| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Gillen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mikey Cantor (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jack Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hays (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Frazier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Jim Diamond (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Max Waller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Milton East (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chadwick Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Goodman (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Milton East inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | George Mason | Max Waller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 19:38 | George Mason | Chadwick Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 19:21 | George Mason | Michael Goodman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 19:20 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Gillen | 36-30 |
| 19:15 | VCU | Michael Gillen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-30 |
| 19:04 | George Mason | Michael Goodman clanks a jumper from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 19:03 | VCU | Jack Bradley gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:59 | VCU | Michael Gillen drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Hays | 39-30 |
| 18:43 | George Mason | Michael Goodman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 18:41 | George Mason | Max Waller misses the tip | 39-30 |
| 18:39 | VCU | Jack Bradley pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 18:24 | VCU | Michael Hays drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 18:09 | George Mason | Max Waller is called for a backcourt violation | 41-30 |
| 17:44 | VCU | Mikey Cantor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-30 |
| 17:29 | George Mason | Jim Diamond misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Gillen - foul #2 on Michael Gillen, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | VCU | Arthur Gardea (PF) Michael Hays | |
| Subs | George Mason | Roy Roberts (C) Michael Goodman | |
| 17:29 | George Mason | Jim Diamond makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 17:29 | George Mason | Jim Diamond makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:10 | VCU | Mikey Cantor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 17:09 | VCU | Carlos Frazier hits the follow up shot | 43-32 |
| 16:46 | George Mason | Milton East hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jim Diamond | 43-35 |
| 16:24 | VCU | Roy Roberts swats the layup by Arthur Gardea | 43-35 |
| 16:22 | VCU | Michael Gillen misses the tip | 43-35 |
| 16:21 | VCU | Carlos Frazier grabs the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 16:05 | VCU | Arthur Gardea clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 16:04 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Jim Diamond | 43-35 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Gillen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mikey Cantor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jack Bradley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Gardea (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Jim Diamond (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Max Waller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Milton East (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chadwick Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Roy Roberts (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | George Mason | Milton East drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Max Waller | 43-37 |
| 15:31 | VCU | Jack Bradley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 15:30 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Roy Roberts | 43-37 |
| 15:17 | George Mason | Jack Bradley is called for the reach on Jim Diamond - foul #2 on Jack Bradley, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), Gary Thetford (SG), Michael Hays (PF), Alfred Smith (C) Michael Gillen, Mikey Cantor, Jack Bradley, Carlos Frazier | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Edwards (PG), Timothy Washington (SG), Carmen Higdon (SF), Michael Goodman (C) Jim Diamond, Max Waller, Milton East, Chadwick Roberts | |
| 15:08 | George Mason | Michael Hays steals the ball from Carmen Higdon | 43-37 |
| 14:54 | VCU | Roy Roberts denies the turnaround by Michael Hays | 43-37 |
| 14:52 | George Mason | Carmen Higdon grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 14:46 | George Mason | Timothy Washington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 14:45 | VCU | Michael Hays grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:31 | VCU | Todd Savage misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 14:30 | George Mason | Timothy Washington gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:10 | George Mason | Alfred Smith steals it from Carmen Higdon | 43-37 |
| 14:01 | VCU | Arthur Gardea buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Todd Savage | 45-37 |
| 13:45 | George Mason | Carmen Higdon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 13:44 | VCU | Gary Thetford pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:27 | VCU | Michael Hays's pass is intercepted by Roy Roberts | 45-37 |
| 13:08 | George Mason | Michael Goodman scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Timothy Washington and he's fouled by Alfred Smith - foul #1 on Alfred Smith, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Mikey Cantor (SG), Jack Bradley (SF), Carlos Frazier (C) Gary Thetford, Arthur Gardea, Alfred Smith | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jim Diamond (PG), Max Waller (SG), Milton East (SF), Chadwick Roberts (PF) David Edwards, Timothy Washington, Carmen Higdon, Roy Roberts | |
| 13:08 | George Mason | Michael Goodman misses the free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:08 | VCU | Carlos Frazier pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:47 | VCU | Michael Hays is fouled on the floor by Michael Goodman - foul #3 on Michael Goodman, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Gillen (PG) Todd Savage | |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Honberger (C) Michael Goodman | |
