| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Nance (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Glover (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth McCleary (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Leroy Farr | 36-29 |
| 19:20 | George Mason | James Green lays it in | 36-31 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Johnson - foul #3 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Leon Harris (PG) Thomas Johnson | |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:58 | George Mason | James Green gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:36 | George Mason | Thomas Betancourt steals it from James Green | 36-31 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin banks in the layup set up by Thomas Betancourt | 38-31 |
| 18:15 | George Mason | Anthony Glover drills a 3 from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Scot Mastin | 40-34 |
| 17:40 | George Mason | Dennis Nance buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Glover | 40-37 |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth McCleary - foul #1 on Kenneth McCleary, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Patin (PF), James Kostka (C) Richard Soares, Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | George Mason | Evan Michaud (SG), Sidney Combest (SF), Dennis Wada (C) Dennis Nance, Anthony Glover, Kenneth McCleary | |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:12 | George Mason | Leon Harris misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-37 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | James Kostka grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 16:54 | George Mason | James Green snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 16:47 | George Mason | James Green misses long on a shot from the right side | 42-37 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Robert Patin snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Scot Mastin | 44-37 |
| 16:16 | George Mason | James Kostka steals it from Sidney Combest | 44-37 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin is hacked by Leon Harris - foul #3 on Leon Harris, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (PG), Joseph Murphy (SG), Richard Soares (PF), Leroy Farr (C) Freddy Derryberry, Scot Mastin, Thomas Betancourt, James Kostka | |
| Subs | George Mason | Thomas Johnson (PG), Dennis Nance (SG), Anthony Glover (SF) Leon Harris, Evan Michaud, James Green | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Boyle (fresh) SG - Joseph Murphy (fresh) SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Nance (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sidney Combest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Wada (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle is fouled on the floor by Anthony Glover - foul #1 on Anthony Glover, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Kenneth McCleary (C) Dennis Wada | |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle makes the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Sidney Combest - foul #2 on Sidney Combest, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:12 | George Mason | Kenneth McCleary knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-40 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Richard Soares buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Scott Boyle and the foul's on Thomas Johnson - foul #4 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Thomas Betancourt (SF) Joseph Murphy, Robert Patin | |
| Subs | George Mason | John Maultsby (PG), Dennis Wada (PF) Thomas Johnson, Sidney Combest | |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Richard Soares makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 14:49 | George Mason | Dennis Nance misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Leroy Farr | 50-40 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle is hacked by Dennis Wada - foul #2 on Dennis Wada, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Kostka (C) Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | George Mason | Leon Harris (PG), James Green (PF), Robert Pinkham (C) John Maultsby, Anthony Glover, Kenneth McCleary | |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 14:09 | George Mason | James Green connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-42 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Kostka and he's hacked by Robert Pinkham - foul #1 on Robert Pinkham, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), Robert Patin (PF) Scott Boyle, Richard Soares | |
| Subs | George Mason | Evan Michaud (SG) Dennis Nance | |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the free throw | 55-42 |
| 13:36 | George Mason | Evan Michaud misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on James Kostka - foul #1 on James Kostka, team foul #1 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Sidney Combest (SF) Robert Pinkham | |
| 13:36 | George Mason | Evan Michaud makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 13:36 | George Mason | Evan Michaud misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | James Kostka snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Freddy Derryberry | 57-43 |
| 13:08 | George Mason | Dennis Wada is fouled on the floor by Thomas Betancourt - foul #1 on Thomas Betancourt, team foul #2 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Warren (PF) Thomas Betancourt | |
| Subs | George Mason | Anthony Glover (SF), Kenneth McCleary (C) Sidney Combest, Dennis Wada | |
| 12:56 | George Mason | Leon Harris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Robert Patin grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Freddy Derryberry | 59-43 |
| 12:39 | George Mason | Leon Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leroy Farr (C) James Kostka | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | Robert Warren hits a driving attempt from close range | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:10 | George Mason | Scot Mastin steals it from Evan Michaud | 61-43 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin lays it in | 63-43 |
| 11:38 | George Mason | Kenneth McCleary double dribbles | 63-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (PG), Joseph Murphy (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF), Richard Soares (PF) Freddy Derryberry, Scot Mastin, Robert Patin, Robert Warren | |
| Subs | George Mason | John Maultsby (PG), Dennis Nance (SG), Sidney Combest (SF), Dennis Wada (PF), Robert Pinkham (C) Leon Harris, Evan Michaud, Anthony Glover, James Green, Kenneth McCleary | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Boyle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Murphy (fresh) SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - John Maultsby (fresh) SG - Dennis Nance (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Combest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Wada (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Pinkham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle misses the 3 from the left wing | 63-43 |
| 11:23 | George Mason | Robert Pinkham grabs the board | 63-43 |
| 11:12 | George Mason | John Maultsby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-43 |
| 11:11 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Pinkham | 63-43 |
| 10:57 | George Mason | Dennis Nance misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-43 |
| 10:55 | George Mason | Sidney Combest tips it in | 63-45 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses the lay-in | 63-45 |
