| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Nicholas Zacharewicz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Newcomer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Huges (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Gatling (fresh) C - Johnie Mercer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 19:48 | Georgia | George Huges gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 19:31 | Georgia | Robert Newcomer can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Jon Pitts - foul #2 on Jon Pitts, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| 19:31 | Georgia | Robert Newcomer makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 19:31 | Georgia | Robert Newcomer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 19:12 | Georgia | Robert Newcomer gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 18:51 | Georgia | Johnie Mercer hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jon Pitts - foul #3 on Jon Pitts, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (SG) Jon Pitts | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 18:51 | Georgia | Johnie Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:51 | Georgia | Johnie Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell scores on a floater near the basket | 31-44 |
| 18:03 | Georgia | Johnie Mercer loses the dribble to Edward Caldwell | 31-44 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-44 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Caldwell | 31-44 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | James Hardman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (C) Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Georgia | Martin Nally (C) Johnie Mercer | |
| 17:21 | Georgia | Martin Nally clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by James Hardman - foul #1 on James Hardman, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Tanner (PG), David Marx (PF) Nicholas Zacharewicz, Edwin Gatling | |
| 17:21 | Georgia | Martin Nally makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 17:21 | Georgia | Martin Nally makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses short on a floater from the right side | 31-46 |
| 16:58 | Georgia | George Huges grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 16:33 | Georgia | Martin Nally drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by David Marx | 31-48 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-48 |
| 16:16 | Georgia | David Marx grabs the board | 31-48 |
| 16:12 | Georgia | Robert Newcomer can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 31-48 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell gets the rebound | 31-48 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Martin Nally - foul #3 on Martin Nally, team foul #1 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), Norberto Rizzo (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Travis Lyons (C) James Hardman, Edward Caldwell, Larry Albee, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Georgia | Nicholas Zacharewicz (PG), Edwin Gatling (PF), Johnie Mercer (C) Robert Newcomer, George Huges, Martin Nally | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lynn Branch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Calvin Pendarvis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Nicholas Zacharewicz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Tanner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Marx (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edwin Gatling (fresh) C - Johnie Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Georgia | Nicholas Zacharewicz misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lynn Branch and the foul's on Johnie Mercer - foul #2 on Johnie Mercer, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG) Lynn Branch | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 15:07 | Georgia | Johnie Mercer drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Marx | 36-50 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons loses the ball out of bounds | 36-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (C) Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Newcomer (SG) James Tanner | |
| 14:43 | Georgia | Nicholas Zacharewicz is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Zacharewicz, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 14:18 | Georgia | Nicholas Zacharewicz buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Newcomer | 39-53 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 14:02 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Robert Newcomer | 39-53 |
| 13:42 | Georgia | Hu Sun is called for the reach on Robert Newcomer - foul #1 on Hu Sun, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Larry Albee (PF) Hu Sun, Norberto Rizzo, Calvin Pendarvis | |
| Subs | Georgia | George Huges (SF), Donald Holden (PF), Martin Nally (C) David Marx, Edwin Gatling, Johnie Mercer | |
| 13:25 | Georgia | Nicholas Zacharewicz buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Robert Newcomer - foul #2 on Robert Newcomer, team foul #4 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons (C) Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Tanner (PG) Nicholas Zacharewicz | |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the 3rd free throw | 42-56 |
| 12:45 | Georgia | George Huges is hacked by Travis Lyons - foul #2 on Travis Lyons, team foul #5 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (SG) Jon Pitts | |
| Subs | Georgia | Edwin Gatling (PF) Donald Holden | |
| 12:31 | Georgia | Robert Newcomer comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Lynn Branch - foul #2 on Lynn Branch, team foul #6 | 42-56 |
| 12:31 | Georgia | Robert Newcomer misses the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 12:31 | Georgia | Robert Newcomer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch slams it home | 44-57 |
| 11:39 | Georgia | Martin Nally is whistled for a carry | 44-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | David Marx (SF), Johnie Mercer (C) Robert Newcomer, Martin Nally | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lynn Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - James Tanner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Huges (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Marx (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edwin Gatling (fresh) C - Johnie Mercer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Caldwell | 46-57 |
| 11:08 | Georgia | Larry Albee is called for the reach on Edwin Gatling - foul #1 on Larry Albee, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Oscar Leal (C) James Hardman, Larry Albee, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Georgia | Nicholas Zacharewicz (PG), Robert Newcomer (SG) James Tanner, George Huges | |
| 11:08 | Georgia | Edwin Gatling misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis loses the dribble to Edwin Gatling | 46-57 |
| 10:32 | Georgia | Johnie Mercer slams it home on a nice dish by Edwin Gatling | 46-59 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-59 |
| 10:08 | Georgia | David Marx pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| 09:49 | Georgia | Edwin Gatling is hacked by Calvin Pendarvis - foul #1 on Calvin Pendarvis, team foul #8 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Norberto Rizzo (SF), Larry Albee (PF) Lynn Branch, Edward Caldwell, Calvin Pendarvis | |
| Subs | Georgia | George Huges (SG), Martin Nally (C) Robert Newcomer, Johnie Mercer | |
