| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Brian Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Kennedy (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Keith Witt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Darnell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mitchell Music (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cody Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hewlett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl Stonebraker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Keith Witt inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | George Mason | Keith Witt misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-24 |
| 19:48 | Mercer | Cody Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 19:26 | Mercer | Earl Stonebraker blows the layup | 25-24 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | Cody Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | Earl Stonebraker clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tyler Kennedy - foul #2 on Tyler Kennedy, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | Earl Stonebraker makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | Earl Stonebraker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 18:56 | George Mason | Tyler Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| 18:42 | Mercer | Keith Witt steals the ball from Eric Harris | 25-26 |
| 18:24 | George Mason | Mitchell Music misses long on a jumper from the right side | 25-26 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | Earl Stonebraker snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 18:04 | Mercer | Eric Harris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 18:02 | Mercer | Andrew Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 17:48 | Mercer | Raymond Hewlett is fouled on the floor by Keith Witt - foul #2 on Keith Witt, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | Eric Harris scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Cody Smith | 25-28 |
| 17:16 | George Mason | Keith Witt makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Bryant | 28-28 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Cody Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 16:30 | George Mason | Tyler Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-31 |
| 16:28 | Mercer | Andrew Taylor pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Roy Darnell blocks the jumper by Raymond Hewlett | 28-31 |
| 15:58 | Mercer | Andrew Taylor tips it back up and in | 28-33 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Brian Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Kennedy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Keith Witt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Darnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Music (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Hewlett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl Stonebraker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 15:45 | George Mason | Mitchell Music makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Bryant | 30-33 |
| 15:24 | Mercer | Cody Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 15:22 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Keith Witt | 30-33 |
| 15:18 | George Mason | Tyler Kennedy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Raymond Hewlett snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Andrew Taylor is whistled for traveling | 30-33 |
| Subs | George Mason | Kevin Tabor (PG), Leslie Baird (SG), Mark Butler (SF), Richard Rhem (PF), Roger Sharpe (C) Brian Bryant, Tyler Kennedy, Keith Witt, Roy Darnell, Mitchell Music | |
| Subs | Mercer | Cecil Grodski (PG), Stephen Brady (SG), Travis Conrad (SF), George Robbins (PF), Eric Karnes (C) Eric Harris, Cody Smith, Raymond Hewlett, Earl Stonebraker, Andrew Taylor | |
| 14:39 | George Mason | Kevin Tabor is hacked by Cecil Grodski - foul #1 on Cecil Grodski, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 14:31 | George Mason | Mark Butler clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-33 |
| 14:29 | Mercer | Cecil Grodski pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:11 | Mercer | Cecil Grodski hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 30-33 |
| 14:09 | George Mason | Richard Rhem pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:03 | George Mason | Kevin Tabor loses the dribble to Cecil Grodski in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 13:55 | Mercer | Travis Conrad hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Cecil Grodski | 30-36 |
| 13:50 | George Mason | Kevin Tabor connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Leslie Baird | 32-36 |
| 13:37 | Mercer | Travis Conrad hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Cecil Grodski | 32-39 |
| 13:21 | George Mason | Leslie Baird connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-39 |
| 12:59 | Mercer | Richard Rhem picks off the pass by Stephen Brady | 35-39 |
| 12:37 | George Mason | Stephen Brady takes the ball from Leslie Baird | 35-39 |
| 12:19 | Mercer | Cecil Grodski knocks in the 3 from straight away | 35-42 |
| 11:53 | George Mason | Leslie Baird misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 11:52 | George Mason | Roger Sharpe tips it but misses | 35-42 |
| 11:51 | George Mason | Richard Rhem snags the offensive board | 35-42 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Kevin Tabor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leslie Baird (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Rhem (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Sharpe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Cecil Grodski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Brady (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Travis Conrad (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Robbins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Karnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | George Mason | Eric Karnes steps in front of the Roger Sharpe pass | 35-42 |
| 11:05 | Mercer | Cecil Grodski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-42 |
| 11:03 | George Mason | Roger Sharpe pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 10:58 | George Mason | Mark Butler scores on a shot near the basket | 37-42 |
| 10:42 | Mercer | Stephen Brady is fouled on the floor by Roger Sharpe - foul #2 on Roger Sharpe, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | George Mason | Brian Bryant (PG), Tyler Kennedy (SG), Keith Witt (SF), Roy Darnell (PF), Mitchell Music (C) Kevin Tabor, Leslie Baird, Mark Butler, Richard Rhem, Roger Sharpe | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Harris (PG), Cody Smith (SG), Raymond Hewlett (SF), Earl Stonebraker (PF), Andrew Taylor (C) Cecil Grodski, Stephen Brady, Travis Conrad, George Robbins, Eric Karnes | |
| 10:21 | Mercer | Eric Harris clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 10:20 | George Mason | Keith Witt snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 09:51 | George Mason | Mitchell Music hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Earl Stonebraker - foul #2 on Earl Stonebraker, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| 09:51 | George Mason | Mitchell Music misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 09:51 | George Mason | Mitchell Music makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Earl Stonebraker buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cody Smith | 38-44 |
| 09:32 | George Mason | Roy Darnell hits the finger roll set up by Brian Bryant | 40-44 |
| 09:17 | Mercer | Brian Bryant is called for the reach on Eric Harris - foul #2 on Brian Bryant, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| 08:59 | Mercer | Andrew Taylor double dribbles | 40-44 |
