Game Date: Feb 3rd, 2046
George Mason 78 - Illinois 71
Date: December 9th, 2045
Game: College [Conference] [#1086735] 
Arena: State Farm Center
Attendance: 4,611
Player Of The Game: Ben Michael (3)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| George Mason Patriots | 36 | 42 | 78 | |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 37 | 34 | 71 | |
| 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 | 9-16 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +8 | 14.6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 30 | D. Buchanan pf | 29 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +12 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 45 | S. McDonough c | 30 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +12 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 31 | Z. Bridges sg | 30 | 6-18 | 0-9 | 1-2 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +9 | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 21 | H. Gray pg | 32 | 7-16 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +12 | 14.3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 2 | R. Wood pg | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 14.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 32 | N. Slade pf | 15 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 22 | H. Smith sf | 19 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 24 | B. Lytle sg | 10 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 32-74 | 12-38 | 2-4 | 78 | 11 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 18 | +35 | 11.8 | 26 | 16 | 9 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 43.2% | 31.6% | 50.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois Fighting Illini | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 14 | T. Powell sf | 31 | 2-8 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -9 | 11.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 11 | D. Best pf | 28 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 5 | H. Murray c | 30 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 20 | M. McDonald sg | 30 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -10 | 12.8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 34 | H. Keller pg | 32 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | -10 | 13.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 13 | J. Greene sg | 15 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 5-10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 11.7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 21 | A. Paige pg | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 55 | D. Ivy pf | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 45 | S. Pierce c | 13 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 7.7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 22-57 | 6-20 | 21-28 | 71 | 8 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 9 | -35 | 9.7 | 24 | 5 | 18 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 38.6% | 30.0% | 75.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
George Mason: Ben Michael
Head Coaches
George Mason: Nicholas Odom
Illinois: Anderson Hodge
Offensive Efficiencies
George Mason: At the rim (7/7 100.0%) Inside (6/12 50.0%) Mid-range (7/17 41.2%) Beyond the Arc (12/38 31.6%)
Illinois: At the rim (6/9 66.7%) Inside (6/14 42.9%) Mid-range (4/14 28.6%) Beyond the Arc (6/20 30.0%)
Defensive Tactics
George Mason: Man-To-Man (33.7%) Zone (41.9%) Pressure (9.3%) 2nd Chance (5.8%) Transition (9.3%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Illinois: Man-To-Man (31.9%) Zone (42.9%) Pressure (4.4%) 2nd Chance (6.6%) Transition (12.1%) Int. Foul (2.2%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
George Mason: 134.0 / 133.9
Illinois: 142.2 / 144.2
Injuries
George Mason: none
Illinois: none
Overworked
George Mason: none
Illinois: none
Game Information
Date: Saturday, December 9th, 2045
Game Type: College [Conference]
Arena: State Farm Center
City: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 4,611
Version: 1.034
Simulated: Fri Jun 20 2025 @ 9:20:54 am PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
George Mason: PG-Gray (6' ), SG-Bridges (6' ), SF-Michael (6' 9½"), PF-Buchanan (6' 6½"), C-McDonough (6' 10½")
Illinois: PG-Keller (6' 2"), SG-McDonald (6' 2½"), SF-Powell (6' 4½"), PF-Best (6' 6½"), C-Murray (6' 8")
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 with Michael to the right. Bridges lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 2 - 0.
19:50 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
19:38 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! George Mason 5 - 0.
19:25 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Keller outside. Keller passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Keller outside. Keller shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Foul! McDonald fouls Bridges trying to grab the offensive rebound.
18:56 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward and Michael to Center. Illinois substitutes Pierce to Center.
18:56 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Michael. Michael shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
18:51 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots from the block. The shot misses. Foul! Pierce fouls Michael trying to grab the offensive rebound.
18:38 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael turns the ball over out of bounds.
18:29 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! George Mason 5 - 2.
18:08 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Powell steals the pass from Gray.
18:02 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonald passes the ball to Keller. Keller shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! George Mason 5 - 4.
17:51 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray 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! George Mason 7 - 4.
17:37 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Buchanan steals the pass from Powell.
17:25 - 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 Gray on the perimeter. Gray passes the ball to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Gray in the paint. Gray passes the ball to Buchanan. Buchanan passes the ball to Michael in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Michael shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
16:50 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bridges steals the pass from Keller.
16:46 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Gray leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Gray passes the ball to Buchanan on the perimeter. Buchanan passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Buchanan. George Mason 9 - 4.
16:24 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Buchanan grabs the rebound.
16:15 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges drives by McDonald. Bridges passes the ball to Gray at the basket. Gray lays it up. Offensive foul! Gray charged with the foul while taking the shot over Pierce.
16:03 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce. Pierce passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best passes the ball to Keller. Keller shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Best grabs the offensive rebound.
15:33 - Illinois: Best has the rebound and restarts the offense. Best passes the ball to Keller in the paint. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best shoots in the paint. Foul! Buchanan fouls Best on the shot. Best makes the first free throw. Best missed the second free throw. Michael grabs the rebound. George Mason 9 - 5.
15:12 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to Bridges in the paint. Bridges shoots from the block. The shot goes in! George Mason 11 - 5.
14:57 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard and Slade to Center. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard and McDonald to Small Forward.
14:57 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige passes the ball to Best on the perimeter. Best shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Smith grabs the rebound.
