| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Elton Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Stokley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Anthony Barcus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Neal Auld (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Platt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Erik Gregg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Richard Holland inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | George Mason | Elton Anderson blows the layup | 27-39 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Paul Platt grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Anthony Barcus comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 27-39 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Neal Auld snags the offensive board | 27-39 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Michael Reid lays it in set up by Neal Auld and he's hacked by Michael Stokley - foul #2 on Michael Stokley, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Michael Reid makes the free throw | 27-42 |
| 18:41 | George Mason | Richard Holland is hacked by Anthony Barcus - foul #3 on Anthony Barcus, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Samford | Pablo Rivera (PG) Anthony Barcus | |
| 18:31 | George Mason | William Scott makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Hudson | 30-42 |
| 18:20 | Samford | William Scott is called for the reach on Neal Auld - foul #3 on William Scott, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | George Mason | Fabian Gallo (PF) William Scott | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:12 | Samford | Neal Auld drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Pablo Rivera | 30-44 |
| 18:02 | George Mason | Michael Stokley buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Fabian Gallo | 32-44 |
| 17:50 | Samford | Elton Anderson steals the ball from Michael Reid | 32-44 |
| 17:35 | George Mason | Michael Stokley misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Reid - foul #2 on Michael Reid, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Pasinski (PG) Elton Anderson | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Powell (PF), Enlai Wang (C) Erik Gregg, Michael Reid | |
| 17:35 | George Mason | Michael Stokley makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 17:35 | George Mason | Michael Stokley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 17:20 | Samford | Neal Auld buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Pablo Rivera | 34-46 |
| 17:09 | George Mason | Larry Hudson misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Platt - foul #1 on Paul Platt, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | George Mason | Norman Luse (C) Michael Stokley | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Maxey (SG), Edmund Snyder (SF) Neal Auld, Paul Platt | |
| 17:09 | George Mason | Larry Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 17:09 | George Mason | Larry Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:54 | Samford | Ronald Powell hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Harry Maxey | 36-48 |
| 16:30 | George Mason | Richard Holland makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Larry Hudson | 39-48 |
| 16:09 | Samford | Edmund Snyder misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 16:07 | George Mason | Richard Holland pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 16:02 | George Mason | Edmund Snyder is called for the reach on Larry Hudson - foul #1 on Edmund Snyder, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | George Mason | Elton Anderson (PG), Desmond Brown (SG), Brian Wellborn (C) Robert Pasinski, Larry Hudson, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Samford | Neal Auld (SG), Paul Platt (SF), Erik Gregg (PF), Michael Reid (C) Harry Maxey, Edmund Snyder, Ronald Powell, Enlai Wang | |
| 15:38 | George Mason | Desmond Brown loses the dribble to Michael Reid | 39-48 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Elton Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Desmond Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fabian Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Norman Luse (fresh) C - Brian Wellborn (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pablo Rivera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neal Auld (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Platt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Erik Gregg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Reid (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Samford | Michael Reid buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Pablo Rivera | 39-51 |
| 14:56 | George Mason | Elton Anderson connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Fabian Gallo and he's fouled by Pablo Rivera - foul #1 on Pablo Rivera, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Scott (PF), Michael Stokley (C) Fabian Gallo, Brian Wellborn | |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Barcus (PG) Pablo Rivera | |
| 14:56 | George Mason | Elton Anderson makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 14:31 | Samford | Norman Luse picks off the pass by Anthony Barcus | 42-51 |
| 14:23 | George Mason | William Scott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 14:22 | Samford | Michael Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Neal Auld drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Barcus | 42-53 |
| 14:02 | George Mason | Norman Luse comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Michael Reid gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 13:55 | Samford | Michael Reid misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 13:54 | Samford | Anthony Barcus snags the offensive board | 42-53 |
| 13:40 | Samford | Erik Gregg misses badly on a runner from the left block | 42-53 |
| 13:38 | George Mason | Norman Luse grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 13:16 | George Mason | Paul Platt is called for the reach on William Scott - foul #2 on Paul Platt, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| Subs | George Mason | Sean Melendrez (PG), Larry Hudson (SG), Richard Holland (SF) Elton Anderson, Desmond Brown, Norman Luse | |
| Subs | Samford | Pablo Rivera (SG), Harry Maxey (SF), Ronald Powell (PF), Enlai Wang (C) Neal Auld, Paul Platt, Erik Gregg, Michael Reid | |
| 12:59 | George Mason | Larry Hudson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-53 |
