Game Date: Feb 8th, 2046
Illinois 84 - George Mason 86
Date: January 14th, 2045
Game: College [Conference] [#1060079] 
Arena: Patriot Center
Attendance: 5,468
Player Of The Game: Ben Michael (2)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 42 | 42 | 84 | |
| George Mason Patriots | 50 | 36 | 86 | |
| 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 | 21 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 10.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | J. Dean pf | 30 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0.3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 5 | H. Murray c | 30 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2.6 | 14 | 0 | 4 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 20 | M. McDonald sg | 30 | 7-12 | 4-6 | 1-4 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 15.6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 54 | D. Johnson pg | 33 | 3-16 | 0-5 | 3-6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +5 | 11.3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 14 | T. Powell sf | 26 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -8 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 13 | J. Greene sg | 10 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 11 | D. Best pf | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 43 | C. Lemon c | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 32-66 | 7-15 | 13-24 | 84 | 13 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 18 | -10 | 9.2 | 38 | 8 | 18 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 48.5% | 46.7% | 54.2% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 28 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 6-7 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 10.8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 12 | T. Gregory pf | 20 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +13 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 45 | S. McDonough c | 30 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7.2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 31 | Z. Bridges sg | 29 | 6-16 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 11.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 2 | R. Wood pg | 26 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -6 | 11.6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 24 | B. Lytle sg | 8 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1.7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 30 | D. Buchanan pf | 20 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -11 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 32 | N. Slade c | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 22 | H. Smith sf | 19 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 20.3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 3 | J. Biddle pg | 18 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +10 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 32-64 | 7-23 | 15-19 | 86 | 7 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 18 | +10 | 10.2 | 30 | 9 | 18 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 50.0% | 30.4% | 78.9% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
George Mason: Ben Michael
Head Coaches
Illinois: Anderson Hodge
George Mason: Nicholas Odom
Offensive Efficiencies
Illinois: At the rim (9/16 56.3%) Inside (10/19 52.6%) Mid-range (6/16 37.5%) Beyond the Arc (7/15 46.7%)
George Mason: At the rim (5/5 100.0%) Inside (10/17 58.8%) Mid-range (10/19 52.6%) Beyond the Arc (7/23 30.4%)
Defensive Tactics
Illinois: Man-To-Man (33.7%) Zone (50.0%) Pressure (1.1%) 2nd Chance (5.4%) Transition (9.8%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
George Mason: Man-To-Man (30.1%) Zone (31.2%) Pressure (21.5%) 2nd Chance (8.6%) Transition (8.6%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Illinois: 142.1 / 141.2
George Mason: 129.4 / 129.5
Injuries
Illinois: none
George Mason: none
Overworked
Illinois: none
George Mason: none
Game Information
Date: Saturday, January 14th, 2045
Game Type: College [Conference]
Arena: Patriot Center
City: Fairfax, VA
Attendance: 5,468
Version: 1.034
Simulated: Mon May 5 2025 @ 9:11:35 am PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
Illinois: PG-Johnson (6' 4½"), SG-McDonald (6' 2½"), SF-Paige (6' 4½"), PF-Dean (6' 9"), C-Murray (6' 8")
George Mason: PG-Wood (5' 9½"), SG-Bridges (6' ), SF-Michael (6' 9½"), PF-Gregory (6' 8"), C-McDonough (6' 10½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! George Mason gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bridges shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Johnson grabs the long rebound.
19:42 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. McDonough rotates over and blocks the shot! Michael grabs the rebound.
19:33 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Michael. Michael shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! George Mason 2 - 0.
19:19 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
19:07 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Michael and Wood. Bridges passes the ball to Michael at the basket. Michael lays it up. Foul! Paige fouls Michael on the shot. Michael makes the first free throw. Michael makes the second free throw. George Mason 4 - 0.
19:02 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige drives down the lane. Paige lays it up. Offensive foul! Paige charged with the foul while taking the shot over McDonough.
18:45 - Game Event: Time out. Paige must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward and Lemon to Center. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward and Michael to Center.
18:45 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! George Mason 6 - 0.
18:36 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDonald passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! George Mason 6 - 2.
18:25 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 8 - 2.
18:12 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonald. George Mason 8 - 5.
18:00 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood passes the ball to Smith. Smith with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 10 - 5.
17:49 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Offensive foul! Lemon commits the foul away from the ball.
17:45 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bridges with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Wood grabs the offensive rebound.
17:29 - George Mason: Wood has the rebound and restarts the offense. Wood shoots from the block. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the rebound.
17:22 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Lemon. Lemon passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean turns the ball over to the other team.
17:09 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bridges shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
16:41 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break with Powell and McDonald. Johnson lays it up. Foul! Wood fouls Johnson on the shot. Johnson missed the first free throw. Johnson missed the second free throw. Michael grabs the rebound.
16:36 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges. Offensive foul! Bridges commits the foul.
16:32 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell turns the ball over out of bounds.
16:20 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Michael. George Mason 13 - 5.
15:50 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard and Slade to Center.
