Game Date: Jan 12th, 2045
George Mason 87 - Illinois 74
Date: November 24th, 2044
Game: College [Conference] [#1060078] 
Arena: State Farm Center
Attendance: 6,507
Player Of The Game: Zachary Bridges (1)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| George Mason Patriots | 48 | 39 | 87 | |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 33 | 41 | 74 | |
| George Mason Patriots | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 20 | B. Michael sf | 30 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +21 | 12.4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 12 | T. Gregory pf | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 45 | S. McDonough c | 30 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +19 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 31 | Z. Bridges sg | 32 | 9-14 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 12.4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 2 | R. Wood pg | 26 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +16 | 15.4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 32 | N. Slade pf | 15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 5.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 22 | H. Smith sf | 27 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +11 | 14.3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 3 | J. Biddle pg | 21 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +5 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 32-57 | 11-19 | 12-16 | 87 | 7 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +65 | 10.8 | 28 | 11 | 18 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 56.1% | 57.9% | 75.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois Fighting Illini | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 21 | A. Paige sf | 28 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -15 | 8.8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | J. Dean pf | 30 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 6.8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 5 | H. Murray c | 30 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -19 | 3.7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 20 | M. McDonald sg | 29 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 15.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 54 | D. Johnson pg | 33 | 8-20 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -14 | 8.1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 14 | T. Powell sf | 13 | 1-8 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 13 | J. Greene sg | 17 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 10.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 11 | D. Best pf | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 43 | C. Lemon c | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 30-65 | 6-25 | 8-9 | 74 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 18 | -65 | 8.7 | 36 | 9 | 12 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 46.2% | 24.0% | 88.9% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
George Mason: Zachary Bridges
Head Coaches
George Mason: Nicholas Odom
Illinois: Anderson Hodge
Offensive Efficiencies
George Mason: At the rim (4/6 66.7%) Inside (10/16 62.5%) Mid-range (7/16 43.8%) Beyond the Arc (11/19 57.9%)
Illinois: At the rim (8/10 80.0%) Inside (10/16 62.5%) Mid-range (6/14 42.9%) Beyond the Arc (6/25 24.0%)
Defensive Tactics
George Mason: Man-To-Man (35.6%) Zone (40.2%) Pressure (10.3%) 2nd Chance (3.4%) Transition (10.3%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Illinois: Man-To-Man (31.4%) Zone (38.4%) Pressure (14.0%) 2nd Chance (5.8%) Transition (10.5%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
George Mason: 129.5 / 127.1
Illinois: 138.7 / 137.7
Injuries
George Mason: sf-Lytle, pf-Buchanan
Illinois: none
Overworked
George Mason: none
Illinois: none
Game Information
Date: Thursday, November 24th, 2044
Game Type: College [Conference]
Arena: State Farm Center
City: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 6,507
Version: 1.034
Simulated: Sun Apr 20 2025 @ 9:12:54 am PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
George Mason: PG-Wood (5' 9½"), SG-Bridges (6' ), SF-Michael (6' 9½"), PF-Gregory (6' 8"), C-McDonough (6' 10½")
Illinois: PG-Johnson (6' 4½"), SG-McDonald (6' 2½"), SF-Paige (6' 4½"), PF-Dean (6' 9"), C-Murray (6' 8")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Illinois gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Bridges steals the pass from Paige.
19:43 - George Mason: Breakaway! Bridges takes the ball the length of the court. Bridges lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 2 - 0.
19:38 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Dean at the basket. Dean lays it up. Foul! Gregory fouls Dean on the shot. Dean makes the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. Tied 2 - 2.
19:16 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Wood. Wood passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonough. George Mason 5 - 2.
18:46 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward and Michael to Center. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center.
18:46 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald. Gregory steals the pass from McDonald.
18:36 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Wood leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots in the paint. Foul! Lemon fouls Michael on the shot. Michael missed the first free throw. Michael makes the second free throw. George Mason 6 - 2.
18:18 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
17:57 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wood passes the ball to Smith outside. Smith passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Wood grabs the long offensive rebound.
17:44 - George Mason: Wood has the rebound and restarts the offense. Wood passes the ball to Gregory. Gregory passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper from the elbow. Foul! McDonald fouls Bridges on the shot. Bridges makes the first free throw. Bridges makes the second free throw. George Mason 8 - 2.
17:31 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith steals the pass from Johnson.
17:28 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael drives down the lane. Michael passes the ball to Wood at the basket. Wood lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Michael. And Wood is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Wood makes the first free throw. George Mason 11 - 2.
17:06 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 11 - 4.
