| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Allen Whiting (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Max Waller (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boris Korczynski (fresh) PF - Anthony Nabors (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Dema Galinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Gillen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Flint (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arthur Gardea (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brian Sutton (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlos Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | George Mason | Max Waller hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dema Galinski | 41-34 |
| 19:37 | VCU | Michael Gillen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 41-34 |
| 19:35 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 19:20 | George Mason | Allen Whiting connects on the 3 from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 19:16 | VCU | William Flint knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Arthur Gardea and he's fouled by Max Waller - foul #1 on Max Waller, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 19:16 | VCU | William Flint makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 18:58 | George Mason | Max Waller misses short on a jumper near the basket | 44-37 |
| 18:57 | George Mason | Dema Galinski grabs the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 18:39 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Allen Whiting | 46-37 |
| 18:26 | VCU | William Flint's pass is intercepted by Allen Whiting | 46-37 |
| 18:09 | George Mason | The jumper by Max Waller is denied by Brian Sutton | 46-37 |
| 18:08 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors tips it home | 48-37 |
| 18:01 | VCU | Brian Sutton is whistled for traveling | 48-37 |
| 17:40 | George Mason | Allen Whiting makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 17:29 | VCU | Michael Gillen comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Allen Whiting - foul #2 on Allen Whiting, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | George Mason | David Edwards (SF), Christopher Honberger (PF), Jason Jennette (C) Boris Korczynski, Anthony Nabors, Dema Galinski | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Thetford (SG), Alfred Smith (SF), Michael Herbst (PF) William Flint, Arthur Gardea, Brian Sutton | |
| 17:29 | VCU | Michael Gillen makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 17:29 | VCU | Michael Gillen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 17:20 | George Mason | Max Waller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 17:19 | VCU | Alfred Smith grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 16:57 | VCU | Michael Herbst double dribbles | 51-39 |
| Subs | George Mason | Ronald Rolfe (SG), Edward Hsu (C) Allen Whiting, Max Waller | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), Thomas Lange (SF) Michael Gillen, Carlos Frazier | |
| 16:29 | George Mason | Edward Hsu loses the dribble to Todd Savage | 51-39 |
| 16:26 | VCU | Todd Savage dunks the ball | 51-41 |
| 16:08 | George Mason | Ronald Rolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | George Mason | Max Waller (SG), Boris Korczynski (SF), Anthony Nabors (PF) Ronald Rolfe, Jason Jennette, Edward Hsu | |
| Subs | VCU | William Flint (SG), Arthur Gardea (SF), Brian Sutton (PF), Carlos Frazier (C) Gary Thetford, Thomas Lange, Alfred Smith, Michael Herbst | |
| 15:46 | VCU | Carlos Frazier misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 15:45 | VCU | Arthur Gardea hits the follow up shot | 51-43 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Max Waller (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boris Korczynski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Nabors (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Honberger (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Savage (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Flint (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Gardea (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Sutton (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlos Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:16 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 15:09 | VCU | Carlos Frazier hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Brian Sutton | 53-45 |
| 14:51 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski blows the layup but the foul's on William Flint - foul #3 on William Flint, team foul #1 | 53-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Allen Whiting (PG), Dema Galinski (C) David Edwards, Christopher Honberger | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Gillen (PG), Gary Thetford (SG) Todd Savage, William Flint | |
| 14:51 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 14:51 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 14:39 | VCU | Brian Sutton banks in the layup on a great pass from Carlos Frazier | 55-47 |
| 14:32 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 14:30 | George Mason | Allen Whiting pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 14:23 | George Mason | Allen Whiting hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-47 |
| 14:21 | VCU | Brian Sutton grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 14:00 | VCU | Gary Thetford connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Gillen | 55-49 |
| 13:35 | George Mason | Dema Galinski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 13:33 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors tips it home | 57-49 |
| 13:19 | VCU | Max Waller picks off the pass by Brian Sutton | 57-49 |
| 13:16 | George Mason | Max Waller lays it up and in | 59-49 |
| 13:07 | VCU | Gary Thetford knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Gillen | 59-52 |
| 12:49 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski's fadeaway is rejected by Carlos Frazier | 59-52 |
| 12:47 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 12:32 | George Mason | Allen Whiting clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 12:30 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 12:17 | George Mason | Gary Thetford picks off the pass by Boris Korczynski | 59-52 |
| 12:14 | VCU | Arthur Gardea hits the finger roll set up by Gary Thetford | 59-54 |
| 11:55 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors misses the dunk | 59-54 |