15:50 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against pressure defense. Paige passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. George Mason 13 - 8.
15:40 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges passes the ball to Biddle. Biddle passes the ball to Slade. Slade passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Slade. Slade shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Powell grabs the rebound.
15:10 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonald 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 goes in! Assisted by McDonald. George Mason 13 - 10.
14:53 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Biddle. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 15 - 10.
14:53 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to George Mason!
14:32 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against pressure defense. Paige passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon passes the ball to Paige. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Bridges fouls McDonald on the shot. McDonald missed the first free throw. McDonald makes the second free throw. George Mason 15 - 11.
14:12 - Game Event: Time out. Bridges must sit with 2 fouls. George Mason substitutes Lytle to Shooting Guard.
14:12 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Lytle on the perimeter. Lytle passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Biddle with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 17 - 11.
13:53 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Murray to Center. George Mason substitutes McDonough to Center.
13:53 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Biddle steals the pass from Powell.
13:43 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Lytle leads the fast break with Smith and Biddle. Lytle passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Lytle. George Mason 20 - 11.
13:37 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle steals the pass from Paige.
13:33 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone 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 22 - 11.
13:22 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. Foul! Biddle fouls Dean on the shot. Dean missed the first free throw. Dean missed the second free throw. McDonough grabs the rebound.
13:09 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Gregory outside. Gregory passes the ball to Lytle on the perimeter. Lytle shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Powell grabs the rebound.
12:39 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige drives by Lytle. Paige passes the ball to Dean at the basket. Dean lays it up. The shot misses. Murray grabs the offensive rebound.
12:29 - Illinois: Murray has the rebound. Murray shoots from the block. The shot goes in! George Mason 22 - 13.
12:27 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard and Best to Power Forward. George Mason substitutes Buchanan to Power Forward.
12:27 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Lytle in the paint. Lytle passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
11:55 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against pressure defense. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene passes the ball to Powell. Powell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Greene. George Mason 22 - 15.
11:45 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to Lytle in the paint. Lytle shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Smith. George Mason 24 - 15.
11:19 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene. Greene passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! George Mason 24 - 17.
10:57 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Michael to Small Forward.
10:57 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Biddle outside. Greene steals the pass from Biddle.
10:34 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with Johnson to the right. Greene lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 24 - 19.
10:30 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward.
10:30 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough. McDonough with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 26 - 19.
10:21 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson drives by Biddle. Johnson lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 26 - 21.
10:01 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard.
10:01 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Lytle on the perimeter. Lytle passes the ball to Smith. Paige steals the pass from Smith.
9:41 - Illinois: Breakaway! Paige takes the ball the length of the court. Paige attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! George Mason 26 - 23.
9:35 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard, Biddle to Shooting Guard and Michael to Small Forward.
9:35 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
9:26 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Murray at the basket. Murray lays it up. The shot misses. Murray grabs the offensive rebound.
9:12 - Illinois: Murray has the rebound. Murray shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! And Murray is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Murray makes the first free throw. Tied 26 - 26.
9:10 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard and Lytle to Shooting Guard.
9:10 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Lytle. Lytle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 28 - 26.
8:37 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard and Biddle to Shooting Guard.
8:37 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene. Biddle steals the pass from Greene.
8:27 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against pressure defense. Biddle passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
8:16 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Michael steals the pass from Greene.
8:05 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Wood leads the fast break with Biddle and Michael. Wood lays it up. The shot goes in! And Wood is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Wood makes the first free throw. George Mason 31 - 26.
8:00 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson passes the ball to Best. Best passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the rebound.
7:38 - 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. Foul! Murray fouls Biddle on the shot. Biddle makes the first free throw. Biddle makes the second free throw. George Mason 33 - 26.
7:29 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard and Dean to Power Forward.
7:29 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Johnson grabs the long offensive rebound.
7:21 - Illinois: Johnson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Johnson. George Mason 33 - 28.
7:12 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
6:59 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Johnson to the right. McDonald lays it up. Foul! Biddle fouls McDonald on the shot. McDonald missed the first free throw. McDonald missed the second free throw. Buchanan grabs the rebound.
6:53 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Buchanan on the perimeter. Buchanan passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. Foul! Dean commits the foul on McDonough.
6:43 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Buchanan. Buchanan passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! And Michael is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Michael makes the first free throw. George Mason 36 - 28.
6:18 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots in the paint. Foul! Buchanan fouls Murray on the shot. Murray missed the first free throw. Murray makes the second free throw. George Mason 36 - 29.
6:08 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood drives by Dean. Wood lays it up. Offensive foul! Wood charged with the foul while taking the shot over Dean.
5:58 - Game Event: Time out. Wood must sit with 2 fouls. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard and Lytle to Shooting Guard.
5:58 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson drives by Biddle. Johnson lays it up. Offensive foul! Johnson charged with the foul while taking the shot over Biddle.
5:50 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Buchanan on the perimeter. Buchanan passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonough passes the ball to Biddle. Biddle with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the offensive rebound.