16:32 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Gregory. Gregory passes the ball to Wood in the paint. Wood passes the ball to Bridges in the paint. Bridges passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith shoots from the inside. Foul! Paige fouls Smith on the shot. Smith makes the first free throw. Smith missed the second free throw. Dean grabs the rebound. George Mason 12 - 4.
16:01 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
15:39 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the long offensive rebound.
15:27 - George Mason: Gregory has the rebound and restarts the offense. Gregory passes the ball to Wood outside. Wood turns the ball over out of bounds.
15:20 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard and Slade to Center. Illinois substitutes Greene to Point Guard and Powell to Small Forward.
15:20 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against a zone defense. Greene passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald hands off the ball to Greene. Greene passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald hands off the ball to Greene. Greene shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonald. George Mason 12 - 7.
14:51 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against pressure defense. Biddle passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Foul! McDonald commits a foul away from the ball.
14:46 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Biddle. Powell steals the pass from Biddle.
14:39 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Greene passes the ball to Dean. Dean with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 12 - 9.
14:23 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 14 - 9.
14:04 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against pressure defense. Greene passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! George Mason 14 - 12.
13:53 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes McDonough to Center. Illinois substitutes Murray to Center.
13:53 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonald steals the pass from McDonough.
13:41 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Greene and Powell. McDonald passes the ball to Greene at the basket. Greene attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Assisted by McDonald. Tied 14 - 14.
13:35 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from the corner. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the long rebound.
13:24 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene drives by Biddle. Greene lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 16 - 14.
13:24 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Illinois!
13:14 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bridges passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bridges. Tied 16 - 16.
13:01 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Center. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center.
13:01 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonald passes the ball to Greene. Greene drives to the basket. Foul! Biddle commits the foul on Greene.
12:45 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Power Forward and McDonough to Center. Illinois substitutes Best to Power Forward and Murray to Center.
12:45 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Greene. Greene passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 18 - 16.
12:34 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Slade. Tied 18 - 18.
12:08 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against a zone defense. Greene passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Best outside. Best passes the ball to Powell. The shot clock winding down. Powell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the rebound.
11:34 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to Bridges outside. Bridges passes the ball to Biddle. Biddle passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! George Mason 21 - 18.
11:08 - Game Event: Time out. McDonald must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard and Greene to Shooting Guard.
11:08 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene. Greene drives down the lane. Greene passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Slade grabs the long rebound.
10:52 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break. Foul! Greene commits the foul on Bridges.
10:45 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Slade. Slade hands off the ball to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade shoots in the paint. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the offensive rebound.
10:23 - George Mason: McDonough has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonough passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
10:04 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against a zone defense. Greene passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson passes the ball to Best outside. Best passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! George Mason 21 - 20.
9:37 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Shooting Guard and Michael to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Paige to Small Forward.
9:37 - George Mason: Slade brings up the ball against a zone defense. Slade passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
9:07 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson passes the ball to Best. Foul! Biddle commits a foul away from the ball.
9:00 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward.
9:00 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Murray. Murray passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best turns the ball over out of bounds.
8:54 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard and Biddle to Shooting Guard. Illinois substitutes Paige to Small Forward.
8:54 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! George Mason 23 - 20.
8:45 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best turns the ball over out of bounds.
8:32 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood drives down the lane. Wood passes the ball to Biddle at the basket. Biddle lays it up. The shot misses. Michael grabs the offensive rebound.
8:21 - George Mason: Michael has the rebound and restarts the offense. Michael turns the ball over out of bounds.
8:16 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray. Murray shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Johnson. George Mason 23 - 22.
8:06 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward.
8:06 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Smith grabs the offensive rebound.
8:00 - George Mason: Smith has the rebound and restarts the offense. Smith passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 26 - 22.
7:43 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Small Forward and Dean to Power Forward.
7:43 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Paige grabs the long offensive rebound.
7:26 - Illinois: Paige has the rebound and restarts the offense. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Smith grabs the rebound.
7:16 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle passes the ball to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to Biddle. Biddle shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Smith grabs the offensive rebound.
6:45 - George Mason: Smith has the rebound and restarts the offense. Smith shoots from the low post. Foul! Johnson fouls Smith on the shot. Smith makes the first free throw. Smith makes the second free throw. George Mason 28 - 22.
6:40 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Greene. Greene shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Foul! Michael fouls Dean blocking out to get the rebound.
6:23 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Johnson. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 28 - 24.
6:13 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Biddle. Biddle passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Offensive foul! Michael commits the foul.
5:53 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean outside. Dean passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Smith steals the pass from Paige.
