| Lineup | George Mason | PG - William Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Harding (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Lenz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edmundo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Huston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Moran (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | David Lenz inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | George Mason | Thomas Harding throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Edmundo Greco swats the layup by Kevin Bickford | 27-34 |
| 19:28 | George Mason | Thomas Harding pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 19:15 | George Mason | Edmundo Greco makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Lenz | 30-34 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Tracy Alers clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-34 |
| 18:54 | George Mason | Edmundo Greco snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 18:26 | George Mason | The pull-up jumper by Edmundo Greco is blocked by John Ayres | 30-34 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Luis Moran grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:03 | Houston | Dwain Williams is fouled on the floor by Christopher Huston - foul #1 on Christopher Huston, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Kevin Bickford drills a floater near the basket | 30-36 |
| 17:35 | George Mason | David Lenz buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Brown | 33-36 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Kevin Bickford hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 16:54 | George Mason | William Brown can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Tracy Alers gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Tracy Alers travels with the ball | 33-38 |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Nixon (PG), Timothy Haugland (SG), James Manning (PF), Benny Bressler (C) William Brown, Thomas Harding, Edmundo Greco, Christopher Huston | |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Jerome Wyatt (PF) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran, John Ayres, Kevin Bickford | |
| 16:28 | George Mason | Benny Bressler hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Edward Nixon and he's hacked by Dwain Williams - foul #1 on Dwain Williams, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jonathan Bradley (C) David Lenz | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Merlino (C) Dwain Williams | |
| 16:28 | George Mason | Benny Bressler makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Ricky Kelly connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-41 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Edward Nixon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Haugland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Manning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Benny Bressler (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jonathan Bradley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ricky Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Brown (fresh) SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) PF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | George Mason | Jerome Wyatt blocks the short jumper by Benny Bressler | 36-41 |
| 15:37 | George Mason | Jonathan Bradley grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:26 | George Mason | Edward Nixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Brown (PG), Thomas Harding (SG), David Lenz (SF), Christopher Huston (C) Edward Nixon, Timothy Haugland, Benny Bressler, Jonathan Bradley | |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Luis Moran (SG), John Ayres (SF), Kevin Bickford (PF), Dwain Williams (C) Ricky Kelly, David Brown, Bobby Hines, Jerome Wyatt, Steve Merlino | |
| 15:05 | Houston | Kevin Bickford banks in the layup set up by John Ayres | 36-43 |
| 14:45 | George Mason | William Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-43 |
| 14:43 | George Mason | James Manning tips it but misses | 36-43 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Tracy Alers gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Tracy Alers makes the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on William Brown - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Edmundo Greco (PF) James Manning | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:18 | Houston | Tracy Alers misses the free throw | 36-45 |
| 14:18 | George Mason | Christopher Huston grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 14:00 | George Mason | Christopher Huston knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 38-45 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Dwain Williams drills a jump hook in the paint | 38-47 |
| 13:16 | George Mason | David Lenz can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Ayres - foul #1 on John Ayres, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Nixon (PG), Timothy Haugland (SG) William Brown, Thomas Harding | |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), Bobby Hines (SF), Jerome Wyatt (PF), Steve Merlino (C) Tracy Alers, John Ayres, Kevin Bickford, Dwain Williams | |
| 13:16 | George Mason | David Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 13:16 | George Mason | David Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on David Lenz - foul #3 on David Lenz, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | George Mason | James Manning (SF), Benny Bressler (C) David Lenz, Christopher Huston | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG) Luis Moran | |
| 12:57 | Houston | Ricky Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 12:57 | George Mason | Edmundo Greco pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 12:48 | George Mason | Edward Nixon misses the dunk but he's fouled by David Brown - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| 12:48 | George Mason | Edward Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 12:48 | George Mason | Edward Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Ricky Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Steve Merlino snags the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 12:07 | Houston | Ricky Kelly drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Brown | 41-51 |
| 12:01 | George Mason | Edmundo Greco misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 11:59 | George Mason | Edward Nixon gets the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Edward Nixon (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Haugland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edmundo Greco (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Benny Bressler (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ricky Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) PF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | George Mason | Timothy Haugland makes the shot from the right side | 43-51 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Ricky Kelly scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Brown | 43-53 |
| 10:53 | George Mason | Edmundo Greco comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 10:51 | George Mason | James Manning tips it home | 45-53 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Ricky Kelly buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Hines | 45-56 |