5:29 - George Mason: McDonough has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonough passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
5:06 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Buchanan steals the pass from Johnson.
5:00 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Lytle leads the fast break with Biddle and Michael. Lytle lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 38 - 29.
5:00 - Game Event: The home crowds goes crazy as their team has captured the momentum!
4:55 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Small Forward. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard and Bridges to Shooting Guard.
4:55 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonald. George Mason 38 - 31.
4:41 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bridges. George Mason 41 - 31.
4:29 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. George Mason 41 - 33.
4:11 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
4:01 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Michael steals the pass from Johnson.
3:57 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to McDonough. McDonough shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Buchanan. George Mason 43 - 33.
3:26 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. McDonough rotates over and blocks the shot! Dean grabs the offensive rebound.
3:13 - Illinois: Dean has the rebound. Dean shoots from the low post. Foul! Buchanan fouls Dean on the shot. Dean makes the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. George Mason 43 - 35.
3:11 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood turns the ball over out of bounds.
3:00 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonald passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! George Mason 43 - 37.
2:49 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the low post. Foul! Paige fouls Michael on the shot. Michael makes the first free throw. Michael makes the second free throw. George Mason 45 - 37.
2:34 - Game Event: Time out. Paige must sit with 3 fouls. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward.
2:34 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bridges grabs the rebound.
2:20 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood drives down the lane. Wood passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Michael grabs the long offensive rebound.
2:09 - George Mason: Michael has the rebound and restarts the offense. Michael shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! George Mason 48 - 37.
2:04 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Buchanan steals the pass from Johnson.
1:58 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael. Michael shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
1:47 - 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 the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Johnson fouls Wood trying to grab the offensive rebound. In the double bonus, Wood is shooting two free throws. Wood makes the first free throw. Wood makes the second free throw. George Mason 50 - 37.
1:40 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. Wood steals the pass from McDonald.
1:29 - 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 Wood. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Johnson grabs the rebound.
1:05 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! George Mason 50 - 40.
0:56 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Michael grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:44 - George Mason: Michael has the rebound and restarts the offense. Michael passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. Murray steals the pass from McDonough.
0:29 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Johnson to the right. McDonald passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Johnson grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:25 - Illinois: Johnson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 50 - 42.
0:14 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! McDonough charged with the foul while taking the shot over Murray.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Illinois 42, George Mason 50
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Wood must sit with 2 fouls. Bridges must sit with 2 fouls. McDonough must sit with 2 fouls. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard, Lytle to Shooting Guard, Smith to Small Forward, Gregory to Power Forward and Michael to Center.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Illinois. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Powell. George Mason 50 - 44.
19:43 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Small Forward. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard, Bridges to Shooting Guard, Michael to Small Forward, Buchanan to Power Forward and McDonough to Center.
19:43 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges shoots from deep. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the offensive rebound.
19:36 - George Mason: McDonough has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonough passes the ball to Michael outside. Michael turns the ball over out of bounds.
19:27 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 50 - 46.
19:18 - 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 misses. McDonald grabs the long rebound.
19:06 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Murray at the basket. Murray lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Johnson. George Mason 50 - 48.
18:50 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward and Michael to Center.
18:50 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to Smith outside. Smith passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood passes the ball to Buchanan on the perimeter. Buchanan shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Paige grabs the long rebound.
18:17 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson shoots from deep. The shot misses. Bridges grabs the long rebound.
18:11 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Wood leads the fast break with Smith to the right. Wood passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
18:06 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Paige to the right. McDonald lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 50 - 50.
18:02 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Foul! Dean commits a foul away from the ball.
17:58 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Bridges. Bridges tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bridges passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith shoots in the paint. Foul! Paige fouls Smith on the shot. Smith missed the first free throw. Smith makes the second free throw. George Mason 51 - 50.
17:47 - Game Event: Time out. Paige must sit with 4 fouls. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward.
17:47 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Johnson. Illinois 53 - 51.
17:27 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the rebound.
17:15 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
17:05 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald steals the pass from Wood.
17:00 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. Foul! Michael fouls Johnson on the shot. Johnson missed the first free throw. Johnson makes the second free throw. Illinois 54 - 51.
16:41 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Buchanan. Buchanan passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the long rebound.
16:25 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald attacks with the ball on the fast break. McDonald passes the ball to Johnson at the basket. Johnson lays it up. Foul! Wood fouls Johnson on the shot. Johnson makes the first free throw. Johnson makes the second free throw. Illinois 56 - 51.
16:21 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Foul! McDonald commits the foul on Bridges.
16:15 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Wood. Wood drives down the lane. Wood lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 56 - 53.
16:03 - 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 Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
15:55 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges turns the ball over out of bounds.
15:50 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard, Gregory to Power Forward and Slade to Center.
15:50 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDonald hands off the ball to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
15:42 - 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 passes the ball to Biddle. Biddle passes the ball to Slade. Slade shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. Illinois 56 - 55.
