| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - James Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Mark Boston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Guss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Cole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Haynes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Melancon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | Michael Cole inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Georgia | Terry Fleming is called for the reach on Chris Melancon - foul #3 on Terry Fleming, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Timothy Williams (C) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 19:14 | Georgia | Anthony Haynes banks in the layup set up by Michael Cole | 31-35 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Charles Foster misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 18:56 | Georgia | Roy Guss grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:35 | Georgia | Anthony Haynes is fouled on the floor by James Blair - foul #2 on James Blair, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Charles Foster, Chuck Moore | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 18:17 | Georgia | Chris Melancon misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 31-35 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Timothy Williams | 31-35 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Orville Lange | 33-35 |
| 17:44 | Georgia | Roy Guss makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer hits the finger roll | 35-38 |
| 17:21 | Georgia | Chris Melancon lays it up and in | 35-40 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Sean Burton can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-40 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Orville Lange | 35-40 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | James Blair misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Haynes - foul #3 on Anthony Haynes, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Thomas Combs (C) Sean Burton, Eugene Pfeiffer, Orville Lange | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jeremy Mlodzianowski (PG), Richard May (SF), Frankie Taylor (PF), Gregory Mooney (C) Mark Boston, Michael Cole, Anthony Haynes, Chris Melancon | |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:21 | Georgia | Chuck Moore steals the ball from Frankie Taylor | 37-40 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | James Blair comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Gregory Mooney - foul #3 on Gregory Mooney, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Georgia | Theodore Bonar (SG) Roy Guss | |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Jeremy Mlodzianowski (fresh) SG - Theodore Bonar (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard May (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frankie Taylor (fresh) C - Gregory Mooney (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Georgia | Charles Foster steals it from Richard May | 39-40 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Richard May denies the turnaround by Terry Fleming | 39-40 |
| 15:25 | Georgia | Jeremy Mlodzianowski grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 15:15 | Georgia | Theodore Bonar travels with the ball | 39-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Sean Burton (SG), Timothy Williams (PF) Charles Foster, Eugene Pfeiffer, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | James Blair hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 39-40 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 14:39 | Georgia | Frankie Taylor makes the fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Timothy Williams - foul #1 on Timothy Williams, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Georgia | Roy Guss (PG), Chris Melancon (C) Jeremy Mlodzianowski, Gregory Mooney | |
| 14:39 | Georgia | Frankie Taylor makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Chris Melancon denies the turnaround by James Blair | 41-43 |
| 14:28 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Theodore Bonar | 41-43 |
| 14:11 | Georgia | Richard May hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Theodore Bonar | 41-46 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Terry Fleming, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, Sean Burton, James Blair, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Boston (PG), Michael Cole (SF), Anthony Haynes (PF) Theodore Bonar, Richard May, Frankie Taylor | |
| 13:40 | Georgia | Chris Melancon hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Roy Guss | 41-48 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs is hacked by Chris Melancon - foul #2 on Chris Melancon, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Sean Burton (SG), James Blair (PF) Charles Foster, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | James Blair scores on a turnaround in the lane | 43-48 |
| 13:07 | Georgia | Michael Cole is hacked by Jeffery Brannen - foul #1 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Timothy Williams (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 12:49 | Georgia | Chris Melancon comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 43-48 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Charles Foster comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 11:56 | Georgia | Chris Melancon scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Roy Guss | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Burton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Blair (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Mark Boston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Guss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Haynes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Chris Melancon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Sean Burton evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Foster | 48-50 |
| 11:15 | Georgia | Mark Boston buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Sean Burton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 11:00 | Georgia | Anthony Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 10:41 | Georgia | Roy Guss is hacked by Sean Burton - foul #1 on Sean Burton, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Charles Foster, Sean Burton, James Blair, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jeremy Mlodzianowski (PG), Theodore Bonar (SG), Richard May (SF), Frankie Taylor (PF), Gregory Mooney (C) Mark Boston, Roy Guss, Michael Cole, Anthony Haynes, Chris Melancon | |
| 10:29 | Georgia | Richard May can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jeffery Brannen | 48-53 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann knocks in the shot from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 10:00 | Georgia | Richard May scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Theodore Bonar | 50-56 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann's floater is tipped away by Gregory Mooney | 50-56 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Orville Lange tips it in | 52-56 |
| 09:29 | Georgia | Richard May comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Theodore Bonar - foul #4 on Theodore Bonar, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Timothy Williams (C) Orville Lange, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Georgia | Roy Guss (SG) Theodore Bonar | |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 08:59 | Georgia | Gregory Mooney misses the shot from the baseline | 54-56 |
