| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Delee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Oliver Wong (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnnie Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Christopher Capasso (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Reeder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stevan Petrov (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Diener (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Stevan Petrov inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | George Mason | Stevan Petrov loses the dribble to Zoran Denisov | 34-27 |
| 19:30 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Ernest Davis - foul #3 on Ernest Davis, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Bo Brannen (PF) Ernest Davis | |
| 19:30 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:30 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:30 | George Mason | William Diener grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 19:13 | George Mason | Bo Brannen hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Johnnie Rogers | 37-30 |
| 18:35 | George Mason | Bo Brannen drills a jumper from the right side set up by Curtis Reeder | 37-32 |
| 18:20 | Buffalo | Curtis Reeder steps in front of the Johnnie Rogers pass | 37-32 |
| 17:56 | George Mason | Stevan Petrov hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Capasso | 37-35 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker misses badly on a runner in the lane | 37-35 |
| 17:45 | George Mason | The rebound goes to William Diener | 37-35 |
| 17:27 | George Mason | Bo Brannen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Zoran Denisov | 39-35 |
| 16:48 | George Mason | Stevan Petrov misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 16:46 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso grabs the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:27 | George Mason | Vincent Delee steals it from William Diener | 39-35 |
| 16:22 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee banks in the layup | 41-35 |
| 16:02 | George Mason | Vincent Delee takes the ball from Christopher Capasso | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vincent Delee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Oliver Wong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnnie Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Christopher Capasso (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Reeder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stevan Petrov (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bo Brannen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - William Diener (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee misses the driving attempt near the basket | 41-35 |
| 15:44 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Bo Brannen | 41-35 |
| 15:24 | George Mason | William Diener's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Walker | 41-35 |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Oliver Wong | 43-35 |
| 14:50 | George Mason | Vincent Delee steals the ball from Christopher Capasso | 43-35 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 14:38 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 14:17 | George Mason | Bo Brannen knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Curtis Reeder | 43-37 |
| 13:56 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker misses the jumper near the basket | 43-37 |
| 13:54 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong can't tip it in | 43-37 |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee tips it home | 45-37 |
| 13:35 | George Mason | Stevan Petrov hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-37 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), William Spangler (SG), Ronald Biehl (SF), Charles Dowdy (PF), Robert Emberton (C) Zoran Denisov, Vincent Delee, Oliver Wong, Johnnie Rogers, Aaron Walker | |
| Subs | George Mason | John Johnson (PG), Donald Negron (SG), Jerald Lindsey (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), Vasily Szymkowski (C) Christopher Capasso, Curtis Reeder, Stevan Petrov, Bo Brannen, William Diener | |
| 12:53 | George Mason | Ernest Davis is denied on a layup by Charles Dowdy | 45-37 |
| 12:51 | George Mason | Donald Negron misses the tip | 45-37 |
| 12:50 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Robert Emberton | 45-37 |
| 12:34 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Biehl | 47-37 |
| 12:05 | George Mason | Donald Negron drills a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by William Spangler - foul #3 on William Spangler, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| 12:05 | George Mason | Donald Negron makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | William Spangler drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Biehl | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Spangler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Biehl (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Dowdy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Emberton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Negron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerald Lindsey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Vasily Szymkowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | George Mason | Donald Negron hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Johnson | 49-43 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Ronald Biehl knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Emberton and the foul's on Jerald Lindsey - foul #1 on Jerald Lindsey, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oliver Wong (SF), Johnnie Rogers (PF), Scott Pendelton (C) William Spangler, Charles Dowdy, Robert Emberton | |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Capasso (PG), Stevan Petrov (SF), Paul Jones (C) John Johnson, Jerald Lindsey, Vasily Szymkowski | |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Ronald Biehl makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:41 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso's pass is intercepted by Oliver Wong | 52-43 |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | Stevan Petrov steals it from Javier Marrero | 52-43 |
| 10:28 | George Mason | Donald Negron lays it in on a great pass from Stevan Petrov | 52-45 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Paul Jones - foul #2 on Paul Jones, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Spangler (PG), Vincent Delee (SG) Ronald Biehl, Javier Marrero | |
| Subs | George Mason | Curtis Reeder (SG) Donald Negron | |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:54 | George Mason | Paul Jones scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Capasso | 53-48 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong hits a shot from the left wing set up by Vincent Delee | 55-48 |
| 09:33 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy (PF) Johnnie Rogers | |
| Subs | George Mason | John Johnson (PG), Jerald Lindsey (SF), Bo Brannen (PF) Christopher Capasso, Stevan Petrov, Ernest Davis | |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | William Spangler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Vasily Szymkowski (C) Paul Jones | |
| 09:00 | George Mason | John Johnson misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Spangler - foul #4 on William Spangler, team foul #2 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Robert Emberton (C) William Spangler, Scott Pendelton | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 09:00 | George Mason | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:00 | George Mason | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy is hacked by Jerald Lindsey - foul #2 on Jerald Lindsey, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (SG) Vincent Delee | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (SG), William Diener (C) Curtis Reeder, Vasily Szymkowski | |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | John Johnson is called for the reach on Zoran Denisov - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| 08:19 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-50 |
