| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dema Stachurski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Pickett (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Billy Burgoon (fresh) PF - Peter Lehn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Lenard Cook (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Corey Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tomas Valley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Simms (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Gann (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook blows the layup but the foul's on Sean Gann - foul #3 on Sean Gann, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Zachery Love (C) Sean Gann | |
| 19:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:38 | George Mason | Robert Gregory gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:15 | George Mason | Tomas Valley misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 19:13 | George Mason | Zachery Love tips it home | 30-35 |
| 18:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Lehn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 18:48 | George Mason | Corey Richards is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Pickett - foul #2 on Jason Pickett, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn (SF) Billy Burgoon | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 18:28 | George Mason | Billy Bunn picks off the pass by Joe Simms | 30-35 |
| 18:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Pickett and he's hacked by Tomas Valley - foul #1 on Tomas Valley, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera (SF), Charles Wolfe (PF), Alfredo Yazzie (C) Jason Pickett, Peter Lehn, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | George Mason | William Cappello (SF), Joseph Carter (C) Joe Simms, Robert Gregory | |
| 18:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski misses the free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:13 | George Mason | Joseph Carter grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 17:44 | George Mason | Joseph Carter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 17:43 | George Mason | Zachery Love snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 17:25 | George Mason | William Cappello misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 17:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 16:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Corey Richards - foul #2 on Corey Richards, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Pickett (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF) Billy Bunn, Antonio Vera | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Henthorn (SG), Joe Simms (SF), Terry Gustin (PF), Charles Carnes (C) Corey Richards, Tomas Valley, William Cappello, Zachery Love | |
| 16:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:35 | George Mason | Joe Simms is hacked by Alfredo Yazzie - foul #2 on Alfredo Yazzie, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Lehn (PF), Lenard Cook (C) Charles Wolfe, Alfredo Yazzie | |
| Subs | George Mason | Robert Gregory (PF) Terry Gustin | |
| 16:20 | George Mason | David Henthorn connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joe Simms | 34-37 |
| 16:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Carnes steals the ball from Jason Pickett | 34-37 |
| 16:06 | George Mason | Joe Simms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera (PG) Dema Stachurski | |
| Subs | George Mason | William Cappello (SG) Joseph Carter | |
| 15:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook loses the dribble to Charles Carnes | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Antonio Vera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Pickett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Burgoon (fresh) PF - Peter Lehn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Lenard Cook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - David Henthorn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Cappello (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Simms (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Carnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | George Mason | David Henthorn misses the 3 from straight away | 34-37 |
| 15:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Lehn pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Pickett scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 15:00 | George Mason | David Henthorn is hacked by Billy Burgoon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Burgoon, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn (PG), Christopher Betancourt (SF), Charles Wolfe (PF), Alfredo Yazzie (C) Jason Pickett, Billy Burgoon, Peter Lehn, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | George Mason | Corey Richards (PG), Tomas Valley (SG), Terry Gustin (PF), Sean Gann (C) David Henthorn, Joe Simms, Robert Gregory, Charles Carnes | |
| 14:42 | George Mason | Alfredo Yazzie steps in front of the William Cappello pass | 37-37 |
| 14:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt can't connect on a floater from the right block | 37-37 |
| 14:25 | George Mason | Terry Gustin gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:13 | George Mason | Alfredo Yazzie takes the ball from Tomas Valley | 37-37 |
| 13:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 13:49 | George Mason | Sean Gann snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 13:45 | George Mason | Corey Richards is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Vera - foul #2 on Antonio Vera, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Pickett (SG), Johnny Sisk (C) Antonio Vera, Charles Wolfe | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joseph Carter (SG), Charles Carnes (SF), Zachery Love (PF) Tomas Valley, William Cappello, Terry Gustin | |
| 13:37 | George Mason | Joseph Carter drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Corey Richards | 37-40 |
| 13:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Pickett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 13:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk gets the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Corey Richards takes the ball from Johnny Sisk | 37-40 |
| 13:02 | George Mason | Corey Richards misses the easy layup | 37-40 |
| 13:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 12:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 12:32 | George Mason | Joseph Carter gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:15 | George Mason | Charles Carnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG), Antonio Vera (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF), Peter Lehn (PF), Lenard Cook (C) Billy Bunn, Jason Pickett, Christopher Betancourt, Alfredo Yazzie, Johnny Sisk | |
| Subs | George Mason | Tomas Valley (SG), Joe Simms (SF), Robert Gregory (PF) Corey Richards, Charles Carnes, Sean Gann | |
| 12:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 11:43 | George Mason | Joseph Carter scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Gregory | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dema Stachurski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Vera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Burgoon (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Peter Lehn (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Lenard Cook (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Joseph Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tomas Valley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Simms (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachery Love (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook clanks a driving attempt from close range | 39-43 |
| 11:26 | George Mason | Zachery Love snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 11:12 | George Mason | Tomas Valley's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Lehn | 39-43 |
| 11:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Lehn grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 11:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera drills a fadeaway from the right side | 41-43 |
| 10:44 | George Mason | Joseph Carter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 10:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 10:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook banks in the layup on a great pass from Antonio Vera | 43-43 |