| 12:32 | VCU | Michael Hays throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Alfred Smith (PF) Michael Hays | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 12:12 | George Mason | Alfred Smith is called for the reach on Max Waller - foul #2 on Alfred Smith, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| 11:54 | George Mason | Christopher Honberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 11:52 | George Mason | Milton East pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Gillen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mikey Cantor (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jack Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfred Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Jim Diamond (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Max Waller (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Milton East (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chadwick Roberts (fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Honberger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | George Mason | Christopher Honberger loses the dribble to Carlos Frazier | 45-39 |
| 11:00 | VCU | Mikey Cantor hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Gillen | 48-39 |
| 10:45 | George Mason | Christopher Honberger lays it in on a nice dish by Jim Diamond | 48-41 |
| 10:33 | VCU | Alfred Smith buries a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Chadwick Roberts - foul #3 on Chadwick Roberts, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), Arthur Gardea (SF), Michael Hays (PF) Michael Gillen, Jack Bradley, Carlos Frazier | |
| Subs | George Mason | Timothy Washington (SG), Carmen Higdon (SF), Michael Goodman (C) Max Waller, Milton East, Christopher Honberger | |
| 10:33 | VCU | Alfred Smith makes the free throw | 51-41 |
| 10:16 | George Mason | Timothy Washington buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 09:52 | VCU | Todd Savage comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 09:50 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Chadwick Roberts | 51-44 |
| 09:44 | George Mason | Jim Diamond scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Timothy Washington | 51-46 |
| 09:28 | VCU | Alfred Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 09:27 | VCU | Arthur Gardea tips it but misses | 51-46 |
| 09:26 | George Mason | Jim Diamond grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 09:15 | George Mason | Carmen Higdon connects on the jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 08:52 | VCU | Michael Hays is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Hays, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Gillen (PG), Jack Bradley (SF), Carlos Frazier (C) Mikey Cantor, Arthur Gardea, Alfred Smith | |
| Subs | George Mason | Max Waller (SG), Milton East (SF) Jim Diamond, Chadwick Roberts | |
| 08:33 | George Mason | Carmen Higdon clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Todd Savage - foul #4 on Todd Savage, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Thetford (SG) Todd Savage | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 08:33 | George Mason | Carmen Higdon makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:33 | George Mason | Carmen Higdon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:11 | VCU | Carlos Frazier banks in the layup | 53-50 |
| 07:58 | George Mason | Jack Bradley steps in front of the Max Waller pass | 53-50 |
| 07:42 | VCU | Gary Thetford misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 07:41 | George Mason | Timothy Washington grabs the board | 53-50 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Gillen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Thetford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jack Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Hays (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Timothy Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Max Waller (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Milton East (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmen Higdon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Goodman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | George Mason | Carmen Higdon buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Washington | 53-53 |
| 07:04 | VCU | Jack Bradley clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 07:02 | VCU | Michael Hays gets the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:54 | VCU | Michael Gillen is fouled on the floor by Michael Goodman - foul #4 on Michael Goodman, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), Mikey Cantor (SG), Arthur Gardea (PF) Michael Gillen, Gary Thetford, Michael Hays | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jim Diamond (PG), Chadwick Roberts (PF), Roy Roberts (C) Timothy Washington, Carmen Higdon, Michael Goodman | |
| 06:47 | VCU | Carlos Frazier buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Jack Bradley and he's hacked by Roy Roberts - foul #2 on Roy Roberts, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| 06:47 | VCU | Carlos Frazier makes the free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:38 | George Mason | Chadwick Roberts banks in the layup on a great pass from Roy Roberts | 56-55 |
| 06:24 | VCU | Arthur Gardea misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Max Waller - foul #1 on Max Waller, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Timothy Washington (SG) Max Waller | |
| 06:24 | VCU | Arthur Gardea misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:24 | VCU | Arthur Gardea makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 06:03 | George Mason | Jim Diamond knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chadwick Roberts | 57-57 |
| 05:41 | VCU | Jack Bradley hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Todd Savage | 59-57 |
| 05:29 | George Mason | Chadwick Roberts hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Roy Roberts | 59-60 |
| 05:15 | VCU | Jack Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Gillen (PG), Alfred Smith (C) Todd Savage, Carlos Frazier | |
| Subs | George Mason | Max Waller (SG), Carmen Higdon (SF) Timothy Washington, Milton East | |
| 04:55 | George Mason | Jim Diamond is hacked by Alfred Smith - foul #3 on Alfred Smith, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Hays (PF) Jack Bradley | |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Goodman (C) Roy Roberts | |
