| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jared Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) C - Sean Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Troy Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Bridges (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Quincy Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elbert Kopp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Quincy Adams inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | George Mason | Quincy Adams drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Troy Mitchell | 25-31 |
| 19:43 | VCU | James Towne misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Murphy - foul #2 on Jeffrey Murphy, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 19:43 | VCU | James Towne makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:43 | VCU | James Towne misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:43 | George Mason | Jeffrey Murphy pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:28 | George Mason | Troy Mitchell banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Bridges | 26-33 |
| 19:08 | VCU | Sean Wade hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Michael Bridges - foul #3 on Michael Bridges, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Eddie Gongora (SG) Michael Bridges | |
| 19:08 | VCU | Sean Wade misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 19:08 | VCU | Sean Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:54 | George Mason | Troy Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Sean Wade gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 18:36 | VCU | Louis Savarese is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Murphy - foul #3 on Jeffrey Murphy, team foul #3 | 27-33 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Spurling (PF) Jeffrey Murphy | |
| 18:28 | VCU | Sean Wade is called for traveling | 27-33 |
| 18:17 | George Mason | Louis Savarese is called for the reach on Quincy Adams - foul #2 on Louis Savarese, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:04 | George Mason | Quincy Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 18:03 | VCU | The rebound goes to Sean Wade | 27-33 |
| 17:48 | VCU | Ernest Derosa knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 17:24 | George Mason | Elbert Kopp buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 17:02 | VCU | Louis Savarese can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 30-36 |
| 17:01 | VCU | Ernest Derosa tips it back up and in | 32-36 |
| 16:44 | George Mason | Howard Spurling can't finish the layup | 32-36 |
| 16:42 | VCU | The rebound goes to Ernest Derosa | 32-36 |
| 16:31 | VCU | Troy Mitchell steps in front of the James Towne pass | 32-36 |
| 16:28 | George Mason | Troy Mitchell lays it in | 32-38 |
| 16:01 | VCU | Jared Villarreal knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jared Villarreal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Derosa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Louis Savarese (fairly fresh) C - Sean Wade (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Troy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Gongora (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Quincy Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Spurling (fresh) 4 reb. C - Elbert Kopp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora hits a shot from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 15:25 | VCU | Eddie Gongora steals it from Jared Villarreal | 34-40 |
| 15:20 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora misses the easy layup | 34-40 |
| 15:18 | VCU | Sean Wade gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 15:06 | VCU | Howard Spurling is called for the reach on Ernest Derosa - foul #2 on Howard Spurling, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (PG), Steve Durand (SG), Scott Krol (SF), Michael Marshall (PF), Grant Cardinal (C) James Towne, Jared Villarreal, Ernest Derosa, Louis Savarese, Sean Wade | |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Tran (PG), Michael Bridges (SG), Paul Hazen (SF), Jeffrey Murphy (PF), Michael Williams (C) Troy Mitchell, Eddie Gongora, Quincy Adams, Howard Spurling, Elbert Kopp | |
| 14:42 | VCU | Grant Cardinal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 14:40 | George Mason | Paul Hazen gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 14:24 | George Mason | Michael Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Tran | 34-43 |
| 13:56 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas is whistled for traveling | 34-43 |
| 13:27 | George Mason | Jeffrey Murphy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 13:25 | VCU | Grant Cardinal snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 13:20 | VCU | Scott Krol connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Grant Cardinal and he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Louis Savarese (PF) Johnny Ornellas, Grant Cardinal | |
| Subs | George Mason | Eddie Gongora (SF), Howard Spurling (C) Paul Hazen, Michael Williams | |
| 13:20 | VCU | Scott Krol makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:07 | George Mason | Michael Bridges is fouled on the floor by Scott Krol - foul #1 on Scott Krol, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Quincy Adams (SF) Eddie Gongora | |
| 12:48 | George Mason | Howard Spurling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Jared Villarreal (SG), Ernest Derosa (SF) Steve Durand, Scott Krol | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 12:21 | VCU | Ernest Derosa hits a jumpshot from the left side | 39-43 |
| 12:00 | George Mason | Howard Spurling can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 11:58 | George Mason | Christopher Tran tips it but misses | 39-43 |
