| Lineup | George Mason | PG - William Cummings (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Polanski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Devoe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Phair (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - Ben Buerger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Marlon Vaughan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tomas Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Horace Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Preston Ream (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Cardella (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | Horace Mason inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Northeastern | Horace Mason connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 19:31 | George Mason | Michael Phair misses the lay-in | 40-38 |
| 19:29 | Northeastern | Michael Cardella snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 19:10 | Northeastern | Michael Phair is called for the reach on Preston Ream - foul #4 on Michael Phair, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | George Mason | Richard Carpenter (PF) Michael Phair | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 18:47 | Northeastern | Marlon Vaughan knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Tomas Norton and he's hacked by William Cummings - foul #4 on William Cummings, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Sanders (PG) William Cummings | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 18:47 | Northeastern | Marlon Vaughan misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:47 | George Mason | Ben Buerger snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 18:33 | George Mason | Howard Polanski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-40 |
| 18:31 | George Mason | Richard Carpenter pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:26 | George Mason | Howard Polanski loses the dribble to Tomas Norton | 40-40 |
| 18:13 | Northeastern | Tomas Norton travels with the ball | 40-40 |
| Subs | George Mason | Eddie Patterson (SG), Joshua Lezama (SF), Frank Butts (C) Howard Polanski, George Devoe, Ben Buerger | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Mohammad Smith (PG), Aaron Sedgwick (SG), Victor McCampbell (PF), Howard Rayborn (C) Marlon Vaughan, Tomas Norton, Preston Ream, Michael Cardella | |
| 17:48 | George Mason | Eddie Patterson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 17:28 | Northeastern | Howard Rayborn is wide open but clanks a shot in the lane | 42-40 |
| 17:27 | George Mason | Frank Butts gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 17:22 | George Mason | Mohammad Smith picks off the pass by Howard Sanders | 42-40 |
| 17:18 | Northeastern | Mohammad Smith hits the finger roll | 42-42 |
| 17:06 | George Mason | Eddie Patterson buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Howard Sanders | 45-42 |
| 17:03 | Northeastern | Mohammad Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| Subs | George Mason | George Devoe (SF), Ben Buerger (PF) Joshua Lezama, Richard Carpenter | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Marlon Vaughan (PG) Horace Mason | |
| 16:53 | George Mason | Victor McCampbell is called for the reach on Howard Sanders - foul #2 on Victor McCampbell, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Cardella (C) Victor McCampbell | |
| 16:44 | George Mason | Michael Cardella denies the turnaround by Eddie Patterson | 45-42 |
| 16:42 | Northeastern | Aaron Sedgwick grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 16:23 | Northeastern | Mohammad Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marlon Vaughan | 45-44 |
| 16:04 | George Mason | Eddie Patterson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-44 |
| 16:02 | Northeastern | Mohammad Smith grabs the board | 45-44 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Patterson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Devoe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ben Buerger (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Frank Butts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Marlon Vaughan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Sedgwick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mohammad Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Howard Rayborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Cardella (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northeastern | Howard Rayborn misses the wide open turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Eddie Patterson - foul #1 on Eddie Patterson, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Polanski (SG), Joshua Lezama (SF), Richard Carpenter (PF) Eddie Patterson, George Devoe, Frank Butts | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Tomas Norton (SG), Horace Mason (SF), Preston Ream (PF) Aaron Sedgwick, Mohammad Smith, Michael Cardella | |
| 15:37 | Northeastern | Howard Rayborn makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 15:37 | Northeastern | Howard Rayborn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 15:23 | George Mason | Howard Polanski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 15:06 | Northeastern | Tomas Norton buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Marlon Vaughan | 48-48 |
| 15:01 | George Mason | Preston Ream is called for the reach on Ben Buerger - foul #2 on Preston Ream, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Victor McCampbell (C) Howard Rayborn | |
| 14:56 | George Mason | Howard Polanski connects on the 3 from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 14:40 | Northeastern | Richard Carpenter steals the ball from Marlon Vaughan | 51-48 |
| 14:24 | George Mason | Howard Polanski scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joshua Lezama | 54-48 |
| 14:03 | Northeastern | Richard Carpenter steals the ball from Horace Mason | 54-48 |
| 13:44 | George Mason | Victor McCampbell picks off the pass by Howard Polanski | 54-48 |
| 13:19 | Northeastern | Tomas Norton scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 12:58 | George Mason | Howard Polanski makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Howard Sanders | 57-50 |
| 12:29 | Northeastern | Tomas Norton hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range | 57-50 |
| 12:27 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Joshua Lezama | 57-50 |
