| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Troy Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bridges (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Quincy Adams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Elbert Kopp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ruben Ruth (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimmie Tinkle (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Begaye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson is hacked by Quincy Adams - foul #1 on Quincy Adams, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 19:29 | George Mason | Troy Mitchell grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 19:15 | George Mason | Michael Bridges misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-32 |
| 19:14 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 18:45 | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth's floater is knocked away by Troy Mitchell | 34-32 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye grabs the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:37 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards's fadeaway is rejected by Elbert Kopp | 34-32 |
| 18:35 | George Mason | Troy Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:31 | George Mason | Michael Bridges is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmie Tinkle - foul #2 on Jimmie Tinkle, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Spurling (PF), Michael Williams (C) Jeffrey Murphy, Elbert Kopp | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG), David Wiseman (SG), Dennis Owen (PF), Richard Ridley (C) Ruben Ruth, Larry Edwards, Christopher Gibson, Howard Begaye | |
| 18:04 | George Mason | Michael Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-32 |
| 18:03 | Illinois State | David Wiseman pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:49 | Illinois State | Richard Ridley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 17:47 | Illinois State | Dennis Owen gets the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | David Wiseman is hacked by Troy Mitchell - foul #3 on Troy Mitchell, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Tran (PG), Eddie Gongora (SG), Paul Hazen (SF), Jeffrey Murphy (PF) Troy Mitchell, Michael Bridges, Quincy Adams, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth (PG), Christopher Gibson (PF) Jimmie Tinkle, Richard Ridley | |
| 17:04 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Murphy swats the layup by David Wiseman | 34-32 |
| 17:02 | George Mason | Howard Spurling grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:40 | George Mason | Howard Spurling lays it in and the foul's on Dennis Owen - foul #1 on Dennis Owen, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | Elbert Kopp (C) Jeffrey Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Edwards (SG), Mark Stilson (SF), Howard Begaye (C) John Olsson, David Wiseman, Dennis Owen | |
| 16:40 | George Mason | Howard Spurling makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:13 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 16:11 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Elbert Kopp | 37-32 |
| 16:04 | George Mason | Howard Spurling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | George Mason | Ronald Knight (SF), Jeffrey Murphy (PF) Paul Hazen, Howard Spurling | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle (SF), Richard Ridley (PF) Ruben Ruth, Christopher Gibson | |
| 15:47 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 15:46 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle tips it home | 37-34 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Christopher Tran (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Gongora (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Knight (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Elbert Kopp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Mark Stilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimmie Tinkle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Ridley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Howard Begaye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | George Mason | Elbert Kopp is hacked by Howard Begaye - foul #2 on Howard Begaye, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Bridges (SG), Quincy Adams (SF) Christopher Tran, Ronald Knight | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG), Christopher Gibson (PF) Larry Edwards, Howard Begaye | |
| 15:28 | George Mason | Elbert Kopp is open but can't throw it down | 37-34 |
| 15:26 | George Mason | Elbert Kopp tips it but misses | 37-34 |
| 15:25 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 15:09 | Illinois State | John Olsson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 15:08 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Eddie Gongora | 37-34 |
| 14:48 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Bridges | 40-34 |
| 14:38 | Illinois State | Richard Ridley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | George Mason | Troy Mitchell (PG), Paul Hazen (PF), Michael Williams (C) Eddie Gongora, Jeffrey Murphy, Elbert Kopp | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Edwards (SG), David Wiseman (SF) Mark Stilson, Jimmie Tinkle | |
| 14:36 | George Mason | Troy Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Max Applegate (C) Richard Ridley | |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | David Wiseman loses the ball out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jeffrey Murphy (PF) Quincy Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth (PG), Dennis Owen (PF) John Olsson, Christopher Gibson | |
| 13:56 | George Mason | Michael Bridges buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 42-34 |
| 13:38 | Illinois State | David Wiseman can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 42-34 |
| 13:36 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Paul Hazen | 42-34 |
| 13:18 | George Mason | Jeffrey Murphy throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 44-34 |
| 13:04 | Illinois State | Michael Bridges steals it from Max Applegate | 44-34 |