| 10:35 | George Mason | Dennis Wada gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 10:29 | George Mason | Dennis Nance loses the ball out of bounds | 63-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Scot Mastin (SG), James Kostka (C) Scott Boyle, Joseph Murphy, Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | George Mason | Anthony Glover (SF) Robert Pinkham | |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Nance - foul #1 on Dennis Nance, team foul #9 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Leon Harris (PG), James Green (PF), Kenneth McCleary (C) John Maultsby, Sidney Combest, Dennis Wada | |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 09:52 | George Mason | James Green misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-45 |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Freddy Derryberry | 64-45 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-45 |
| 09:22 | George Mason | Leon Harris can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-45 |
| 09:21 | George Mason | James Green gets the offensive rebound | 67-45 |
| 09:07 | George Mason | Dennis Nance drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-48 |
| 08:38 | Michigan State | Richard Soares can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 67-48 |
| 08:37 | George Mason | Leon Harris gets the rebound | 67-48 |
| 08:26 | George Mason | Kenneth McCleary can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by James Kostka - foul #2 on James Kostka, team foul #3 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG), Robert Patin (SF), Robert Warren (PF), Leroy Farr (C) Scot Mastin, Thomas Betancourt, Richard Soares, James Kostka | |
| Subs | George Mason | Evan Michaud (SG), Sidney Combest (SF) Dennis Nance, Anthony Glover | |
| 08:26 | George Mason | Kenneth McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 08:26 | George Mason | Kenneth McCleary makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Patin | 70-50 |
| 07:53 | George Mason | The jump hook by Evan Michaud is blocked by Leroy Farr | 70-50 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Robert Patin snags the defensive board | 70-50 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Robert Patin is whistled for a carry | 70-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt (SF) Robert Warren | |
| Subs | George Mason | Thomas Johnson (PG), Dennis Wada (PF), Robert Pinkham (C) Leon Harris, James Green, Kenneth McCleary | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Scott Boyle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Patin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Evan Michaud (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sidney Combest (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Wada (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Pinkham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | George Mason | The jump hook by Dennis Wada is blocked by Leroy Farr | 70-50 |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Robert Patin grabs the defensive rebound | 70-50 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the floater in the lane | 72-50 |
| 06:32 | George Mason | Robert Patin takes the ball from Evan Michaud | 72-50 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Dennis Wada swats the short shot by Robert Patin | 72-50 |
| 06:06 | George Mason | Dennis Wada gets the rebound | 72-50 |
| 05:43 | George Mason | Sidney Combest comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 72-50 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Robert Patin grabs the board | 72-50 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses long on a floater from the left wing | 72-50 |
| 05:22 | George Mason | Dennis Wada pulls down the rebound | 72-50 |
| 05:22 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), Richard Soares (PF), James Kostka (C) Scott Boyle, Robert Patin, Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dennis Nance (SG), Anthony Glover (SF), James Green (PF), Kenneth McCleary (C) Evan Michaud, Sidney Combest, Dennis Wada, Robert Pinkham | |
| 05:12 | George Mason | James Kostka swats the shot by Dennis Nance | 72-50 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin grabs the board | 72-50 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-50 |
| 04:46 | George Mason | James Green grabs the defensive rebound | 72-50 |
| 04:31 | George Mason | James Green knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dennis Nance | 72-52 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | The jumper by Thomas Betancourt is denied by Kenneth McCleary | 72-52 |
| 04:11 | George Mason | James Green grabs the defensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 04:02 | George Mason | Kenneth McCleary misses badly on a floater from close range | 72-52 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt grabs the defensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry is fouled on the floor by Thomas Johnson - foul #5 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #10 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Leon Harris (PG), Evan Michaud (SG), Sidney Combest (SF), Dennis Wada (PF), Robert Pinkham (C) Thomas Johnson, Dennis Nance, Anthony Glover, James Green, Kenneth McCleary | |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 03:40 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Evan Michaud | 72-52 |
| 03:27 | George Mason | Dennis Wada misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-52 |
| 03:25 | George Mason | Sidney Combest hits the follow up shot | 72-54 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kostka (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Leon Harris (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Evan Michaud (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sidney Combest (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Wada (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Pinkham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Richard Soares hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Kostka | 74-54 |
| 02:54 | George Mason | Richard Soares picks off the pass by Dennis Wada | 74-54 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | James Kostka misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Pinkham - foul #2 on Robert Pinkham, team foul #11 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (PG), Joseph Murphy (SG), Robert Patin (PF) Freddy Derryberry, Scot Mastin, Richard Soares | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | James Kostka misses the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | James Kostka makes the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 02:14 | George Mason | Evan Michaud is hacked by Scott Boyle - foul #1 on Scott Boyle, team foul #4 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leroy Farr (C) James Kostka | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 02:02 | George Mason | Leroy Farr denies the turnaround by Sidney Combest | 75-54 |
| 02:00 | George Mason | Dennis Wada hits the follow up shot | 75-56 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-56 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Robert Patin connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Murphy | 77-56 |
| 00:59 | George Mason | Dennis Wada knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle is fouled on the floor by Dennis Wada - foul #3 on Dennis Wada, team foul #12 | 77-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), Richard Soares (PF) Joseph Murphy, Robert Patin | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | George Mason | Sidney Combest is fouled on the floor by Thomas Betancourt - foul #2 on Thomas Betancourt, team foul #5 | 78-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG) Scott Boyle | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:23 | George Mason | Robert Pinkham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-61 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry runs out the clock | 78-61 |