5:31 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Biddle leads the fast break with Wood to the right. Biddle passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 31 - 24.
5:25 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Johnson commits the foul on the drive.
5:13 - Game Event: Time out. Johnson must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard and Powell to Small Forward.
5:13 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to Biddle. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 33 - 24.
4:46 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Bridges to Shooting Guard. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard, McDonald to Shooting Guard and Paige to Small Forward.
4:46 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
4:34 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bridges passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! George Mason 35 - 24.
4:14 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 35 - 26.
4:02 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to McDonough. McDonough passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots from the inside. Foul! Murray fouls McDonough on the shot. McDonough makes the first free throw. McDonough missed the second free throw. Dean grabs the rebound. George Mason 36 - 26.
3:32 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! And Dean is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Dean makes the first free throw. George Mason 36 - 29.
3:04 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael. Michael passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood drives down the lane. Wood passes the ball to Bridges at the basket. Bridges lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Wood. George Mason 38 - 29.
2:34 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the long rebound.
2:23 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! George Mason 41 - 29.
2:12 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige drives down the lane. Paige passes the ball to McDonald at the basket. McDonald lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. George Mason 41 - 31.
1:54 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael. Michael shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
1:44 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
1:35 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Wood and Smith. Bridges passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! George Mason 44 - 31.
1:31 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Smith grabs the long rebound.
1:16 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to McDonough. McDonough shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 46 - 31.
1:05 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Dean charged with the foul while taking the shot over Michael.
0:51 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 48 - 31.
0:51 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to George Mason!
0:35 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray. Murray passes the ball to Paige. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! George Mason 48 - 33.
0:16 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
0:05 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bridges grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
George Mason 48, Illinois 33
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: George Mason substitutes Gregory to Power Forward. Johnson must sit with 2 fouls. McDonald must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard and Powell to Small Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors George Mason. They receive the ball...
19:55 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to McDonough. McDonough passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood passes the ball to Smith outside. Smith turns the ball over to the other team.
19:43 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene attacks with the ball on the fast break. Greene turns the ball over to the other team.
19:38 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break. Foul! Paige commits the foul on Bridges.
19:34 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Michael to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard, McDonald to Shooting Guard and Paige to Small Forward.
19:34 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Smith. Smith passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Wood. Wood shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! George Mason 50 - 33.
19:20 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
19:06 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wood passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. Foul! Murray commits the foul on McDonough.
19:00 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Wood. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots in the paint. It's blocked by Dean! Dean grabs the rebound.
18:51 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Johnson and Paige. McDonald passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Smith grabs the rebound.
18:46 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Smith. George Mason 53 - 33.
18:20 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Power Forward and Michael to Center. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center.
18:20 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. Offensive foul! Johnson charged with the foul while taking the shot over Wood.
18:10 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the rebound.
18:01 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald passes the ball to Johnson in the paint. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! George Mason 53 - 36.
17:47 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Wood passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Slade grabs the offensive rebound.
17:32 - George Mason: Slade has the rebound and restarts the offense. Slade goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! George Mason 55 - 36.
17:28 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. George Mason 55 - 38.
17:08 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges passes the ball to Smith outside. Smith passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
16:49 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Johnson in the paint. Johnson shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Dean. George Mason 55 - 40.
16:34 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bridges passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bridges. George Mason 57 - 40.
16:22 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Slade! Slade grabs the rebound.
16:09 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wood drives down the lane. Wood lays it up. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
15:59 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald hands off the ball to Johnson. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Lemon at the basket. Lemon lays it up. Foul! Bridges fouls Lemon on the shot. Lemon makes the first free throw. Lemon makes the second free throw. George Mason 57 - 42.
15:37 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard, Gregory to Power Forward and Slade to Center. Illinois substitutes Greene to Point Guard and Powell to Small Forward.
15:37 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bridges drives by McDonald. Bridges lays it up. The shot goes in! And Bridges is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Bridges makes the first free throw. George Mason 60 - 42.
15:30 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Smith grabs the rebound.
15:20 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bridges shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the rebound.
15:02 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against a zone defense. Greene passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! George Mason 60 - 45.
14:47 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 63 - 45.
14:38 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against pressure defense. Slade steals the pass from Greene.
14:34 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Biddle leads the fast break with Smith and Bridges. Biddle passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 66 - 45.
14:29 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against pressure defense. Greene passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! George Mason 66 - 47.
14:18 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to Gregory. Foul! Powell commits a foul away from the ball.
14:13 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory turns the ball over to the other team.
14:03 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene attacks with the ball on the fast break. Greene passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Greene grabs the offensive rebound.