| 12:23 | George Mason | Howard Polanski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 12:22 | Northeastern | Marlon Vaughan pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 11:54 | Northeastern | Victor McCampbell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 11:52 | Northeastern | Victor McCampbell grabs the offensive board | 57-50 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Sanders (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Howard Polanski (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Lezama (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Richard Carpenter (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ben Buerger (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Marlon Vaughan (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tomas Norton (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Horace Mason (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Preston Ream (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor McCampbell (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Northeastern | Tomas Norton misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-50 |
| 11:39 | Northeastern | Preston Ream tips it home | 57-52 |
| 11:21 | George Mason | Howard Polanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Cummings (PG), Eddie Patterson (SG), George Devoe (SF), Michael Phair (PF), Frank Butts (C) Howard Sanders, Howard Polanski, Joshua Lezama, Richard Carpenter, Ben Buerger | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Mohammad Smith (PG), Aaron Sedgwick (SG), Howard Rayborn (PF), Michael Cardella (C) Marlon Vaughan, Tomas Norton, Preston Ream, Victor McCampbell | |
| 10:57 | Northeastern | William Cummings is called for the reach on Mohammad Smith - foul #5 on William Cummings, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Polanski (SG) William Cummings | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 10:37 | Northeastern | Horace Mason buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Mohammad Smith | 57-54 |
| 10:13 | George Mason | Howard Polanski drills a runner from the right block | 59-54 |
| 09:44 | Northeastern | Mohammad Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 09:42 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Frank Butts | 59-54 |
| 09:36 | George Mason | Michael Phair makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Eddie Patterson | 61-54 |
| 09:12 | Northeastern | Michael Cardella drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Mohammad Smith | 61-56 |
| 08:56 | George Mason | Michael Cardella blocks the short jumper by Michael Phair | 61-56 |
| 08:54 | Northeastern | Michael Cardella grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 08:32 | Northeastern | Howard Rayborn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Horace Mason | 61-58 |
| 08:17 | George Mason | Frank Butts travels with the ball | 61-58 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Sanders (PG), Wade Draves (SF), Ben Buerger (C) Howard Polanski, George Devoe, Frank Butts | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Marlon Vaughan (PG), Tomas Norton (SG), Victor McCampbell (SF), Preston Ream (PF), Kevin Maxfield (C) Mohammad Smith, Aaron Sedgwick, Horace Mason, Howard Rayborn, Michael Cardella | |
| 07:58 | Northeastern | Preston Ream is whistled for traveling | 61-58 |
| 07:46 | George Mason | Eddie Patterson misses the jumper from close range | 61-58 |
| 07:44 | George Mason | Eddie Patterson grabs the offensive board | 61-58 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Sanders (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eddie Patterson (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wade Draves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Phair (tiring) 13 pts. 4 pf. C - Ben Buerger (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Marlon Vaughan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tomas Norton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor McCampbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Preston Ream (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Maxfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | George Mason | Wade Draves can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Victor McCampbell - foul #3 on Victor McCampbell, team foul #3 | 61-58 |
| 07:26 | George Mason | Wade Draves makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:26 | George Mason | Wade Draves misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:26 | Northeastern | Kevin Maxfield gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:57 | Northeastern | Tomas Norton hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Marlon Vaughan | 62-60 |
| 06:39 | George Mason | Michael Phair misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Tomas Norton - foul #2 on Tomas Norton, team foul #4 | 62-60 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Polanski (SG), George Devoe (SF), Frank Butts (C) Eddie Patterson, Wade Draves, Ben Buerger | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Mohammad Smith (SF), Michael Cardella (C) Victor McCampbell, Kevin Maxfield | |
| 06:39 | George Mason | Michael Phair makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:39 | George Mason | Michael Phair makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:18 | Northeastern | Marlon Vaughan is hacked by Frank Butts - foul #2 on Frank Butts, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| Subs | George Mason | Richard Carpenter (PF) Michael Phair | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 05:59 | Northeastern | Michael Cardella misses the dunk attempt | 64-60 |
| 05:57 | George Mason | George Devoe grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 05:52 | George Mason | Marlon Vaughan is called for the reach on Howard Sanders - foul #2 on Marlon Vaughan, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| Subs | George Mason | Eddie Patterson (SG) Howard Polanski | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Aaron Sedgwick (SG), Victor McCampbell (SF), Howard Rayborn (C) Marlon Vaughan, Tomas Norton, Michael Cardella | |
| 05:46 | George Mason | Frank Butts drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Eddie Patterson | 66-60 |
| 05:25 | Northeastern | Howard Rayborn is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Howard Rayborn, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Polanski (SG), Ben Buerger (C) Howard Sanders, Frank Butts | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kevin Maxfield (PF) Preston Ream | |
| 05:09 | George Mason | Howard Polanski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 05:08 | Northeastern | Victor McCampbell grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 04:46 | Northeastern | Aaron Sedgwick hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mohammad Smith | 66-63 |
| 04:23 | George Mason | Eddie Patterson is whistled for a carry | 66-63 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Sanders (PG), Joshua Lezama (SG), Wade Draves (SF), Michael Phair (PF) Eddie Patterson, Howard Polanski, George Devoe, Richard Carpenter | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Marlon Vaughan (PG), Tomas Norton (SG), Preston Ream (PF), Michael Cardella (C) Aaron Sedgwick, Victor McCampbell, Kevin Maxfield, Howard Rayborn | |