| 12:39 | George Mason | Jeffrey Murphy misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 12:37 | George Mason | Paul Hazen grabs the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 12:16 | George Mason | Michael Williams lays it in on a great pass from Troy Mitchell | 46-34 |
| 12:03 | Illinois State | Max Applegate buries a shot from the left side set up by Ruben Ruth | 46-36 |
| 11:58 | George Mason | Michael Bridges can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 11:57 | Illinois State | Max Applegate gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | David Wiseman makes the jumper near the basket | 46-38 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Troy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Bridges (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Hazen (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Murphy (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ruben Ruth (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Edwards (tiring) 6 pts. SF - David Wiseman (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Owen (tiring) 2 reb. C - Max Applegate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | George Mason | Michael Williams is wide open but clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Larry Edwards - foul #2 on Larry Edwards, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | George Mason | Eddie Gongora (SG), Quincy Adams (SF), Howard Spurling (PF), Elbert Kopp (C) Troy Mitchell, Michael Bridges, Paul Hazen, Jeffrey Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG), Mark Stilson (SG), Jimmie Tinkle (SF), Christopher Gibson (PF), Howard Begaye (C) Ruben Ruth, Larry Edwards, David Wiseman, Dennis Owen, Max Applegate | |
| 11:11 | George Mason | Michael Williams misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 11:11 | George Mason | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:53 | Illinois State | John Olsson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Begaye | 47-41 |
| 10:35 | George Mason | Quincy Adams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 10:33 | George Mason | Howard Spurling gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:08 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora makes the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Mark Stilson - foul #3 on Mark Stilson, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Tran (PG) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:08 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:50 | Illinois State | John Olsson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 09:49 | George Mason | Elbert Kopp grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:45 | George Mason | Christopher Tran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | George Mason | Walter Barrett (C) Elbert Kopp | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Ridley (C) Howard Begaye | |
| 09:22 | Illinois State | Richard Ridley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 09:21 | George Mason | Quincy Adams gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:02 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 09:00 | Illinois State | Richard Ridley snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | John Olsson clanks a shot from the left side | 50-41 |
| 08:42 | George Mason | Walter Barrett grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 08:29 | George Mason | Howard Spurling hits a wide open shot in the lane set up by Christopher Tran | 52-41 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | John Olsson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 08:07 | George Mason | Quincy Adams pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 07:50 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson misses the dunk | 55-41 |
| 07:28 | Illinois State | Richard Ridley hits the follow up shot | 55-43 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Christopher Tran (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eddie Gongora (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Quincy Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Spurling (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Olsson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Mark Stilson (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmie Tinkle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Gibson (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Ridley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:00 | George Mason | Quincy Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | George Mason | Troy Mitchell (PG), Michael Bridges (SG), Ronald Knight (SF), Jeffrey Murphy (PF), Elbert Kopp (C) Christopher Tran, Eddie Gongora, Quincy Adams, Howard Spurling, Walter Barrett | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth (PG), Larry Edwards (SG), Dennis Owen (PF), Howard Begaye (C) John Olsson, Mark Stilson, Christopher Gibson, Richard Ridley | |
| 06:48 | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth loses the dribble to Michael Bridges | 55-43 |
| 06:44 | George Mason | Michael Bridges hits the finger roll | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:34 | Illinois State | Michael Bridges steals the ball from Larry Edwards | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:20 | George Mason | Troy Mitchell can't finish the uncontested layup | 57-43 |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 57-43 |
| 06:07 | George Mason | Elbert Kopp snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 06:05 | George Mason | Jimmie Tinkle is called for the reach on Michael Bridges in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmie Tinkle, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Wiseman (SF), Christopher Gibson (PF) Jimmie Tinkle, Dennis Owen | |
| 05:53 | George Mason | Elbert Kopp connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Bridges and he's hacked by Larry Edwards - foul #3 on Larry Edwards, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Williams (SG) Michael Bridges | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:53 | George Mason | Elbert Kopp makes the free throw | 60-43 |