| 08:17 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | A charge is called on Oliver Wong - foul #2 on Oliver Wong, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Biehl (SF), Scott Pendelton (C) Oliver Wong, Charles Dowdy | |
| Subs | George Mason | Ernest Davis (PF) John Johnson | |
| 07:59 | George Mason | Zoran Denisov is called for the reach on Donald Negron - foul #2 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Stevan Petrov (SF) Jerald Lindsey | |
| 07:42 | George Mason | Stevan Petrov blows the layup but he's fouled by Zoran Denisov - foul #3 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Aaron Walker (C) Robert Emberton | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 07:42 | George Mason | Stevan Petrov makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:42 | George Mason | Stevan Petrov misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Ronald Biehl grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 07:18 | Buffalo | Ronald Biehl hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Zoran Denisov | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Biehl (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Pendelton (fresh) C - Aaron Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Donald Negron (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bo Brannen (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Stevan Petrov (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - William Diener (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:58 | George Mason | Javier Marrero is called for the reach on Bo Brannen - foul #3 on Javier Marrero, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Spangler (PG), Vincent Delee (SG), Oliver Wong (SF), Charles Dowdy (PF) Zoran Denisov, Javier Marrero, Ronald Biehl, Scott Pendelton | |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Capasso (PG), Curtis Reeder (SG), Vasily Szymkowski (C) Donald Negron, Bo Brannen, William Diener | |
| 06:48 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Ernest Davis | 57-53 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Christopher Capasso takes the ball from Charles Dowdy | 57-53 |
| 06:35 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso lays it up and in | 57-55 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | William Spangler makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Oliver Wong | 59-55 |
| 05:48 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso is hacked by William Spangler - foul #5 on William Spangler, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Johnnie Rogers (PF) William Spangler, Aaron Walker | |
| Subs | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey (SF), Bo Brannen (PF) Stevan Petrov, Ernest Davis | |
| 05:48 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:48 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-56 |
| 05:36 | George Mason | Bo Brannen pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 05:31 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Javier Marrero - foul #4 on Javier Marrero, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Emberton (C) Charles Dowdy | |
| Subs | George Mason | Donald Negron (SG), William Diener (C) Curtis Reeder, Vasily Szymkowski | |
| 05:31 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:31 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Robert Emberton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 04:55 | George Mason | Bo Brannen snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 04:34 | George Mason | William Diener hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Capasso | 59-60 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee knocks in the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Christopher Capasso - foul #1 on Christopher Capasso, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG) Javier Marrero | |
| Subs | George Mason | Ernest Davis (PF) Christopher Capasso | |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee misses the free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:24 | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 04:05 | George Mason | Donald Negron is whistled for traveling | 61-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Biehl (SF), Aaron Walker (C) Oliver Wong, Robert Emberton | |
| Subs | George Mason | John Johnson (PG), Curtis Reeder (SG), Vasily Szymkowski (C) Donald Negron, Bo Brannen, William Diener | |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov is hacked by John Johnson - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Stevan Petrov (SF) Curtis Reeder | |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:44 | George Mason | Stevan Petrov grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:34 | George Mason | Jerald Lindsey is whistled for traveling | 61-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | George Mason | Curtis Reeder (SG) Jerald Lindsey | |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Biehl | 64-60 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Delee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Ronald Biehl (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnnie Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Aaron Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Curtis Reeder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stevan Petrov (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Vasily Szymkowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | George Mason | Ernest Davis misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 64-60 |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Curtis Reeder is called for the reach on Vincent Delee - foul #1 on Curtis Reeder, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oliver Wong (SF), Charles Dowdy (PF) Ronald Biehl, Johnnie Rogers | |
| Subs | George Mason | Christopher Capasso (PG), Donald Negron (SG), William Diener (C) John Johnson, Curtis Reeder, Vasily Szymkowski | |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 02:30 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso is hacked by Vincent Delee - foul #3 on Vincent Delee, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (SG), Robert Emberton (C) Vincent Delee, Aaron Walker | |
| Subs | George Mason | Bo Brannen (PF) Ernest Davis | |
| 02:30 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong is hacked by Christopher Capasso - foul #2 on Christopher Capasso, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers (PF), Aaron Walker (C) Charles Dowdy, Robert Emberton | |
| Subs | George Mason | Curtis Reeder (SG), Ernest Davis (PF) Donald Negron, Bo Brannen | |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:01 | George Mason | The rebound goes to William Diener | 67-60 |
| 01:43 | George Mason | William Diener connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Stevan Petrov | 67-62 |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | A charge is called on Johnnie Rogers - foul #1 on Johnnie Rogers, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vincent Delee (SG) Javier Marrero | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 01:14 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso buries a shot from the left side set up by Stevan Petrov | 67-64 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-64 |
| 00:49 | George Mason | Vincent Delee is called for the reach on Curtis Reeder - foul #4 on Vincent Delee, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| 00:49 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:49 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Vincent Delee | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo 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 (+2) | |
| 00:14 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Christopher Capasso is called for the reach on Aaron Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Capasso, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:12 | George Mason | The rebound goes to William Diener | 70-64 |
| 00:06 | George Mason | Curtis Reeder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers is hacked by Curtis Reeder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Reeder, team foul #11 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy (C) Aaron Walker | |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Christopher Capasso can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 72-64 |