| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) SF - George Hoffman (fresh) PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Thomas Palko (fresh) SG - James Alderete (fresh) SF - Bradley Gibson (fresh) PF - William Fuquay (fresh) C - Charles Propp (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | George Mason | William Fuquay buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Thomas Palko | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by George Hoffman | 5-2 |
| 19:00 | George Mason | Bryan Powers is called for the reach on Thomas Palko - foul #1 on Bryan Powers, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:36 | George Mason | William Fuquay connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 5-4 |
| 18:31 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-4 |
| 18:30 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey grabs the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 18:15 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Propp steals the ball from Bryan Powers | 5-4 |
| 17:51 | George Mason | Thomas Palko is called for traveling | 5-4 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg (C) Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 17:35 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett can't connect on a shot from the left block | 5-4 |
| 17:34 | George Mason | William Fuquay pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:29 | George Mason | James Alderete can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 5-4 |
| 17:28 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Bryan Powers | 5-4 |
| 17:22 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 16:54 | George Mason | James Alderete makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Palko | 7-7 |
| 16:38 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Timothy Arneberg, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SG), Gary Gibbs (PF), Frank Lynam (C) Bryan Powers, Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Alfred Dorsey | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 16:19 | George Mason | Bradley Gibson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:17 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Gary Gibbs | 7-7 |
| 16:13 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Timothy Arneberg | 9-7 |
| 15:53 | George Mason | David Hodgdon steals it from James Alderete | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Hodgdon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Rossignol (fresh) SF - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) PF - Gary Gibbs (fresh) C - Frank Lynam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Thomas Palko (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Alderete (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bradley Gibson (fresh) PF - William Fuquay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Propp (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by David Hodgdon | 11-7 |
| 15:20 | George Mason | William Fuquay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Alfred Dorsey (PF), Jerome Herrick (C) Stanley Rossignol, Gary Gibbs, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | George Mason | Stephen Haag (PG), Tommy Dees (SG), Robert Stevenson (SF), Buddy Balsamo (PF), Maurice Pardo (C) Thomas Palko, James Alderete, Bradley Gibson, William Fuquay, Charles Propp | |
| 15:07 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg can't finish the layup | 11-7 |
| 15:05 | George Mason | Maurice Pardo gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:54 | George Mason | Robert Stevenson connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Haag | 11-9 |
| 14:32 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen Haag - foul #1 on Stephen Haag, team foul #1 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG) David Hodgdon | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Alderete (SG) Tommy Dees | |
| 14:32 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:32 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:32 | George Mason | Buddy Balsamo grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 14:21 | George Mason | James Alderete is whistled for a carry | 12-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman (SF) Timothy Arneberg | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 13:57 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 13:48 | George Mason | James Alderete misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 13:47 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:40 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG) Bryan Powers | |
| Subs | George Mason | Thomas Palko (PG), Bradley Gibson (SF) Stephen Haag, Robert Stevenson | |
| 13:23 | George Mason | James Alderete knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Buddy Balsamo | 15-12 |
| 13:10 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Alfred Dorsey | 18-12 |
| 12:52 | George Mason | Bradley Gibson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Alderete | 18-15 |
| 12:36 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett makes the shot from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 12:22 | George Mason | James Alderete connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bradley Gibson | 20-18 |
| 12:07 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick misses short on a shot from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 12:06 | George Mason | Buddy Balsamo snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 12:00 | George Mason | James Alderete hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Palko and he's hacked by Steven Wilson - foul #1 on Steven Wilson, team foul #3 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), David Hodgdon (SG), Timothy Arneberg (SF), Gary Gibbs (PF), Frank Lynam (C) Steven Wilson, Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Alfred Dorsey, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Stevenson (SF), William Fuquay (PF), Charles Propp (C) Bradley Gibson, Buddy Balsamo, Maurice Pardo | |
| 12:00 | George Mason | James Alderete misses the free throw | 20-20 |
| 12:00 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Gary Gibbs | 20-20 |
| 11:42 | Northern Illinois University | James Alderete steps in front of the David Hodgdon pass | 20-20 |
| 11:38 | George Mason | James Alderete lays it up and in | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Hodgdon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Gibbs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Lynam (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Thomas Palko (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Alderete (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Fuquay (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Propp (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Arneberg | 23-22 |
| 11:30 | George Mason | Thomas Palko misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 11:28 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 11:26 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers is hacked by Thomas Palko in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Palko, team foul #2 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Stephen Haag (PG), Tommy Dees (SG) Thomas Palko, James Alderete | |
| 11:04 | Northern Illinois University | The jump hook by Bryan Powers is blocked by William Fuquay | 23-22 |
| 11:02 | George Mason | William Fuquay gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 10:57 | George Mason | William Fuquay can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-22 |
| 10:55 | George Mason | Charles Propp misses the tip | 23-22 |
| 10:54 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 10:47 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs's pass is intercepted by Tommy Dees | 23-22 |
| 10:34 | George Mason | William Fuquay is fouled on the floor by Gary Gibbs - foul #1 on Gary Gibbs, team foul #4 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG) David Hodgdon | |
| Subs | George Mason | Bradley Gibson (SF) Tommy Dees | |
| 10:22 | George Mason | William Fuquay clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Terence Hiett - foul #1 on Terence Hiett, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG) Bryan Powers | |
| Subs | George Mason | Thomas Palko (PG) Robert Stevenson | |
| 10:22 | George Mason | William Fuquay misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 10:22 | George Mason | William Fuquay makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 10:10 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 23-23 |
| 10:09 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Charles Propp | 23-23 |
| 09:57 | George Mason | Bradley Gibson loses the dribble to Steven Wilson | 23-23 |
| 09:53 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson blows the layup | 23-23 |