14:29 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Slade. Slade shoots a jumper. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the rebound.
14:18 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with McDonald to the right. Greene lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 11 - 7.
14:12 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone 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. Paige grabs the rebound.
13:57 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene attacks with the ball on the fast break. Greene turns the ball over out of bounds.
13:51 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes McDonough to Center. Illinois substitutes Murray to Center.
13:51 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murray steals the pass from Wood.
13:47 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige drives by Smith. Paige passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. George Mason 11 - 10.
13:37 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! George Mason 14 - 10.
13:16 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Buchanan steals the pass from Paige.
13:09 - 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 the corner. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the rebound.
13:05 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with Paige to the right. Greene lays it up. Foul! Bridges fouls Greene on the shot. Greene missed the first free throw. Greene missed the second free throw. McDonough grabs the rebound.
12:59 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges passes the ball to Buchanan. Buchanan passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
12:41 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with McDonald to the right. Greene lays it up. Foul! Smith fouls Greene on the shot. Greene makes the first free throw. Greene makes the second free throw. George Mason 14 - 12.
12:37 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Lytle to Shooting Guard and Slade to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Pierce to Shooting Guard, Greene to Small Forward and Ivy to Power Forward.
12:37 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
12:23 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige drives down the lane. Paige passes the ball to Pierce at the basket. Pierce lays it up. Foul! Lytle fouls Pierce on the shot. Pierce makes the first free throw. Pierce makes the second free throw. Tied 14 - 14.
12:13 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Smith. Smith shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Lytle grabs the offensive rebound.
12:02 - George Mason: Lytle has the rebound and restarts the offense. Lytle passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Paige grabs the rebound.
11:45 - Illinois: Pierce brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pierce passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray drives down the lane. Murray passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Slade grabs the rebound.
11:28 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade passes the ball to Lytle on the perimeter. Lytle passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood passes the ball to Slade. Greene steals the pass from Slade.
11:00 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Pierce on the perimeter. Pierce shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. Illinois 17 - 14.
10:49 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Gray to Point Guard. Illinois substitutes Keller to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard and Powell to Small Forward.
10:49 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith passes the ball to Lytle outside. Lytle passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Smith. Illinois 17 - 16.
10:24 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy drives down the lane. Ivy lays it up. Foul! Slade fouls Ivy on the shot. Ivy missed the first free throw. Ivy makes the second free throw. Illinois 18 - 16.
10:07 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Small Forward.
10:07 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to Lytle on the perimeter. Lytle shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Murray grabs the long rebound.
9:52 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray steals the pass from Keller.
9:44 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Lytle leads the fast break with Gray to the right. Lytle passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Lytle. George Mason 19 - 18.
9:37 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Michael to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward.
9:37 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Greene in the paint. Greene passes the ball to Murray on the perimeter. Gray steals the pass from Murray.
9:15 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Lytle leads the fast break with Gray to the right. Lytle passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Keller grabs the rebound.
9:09 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene passes the ball to Keller. Keller with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Gray grabs the rebound.
8:53 - George Mason: Lytle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Lytle passes the ball to Michael outside. Michael passes the ball to Gray. Gray shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Michael. George Mason 21 - 18.
8:53 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to George Mason!
8:36 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against a zone defense. Greene drives down the lane. Greene lays it up. Foul! Slade fouls Greene on the shot. Greene makes the first free throw. Greene makes the second free throw. George Mason 21 - 20.
8:25 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Slade. Slade shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Slade grabs the offensive rebound.
8:02 - George Mason: Slade has the rebound and restarts the offense. Slade passes the ball to Gray outside. Gray passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Murray steals the pass from Michael.
7:43 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene passes the ball to Keller. Keller with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Gray fouls Keller on the shot. Keller makes the first free throw. Keller makes the second free throw. Illinois 22 - 21.
7:26 - Game Event: Time out. Gray must sit with 2 fouls. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard, Bridges to Shooting Guard and Buchanan to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard.
7:26 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! George Mason 24 - 22.
7:14 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Power Forward.
7:14 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 25 - 24.
7:04 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Powell steals the pass from Michael.
6:55 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Keller leads the fast break with McDonald and Powell. Keller passes the ball to McDonald at the basket. McDonald lays it up. Foul! Michael fouls McDonald on the shot. McDonald makes the first free throw. McDonald makes the second free throw. Illinois 27 - 24.
6:49 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Buchanan to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Best to Power Forward.
6:49 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges drives by McDonald. Bridges lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 27 - 26.
6:31 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell outside. Powell hands off the ball to McDonald. McDonald hands off the ball to Keller. Michael steals the pass from Keller.
6:07 - 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 beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Wood. George Mason 29 - 27.
5:56 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDonald passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell shoots in the paint. Foul! Michael fouls Powell on the shot. Powell makes the first free throw. Powell makes the second free throw. Tied 29 - 29.
5:47 - Game Event: Time out. Michael must sit with 2 fouls. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward.
5:47 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the rebound.
5:36 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Best. Best passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Best grabs the offensive rebound.
5:18 - Illinois: Best has the rebound and restarts the offense. Best passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Best. Illinois 31 - 29.
5:08 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Ivy to Power Forward.
5:08 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood drives by McDonald. Wood lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 31 - 31.
4:58 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Gray to Point Guard and Michael to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Best to Power Forward.