| 08:50 | George Mason | Brian Bryant hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Tyler Kennedy | 43-44 |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Andrew Taylor misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-44 |
| 08:35 | George Mason | Mitchell Music gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:24 | George Mason | Roy Darnell slams it home | 45-44 |
| 08:00 | Mercer | Cody Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 07:58 | Mercer | Raymond Hewlett grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 07:50 | Mercer | Cody Smith makes the jump hook from the left block | 45-46 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Brian Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tyler Kennedy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Witt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Darnell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Music (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Hewlett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Stonebraker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:35 | George Mason | Mitchell Music comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Taylor - foul #1 on Andrew Taylor, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | George Mason | Leslie Baird (SG), Mark Butler (SF), Richard Rhem (PF) Tyler Kennedy, Keith Witt, Roy Darnell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Cecil Grodski (PG), Stephen Brady (SG), Travis Conrad (SF), George Robbins (PF), Eric Karnes (C) Eric Harris, Cody Smith, Raymond Hewlett, Earl Stonebraker, Andrew Taylor | |
| 07:35 | George Mason | Mitchell Music makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 07:35 | George Mason | Mitchell Music makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:11 | Mercer | Richard Rhem steps in front of the Cecil Grodski pass | 47-46 |
| 07:00 | George Mason | Stephen Brady steals the ball from Mark Butler | 47-46 |
| 06:56 | Mercer | Cecil Grodski lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Brady | 47-48 |
| 06:44 | George Mason | Cecil Grodski is called for the reach on Leslie Baird - foul #2 on Cecil Grodski, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | George Mason | Kevin Tabor (PG), Roger Sharpe (C) Brian Bryant, Mitchell Music | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Harris (PG), Earl Stonebraker (PF) Travis Conrad, Eric Karnes | |
| 06:34 | George Mason | Richard Rhem buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 06:12 | Mercer | George Robbins's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Rhem | 49-48 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | Cecil Grodski hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 05:52 | George Mason | Kevin Tabor misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 05:51 | George Mason | Richard Rhem tips it home | 51-50 |
| 05:38 | Mercer | Earl Stonebraker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 05:37 | George Mason | Richard Rhem grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 05:30 | George Mason | Roger Sharpe comes up short on the runner in the lane | 51-50 |
| 05:28 | Mercer | Earl Stonebraker grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Mark Butler denies the turnaround by Stephen Brady | 51-50 |
| 05:08 | George Mason | Leslie Baird pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:08 | George Mason | George Mason calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | George Mason | Brian Bryant (PG), Tyler Kennedy (SG), Keith Witt (SF), Roy Darnell (PF), Mitchell Music (C) Kevin Tabor, Leslie Baird, Mark Butler, Richard Rhem, Roger Sharpe | |
| Subs | Mercer | Cody Smith (SG), Raymond Hewlett (SF), Andrew Taylor (C) Stephen Brady, Cecil Grodski, George Robbins | |
| 04:52 | George Mason | Cody Smith takes the ball from Keith Witt | 51-50 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | The short jumper by Cody Smith is denied by Mitchell Music | 51-50 |
| 04:30 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Roy Darnell | 51-50 |
| 04:12 | George Mason | Keith Witt lays it up and in | 53-50 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Earl Stonebraker connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cody Smith | 53-52 |
| 03:49 | George Mason | Andrew Taylor steps in front of the Tyler Kennedy pass | 53-52 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Brian Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tyler Kennedy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Witt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Darnell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Music (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Hewlett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Stonebraker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:31 | Mercer | Earl Stonebraker makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 03:20 | George Mason | Keith Witt drills a fadeaway from close range | 55-55 |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Cody Smith comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Keith Witt - foul #3 on Keith Witt, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Cody Smith misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Cody Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:55 | George Mason | Tyler Kennedy misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Earl Stonebraker | 55-56 |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Eric Harris is called for traveling | 55-56 |
| Subs | George Mason | Mark Butler (SF) Keith Witt | |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Brady (PG), Cecil Grodski (SF), George Robbins (PF), Eric Karnes (C) Eric Harris, Raymond Hewlett, Earl Stonebraker, Andrew Taylor | |
| 02:21 | George Mason | Tyler Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Cody Smith - foul #1 on Cody Smith, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | George Mason | Leslie Baird (SG), Richard Rhem (PF), Roger Sharpe (C) Tyler Kennedy, Roy Darnell, Mitchell Music | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:15 | George Mason | Brian Bryant misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 02:14 | Mercer | Cecil Grodski pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:14 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | George Mason | Tyler Kennedy (SG), Keith Witt (SF), Roy Darnell (PF), Mitchell Music (C) Leslie Baird, Mark Butler, Richard Rhem, Roger Sharpe | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Harris (PG), Raymond Hewlett (SF), Earl Stonebraker (PF), Andrew Taylor (C) Stephen Brady, Cecil Grodski, George Robbins, Eric Karnes | |
| 01:48 | Mercer | Brian Bryant steals the ball from Raymond Hewlett | 55-56 |
| 01:39 | George Mason | Roy Darnell's floater is tipped away by Andrew Taylor | 55-56 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Andrew Taylor pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Eric Harris hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Stonebraker | 55-58 |
| 00:56 | George Mason | Roy Darnell connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Tyler Kennedy | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Eric Harris can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 00:31 | George Mason | Mitchell Music gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:11 | George Mason | Keith Witt scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Bryant | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Tyler Kennedy is called for the reach on Cody Smith - foul #3 on Tyler Kennedy, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Cody Smith hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Hewlett | 59-60 |
| 00:03 | George Mason | George Mason calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | George Mason | Keith Witt comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 59-60 |