| 09:49 | Georgia | Edwin Gatling makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 09:49 | Georgia | Edwin Gatling makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | James Hardman makes the turnaround from the right block | 48-61 |
| 09:20 | Georgia | George Huges knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Zacharewicz | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the lay-in but the foul's on Martin Nally - foul #4 on Martin Nally, team foul #5 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis (SF) Jon Pitts | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Tanner (PG), Donald Holden (PF) Nicholas Zacharewicz, Edwin Gatling | |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 08:47 | Georgia | James Tanner is fouled on the floor by Calvin Pendarvis - foul #2 on Calvin Pendarvis, team foul #9 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (SG), Travis Lyons (C) Calvin Pendarvis, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Newcomer (SG) David Marx | |
| 08:47 | Georgia | James Tanner makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 08:47 | Georgia | James Tanner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-66 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | James Hardman tips it back up and in | 51-66 |
| 08:03 | Georgia | George Huges scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-69 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Donald Holden takes the ball from Norberto Rizzo | 51-69 |
| 07:34 | Georgia | Robert Newcomer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Tanner | 51-72 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lynn Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Albee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - James Tanner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Newcomer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Huges (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Holden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Nally (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Martin Nally denies the turnaround by James Hardman | 51-72 |
| 07:13 | Georgia | Martin Nally grabs the board | 51-72 |
| 06:50 | Georgia | Robert Newcomer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Jon Pitts (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Oscar Leal (C) James Hardman, Lynn Branch, Norberto Rizzo, Larry Albee, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Georgia | Nicholas Zacharewicz (PG), David Marx (SF), Edwin Gatling (PF), Johnie Mercer (C) Robert Newcomer, George Huges, Donald Holden, Martin Nally | |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts misses the fadeaway from the left side | 51-72 |
| 06:34 | Georgia | Nicholas Zacharewicz gets the rebound | 51-72 |
| 06:16 | Georgia | Nicholas Zacharewicz buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Tanner | 51-75 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-75 |
| 05:34 | Georgia | Edwin Gatling comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-75 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the defensive rebound | 54-75 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 54-75 |
| 05:11 | Georgia | David Marx snags the defensive board | 54-75 |
| 04:56 | Georgia | James Tanner hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 54-75 |
| 04:55 | Georgia | James Tanner snags the offensive board | 54-75 |
| 04:31 | Georgia | James Tanner loses the ball out of bounds | 54-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (SG), Norberto Rizzo (SF), Kenneth Torain (C) Jon Pitts, Edward Caldwell, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Newcomer (SG), George Huges (SF), Martin Nally (C) James Tanner, Edwin Gatling, Johnie Mercer | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-75 |
| 04:15 | Georgia | The rebound goes to David Marx | 54-75 |
| 04:09 | Georgia | George Huges misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Torain - foul #1 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #10 | 54-75 |
| 04:09 | Georgia | George Huges makes the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 04:09 | Georgia | George Huges makes the 2nd free throw | 54-77 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Newcomer - foul #3 on Robert Newcomer, team foul #6 | 54-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Donald Holden (PF) David Marx | |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch makes the 1st free throw | 55-77 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 03:58 | Georgia | Donald Holden snags the defensive board | 55-77 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Georgia | Donald Holden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Norberto Rizzo - foul #1 on Norberto Rizzo, team foul #11 | 55-77 |
| 03:31 | Georgia | Donald Holden makes the 1st free throw | 55-78 |
| 03:31 | Georgia | Donald Holden misses the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun gets the rebound | 55-78 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fairly fresh) SG - Lynn Branch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Calvin Pendarvis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Torain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Nicholas Zacharewicz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Newcomer (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Huges (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Holden (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Nally (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Martin Nally swats the shot by Calvin Pendarvis | 55-78 |
| 03:09 | Georgia | George Huges grabs the board | 55-78 |
| 02:52 | Georgia | Norberto Rizzo steals the ball from Nicholas Zacharewicz | 55-78 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Zacharewicz is called for the reach on Hu Sun - foul #2 on Nicholas Zacharewicz, team foul #7 | 55-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (C) Calvin Pendarvis | |
| Subs | Georgia | David Marx (SF), Edwin Gatling (PF), Johnie Mercer (C) Nicholas Zacharewicz, Donald Holden, Martin Nally | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun makes the 1st free throw | 56-78 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 57-78 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Georgia | Robert Newcomer clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-78 |
| 02:21 | Georgia | Edwin Gatling grabs the offensive rebound | 57-78 |
| 02:01 | Georgia | David Marx is hacked by Kenneth Torain - foul #2 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #12 | 57-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis (PF) Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 02:01 | Georgia | David Marx makes the 1st free throw | 57-79 |
| 02:01 | Georgia | David Marx makes the 2nd free throw | 57-80 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Calvin Pendarvis - foul #3 on Calvin Pendarvis, team foul #13 | 57-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Nicholas Zacharewicz (PG) David Marx | |
| 01:19 | Georgia | Edwin Gatling hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Zacharewicz | 57-83 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 57-83 |
| 00:57 | Georgia | Edwin Gatling gets the rebound | 57-83 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Georgia | Edwin Gatling is called for a charge - foul #3 on Edwin Gatling, team foul #8 | 57-83 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-83 |
| 00:25 | Georgia | George Huges gets the rebound | 57-83 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Nicholas Zacharewicz runs out the clock | 57-83 |