| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Donald Metcalf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Fulp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Simon Schroeder (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Waldrop (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Theron Hulme (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Greg Avery (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Langdon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | Paul Harper inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | James Madison | John Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-32 |
| 19:50 | George Mason | Greg Avery grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:32 | George Mason | Simon Schroeder misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 19:30 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Fred Fulp | 37-32 |
| 19:08 | James Madison | Simon Schroeder knocks away the 3 by Carl Harris | 37-32 |
| 19:06 | James Madison | Paul Harper tips it home | 39-32 |
| 18:47 | George Mason | Dennis Waldrop hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Theron Hulme | 39-34 |
| 18:32 | James Madison | Paul Harper scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Smith | 42-34 |
| 18:10 | George Mason | Greg Avery comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 42-34 |
| 18:08 | George Mason | Greg Avery tips it home | 42-36 |
| 18:02 | James Madison | Theron Hulme is called for the reach on Paul Harper - foul #3 on Theron Hulme, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | James Madison | Robert Dillon (PF) Fred Fulp | |
| Subs | George Mason | David London (SF) Theron Hulme | |
| 17:48 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Philip Langdon - foul #3 on Philip Langdon, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Gerner (C) Carl Harris | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Mosher (SG), Marco Mejias (C) Dennis Waldrop, Philip Langdon | |
| 17:48 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:48 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 17:27 | George Mason | Marco Mejias misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Gerner - foul #2 on Michael Gerner, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | James Madison | Daniel Beers (PG), Peter Palmer (SG) Donald Metcalf, John Smith | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 17:27 | George Mason | Marco Mejias makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 17:27 | George Mason | Marco Mejias makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:07 | James Madison | Daniel Beers is hacked by Greg Avery - foul #2 on Greg Avery, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| 16:51 | James Madison | Peter Palmer's pass is intercepted by David London | 44-38 |
| 16:46 | George Mason | Simon Schroeder lays it in on a nice dish by David London | 44-40 |
| 16:41 | James Madison | A charge is called on Daniel Beers - foul #1 on Daniel Beers, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | James Madison | Fred Fulp (PF), Carl Harris (C) Paul Harper, Michael Gerner | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dennis Waldrop (SG), George Mizell (SF) Simon Schroeder, Greg Avery | |
| 16:31 | George Mason | Marco Mejias is called for traveling | 44-40 |
| 16:17 | James Madison | Fred Fulp's fadeaway is rejected by George Mizell | 44-40 |
| 16:16 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Harris | 44-40 |
| 16:04 | James Madison | Peter Palmer misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-40 |
| 16:03 | George Mason | Marco Mejias pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Daniel Beers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Fulp (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - James Mosher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Waldrop (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Mizell (fresh) PF - David London (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marco Mejias (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | George Mason | James Mosher connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dennis Waldrop | 44-43 |
| 15:20 | James Madison | Fred Fulp can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 15:18 | George Mason | Marco Mejias grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:59 | George Mason | Marco Mejias lays it in on a nice dish by George Mizell | 44-45 |
| 14:53 | James Madison | Robert Dillon hits a runner from the left block set up by Daniel Beers and the foul's on George Mizell - foul #2 on George Mizell, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | James Madison | Donald Metcalf (PG), John Smith (SG), Paul Harper (SF), Michael Gerner (C) Daniel Beers, Peter Palmer, Fred Fulp, Carl Harris | |
| Subs | George Mason | Simon Schroeder (PG), Larry Bartlett (SG), Theron Hulme (SF), Greg Avery (PF), Philip Langdon (C) James Mosher, Dennis Waldrop, George Mizell, David London, Marco Mejias | |
| 14:53 | James Madison | Robert Dillon makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:32 | George Mason | Philip Langdon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 14:31 | George Mason | Philip Langdon snags the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 14:24 | George Mason | Simon Schroeder knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Greg Avery | 47-47 |
| 14:07 | James Madison | John Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 14:05 | George Mason | Greg Avery snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 13:58 | George Mason | Theron Hulme buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Bartlett | 47-50 |
| 13:52 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-50 |
| 13:51 | James Madison | Robert Dillon gets the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 13:38 | James Madison | Paul Harper connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Robert Dillon | 49-50 |
| 13:13 | George Mason | Paul Harper steals the ball from Larry Bartlett | 49-50 |
| 13:07 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-50 |
| 13:05 | George Mason | Larry Bartlett grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 12:57 | George Mason | Donald Metcalf is called for the reach on Simon Schroeder - foul #1 on Donald Metcalf, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | James Madison | Peter Palmer (PF), Carl Harris (C) Robert Dillon, Michael Gerner | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dennis Waldrop (SG), George Mizell (SF) Larry Bartlett, Theron Hulme | |
