| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) SG - Jim Combs (fresh) SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) C - Michael Thayer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) SG - Joshua Brown (fresh) SF - David Jones (fresh) PF - James Green (fresh) C - Arnold Durazo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Michael Thayer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | William Lavoie is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | George Mason | Arnold Durazo is fouled on the floor by Michael Thayer - foul #1 on Michael Thayer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | George Mason | The jumper by James Green is denied by Michael Thayer | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | George Mason | David Jones hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Isaac Washington is fouled on the floor by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | James Green picks off the pass by Jim Combs | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | George Mason | James Green misses the 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Jim Combs snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Jim Combs clanks a shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Isaac Washington grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses the floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | George Mason | The rebound goes to David Jones | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | George Mason | Thomas Johnson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Jim Combs's floater is tipped away by James Green | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Arnold Durazo | 0-2 |
| 17:28 | George Mason | Arnold Durazo jams it set up by Thomas Johnson and he's hacked by Michael Thayer - foul #2 on Michael Thayer, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eddie Thomas (C) Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 17:28 | George Mason | Arnold Durazo misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Isaac Washington | 0-4 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Isaac Washington comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Green - foul #2 on James Green, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Sidney Combest (PF) James Green | |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Isaac Washington makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Isaac Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:11 | George Mason | Arnold Durazo gets the rebound | 1-4 |
| 16:47 | George Mason | William Lavoie steps in front of the Joshua Brown pass | 1-4 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 1-4 |
| 16:19 | George Mason | Arnold Durazo snags the defensive board | 1-4 |
| 16:00 | George Mason | The pull-up jumper by Sidney Combest is blocked by Isaac Washington | 1-4 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Isaac Washington snags the defensive board | 1-4 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fairly fresh) SG - Jim Combs (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Hairston (fairly fresh) PF - Isaac Washington (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Brown (fresh) SF - David Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sidney Combest (fresh) C - Arnold Durazo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #3 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (PG), Craig Choate (SG), Lloyd Wood (PF) William Lavoie, Jim Combs, Isaac Washington | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dennis Nance (PG), Benjamin Hewlett (SG), Robert Pickett (SF), Jesse Furey (C) Thomas Johnson, Joshua Brown, David Jones, Arnold Durazo | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston misses the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston misses the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 15:37 | George Mason | Sidney Combest snags the defensive board | 1-4 |
| 15:30 | George Mason | Benjamin Hewlett misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 1-4 |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Craig Choate is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Hewlett - foul #1 on Benjamin Hewlett, team foul #4 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Stark (PF) Joseph Hairston | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Benjamin Hewlett is called for the reach on Craig Choate - foul #2 on Benjamin Hewlett, team foul #5 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joshua Brown (SG) Benjamin Hewlett | |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood connects on the runner from close range | 3-4 |
| 14:42 | George Mason | Joshua Brown is hacked by Eddie Thomas - foul #1 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Thomas Johnson (PG), Dennis Wada (C) Joshua Brown, Sidney Combest | |
| 14:24 | George Mason | Dennis Nance makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson and he's hacked by Jesse Lawley - foul #1 on Jesse Lawley, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG) Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 14:24 | George Mason | Dennis Nance makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Dennis Nance is called for the reach on Craig Choate - foul #1 on Dennis Nance, team foul #6 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Combs (SG) Jesse Lawley | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Jones (SF), Arnold Durazo (C) Robert Pickett, Dennis Wada | |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Thomas Johnson steps in front of the William Lavoie pass | 3-7 |
| 13:44 | George Mason | Thomas Johnson hits the finger roll | 3-9 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Jim Combs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| 13:04 | George Mason | Arnold Durazo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 5-9 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Jim Combs knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Stark and the foul's on Jesse Furey - foul #1 on Jesse Furey, team foul #7 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Hairston (SF), Isaac Washington (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) Craig Choate, Donald Stark, Lloyd Wood | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joshua Brown (SG), Sidney Combest (PF) Dennis Nance, Jesse Furey | |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses the free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:58 | George Mason | Sidney Combest grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 12:37 | George Mason | Thomas Johnson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Isaac Washington gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Peter Dziewanowski (PG), Robert Pickett (SF), Dennis Wada (C) Thomas Johnson, David Jones, Arnold Durazo | |
| 12:08 | George Mason | Jim Combs is called for the reach on Sidney Combest - foul #1 on Jim Combs, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (PG), Craig Choate (SG) William Lavoie, Jim Combs | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 11:52 | George Mason | Peter Dziewanowski is hacked by Eddie Thomas - foul #2 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #6 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lloyd Wood (C) Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jesse Furey (C) Dennis Wada | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) SG - Craig Choate (fresh) SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Peter Dziewanowski (fresh) SG - Joshua Brown (fresh) SF - Robert Pickett (fresh) PF - Sidney Combest (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Furey (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | George Mason | Joshua Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 11:40 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Craig Choate | 7-9 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Jesse Furey is called for the reach on Craig Choate - foul #2 on Jesse Furey, team foul #8 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dennis Nance (PG), Dennis Wada (C) Peter Dziewanowski, Jesse Furey | |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Craig Choate makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Craig Choate makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 11:05 | George Mason | Joshua Brown drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Wada | 9-12 |
| 10:51 | Louisville | Craig Choate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Jim Combs (SG) Jesse Lawley, Joseph Hairston | |
| Subs | George Mason | Thomas Johnson (PG), David Jones (SF), Arnold Durazo (C) Dennis Nance, Robert Pickett, Sidney Combest | |
