| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Bailey (fresh) SG - Tommy Neri (fresh) SF - Timothy Fetzer (fresh) PF - Domingo Santiago (fresh) C - Harold Crawford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) SG - Gene Cox (fresh) SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) PF - James Murphy (fresh) C - Albert Griffing (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Harold Crawford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | George Mason | Howard Bailey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jamie Crockett - foul #1 on Jamie Crockett, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | George Mason | Howard Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | George Mason | Howard Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Albert Griffing - foul #1 on Albert Griffing, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | George Mason | Howard Bailey grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Griffing | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Willie Jackson | 4-0 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jamie Crockett | 4-3 |
| 17:43 | George Mason | James Murphy picks off the pass by Harold Crawford | 4-3 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:29 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:13 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-3 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing dunks the ball set up by Jamie Crockett | 7-5 |
| 16:38 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Bailey | 9-5 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | Timothy Fetzer is called for the reach on Willie Jackson - foul #1 on Timothy Fetzer, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson (SF), Alfredo Flores (PF), Wilfredo Giordano (C) Timothy Fetzer, Domingo Santiago, Harold Crawford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gene Cox | 9-8 |
| 15:56 | George Mason | Alfredo Flores misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Neri (fairly fresh) SF - Jimmy Jackson (fresh) PF - Alfredo Flores (fresh) C - Wilfredo Giordano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gene Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Murphy (fairly fresh) C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | James Murphy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Gene Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Gene Cox's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Jimmy Jackson | 9-8 |
| 15:18 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Jimmy Jackson | 9-8 |
| 15:00 | George Mason | Howard Bailey hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 11-8 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Wilfredo Giordano - foul #1 on Wilfredo Giordano, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer (SF), Harold Crawford (C) Howard Bailey, Tommy Neri | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Robert Lucus (SF) Jamie Crockett, Willie Jackson | |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:16 | George Mason | Harold Crawford blows the layup | 11-9 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Gene Cox | 11-11 |
| 13:40 | George Mason | Robert Lucus picks off the pass by Harold Crawford | 11-11 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing clanks a runner in the lane | 11-11 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Gene Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | James Murphy buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Larson and the foul's on Wilfredo Giordano - foul #2 on Wilfredo Giordano, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Bailey (PG), Tommy Neri (SG), Domingo Santiago (PF) Jimmy Jackson, Alfredo Flores, Wilfredo Giordano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (SG) Gene Cox | |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | James Murphy misses the free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:54 | George Mason | Harold Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:27 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | George Mason | Wendell Owens (SF) Timothy Fetzer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SF), Daniel Phillips (PF) Robert Lucus, James Murphy | |
| 12:25 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Neri - foul #1 on Tommy Neri, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | George Mason | Shawn Stanley (C) Harold Crawford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Domingo Santiago - foul #1 on Domingo Santiago, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Neri (fresh) SF - Wendell Owens (fresh) PF - Domingo Santiago (fresh) C - Shawn Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Phillips (fresh) C - Albert Griffing (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | George Mason | Howard Bailey travels with the ball | 11-15 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Matthew Larson | 11-17 |
| 11:00 | George Mason | Jamie Crockett steals the ball from Shawn Stanley | 11-17 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett is hacked by Wendell Owens - foul #1 on Wendell Owens, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson (PG), Alfredo Flores (SG), Timothy Fetzer (SF), Harold Crawford (C) Howard Bailey, Tommy Neri, Wendell Owens, Domingo Santiago | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SF), Jesse Weekes (C) Matthew Larson, Albert Griffing | |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Robert Lucus - foul #1 on Robert Lucus, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG), James Murphy (PF) Willie Jackson, Daniel Phillips | |
| 10:01 | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by James Murphy - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| 10:01 | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:01 | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-17 |
| 09:44 | George Mason | Harold Crawford grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 09:22 | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Gene Cox is fouled on the floor by Shawn Stanley - foul #1 on Shawn Stanley, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Bailey (PG), Tommy Neri (SG), Domingo Santiago (PF) Jimmy Jackson, Alfredo Flores, Shawn Stanley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SF), Daniel Phillips (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Robert Lucus, James Murphy, Jesse Weekes | |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Gene Cox makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Gene Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:39 | George Mason | Harold Crawford comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Gene Cox - foul #1 on Gene Cox, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Robert Lucus (SF) Jamie Crockett, Gene Cox | |