| 11:56 | VCU | The rebound goes to Louis Savarese | 39-43 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jared Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Christopher Tran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bridges (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Quincy Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Spurling (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | VCU | Louis Savarese lays it up and in set up by James Towne and he's fouled by Christopher Tran - foul #1 on Christopher Tran, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Sean Wade (C) Michael Marshall | |
| Subs | George Mason | Troy Mitchell (PG), Eddie Gongora (SG), Paul Hazen (PF), Elbert Kopp (C) Christopher Tran, Michael Bridges, Jeffrey Murphy, Howard Spurling | |
| 11:34 | VCU | Louis Savarese makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:12 | George Mason | Quincy Adams misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jared Villarreal - foul #2 on Jared Villarreal, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Steve Durand (SG), Grant Cardinal (PF) Jared Villarreal, Louis Savarese | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 11:12 | George Mason | Quincy Adams makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:12 | George Mason | Quincy Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:49 | VCU | Elbert Kopp blocks the short jumper by Ernest Derosa | 42-45 |
| 10:48 | George Mason | Elbert Kopp pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:43 | George Mason | Troy Mitchell misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Steve Durand - foul #2 on Steve Durand, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Krol (SF) Ernest Derosa | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jeffrey Murphy (PF) Quincy Adams | |
| 10:43 | George Mason | Troy Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:43 | George Mason | Troy Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:23 | VCU | Scott Krol is fouled on the floor by Eddie Gongora - foul #2 on Eddie Gongora, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Bridges (SG) Jeffrey Murphy | |
| 10:23 | VCU | Scott Krol misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:23 | George Mason | Elbert Kopp grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 10:09 | George Mason | Michael Bridges clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 10:08 | George Mason | Michael Bridges grabs the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:53 | George Mason | Troy Mitchell hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Eddie Gongora | 42-48 |
| 09:37 | VCU | Grant Cardinal blows the layup but he's fouled by Paul Hazen - foul #1 on Paul Hazen, team foul #8 | 42-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (PG), Jared Villarreal (SG), Ernest Derosa (SF), Louis Savarese (PF) James Towne, Scott Krol, Steve Durand, Sean Wade | |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Spurling (PF) Paul Hazen | |
| 09:37 | VCU | Grant Cardinal makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:37 | VCU | Grant Cardinal makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:16 | George Mason | Elbert Kopp misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 44-48 |
| 09:14 | George Mason | Elbert Kopp can't tip it in | 44-48 |
| 09:13 | VCU | Ernest Derosa gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 08:58 | VCU | Troy Mitchell is called for the reach on Johnny Ornellas - foul #2 on Troy Mitchell, team foul #9 | 44-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Sean Wade (C) Grant Cardinal | |
| Subs | George Mason | Quincy Adams (SF), Jeffrey Murphy (PF) Eddie Gongora, Elbert Kopp | |
| 08:58 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 08:58 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Howard Spurling | 44-48 |
| 08:46 | George Mason | Jeffrey Murphy's pass is intercepted by Louis Savarese | 44-48 |
| 08:26 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 44-48 |
| 08:24 | George Mason | Michael Bridges snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 08:06 | George Mason | Quincy Adams drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Troy Mitchell | 44-51 |
| 07:48 | VCU | Ernest Derosa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 07:46 | VCU | Sean Wade grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Johnny Ornellas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jared Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Derosa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Troy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bridges (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Quincy Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Spurling (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | VCU | Jeffrey Murphy steals the ball from Louis Savarese | 44-51 |
| 07:11 | George Mason | Jeffrey Murphy hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Louis Savarese - foul #3 on Louis Savarese, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Steve Durand (SF), Michael Marshall (C) Johnny Ornellas, Ernest Derosa, Sean Wade | |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Tran (PG), Eddie Gongora (SG), Elbert Kopp (C) Troy Mitchell, Michael Bridges, Howard Spurling | |
| 07:11 | George Mason | Jeffrey Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 07:11 | George Mason | Jeffrey Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 07:11 | VCU | The rebound goes to Louis Savarese | 44-52 |
| 06:55 | VCU | Jared Villarreal can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-52 |
| 06:53 | George Mason | Quincy Adams grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 06:33 | George Mason | Quincy Adams misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 06:31 | VCU | Michael Marshall grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 06:27 | VCU | James Towne misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 06:25 | George Mason | Jeffrey Murphy pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:19 | George Mason | Quincy Adams connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Eddie Gongora | 44-55 |
