| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) SF - Steve Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - George Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Bloom (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tracy Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Steve Holmes inbounds the ball | 23-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses the wide open jump hook from close range | 23-47 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the offensive rebound | 23-47 |
| 19:32 | Rice | Steve Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-47 |
| 19:04 | George Mason | George Wells misses long on a runner from the baseline | 23-47 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 23-47 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Steve Holmes makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Samuel Aden and he's hacked by Michael Gibbs - foul #1 on Michael Gibbs, team foul #1 | 25-47 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Steve Holmes makes the free throw | 26-47 |
| 18:29 | George Mason | Tracy Parks is called for 5 seconds | 26-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski (PG), Robert Richburg (SG), Carl Walker (SF), William Toy (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Steve Holmes, Lance Richmond, Christopher Gould | |
| Subs | George Mason | Salvatore Rossi (PG), Al Freeman (SG), Robert McCoy (SF), Jonathan Forsythe (PF), James Keller (C) George Wells, John Bloom, Tracy Parks, Michael Gibbs, Michael Williams | |
| 18:26 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi steps in front of the Carl Walker pass in the backcourt | 26-47 |
| 18:08 | George Mason | James Keller misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 26-47 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Carl Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 26-47 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Carl Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-47 |
| 17:59 | George Mason | James Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 26-47 |
| 17:35 | George Mason | Robert McCoy loses the dribble to William Toy | 26-47 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Carl Walker misses the easy layup | 26-47 |
| 17:21 | George Mason | The rebound goes to James Keller | 26-47 |
| 16:56 | George Mason | Vlade Fijalkowski is called for the reach on Salvatore Rossi - foul #3 on Vlade Fijalkowski, team foul #1 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Steve Holmes (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Christopher Gould (C) Vlade Fijalkowski, Robert Richburg, Carl Walker, William Toy, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | George Mason | George Wells (PG), John Bloom (SG), Tracy Parks (SF), Michael Gibbs (PF), Michael Williams (C) Salvatore Rossi, Al Freeman, Robert McCoy, Jonathan Forsythe, James Keller | |
| 16:38 | George Mason | George Wells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-47 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Christopher Gould hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-47 |
| 16:24 | George Mason | Michael Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 26-47 |
| 16:00 | George Mason | Michael Williams can't connect on a floater near the basket | 26-47 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Christopher Gould grabs the board | 26-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fairly fresh) SF - Steve Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) C - Christopher Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - George Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Bloom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tracy Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Gibbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Steve Holmes is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 26-47 |
| 15:42 | George Mason | Michael Williams grabs the board | 26-47 |
| 15:17 | George Mason | Tracy Parks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-47 |
| 15:15 | George Mason | Michael Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 26-49 |
| 15:13 | Rice | George Wells steps in front of the Raymond Valenti pass in the backcourt | 26-49 |
| 14:48 | George Mason | Christopher Gould is called for the reach on Michael Williams - foul #2 on Christopher Gould, team foul #2 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski (PG), Robert Richburg (SG), Carl Walker (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), William Toy (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Steve Holmes, Raymond Valenti, Christopher Gould | |
| Subs | George Mason | Salvatore Rossi (PG), Al Freeman (SG), Robert McCoy (SF), Jonathan Forsythe (PF), James Keller (C) George Wells, John Bloom, Tracy Parks, Michael Gibbs, Michael Williams | |
| 14:30 | George Mason | James Keller buries a shot in the lane set up by Al Freeman | 26-51 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Al Freeman steps in front of the Robert Richburg pass in the backcourt | 26-51 |
| 14:04 | George Mason | James Keller misses short on a runner near the basket | 26-51 |
| 14:03 | George Mason | Robert McCoy can't tip it in | 26-51 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Robert Richburg grabs the defensive rebound | 26-51 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Lance Richmond hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Robert McCoy - foul #1 on Robert McCoy, team foul #2 | 26-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jimmie Delfino (SF), Michael Gibbs (PF), Michael Williams (C) Al Freeman, Jonathan Forsythe, James Keller | |
| 13:50 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 27-51 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 13:22 | George Mason | Robert McCoy comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Carl Walker - foul #1 on Carl Walker, team foul #3 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Steve Holmes (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Robert Richburg, Carl Walker, William Toy | |
| Subs | George Mason | George Wells (PG) Salvatore Rossi | |
| 13:22 | George Mason | Robert McCoy misses the 1st free throw | 28-51 |
| 13:22 | George Mason | Robert McCoy misses the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the defensive rebound | 28-51 |
| 13:04 | Rice | The jump hook by Vlade Fijalkowski is blocked by Michael Williams | 28-51 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Lance Richmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-51 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Steve Holmes knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 30-51 |