| 08:39 | George Mason | Harold Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:39 | George Mason | Harold Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | Howard Bailey steals the ball from Matthew Larson | 18-19 |
| 08:10 | George Mason | Albert Griffing is called for the reach on Timothy Fetzer - foul #2 on Albert Griffing, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes (C) Albert Griffing | |
| 07:51 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson (SF) Timothy Fetzer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (SG) Robert Lucus | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Neri (fresh) SF - Jimmy Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Domingo Santiago (fresh) C - Harold Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Phillips (fresh) C - Jesse Weekes (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson is hacked by Howard Bailey - foul #1 on Howard Bailey, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | George Mason | Alfredo Flores (PF) Domingo Santiago | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG), James Murphy (PF) Jamie Crockett, Daniel Phillips | |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:19 | George Mason | Howard Bailey is fouled on the floor by Matthew Larson as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Matthew Larson, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | George Mason | Shawn Stanley (C) Harold Crawford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (PG) Matthew Larson | |
| 07:19 | George Mason | Howard Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:19 | George Mason | Howard Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes is fouled on the floor by Shawn Stanley - foul #2 on Shawn Stanley, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | George Mason | Harold Crawford (C) Shawn Stanley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:40 | George Mason | Harold Crawford misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-23 |
| 06:38 | George Mason | Harold Crawford snags the offensive board | 20-23 |
| 06:27 | George Mason | Harold Crawford misses the jumpshot from the left side | 20-23 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | James Murphy is hacked by Alfredo Flores - foul #1 on Alfredo Flores, team foul #10 | 20-23 |
| Subs | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer (SF), Domingo Santiago (PF) Jimmy Jackson, Alfredo Flores | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SF), Albert Griffing (C) Willie Jackson, Jesse Weekes | |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | James Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | James Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:56 | George Mason | Tommy Neri grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 05:36 | George Mason | Tommy Neri is whistled for a carry | 20-24 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Daniel Phillips (PF) Gene Cox, James Murphy | |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus is fouled on the floor by Tommy Neri - foul #2 on Tommy Neri, team foul #11 | 20-24 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson (PG), Wendell Owens (SG) Howard Bailey, Tommy Neri | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:47 | George Mason | Albert Griffing is called for the reach on Jimmy Jackson - foul #3 on Albert Griffing, team foul #8 | 20-26 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes (C) Albert Griffing | |
| 04:47 | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:47 | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips lays it in set up by Jamie Crockett | 22-28 |
| 03:57 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Jackson | 25-28 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Wendell Owens picks off the pass by Jamie Crockett | 25-28 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Jimmy Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Owens (fresh) SF - Timothy Fetzer (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Domingo Santiago (fairly fresh) C - Harold Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Crockett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:26 | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 03:24 | George Mason | Harold Crawford grabs the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:17 | George Mason | Wendell Owens misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-28 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Harold Crawford - foul #1 on Harold Crawford, team foul #12 | 25-28 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Bailey (PG), Tommy Neri (SG), Alfredo Flores (SF), Wilfredo Giordano (PF), Shawn Stanley (C) Jimmy Jackson, Wendell Owens, Timothy Fetzer, Domingo Santiago, Harold Crawford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG), Willie Jackson (SF), James Murphy (PF) Jamie Crockett, Robert Lucus, Daniel Phillips | |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:52 | George Mason | Tommy Neri gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:29 | George Mason | Wilfredo Giordano knocks in the jumper from the left block | 27-28 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Alfredo Flores steps in front of the James Murphy pass | 27-28 |
| 01:44 | George Mason | Howard Bailey is hacked by Matthew Larson - foul #2 on Matthew Larson, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer (SF) Shawn Stanley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (PG), Daniel Phillips (C) Matthew Larson, Jesse Weekes | |
| 01:44 | George Mason | Howard Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:44 | George Mason | Alfredo Flores pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 01:24 | George Mason | Tommy Neri misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Gene Cox | 27-30 |
| 01:07 | George Mason | Howard Bailey works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Tommy Neri | 30-30 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | Timothy Fetzer is called for the reach on Willie Jackson - foul #2 on Timothy Fetzer, team foul #13 | 30-30 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:37 | George Mason | Alfredo Flores hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-31 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | James Murphy blows the layup | 30-31 |
| 00:13 | George Mason | Howard Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:02 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 00:01 | George Mason | Alfredo Flores tips it in | 32-31 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson clanks a fullcourt shot | 32-31 |