| Lineup | George Mason | PG - William Brown (fresh) SG - Thomas Harding (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lenz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edmundo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Huston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Darin Garber (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Allsup (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Kim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Miladen Zanders (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Alan Kim inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:44 | New Mexico | Darin Garber connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alan Kim | 33-26 |
| 19:27 | George Mason | Christopher Huston hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by William Brown and he's hacked by James Allsup - foul #1 on James Allsup, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Uhlig (PG), Raymond Gordon (SF) James Allsup, Alan Kim | |
| 19:27 | George Mason | Christopher Huston misses the free throw | 35-26 |
| 19:27 | New Mexico | Charles Walker snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 18:58 | New Mexico | William Uhlig can't connect on a floater from the right side | 35-26 |
| 18:56 | George Mason | The rebound goes to David Lenz | 35-26 |
| 18:36 | George Mason | Miladen Zanders denies the turnaround by David Lenz | 35-26 |
| 18:34 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to William Uhlig | 35-26 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico | William Brown steps in front of the William Uhlig pass | 35-26 |
| 17:57 | George Mason | Christopher Huston misses the floater in the paint | 35-26 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico | Charles Walker snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 17:46 | New Mexico | William Uhlig scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darin Garber | 35-29 |
| 17:42 | George Mason | William Brown loses the dribble to William Uhlig in the backcourt | 35-29 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | Charles Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico | Miladen Zanders drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Darin Garber | 35-31 |
| 16:43 | George Mason | Thomas Harding misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 16:42 | George Mason | Christopher Huston tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | Miladen Zanders clanks a jumper from the right block | 37-31 |
| 16:26 | New Mexico | Miladen Zanders gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | Darin Garber is fouled on the floor by Thomas Harding - foul #3 on Thomas Harding, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Nixon (PG), Timothy Haugland (SG), James Manning (SF), Benny Bressler (PF), Jonathan Bradley (C) William Brown, Thomas Harding, David Lenz, Edmundo Greco, Christopher Huston | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Allsup (SG), Alan Kim (SF) William Uhlig, Raymond Gordon | |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | Darin Garber hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 37-31 |
| 15:59 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Jonathan Bradley | 37-31 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Edward Nixon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Haugland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benny Bressler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Darin Garber (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Allsup (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Miladen Zanders (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Walker (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 15:54 | George Mason | Jonathan Bradley is hacked by Charles Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Walker, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| 15:40 | George Mason | Jonathan Bradley misses short on a shot near the basket | 37-31 |
| 15:39 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Benny Bressler | 37-31 |
| 15:31 | George Mason | Edward Nixon connects on the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Darin Garber - foul #3 on Darin Garber, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| 15:31 | George Mason | Edward Nixon misses the free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:31 | New Mexico | James Allsup pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | Miladen Zanders can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Benny Bressler - foul #2 on Benny Bressler, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | Miladen Zanders makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | Miladen Zanders misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:17 | George Mason | Jonathan Bradley snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 15:01 | George Mason | Timothy Haugland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-32 |
| 15:00 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Allsup | 39-32 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | Alan Kim loses the dribble to Timothy Haugland | 39-32 |
| 14:34 | George Mason | Timothy Haugland misses the fadeaway in the paint | 39-32 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico | Darin Garber grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico | Miladen Zanders comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 14:10 | George Mason | Benny Bressler gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:00 | George Mason | Jonathan Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | Danny Cooperman (PG), Thomas Harding (SG), Vernon Breslin (SF), Edmundo Greco (PF), Christopher Huston (C) Edward Nixon, Timothy Haugland, James Manning, Benny Bressler, Jonathan Bradley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Uhlig (PG), Raymond Gordon (SF) Darin Garber, Alan Kim | |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | William Uhlig is fouled on the floor by Thomas Harding - foul #4 on Thomas Harding, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Brown (PG), David Lenz (SF) Thomas Harding, Vernon Breslin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Darin Garber (PG) William Uhlig | |
| 13:22 | New Mexico | Darin Garber is hacked by Edmundo Greco - foul #2 on Edmundo Greco, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alan Kim (SF) Raymond Gordon | |
| 13:17 | New Mexico | Edmundo Greco is called for the reach on Alan Kim - foul #3 on Edmundo Greco, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| 12:56 | New Mexico | James Allsup misses short on a shot from the right side | 39-32 |
| 12:55 | George Mason | David Lenz grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 12:53 | George Mason | William Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Darin Garber - foul #4 on Darin Garber, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | Timothy Haugland (SG), James Manning (PF) William Brown, Edmundo Greco | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Uhlig (PG), Raymond Gordon (SF) Darin Garber, Alan Kim | |