15:14 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bridges steals the pass from Paige.
15:08 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the rebound.
14:57 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bridges grabs the rebound.
14:45 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Biddle leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Biddle passes the ball to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! George Mason 57 - 56.
14:16 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes McDonough to Center.
14:16 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against pressure defense. Paige passes the ball to Powell. Offensive foul! Powell commits the foul.
14:10 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Center.
14:10 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Gregory. Gregory passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade shoots from the low post. Foul! Lemon fouls Slade on the shot. Slade makes the first free throw. Slade missed the second free throw. Lemon grabs the rebound. George Mason 58 - 56.
13:48 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bridges steals the pass from Paige.
13:43 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Biddle and Smith. Bridges lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 60 - 56.
13:43 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to George Mason!
13:37 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Murray to Center. George Mason substitutes McDonough to Center.
13:37 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! George Mason 60 - 59.
13:33 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory shoots from the block. The shot goes in! George Mason 62 - 59.
13:21 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against pressure defense. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the rebound.
13:12 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges passes the ball to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 64 - 59.
12:37 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard and Best to Power Forward. George Mason substitutes Buchanan to Power Forward.
12:37 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Powell grabs the offensive rebound.
12:28 - Illinois: Powell has the rebound. Powell shoots from the low post. Foul! Smith fouls Powell on the shot. Powell makes the first free throw. Powell makes the second free throw. George Mason 64 - 61.
12:26 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Buchanan. Buchanan passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges passes the ball to Buchanan on the perimeter. Buchanan passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. And the shot clock expires!
11:56 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard.
11:56 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Powell. Powell shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Murray. George Mason 64 - 63.
11:42 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard.
11:42 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. The shot clock winding down. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 67 - 63.
11:08 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Lytle to Shooting Guard.
11:08 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Buchanan grabs the rebound.
10:57 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Lytle. Lytle passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Buchanan outside. Buchanan passes the ball to Lytle. Lytle shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Powell grabs the rebound.
10:28 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from the corner. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the rebound.
10:17 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Lytle in the paint. Lytle shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! And Lytle is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Lytle missed the first free throw. Powell grabs the rebound. George Mason 69 - 63.
9:59 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Greene at the basket. Greene lays it up. It's blocked by Buchanan! Smith grabs the rebound.
9:47 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Lytle in the paint. Lytle passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
9:16 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard, Bridges to Shooting Guard, Michael to Small Forward and Gregory to Power Forward.
9:16 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Powell. Powell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
9:07 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges drives down the lane. Bridges lays it up. Offensive foul! Bridges charged with the foul while taking the shot over Johnson.
8:44 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Small Forward.
8:44 - 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 Best in the paint. Best shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. And Best is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Best missed the first free throw. McDonough grabs the rebound. George Mason 69 - 65.
8:29 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood turns the ball over to the other team.
8:19 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the rebound.
8:02 - 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 Wood on the perimeter. Wood drives down the lane. Wood passes the ball to Michael at the basket. Michael lays it up. Foul! Best fouls Michael on the shot. Michael missed the first free throw. Michael makes the second free throw. George Mason 70 - 65.
7:39 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard and Dean to Power Forward.
7:39 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! George Mason 70 - 68.
7:24 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 72 - 68.
7:13 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Buchanan to Power Forward.
7:13 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Johnson outside. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. George Mason 72 - 70.
6:43 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Gregory to Power Forward.
6:43 - 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 on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! George Mason 75 - 70.
6:28 - 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. McDonough rotates over and blocks the shot! McDonough grabs the rebound.
6:19 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Wood to the right. Bridges passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Paige grabs the rebound.
6:13 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the rebound.
5:55 - 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 Wood on the perimeter. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
5:33 - 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 Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Johnson. George Mason 75 - 73.
5:13 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murray steals the pass from Wood.
5:07 - 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 Johnson. Johnson passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the block. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the rebound.
4:49 - 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 Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Murray grabs the long rebound.
4:32 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Johnson and Paige. McDonald lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 75 - 75.
4:27 - 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 from the elbow. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
4:12 - 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 three point line. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the long offensive rebound.
4:07 - Illinois: McDonald has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonald passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the rebound.
3:58 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the offensive rebound.
3:48 - George Mason: Gregory has the rebound and restarts the offense. Gregory passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Paige grabs the rebound.
3:35 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Murray grabs the offensive rebound.
3:25 - Illinois: Murray has the rebound and restarts the offense. Murray shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Johnson grabs the offensive rebound.
3:21 - Illinois: Johnson has the rebound. Johnson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Dean tips it in. Illinois 77 - 75.
3:19 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges in the paint. Bridges passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bridges. George Mason 78 - 77.
3:04 - 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 McDonald. McDonald shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the rebound.
2:49 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Wood to the right. Bridges passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the offensive rebound.
2:42 - George Mason: Gregory has the rebound and restarts the offense. Gregory passes the ball to Wood in the paint. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! George Mason 80 - 77.
