | George Mason | Christopher Huston clanks a jumper in the lane | 69-55 |
| 00:08 | George Mason | Kevin Grohowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 00:04 | George Mason | William Hornyak steals it from Kevin Grohowski | 69-55 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Samuel Federico runs out the clock | 69-55 |