| 12:42 | George Mason | Simon Schroeder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 12:41 | James Madison | Peter Palmer pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 12:35 | James Madison | John Smith double dribbles | 49-50 |
| Subs | James Madison | Daniel Beers (PG), Fred Fulp (PF) Donald Metcalf, Peter Palmer | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 12:08 | George Mason | George Mizell can't connect on a runner in the paint | 49-50 |
| 12:06 | James Madison | Fred Fulp gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 12:01 | James Madison | Daniel Beers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 11:59 | George Mason | George Mizell snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Daniel Beers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Harper (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Fred Fulp (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Simon Schroeder (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Waldrop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Mizell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Greg Avery (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Philip Langdon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:53 | George Mason | The jump hook by Greg Avery is blocked by Carl Harris | 49-50 |
| 11:52 | James Madison | John Smith grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 11:37 | James Madison | Paul Harper banks in the layup set up by Daniel Beers and he's hacked by Greg Avery - foul #3 on Greg Avery, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | James Madison | Peter Palmer (SG) John Smith | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Mosher (PG), Theron Hulme (SF), David London (PF), Marco Mejias (C) Simon Schroeder, George Mizell, Greg Avery, Philip Langdon | |
| 11:37 | James Madison | Paul Harper makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:24 | George Mason | Marco Mejias drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Mosher | 52-53 |
| 11:20 | James Madison | Daniel Beers clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Mosher - foul #2 on James Mosher, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | James Madison | Richard Huffman (SG), Chris Campbell (PF) Paul Harper, Fred Fulp | |
| Subs | George Mason | Larry Bartlett (SG) Dennis Waldrop | |
| 11:20 | James Madison | Daniel Beers makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:20 | James Madison | Daniel Beers misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:20 | George Mason | Marco Mejias grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 11:16 | George Mason | Theron Hulme is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Theron Hulme, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | James Madison | Donald Metcalf (PG) Daniel Beers | |
| Subs | George Mason | George Mizell (SF) Theron Hulme | |
| 11:07 | James Madison | Chris Campbell misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 11:06 | James Madison | Peter Palmer hits the follow up shot | 55-53 |
| 10:47 | George Mason | David London misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Carl Harris - foul #2 on Carl Harris, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Gerner (C) Carl Harris | |
| Subs | George Mason | Simon Schroeder (PG), Greg Avery (PF) Larry Bartlett, George Mizell | |
| 10:47 | George Mason | David London makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:47 | George Mason | David London misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:47 | James Madison | Michael Gerner gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 10:35 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Huffman | 57-54 |
| 10:20 | George Mason | David London can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 57-54 |
| 10:18 | James Madison | Chris Campbell snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 10:13 | James Madison | Simon Schroeder is called for the reach on Donald Metcalf - foul #2 on Simon Schroeder, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | James Madison | Paul Harper (SF) Richard Huffman | |
| Subs | George Mason | Dennis Waldrop (SG), George Mizell (SF), Matthew Horton (C) James Mosher, David London, Marco Mejias | |
| 10:13 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 10:13 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:59 | George Mason | Paul Harper steals it from Greg Avery | 59-54 |
| 09:56 | James Madison | Paul Harper banks in the layup | 61-54 |
| 09:31 | George Mason | Matthew Horton is called for traveling | 61-54 |
| Subs | James Madison | Daniel Beers (PG), John Smith (SG), Fred Fulp (PF), Carl Harris (C) Donald Metcalf, Peter Palmer, Chris Campbell, Michael Gerner | |
| Subs | George Mason | Philip Langdon (C) Matthew Horton | |
| 09:17 | James Madison | George Mizell steps in front of the Paul Harper pass | 61-54 |
| 09:14 | George Mason | George Mizell misses the lay-in | 61-54 |
| 09:13 | George Mason | The offensive rebound goes to George Mizell | 61-54 |
| 09:00 | George Mason | George Mizell is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | George Mason | James Mosher (PG), Matthew Horton (SF), David London (PF) Simon Schroeder, George Mizell, Greg Avery | |
| 08:55 | George Mason | David London misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 08:54 | James Madison | Paul Harper snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 08:52 | James Madison | James Mosher picks off the pass by Daniel Beers in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| 08:40 | George Mason | A charge is called on Matthew Horton - foul #1 on Matthew Horton, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Larry Bartlett (SG) Dennis Waldrop | |
| 08:18 | James Madison | Paul Harper misses the easy layup | 61-54 |
| 08:17 | George Mason | Philip Langdon grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 07:58 | George Mason | David London misses the jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 07:57 | George Mason | Philip Langdon tips it home | 61-56 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Daniel Beers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Harper (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Fred Fulp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - James Mosher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Horton (fresh) PF - David London (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Langdon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | James Madison | Daniel Beers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 07:41 | George Mason | Philip Langdon gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 07:29 | George Mason | Matthew Horton makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 07:10 | James Madison | Daniel Beers loses the dribble to Matthew Horton | 61-59 |