2:27 - 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 Paige. Paige with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Murray grabs the offensive rebound.
2:13 - Illinois: Murray has the rebound and restarts the offense. Murray shoots from the low post. Foul! Wood fouls Murray on the shot. Murray makes the first free throw. Murray missed the second free throw. McDonough grabs the rebound. George Mason 80 - 78.
2:08 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Gregory. George Mason 82 - 78.
2:08 - Game Event: The home crowds goes crazy as their team has captured the momentum!
1:48 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Johnson in the paint. Johnson shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Murray tips it in. George Mason 82 - 80.
1:25 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Offensive foul! Michael commits the foul.
1:20 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray on the perimeter. Murray passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. Foul! Gregory fouls Dean on the shot. Dean makes the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. Tied 82 - 82.
1:07 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Illinois is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges drives by McDonald. Bridges attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! George Mason 84 - 82.
0:52 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Dean at the basket. Dean lays it up. McDonough rotates over and blocks the shot! Dean tips it in. Tied 84 - 84.
0:41 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges turns the ball over out of bounds.
0:34 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige drives down the lane. Paige passes the ball to McDonald at the basket. McDonald lays it up. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the rebound.
0:16 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory 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 makes the second free throw. George Mason 86 - 84.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Illinois 84, George Mason 86
Starting Line-Ups
Illinois: PG-Johnson (6' 4½"), SG-McDonald (6' 2½"), SF-Paige (6' 4½"), PF-Dean (6' 9"), C-Murray (6' 8")
George Mason: PG-Wood (5' 9½"), SG-Bridges (6' ), SF-Michael (6' 9½"), PF-Gregory (6' 8"), C-McDonough (6' 10½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! George Mason gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bridges shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Johnson grabs the long rebound.
19:42 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. McDonough rotates over and blocks the shot! Michael grabs the rebound.
19:33 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Michael. Michael shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! George Mason 2 - 0.
19:19 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
19:07 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Michael and Wood. Bridges passes the ball to Michael at the basket. Michael lays it up. Foul! Paige fouls Michael on the shot. Michael makes the first free throw. Michael makes the second free throw. George Mason 4 - 0.
19:02 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige drives down the lane. Paige lays it up. Offensive foul! Paige charged with the foul while taking the shot over McDonough.
18:45 - Game Event: Time out. Paige must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward and Lemon to Center. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward and Michael to Center.
18:45 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! George Mason 6 - 0.
18:36 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDonald passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! George Mason 6 - 2.
18:25 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 8 - 2.
18:12 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonald. George Mason 8 - 5.
18:00 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood passes the ball to Smith. Smith with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 10 - 5.
17:49 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Offensive foul! Lemon commits the foul away from the ball.
17:45 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bridges with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Wood grabs the offensive rebound.
17:29 - George Mason: Wood has the rebound and restarts the offense. Wood shoots from the block. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the rebound.
17:22 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Lemon. Lemon passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean turns the ball over to the other team.
17:09 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bridges shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
16:41 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break with Powell and McDonald. Johnson lays it up. Foul! Wood fouls Johnson on the shot. Johnson missed the first free throw. Johnson missed the second free throw. Michael grabs the rebound.
16:36 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges. Offensive foul! Bridges commits the foul.
16:32 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell turns the ball over out of bounds.
16:20 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Michael. George Mason 13 - 5.
15:50 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard and Slade to Center.
15:50 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against pressure defense. Paige passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. George Mason 13 - 8.
15:40 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges passes the ball to Biddle. Biddle passes the ball to Slade. Slade passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Slade. Slade shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Powell grabs the rebound.
15:10 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonald 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 goes in! Assisted by McDonald. George Mason 13 - 10.
14:53 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Biddle. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 15 - 10.
14:53 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to George Mason!
14:32 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against pressure defense. Paige passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon passes the ball to Paige. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Bridges fouls McDonald on the shot. McDonald missed the first free throw. McDonald makes the second free throw. George Mason 15 - 11.
14:12 - Game Event: Time out. Bridges must sit with 2 fouls. George Mason substitutes Lytle to Shooting Guard.
14:12 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Lytle on the perimeter. Lytle passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Biddle with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 17 - 11.
13:53 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Murray to Center. George Mason substitutes McDonough to Center.
13:53 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Biddle steals the pass from Powell.
13:43 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Lytle leads the fast break with Smith and Biddle. Lytle passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Lytle. George Mason 20 - 11.
13:37 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle steals the pass from Paige.
13:33 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone 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 22 - 11.
13:22 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. Foul! Biddle fouls Dean on the shot. Dean missed the first free throw. Dean missed the second free throw. McDonough grabs the rebound.
13:09 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Gregory outside. Gregory passes the ball to Lytle on the perimeter. Lytle shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Powell grabs the rebound.
12:39 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige drives by Lytle. Paige passes the ball to Dean at the basket. Dean lays it up. The shot misses. Murray grabs the offensive rebound.