| 12:26 | George Mason | Jimmie Delfino clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steve Holmes - foul #2 on Steve Holmes, team foul #4 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Vlade Fijalkowski | |
| Subs | George Mason | Al Freeman (SG) Robert McCoy | |
| 12:26 | George Mason | Jimmie Delfino makes the 1st free throw | 30-52 |
| 12:26 | George Mason | Jimmie Delfino makes the 2nd free throw | 30-53 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Ronald Hickey makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 32-53 |
| 12:15 | George Mason | George Wells travels in the backcourt | 32-53 |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (PF), Christopher Gould (C) Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | George Mason | Tracy Parks (SF), James Keller (C) Jimmie Delfino, Michael Williams | |
| 12:04 | Rice | Steve Holmes makes the jumper from the left wing | 34-53 |
| 11:46 | George Mason | Michael Gibbs buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Al Freeman | 34-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fairly fresh) SF - Steve Holmes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Toy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - George Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Al Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tracy Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Gibbs (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Keller (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Steve Holmes is fouled on the floor by Tracy Parks - foul #2 on Tracy Parks, team foul #3 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Richburg (SG), Carl Walker (SF) Terry Jerez, Steve Holmes | |
| Subs | George Mason | Salvatore Rossi (PG), John Bloom (SG), Jonathan Forsythe (PF), Michael Williams (C) George Wells, Al Freeman, Michael Gibbs, James Keller | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-55 |
| 11:26 | George Mason | Michael Williams grabs the board | 34-55 |
| 11:09 | George Mason | Robert Richburg takes the ball from John Bloom | 34-55 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi steals it from William Toy in the backcourt | 34-55 |
| 10:55 | George Mason | John Bloom misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Robert Richburg - foul #2 on Robert Richburg, team foul #5 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) William Toy, Christopher Gould | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 10:55 | George Mason | John Bloom makes the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 10:55 | George Mason | John Bloom makes the 2nd free throw | 34-57 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Samuel Aden is hacked by Tracy Parks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tracy Parks, team foul #4 | 34-57 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #5 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski (PG), Steve Holmes (SF) Samuel Aden, Carl Walker | |
| Subs | George Mason | George Wells (PG), Michael Gibbs (PF) Salvatore Rossi, Jonathan Forsythe | |
| 10:40 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 10:12 | George Mason | Tracy Parks comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Hickey - foul #3 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #6 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Christopher Gould (C) Robert Richburg, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert McCoy (SG), James Keller (C) John Bloom, Michael Williams | |
| 10:12 | George Mason | Tracy Parks makes the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 10:12 | George Mason | Tracy Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-59 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 35-59 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Christopher Gould hits the follow up shot | 37-59 |
| 09:32 | George Mason | James Keller makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Michael Gibbs and he's fouled by Raymond Valenti - foul #2 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #7 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Carl Walker (SF), Lance Richmond (PF) Vlade Fijalkowski, Steve Holmes, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | George Mason | Salvatore Rossi (PG), Al Freeman (SG), Jimmie Delfino (SF), Jonathan Forsythe (PF) George Wells, Robert McCoy, Tracy Parks, Michael Gibbs | |
| 09:32 | George Mason | James Keller makes the free throw | 37-62 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Christopher Gould comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by James Keller - foul #2 on James Keller, team foul #6 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Williams (C) James Keller | |
| 09:15 | Rice | Christopher Gould makes the 1st free throw | 38-62 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Christopher Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 08:53 | George Mason | Jimmie Delfino clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-62 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Carl Walker gets the rebound | 39-62 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Carl Walker knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 41-62 |
| 08:17 | George Mason | Jimmie Delfino is whistled for a carry | 41-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski (PG), Robert Richburg (SG), Steve Holmes (SF), William Toy (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Carl Walker, Lance Richmond, Christopher Gould | |
| Subs | George Mason | George Wells (PG), John Bloom (SG), Robert McCoy (SF), Michael Gibbs (PF) Salvatore Rossi, Al Freeman, Jimmie Delfino, Jonathan Forsythe | |
| 07:57 | Rice | William Toy scores on a floater from the left side | 43-62 |
| 07:32 | George Mason | Ronald Hickey is called for the reach on Michael Williams - foul #4 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #8 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Keller (C) Michael Gibbs | |
| 07:32 | George Mason | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 07:32 | George Mason | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vlade Fijalkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Richburg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steve Holmes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Toy (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - George Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Bloom (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McCoy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Keller (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Robert Richburg is fouled in the backcourt by John Bloom - foul #2 on John Bloom, team foul #7 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Gibbs (PF) Michael Williams | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Robert Richburg makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Robert Richburg misses the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 07:29 | George Mason | Michael Gibbs gets the rebound | 44-64 |