| 07:05 | George Mason | Matthew Horton hits the finger roll | 61-61 |
| 06:49 | James Madison | Fred Fulp misses the floater in the paint | 61-61 |
| 06:48 | James Madison | Carl Harris tips it in | 63-61 |
| 06:39 | George Mason | The jump hook by Philip Langdon is blocked by Carl Harris | 63-61 |
| 06:38 | James Madison | Fred Fulp pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 06:10 | James Madison | Fred Fulp clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 06:09 | George Mason | Philip Langdon snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 05:47 | George Mason | Philip Langdon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 05:46 | James Madison | Fred Fulp pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:40 | James Madison | Paul Harper misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-61 |
| 05:39 | George Mason | Larry Bartlett gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:39 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | James Madison | Donald Metcalf (PG), Richard Huffman (SG), Peter Palmer (SF), Robert Dillon (PF), Michael Gerner (C) Daniel Beers, John Smith, Paul Harper, Fred Fulp, Carl Harris | |
| Subs | George Mason | Simon Schroeder (PG), Dennis Waldrop (SG), Theron Hulme (SF), Greg Avery (PF), Marco Mejias (C) James Mosher, Larry Bartlett, Matthew Horton, David London, Philip Langdon | |
| 05:20 | George Mason | Theron Hulme is fouled on the floor by Peter Palmer - foul #1 on Peter Palmer, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| 04:56 | George Mason | Greg Avery clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 04:55 | James Madison | Michael Gerner gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:51 | James Madison | Peter Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-61 |
| Subs | James Madison | Paul Harper (SF) Richard Huffman | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 04:35 | George Mason | Marco Mejias scores on a runner from the left block set up by Dennis Waldrop and the foul's on Michael Gerner - foul #3 on Michael Gerner, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| Subs | James Madison | John Smith (SG) Peter Palmer | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 04:35 | George Mason | Marco Mejias makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:07 | James Madison | John Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Harper | 66-64 |
| 03:38 | George Mason | Simon Schroeder misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 03:37 | James Madison | John Smith gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Donald Metcalf (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Harper (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Robert Dillon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Gerner (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Simon Schroeder (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Waldrop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Theron Hulme (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Greg Avery (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Marco Mejias (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:31 | James Madison | Michael Gerner's pass is intercepted by Simon Schroeder | 66-64 |
| 03:28 | George Mason | Simon Schroeder lays it up and in | 66-66 |
| 03:08 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf blows the layup | 66-66 |
| 03:07 | James Madison | Michael Gerner grabs the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:53 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-66 |
| 02:52 | George Mason | Greg Avery grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:32 | George Mason | Dennis Waldrop connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Simon Schroeder | 66-68 |
| 02:32 | James Madison | James Madison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | James Madison | Fred Fulp (PF), Carl Harris (C) Robert Dillon, Michael Gerner | |
| Subs | George Mason | David London (SF), Philip Langdon (C) Theron Hulme, Marco Mejias | |
| 02:14 | James Madison | Paul Harper is fouled on the floor by David London - foul #2 on David London, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| Subs | James Madison | Daniel Beers (PG) Donald Metcalf | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 02:14 | James Madison | Paul Harper misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:14 | James Madison | Paul Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:58 | George Mason | Greg Avery is fouled on the floor by Fred Fulp - foul #2 on Fred Fulp, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| Subs | James Madison | Donald Metcalf (PG) Daniel Beers | |
| Subs | George Mason | Theron Hulme (SF) David London | |
| 01:58 | George Mason | Greg Avery makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:58 | George Mason | Greg Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:42 | James Madison | Fred Fulp knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Donald Metcalf and he's fouled by Greg Avery - foul #4 on Greg Avery, team foul #11 | 69-70 |
| 01:42 | James Madison | Fred Fulp makes the free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:14 | George Mason | Simon Schroeder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-70 |
| 00:57 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-70 |
| 00:55 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 00:47 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf is hacked by Dennis Waldrop - foul #1 on Dennis Waldrop, team foul #12 | 70-70 |
| 00:47 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:47 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:37 | George Mason | Philip Langdon hits the finger roll set up by Dennis Waldrop and the foul's on Carl Harris - foul #3 on Carl Harris, team foul #9 | 72-72 |
| 00:37 | George Mason | Philip Langdon misses the free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:37 | James Madison | Carl Harris pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Theron Hulme - foul #5 on Theron Hulme, team foul #13 | 72-72 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | George Mason | David London (SF) Theron Hulme | |
| 00:11 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:11 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:02 | George Mason | Simon Schroeder misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 73-72 |
| 00:01 | George Mason | Dennis Waldrop can't tip it in | 73-72 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Dennis Waldrop grabs the offensive board | 73-72 |