12:29 - Illinois: Murray has the rebound. Murray shoots from the block. The shot goes in! George Mason 22 - 13.
12:27 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard and Best to Power Forward. George Mason substitutes Buchanan to Power Forward.
12:27 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Lytle in the paint. Lytle passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
11:55 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against pressure defense. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene passes the ball to Powell. Powell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Greene. George Mason 22 - 15.
11:45 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to Lytle in the paint. Lytle shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Smith. George Mason 24 - 15.
11:19 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene. Greene passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! George Mason 24 - 17.
10:57 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Michael to Small Forward.
10:57 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Biddle outside. Greene steals the pass from Biddle.
10:34 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with Johnson to the right. Greene lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 24 - 19.
10:30 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward.
10:30 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough. McDonough with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 26 - 19.
10:21 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson drives by Biddle. Johnson lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 26 - 21.
10:01 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard.
10:01 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Lytle on the perimeter. Lytle passes the ball to Smith. Paige steals the pass from Smith.
9:41 - Illinois: Breakaway! Paige takes the ball the length of the court. Paige attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! George Mason 26 - 23.
9:35 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard, Biddle to Shooting Guard and Michael to Small Forward.
9:35 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
9:26 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Murray at the basket. Murray lays it up. The shot misses. Murray grabs the offensive rebound.
9:12 - Illinois: Murray has the rebound. Murray shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! And Murray is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Murray makes the first free throw. Tied 26 - 26.
9:10 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard and Lytle to Shooting Guard.
9:10 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Lytle. Lytle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 28 - 26.
8:37 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard and Biddle to Shooting Guard.
8:37 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene. Biddle steals the pass from Greene.
8:27 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against pressure defense. Biddle passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
8:16 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Michael steals the pass from Greene.
8:05 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Wood leads the fast break with Biddle and Michael. Wood lays it up. The shot goes in! And Wood is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Wood makes the first free throw. George Mason 31 - 26.
8:00 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson passes the ball to Best. Best passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the rebound.
7:38 - 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. Foul! Murray fouls Biddle on the shot. Biddle makes the first free throw. Biddle makes the second free throw. George Mason 33 - 26.
7:29 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard and Dean to Power Forward.
7:29 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Johnson grabs the long offensive rebound.
7:21 - Illinois: Johnson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Johnson. George Mason 33 - 28.
7:12 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
6:59 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Johnson to the right. McDonald lays it up. Foul! Biddle fouls McDonald on the shot. McDonald missed the first free throw. McDonald missed the second free throw. Buchanan grabs the rebound.
6:53 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Buchanan on the perimeter. Buchanan passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. Foul! Dean commits the foul on McDonough.
6:43 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Buchanan. Buchanan passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! And Michael is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Michael makes the first free throw. George Mason 36 - 28.
6:18 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots in the paint. Foul! Buchanan fouls Murray on the shot. Murray missed the first free throw. Murray makes the second free throw. George Mason 36 - 29.
6:08 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood drives by Dean. Wood lays it up. Offensive foul! Wood charged with the foul while taking the shot over Dean.
5:58 - Game Event: Time out. Wood must sit with 2 fouls. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard and Lytle to Shooting Guard.
5:58 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson drives by Biddle. Johnson lays it up. Offensive foul! Johnson charged with the foul while taking the shot over Biddle.
5:50 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Buchanan on the perimeter. Buchanan passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonough passes the ball to Biddle. Biddle with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the offensive rebound.
5:29 - George Mason: McDonough has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonough passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
5:06 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Buchanan steals the pass from Johnson.
5:00 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Lytle leads the fast break with Biddle and Michael. Lytle lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 38 - 29.
5:00 - Game Event: The home crowds goes crazy as their team has captured the momentum!
4:55 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Small Forward. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard and Bridges to Shooting Guard.
4:55 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonald. George Mason 38 - 31.
4:41 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bridges. George Mason 41 - 31.
4:29 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. George Mason 41 - 33.
4:11 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
4:01 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Michael steals the pass from Johnson.
3:57 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to McDonough. McDonough shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Buchanan. George Mason 43 - 33.
3:26 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. McDonough rotates over and blocks the shot! Dean grabs the offensive rebound.
3:13 - Illinois: Dean has the rebound. Dean shoots from the low post. Foul! Buchanan fouls Dean on the shot. Dean makes the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. George Mason 43 - 35.
3:11 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood turns the ball over out of bounds.
3:00 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonald passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! George Mason 43 - 37.
2:49 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the low post. Foul! Paige fouls Michael on the shot. Michael makes the first free throw. Michael makes the second free throw. George Mason 45 - 37.
2:34 - Game Event: Time out. Paige must sit with 3 fouls. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward.
2:34 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bridges grabs the rebound.
2:20 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood drives down the lane. Wood passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Michael grabs the long offensive rebound.
2:09 - George Mason: Michael has the rebound and restarts the offense. Michael shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! George Mason 48 - 37.
2:04 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Buchanan steals the pass from Johnson.