13:57 - Illinois: Greene has the rebound and restarts the offense. Greene passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald shoots a jumper from the base line. Foul! Bridges fouls McDonald on the shot. McDonald makes the first free throw. McDonald makes the second free throw. George Mason 66 - 49.
13:45 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes McDonough to Center. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard and Murray to Center.
13:45 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to Smith. Smith shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 68 - 49.
13:33 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Johnson grabs the long offensive rebound.
13:21 - Illinois: Johnson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Biddle steals the pass from Johnson.
13:14 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against pressure defense. Biddle passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Johnson steals the pass from Smith.
13:01 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald attacks with the ball on the fast break. McDonald passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the long offensive rebound.
12:54 - Illinois: McDonald has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonald passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Smith grabs the rebound.
12:44 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to Smith. Smith shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
12:33 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Johnson and Powell. McDonald passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonald. George Mason 68 - 52.
12:27 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Greene to Shooting Guard and Best to Power Forward.
12:27 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Bridges passes the ball to Slade. Slade passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. Powell steals the pass from McDonough.
11:59 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with Johnson and Powell. Greene passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Johnson grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:54 - Illinois: Johnson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Johnson passes the ball to Best on the perimeter. Best shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the long rebound.
11:43 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Greene steals the pass from Slade.
11:33 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with Johnson to the right. Greene passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Murray tips it in. George Mason 68 - 54.
11:29 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Michael to Small Forward.
11:29 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to Michael outside. Michael passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Michael. George Mason 71 - 54.
11:16 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the rebound.
11:09 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Biddle to the right. Bridges lays it up. Offensive foul! Bridges charged with the foul while taking the shot over Johnson.
11:03 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Gregory to Power Forward and Slade to Center. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center.
11:03 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Michael steals the pass from Johnson.
10:59 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Biddle leads the fast break with Michael and Bridges. Biddle passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Greene grabs the long rebound.
10:52 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Johnson passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Slade grabs the rebound.
10:34 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Johnson steals the pass from Biddle.
10:30 - Illinois: Breakaway! Johnson takes the ball the length of the court. Johnson lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 71 - 56.
10:25 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Power Forward and McDonough to Center. Illinois substitutes Murray to Center.
10:25 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to Slade. Slade shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bridges. George Mason 73 - 56.
9:59 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard, Slade to Shooting Guard, Biddle to Small Forward and Michael to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard and Paige to Small Forward.
9:59 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 73 - 58.
9:40 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard, Bridges to Shooting Guard and Slade to Small Forward.
9:40 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against pressure defense. Biddle passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the block. The shot goes in! George Mason 75 - 58.
9:29 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Michael to Small Forward and Slade to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Greene to Shooting Guard.
9:29 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson drives by Biddle. Johnson lays it up. McDonough rotates over and blocks the shot! Paige grabs the offensive rebound.
9:15 - Illinois: Paige has the rebound. Paige shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! George Mason 75 - 60.
9:13 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to Slade. Slade passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Best! Murray grabs the rebound.
8:56 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene. Greene passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Paige grabs the long offensive rebound.
8:40 - Illinois: Paige has the rebound and restarts the offense. Paige passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
8:24 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Bridges in the paint. Bridges passes the ball to Slade. Slade shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
7:55 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene. Greene passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige shoots from the low post. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the rebound.
7:34 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against pressure defense. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 77 - 60.
7:24 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard, Biddle to Shooting Guard and Gregory to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard and Dean to Power Forward.
7:24 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. Foul! Gregory fouls Dean on the shot. Dean missed the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. George Mason 77 - 61.
7:07 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory turns the ball over out of bounds.
6:49 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige outside. Paige passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald passes the ball to Paige. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the rebound.
6:23 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael passes the ball to Wood in the paint. Wood drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Wood commits the foul on the drive.
6:01 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray. Murray shoots a jumper. Offensive foul! Murray charged with the foul while taking the shot over McDonough.
5:52 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against pressure defense. Paige steals the pass from Wood.
5:48 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Wood grabs the long rebound.
5:30 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Wood passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle drives down the lane. Biddle lays it up. Foul! McDonald fouls Biddle on the shot. Biddle missed the first free throw. Biddle makes the second free throw. George Mason 78 - 61.
5:13 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson shoots a jumper. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the rebound.
4:46 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Biddle leads the fast break. Foul! Johnson commits the foul on Biddle. In the bonus, Biddle is shooting one-and-one. Biddle makes the first free throw. Biddle makes the second free throw. George Mason 80 - 61.
4:42 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Bridges to Shooting Guard.