4:58 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Murray. Murray passes the ball to Keller. Keller passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 33 - 31.
4:32 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bridges turns the ball over out of bounds.
4:10 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonald tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 35 - 31.
3:57 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Michael. Michael passes the ball to Buchanan. Buchanan passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Gray passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Buchanan grabs the offensive rebound.
3:27 - George Mason: Buchanan has the rebound. Buchanan shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Keller grabs the rebound.
3:25 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray steals the pass from Keller.
3:20 - George Mason: Breakaway! Gray takes the ball the length of the court. Gray lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 35 - 33.
3:16 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald shoots from the low post. McDonough rotates over and blocks the shot! McDonough grabs the rebound.
3:07 - 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 Michael on the perimeter. Michael passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
2:38 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
2:26 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Gray leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Gray passes the ball to Bridges. Offensive foul! Bridges commits the foul.
2:16 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDonald drives down the lane. McDonald lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 37 - 33.
2:06 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Gray. Gray passes the ball to Michael. Michael shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
1:43 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray steals the pass from Keller.
1:39 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Michael to the right. Bridges passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bridges. Illinois 37 - 36.
1:33 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller passes the ball to Murray. Murray shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Bridges grabs the rebound.
1:13 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Gray leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Gray passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Best steals the pass from Buchanan.
0:59 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Keller leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Keller passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Buchanan! Gray grabs the rebound.
0:43 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the offensive rebound.
0:26 - George Mason: McDonough has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonough passes the ball to Gray in the paint. Gray turns the ball over out of bounds.
0:17 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald drives down the lane. McDonald lays it up. It's blocked by McDonough! Michael grabs the rebound.
0:04 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Buchanan grabs the offensive rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
George Mason 36, Illinois 37
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Gray must sit with 2 fouls. Bridges must sit with 2 fouls. Michael must sit with 2 fouls. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard, Lytle to Shooting Guard and Smith to Small Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Illinois. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Best. Best passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the low post. McDonough rotates over and blocks the shot! Powell tips it in. Illinois 39 - 36.
19:41 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Gray to Point Guard, Bridges to Shooting Guard and Michael to Small Forward.
19:41 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Best grabs the long rebound.
19:32 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell passes the ball to Keller. Keller drives down the lane. Keller passes the ball to Best at the basket. Best lays it up. McDonough rotates over and blocks the shot! Michael grabs the rebound.
19:05 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Gray grabs the long offensive rebound.
18:56 - George Mason: Gray has the rebound and restarts the offense. Gray passes the ball to McDonough. McDonough passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonough. Tied 39 - 39.
18:40 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward and Michael to Center. Illinois substitutes Pierce to Center.
18:40 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce passes the ball to Keller outside. Keller passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the offensive rebound.
18:13 - Illinois: Pierce has the rebound. Pierce shoots from the low post. Foul! Michael fouls Pierce on the shot. Pierce makes the first free throw. Pierce makes the second free throw. Illinois 41 - 39.
18:11 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
18:00 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Keller and Powell. McDonald passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonald. Illinois 44 - 39.
17:56 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
17:44 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Keller leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald outside. Offensive foul! McDonald commits the foul.
17:34 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Bridges in the paint. Bridges passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bridges. Illinois 44 - 41.
17:19 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Keller passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Smith grabs the rebound.
17:10 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Gray passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
16:57 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell drives by Buchanan. Powell passes the ball to Keller at the basket. Keller lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Powell. Illinois 46 - 41.
16:40 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith passes the ball to Michael. Michael passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Michael grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:20 - George Mason: Michael has the rebound and restarts the offense. Michael passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bridges passes the ball to Gray. Gray with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bridges. Illinois 46 - 43.
16:02 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Offensive foul! Keller commits the foul away from the ball.
15:58 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard and Slade to Center. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard and McDonald to Small Forward.
15:58 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood drives down the lane. Wood passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Greene grabs the long rebound.
15:48 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene drives down the lane. Greene lays it up. Offensive foul! Greene charged with the foul while taking the shot over Buchanan.
15:18 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges passes the ball to Slade on the perimeter. Slade shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Slade grabs the offensive rebound.
15:05 - George Mason: Slade has the rebound. Slade shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 46 - 45.
15:03 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Slade grabs the rebound.
14:51 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Wood and Smith. Bridges passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! George Mason 48 - 46.
14:44 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Gray to Point Guard.
14:44 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige drives by Smith. Paige passes the ball to Pierce at the basket. Pierce lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. Tied 48 - 48.
14:33 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bridges tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bridges passes the ball to Gray. Gray with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
14:24 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the offensive rebound.
14:08 - Illinois: Pierce has the rebound and restarts the offense. Pierce shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 50 - 48.
14:02 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray passes the ball to Slade. Slade shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
13:52 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Best outside. Best passes the ball to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Greene. Greene shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. Illinois 52 - 48.
13:30 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes McDonough to Center. Illinois substitutes Murray to Center.
13:30 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
13:24 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Greene shoots from deep. The shot misses. Smith grabs the long rebound.
13:12 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Gray and Smith. Bridges passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Buchanan grabs the offensive rebound.
13:05 - George Mason: Buchanan has the rebound and restarts the offense. Buchanan passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges passes the ball to Gray outside. Gray passes the ball to Buchanan. Buchanan shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Illinois 52 - 50.
