| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) SG - Scott Smith (fresh) SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) PF - Robert Ponder (fresh) C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Elliott Albert (fresh) SG - Mitchell Allen (fresh) SF - Lance Hunt (fresh) PF - Cory Brown (fresh) C - William Mager (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Georgia | Mitchell Allen drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Elliott Albert | 0-3 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | John Moon is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:37 | Georgia | Mitchell Allen grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Georgia | Cory Brown scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Elliott Albert | 0-5 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder blows the layup | 0-5 |
| 19:09 | Georgia | William Mager grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:50 | Georgia | William Mager misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 0-5 |
| 18:48 | Georgia | Lance Hunt tips it back up and in | 0-7 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski is fouled on the floor by Lance Hunt - foul #1 on Lance Hunt, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | William Mager swats the layup by Dema Ratulowski | 0-7 |
| 18:19 | Georgia | Cory Brown gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 18:12 | Georgia | Cory Brown connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Mitchell Allen | 0-9 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 0-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Williams (PG), John Tooley (SG), Marvin Hayes (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF), Angel Bruno (C) John Moon, Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, Robert Ponder, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Georgia | Wade Pruitt (PG), Richard Anderson (SG), Arthur Maynard (SF), Marlon Wolfe (PF), Marvin Ballard (C) Elliott Albert, Mitchell Allen, Lance Hunt, Cory Brown, William Mager | |
| 17:39 | Georgia | Richard Anderson is whistled for traveling | 0-9 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-9 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes grabs the offensive board | 0-9 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | John Tooley connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Angel Bruno | 2-9 |
| 16:52 | Georgia | Marlon Wolfe knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Wade Pruitt | 2-11 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Smith (SG), Joshua Castleman (SF) Robert Williams, Marvin Hayes | |
| Subs | Georgia | Elliott Albert (PG), Joseph Ellis (SF), Nicholas Bates (C) Wade Pruitt, Arthur Maynard, Marvin Ballard | |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:21 | Georgia | Nicholas Bates is whistled for traveling | 4-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite (C) Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mitchell Allen (SG) Richard Anderson | |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | John Tooley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG) John Tooley | |
| Subs | Georgia | William Mager (C) Marlon Wolfe | |
| 16:07 | Georgia | Mitchell Allen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-11 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | John Moon pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite banks in the layup | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fairly fresh) SG - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Castleman (fresh) PF - Thomas Roberts (fairly fresh) C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Elliott Albert (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ellis (fresh) PF - Nicholas Bates (fresh) C - William Mager (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Georgia | The jump hook by Mitchell Allen is blocked by Phil Braithwaite | 6-11 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite comes up short on the shot near the basket | 6-11 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite tips it home | 8-11 |
| 15:02 | Georgia | Mitchell Allen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Joshua Castleman connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 14:24 | Georgia | Scott Smith is called for the reach on Mitchell Allen - foul #1 on Scott Smith, team foul #1 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Marvin Hayes (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Robert Ponder (PF), Angel Bruno (C) John Moon, Scott Smith, Joshua Castleman, Thomas Roberts, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Georgia | Wade Pruitt (PG), Richard Anderson (SG), Lance Hunt (SF), Cory Brown (PF), Marvin Ballard (C) Elliott Albert, Mitchell Allen, Joseph Ellis, Nicholas Bates, William Mager | |
| 14:18 | Georgia | Wade Pruitt loses the dribble to John Tooley | 10-11 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses the easy layup | 10-11 |
| 14:13 | Georgia | Lance Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:54 | Georgia | Wade Pruitt is hacked by John Tooley - foul #1 on John Tooley, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| 13:45 | Georgia | Wade Pruitt hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Wade Pruitt is called for the reach on John Tooley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wade Pruitt, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | John Tooley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski tips it home | 12-13 |
| 12:59 | Georgia | Lance Hunt misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 12:36 | Georgia | Marvin Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:32 | Georgia | Lance Hunt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 12:31 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 12-13 |
| 12:16 | Georgia | Lance Hunt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Wade Pruitt | 12-16 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Cory Brown takes the ball from Marvin Hayes | 12-16 |