4:42 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Johnson. George Mason 80 - 63.
4:22 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Gregory shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Johnson grabs the rebound.
3:47 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the rebound.
3:36 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Wood passes the ball to McDonough. McDonough turns the ball over out of bounds.
3:28 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige turns the ball over to the other team.
3:24 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bridges passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory shoots from the block. The shot goes in! George Mason 82 - 63.
3:11 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! George Mason 82 - 65.
2:58 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges in the paint. Bridges passes the ball to Gregory on the perimeter. Gregory drives down the lane. Gregory passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the rebound.
2:31 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald drives to the basket. Foul! Wood commits the foul on McDonald.
2:16 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
2:05 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Gregory outside. Gregory passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bridges passes the ball to Michael. Michael with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 84 - 65.
1:40 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. The shot misses. Dean grabs the offensive rebound.
1:32 - Illinois: Dean has the rebound. Dean goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! George Mason 84 - 67.
1:30 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Wood and Michael. Bridges passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
1:24 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. George Mason is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Johnson passes the ball to Paige outside. Paige passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. George Mason 84 - 69.
1:08 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against pressure defense. Illinois is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Bridges passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonough. George Mason 87 - 69.
0:51 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 87 - 71.
0:37 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
0:27 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! George Mason 87 - 74.
0:03 - George Mason: Wood dribbles out the clock until time expires.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
George Mason 87, Illinois 74
Starting Line-Ups
George Mason: PG-Wood (5' 9½"), SG-Bridges (6' ), SF-Michael (6' 9½"), PF-Gregory (6' 8"), C-McDonough (6' 10½")
Illinois: PG-Johnson (6' 4½"), SG-McDonald (6' 2½"), SF-Paige (6' 4½"), PF-Dean (6' 9"), C-Murray (6' 8")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Illinois gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Bridges steals the pass from Paige.
19:43 - George Mason: Breakaway! Bridges takes the ball the length of the court. Bridges lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 2 - 0.
19:38 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Dean at the basket. Dean lays it up. Foul! Gregory fouls Dean on the shot. Dean makes the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. Tied 2 - 2.
19:16 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Wood. Wood passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonough. George Mason 5 - 2.
18:46 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward and Michael to Center. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center.
18:46 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald. Gregory steals the pass from McDonald.
18:36 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Wood leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots in the paint. Foul! Lemon fouls Michael on the shot. Michael missed the first free throw. Michael makes the second free throw. George Mason 6 - 2.
18:18 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
17:57 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wood passes the ball to Smith outside. Smith passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Wood grabs the long offensive rebound.
17:44 - George Mason: Wood has the rebound and restarts the offense. Wood passes the ball to Gregory. Gregory passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper from the elbow. Foul! McDonald fouls Bridges on the shot. Bridges makes the first free throw. Bridges makes the second free throw. George Mason 8 - 2.
17:31 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith steals the pass from Johnson.
17:28 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael drives down the lane. Michael passes the ball to Wood at the basket. Wood lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Michael. And Wood is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Wood makes the first free throw. George Mason 11 - 2.
17:06 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 11 - 4.
16:32 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Gregory. Gregory passes the ball to Wood in the paint. Wood passes the ball to Bridges in the paint. Bridges passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith shoots from the inside. Foul! Paige fouls Smith on the shot. Smith makes the first free throw. Smith missed the second free throw. Dean grabs the rebound. George Mason 12 - 4.
16:01 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
15:39 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the long offensive rebound.
15:27 - George Mason: Gregory has the rebound and restarts the offense. Gregory passes the ball to Wood outside. Wood turns the ball over out of bounds.
15:20 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard and Slade to Center. Illinois substitutes Greene to Point Guard and Powell to Small Forward.
15:20 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against a zone defense. Greene passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald hands off the ball to Greene. Greene passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald hands off the ball to Greene. Greene shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonald. George Mason 12 - 7.
14:51 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against pressure defense. Biddle passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Foul! McDonald commits a foul away from the ball.
14:46 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Biddle. Powell steals the pass from Biddle.
14:39 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Greene passes the ball to Dean. Dean with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 12 - 9.
14:23 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 14 - 9.
14:04 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against pressure defense. Greene passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! George Mason 14 - 12.
13:53 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes McDonough to Center. Illinois substitutes Murray to Center.
13:53 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonald steals the pass from McDonough.
13:41 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Greene and Powell. McDonald passes the ball to Greene at the basket. Greene attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Assisted by McDonald. Tied 14 - 14.
13:35 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from the corner. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the long rebound.
13:24 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene drives by Biddle. Greene lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 16 - 14.
