| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Neri (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Fetzer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Domingo Santiago (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago is whistled for traveling | 34-29 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt is fouled on the floor by Timothy Fetzer - foul #2 on Timothy Fetzer, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Timothy Fetzer is called for the reach on Orlando Arendt - foul #3 on Timothy Fetzer, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | George Mason | Alfredo Flores (SF) Timothy Fetzer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten makes the wide open turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Pegues | 34-31 |
| 18:31 | George Mason | Harold Crawford drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Greg Walker can't connect on a shot from the right side | 36-31 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt misses the tip | 36-31 |
| 18:14 | George Mason | Harold Crawford pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:49 | George Mason | Harold Crawford misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Washington - foul #1 on Paul Washington, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 17:49 | George Mason | Harold Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:49 | George Mason | Harold Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Harold Crawford steals the ball from Kevin Pegues | 38-31 |
| 16:58 | George Mason | Howard Bailey's dunk attempt is rejected by Paul Washington | 38-31 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Paul Washington snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Paul Washington drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Orlando Arendt | 38-33 |
| 16:15 | George Mason | Howard Bailey connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 15:50 | George Mason | Harold Crawford gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Neri (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alfredo Flores (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Domingo Santiago (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Crawford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orlando Arendt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | George Mason | Harold Crawford can't finish the layup | 40-33 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson (PG), Wendell Owens (SG), Timothy Fetzer (SF), Wilfredo Giordano (PF), Shawn Stanley (C) Howard Bailey, Tommy Neri, Alfredo Flores, Domingo Santiago, Harold Crawford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Bobby Barrett (SF), Gene Davis (PF) Kevin Pegues, Sammy Whitten, Orlando Arendt, Greg Walker | |
| 14:50 | George Mason | Shawn Stanley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Shawn Stanley, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin (SF) Paul Washington | |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 14:29 | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:03 | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Stanley | 43-33 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Gene Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Bailey (PG), Tommy Neri (SG), Harold Crawford (C) Jimmy Jackson, Wendell Owens, Shawn Stanley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Sammy Whitten (SG), Orlando Arendt (SF), Greg Walker (PF), Paul Washington (C) Dustin Holbrook, Scott Mertens, Quinn Botkin, Bobby Barrett, Gene Davis | |
| 13:21 | George Mason | Wilfredo Giordano misses the lay-in | 43-33 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side | 43-33 |
| 13:14 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Harold Crawford | 43-33 |
| 13:07 | George Mason | Wilfredo Giordano is hacked by Greg Walker - foul #2 on Greg Walker, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | George Mason | Alfredo Flores (PF) Wilfredo Giordano | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:46 | George Mason | Tommy Neri misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-33 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 12:37 | George Mason | Harold Crawford gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 12:12 | George Mason | Howard Bailey is denied on a dunk by Greg Walker | 43-33 |
| 12:10 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Crawford | 43-33 |
| 11:50 | George Mason | Tommy Neri can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Paul Washington pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Neri (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Fetzer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfredo Flores (fresh) 6 pts. C - Harold Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten is hacked by Tommy Neri - foul #2 on Tommy Neri, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | George Mason | Domingo Santiago (PF), Wilfredo Giordano (C) Timothy Fetzer, Harold Crawford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett (PF) Greg Walker | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues snags the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Sammy Whitten is blocked by Wilfredo Giordano | 43-33 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett hits the follow up shot | 43-35 |
| 10:40 | George Mason | Alfredo Flores drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Tommy Neri | 45-35 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 10:21 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Tommy Neri | 45-35 |
| 10:09 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Bobby Barrett - foul #1 on Bobby Barrett, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer (SF), Harold Crawford (C) Alfredo Flores, Wilfredo Giordano | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Walker (PF) Orlando Arendt | |