| 05:40 | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #3 | 60-43 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Melvin Maddox (PG), Max Applegate (C) Ruben Ruth, Howard Begaye | |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Max Applegate clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Murphy - foul #2 on Jeffrey Murphy, team foul #4 | 60-43 |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Bridges (SG), Quincy Adams (SF) Ronald Knight, Elbert Kopp | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Max Applegate makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Max Applegate makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 05:24 | George Mason | Max Applegate is called for the reach on Michael Bridges in the backcourt - foul #1 on Max Applegate, team foul #8 | 60-45 |
| 05:24 | George Mason | Michael Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:24 | George Mason | Michael Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Murphy is called for the reach on Larry Edwards - foul #3 on Jeffrey Murphy, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Walter Barrett (C) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Owen (PF) Christopher Gibson | |
| 04:53 | Illinois State | Melvin Maddox travels with the ball | 62-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Paul Hazen (SF) Quincy Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle (SF) Larry Edwards | |
| 04:37 | George Mason | Troy Mitchell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-45 |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Max Applegate gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 04:22 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle is hacked by Troy Mitchell - foul #4 on Troy Mitchell, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Tran (PG), Eddie Gongora (SG), Howard Spurling (PF) Troy Mitchell, Michael Bridges, Jeffrey Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (SG), Richard Ridley (PF) Jimmie Tinkle, Dennis Owen | |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | David Wiseman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 04:15 | George Mason | Howard Spurling pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 04:11 | George Mason | Christopher Tran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-45 |
| Subs | George Mason | Ronald Knight (SF) Paul Hazen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Stilson (SF), Dennis Owen (PF) Melvin Maddox, Max Applegate | |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | John Olsson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-45 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | John Olsson pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Richard Ridley scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by John Olsson | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:07 | George Mason | Walter Barrett is open and lays it up and in | 64-47 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Christopher Tran (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eddie Gongora (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Howard Spurling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Barrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Olsson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Wiseman (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Mark Stilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Owen (tiring) 2 reb. C - Richard Ridley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | Mark Stilson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-47 |
| 02:48 | George Mason | Walter Barrett gets the rebound | 64-47 |
| 02:46 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora is hacked by David Wiseman in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Wiseman, team foul #9 | 64-47 |
| Subs | George Mason | Paul Hazen (SF), Michael Williams (C) Ronald Knight, Walter Barrett | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Melvin Maddox (PG), Max Applegate (C) Mark Stilson, Richard Ridley | |
| 02:46 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 02:46 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | Melvin Maddox clanks a shot from the right side | 66-47 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Dennis Owen tips it back up and in | 66-49 |
| 02:01 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora jams it set up by Michael Williams and he's fouled by John Olsson - foul #2 on John Olsson, team foul #10 | 68-49 |
| 02:01 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora makes the free throw | 69-49 |
| 01:47 | Illinois State | David Wiseman misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 69-49 |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | Dennis Owen grabs the offensive board | 69-49 |
| 01:27 | Illinois State | John Olsson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Melvin Maddox | 69-51 |
| 01:24 | George Mason | Christopher Tran is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 69-51 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Stilson (SF), Richard Ridley (C) Melvin Maddox, Max Applegate | |
| 01:15 | Illinois State | John Olsson drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Wiseman | 69-54 |
| 00:50 | George Mason | Howard Spurling misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Olsson - foul #3 on John Olsson, team foul #11 | 69-54 |
| 00:50 | George Mason | Howard Spurling makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 00:50 | George Mason | Howard Spurling makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | Mark Stilson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-54 |
| 00:41 | George Mason | Howard Spurling grabs the board | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | George Mason | Michael Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eddie Gongora | 73-54 |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Mark Stilson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-54 |
| 00:11 | George Mason | Howard Spurling gets the rebound | 73-54 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Christopher Tran runs out the clock | 73-54 |