13:24 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Illinois!
13:14 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bridges passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bridges. Tied 16 - 16.
13:01 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Center. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center.
13:01 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonald passes the ball to Greene. Greene drives to the basket. Foul! Biddle commits the foul on Greene.
12:45 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Power Forward and McDonough to Center. Illinois substitutes Best to Power Forward and Murray to Center.
12:45 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Greene. Greene passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 18 - 16.
12:34 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Slade. Tied 18 - 18.
12:08 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against a zone defense. Greene passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Best outside. Best passes the ball to Powell. The shot clock winding down. Powell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the rebound.
11:34 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to Bridges outside. Bridges passes the ball to Biddle. Biddle passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! George Mason 21 - 18.
11:08 - Game Event: Time out. McDonald must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard and Greene to Shooting Guard.
11:08 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene. Greene drives down the lane. Greene passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Slade grabs the long rebound.
10:52 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break. Foul! Greene commits the foul on Bridges.
10:45 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Slade. Slade hands off the ball to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade shoots in the paint. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the offensive rebound.
10:23 - George Mason: McDonough has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonough passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
10:04 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against a zone defense. Greene passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson passes the ball to Best outside. Best passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! George Mason 21 - 20.
9:37 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Shooting Guard and Michael to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Paige to Small Forward.
9:37 - George Mason: Slade brings up the ball against a zone defense. Slade passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
9:07 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson passes the ball to Best. Foul! Biddle commits a foul away from the ball.
9:00 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward.
9:00 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Murray. Murray passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best turns the ball over out of bounds.
8:54 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard and Biddle to Shooting Guard. Illinois substitutes Paige to Small Forward.
8:54 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! George Mason 23 - 20.
8:45 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best turns the ball over out of bounds.
8:32 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood drives down the lane. Wood passes the ball to Biddle at the basket. Biddle lays it up. The shot misses. Michael grabs the offensive rebound.
8:21 - George Mason: Michael has the rebound and restarts the offense. Michael turns the ball over out of bounds.
8:16 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray. Murray shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Johnson. George Mason 23 - 22.
8:06 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward.
8:06 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Smith grabs the offensive rebound.
8:00 - George Mason: Smith has the rebound and restarts the offense. Smith passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 26 - 22.
7:43 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Small Forward and Dean to Power Forward.
7:43 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Paige grabs the long offensive rebound.
7:26 - Illinois: Paige has the rebound and restarts the offense. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Smith grabs the rebound.
7:16 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle passes the ball to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to Biddle. Biddle shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Smith grabs the offensive rebound.
6:45 - George Mason: Smith has the rebound and restarts the offense. Smith shoots from the low post. Foul! Johnson fouls Smith on the shot. Smith makes the first free throw. Smith makes the second free throw. George Mason 28 - 22.
6:40 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Greene. Greene shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Foul! Michael fouls Dean blocking out to get the rebound.
6:23 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Johnson. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 28 - 24.
6:13 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Biddle. Biddle passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Offensive foul! Michael commits the foul.
5:53 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean outside. Dean passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Smith steals the pass from Paige.
5:31 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Biddle leads the fast break with Wood to the right. Biddle passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 31 - 24.
5:25 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Johnson commits the foul on the drive.
5:13 - Game Event: Time out. Johnson must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard and Powell to Small Forward.
5:13 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to Biddle. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 33 - 24.
4:46 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Bridges to Shooting Guard. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard, McDonald to Shooting Guard and Paige to Small Forward.
4:46 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
4:34 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bridges passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! George Mason 35 - 24.
4:14 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 35 - 26.
4:02 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to McDonough. McDonough passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots from the inside. Foul! Murray fouls McDonough on the shot. McDonough makes the first free throw. McDonough missed the second free throw. Dean grabs the rebound. George Mason 36 - 26.
3:32 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! And Dean is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Dean makes the first free throw. George Mason 36 - 29.
3:04 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael. Michael passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood drives down the lane. Wood passes the ball to Bridges at the basket. Bridges lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Wood. George Mason 38 - 29.
2:34 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the long rebound.
2:23 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! George Mason 41 - 29.
2:12 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige drives down the lane. Paige passes the ball to McDonald at the basket. McDonald lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. George Mason 41 - 31.
1:54 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael. Michael shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
1:44 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
1:35 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Wood and Smith. Bridges passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! George Mason 44 - 31.
1:31 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Smith grabs the long rebound.
1:16 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to McDonough. McDonough shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 46 - 31.
1:05 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Dean charged with the foul while taking the shot over Michael.