| 12:36 | George Mason | James Manning can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on William Uhlig - foul #3 on William Uhlig, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | Vernon Breslin (SF), Benny Bressler (C) David Lenz, Christopher Huston | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:36 | George Mason | James Manning makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 12:36 | George Mason | James Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 12:22 | New Mexico | Miladen Zanders hits the finger roll on a great pass from Raymond Gordon | 41-34 |
| 12:08 | George Mason | Vernon Breslin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 11:43 | New Mexico | William Uhlig can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 11:42 | George Mason | James Manning pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Danny Cooperman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Haugland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vernon Breslin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Manning (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Bressler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Uhlig (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Allsup (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Miladen Zanders (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Walker (tired) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | George Mason | James Manning is open and scores on a floater from close range | 46-34 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico | Miladen Zanders misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Manning - foul #2 on James Manning, team foul #6 | 46-34 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Brown (PG), David Lenz (SF), Edmundo Greco (PF), Christopher Huston (C) Danny Cooperman, Vernon Breslin, James Manning, Benny Bressler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alan Kim (SF) Raymond Gordon | |
| 11:10 | New Mexico | Miladen Zanders misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico | Miladen Zanders misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 11:10 | George Mason | Edmundo Greco grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 11:03 | George Mason | David Lenz blows the wide open layup | 46-34 |
| 11:02 | New Mexico | Charles Walker pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 10:46 | New Mexico | William Uhlig knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Allsup and the foul's on Timothy Haugland - foul #2 on Timothy Haugland, team foul #7 | 46-36 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Darin Garber (PG) Charles Walker | |
| 10:46 | New Mexico | William Uhlig makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 10:39 | George Mason | Miladen Zanders is called for the reach on Edmundo Greco - foul #2 on Miladen Zanders, team foul #6 | 46-37 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jonathan Bradley (C) Christopher Huston | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Walker (C) Darin Garber | |
| 10:15 | George Mason | Timothy Haugland's pass is intercepted by Miladen Zanders | 46-37 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico | William Uhlig scores on a shot from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 09:41 | George Mason | Timothy Haugland blows the layup but the foul's on James Allsup - foul #2 on James Allsup, team foul #7 | 46-39 |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Nixon (PG), James Manning (PF), Benny Bressler (C) William Brown, Edmundo Greco, Jonathan Bradley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon (SF) Alan Kim | |
| 09:41 | George Mason | Timothy Haugland makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:41 | George Mason | Timothy Haugland makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico | Miladen Zanders loses the ball out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | George Mason | Vernon Breslin (SF), Christopher Huston (C) Timothy Haugland, David Lenz | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:56 | George Mason | Edward Nixon misses the floater from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 08:54 | George Mason | Edward Nixon grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:40 | George Mason | William Uhlig steals the ball from Benny Bressler | 48-39 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-39 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Brown (PG), David Lenz (SF) Edward Nixon, Vernon Breslin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:20 | New Mexico | William Uhlig misses badly on a floater from the right side | 48-39 |
| 08:19 | George Mason | David Lenz gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:17 | George Mason | Raymond Gordon takes the ball from Benny Bressler in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | William Uhlig hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 08:06 | George Mason | David Lenz snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 07:46 | George Mason | James Manning's pass is intercepted by William Uhlig | 48-39 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico | James Allsup knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by William Uhlig and he's hacked by James Manning - foul #3 on James Manning, team foul #8 | 48-41 |
| Subs | George Mason | Thomas Harding (SG) Benny Bressler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Darin Garber (PG), Alan Kim (SF) William Uhlig, Charles Walker | |
| 07:34 | New Mexico | James Allsup makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - William Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Harding (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Lenz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Manning (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Huston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Darin Garber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Miladen Zanders (very tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Allsup (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | George Mason | David Lenz is hacked by Alan Kim in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alan Kim, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Walker (C) Raymond Gordon | |
| 07:32 | George Mason | David Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:32 | George Mason | David Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | Alan Kim comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-42 |
| 07:15 | George Mason | David Lenz gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 07:10 | George Mason | William Brown is hacked by Darin Garber in the backcourt - foul #5 on Darin Garber, team foul #9 | 50-42 |