12:45 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Lytle to Shooting Guard, Michael to Small Forward and Slade to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Keller to Point Guard, Paige to Small Forward and Ivy to Power Forward.
12:45 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Keller. Keller shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Greene. Illinois 54 - 50.
12:31 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard, Pierce to Shooting Guard and Greene to Small Forward.
12:31 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to Lytle. Lytle with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 54 - 52.
12:23 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Pierce on the perimeter. Pierce passes the ball to Ivy. Foul! Lytle commits the foul on Ivy.
12:05 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward.
12:05 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Greene. Greene passes the ball to Paige. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige turns the ball over to the other team.
11:48 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Lytle leads the fast break with Gray and Smith. Lytle passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Lytle. George Mason 55 - 54.
11:43 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Michael to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Keller to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard and Powell to Small Forward.
11:43 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 57 - 55.
11:32 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade passes the ball to Michael. Michael shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Slade. Tied 57 - 57.
11:14 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Murray grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:02 - Illinois: Murray has the rebound and restarts the offense. Murray passes the ball to Greene. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
10:49 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Gray leads the fast break with Lytle and Michael. Gray passes the ball to Lytle on the perimeter. Lytle shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Ivy grabs the rebound.
10:42 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with Powell and Keller. Greene lays it up. Foul! Michael fouls Greene on the shot. Greene missed the first free throw. Greene makes the second free throw. Illinois 58 - 57.
10:36 - Game Event: Time out. Michael must sit with 4 fouls. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward.
10:36 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Smith outside. Smith passes the ball to Lytle. Lytle passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Murray grabs the long rebound.
10:09 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with Keller to the right. Greene passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Smith grabs the long rebound.
10:02 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Lytle leads the fast break with Gray and Smith. Lytle passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Powell grabs the rebound.
9:57 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Greene passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Powell grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:39 - Illinois: Powell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Powell shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lytle grabs the rebound.
9:34 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Lytle leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Lytle passes the ball to Slade on the perimeter. Slade shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
9:20 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Greene in the paint. Greene drives down the lane. Greene lays it up. Foul! McDonough fouls Greene on the shot. Greene missed the first free throw. Greene missed the second free throw. McDonough grabs the rebound.
9:03 - George Mason: Lytle brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Lytle passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade passes the ball to Gray. Gray passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade shoots from the block. The shot goes in! George Mason 59 - 58.
8:41 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Bridges to Shooting Guard and Michael to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard.
8:41 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy. Ivy passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Slade grabs the rebound.
8:27 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray passes the ball to McDonough on the perimeter. McDonough shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Gray. George Mason 62 - 58.
7:58 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Buchanan to Power Forward.
7:58 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Keller. Keller shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Buchanan grabs the rebound.
7:36 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges drives by McDonald. Bridges lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 64 - 58.
7:36 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to George Mason!
7:17 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Lytle to Shooting Guard and Slade to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Greene to Shooting Guard.
7:17 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy drives down the lane. Ivy lays it up. The shot misses. Foul! Slade fouls Ivy blocking out to get the rebound.
6:58 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Bridges to Shooting Guard and Buchanan to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard and Best to Power Forward.
6:58 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Murray. Murray passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald shoots in the paint. Foul! Bridges fouls McDonald on the shot. McDonald makes the first free throw. McDonald makes the second free throw. George Mason 64 - 60.
6:48 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael passes the ball to Gray. Gray shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Michael tips it in. George Mason 66 - 60.
6:28 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller drives down the lane. Keller passes the ball to Murray at the basket. Murray lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. George Mason 66 - 62.
6:08 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Greene to Shooting Guard and Ivy to Power Forward.
6:08 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Gray drives down the lane. Gray passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
5:53 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller shoots from deep. The shot goes in! George Mason 66 - 65.
5:48 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Buchanan to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard and Best to Power Forward.
5:48 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Gray drives by McDonald. Gray lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 68 - 65.
5:38 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell outside. Powell passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Offensive foul! Powell commits the foul away from the ball.
5:28 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan 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 goes in! Assisted by Buchanan. George Mason 70 - 65.
5:03 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Keller outside. Keller passes the ball to Best outside. Best passes the ball to Powell. Powell drives down the lane. Powell passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bridges grabs the long rebound.
4:34 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bridges passes the ball to Gray in the paint. Gray passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots from the low post. Foul! Best fouls McDonough on the shot. McDonough missed the first free throw. McDonough makes the second free throw. George Mason 71 - 65.
4:10 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. George Mason 71 - 67.
4:01 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to Gray. Gray passes the ball to McDonough on the perimeter. McDonough shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! George Mason 74 - 67.
3:31 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to Best. Best shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Bridges grabs the rebound.
3:20 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
3:09 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Keller leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Keller passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best shoots from the block. The shot misses. Best grabs the offensive rebound.
2:47 - Illinois: Best has the rebound. Best shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! George Mason 74 - 69.
2:45 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against pressure defense. Murray steals the pass from Gray.
2:38 - 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 Keller in the paint. Keller passes the ball to Best on the perimeter. Best passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller drives down the lane. Keller lays it up. Foul! Buchanan fouls Keller on the shot. Keller makes the first free throw. Keller makes the second free throw. George Mason 74 - 71.
2:07 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Powell grabs the long rebound.