0:51 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 48 - 31.
0:51 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to George Mason!
0:35 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray. Murray passes the ball to Paige. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! George Mason 48 - 33.
0:16 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
0:05 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bridges grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
George Mason 48, Illinois 33
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: George Mason substitutes Gregory to Power Forward. Johnson must sit with 2 fouls. McDonald must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard and Powell to Small Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors George Mason. They receive the ball...
19:55 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to McDonough. McDonough passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood passes the ball to Smith outside. Smith turns the ball over to the other team.
19:43 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene attacks with the ball on the fast break. Greene turns the ball over to the other team.
19:38 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break. Foul! Paige commits the foul on Bridges.
19:34 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Michael to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard, McDonald to Shooting Guard and Paige to Small Forward.
19:34 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Smith. Smith passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Wood. Wood shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! George Mason 50 - 33.
19:20 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
19:06 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wood passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. Foul! Murray commits the foul on McDonough.
19:00 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Wood. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots in the paint. It's blocked by Dean! Dean grabs the rebound.
18:51 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Johnson and Paige. McDonald passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Smith grabs the rebound.
18:46 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Smith. George Mason 53 - 33.
18:20 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Power Forward and Michael to Center. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center.
18:20 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. Offensive foul! Johnson charged with the foul while taking the shot over Wood.
18:10 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the rebound.
18:01 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald passes the ball to Johnson in the paint. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! George Mason 53 - 36.
17:47 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Wood passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Slade grabs the offensive rebound.
17:32 - George Mason: Slade has the rebound and restarts the offense. Slade goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! George Mason 55 - 36.
17:28 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. George Mason 55 - 38.
17:08 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges passes the ball to Smith outside. Smith passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
16:49 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Johnson in the paint. Johnson shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Dean. George Mason 55 - 40.
16:34 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bridges passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bridges. George Mason 57 - 40.
16:22 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Slade! Slade grabs the rebound.
16:09 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wood drives down the lane. Wood lays it up. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
15:59 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald hands off the ball to Johnson. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Lemon at the basket. Lemon lays it up. Foul! Bridges fouls Lemon on the shot. Lemon makes the first free throw. Lemon makes the second free throw. George Mason 57 - 42.
15:37 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard, Gregory to Power Forward and Slade to Center. Illinois substitutes Greene to Point Guard and Powell to Small Forward.
15:37 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bridges drives by McDonald. Bridges lays it up. The shot goes in! And Bridges is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Bridges makes the first free throw. George Mason 60 - 42.
15:30 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Smith grabs the rebound.
15:20 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bridges shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the rebound.
15:02 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against a zone defense. Greene passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! George Mason 60 - 45.
14:47 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 63 - 45.
14:38 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against pressure defense. Slade steals the pass from Greene.
14:34 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Biddle leads the fast break with Smith and Bridges. Biddle passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 66 - 45.
14:29 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against pressure defense. Greene passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! George Mason 66 - 47.
14:18 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to Gregory. Foul! Powell commits a foul away from the ball.
14:13 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory turns the ball over to the other team.
14:03 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene attacks with the ball on the fast break. Greene passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Greene grabs the offensive rebound.
13:57 - Illinois: Greene has the rebound and restarts the offense. Greene passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald shoots a jumper from the base line. Foul! Bridges fouls McDonald on the shot. McDonald makes the first free throw. McDonald makes the second free throw. George Mason 66 - 49.
13:45 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes McDonough to Center. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard and Murray to Center.
13:45 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to Smith. Smith shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 68 - 49.
13:33 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Johnson grabs the long offensive rebound.
13:21 - Illinois: Johnson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Biddle steals the pass from Johnson.
13:14 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against pressure defense. Biddle passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Johnson steals the pass from Smith.
13:01 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald attacks with the ball on the fast break. McDonald passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the long offensive rebound.
12:54 - Illinois: McDonald has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonald passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Smith grabs the rebound.
12:44 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to Smith. Smith shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
12:33 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Johnson and Powell. McDonald passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonald. George Mason 68 - 52.
12:27 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Greene to Shooting Guard and Best to Power Forward.
12:27 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Bridges passes the ball to Slade. Slade passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. Powell steals the pass from McDonough.
11:59 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with Johnson and Powell. Greene passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Johnson grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:54 - Illinois: Johnson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Johnson passes the ball to Best on the perimeter. Best shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the long rebound.
11:43 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Greene steals the pass from Slade.
11:33 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with Johnson to the right. Greene passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Murray tips it in. George Mason 68 - 54.
11:29 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Michael to Small Forward.
