| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Garret Reece (fresh) SG - Tomas Valley (fresh) SF - Leroy Tran (fresh) PF - Charles Bieker (fresh) C - Sean Gann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Randy Bash (fresh) SG - Demarcus Ashburn (fresh) SF - Leonard Pride (fresh) PF - Charles Mack (fresh) C - Joshua Hansen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Colorado State | Charles Mack misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Colorado State | Charles Mack misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Bieker - foul #1 on Charles Bieker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Colorado State | Charles Mack misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Colorado State | Charles Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:17 | George Mason | Garret Reece misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-1 |
| 19:15 | Colorado State | Randy Bash snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:53 | Colorado State | Leonard Pride misses badly on a floater from close range | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | George Mason | Tomas Valley grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:27 | George Mason | Sean Gann travels with the ball | 0-1 |
| 18:13 | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-1 |
| 18:11 | Colorado State | Demarcus Ashburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:02 | Colorado State | Demarcus Ashburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-1 |
| 17:44 | George Mason | Garret Reece can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-1 |
| 17:42 | George Mason | Leroy Tran snags the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 17:18 | George Mason | Tomas Valley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Mack - foul #1 on Charles Mack, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 17:18 | George Mason | Tomas Valley misses the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:18 | George Mason | Tomas Valley misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:18 | Colorado State | Charles Mack gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:06 | Colorado State | Demarcus Ashburn buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Bash | 0-3 |
| 17:01 | George Mason | Leroy Tran comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-3 |
| 16:59 | Colorado State | Charles Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:55 | Colorado State | Randy Bash is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Randy Bash, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 16:30 | George Mason | Charles Bieker loses the ball out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Brock Laurent (SF), Jamie Pope (PF), James Petry (C) Leonard Pride, Charles Mack, Joshua Hansen | |
| 16:20 | Colorado State | Jamie Pope drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Brock Laurent | 0-5 |
| 16:02 | George Mason | Charles Bieker loses the ball out of bounds | 0-5 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Todd Lane (SG), Paul Dickinson (PF) Randy Bash, Demarcus Ashburn | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Garret Reece (fresh) SG - Tomas Valley (fresh) SF - Leroy Tran (fresh) PF - Charles Bieker (fresh) C - Sean Gann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Brock Laurent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Lane (fresh) SF - Jamie Pope (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Dickinson (fresh) C - James Petry (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Colorado State | Paul Dickinson's pass is intercepted by Tomas Valley | 0-5 |
| 15:39 | George Mason | Tomas Valley jams it | 2-5 |
| 15:16 | Colorado State | James Petry misses the lay-in | 2-5 |
| 15:14 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to James Petry | 2-5 |
| 15:07 | Colorado State | James Petry hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brock Laurent | 2-7 |
| 14:52 | George Mason | Garret Reece clanks a shot from the free throw line | 2-7 |
| 14:50 | George Mason | Sean Gann gets the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:31 | George Mason | Garret Reece misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 14:30 | Colorado State | Paul Dickinson pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:26 | Colorado State | Todd Lane comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Leroy Tran - foul #1 on Leroy Tran, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | George Mason | Harold Broadhead (PG), Billy Young (SG), Roman Morales (SF), Michael Stamper (PF), Branko Zerzan (C) Garret Reece, Tomas Valley, Leroy Tran, Charles Bieker, Sean Gann | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Demarcus Ashburn (SG), Leonard Pride (SF), Charles Mack (PF), Joshua Hansen (C) Brock Laurent, Jamie Pope, Paul Dickinson, James Petry | |
| 14:26 | Colorado State | Todd Lane makes the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 14:26 | Colorado State | Todd Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 14:05 | George Mason | Harold Broadhead misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-9 |
| 14:03 | George Mason | Michael Stamper gets the offensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 13:50 | George Mason | Billy Young knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Broadhead | 4-9 |
| 13:33 | Colorado State | The jump hook by Leonard Pride is blocked by Michael Stamper | 4-9 |
| 13:32 | George Mason | Branko Zerzan pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 13:03 | George Mason | Billy Young knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Harold Broadhead | 6-9 |
| 12:58 | Colorado State | Billy Young is called for the reach on Todd Lane - foul #1 on Billy Young, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | George Mason | Garret Reece (PG), Tomas Valley (SG), Leroy Tran (SF), Sean Gann (C) Harold Broadhead, Billy Young, Roman Morales, Branko Zerzan | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Randy Bash (PG) Todd Lane | |
| 12:47 | Colorado State | Demarcus Ashburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 12:45 | George Mason | Leroy Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:25 | George Mason | Sean Gann is hacked by Leonard Pride - foul #1 on Leonard Pride, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| 12:07 | George Mason | Sean Gann misses the jumper from the left side | 6-9 |
| 12:05 | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 12:01 | Colorado State | Leonard Pride knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Randy Bash and he's fouled by Sean Gann - foul #1 on Sean Gann, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | George Mason | Charles Bieker (PF) Michael Stamper | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Petry (C) Joshua Hansen | |