| 10:35 | George Mason | Arnold Durazo misses short on a floater from the baseline | 9-12 |
| 10:33 | George Mason | Arnold Durazo grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:09 | George Mason | Joshua Brown lays it in set up by Thomas Johnson and he's fouled by Lloyd Wood - foul #1 on Lloyd Wood, team foul #7 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Stark (PF) Isaac Washington | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 10:09 | George Mason | Joshua Brown makes the free throw | 9-15 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Craig Choate misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-15 |
| 09:46 | George Mason | Arnold Durazo pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 09:21 | George Mason | Joshua Brown scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 9-17 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Donald Stark knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Choate | 12-17 |
| 08:50 | George Mason | David Jones misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 08:49 | Louisville | Jim Combs gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Donald Stark loses the ball out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (SG), Joseph Hairston (SF), Isaac Washington (PF) Jim Combs, Craig Choate, Donald Stark | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dennis Nance (SG), Robert Pickett (SF), Sidney Combest (PF) Joshua Brown, David Jones, Dennis Wada | |
| 08:22 | George Mason | Lloyd Wood steals the ball from Robert Pickett | 12-17 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Hairston | 14-17 |
| 07:54 | George Mason | Robert Pickett is hacked by Joseph Hairston - foul #1 on Joseph Hairston, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Combs (SG) William Lavoie | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joshua Brown (SG) Thomas Johnson | |
| 07:54 | George Mason | Robert Pickett misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Isaac Washington pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) SG - Jim Combs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Lloyd Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Dennis Nance (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Pickett (fresh) PF - Sidney Combest (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arnold Durazo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Robert Pickett is called for the reach on Lloyd Wood - foul #1 on Robert Pickett, team foul #9 | 14-17 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:35 | George Mason | Arnold Durazo snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 07:24 | George Mason | Robert Pickett drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Nance | 14-19 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley clanks a floater from the right side | 14-19 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Isaac Washington tips it back up and in | 16-19 |
| 06:51 | George Mason | Lloyd Wood denies the turnaround by Joshua Brown | 16-19 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston dunks the ball set up by Jim Combs | 18-19 |
| 06:02 | George Mason | Arnold Durazo misses the floater from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joseph Hairston | 18-19 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Isaac Washington jams it set up by Jesse Lawley | 20-19 |
| 05:29 | George Mason | Robert Pickett connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Dennis Nance | 20-22 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | The jump hook by Joseph Hairston is blocked by Arnold Durazo | 20-22 |
| 05:08 | George Mason | Arnold Durazo snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 04:57 | George Mason | Joshua Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Isaac Washington | 20-22 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Isaac Washington jams it set up by Jim Combs and he's fouled by Sidney Combest - foul #1 on Sidney Combest, team foul #10 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Craig Choate (SG) Jesse Lawley, Jim Combs | |
| Subs | George Mason | Thomas Johnson (PG), David Jones (SF), Dennis Wada (PF) Dennis Nance, Robert Pickett, Sidney Combest | |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Isaac Washington makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:22 | George Mason | Isaac Washington is called for the reach on Dennis Wada - foul #1 on Isaac Washington, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Stark (PF) Isaac Washington | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 04:22 | George Mason | Dennis Wada makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:22 | George Mason | Dennis Wada misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Donald Stark misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-23 |
| 04:06 | George Mason | Arnold Durazo grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 03:48 | George Mason | Joshua Brown can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) SG - Craig Choate (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hairston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Stark (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lloyd Wood (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Brown (tiring) 8 pts. SF - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Wada (fresh) 1 pts. C - Arnold Durazo (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Craig Choate lays it in on a nice dish by William Lavoie | 25-23 |
| 03:09 | George Mason | Thomas Johnson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Dennis Wada | 25-25 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Lavoie | 28-25 |
| 02:32 | George Mason | Joshua Brown misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 28-25 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | The short jumper by Lloyd Wood is denied by Arnold Durazo | 28-25 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | William Lavoie tips it back up and in | 30-25 |
| 02:16 | George Mason | Donald Stark is called for the reach on David Jones - foul #1 on Donald Stark, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Combs (SG), Michael Thayer (C) Joseph Hairston, Lloyd Wood | |
| Subs | George Mason | Benjamin Hewlett (SG), James Green (PF), Jesse Furey (C) Joshua Brown, Dennis Wada, Arnold Durazo | |
| 02:16 | George Mason | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:16 | George Mason | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Craig Choate misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 02:00 | George Mason | Benjamin Hewlett pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 01:51 | George Mason | Jesse Furey misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Thayer - foul #3 on Michael Thayer, team foul #11 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Isaac Washington (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) Donald Stark, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Pickett (SF) David Jones | |
| 01:51 | George Mason | Jesse Furey makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:51 | George Mason | Jesse Furey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Craig Choate misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-29 |
| 01:29 | George Mason | Jesse Furey gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 01:14 | George Mason | Robert Pickett misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 30-29 |
| 01:12 | George Mason | James Green tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | William Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas tips it in | 32-31 |
| 00:34 | George Mason | James Green clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Isaac Washington - foul #2 on Isaac Washington, team foul #12 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (PG), Joseph Hairston (SF) William Lavoie, Craig Choate | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dennis Nance (PG), David Jones (SF), Sidney Combest (C) Thomas Johnson, Robert Pickett, Jesse Furey | |
| 00:34 | George Mason | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:34 | George Mason | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas is hacked by Dennis Nance - foul #2 on Dennis Nance, team foul #11 | 32-33 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:26 | George Mason | Sidney Combest grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 00:05 | George Mason | Benjamin Hewlett misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jesse Lawley | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 33-33 |