11:29 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to Michael outside. Michael passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Michael. George Mason 71 - 54.
11:16 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the rebound.
11:09 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Biddle to the right. Bridges lays it up. Offensive foul! Bridges charged with the foul while taking the shot over Johnson.
11:03 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Gregory to Power Forward and Slade to Center. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center.
11:03 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Michael steals the pass from Johnson.
10:59 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Biddle leads the fast break with Michael and Bridges. Biddle passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Greene grabs the long rebound.
10:52 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Johnson passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Slade grabs the rebound.
10:34 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Johnson steals the pass from Biddle.
10:30 - Illinois: Breakaway! Johnson takes the ball the length of the court. Johnson lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 71 - 56.
10:25 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Power Forward and McDonough to Center. Illinois substitutes Murray to Center.
10:25 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to Slade. Slade shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bridges. George Mason 73 - 56.
9:59 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard, Slade to Shooting Guard, Biddle to Small Forward and Michael to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard and Paige to Small Forward.
9:59 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 73 - 58.
9:40 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard, Bridges to Shooting Guard and Slade to Small Forward.
9:40 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against pressure defense. Biddle passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the block. The shot goes in! George Mason 75 - 58.
9:29 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Michael to Small Forward and Slade to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Greene to Shooting Guard.
9:29 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson drives by Biddle. Johnson lays it up. McDonough rotates over and blocks the shot! Paige grabs the offensive rebound.
9:15 - Illinois: Paige has the rebound. Paige shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! George Mason 75 - 60.
9:13 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to Slade. Slade passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Best! Murray grabs the rebound.
8:56 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene. Greene passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Paige grabs the long offensive rebound.
8:40 - Illinois: Paige has the rebound and restarts the offense. Paige passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
8:24 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Bridges in the paint. Bridges passes the ball to Slade. Slade shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
7:55 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene. Greene passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige shoots from the low post. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the rebound.
7:34 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against pressure defense. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 77 - 60.
7:24 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard, Biddle to Shooting Guard and Gregory to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard and Dean to Power Forward.
7:24 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. Foul! Gregory fouls Dean on the shot. Dean missed the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. George Mason 77 - 61.
7:07 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory turns the ball over out of bounds.
6:49 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige outside. Paige passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald passes the ball to Paige. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the rebound.
6:23 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Biddle passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael passes the ball to Wood in the paint. Wood drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Wood commits the foul on the drive.
6:01 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray. Murray shoots a jumper. Offensive foul! Murray charged with the foul while taking the shot over McDonough.
5:52 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against pressure defense. Paige steals the pass from Wood.
5:48 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Wood grabs the long rebound.
5:30 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Wood passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle drives down the lane. Biddle lays it up. Foul! McDonald fouls Biddle on the shot. Biddle missed the first free throw. Biddle makes the second free throw. George Mason 78 - 61.
5:13 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson shoots a jumper. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the rebound.
4:46 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Biddle leads the fast break. Foul! Johnson commits the foul on Biddle. In the bonus, Biddle is shooting one-and-one. Biddle makes the first free throw. Biddle makes the second free throw. George Mason 80 - 61.
4:42 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Bridges to Shooting Guard.
4:42 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Johnson. George Mason 80 - 63.
4:22 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Gregory shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Johnson grabs the rebound.
3:47 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the rebound.
3:36 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Wood passes the ball to McDonough. McDonough turns the ball over out of bounds.
3:28 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige turns the ball over to the other team.
3:24 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bridges passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory shoots from the block. The shot goes in! George Mason 82 - 63.
3:11 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! George Mason 82 - 65.
2:58 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges in the paint. Bridges passes the ball to Gregory on the perimeter. Gregory drives down the lane. Gregory passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the rebound.
2:31 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald drives to the basket. Foul! Wood commits the foul on McDonald.
2:16 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
2:05 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Gregory outside. Gregory passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bridges passes the ball to Michael. Michael with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 84 - 65.
1:40 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. The shot misses. Dean grabs the offensive rebound.
1:32 - Illinois: Dean has the rebound. Dean goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! George Mason 84 - 67.
1:30 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Wood and Michael. Bridges passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
1:24 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. George Mason is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Johnson passes the ball to Paige outside. Paige passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. George Mason 84 - 69.
1:08 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against pressure defense. Illinois is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Bridges passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonough. George Mason 87 - 69.
0:51 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 87 - 71.
0:37 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
0:27 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! George Mason 87 - 74.
0:03 - George Mason: Wood dribbles out the clock until time expires.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
George Mason 87, Illinois 74
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