| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dan Judge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Troy Bomar (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Vlade Kopinski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Corey Begin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Bolton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilberto Gallo (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | Nathaniel Bolton inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-32 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting pulls down the rebound | 21-32 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler is called for traveling | 21-32 |
| 19:16 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo lays it in on a nice dish by Corey Begin | 21-34 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 21-34 |
| 18:56 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 18:39 | Georgia | Dan Judge steals the ball from Jeffery Dennis | 21-34 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge banks in the layup | 23-34 |
| 18:13 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Corey Begin | 23-36 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-36 |
| 17:34 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 17:33 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo gets the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 17:16 | Georgia | Dan Judge takes the ball from Gilberto Gallo | 23-36 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Corey Begin - foul #2 on Corey Begin, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Harris (SG), Homer Baker (PF), Scott Roberts (C) Corey Begin, Jeffery Dennis, Gilberto Gallo | |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 16:32 | Georgia | James Harris is hacked by Dan Judge - foul #2 on Dan Judge, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG) Ernest Tyler | |
| Subs | Georgia | Chance Dennison (SF) Nathaniel Bolton | |
| 16:17 | Georgia | Scott Roberts is denied on a dunk by Jerrold Goldsmith | 25-36 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 25-36 |
| 15:56 | Georgia | James Harris snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jerry Keller (fresh) SG - Dan Judge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Troy Bomar (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Bunting (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Vlade Kopinski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chance Dennison (fresh) PF - Homer Baker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Roberts (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Georgia | Chance Dennison makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Vlade Kopinski | 25-38 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jerry Keller | 27-38 |
| 15:08 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski loses the ball out of bounds | 27-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Glenn Barber (SG), Everette Hood (SF), Jon Dailey (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Jerry Keller, Dan Judge, Jerrold Goldsmith, Troy Bomar, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Georgia | Corey Begin (SG), Nathaniel Bolton (SF), Franklin Knowlton (PF), Gilberto Gallo (C) Vlade Kopinski, Chance Dennison, Homer Baker, Scott Roberts | |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Glenn Barber | 30-38 |
| 14:22 | Georgia | Corey Begin clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 30-38 |
| 14:20 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 14:08 | Georgia | Nathaniel Bolton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith (SF) Everette Hood | |
| Subs | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski (PG) James Harris | |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 13:49 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Bolton | 30-38 |
| 13:44 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski's pass is intercepted by Jerrold Goldsmith | 30-38 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-38 |
| 13:31 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Franklin Knowlton | 30-38 |
| 13:27 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Tyler - foul #2 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Judge (SG), Troy Bomar (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Glenn Barber, Jon Dailey, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 13:27 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 13:27 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Bolton picks off the pass by Larry Bunting | 30-40 |
| 12:29 | Georgia | Corey Begin scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Vlade Kopinski | 30-42 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 12:06 | Georgia | Corey Begin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 11:53 | Georgia | Troy Bomar is called for the reach on Franklin Knowlton - foul #1 on Troy Bomar, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG), Everette Hood (SF) Ernest Tyler, Jerrold Goldsmith | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Harris (PG), Chance Dennison (SG), Carl Phillips (SF), Jeffery Dennis (PF), Homer Baker (C) Vlade Kopinski, Corey Begin, Nathaniel Bolton, Franklin Knowlton, Gilberto Gallo | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jerry Keller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Judge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Everette Hood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Bomar (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - James Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chance Dennison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Phillips (fresh) PF - Jeffery Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Homer Baker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Georgia | Chance Dennison misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Bunting - foul #3 on Larry Bunting, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| 11:29 | Georgia | Chance Dennison makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 11:29 | Georgia | Chance Dennison makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 30-44 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge tips it home | 32-44 |
| 10:50 | Georgia | James Harris drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Chance Dennison | 32-47 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber (SG), Jerrold Goldsmith (SF), Jon Dailey (C) Dan Judge, Everette Hood, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski (PG), Corey Begin (SG), Gilberto Gallo (C) James Harris, Carl Phillips, Homer Baker | |
| 10:12 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffery Dennis and the foul's on Troy Bomar - foul #2 on Troy Bomar, team foul #5 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG) Jerry Keller | |
| Subs | Georgia | Nathaniel Bolton (SF), Franklin Knowlton (PF) Chance Dennison, Jeffery Dennis | |
| 10:12 | Georgia | Vlade Kopinski misses the free throw | 32-49 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar grabs the defensive rebound | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-49 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar can't tip it in | 32-49 |
| 09:54 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:27 | Georgia | Franklin Knowlton misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Jerrold Goldsmith - foul #2 on Jerrold Goldsmith, team foul #6 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting (C) Troy Bomar | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 09:27 | Georgia | Franklin Knowlton makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 09:27 | Georgia | Franklin Knowlton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| 09:10 | Georgia | The refs have stopped play. Vlade Kopinski is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 32-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Judge (SG) Glenn Barber | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Harris (PG) Vlade Kopinski | |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Tyler | 35-51 |