| 04:55 | George Mason | Jim Diamond makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:55 | George Mason | Jim Diamond makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:37 | VCU | Alfred Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 04:36 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Max Waller | 59-62 |
| 04:19 | George Mason | Carmen Higdon drills a 3 from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 04:01 | VCU | Arthur Gardea comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 59-65 |
| 04:00 | VCU | Michael Hays tips it home | 61-65 |
| 03:46 | George Mason | Max Waller is fouled on the floor by Mikey Cantor - foul #2 on Mikey Cantor, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Jack Bradley (SF), Carlos Frazier (C) Arthur Gardea, Michael Hays | |
| Subs | George Mason | Milton East (SF) Chadwick Roberts | |
| 03:46 | George Mason | Max Waller makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:46 | George Mason | Max Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 03:27 | VCU | Jack Bradley drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Carlos Frazier | 64-67 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Gillen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mikey Cantor (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jack Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfred Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Jim Diamond (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Max Waller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton East (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmen Higdon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Goodman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | George Mason | Milton East makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jim Diamond | 64-70 |
| 02:52 | VCU | Michael Gillen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-70 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), Gary Thetford (SG) Michael Gillen, Mikey Cantor | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Edwards (PG), Timothy Washington (SG), Roy Roberts (C) Jim Diamond, Max Waller, Michael Goodman | |
| 02:50 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | VCU | Mikey Cantor (SG), Michael Hays (PF) Gary Thetford, Alfred Smith | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jim Diamond (PG), Max Waller (SG), Chadwick Roberts (PF), Michael Goodman (C) David Edwards, Timothy Washington, Carmen Higdon, Roy Roberts | |
| 02:41 | George Mason | Milton East drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Diamond | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:21 | VCU | Michael Hays hits a shot from the left block set up by Jack Bradley | 66-72 |
| 01:59 | George Mason | Michael Goodman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 66-72 |
| 01:57 | George Mason | Jim Diamond hits the follow up shot | 66-74 |
| 01:48 | VCU | Todd Savage can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 66-74 |
| 01:47 | George Mason | Chadwick Roberts gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | George Mason | Jim Diamond misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-74 |
| 01:22 | VCU | Mikey Cantor gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| 01:14 | VCU | Jack Bradley is fouled on the floor by Jim Diamond - foul #1 on Jim Diamond, team foul #6 | 66-74 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Gillen (PG) Todd Savage | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 01:06 | VCU | Michael Goodman blocks the short jumper by Michael Hays | 66-74 |
| 01:05 | George Mason | Milton East grabs the defensive rebound | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | George Mason | Michael Gillen is called for the reach on Jim Diamond - foul #3 on Michael Gillen, team foul #9 | 66-74 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Timothy Washington (SG) Max Waller | |
| 00:58 | George Mason | Jim Diamond misses the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:58 | VCU | Mikey Cantor gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | VCU | Mikey Cantor can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-74 |
| 00:52 | George Mason | Michael Goodman pulls down the rebound | 66-74 |
| 00:50 | George Mason | Michael Goodman is hacked by Michael Gillen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Gillen, team foul #10 | 66-74 |
| 00:50 | George Mason | Michael Goodman misses the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:50 | George Mason | Michael Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:45 | VCU | Jack Bradley buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Gillen | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | George Mason | Jim Diamond is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Gillen - foul #5 on Michael Gillen, team foul #11 | 69-75 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG) Michael Gillen | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:43 | George Mason | Jim Diamond makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:43 | George Mason | Jim Diamond makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:37 | VCU | Mikey Cantor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-77 |
| 00:36 | VCU | Todd Savage grabs the offensive rebound | 69-77 |
| 00:32 | VCU | Jack Bradley's pass is intercepted by Jim Diamond | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | George Mason | Todd Savage is called for the reach on Chadwick Roberts in the backcourt - foul #5 on Todd Savage, team foul #12 | 69-77 |
| Subs | VCU | Oscar Quintal (PG) Todd Savage | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:30 | George Mason | Chadwick Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:30 | George Mason | Chadwick Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:30 | VCU | Carlos Frazier gets the rebound | 69-78 |
| 00:25 | VCU | Mikey Cantor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-78 |
| 00:24 | George Mason | Chadwick Roberts grabs the board | 69-78 |
| 00:21 | George Mason | Chadwick Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Quintal - foul #1 on Oscar Quintal, team foul #13 | 69-78 |
| 00:21 | George Mason | Chadwick Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:21 | George Mason | Chadwick Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Mikey Cantor loses the dribble to Michael Goodman | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Jim Diamond runs out the clock | 69-80 |