| 03:56 | Northeastern | Tomas Norton loses the dribble to Ben Buerger | 66-63 |
| 03:41 | George Mason | Joshua Lezama is whistled for a carry | 66-63 |
| Subs | George Mason | Frank Butts (C) Ben Buerger | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Howard Sanders (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Lezama (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wade Draves (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Phair (tiring) 15 pts. 4 pf. C - Frank Butts (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Marlon Vaughan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tomas Norton (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mohammad Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Preston Ream (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Cardella (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:38 | Northeastern | Mohammad Smith is hacked by Howard Sanders in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Sanders, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| 03:23 | Northeastern | Preston Ream comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Phair - foul #5 on Michael Phair, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| Subs | George Mason | Eddie Patterson (PG), George Devoe (SG), Richard Carpenter (PF) Howard Sanders, Joshua Lezama, Michael Phair | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Horace Mason (SF) Mohammad Smith | |
| 03:23 | Northeastern | Preston Ream makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:23 | Northeastern | Preston Ream makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:07 | George Mason | George Devoe is denied on a layup by Michael Cardella | 66-65 |
| 03:05 | Northeastern | Michael Cardella grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 02:42 | Northeastern | Tomas Norton knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 66-67 |
| 02:28 | George Mason | Horace Mason steps in front of the George Devoe pass | 66-67 |
| 02:02 | Northeastern | Horace Mason's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Carpenter | 66-67 |
| 02:01 | George Mason | George Devoe gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:54 | George Mason | Wade Draves comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 01:52 | Northeastern | Marlon Vaughan pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:50 | Northeastern | George Devoe is called for the reach on Tomas Norton in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Devoe, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| Subs | George Mason | Howard Sanders (PG), Howard Polanski (SG), Ben Buerger (C) Eddie Patterson, Wade Draves, Frank Butts | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 01:50 | Northeastern | Tomas Norton misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:50 | George Mason | Ben Buerger snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 01:34 | George Mason | Howard Polanski misses the 3 from the left corner | 66-67 |
| 01:33 | Northeastern | Michael Cardella grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:12 | Northeastern | Michael Cardella knocks in the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Ben Buerger - foul #3 on Ben Buerger, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| 01:12 | Northeastern | Michael Cardella misses the free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:12 | George Mason | Richard Carpenter snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 01:07 | George Mason | George Devoe is hacked by Horace Mason - foul #2 on Horace Mason, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| 01:07 | George Mason | George Devoe makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:07 | George Mason | George Devoe makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:45 | Northeastern | Michael Cardella blows the dunk | 68-69 |
| 00:44 | Northeastern | Horace Mason tips it in | 68-71 |
| 00:44 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| 00:35 | George Mason | Howard Polanski misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Tomas Norton - foul #3 on Tomas Norton, team foul #8 | 68-71 |
| 00:35 | George Mason | Howard Polanski makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:35 | George Mason | Howard Polanski misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:35 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Tomas Norton | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Northeastern | Tomas Norton is hacked by Howard Polanski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Polanski, team foul #10 | 69-71 |
| 00:34 | Northeastern | Tomas Norton makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:34 | Northeastern | Tomas Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | George Mason | Howard Polanski misses the 3 from the right corner | 69-73 |
| 00:28 | Northeastern | Horace Mason snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 00:27 | Northeastern | Howard Polanski is called for the reach on Horace Mason in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Polanski, team foul #11 | 69-73 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Mohammad Smith (PG), Aaron Sedgwick (SG) Marlon Vaughan, Tomas Norton | |
| 00:27 | Northeastern | Horace Mason misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:27 | Northeastern | Horace Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:27 | George Mason | Richard Carpenter grabs the board | 69-73 |
| 00:27 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| 00:21 | George Mason | Howard Polanski drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Sanders | 72-73 |
| 00:20 | Northeastern | Mohammad Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Sanders - foul #2 on Howard Sanders, team foul #12 | 72-73 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Tomas Norton (SG) Aaron Sedgwick | |
| 00:20 | Northeastern | Mohammad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:20 | Northeastern | Mohammad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| 00:07 | George Mason | Howard Polanski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-74 |
| 00:07 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Marlon Vaughan (PG) Mohammad Smith | |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Northeastern | Tomas Norton is hacked by Howard Polanski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Howard Polanski, team foul #13 | 75-74 |
| 00:05 | Northeastern | Tomas Norton makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:05 | Northeastern | Tomas Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:05 | George Mason | George Mason calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Howard Polanski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-76 |