1:58 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Gray grabs the long rebound.
1:44 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
1:28 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Buchanan grabs the rebound.
1:12 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Michael outside. Michael shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! George Mason 77 - 71.
1:03 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bridges steals the pass from Keller.
0:56 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Gray leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Gray passes the ball to Michael outside. Foul! Keller commits the intentional foul on Michael.
0:45 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Buchanan. Buchanan passes the ball to Bridges. Foul! Powell commits the intentional foul on Bridges. In the bonus, Bridges is shooting one-and-one. Bridges makes the first free throw. Bridges missed the second free throw. Murray grabs the rebound. George Mason 78 - 71.
0:39 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell passes the ball to Best. Best passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. McDonough steals the pass from Keller.
0:18 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Gray to the right. Bridges passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
0:13 - 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 misses. Buchanan grabs the long rebound.
0:02 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. The shot clock winding down. Gray shoots from deep. The shot misses. Bridges grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
George Mason 78, Illinois 71
Starting Line-Ups
George Mason: PG-Gray (6' ), SG-Bridges (6' ), SF-Michael (6' 9½"), PF-Buchanan (6' 6½"), C-McDonough (6' 10½")
Illinois: PG-Keller (6' 2"), SG-McDonald (6' 2½"), SF-Powell (6' 4½"), PF-Best (6' 6½"), C-Murray (6' 8")
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 with Michael to the right. Bridges lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 2 - 0.
19:50 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
19:38 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! George Mason 5 - 0.
19:25 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Keller outside. Keller passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Keller outside. Keller shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Foul! McDonald fouls Bridges trying to grab the offensive rebound.
18:56 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward and Michael to Center. Illinois substitutes Pierce to Center.
18:56 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Michael. Michael shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
18:51 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots from the block. The shot misses. Foul! Pierce fouls Michael trying to grab the offensive rebound.
18:38 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael turns the ball over out of bounds.
18:29 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! George Mason 5 - 2.
18:08 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Powell steals the pass from Gray.
18:02 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonald passes the ball to Keller. Keller shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! George Mason 5 - 4.
17:51 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray 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! George Mason 7 - 4.
17:37 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Buchanan steals the pass from Powell.
17:25 - 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 Gray on the perimeter. Gray passes the ball to Smith. Smith passes the ball to Gray in the paint. Gray passes the ball to Buchanan. Buchanan passes the ball to Michael in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Michael shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
16:50 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bridges steals the pass from Keller.
16:46 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Gray leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Gray passes the ball to Buchanan on the perimeter. Buchanan passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Buchanan. George Mason 9 - 4.
16:24 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Buchanan grabs the rebound.
16:15 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges drives by McDonald. Bridges passes the ball to Gray at the basket. Gray lays it up. Offensive foul! Gray charged with the foul while taking the shot over Pierce.
16:03 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce. Pierce passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best passes the ball to Keller. Keller shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Best grabs the offensive rebound.
15:33 - Illinois: Best has the rebound and restarts the offense. Best passes the ball to Keller in the paint. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best shoots in the paint. Foul! Buchanan fouls Best on the shot. Best makes the first free throw. Best missed the second free throw. Michael grabs the rebound. George Mason 9 - 5.
15:12 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to Bridges in the paint. Bridges shoots from the block. The shot goes in! George Mason 11 - 5.
14:57 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard and Slade to Center. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard and McDonald to Small Forward.
14:57 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige passes the ball to Best on the perimeter. Best shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Smith grabs the rebound.
14:29 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Slade. Slade shoots a jumper. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the rebound.
14:18 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with McDonald to the right. Greene lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 11 - 7.
14:12 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone 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. Paige grabs the rebound.
13:57 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene attacks with the ball on the fast break. Greene turns the ball over out of bounds.
13:51 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes McDonough to Center. Illinois substitutes Murray to Center.
13:51 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murray steals the pass from Wood.
13:47 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige drives by Smith. Paige passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. George Mason 11 - 10.
13:37 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! George Mason 14 - 10.
13:16 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Buchanan steals the pass from Paige.
13:09 - 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 the corner. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the rebound.
13:05 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with Paige to the right. Greene lays it up. Foul! Bridges fouls Greene on the shot. Greene missed the first free throw. Greene missed the second free throw. McDonough grabs the rebound.
12:59 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges passes the ball to Buchanan. Buchanan passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
12:41 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with McDonald to the right. Greene lays it up. Foul! Smith fouls Greene on the shot. Greene makes the first free throw. Greene makes the second free throw. George Mason 14 - 12.
12:37 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Lytle to Shooting Guard and Slade to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Pierce to Shooting Guard, Greene to Small Forward and Ivy to Power Forward.
12:37 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
12:23 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige drives down the lane. Paige passes the ball to Pierce at the basket. Pierce lays it up. Foul! Lytle fouls Pierce on the shot. Pierce makes the first free throw. Pierce makes the second free throw. Tied 14 - 14.
12:13 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Smith. Smith shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Lytle grabs the offensive rebound.
12:02 - George Mason: Lytle has the rebound and restarts the offense. Lytle passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Paige grabs the rebound.
11:45 - Illinois: Pierce brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pierce passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray drives down the lane. Murray passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Slade grabs the rebound.
11:28 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade passes the ball to Lytle on the perimeter. Lytle passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood passes the ball to Slade. Greene steals the pass from Slade.