| 11:54 | VCU | Carlos Frazier gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 11:44 | VCU | Michael Gillen knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Allen Whiting (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Max Waller (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Boris Korczynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Nabors (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Dema Galinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Gillen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Thetford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Gardea (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Sutton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Carlos Frazier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | George Mason | Max Waller misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 11:13 | George Mason | Max Waller grabs the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 10:51 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 10:49 | VCU | Carlos Frazier pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 10:36 | VCU | Arthur Gardea hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 10:35 | VCU | Brian Sutton tips it in | 59-58 |
| 10:14 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | George Mason | David Edwards (PG), Ronald Rolfe (SG), Christopher Honberger (SF), Jason Jennette (PF), Edward Hsu (C) Allen Whiting, Max Waller, Boris Korczynski, Anthony Nabors, Dema Galinski | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), William Flint (SG), Thomas Lange (SF), Alfred Smith (PF), Michael Herbst (C) Michael Gillen, Gary Thetford, Arthur Gardea, Brian Sutton, Carlos Frazier | |
| 09:57 | VCU | Todd Savage makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William Flint | 59-60 |
| 09:42 | George Mason | David Edwards knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Jennette | 61-60 |
| 09:17 | VCU | Michael Herbst is hacked by Edward Hsu - foul #1 on Edward Hsu, team foul #3 | 61-60 |
| 09:01 | VCU | Todd Savage's pass is intercepted by Edward Hsu | 61-60 |
| 08:42 | George Mason | Christopher Honberger is hacked by Thomas Lange - foul #2 on Thomas Lange, team foul #2 | 61-60 |
| 08:30 | George Mason | Ronald Rolfe connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Edwards | 64-60 |
| 08:18 | VCU | Alfred Smith clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 08:16 | George Mason | Christopher Honberger gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 08:14 | George Mason | Todd Savage steals the ball from David Edwards in the backcourt | 64-60 |
| 08:01 | VCU | Alfred Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-60 |
| 07:59 | George Mason | Christopher Honberger grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 07:55 | George Mason | David Edwards misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Herbst - foul #1 on Michael Herbst, team foul #3 | 64-60 |
| Subs | George Mason | Allen Whiting (PG) Ronald Rolfe | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Thetford (SG) William Flint | |
| 07:55 | George Mason | David Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 07:55 | George Mason | David Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:39 | VCU | Gary Thetford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 07:38 | VCU | Michael Herbst snags the offensive board | 65-60 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Allen Whiting (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Honberger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Jennette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Hsu (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Savage (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Thetford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Lange (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alfred Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Herbst (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | VCU | Todd Savage loses the dribble to Christopher Honberger | 65-60 |
| 06:59 | George Mason | Alfred Smith is called for the reach on Allen Whiting - foul #1 on Alfred Smith, team foul #4 | 65-60 |
| Subs | George Mason | Max Waller (SG), Ronald Rolfe (SF), Anthony Nabors (PF), Dema Galinski (C) David Edwards, Christopher Honberger, Jason Jennette, Edward Hsu | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Gillen (PG), Arthur Gardea (SF), Brian Sutton (PF), Carlos Frazier (C) Todd Savage, Thomas Lange, Alfred Smith, Michael Herbst | |
| 06:40 | George Mason | Gary Thetford steals the ball from Allen Whiting | 65-60 |
| 06:30 | VCU | Arthur Gardea makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carlos Frazier | 65-62 |
| 06:10 | George Mason | Max Waller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 06:09 | VCU | Brian Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 05:45 | VCU | Arthur Gardea misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 05:43 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Allen Whiting | 65-62 |
| 05:35 | George Mason | Max Waller buries a floater from the left side | 67-62 |
| 05:14 | VCU | Michael Gillen connects on the shot from the left side set up by Gary Thetford | 67-64 |
| 04:58 | George Mason | Brian Sutton is called for the reach on Anthony Nabors - foul #3 on Brian Sutton, team foul #5 | 67-64 |
| Subs | George Mason | David Edwards (PG), Boris Korczynski (SF), Christopher Honberger (PF), Jason Jennette (C) Allen Whiting, Ronald Rolfe, Anthony Nabors, Dema Galinski | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), William Flint (SG), Alfred Smith (SF), Michael Herbst (PF) Michael Gillen, Gary Thetford, Arthur Gardea, Brian Sutton | |
| 04:51 | George Mason | David Edwards misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-64 |
| 04:49 | VCU | Todd Savage snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 04:41 | VCU | Carlos Frazier is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Carlos Frazier, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| Subs | George Mason | Dikembe Orji (PG) Max Waller | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:22 | George Mason | Dikembe Orji misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Todd Savage - foul #1 on Todd Savage, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| 04:22 | George Mason | Dikembe Orji makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 04:22 | George Mason | Dikembe Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:04 | VCU | Michael Herbst knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Flint | 69-66 |