| 12:01 | Colorado State | Leonard Pride makes the free throw | 6-12 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Garret Reece (fresh) SG - Tomas Valley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leroy Tran (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Bieker (fresh) C - Sean Gann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Randy Bash (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Demarcus Ashburn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Pride (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Mack (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Petry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | George Mason | Tomas Valley makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Garret Reece | 9-12 |
| 11:33 | Colorado State | Tomas Valley steals it from Randy Bash in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| 11:31 | George Mason | Garret Reece jams it on a great pass from Tomas Valley | 11-12 |
| 11:15 | Colorado State | Demarcus Ashburn buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Pride | 11-14 |
| 11:03 | George Mason | Randy Bash is called for the reach on Garret Reece - foul #2 on Randy Bash, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | George Mason | Billy Young (SG) Tomas Valley | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Brock Laurent (PG), Todd Lane (SG), Jamie Pope (SF), Paul Dickinson (PF) Randy Bash, Demarcus Ashburn, Leonard Pride, Charles Mack | |
| 10:56 | George Mason | Garret Reece misses the lay-in but the foul's on Paul Dickinson - foul #1 on Paul Dickinson, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen (C) James Petry | |
| 10:56 | George Mason | Garret Reece makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:56 | George Mason | Garret Reece misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:56 | Colorado State | Jamie Pope snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 10:48 | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 10:46 | George Mason | Leroy Tran pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:23 | George Mason | Leroy Tran misses the jumper from the left side | 12-14 |
| 10:21 | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 10:10 | Colorado State | Todd Lane misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 12-14 |
| 10:09 | George Mason | Charles Bieker grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 10:05 | George Mason | Garret Reece lays it in on a great pass from Billy Young | 14-14 |
| 09:44 | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen travels with the ball | 14-14 |
| Subs | George Mason | Tomas Valley (SG), Michael Stamper (PF), Branko Zerzan (C) Garret Reece, Charles Bieker, Sean Gann | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Petry (C) Joshua Hansen | |
| 09:25 | George Mason | James Petry steals the ball from Billy Young | 14-14 |
| 09:08 | Colorado State | Paul Dickinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-14 |
| 09:06 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Michael Stamper | 14-14 |
| 09:02 | George Mason | Tomas Valley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-14 |
| 09:00 | George Mason | Michael Stamper tips it but misses | 14-14 |
| 08:58 | Colorado State | Jamie Pope snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 08:54 | Colorado State | Brock Laurent misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Billy Young - foul #2 on Billy Young, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | George Mason | Harold Broadhead (PG), Roman Morales (SF) Billy Young, Leroy Tran | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Demarcus Ashburn (SG), Leonard Pride (SF), Charles Mack (PF) Todd Lane, Jamie Pope, Paul Dickinson | |
| 08:54 | Colorado State | Brock Laurent makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:54 | Colorado State | Brock Laurent makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:44 | George Mason | Harold Broadhead drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 08:25 | Colorado State | Brock Laurent misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roman Morales - foul #1 on Roman Morales, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | George Mason | Garret Reece (PG), Sean Gann (C) Harold Broadhead, Branko Zerzan | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen (C) James Petry | |
| 08:25 | Colorado State | Brock Laurent misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:25 | Colorado State | Brock Laurent misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:25 | George Mason | Michael Stamper snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 08:03 | George Mason | Demarcus Ashburn takes the ball from Tomas Valley | 17-16 |
| 08:00 | Colorado State | Leonard Pride hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Demarcus Ashburn | 17-18 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Garret Reece (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tomas Valley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roman Morales (fresh) PF - Michael Stamper (fresh) 4 reb. C - Sean Gann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Brock Laurent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Demarcus Ashburn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Pride (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Mack (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Hansen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | George Mason | Roman Morales is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Roman Morales, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | George Mason | Leroy Tran (SF), Charles Bieker (PF) Roman Morales, Michael Stamper | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Todd Lane (PG) Brock Laurent | |
| 07:16 | Colorado State | Demarcus Ashburn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 07:15 | Colorado State | Charles Mack tips it but misses | 17-18 |
| 07:13 | George Mason | Tomas Valley grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 06:49 | George Mason | Garret Reece can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-18 |
| 06:48 | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 06:37 | Colorado State | Demarcus Ashburn connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Lane | 17-21 |
| 06:22 | George Mason | Sean Gann misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 17-21 |
| 06:21 | Colorado State | Charles Mack grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 06:15 | Colorado State | Garret Reece picks off the pass by Charles Mack | 17-21 |
| 06:11 | George Mason | Garret Reece hits the finger roll | 19-21 |
| 06:00 | Colorado State | Charles Mack blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Bieker - foul #2 on Charles Bieker, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | George Mason | Harold Broadhead (PG), Michael Stamper (PF), Branko Zerzan (C) Garret Reece, Charles Bieker, Sean Gann | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Dickinson (PG), Jamie Pope (SF), James Petry (C) Demarcus Ashburn, Leonard Pride, Joshua Hansen | |