| 09:52 | George Mason | Bradley Gibson pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 09:35 | George Mason | The jump hook by William Fuquay is blocked by Gary Gibbs | 23-23 |
| 09:33 | George Mason | Charles Propp hits the follow up shot | 23-25 |
| 09:08 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-25 |
| 09:06 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam tips it home | 25-25 |
| 08:45 | George Mason | Bradley Gibson loses the ball out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), David Hodgdon (SG), George Hoffman (SF), Alfred Dorsey (PF), Jerome Herrick (C) Steven Wilson, Terence Hiett, Timothy Arneberg, Gary Gibbs, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Alderete (SG), Robert Stevenson (SF), Buddy Balsamo (PF), Maurice Pardo (C) Thomas Palko, Bradley Gibson, William Fuquay, Charles Propp | |
| 08:32 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Robert Stevenson - foul #1 on Robert Stevenson, team foul #3 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Tommy Dees (PG) Stephen Haag | |
| 08:18 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-25 |
| 08:02 | George Mason | Robert Stevenson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jerome Herrick - foul #1 on Jerome Herrick, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| 08:02 | George Mason | Robert Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 08:02 | George Mason | Robert Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 08:02 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 07:59 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Dees is called for the reach on Bryan Powers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommy Dees, team foul #4 | 25-26 |
| 07:45 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers blows the layup | 25-26 |
| 07:44 | George Mason | Maurice Pardo gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 07:16 | George Mason | Robert Stevenson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 07:15 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Hodgdon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Herrick (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Tommy Dees (fresh) SG - James Alderete (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Buddy Balsamo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice Pardo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Stevenson - foul #2 on Robert Stevenson, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG), Timothy Arneberg (C) David Hodgdon, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | George Mason | Thomas Palko (PG), Bradley Gibson (SF) Tommy Dees, Robert Stevenson | |
| 07:09 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:09 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:09 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg grabs the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 06:53 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Maurice Pardo - foul #1 on Maurice Pardo, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| 06:53 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:53 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:53 | George Mason | Buddy Balsamo grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 06:42 | George Mason | James Alderete hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 06:41 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 06:37 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 06:36 | George Mason | Thomas Palko grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 06:28 | George Mason | James Alderete misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 06:26 | George Mason | Buddy Balsamo tips it home | 27-28 |
| 06:02 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Arneberg | 29-28 |
| 05:47 | George Mason | James Alderete misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on George Hoffman - foul #1 on George Hoffman, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SG), Gary Gibbs (PF), Frank Lynam (C) Bryan Powers, Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Alfred Dorsey | |
| Subs | George Mason | William Fuquay (PF), Charles Propp (C) Buddy Balsamo, Maurice Pardo | |
| 05:47 | George Mason | James Alderete makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 05:47 | George Mason | James Alderete misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 05:47 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 05:22 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 05:20 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Thomas Palko | 29-29 |
| 05:04 | George Mason | Steven Wilson is called for the reach on Bradley Gibson - foul #2 on Steven Wilson, team foul #8 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Jerome Herrick (C) Steven Wilson, Timothy Arneberg | |
| Subs | George Mason | Stephen Haag (PG), Tommy Dees (SG) Thomas Palko, James Alderete | |
| 05:04 | George Mason | Bradley Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 05:04 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 04:41 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Dees takes the ball from David Hodgdon | 29-29 |
| 04:12 | George Mason | Bradley Gibson makes the shot from the left side set up by Tommy Dees | 29-31 |
| 04:06 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jerome Herrick | 31-31 |
| 03:47 | George Mason | William Fuquay can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 03:41 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Fuquay - foul #1 on William Fuquay, team foul #7 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG), George Hoffman (SF), Alfred Dorsey (PF), Timothy Arneberg (C) Stanley Rossignol, Gary Gibbs, Frank Lynam, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | George Mason | Thomas Palko (PG), James Alderete (SG), Robert Stevenson (SF), Buddy Balsamo (PF), Ray Brown (C) Stephen Haag, Tommy Dees, Bradley Gibson, William Fuquay, Charles Propp | |
| 03:41 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:41 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:19 | George Mason | Ray Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Hodgdon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Thomas Palko (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Alderete (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Buddy Balsamo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Brown (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:57 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 02:56 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 02:31 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg blows the layup | 33-34 |
| 02:29 | George Mason | Buddy Balsamo gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:24 | George Mason | James Alderete misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 02:22 | George Mason | Buddy Balsamo pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:09 | George Mason | James Alderete hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-34 |
| 02:07 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 02:00 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 01:59 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 01:34 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Hodgdon | 35-34 |
| 01:31 | George Mason | Thomas Palko throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Frank Lynam (C) David Hodgdon, George Hoffman | |
| Subs | George Mason | Stephen Haag (PG), Tommy Dees (SG), Bradley Gibson (SF), William Fuquay (PF), Charles Propp (C) Thomas Palko, James Alderete, Robert Stevenson, Buddy Balsamo, Ray Brown | |
| 01:15 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 01:14 | George Mason | Charles Propp grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 01:04 | George Mason | Charles Propp drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Haag | 35-36 |
| 00:50 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg hits a driving attempt in the paint | 37-36 |
| 00:38 | George Mason | Bradley Gibson knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Haag and he's hacked by Bryan Powers - foul #2 on Bryan Powers, team foul #9 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol (SG), Gary Gibbs (SF), Jerome Herrick (C) Terence Hiett, Timothy Arneberg, Alfred Dorsey | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:38 | George Mason | Bradley Gibson makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 00:25 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Propp swats the short shot by Frank Lynam | 37-39 |
| 00:24 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick misses the tip | 37-39 |
| 00:23 | George Mason | William Fuquay pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Bradley Gibson misses the dunk | 37-39 |