| 08:58 | Georgia | Gregory Mooney hits the follow up shot | 54-58 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann is hacked by Frankie Taylor - foul #1 on Frankie Taylor, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), James Blair (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Georgia | Chris Melancon (C) Gregory Mooney | |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean Burton | 56-58 |
| 07:53 | Georgia | Chris Melancon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | James Blair gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) SF - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Blair (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Jeremy Mlodzianowski (fairly fresh) SG - Roy Guss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard May (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Frankie Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Chris Melancon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | James Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Chuck Moore, Eugene Pfeiffer, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Boston (PG), Theodore Bonar (SG), Michael Cole (SF), Anthony Haynes (PF) Jeremy Mlodzianowski, Roy Guss, Richard May, Frankie Taylor | |
| 07:18 | Georgia | Chris Melancon knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Jeffery Brannen - foul #2 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SF) Orville Lange | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 07:18 | Georgia | Chris Melancon misses the free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Terry Fleming | 56-60 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Chris Melancon - foul #3 on Chris Melancon, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF) Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | Georgia | Gregory Mooney (C) Chris Melancon | |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:47 | Georgia | Anthony Haynes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-60 |
| 06:46 | Georgia | Anthony Haynes hits the follow up shot | 58-62 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | James Blair drills a turnaround from close range | 60-62 |
| 06:11 | Georgia | Anthony Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange | |
| Subs | Georgia | Roy Guss (PG), Richard May (SF) Mark Boston, Michael Cole | |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard May - foul #1 on Richard May, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Charles Foster, Sean Burton, James Blair | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:24 | Georgia | Anthony Haynes clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-62 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffery Brannen and he's hacked by Gregory Mooney - foul #4 on Gregory Mooney, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Sean Burton (SG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, Eugene Pfeiffer, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jeremy Mlodzianowski (PG), Frankie Taylor (PF), Chris Melancon (C) Theodore Bonar, Anthony Haynes, Gregory Mooney | |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:37 | Georgia | Roy Guss knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 65-64 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming is fouled on the floor by Chris Melancon - foul #4 on Chris Melancon, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Charles Foster, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Boston (PG), Michael Cole (SF) Jeremy Mlodzianowski, Richard May | |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:23 | Georgia | Chris Melancon grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 04:07 | Georgia | Terry Fleming denies the turnaround by Chris Melancon | 66-64 |
| 04:05 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Cole | 66-64 |
| 03:43 | Georgia | Terry Fleming blocks the short jumper by Chris Melancon | 66-64 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Blair (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Mark Boston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Guss (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chris Melancon (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer's pass is intercepted by Frankie Taylor | 66-64 |
| 03:14 | Georgia | Roy Guss comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 03:13 | Georgia | Frankie Taylor tips it in | 66-66 |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Sean Burton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 02:47 | Georgia | Michael Cole grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 02:42 | Georgia | Michael Cole makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Roy Guss | 66-68 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming buries a jumper from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 02:18 | Georgia | Mark Boston misses the fadeaway from the right side | 68-68 |
| 02:17 | Georgia | Mark Boston can't tip it in | 68-68 |
| 02:15 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Cole | 68-68 |
| 02:06 | Georgia | Mark Boston drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-70 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | James Blair double dribbles | 68-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG) Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | Georgia | Anthony Haynes (PF) Frankie Taylor | |
| 01:37 | Georgia | Roy Guss misses short on a shot from the right side | 68-70 |
| 01:36 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Guss | 68-70 |
| 01:21 | Georgia | Mark Boston misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-70 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming pulls down the rebound | 68-70 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen is fouled on the floor by Chris Melancon - foul #5 on Chris Melancon, team foul #10 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Gregory Mooney (C) Chris Melancon | |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:02 | Georgia | Anthony Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Georgia | The jumper by Roy Guss is denied by Terry Fleming | 69-70 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Michael Cole steals it from Sean Burton | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Georgia | Anthony Haynes is hacked by Jeffery Brannen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| 00:21 | Georgia | Anthony Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:21 | Georgia | Anthony Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Orville Lange grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | James Blair comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 69-71 |
| 00:14 | Georgia | Gregory Mooney pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:11 | Georgia | Gregory Mooney is hacked by Jeffery Brannen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| 00:11 | Georgia | Gregory Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:11 | Georgia | Gregory Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-73 |
| 00:02 | Georgia | Michael Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Michael Cole runs out the clock | 69-73 |