| 06:00 | Colorado State | Charles Mack makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:00 | Colorado State | Charles Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:00 | George Mason | Branko Zerzan grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 05:42 | George Mason | Michael Stamper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Mack - foul #2 on Charles Mack, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | George Mason | Charles Mathias (SF) Leroy Tran | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Brock Laurent (PG) Charles Mack | |
| 05:42 | George Mason | Michael Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:42 | George Mason | Michael Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:13 | Colorado State | James Petry misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 05:11 | George Mason | Charles Mathias grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 05:07 | George Mason | Tomas Valley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-22 |
| 05:06 | George Mason | Michael Stamper gets the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 04:49 | George Mason | Charles Mathias connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Stamper | 23-22 |
| 04:44 | Colorado State | James Petry is fouled on the floor by Michael Stamper - foul #1 on Michael Stamper, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | George Mason | Garret Reece (PG), Leroy Tran (SF), Sean Gann (C) Tomas Valley, Charles Mathias, Branko Zerzan | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Demarcus Ashburn (SG) Todd Lane | |
| 04:44 | Colorado State | James Petry misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:44 | George Mason | Sean Gann grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:29 | George Mason | Harold Broadhead loses the ball out of bounds | 23-22 |
| 04:03 | Colorado State | Demarcus Ashburn is fouled on the floor by Harold Broadhead - foul #1 on Harold Broadhead, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leonard Pride (SF) Paul Dickinson | |
| 04:03 | Colorado State | Demarcus Ashburn makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:03 | Colorado State | Demarcus Ashburn makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:36 | George Mason | Harold Broadhead can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 03:34 | Colorado State | James Petry gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Garret Reece (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Broadhead (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Tran (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Stamper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Gann (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Brock Laurent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Demarcus Ashburn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Pride (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jamie Pope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Petry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Colorado State | Demarcus Ashburn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 03:10 | Colorado State | Leonard Pride tips it but misses | 23-24 |
| 03:08 | George Mason | Sean Gann grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:02 | George Mason | Garret Reece scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Stamper and he's hacked by James Petry - foul #1 on James Petry, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | George Mason | Billy Young (SG), Charles Bieker (PF) Harold Broadhead, Michael Stamper | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Randy Bash (PG), Todd Lane (SG), Charles Mack (PF), Joshua Hansen (C) Brock Laurent, Demarcus Ashburn, Jamie Pope, James Petry | |
| 03:02 | George Mason | Garret Reece makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:59 | Colorado State | Randy Bash throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| Subs | George Mason | Roman Morales (SG) Garret Reece | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 02:39 | George Mason | Roman Morales hits a fadeaway from the right side | 28-24 |
| 02:22 | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen is fouled on the floor by Billy Young - foul #3 on Billy Young, team foul #11 | 28-24 |
| Subs | George Mason | Garret Reece (PG), Charles Mathias (SF), Branko Zerzan (C) Billy Young, Leroy Tran, Sean Gann | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 02:22 | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:22 | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:22 | George Mason | Charles Mathias snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 02:06 | George Mason | Garret Reece throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | George Mason | Tomas Valley (SG) Charles Mathias | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 01:44 | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen clanks a driving attempt from close range | 28-24 |
| 01:42 | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen misses the tip | 28-24 |
| 01:40 | George Mason | Tomas Valley grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 01:35 | George Mason | Leonard Pride steals it from Garret Reece | 28-24 |
| 01:32 | Colorado State | Charles Mack slams it home on a nice dish by Leonard Pride | 28-26 |
| 01:17 | George Mason | Charles Mack blocks the short jumper by Roman Morales | 28-26 |
| 01:15 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Todd Lane | 28-26 |
| 01:10 | Colorado State | Todd Lane buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Randy Bash | 28-28 |
| 00:56 | George Mason | Roman Morales scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Garret Reece | 31-28 |
| 00:51 | Colorado State | Leonard Pride travels with the ball | 31-28 |
| Subs | George Mason | Harold Broadhead (PG), Leroy Tran (SF), Michael Stamper (PF), Sean Gann (C) Garret Reece, Tomas Valley, Charles Bieker, Branko Zerzan | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Demarcus Ashburn (SG), Brock Laurent (SF), James Petry (C) Todd Lane, Leonard Pride, Joshua Hansen | |
| 00:29 | George Mason | Leroy Tran is hacked by James Petry - foul #2 on James Petry, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | George Mason | Tomas Valley (SG) Roman Morales | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jamie Pope (SF), Paul Dickinson (PF) Randy Bash, Charles Mack | |
| 00:29 | George Mason | Leroy Tran makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:29 | George Mason | Leroy Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:01 | Colorado State | Paul Dickinson knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 33-30 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Leroy Tran can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-30 |