| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) SG - Dan Judge (fresh) SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) PF - Troy Bomar (fresh) C - Larry Bunting (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Vlade Kopinski (fresh) SG - Corey Begin (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Bolton (fresh) PF - Franklin Knowlton (fresh) C - Gilberto Gallo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Georgia | Corey Begin misses short on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge buries a 3 from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:18 | Georgia | Corey Begin knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Bolton | 3-4 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Dan Judge | 5-4 |
| 18:51 | Georgia | Franklin Knowlton comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Troy Bomar - foul #1 on Troy Bomar, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:51 | Georgia | Franklin Knowlton makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:51 | Georgia | Franklin Knowlton makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Dan Judge | 7-6 |
| 18:13 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski misses badly on a shot from the right side | 7-6 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 17:49 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 17:35 | Georgia | Corey Begin misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Troy Bomar - foul #2 on Troy Bomar, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey (PF) Troy Bomar | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jeffery Dennis (PF), Homer Baker (C) Franklin Knowlton, Gilberto Gallo | |
| 17:35 | Georgia | Corey Begin makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:35 | Georgia | Corey Begin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ernest Tyler | 9-8 |
| 17:08 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski misses short on a shot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 17:07 | Georgia | Jeffery Dennis grabs the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 16:48 | Georgia | Jeffery Dennis knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Corey Begin | 9-10 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting loses the dribble to Nathaniel Bolton | 9-10 |
| 16:28 | Georgia | Corey Begin drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vlade Kopinski | 9-12 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler's pass is intercepted by Vlade Kopinski in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| 16:23 | Georgia | Nathaniel Bolton misses the lay-in | 9-12 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jon Dailey | 9-12 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Corey Begin steals it from Dan Judge | 9-12 |
| 15:51 | Georgia | Corey Begin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Judge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jon Dailey (fresh) C - Larry Bunting (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Vlade Kopinski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Corey Begin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Bolton (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffery Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Homer Baker (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Jeffery Dennis steals it from Jon Dailey | 9-12 |
| 15:30 | Georgia | Larry Bunting steps in front of the Jeffery Dennis pass | 9-12 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG), Glenn Barber (SG), Everette Hood (SF), Steven Fritz (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Ernest Tyler, Dan Judge, Jerrold Goldsmith, Jon Dailey, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Harris (PG), Chance Dennison (SG), Carl Phillips (SF), Franklin Knowlton (PF), Gilberto Gallo (C) Vlade Kopinski, Corey Begin, Nathaniel Bolton, Jeffery Dennis, Homer Baker | |
| 14:57 | Georgia | Carl Phillips blows the dunk but the foul's on Everette Hood - foul #1 on Everette Hood, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| 14:57 | Georgia | Carl Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:57 | Georgia | Carl Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith tips it in | 11-13 |
| 14:35 | Georgia | Steven Fritz is called for the reach on Franklin Knowlton - foul #1 on Steven Fritz, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| 14:15 | Georgia | Franklin Knowlton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Chance Dennison | 11-15 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Franklin Knowlton - foul #1 on Franklin Knowlton, team foul #1 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith (SF) Steven Fritz | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 13:52 | Georgia | Franklin Knowlton gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:23 | Georgia | James Harris misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 13:21 | Georgia | Franklin Knowlton tips it but misses | 11-15 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jerrold Goldsmith and he's hacked by Gilberto Gallo - foul #1 on Gilberto Gallo, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Dan Judge (SG), Jon Dailey (PF) Jerry Keller, Glenn Barber, Everette Hood | |
| Subs | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski (PG), Jeffery Dennis (PF) Chance Dennison, Franklin Knowlton | |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith misses the free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:59 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Jeffery Dennis | 13-15 |
| 12:44 | Georgia | James Harris can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jon Dailey - foul #1 on Jon Dailey, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting (C) Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia | Sergio Hernandez (SF), Homer Baker (C) Carl Phillips, Gilberto Gallo | |
| 12:44 | Georgia | James Harris makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:44 | Georgia | James Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey hits a runner from the left block and the foul's on Jeffery Dennis - foul #1 on Jeffery Dennis, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Corey Begin (SG) James Harris | |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 12:07 | Georgia | Homer Baker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-17 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffery Dennis - foul #2 on Jeffery Dennis, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Everette Hood (SF) Jerrold Goldsmith | |
| Subs | Georgia | Nathaniel Bolton (SF), Scott Roberts (C) Sergio Hernandez, Jeffery Dennis | |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:28 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski is fouled on the floor by Ernest Tyler - foul #1 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG) Ernest Tyler | |
| Subs | Georgia | Chance Dennison (SG), Franklin Knowlton (PF), Gilberto Gallo (C) Corey Begin, Homer Baker, Scott Roberts | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jerry Keller (fresh) SG - Dan Judge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Everette Hood (fresh) PF - Jon Dailey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Vlade Kopinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chance Dennison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Bolton (fresh) PF - Franklin Knowlton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilberto Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Georgia | Chance Dennison buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber (SG), Jerrold Goldsmith (SF) Dan Judge, Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Harris (SG) Chance Dennison | |
| 10:35 | Georgia | James Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-20 |
| 10:33 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo grabs the offensive board | 17-20 |
| 10:23 | Georgia | Nathaniel Bolton hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from James Harris | 17-22 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jerrold Goldsmith | 19-22 |