| Subs | George Mason | Benny Bressler (PF), Jonathan Bradley (C) James Manning, Christopher Huston | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Uhlig (PG) Darin Garber | |
| 07:10 | George Mason | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 07:10 | George Mason | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Alan Kim is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Bradley - foul #1 on Jonathan Bradley, team foul #9 | 52-42 |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Nixon (PG) William Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon (SF) Charles Walker | |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Alan Kim makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Alan Kim misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:58 | George Mason | Benny Bressler gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 06:56 | George Mason | Raymond Gordon steals it from Thomas Harding in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico | David Lenz picks off the pass by Miladen Zanders | 52-43 |
| 06:24 | George Mason | Edward Nixon makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | Jonathan Bradley takes the ball from Alan Kim | 54-43 |
| 06:10 | George Mason | William Uhlig steals the ball from Thomas Harding in the backcourt | 54-43 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico | Alan Kim scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Uhlig | 54-45 |
| 05:40 | George Mason | Thomas Harding misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-45 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico | Alan Kim pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 05:34 | New Mexico | William Uhlig misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 05:33 | George Mason | Thomas Harding snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 05:15 | George Mason | Benny Bressler misses the floater from the free throw line | 54-45 |
| 05:13 | New Mexico | Alan Kim pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico | William Uhlig hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 54-45 |
| 04:50 | George Mason | Thomas Harding grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 04:50 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Brown (PG), Timothy Haugland (SG), James Manning (SF), Edmundo Greco (PF), Christopher Huston (C) Edward Nixon, Thomas Harding, David Lenz, Benny Bressler, Jonathan Bradley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Walker (C) Alan Kim | |
| 04:27 | George Mason | Timothy Haugland misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 54-45 |
| 04:26 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | William Brown steps in front of the William Uhlig pass in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| 04:22 | George Mason | Timothy Haugland banks in the layup set up by William Brown | 56-45 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico | James Allsup misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 04:06 | George Mason | Edmundo Greco gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 03:54 | George Mason | Edmundo Greco drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Brown | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:36 | New Mexico | The pull-up jumper by Miladen Zanders is blocked by Edmundo Greco | 58-45 |
| 03:34 | George Mason | James Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Haugland (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Manning (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edmundo Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Huston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Uhlig (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Allsup (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Gordon (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Miladen Zanders (very tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Walker (very tired) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 03:07 | George Mason | William Brown travels with the ball | 58-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Edward Nixon (PG), Danny Cooperman (SG), Vernon Breslin (SF), Benny Bressler (C) William Brown, Timothy Haugland, Edmundo Greco, Christopher Huston | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alan Kim (SF) Raymond Gordon | |
| 02:54 | New Mexico | William Uhlig clanks a floater from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 02:52 | George Mason | Benny Bressler gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 02:50 | George Mason | Danny Cooperman is fouled in the backcourt by James Allsup - foul #3 on James Allsup, team foul #10 | 58-45 |
| 02:50 | George Mason | Danny Cooperman makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 02:50 | George Mason | Danny Cooperman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico | Miladen Zanders grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico | Alan Kim knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-48 |
| 02:31 | George Mason | James Allsup is called for the reach on Danny Cooperman in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Allsup, team foul #11 | 59-48 |
| 02:31 | George Mason | Danny Cooperman makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 02:31 | George Mason | Danny Cooperman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 02:13 | New Mexico | Miladen Zanders knocks in the floater in the lane | 61-50 |
| 02:04 | George Mason | James Allsup steals it from Vernon Breslin | 61-50 |
| 01:49 | New Mexico | William Uhlig is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on William Uhlig, team foul #12 | 61-50 |
| Subs | George Mason | Timothy Haugland (SG), Jonathan Bradley (C) Danny Cooperman, Vernon Breslin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:29 | George Mason | Timothy Haugland hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 61-50 |
| 01:28 | George Mason | Timothy Haugland tips it back up and in | 63-50 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | James Allsup knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 00:48 | George Mason | Benny Bressler is open and scores on a jumper from the left side | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:42 | New Mexico | William Uhlig can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 00:40 | George Mason | James Manning gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:12 | George Mason | James Manning misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Allsup - foul #5 on James Allsup, team foul #13 | 65-52 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon (SG) James Allsup | |
| 00:12 | George Mason | James Manning makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:12 | George Mason | James Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | Charles Walker grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Edward Nixon runs out the clock | 66-52 |