1:58 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael. Michael shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
1:47 - 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 the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Johnson fouls Wood trying to grab the offensive rebound. In the double bonus, Wood is shooting two free throws. Wood makes the first free throw. Wood makes the second free throw. George Mason 50 - 37.
1:40 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. Wood steals the pass from McDonald.
1:29 - 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 Wood. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Johnson grabs the rebound.
1:05 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! George Mason 50 - 40.
0:56 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Michael grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:44 - George Mason: Michael has the rebound and restarts the offense. Michael passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. Murray steals the pass from McDonough.
0:29 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Johnson to the right. McDonald passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Johnson grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:25 - Illinois: Johnson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 50 - 42.
0:14 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! McDonough charged with the foul while taking the shot over Murray.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Illinois 42, George Mason 50
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Wood must sit with 2 fouls. Bridges must sit with 2 fouls. McDonough must sit with 2 fouls. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard, Lytle to Shooting Guard, Smith to Small Forward, Gregory to Power Forward and Michael to Center.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Illinois. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Powell. George Mason 50 - 44.
19:43 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Small Forward. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard, Bridges to Shooting Guard, Michael to Small Forward, Buchanan to Power Forward and McDonough to Center.
19:43 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges shoots from deep. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the offensive rebound.
19:36 - George Mason: McDonough has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonough passes the ball to Michael outside. Michael turns the ball over out of bounds.
19:27 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 50 - 46.
19:18 - 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 misses. McDonald grabs the long rebound.
19:06 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Murray at the basket. Murray lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Johnson. George Mason 50 - 48.
18:50 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward and Michael to Center.
18:50 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to Smith outside. Smith passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood passes the ball to Buchanan on the perimeter. Buchanan shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Paige grabs the long rebound.
18:17 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson shoots from deep. The shot misses. Bridges grabs the long rebound.
18:11 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Wood leads the fast break with Smith to the right. Wood passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
18:06 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Paige to the right. McDonald lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 50 - 50.
18:02 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Foul! Dean commits a foul away from the ball.
17:58 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Bridges. Bridges tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bridges passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith shoots in the paint. Foul! Paige fouls Smith on the shot. Smith missed the first free throw. Smith makes the second free throw. George Mason 51 - 50.
17:47 - Game Event: Time out. Paige must sit with 4 fouls. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward.
17:47 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Johnson. Illinois 53 - 51.
17:27 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the rebound.
17:15 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
17:05 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald steals the pass from Wood.
17:00 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. Foul! Michael fouls Johnson on the shot. Johnson missed the first free throw. Johnson makes the second free throw. Illinois 54 - 51.
16:41 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Buchanan. Buchanan passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the long rebound.
16:25 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald attacks with the ball on the fast break. McDonald passes the ball to Johnson at the basket. Johnson lays it up. Foul! Wood fouls Johnson on the shot. Johnson makes the first free throw. Johnson makes the second free throw. Illinois 56 - 51.
16:21 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Foul! McDonald commits the foul on Bridges.
16:15 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Wood. Wood drives down the lane. Wood lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 56 - 53.
16:03 - 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 Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
15:55 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges turns the ball over out of bounds.
15:50 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard, Gregory to Power Forward and Slade to Center.
15:50 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDonald hands off the ball to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
15:42 - 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 passes the ball to Biddle. Biddle passes the ball to Slade. Slade shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. Illinois 56 - 55.
15:14 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bridges steals the pass from Paige.
15:08 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the rebound.
14:57 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bridges grabs the rebound.
14:45 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Biddle leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Biddle passes the ball to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! George Mason 57 - 56.
14:16 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes McDonough to Center.
14:16 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against pressure defense. Paige passes the ball to Powell. Offensive foul! Powell commits the foul.
14:10 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Center.
14:10 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Gregory. Gregory passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade shoots from the low post. Foul! Lemon fouls Slade on the shot. Slade makes the first free throw. Slade missed the second free throw. Lemon grabs the rebound. George Mason 58 - 56.
13:48 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bridges steals the pass from Paige.
13:43 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Biddle and Smith. Bridges lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 60 - 56.
13:43 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to George Mason!
13:37 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Murray to Center. George Mason substitutes McDonough to Center.
13:37 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! George Mason 60 - 59.
13:33 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory shoots from the block. The shot goes in! George Mason 62 - 59.
13:21 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against pressure defense. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the rebound.
13:12 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges passes the ball to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 64 - 59.
12:37 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard and Best to Power Forward. George Mason substitutes Buchanan to Power Forward.
12:37 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Powell grabs the offensive rebound.
12:28 - Illinois: Powell has the rebound. Powell shoots from the low post. Foul! Smith fouls Powell on the shot. Powell makes the first free throw. Powell makes the second free throw. George Mason 64 - 61.
12:26 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Buchanan. Buchanan passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges passes the ball to Buchanan on the perimeter. Buchanan passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. And the shot clock expires!
11:56 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard.
11:56 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Powell. Powell shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Murray. George Mason 64 - 63.