11:00 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Pierce on the perimeter. Pierce shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. Illinois 17 - 14.
10:49 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Gray to Point Guard. Illinois substitutes Keller to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard and Powell to Small Forward.
10:49 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith passes the ball to Lytle outside. Lytle passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Smith. Illinois 17 - 16.
10:24 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy drives down the lane. Ivy lays it up. Foul! Slade fouls Ivy on the shot. Ivy missed the first free throw. Ivy makes the second free throw. Illinois 18 - 16.
10:07 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Small Forward.
10:07 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to Lytle on the perimeter. Lytle shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Murray grabs the long rebound.
9:52 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray steals the pass from Keller.
9:44 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Lytle leads the fast break with Gray to the right. Lytle passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Lytle. George Mason 19 - 18.
9:37 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Michael to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward.
9:37 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Greene in the paint. Greene passes the ball to Murray on the perimeter. Gray steals the pass from Murray.
9:15 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Lytle leads the fast break with Gray to the right. Lytle passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Keller grabs the rebound.
9:09 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene passes the ball to Keller. Keller with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Gray grabs the rebound.
8:53 - George Mason: Lytle brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Lytle passes the ball to Michael outside. Michael passes the ball to Gray. Gray shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Michael. George Mason 21 - 18.
8:53 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to George Mason!
8:36 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against a zone defense. Greene drives down the lane. Greene lays it up. Foul! Slade fouls Greene on the shot. Greene makes the first free throw. Greene makes the second free throw. George Mason 21 - 20.
8:25 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Slade. Slade shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Slade grabs the offensive rebound.
8:02 - George Mason: Slade has the rebound and restarts the offense. Slade passes the ball to Gray outside. Gray passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Murray steals the pass from Michael.
7:43 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene passes the ball to Keller. Keller with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Gray fouls Keller on the shot. Keller makes the first free throw. Keller makes the second free throw. Illinois 22 - 21.
7:26 - Game Event: Time out. Gray must sit with 2 fouls. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard, Bridges to Shooting Guard and Buchanan to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard.
7:26 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! George Mason 24 - 22.
7:14 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Power Forward.
7:14 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 25 - 24.
7:04 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wood passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Powell steals the pass from Michael.
6:55 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Keller leads the fast break with McDonald and Powell. Keller passes the ball to McDonald at the basket. McDonald lays it up. Foul! Michael fouls McDonald on the shot. McDonald makes the first free throw. McDonald makes the second free throw. Illinois 27 - 24.
6:49 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Buchanan to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Best to Power Forward.
6:49 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges drives by McDonald. Bridges lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 27 - 26.
6:31 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell outside. Powell hands off the ball to McDonald. McDonald hands off the ball to Keller. Michael steals the pass from Keller.
6:07 - 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 beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Wood. George Mason 29 - 27.
5:56 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDonald passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell shoots in the paint. Foul! Michael fouls Powell on the shot. Powell makes the first free throw. Powell makes the second free throw. Tied 29 - 29.
5:47 - Game Event: Time out. Michael must sit with 2 fouls. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward.
5:47 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wood passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the rebound.
5:36 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Best. Best passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Best grabs the offensive rebound.
5:18 - Illinois: Best has the rebound and restarts the offense. Best passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Best. Illinois 31 - 29.
5:08 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Ivy to Power Forward.
5:08 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood drives by McDonald. Wood lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 31 - 31.
4:58 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Gray to Point Guard and Michael to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Best to Power Forward.
4:58 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Murray. Murray passes the ball to Keller. Keller passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 33 - 31.
4:32 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bridges turns the ball over out of bounds.
4:10 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonald tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 35 - 31.
3:57 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Michael. Michael passes the ball to Buchanan. Buchanan passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Gray passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Buchanan grabs the offensive rebound.
3:27 - George Mason: Buchanan has the rebound. Buchanan shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Keller grabs the rebound.
3:25 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray steals the pass from Keller.
3:20 - George Mason: Breakaway! Gray takes the ball the length of the court. Gray lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 35 - 33.
3:16 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald shoots from the low post. McDonough rotates over and blocks the shot! McDonough grabs the rebound.
3:07 - 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 Michael on the perimeter. Michael passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
2:38 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
2:26 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Gray leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Gray passes the ball to Bridges. Offensive foul! Bridges commits the foul.
2:16 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDonald drives down the lane. McDonald lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 37 - 33.
2:06 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Gray. Gray passes the ball to Michael. Michael shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
1:43 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray steals the pass from Keller.
1:39 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Michael to the right. Bridges passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bridges. Illinois 37 - 36.
1:33 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller passes the ball to Murray. Murray shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Bridges grabs the rebound.
1:13 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Gray leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Gray passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Best steals the pass from Buchanan.
0:59 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Keller leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Keller passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Buchanan! Gray grabs the rebound.
0:43 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. McDonough grabs the offensive rebound.
0:26 - George Mason: McDonough has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonough passes the ball to Gray in the paint. Gray turns the ball over out of bounds.
0:17 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald drives down the lane. McDonald lays it up. It's blocked by McDonough! Michael grabs the rebound.
0:04 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Buchanan grabs the offensive rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
George Mason 36, Illinois 37
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Gray must sit with 2 fouls. Bridges must sit with 2 fouls. Michael must sit with 2 fouls. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard, Lytle to Shooting Guard and Smith to Small Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Illinois. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Best. Best passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the low post. McDonough rotates over and blocks the shot! Powell tips it in. Illinois 39 - 36.