| 07:07 | George Mason | Robert McCoy misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-64 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Steve Holmes banks in the layup on a great pass from Vlade Fijalkowski | 46-64 |
| 06:44 | George Mason | Robert McCoy clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-64 |
| 06:42 | George Mason | George Wells tips it home | 46-66 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski buries a jump hook from close range set up by Steve Holmes | 48-66 |
| 05:54 | George Mason | James Keller scores on a shot from the baseline | 48-68 |
| 05:51 | Rice | John Bloom picks off the pass by Vlade Fijalkowski in the backcourt | 48-68 |
| 05:50 | George Mason | Robert McCoy jams it on a nice dish by John Bloom | 48-70 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert McCoy - foul #2 on Robert McCoy, team foul #8 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Carl Walker (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Christopher Gould (C) Robert Richburg, Steve Holmes, William Toy, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | George Mason | Salvatore Rossi (PG), Al Freeman (SG), Tracy Parks (SF), Jonathan Forsythe (PF), Michael Williams (C) George Wells, John Bloom, Robert McCoy, Michael Gibbs, James Keller | |
| 05:39 | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 05:10 | George Mason | Vlade Fijalkowski steals the ball from Michael Williams | 50-70 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Carl Walker connects on the 3 from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 04:41 | George Mason | Salvatore Rossi is fouled on the floor by Vlade Fijalkowski - foul #4 on Vlade Fijalkowski, team foul #9 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG) Vlade Fijalkowski | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jimmie Delfino (SF), James Keller (C) Tracy Parks, Jonathan Forsythe | |
| 04:41 | George Mason | Salvatore Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 04:41 | George Mason | Salvatore Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Christopher Gould pulls down the rebound | 53-71 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Christopher Gould is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Christopher Gould, team foul #10 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | George Mason | John Bloom (SG) Al Freeman | |
| 04:07 | George Mason | James Keller misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Raymond Valenti - foul #3 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #11 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Holmes (SF), Lance Richmond (PF) Carl Walker, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 04:07 | George Mason | James Keller misses the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 04:07 | George Mason | James Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Christopher Gould gets the rebound | 53-71 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Terry Jerez buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:35 | George Mason | John Bloom scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jimmie Delfino | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Steve Holmes (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Gould (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Salvatore Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Bloom (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmie Delfino (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Keller (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 56-73 |
| 03:12 | George Mason | John Bloom grabs the defensive rebound | 56-73 |
| 02:55 | George Mason | Jimmie Delfino knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Bloom | 56-75 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Terry Jerez comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-75 |
| 02:33 | George Mason | John Bloom gets the rebound | 56-75 |
| 02:17 | George Mason | John Bloom hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Salvatore Rossi | 56-77 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Terry Jerez is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-77 |
| 01:29 | George Mason | Lance Richmond swats the layup by James Keller | 59-77 |
| 01:27 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Salvatore Rossi | 59-77 |
| 01:10 | George Mason | John Bloom hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Terry Jerez - foul #1 on Terry Jerez, team foul #12 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski (PG), Robert Richburg (SG), Carl Walker (SF), William Toy (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Steve Holmes, Lance Richmond, Christopher Gould | |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert McCoy (SF), Jonathan Forsythe (PF) Jimmie Delfino, Michael Williams | |
| 01:10 | George Mason | John Bloom makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 01:10 | George Mason | John Bloom misses the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 01:10 | George Mason | James Keller snags the offensive board | 59-78 |
| 00:50 | George Mason | James Keller is hacked by Ronald Hickey - foul #5 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #13 | 59-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (PF) Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | George Mason | Al Freeman (SG) John Bloom | |
| 00:50 | George Mason | James Keller makes the 1st free throw | 59-79 |
| 00:50 | George Mason | James Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 59-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | William Toy makes the shot from the right side set up by Robert Richburg and he's fouled by Jonathan Forsythe - foul #1 on Jonathan Forsythe, team foul #9 | 61-80 |
| 00:46 | Rice | William Toy makes the free throw | 62-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | George Mason | James Keller buries a floater from the right side set up by Al Freeman | 62-82 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Robert Richburg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-82 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Salvatore Rossi runs out the clock | 62-82 |