| 06:08 | VCU | Eddie Gongora picks off the pass by Steve Durand | 44-55 |
| 05:54 | George Mason | Quincy Adams clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 05:52 | VCU | Michael Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 05:33 | VCU | James Towne buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Durand | 47-55 |
| 05:13 | George Mason | Quincy Adams is hacked by Michael Marshall - foul #2 on Michael Marshall, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Derosa (SF), Sean Wade (C) Jared Villarreal, Louis Savarese | |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Bridges (SG), Howard Spurling (PF), Michael Williams (C) Quincy Adams, Jeffrey Murphy, Elbert Kopp | |
| 04:59 | George Mason | Howard Spurling is fouled on the floor by Sean Wade - foul #2 on Sean Wade, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Troy Mitchell (PG) Christopher Tran | |
| 04:59 | George Mason | Howard Spurling makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:59 | George Mason | Howard Spurling makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 04:42 | VCU | Sean Wade is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Sean Wade, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| 04:26 | George Mason | The jumper by Michael Williams is denied by Michael Marshall | 47-57 |
| 04:24 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora tips it but misses | 47-57 |
| 04:22 | George Mason | Howard Spurling tips it home | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:17 | VCU | Ernest Derosa buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Durand | 50-59 |
| 03:59 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Troy Mitchell | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | VCU | Steve Durand buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by James Towne | 52-61 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steve Durand (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Troy Mitchell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bridges (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Gongora (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Howard Spurling (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | George Mason | Michael Williams drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Bridges | 52-63 |
| 03:19 | VCU | Sean Wade scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Ernest Derosa | 54-63 |
| 02:57 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Derosa - foul #2 on Ernest Derosa, team foul #9 | 54-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (PG), Jared Villarreal (SG), Louis Savarese (PF) James Towne, Steve Durand, Michael Marshall | |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Tran (PG), Quincy Adams (SF), Jeffrey Murphy (PF), Elbert Kopp (C) Troy Mitchell, Michael Bridges, Howard Spurling, Michael Williams | |
| 02:57 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:57 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:57 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jared Villarreal | 54-64 |
| 02:36 | VCU | Ernest Derosa makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Ornellas | 57-64 |
| 02:36 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG) Johnny Ornellas | |
| Subs | George Mason | Troy Mitchell (PG), Michael Bridges (SG) Christopher Tran, Eddie Gongora | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:16 | George Mason | Quincy Adams is hacked by James Towne - foul #3 on James Towne, team foul #10 | 57-64 |
| 02:16 | George Mason | Quincy Adams makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:16 | George Mason | Quincy Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:16 | VCU | Sean Wade pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 02:03 | VCU | Ernest Derosa comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 02:02 | George Mason | Jeffrey Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | George Mason | Quincy Adams scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-68 |
| 01:32 | VCU | James Towne misses the lay-in | 57-68 |
| 01:31 | VCU | Sean Wade grabs the offensive board | 57-68 |
| 01:19 | VCU | Jared Villarreal buries a 3 from the right corner | 60-68 |
| 00:55 | George Mason | Elbert Kopp hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-68 |
| 00:54 | VCU | Louis Savarese snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | VCU | Ernest Derosa misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 00:47 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Elbert Kopp | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | George Mason | James Towne is called for the reach on Elbert Kopp in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Towne, team foul #11 | 60-68 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Michael Williams (PG), Eddie Gongora (SG), Howard Spurling (PF) Troy Mitchell, Michael Bridges, Jeffrey Murphy | |
| 00:46 | George Mason | Elbert Kopp makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:46 | George Mason | Elbert Kopp misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:46 | VCU | Louis Savarese snags the defensive board | 60-69 |
| 00:40 | VCU | James Towne comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-69 |
| 00:39 | George Mason | Elbert Kopp pulls down the rebound | 60-69 |
| 00:39 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Troy Mitchell (PG) Elbert Kopp | |
| 00:37 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Villarreal - foul #3 on Jared Villarreal, team foul #12 | 60-69 |
| 00:37 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:37 | George Mason | Eddie Gongora misses the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:37 | VCU | Sean Wade snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| 00:32 | VCU | Ernest Derosa misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-70 |
| 00:30 | George Mason | Michael Williams gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Troy Mitchell runs out the clock | 60-70 |