| 03:41 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 03:40 | George Mason | Jason Jennette tips it back up and in | 71-66 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boris Korczynski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Honberger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Jennette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Savage (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Flint (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Herbst (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Frazier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | VCU | Alfred Smith makes the shot from the left side set up by Todd Savage | 71-68 |
| 03:02 | George Mason | David Edwards misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 03:00 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Herbst | 71-68 |
| 03:00 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | George Mason | Allen Whiting (PG), Max Waller (SG), Anthony Nabors (PF), Dema Galinski (C) Dikembe Orji, David Edwards, Christopher Honberger, Jason Jennette | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Gillen (PG), Arthur Gardea (SF), Brian Sutton (PF) Todd Savage, Alfred Smith, Michael Herbst | |
| 02:35 | VCU | Brian Sutton clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Dema Galinski - foul #1 on Dema Galinski, team foul #4 | 71-68 |
| 02:35 | VCU | Brian Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:35 | VCU | Brian Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:35 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Dema Galinski | 71-68 |
| 02:16 | George Mason | Max Waller drills a driving attempt near the basket | 73-68 |
| 01:56 | VCU | Michael Gillen can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 73-68 |
| 01:55 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 01:26 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Nabors and he's hacked by William Flint - foul #4 on William Flint, team foul #8 | 75-68 |
| 01:26 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski misses the free throw | 75-68 |
| 01:26 | George Mason | Anthony Nabors grabs the offensive board | 75-68 |
| 01:05 | George Mason | Max Waller buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dema Galinski | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | VCU | Michael Gillen knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Gardea | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:47 | George Mason | Michael Gillen is called for the reach on Allen Whiting in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Gillen, team foul #9 | 78-71 |
| Subs | George Mason | David Edwards (SG), Edward Hsu (PF) Max Waller, Anthony Nabors | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:47 | George Mason | Allen Whiting misses the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:47 | VCU | Carlos Frazier snags the defensive board | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:41 | VCU | Michael Gillen buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Gardea | 78-74 |
| 00:41 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | George Mason | Max Waller (SG), Anthony Nabors (PF) David Edwards, Edward Hsu | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:38 | George Mason | Michael Gillen is called for the reach on Allen Whiting in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Gillen, team foul #10 | 78-74 |
| 00:38 | George Mason | Allen Whiting makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:38 | George Mason | Allen Whiting misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:38 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Dema Galinski | 79-74 |
| 00:36 | George Mason | Carlos Frazier is called for the reach on Dema Galinski - foul #2 on Carlos Frazier, team foul #11 | 79-74 |
| Subs | George Mason | David Edwards (SG), Edward Hsu (PF) Max Waller, Anthony Nabors | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:36 | George Mason | Dema Galinski misses the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:36 | George Mason | Dema Galinski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:29 | VCU | William Flint hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Gillen | 80-77 |
| 00:29 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-77 |
| Subs | George Mason | Max Waller (SG), Christopher Honberger (PF) David Edwards, Edward Hsu | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:28 | George Mason | Michael Gillen is called for the reach on Allen Whiting in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Gillen, team foul #12 | 80-77 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG) Michael Gillen | |
| 00:28 | George Mason | Allen Whiting makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:28 | George Mason | Allen Whiting makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:21 | VCU | William Flint makes the 3 from the left wing | 82-80 |
| 00:19 | George Mason | Allen Whiting is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Savage - foul #2 on Todd Savage, team foul #13 | 82-80 |
| Subs | George Mason | Anthony Nabors (PF) Christopher Honberger | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:19 | George Mason | Allen Whiting makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:19 | George Mason | Allen Whiting makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:12 | VCU | William Flint misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 84-80 |
| 00:10 | George Mason | Dema Galinski grabs the board | 84-80 |
| 00:09 | George Mason | Todd Savage is called for the reach on Dema Galinski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Todd Savage, team foul #14 | 84-80 |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Honberger (PF) Anthony Nabors | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:09 | George Mason | Dema Galinski makes the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:09 | George Mason | Dema Galinski makes the 2nd free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:03 | VCU | William Flint clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 86-80 |
| 00:01 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 86-80 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Boris Korczynski runs out the clock | 86-80 |