| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Brandon Beckstead (fresh) SG - Sammy Wilhelm (fresh) SF - Gregory Jackson (fresh) PF - Michael Stewart (fresh) C - Leonard Square (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Gregg Girouard (fresh) SG - William Brookins (fresh) SF - Jerry Bos (fresh) PF - Douglas Maxon (fresh) C - Nicolas Sullivan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | George Mason | Leonard Square wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | George Mason | George Mason is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Leonard Square | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | George Mason | Gregory Jackson misses badly on a shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Western Carolina | Jerry Bos gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Western Carolina | Nicolas Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | George Mason | Douglas Maxon steals it from Gregory Jackson | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Western Carolina | William Brookins scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gregg Girouard | 0-5 |
| 17:34 | George Mason | Brandon Beckstead clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:32 | George Mason | Gregory Jackson snags the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:21 | George Mason | Gregory Jackson is fouled on the floor by Jerry Bos - foul #1 on Jerry Bos, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | George Mason | Scott Tyler (SG), William Allen (C) Sammy Wilhelm, Leonard Square | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 17:10 | George Mason | Nicolas Sullivan swats the short shot by Scott Tyler | 0-5 |
| 17:09 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Nicolas Sullivan | 0-5 |
| 16:53 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Scott Tyler - foul #1 on Scott Tyler, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jaime Hunter (PG), Matthew Weidner (SF), Devon Whitfield (PF) Brandon Beckstead, Gregory Jackson, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 16:53 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 16:53 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard makes the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 16:35 | George Mason | Matthew Weidner buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jaime Hunter and the foul's on Nicolas Sullivan - foul #1 on Nicolas Sullivan, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Guy Lewellen (SG) William Brookins | |
| 16:35 | George Mason | Matthew Weidner makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:21 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Guy Lewellen | 3-9 |
| 16:05 | George Mason | Scott Tyler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 16:04 | George Mason | Devon Whitfield tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| 15:42 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 15:41 | George Mason | William Allen gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Jaime Hunter (fresh) SG - Matthew Weidner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Tyler (fresh) PF - Devon Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Gregg Girouard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guy Lewellen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Bos (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Maxon (fresh) C - Nicolas Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | George Mason | Nicolas Sullivan is called for the reach on William Allen - foul #2 on Nicolas Sullivan, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | George Mason | Brandon Beckstead (PG), Sammy Wilhelm (SG), Gregory Jackson (SF), Michael Stewart (PF), Leonard Square (C) Jaime Hunter, Matthew Weidner, Scott Tyler, Devon Whitfield, William Allen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Brookins (SG), Christopher White (SF), Steven Echevarria (PF), John Kirchner (C) Gregg Girouard, Jerry Bos, Douglas Maxon, Nicolas Sullivan | |
| 14:53 | George Mason | John Kirchner steps in front of the Leonard Square pass | 5-9 |
| 14:49 | Western Carolina | Christopher White drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Guy Lewellen | 5-11 |
| 14:27 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm clanks a jumper from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 14:25 | George Mason | Leonard Square grabs the offensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:10 | George Mason | Christopher White swats the short shot by Michael Stewart | 5-11 |
| 14:08 | Western Carolina | Steven Echevarria grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 13:52 | Western Carolina | William Brookins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gregory Jackson - foul #1 on Gregory Jackson, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard (PG), Jerry Bos (SF), Douglas Maxon (PF) Guy Lewellen, Christopher White, John Kirchner | |
| 13:52 | Western Carolina | William Brookins misses the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:52 | Western Carolina | William Brookins misses the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:52 | George Mason | Michael Stewart pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 13:41 | George Mason | Gregory Jackson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 13:40 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 13:21 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon is hacked by Sammy Wilhelm - foul #1 on Sammy Wilhelm, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | George Mason | William Allen (C) Leonard Square | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Guy Lewellen (SG) William Brookins | |
| 13:01 | Western Carolina | Steven Echevarria scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Gregg Girouard | 5-13 |