| 10:27 | George Mason | James Manning connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Haugland | 47-56 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Ricky Kelly can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 10:10 | George Mason | Edmundo Greco snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 09:52 | George Mason | David Brown is called for the reach on Timothy Haugland - foul #3 on David Brown, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Brown (PG), Thomas Harding (SG), David Lenz (SF), Christopher Huston (C) Edward Nixon, Timothy Haugland, Edmundo Greco, Benny Bressler | |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Luis Moran (SG), John Ayres (SF), Kevin Bickford (PF), Dwain Williams (C) Ricky Kelly, David Brown, Bobby Hines, Jerome Wyatt, Steve Merlino | |
| 09:26 | George Mason | Christopher Huston misses the easy layup | 47-56 |
| 09:24 | George Mason | Christopher Huston grabs the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 09:12 | George Mason | Thomas Harding double dribbles | 47-56 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jonathan Bradley (PF) James Manning | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:47 | Houston | David Lenz takes the ball from Luis Moran | 47-56 |
| 08:27 | George Mason | Thomas Harding connects on the shot from the left side | 49-56 |
| 08:03 | Houston | Dwain Williams lays it up and in | 49-58 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - William Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Harding (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Lenz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Bradley (fresh) C - Christopher Huston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Moran (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:45 | George Mason | William Brown is whistled for a carry | 49-58 |
| Subs | George Mason | James Manning (PF) Jonathan Bradley | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:21 | Houston | Christopher Huston takes the ball from Kevin Bickford | 49-58 |
| 07:10 | George Mason | David Lenz clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Dwain Williams gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Luis Moran is hacked by Thomas Harding - foul #2 on Thomas Harding, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | George Mason | Timothy Haugland (SG), Edmundo Greco (PF) Thomas Harding, James Manning | |
| Subs | Houston | Bobby Hines (SF), Jerome Wyatt (PF) John Ayres, Kevin Bickford | |
| 06:41 | Houston | Tracy Alers is fouled on the floor by Christopher Huston - foul #2 on Christopher Huston, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Nixon (PG), Benny Bressler (C) William Brown, Christopher Huston | |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran | |
| 06:31 | Houston | Dwain Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Ricky Kelly | 49-60 |
| 06:11 | George Mason | Edward Nixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | George Mason | James Manning (SF) David Lenz | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Merlino (C) Dwain Williams | |
| 05:50 | Houston | Ricky Kelly hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Steve Merlino | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:21 | George Mason | David Brown is called for the reach on Timothy Haugland - foul #4 on David Brown, team foul #5 | 49-63 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Brown (PG), Thomas Harding (SG), Christopher Huston (C) Edward Nixon, Timothy Haugland, Benny Bressler | |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Luis Moran (SG), John Ayres (SF), Kevin Bickford (PF) Ricky Kelly, David Brown, Bobby Hines, Jerome Wyatt | |
| 05:08 | George Mason | William Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 05:06 | George Mason | James Manning gets the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 04:42 | George Mason | William Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 04:41 | Houston | Steve Merlino grabs the board | 49-63 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Tracy Alers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-63 |
| Subs | George Mason | David Lenz (SF) Edmundo Greco | |
| Subs | Houston | Dwain Williams (C) Steve Merlino | |
| 04:29 | George Mason | David Lenz misses short on a shot near the basket | 49-63 |
| 04:27 | George Mason | Christopher Huston tips it home | 51-63 |
| 04:02 | Houston | The jump hook by Dwain Williams is blocked by Christopher Huston | 51-63 |
| 04:00 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Christopher Huston | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - William Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Harding (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Lenz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Huston (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Moran (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:42 | George Mason | James Manning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-63 |
| 03:40 | Houston | Tracy Alers pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Houston | Kevin Bickford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by James Manning - foul #1 on James Manning, team foul #6 | 51-63 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 03:22 | George Mason | Christopher Huston grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 03:09 | George Mason | Thomas Harding's fadeaway is rejected by Dwain Williams | 51-63 |
| 03:08 | Houston | Tracy Alers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Luis Moran is fouled on the floor by Christopher Huston - foul #3 on Christopher Huston, team foul #7 | 51-63 |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Nixon (PG), Timothy Haugland (SG), Benny Bressler (PF), Jonathan Bradley (C) William Brown, Thomas Harding, David Lenz, Christopher Huston | |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), Bobby Hines (SF), Jerome Wyatt (PF), Steve Merlino (C) Tracy Alers, John Ayres, Kevin Bickford, Dwain Williams | |
| 02:49 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:32 | George Mason | Jonathan Bradley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-65 |
| 02:30 | George Mason | Benny Bressler tips it home | 53-65 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Ricky Kelly is hacked by Jonathan Bradley - foul #1 on Jonathan Bradley, team foul #8 | 53-65 |
| Subs | George Mason | Vernon Breslin (SF) James Manning | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG) Luis Moran | |
| 02:03 | Houston | Ricky Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:03 | George Mason | Timothy Haugland grabs the board | 53-66 |
| 01:49 | George Mason | Edward Nixon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-66 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Ricky Kelly clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-66 |
| 01:31 | George Mason | Edward Nixon snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 01:13 | George Mason | Edward Nixon hits the finger roll | 55-66 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Ricky Kelly knocks in the floater from the right side set up by David Brown | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | George Mason | Edward Nixon misses short on a 3 from straight away | 55-68 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Steve Merlino grabs the board | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses long on a jumper from the left side | 55-68 |
| 00:11 | George Mason | Jonathan Bradley snags the defensive board | 55-68 |
| 00:06 | George Mason | Edward Nixon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-68 |
| 00:04 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Breslin | 55-68 |
| 00:02 | George Mason | Jerome Wyatt takes the ball from Vernon Breslin | 55-68 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt runs out the clock | 55-68 |