11:42 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Biddle to Point Guard.
11:42 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges passes the ball to Biddle on the perimeter. Biddle passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. The shot clock winding down. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Biddle. George Mason 67 - 63.
11:08 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Lytle to Shooting Guard.
11:08 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Buchanan grabs the rebound.
10:57 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Biddle passes the ball to Lytle. Lytle passes the ball to Biddle outside. Biddle passes the ball to Buchanan outside. Buchanan passes the ball to Lytle. Lytle shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Powell grabs the rebound.
10:28 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from the corner. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the rebound.
10:17 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Lytle in the paint. Lytle shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! And Lytle is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Lytle missed the first free throw. Powell grabs the rebound. George Mason 69 - 63.
9:59 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Greene at the basket. Greene lays it up. It's blocked by Buchanan! Smith grabs the rebound.
9:47 - George Mason: Biddle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Biddle passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Lytle in the paint. Lytle passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
9:16 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard, Bridges to Shooting Guard, Michael to Small Forward and Gregory to Power Forward.
9:16 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Powell. Powell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
9:07 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges drives down the lane. Bridges lays it up. Offensive foul! Bridges charged with the foul while taking the shot over Johnson.
8:44 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Small Forward.
8:44 - 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 Best in the paint. Best shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. And Best is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Best missed the first free throw. McDonough grabs the rebound. George Mason 69 - 65.
8:29 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood turns the ball over to the other team.
8:19 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the rebound.
8:02 - 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 Wood on the perimeter. Wood drives down the lane. Wood passes the ball to Michael at the basket. Michael lays it up. Foul! Best fouls Michael on the shot. Michael missed the first free throw. Michael makes the second free throw. George Mason 70 - 65.
7:39 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard and Dean to Power Forward.
7:39 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! George Mason 70 - 68.
7:24 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! George Mason 72 - 68.
7:13 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Buchanan to Power Forward.
7:13 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Johnson outside. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. George Mason 72 - 70.
6:43 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Gregory to Power Forward.
6:43 - 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 on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! George Mason 75 - 70.
6:28 - 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. McDonough rotates over and blocks the shot! McDonough grabs the rebound.
6:19 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Wood to the right. Bridges passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Paige grabs the rebound.
6:13 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the rebound.
5:55 - 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 Wood on the perimeter. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
5:33 - 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 Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Johnson. George Mason 75 - 73.
5:13 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murray steals the pass from Wood.
5:07 - 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 Johnson. Johnson passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the block. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the rebound.
4:49 - 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 Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Murray grabs the long rebound.
4:32 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Johnson and Paige. McDonald lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 75 - 75.
4:27 - 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 from the elbow. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
4:12 - 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 three point line. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the long offensive rebound.
4:07 - Illinois: McDonald has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonald passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the rebound.
3:58 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wood passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the offensive rebound.
3:48 - George Mason: Gregory has the rebound and restarts the offense. Gregory passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Paige grabs the rebound.
3:35 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Murray grabs the offensive rebound.
3:25 - Illinois: Murray has the rebound and restarts the offense. Murray shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Johnson grabs the offensive rebound.
3:21 - Illinois: Johnson has the rebound. Johnson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Dean tips it in. Illinois 77 - 75.
3:19 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges in the paint. Bridges passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bridges. George Mason 78 - 77.
3:04 - 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 McDonald. McDonald shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the rebound.
2:49 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Wood to the right. Bridges passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the offensive rebound.
2:42 - George Mason: Gregory has the rebound and restarts the offense. Gregory passes the ball to Wood in the paint. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! George Mason 80 - 77.
2:27 - 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 Paige. Paige with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Murray grabs the offensive rebound.
2:13 - Illinois: Murray has the rebound and restarts the offense. Murray shoots from the low post. Foul! Wood fouls Murray on the shot. Murray makes the first free throw. Murray missed the second free throw. McDonough grabs the rebound. George Mason 80 - 78.
2:08 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Gregory. George Mason 82 - 78.
2:08 - Game Event: The home crowds goes crazy as their team has captured the momentum!
1:48 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Johnson in the paint. Johnson shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Murray tips it in. George Mason 82 - 80.
1:25 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Offensive foul! Michael commits the foul.
1:20 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson passes the ball to Murray on the perimeter. Murray passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. Foul! Gregory fouls Dean on the shot. Dean makes the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. Tied 82 - 82.
1:07 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Illinois is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges drives by McDonald. Bridges attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! George Mason 84 - 82.
0:52 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Dean at the basket. Dean lays it up. McDonough rotates over and blocks the shot! Dean tips it in. Tied 84 - 84.
0:41 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges turns the ball over out of bounds.
0:34 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Paige. Paige drives down the lane. Paige passes the ball to McDonald at the basket. McDonald lays it up. The shot misses. Gregory grabs the rebound.
0:16 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Gregory in the paint. Gregory 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 makes the second free throw. George Mason 86 - 84.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Illinois 84, George Mason 86
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