| 12:57 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Melendrez | 42-53 |
| 12:39 | George Mason | Harry Maxey takes the ball from Michael Stokley | 42-53 |
| 12:12 | Samford | Enlai Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-53 |
| Subs | George Mason | Fabian Gallo (PF), Brian Wellborn (C) William Scott, Michael Stokley | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Huggins (C) Anthony Barcus | |
| 11:53 | George Mason | Richard Holland buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Fabian Gallo and he's hacked by Harry Maxey - foul #1 on Harry Maxey, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Platt (SF) Charles Huggins | |
| 11:53 | George Mason | Richard Holland misses the free throw | 45-53 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Enlai Wang grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 11:42 | Samford | Paul Platt comes up short on the floater from the left block | 45-53 |
| 11:40 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Sean Melendrez (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Larry Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Holland (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fabian Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Wellborn (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pablo Rivera (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Maxey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Platt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Powell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Enlai Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | George Mason | Elton Anderson (PG) Sean Melendrez | |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Barcus (PG), Neal Auld (SG) Pablo Rivera, Harry Maxey | |
| 11:00 | Samford | Anthony Barcus clanks a jumper from the right side | 45-53 |
| 10:59 | George Mason | Richard Holland snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 10:39 | George Mason | Richard Holland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 10:38 | Samford | Neal Auld grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Anthony Barcus misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 10:31 | George Mason | Brian Wellborn pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 10:17 | George Mason | Richard Holland knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Wellborn | 47-53 |
| 10:06 | Samford | Neal Auld comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 10:05 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:54 | George Mason | Richard Holland dunks the ball on a nice dish by Fabian Gallo and he's hacked by Enlai Wang - foul #1 on Enlai Wang, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | George Mason | Sean Melendrez (PG), Desmond Brown (SG), William Scott (PF), Michael Stokley (C) Elton Anderson, Larry Hudson, Fabian Gallo, Brian Wellborn | |
| Subs | Samford | Pablo Rivera (PG), Harry Maxey (SF), Erik Gregg (PF), Michael Reid (C) Anthony Barcus, Paul Platt, Ronald Powell, Enlai Wang | |
| 09:54 | George Mason | Richard Holland makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Harry Maxey travels with the ball | 50-53 |
| Subs | George Mason | Norman Luse (SF) Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Samford | Edmund Snyder (SF) Neal Auld | |
| 09:15 | George Mason | Sean Melendrez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| 08:59 | Samford | Michael Reid misses badly on a shot from the left block | 50-53 |
| 08:58 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Norman Luse | 50-53 |
| 08:40 | George Mason | Desmond Brown drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Norman Luse and the foul's on Harry Maxey - foul #2 on Harry Maxey, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| Subs | George Mason | Elton Anderson (PG), Fabian Gallo (SF) Sean Melendrez, Norman Luse | |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Barcus (PG), Paul Platt (SF) Harry Maxey, Edmund Snyder | |
| 08:40 | George Mason | Desmond Brown makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:24 | Samford | Michael Reid misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 08:23 | Samford | Paul Platt grabs the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 08:14 | Samford | Erik Gregg is hacked by Michael Stokley - foul #3 on Michael Stokley, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| Subs | George Mason | Larry Hudson (SG), Richard Holland (SF) Desmond Brown, Michael Stokley | |
| Subs | Samford | Neal Auld (SG) Pablo Rivera | |
| 07:59 | Samford | Anthony Barcus comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Larry Hudson - foul #2 on Larry Hudson, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Powell (C) Michael Reid | |
| 07:59 | Samford | Anthony Barcus makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Anthony Barcus misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:59 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 07:38 | George Mason | William Scott slams it home on a nice dish by Fabian Gallo | 55-54 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Elton Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Holland (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Fabian Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Anthony Barcus (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neal Auld (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Platt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erik Gregg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Powell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Samford | Paul Platt knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Barcus | 55-56 |
| 06:55 | George Mason | Richard Holland misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Platt - foul #3 on Paul Platt, team foul #10 | 55-56 |
| Subs | George Mason | Sean Melendrez (PG), Norman Luse (C) Elton Anderson, William Scott | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Maxey (SF), Enlai Wang (C) Paul Platt, Erik Gregg | |
| 06:55 | George Mason | Richard Holland misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:55 | George Mason | Richard Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:48 | Samford | Ronald Powell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 06:26 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo loses the dribble to Enlai Wang | 56-59 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Enlai Wang misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 06:10 | Samford | Harry Maxey tips it in | 56-61 |