19:41 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Gray to Point Guard, Bridges to Shooting Guard and Michael to Small Forward.
19:41 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Best grabs the long rebound.
19:32 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell passes the ball to Keller. Keller drives down the lane. Keller passes the ball to Best at the basket. Best lays it up. McDonough rotates over and blocks the shot! Michael grabs the rebound.
19:05 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Gray grabs the long offensive rebound.
18:56 - George Mason: Gray has the rebound and restarts the offense. Gray passes the ball to McDonough. McDonough passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonough. Tied 39 - 39.
18:40 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward and Michael to Center. Illinois substitutes Pierce to Center.
18:40 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce passes the ball to Keller outside. Keller passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the offensive rebound.
18:13 - Illinois: Pierce has the rebound. Pierce shoots from the low post. Foul! Michael fouls Pierce on the shot. Pierce makes the first free throw. Pierce makes the second free throw. Illinois 41 - 39.
18:11 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
18:00 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Keller and Powell. McDonald passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonald. Illinois 44 - 39.
17:56 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
17:44 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Keller leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald outside. Offensive foul! McDonald commits the foul.
17:34 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Bridges in the paint. Bridges passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bridges. Illinois 44 - 41.
17:19 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Keller passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Smith grabs the rebound.
17:10 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Gray passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
16:57 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell drives by Buchanan. Powell passes the ball to Keller at the basket. Keller lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Powell. Illinois 46 - 41.
16:40 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith passes the ball to Michael. Michael passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Michael grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:20 - George Mason: Michael has the rebound and restarts the offense. Michael passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bridges passes the ball to Gray. Gray with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bridges. Illinois 46 - 43.
16:02 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Offensive foul! Keller commits the foul away from the ball.
15:58 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Wood to Point Guard and Slade to Center. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard and McDonald to Small Forward.
15:58 - George Mason: Wood brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wood drives down the lane. Wood passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Greene grabs the long rebound.
15:48 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene drives down the lane. Greene lays it up. Offensive foul! Greene charged with the foul while taking the shot over Buchanan.
15:18 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges passes the ball to Slade on the perimeter. Slade shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Slade grabs the offensive rebound.
15:05 - George Mason: Slade has the rebound. Slade shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 46 - 45.
15:03 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Slade grabs the rebound.
14:51 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Wood and Smith. Bridges passes the ball to Wood on the perimeter. Wood shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! George Mason 48 - 46.
14:44 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Gray to Point Guard.
14:44 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige drives by Smith. Paige passes the ball to Pierce at the basket. Pierce lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. Tied 48 - 48.
14:33 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bridges tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bridges passes the ball to Gray. Gray with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
14:24 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the offensive rebound.
14:08 - Illinois: Pierce has the rebound and restarts the offense. Pierce shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 50 - 48.
14:02 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray passes the ball to Slade. Slade shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
13:52 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Best outside. Best passes the ball to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Greene. Greene shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. Illinois 52 - 48.
13:30 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes McDonough to Center. Illinois substitutes Murray to Center.
13:30 - George Mason: Bridges brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bridges shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
13:24 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Greene shoots from deep. The shot misses. Smith grabs the long rebound.
13:12 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Gray and Smith. Bridges passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Buchanan grabs the offensive rebound.
13:05 - George Mason: Buchanan has the rebound and restarts the offense. Buchanan passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges passes the ball to Gray outside. Gray passes the ball to Buchanan. Buchanan shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Illinois 52 - 50.
12:45 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Lytle to Shooting Guard, Michael to Small Forward and Slade to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Keller to Point Guard, Paige to Small Forward and Ivy to Power Forward.
12:45 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Keller. Keller shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Greene. Illinois 54 - 50.
12:31 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard, Pierce to Shooting Guard and Greene to Small Forward.
12:31 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to Lytle. Lytle with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 54 - 52.
12:23 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Pierce on the perimeter. Pierce passes the ball to Ivy. Foul! Lytle commits the foul on Ivy.
12:05 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward.
12:05 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Greene. Greene passes the ball to Paige. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige turns the ball over to the other team.
11:48 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Lytle leads the fast break with Gray and Smith. Lytle passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Lytle. George Mason 55 - 54.
11:43 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Michael to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Keller to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard and Powell to Small Forward.
11:43 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 57 - 55.
11:32 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade passes the ball to Michael. Michael shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Slade. Tied 57 - 57.
11:14 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Murray grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:02 - Illinois: Murray has the rebound and restarts the offense. Murray passes the ball to Greene. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Michael grabs the rebound.
10:49 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Gray leads the fast break with Lytle and Michael. Gray passes the ball to Lytle on the perimeter. Lytle shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Ivy grabs the rebound.
10:42 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with Powell and Keller. Greene lays it up. Foul! Michael fouls Greene on the shot. Greene missed the first free throw. Greene makes the second free throw. Illinois 58 - 57.
10:36 - Game Event: Time out. Michael must sit with 4 fouls. George Mason substitutes Smith to Small Forward.
10:36 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Smith outside. Smith passes the ball to Lytle. Lytle passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Murray grabs the long rebound.