| 12:45 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm is whistled for a carry | 5-13 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jaime Hunter (PG), Scott Tyler (SG), Matthew Weidner (SF), Devon Whitfield (PF) Brandon Beckstead, Sammy Wilhelm, Gregory Jackson, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:26 | Western Carolina | Steven Echevarria misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-13 |
| 12:24 | George Mason | William Allen pulls down the rebound | 5-13 |
| 12:07 | George Mason | Jaime Hunter hits a jumper from the free throw line | 7-13 |
| 11:49 | Western Carolina | Devon Whitfield swats the short shot by Steven Echevarria | 7-13 |
| 11:47 | Western Carolina | Jerry Bos grabs the offensive board | 7-13 |
| 11:27 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Allen - foul #1 on William Allen, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | George Mason | Brandon Beckstead (PG), Sammy Wilhelm (SG), Gregory Jackson (SF), Michael Stewart (PF), Leonard Square (C) Jaime Hunter, Scott Tyler, Matthew Weidner, Devon Whitfield, William Allen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Antony Dionne (PG), William Brookins (SG), Christopher White (SF), John Kirchner (C) Gregg Girouard, Guy Lewellen, Jerry Bos, Steven Echevarria | |
| 11:27 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon misses the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 11:27 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon misses the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 11:27 | George Mason | Leonard Square gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Brandon Beckstead (fresh) SG - Sammy Wilhelm (fresh) SF - Gregory Jackson (fresh) PF - Michael Stewart (fresh) C - Leonard Square (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Antony Dionne (fresh) SG - William Brookins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Maxon (fresh) C - John Kirchner (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm double dribbles | 7-13 |
| 10:55 | Western Carolina | Sammy Wilhelm steals it from John Kirchner | 7-13 |
| 10:50 | George Mason | Brandon Beckstead blows the layup | 7-13 |
| 10:48 | George Mason | Gregory Jackson can't tip it in | 7-13 |
| 10:47 | Western Carolina | John Kirchner pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 10:29 | Western Carolina | Antony Dionne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-13 |
| 10:28 | Western Carolina | John Kirchner snags the offensive board | 7-13 |
| 10:07 | Western Carolina | Christopher White makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Brookins | 7-15 |
| 09:52 | George Mason | Michael Stewart is fouled on the floor by Douglas Maxon - foul #1 on Douglas Maxon, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | George Mason | Scott Tyler (SG), William Allen (C) Sammy Wilhelm, Leonard Square | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard (PG), Jerry Bos (SF) Antony Dionne, John Kirchner | |
| 09:47 | George Mason | Gregory Jackson makes the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Jerry Bos - foul #2 on Jerry Bos, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Steven Echevarria (C) Jerry Bos | |
| 09:47 | George Mason | Gregory Jackson makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:28 | Western Carolina | Gregory Jackson steals it from Steven Echevarria | 10-15 |
| 09:24 | George Mason | Gregory Jackson throws it down | 12-15 |
| 09:01 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-15 |
| 09:00 | George Mason | Scott Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 08:43 | George Mason | Scott Tyler buries a turnaround from the baseline | 14-15 |
| 08:28 | Western Carolina | William Brookins buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregg Girouard | 14-18 |
| 08:15 | George Mason | Brandon Beckstead buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Jackson | 16-18 |
| 07:49 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon's pass is intercepted by Gregory Jackson | 16-18 |
| 07:45 | George Mason | Gregory Jackson lays it in | 18-18 |
| 07:42 | Western Carolina | Brandon Beckstead is called for the reach on Gregg Girouard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Beckstead, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm (SG), Devon Whitfield (SF), Leonard Square (C) Brandon Beckstead, Gregory Jackson, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Antony Dionne (SG), Guy Lewellen (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), John Kirchner (C) William Brookins, Christopher White, Douglas Maxon, Steven Echevarria | |
| 07:37 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 07:36 | George Mason | Leonard Square gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:19 | George Mason | Scott Tyler connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Sammy Wilhelm | 20-18 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Scott Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sammy Wilhelm (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Devon Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leonard Square (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Gregg Girouard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antony Dionne (fresh) SF - Guy Lewellen (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) C - John Kirchner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 07:01 | Western Carolina | Antony Dionne tips it home | 20-20 |
| 06:41 | George Mason | Scott Tyler is called for a backcourt violation | 20-20 |
| Subs | George Mason | Jaime Hunter (PG), Matthew Weidner (SF) Scott Tyler, William Allen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon (PF) Gregg Girouard | |
| 06:34 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Antony Dionne | 20-23 |