| 06:00 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Enlai Wang - foul #2 on Enlai Wang, team foul #11 | 56-61 |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Stokley (C) Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Samford | Pablo Rivera (PG), Paul Platt (SF), Michael Reid (C) Anthony Barcus, Neal Auld, Ronald Powell | |
| 06:00 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:00 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:40 | Samford | Michael Reid misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 05:38 | George Mason | Sean Melendrez snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 05:33 | George Mason | Fabian Gallo clanks a shot from the free throw line | 58-61 |
| 05:31 | Samford | The rebound goes to Paul Platt | 58-61 |
| 05:07 | Samford | Pablo Rivera hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 58-61 |
| 05:06 | Samford | Enlai Wang tips it in | 58-63 |
| 04:39 | George Mason | Norman Luse scores on a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Pablo Rivera - foul #2 on Pablo Rivera, team foul #12 | 60-63 |
| Subs | George Mason | Elton Anderson (PG), Desmond Brown (SG), William Scott (PF) Sean Melendrez, Larry Hudson, Fabian Gallo | |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Barcus (PG), Neal Auld (SG), Erik Gregg (PF) Pablo Rivera, Harry Maxey, Enlai Wang | |
| 04:39 | George Mason | Norman Luse makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:26 | Samford | Neal Auld can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 04:25 | George Mason | Desmond Brown pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:19 | George Mason | Norman Luse is called for traveling | 61-63 |
| Subs | George Mason | Richard Holland (SF) Norman Luse | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Powell (SF) Paul Platt | |
| 04:05 | Samford | Erik Gregg can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-63 |
| 04:03 | Samford | Anthony Barcus tips it back up and in | 61-65 |
| 03:57 | George Mason | Elton Anderson hits a 3 from the left wing set up by William Scott | 64-65 |
| 03:30 | Samford | William Scott picks off the pass by Erik Gregg | 64-65 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Elton Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Desmond Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Holland (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Stokley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Anthony Barcus (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neal Auld (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Powell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Erik Gregg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Reid (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:10 | George Mason | Richard Holland misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 03:09 | George Mason | Richard Holland can't tip it in | 64-65 |
| 03:08 | Samford | Erik Gregg grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Erik Gregg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-65 |
| Subs | George Mason | Larry Hudson (SG), Norman Luse (C) Desmond Brown, Michael Stokley | |
| Subs | Samford | Pablo Rivera (PG), Harry Maxey (SG), Paul Platt (SF) Anthony Barcus, Neal Auld, Michael Reid | |
| 02:28 | George Mason | Elton Anderson drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Larry Hudson | 67-65 |
| 02:28 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | George Mason | Fabian Gallo (C) Norman Luse | |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Barcus (PG), Neal Auld (SG) Pablo Rivera, Harry Maxey | |
| 02:17 | Samford | Erik Gregg scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Powell | 67-67 |
| 02:00 | George Mason | Larry Hudson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Holland | 70-67 |
| 01:55 | Samford | Neal Auld hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 70-67 |
| 01:54 | Samford | Erik Gregg grabs the offensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 01:45 | Samford | Erik Gregg misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-67 |
| 01:43 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Platt | 70-67 |
| 01:21 | Samford | William Scott steals it from Ronald Powell | 70-67 |
| 00:56 | George Mason | Elton Anderson is hacked by Ronald Powell - foul #3 on Ronald Powell, team foul #13 | 70-67 |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Stokley (C) Fabian Gallo | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Reid (C) Ronald Powell | |
| 00:56 | George Mason | Elton Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:56 | George Mason | Elton Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:56 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Stokley | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | George Mason | Michael Stokley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Holland | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Samford | Anthony Barcus misses the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Elton Anderson - foul #1 on Elton Anderson, team foul #5 | 73-67 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Anthony Barcus makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Anthony Barcus makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Anthony Barcus makes the 3rd free throw | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | George Mason | Anthony Barcus is called for the reach on William Scott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Barcus, team foul #14 | 73-70 |
| 00:20 | George Mason | William Scott makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:20 | George Mason | William Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Anthony Barcus drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-73 |
| 00:09 | George Mason | William Scott is hacked by Anthony Barcus in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony Barcus, team foul #15 | 75-73 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Samford | Pablo Rivera (PG) Anthony Barcus | |
| 00:09 | George Mason | William Scott makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:09 | George Mason | William Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Erik Gregg misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-73 |
| 00:03 | George Mason | Richard Holland grabs the board | 77-73 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Richard Holland runs out the clock | 77-73 |