10:09 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with Keller to the right. Greene passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Smith grabs the long rebound.
10:02 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Lytle leads the fast break with Gray and Smith. Lytle passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Powell grabs the rebound.
9:57 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Greene passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Powell grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:39 - Illinois: Powell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Powell shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lytle grabs the rebound.
9:34 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Lytle leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Lytle passes the ball to Slade on the perimeter. Slade shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
9:20 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Greene in the paint. Greene drives down the lane. Greene lays it up. Foul! McDonough fouls Greene on the shot. Greene missed the first free throw. Greene missed the second free throw. McDonough grabs the rebound.
9:03 - George Mason: Lytle brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Lytle passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade passes the ball to Gray. Gray passes the ball to Slade in the paint. Slade shoots from the block. The shot goes in! George Mason 59 - 58.
8:41 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Bridges to Shooting Guard and Michael to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard.
8:41 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy. Ivy passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Slade grabs the rebound.
8:27 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray passes the ball to McDonough on the perimeter. McDonough shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Gray. George Mason 62 - 58.
7:58 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Buchanan to Power Forward.
7:58 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Keller. Keller shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Buchanan grabs the rebound.
7:36 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges drives by McDonald. Bridges lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 64 - 58.
7:36 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to George Mason!
7:17 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Lytle to Shooting Guard and Slade to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Greene to Shooting Guard.
7:17 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy drives down the lane. Ivy lays it up. The shot misses. Foul! Slade fouls Ivy blocking out to get the rebound.
6:58 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Bridges to Shooting Guard and Buchanan to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard and Best to Power Forward.
6:58 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Murray. Murray passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald shoots in the paint. Foul! Bridges fouls McDonald on the shot. McDonald makes the first free throw. McDonald makes the second free throw. George Mason 64 - 60.
6:48 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Michael on the perimeter. Michael passes the ball to Gray. Gray shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Michael tips it in. George Mason 66 - 60.
6:28 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller drives down the lane. Keller passes the ball to Murray at the basket. Murray lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. George Mason 66 - 62.
6:08 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Slade to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Greene to Shooting Guard and Ivy to Power Forward.
6:08 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Gray drives down the lane. Gray passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
5:53 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller shoots from deep. The shot goes in! George Mason 66 - 65.
5:48 - Game Event: Time out. George Mason substitutes Buchanan to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard and Best to Power Forward.
5:48 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Gray drives by McDonald. Gray lays it up. The shot goes in! George Mason 68 - 65.
5:38 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell outside. Powell passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Offensive foul! Powell commits the foul away from the ball.
5:28 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense. Gray passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan 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 goes in! Assisted by Buchanan. George Mason 70 - 65.
5:03 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Keller outside. Keller passes the ball to Best outside. Best passes the ball to Powell. Powell drives down the lane. Powell passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bridges grabs the long rebound.
4:34 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bridges passes the ball to Gray in the paint. Gray passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough shoots from the low post. Foul! Best fouls McDonough on the shot. McDonough missed the first free throw. McDonough makes the second free throw. George Mason 71 - 65.
4:10 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. George Mason 71 - 67.
4:01 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Gray passes the ball to McDonough in the paint. McDonough passes the ball to Buchanan in the paint. Buchanan passes the ball to Gray. Gray passes the ball to McDonough on the perimeter. McDonough shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! George Mason 74 - 67.
3:31 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to Best. Best shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Bridges grabs the rebound.
3:20 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
3:09 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Keller leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Keller passes the ball to Murray in the paint. Murray passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best shoots from the block. The shot misses. Best grabs the offensive rebound.
2:47 - Illinois: Best has the rebound. Best shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! George Mason 74 - 69.
2:45 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against pressure defense. Murray steals the pass from Gray.
2:38 - 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 Keller in the paint. Keller passes the ball to Best on the perimeter. Best passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller drives down the lane. Keller lays it up. Foul! Buchanan fouls Keller on the shot. Keller makes the first free throw. Keller makes the second free throw. George Mason 74 - 71.
2:07 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Bridges on the perimeter. Bridges shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Powell grabs the long rebound.
1:58 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Gray grabs the long rebound.
1:44 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Michael in the paint. Michael passes the ball to Bridges. Bridges shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Murray grabs the rebound.
1:28 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Buchanan grabs the rebound.
1:12 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Gray passes the ball to Michael outside. Michael shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! George Mason 77 - 71.
1:03 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bridges steals the pass from Keller.
0:56 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Gray leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Gray passes the ball to Michael outside. Foul! Keller commits the intentional foul on Michael.
0:45 - George Mason: The ball is inbounded to Buchanan. Buchanan passes the ball to Bridges. Foul! Powell commits the intentional foul on Bridges. In the bonus, Bridges is shooting one-and-one. Bridges makes the first free throw. Bridges missed the second free throw. Murray grabs the rebound. George Mason 78 - 71.
0:39 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell passes the ball to Best. Best passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. McDonough steals the pass from Keller.
0:18 - George Mason: Fast break opportunity! Bridges leads the fast break with Gray to the right. Bridges passes the ball to Gray on the perimeter. Gray shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
0:13 - 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 misses. Buchanan grabs the long rebound.
0:02 - George Mason: Gray brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. The shot clock winding down. Gray shoots from deep. The shot misses. Bridges grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
George Mason 78, Illinois 71
Game Flow