| 08:31 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Larry Bunting - foul #4 on Larry Bunting, team foul #7 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith (C) Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Georgia | Chance Dennison (SG), Carl Phillips (SF), Jeffery Dennis (PF) Corey Begin, Nathaniel Bolton, Franklin Knowlton | |
| 08:31 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 08:31 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith clanks a shot from the right block | 35-53 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge hits the follow up shot | 37-53 |
| 08:03 | Georgia | Carl Phillips is hacked by Jon Dailey - foul #1 on Jon Dailey, team foul #8 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG), Troy Bomar (PF) Ernest Tyler, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia | Homer Baker (C) Gilberto Gallo | |
| 08:03 | Georgia | Carl Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-53 |
| 07:47 | Georgia | Chance Dennison gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jerry Keller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Judge (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Troy Bomar (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jon Dailey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Carl Phillips (fresh) SG - James Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chance Dennison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Homer Baker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Georgia | Carl Phillips scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-55 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Dailey and he's hacked by Jeffery Dennis - foul #2 on Jeffery Dennis, team foul #2 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber (SG), Larry Bunting (C) Dan Judge, Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | Georgia | Corey Begin (SG), Nathaniel Bolton (SF), Franklin Knowlton (PF) Carl Phillips, Chance Dennison, Homer Baker | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar makes the free throw | 40-55 |
| 06:49 | Georgia | Nathaniel Bolton is fouled on the floor by Jerrold Goldsmith - foul #3 on Jerrold Goldsmith, team foul #9 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG) Jerry Keller | |
| Subs | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo (C) Jeffery Dennis | |
| 06:49 | Georgia | Nathaniel Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 06:49 | Georgia | Nathaniel Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-57 |
| 06:31 | Georgia | Corey Begin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 06:09 | Georgia | Corey Begin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-57 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Judge (SG), Everette Hood (SF) Glenn Barber, Jerrold Goldsmith | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 05:46 | Georgia | Ernest Tyler steals it from Franklin Knowlton | 40-57 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Larry Bunting | 42-57 |
| 05:10 | Georgia | James Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-57 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar grabs the defensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-57 |
| 04:49 | Georgia | Nathaniel Bolton gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| 04:28 | Georgia | Nathaniel Bolton misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-57 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar grabs the board | 42-57 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Everette Hood | 45-57 |
| 04:05 | Georgia | James Harris knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gilberto Gallo | 45-60 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Bolton takes the ball from Larry Bunting | 45-60 |
| 03:52 | Georgia | Corey Begin blows the layup | 45-60 |
| 03:51 | Georgia | Franklin Knowlton pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Georgia | Gilberto Gallo knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 45-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Judge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Everette Hood (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Bomar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Larry Bunting (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - James Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Begin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathaniel Bolton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Knowlton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gilberto Gallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Franklin Knowlton - foul #4 on Franklin Knowlton, team foul #3 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG), Glenn Barber (SG), Jon Dailey (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Ernest Tyler, Dan Judge, Troy Bomar, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Georgia | Chance Dennison (PG), Carl Phillips (SG), Sergio Hernandez (SF), Jeffery Dennis (PF), Homer Baker (C) James Harris, Corey Begin, Nathaniel Bolton, Franklin Knowlton, Gilberto Gallo | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood misses the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 03:18 | Georgia | Homer Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 02:55 | Georgia | Jerry Keller steals the ball from Sergio Hernandez | 46-62 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber can't finish the layup | 46-62 |
| 02:51 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Homer Baker | 46-62 |
| 02:30 | Georgia | Chance Dennison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-62 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 46-62 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood grabs the offensive board | 46-62 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-62 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey's floater is knocked away by Sergio Hernandez | 46-62 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood misses the tip | 46-62 |
| 01:47 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Carl Phillips | 46-62 |
| 01:40 | Georgia | Sergio Hernandez clanks a turnaround from close range | 46-62 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey pulls down the rebound | 46-62 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Glenn Barber | 48-62 |
| 01:06 | Georgia | Chance Dennison makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Sergio Hernandez | 48-65 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Jon Dailey | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Georgia | Glenn Barber steals the ball from Chance Dennison in the backcourt | 50-65 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber blows the layup | 50-65 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey tips it home | 52-65 |
| 00:27 | Georgia | Jeffery Dennis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jon Dailey - foul #2 on Jon Dailey, team foul #10 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Harris (PG) Sergio Hernandez | |
| 00:27 | Georgia | Jeffery Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:27 | Georgia | Jeffery Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Glenn Barber | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jerry Keller, team foul #11 | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | James Harris runs out the clock | 52-65 |