| 10:09 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 10:09 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| 09:22 | George Mason | Tommy Neri scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 08:43 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tommy Neri and he's fouled by Bobby Barrett - foul #2 on Bobby Barrett, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson (PG), Wendell Owens (SG), Wilfredo Giordano (PF) Howard Bailey, Tommy Neri, Domingo Santiago | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Orlando Arendt (SF), Gene Davis (C) Kevin Pegues, Sammy Whitten, Bobby Barrett, Paul Washington | |
| 08:43 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer misses the free throw | 50-38 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Greg Walker gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Greg Walker banks in the layup on a great pass from Dustin Holbrook | 50-40 |
| 08:05 | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Orlando Arendt - foul #2 on Orlando Arendt, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | George Mason | Alfredo Flores (SG) Wendell Owens | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:05 | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:05 | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Greg Walker clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Wilfredo Giordano - foul #1 on Wilfredo Giordano, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Bailey (PG) Jimmy Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Sammy Whitten (SG), Paul Washington (C) Dustin Holbrook, Scott Mertens, Gene Davis | |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 07:41 | George Mason | Harold Crawford grabs the board | 52-41 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfredo Flores (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Timothy Fetzer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wilfredo Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | George Mason | Kevin Pegues picks off the pass by Wilfredo Giordano | 52-41 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues lays it up and in | 52-43 |
| 06:59 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | Paul Washington gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 06:38 | George Mason | Howard Bailey gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 06:17 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer steps out of bounds on the sideline | 52-43 |
| Subs | George Mason | Tommy Neri (SG), Domingo Santiago (PF) Timothy Fetzer, Harold Crawford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett (SF), Gene Davis (PF) Orlando Arendt, Greg Walker | |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett is whistled for traveling | 52-43 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson (SF) Alfredo Flores | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:39 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 52-43 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett scores on a jumper from the right side | 52-45 |
| 04:58 | George Mason | Kevin Pegues steps in front of the Wilfredo Giordano pass | 52-45 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 04:36 | George Mason | Wilfredo Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 04:10 | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-45 |
| 04:08 | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 03:45 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago's floater is tipped away by Gene Davis | 52-45 |
| 03:44 | George Mason | Tommy Neri tips it back up and in | 54-45 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer (SF), Harold Crawford (C) Jimmy Jackson, Wilfredo Giordano | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt (SF), Greg Walker (PF) Bobby Barrett, Gene Davis | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Neri (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Fetzer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Domingo Santiago (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-45 |
| 03:33 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago grabs the board | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | George Mason | Tommy Neri clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Greg Walker gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 02:53 | George Mason | Domingo Santiago grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 02:32 | George Mason | Timothy Fetzer buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Crawford | 57-45 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tommy Neri - foul #3 on Tommy Neri, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson (PG), Alfredo Flores (SG), Wendell Owens (SF), Wilfredo Giordano (PF), Shawn Stanley (C) Howard Bailey, Tommy Neri, Timothy Fetzer, Domingo Santiago, Harold Crawford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), Quinn Botkin (SF), Bobby Barrett (PF), Gene Davis (C) Sammy Whitten, Orlando Arendt, Greg Walker, Paul Washington | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:19 | George Mason | Wilfredo Giordano snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 02:00 | George Mason | Wilfredo Giordano hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alfredo Flores | 59-46 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Shawn Stanley is called for the reach on Scott Mertens - foul #2 on Shawn Stanley, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (PG) Kevin Pegues | |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 01:54 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Giordano | 59-46 |
| 01:35 | George Mason | Shawn Stanley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| 01:33 | George Mason | Shawn Stanley grabs the offensive board | 59-46 |
| 01:24 | George Mason | Alfredo Flores loses the ball out of bounds | 59-46 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Dustin Holbrook | 59-48 |
| 00:55 | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson travels with the ball | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens loses the ball out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | George Mason | Gene Davis denies the turnaround by Shawn Stanley | 59-48 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dustin Holbrook, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Jimmy Jackson runs out the clock | 59-48 |