| 09:49 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Harris and he's fouled by Everette Hood - foul #2 on Everette Hood, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Dan Judge (SG), Steven Fritz (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Jerry Keller, Glenn Barber, Everette Hood, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Georgia | Corey Begin (SG), Chance Dennison (SF), Homer Baker (PF), Scott Roberts (C) James Harris, Nathaniel Bolton, Franklin Knowlton, Gilberto Gallo | |
| 09:49 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski makes the free throw | 19-25 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 09:31 | Georgia | Homer Baker snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 09:12 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski clanks a jumper from the left side | 19-25 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Chance Dennison is called for the reach on Dan Judge - foul #1 on Chance Dennison, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber (SF), Jon Dailey (PF) Jerrold Goldsmith, Steven Fritz | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Harris (PG) Vlade Kopinski | |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Glenn Barber is blocked by Scott Roberts | 19-25 |
| 08:55 | Georgia | James Harris pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 08:49 | Georgia | Chance Dennison comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 19-25 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey connects on the runner in the lane set up by Dan Judge | 21-25 |
| 08:14 | Georgia | James Harris is fouled on the floor by Aaron Smith - foul #1 on Aaron Smith, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith (SF), Larry Bunting (C) Glenn Barber, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia | Nathaniel Bolton (SF), Franklin Knowlton (PF), Gilberto Gallo (C) Chance Dennison, Homer Baker, Scott Roberts | |
| 08:14 | Georgia | James Harris makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:14 | Georgia | James Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dan Judge | 24-26 |
| 07:28 | Georgia | Jon Dailey blocks the short jumper by Franklin Knowlton | 24-26 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Judge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jon Dailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - James Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Begin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Bolton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Franklin Knowlton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilberto Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses the dunk | 24-26 |
| 07:09 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 06:53 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 24-26 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 06:23 | Georgia | James Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Tyler - foul #2 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG), Glenn Barber (SG), Steven Fritz (PF) Ernest Tyler, Dan Judge, Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski (PG), Homer Baker (PF) Corey Begin, Franklin Knowlton | |
| 06:23 | Georgia | James Harris misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Steven Fritz | 27-26 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 06:02 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 05:41 | Georgia | Nathaniel Bolton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Vlade Kopinski | 27-29 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Glenn Barber | 29-29 |
| 05:07 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith (C) Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Georgia | Chance Dennison (SG), Carl Phillips (SF), Scott Roberts (C) James Harris, Nathaniel Bolton, Gilberto Gallo | |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Carl Phillips is called for the reach on Jerry Keller - foul #1 on Carl Phillips, team foul #6 | 29-29 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Steven Fritz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith tips it but misses | 29-29 |
| 04:24 | Georgia | Homer Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 04:22 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski is hacked by Jerry Keller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Keller, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Judge (SG), Jon Dailey (PF) Jerrold Goldsmith, Steven Fritz | |
| Subs | Georgia | Corey Begin (SG), Franklin Knowlton (PF) Carl Phillips, Scott Roberts | |
| 04:22 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:22 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Keller | 31-31 |
| 03:57 | Georgia | Chance Dennison makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Begin | 31-34 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge misses short on a runner from close range | 31-34 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith tips it home | 33-34 |
| 03:27 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Corey Begin | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jerry Keller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Judge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Glenn Barber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jon Dailey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Vlade Kopinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Begin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chance Dennison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Franklin Knowlton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Homer Baker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 03:12 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Franklin Knowlton | 33-36 |
| 02:53 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chance Dennison | 33-38 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber connects on the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Vlade Kopinski - foul #1 on Vlade Kopinski, team foul #7 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Jerrold Goldsmith (SF), Troy Bomar (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Jerry Keller, Dan Judge, Jon Dailey, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Harris (PG), Carl Phillips (SG), Nathaniel Bolton (SF), Jeffery Dennis (PF), Gilberto Gallo (C) Vlade Kopinski, Corey Begin, Chance Dennison, Franklin Knowlton, Homer Baker | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 02:10 | Georgia | Ernest Tyler is called for the reach on James Harris - foul #3 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #11 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Everette Hood (SG) Ernest Tyler, Glenn Barber | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 02:10 | Georgia | James Harris misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 02:10 | Georgia | James Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 01:38 | Georgia | Dikembe Abdelaziz is called for the reach on James Harris - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #12 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski (PG) Carl Phillips | |
| 01:38 | Georgia | James Harris makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 01:38 | Georgia | James Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar can't connect on a floater from the left side | 38-41 |
| 01:23 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 00:59 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Gallo - foul #2 on Gilberto Gallo, team foul #8 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG), Dan Judge (SG) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Everette Hood | |
| Subs | Georgia | Corey Begin (SG), Franklin Knowlton (PF) James Harris, Jeffery Dennis | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 00:45 | Georgia | Corey Begin loses the ball out of bounds | 40-41 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar misses badly on a shot near the basket | 40-41 |
| 00:22 | Georgia | Nathaniel Bolton snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 00:01 | Georgia | Corey Begin hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 40-44 |