| 10:10 | George Mason | Joe Simms is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Burgoon - foul #4 on Billy Burgoon, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie (PG), Jason Pickett (SG), Billy Bunn (SF), Charles Wolfe (PF), Johnny Sisk (C) Dema Stachurski, Antonio Vera, Billy Burgoon, Peter Lehn, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | George Mason | Corey Richards (PG), David Henthorn (SG), William Cappello (SF), Charles Carnes (PF), Sean Gann (C) Joseph Carter, Tomas Valley, Joe Simms, Robert Gregory, Zachery Love | |
| 09:55 | George Mason | Charles Carnes double dribbles | 43-43 |
| 09:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-43 |
| 09:35 | George Mason | David Henthorn snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 09:31 | George Mason | David Henthorn drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Corey Richards | 43-46 |
| 09:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 09:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 08:46 | George Mason | Corey Richards connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Cappello | 45-48 |
| 08:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Pickett misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-48 |
| 08:27 | George Mason | Sean Gann grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 08:08 | George Mason | David Henthorn clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 08:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 07:54 | George Mason | William Cappello gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:34 | George Mason | Jason Pickett steals it from David Henthorn | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Alfredo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Jason Pickett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Bunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Sisk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Corey Richards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Henthorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Cappello (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Carnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Sean Gann (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Sean Gann - foul #4 on Sean Gann, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera (PG), Christopher Betancourt (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF), Lenard Cook (C) Alfredo Yazzie, Jason Pickett, Billy Bunn, Charles Wolfe | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joseph Carter (PG), Tomas Valley (SG), Joe Simms (SF), Robert Gregory (PF) Corey Richards, David Henthorn, William Cappello, Charles Carnes | |
| 07:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 07:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 07:14 | George Mason | Sean Gann pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 06:56 | George Mason | Joseph Carter hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 06:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Lenard Cook, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG), Peter Lehn (PF) Billy Burgoon, Johnny Sisk | |
| Subs | George Mason | Zachery Love (C) Sean Gann | |
| 06:18 | George Mason | Zachery Love clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 06:17 | George Mason | Robert Gregory tips it back up and in | 45-53 |
| 06:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Lehn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 06:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera grabs the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 05:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera drills a jump hook from close range | 47-53 |
| 05:41 | George Mason | Peter Lehn picks off the pass by Zachery Love | 47-53 |
| 05:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lenard Cook, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon (SF) Christopher Betancourt | |
| Subs | George Mason | Corey Richards (PG), Terry Gustin (PF) Joseph Carter, Robert Gregory | |
| 05:18 | George Mason | Tomas Valley makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Terry Gustin | 47-55 |
| 05:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Billy Burgoon | 50-55 |
| 04:54 | George Mason | Corey Richards can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 04:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Lehn grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 04:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon is fouled on the floor by Joe Simms - foul #2 on Joe Simms, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Pickett (SG) Antonio Vera | |
| Subs | George Mason | David Henthorn (SG), William Cappello (SF), Charles Carnes (PF), Sean Gann (C) Tomas Valley, Joe Simms, Terry Gustin, Zachery Love | |
| 04:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 04:20 | George Mason | Corey Richards grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 04:07 | George Mason | Corey Richards drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by William Cappello | 50-57 |
| 04:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 04:01 | George Mason | Sean Gann pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 03:49 | George Mason | Corey Richards lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sean Gann | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn (PG), Christopher Betancourt (SF), Charles Wolfe (PF), Alfredo Yazzie (C) Dema Stachurski, Billy Burgoon, Peter Lehn, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | George Mason | Bruce Briggs (PG), Joseph Carter (SG), Robert Gregory (PF) Corey Richards, David Henthorn, Charles Carnes | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | George Mason | Jason Pickett steps in front of the Joseph Carter pass in the backcourt | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Billy Bunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Pickett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Betancourt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfredo Yazzie (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Bruce Briggs (fresh) SG - Joseph Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Cappello (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Gann (fresh) 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie misses the easy layup | 50-59 |
| 03:14 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Robert Gregory | 50-59 |
| 03:12 | George Mason | Sean Gann is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Bunn - foul #1 on Billy Bunn, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| 03:12 | George Mason | Sean Gann makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 03:12 | George Mason | Sean Gann makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn is hacked by Robert Gregory - foul #1 on Robert Gregory, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera (SG) Jason Pickett | |
| Subs | George Mason | Charles Carnes (C) Sean Gann | |
| 02:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Carter steps in front of the Alfredo Yazzie pass | 50-61 |
| 02:52 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Corey Richards (PG), Tomas Valley (SG), Joe Simms (SF), Sean Gann (C) Bruce Briggs, Joseph Carter, William Cappello, Charles Carnes | |
| 02:25 | George Mason | Tomas Valley buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Corey Richards | 50-63 |
| 02:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 02:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe gets the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 01:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 01:34 | George Mason | Corey Richards makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Gregory | 53-65 |
| 01:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Corey Richards swats the layup by Alfredo Yazzie | 53-65 |
| 01:11 | George Mason | Joe Simms pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| 00:53 | George Mason | Robert Gregory can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 00:51 | George Mason | Tomas Valley grabs the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | George Mason | Robert Gregory clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Wolfe - foul #1 on Charles Wolfe, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Joseph Carter (PG), David Henthorn (SG), William Cappello (SF), Zachery Love (C) Corey Richards, Tomas Valley, Joe Simms, Sean Gann | |
| 00:26 | George Mason | Robert Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 00:26 | George Mason | Robert Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-67 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Charles Carnes (PF) Robert Gregory | |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Joseph Carter runs out the clock | 53-67 |