| 06:20 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 06:19 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 06:04 | Western Carolina | Guy Lewellen is hacked by Jaime Hunter - foul #1 on Jaime Hunter, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | George Mason | Joel Maynard (C) Leonard Square | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Steven Echevarria (C) John Kirchner | |
| 05:48 | Western Carolina | Steven Echevarria is fouled on the floor by Joel Maynard - foul #1 on Joel Maynard, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher White (SF), John Kirchner (C) Robert Robinson, Douglas Maxon | |
| 05:48 | Western Carolina | Steven Echevarria misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:48 | George Mason | Joel Maynard pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 05:33 | George Mason | Matthew Weidner knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 05:16 | Western Carolina | Guy Lewellen misses the 3 from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 05:15 | Western Carolina | John Kirchner tips it but misses | 23-23 |
| 05:14 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Matthew Weidner | 23-23 |
| 05:08 | George Mason | Matthew Weidner misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher White - foul #1 on Christopher White, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | George Mason | Brandon Beckstead (PG), Gregory Jackson (SF), Michael Stewart (PF) Jaime Hunter, Sammy Wilhelm, Devon Whitfield | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard (PG), William Brookins (SG) Guy Lewellen, Antony Dionne | |
| 05:08 | George Mason | Matthew Weidner makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:08 | George Mason | Matthew Weidner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:56 | Western Carolina | Christopher White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | George Mason | Scott Tyler (SG), William Allen (C) Matthew Weidner, Joel Maynard | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon (PF) John Kirchner | |
| 04:39 | George Mason | Steven Echevarria is called for the reach on William Allen - foul #1 on Steven Echevarria, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | George Mason | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Robinson (SF) Steven Echevarria | |
| 04:39 | George Mason | William Allen misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:39 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Douglas Maxon | 25-23 |
| 04:20 | Western Carolina | Brandon Beckstead is called for the reach on Gregg Girouard - foul #2 on Brandon Beckstead, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | George Mason | Matthew Weidner (SG), Leonard Square (C) Brandon Beckstead, William Allen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Guy Lewellen (SF), Steven Echevarria (C) Robert Robinson, Christopher White | |
| 04:20 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:20 | George Mason | Leonard Square grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 04:02 | George Mason | Gregory Jackson loses the dribble to Gregg Girouard | 25-23 |
| 03:33 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | George Mason | Brandon Beckstead (PG), Sammy Wilhelm (SG) Matthew Weidner, Gregory Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jerry Bos (SF), Nicolas Sullivan (C) William Brookins, Steven Echevarria | |
| 03:08 | George Mason | Michael Stewart buries a turnaround from close range set up by Sammy Wilhelm | 27-23 |
| Lineup | George Mason | PG - Brandon Beckstead (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sammy Wilhelm (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Square (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Gregg Girouard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guy Lewellen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Bos (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Maxon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicolas Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Guy Lewellen | 27-25 |
| 02:32 | George Mason | Brandon Beckstead can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Nicolas Sullivan - foul #3 on Nicolas Sullivan, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | George Mason | Gregory Jackson (SF), Devon Whitfield (PF), William Allen (C) Scott Tyler, Michael Stewart, Leonard Square | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Antony Dionne (PG), William Brookins (SG), Christopher White (PF), John Kirchner (C) Gregg Girouard, Guy Lewellen, Douglas Maxon, Nicolas Sullivan | |
| 02:32 | George Mason | Brandon Beckstead makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:32 | George Mason | Brandon Beckstead makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:23 | Western Carolina | John Kirchner double dribbles | 29-25 |
| 02:07 | George Mason | Sammy Wilhelm hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Brandon Beckstead | 31-25 |
| 01:38 | Western Carolina | Christopher White banks in the layup | 31-27 |
| 01:23 | George Mason | Gregory Jackson's layup is rejected by Christopher White | 31-27 |
| 01:22 | George Mason | Devon Whitfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:07 | George Mason | Brandon Beckstead hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 01:05 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to William Brookins | 31-27 |
| 01:00 | Western Carolina | Jerry Bos makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Antony Dionne | 31-30 |
| 00:40 | George Mason | Gregory Jackson connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Brandon Beckstead | 33-30 |
| 00:26 | Western Carolina | William Brookins misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 00:24 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Bos | 33-30 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Christopher White comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 33-30 |
| 00:00 | George Mason | The rebound goes to Brandon Beckstead | 33-30 |