| 11:49 | Georgia | Cory Brown scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Wade Pruitt and the foul's on Robert Ponder - foul #1 on Robert Ponder, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Williams (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Paul Fontes (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) John Tooley, Marvin Hayes, Dema Ratulowski, Robert Ponder, Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Georgia | Elliott Albert (PG), Mitchell Allen (SG), Arthur Maynard (SF), William Mager (C) Wade Pruitt, Richard Anderson, Lance Hunt, Marvin Ballard | |
| 11:49 | Georgia | Cory Brown makes the free throw | 12-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) SG - Scott Smith (fresh) SF - Paul Fontes (fresh) PF - Thomas Roberts (fresh) C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Elliott Albert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Maynard (fresh) PF - Cory Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - William Mager (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 11:21 | Georgia | Mitchell Allen pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 11:12 | Georgia | Mitchell Allen is whistled for a carry | 12-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Castleman (SF) Paul Fontes | |
| Subs | Georgia | Marlon Wolfe (PF) Cory Brown | |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Joshua Castleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-19 |
| 10:49 | Georgia | Arthur Maynard drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Elliott Albert | 12-21 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith is called for 10 seconds | 12-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG) Scott Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia | Nicholas Bates (C) William Mager | |
| 10:21 | Georgia | Arthur Maynard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-21 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite pulls down the rebound | 12-21 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | John Moon can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 12-21 |
| 09:59 | Georgia | Arthur Maynard pulls down the rebound | 12-21 |
| 09:42 | Georgia | Nicholas Bates drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Arthur Maynard | 12-23 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Williams is called for 10 seconds | 12-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (SG), Paul Fontes (SF), Robert Ponder (PF) Robert Williams, Joshua Castleman, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | Georgia | Richard Anderson (SG), Joseph Ellis (SF), William Mager (C) Mitchell Allen, Arthur Maynard, Marlon Wolfe | |
| 09:22 | Georgia | William Mager misses the floater in the paint | 12-23 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | John Tooley pulls down the rebound | 12-23 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | John Tooley hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 08:34 | Georgia | Nicholas Bates hits a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Robert Ponder - foul #2 on Robert Ponder, team foul #4 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF) John Moon, Paul Fontes, Robert Ponder | |
| Subs | Georgia | Wade Pruitt (PG), Mitchell Allen (SG), Marlon Wolfe (PF) Elliott Albert, Richard Anderson, William Mager | |
| 08:34 | Georgia | Nicholas Bates makes the free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | John Tooley misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-26 |
| 08:13 | Georgia | Marlon Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 14-26 |
| 08:09 | Georgia | Mitchell Allen buries a floater from the left wing set up by Joseph Ellis | 14-28 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-28 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the offensive board | 14-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Tooley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Wade Pruitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchell Allen (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ellis (fairly fresh) PF - Marlon Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Bates (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite is hacked by Nicholas Bates - foul #1 on Nicholas Bates, team foul #4 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Williams (PG), Marvin Hayes (SF), Angel Bruno (PF), Joshua Castleman (C) John Tooley, Dema Ratulowski, Thomas Roberts, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Georgia | Elliott Albert (PG), Richard Anderson (SG), Lance Hunt (SF), Cory Brown (PF), Marvin Ballard (C) Wade Pruitt, Mitchell Allen, Joseph Ellis, Marlon Wolfe, Nicholas Bates | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Marvin Hayes - foul #1 on Marvin Hayes, team foul #5 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | William Mager (C) Marvin Ballard | |
| 06:50 | Georgia | Lance Hunt connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Anderson and the foul's on Marvin Hayes - foul #2 on Marvin Hayes, team foul #6 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Fontes (SF) Marvin Hayes | |
| Subs | Georgia | Arthur Maynard (SF) Elliott Albert | |
| 06:50 | Georgia | Lance Hunt makes the free throw | 14-31 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Richard Anderson steps in front of the Paul Fontes pass in the backcourt | 14-31 |
| 06:26 | Georgia | William Mager banks in the layup on a great pass from Lance Hunt and the foul's on Paul Fontes - foul #1 on Paul Fontes, team foul #7 | 14-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Thomas Roberts (C) Robert Williams, Joshua Castleman | |
| Subs | Georgia | Elliott Albert (PG), Marlon Wolfe (PF) Lance Hunt, Cory Brown | |
| 06:26 | Georgia | William Mager makes the free throw | 14-34 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-34 |
| 06:05 | Georgia | Elliott Albert pulls down the rebound | 14-34 |
| 05:53 | Georgia | William Mager's pass is intercepted by John Moon | 14-34 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno's fadeaway is rejected by Marlon Wolfe | 14-34 |
| 05:34 | Georgia | William Mager gets the rebound | 14-34 |
| 05:30 | Georgia | Elliott Albert is called for traveling | 14-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Scott Smith, Paul Fontes, Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Georgia | Wade Pruitt (PG), Mitchell Allen (SG), Lance Hunt (SF), Cory Brown (PF), Marvin Ballard (C) Elliott Albert, Richard Anderson, Arthur Maynard, Marlon Wolfe, William Mager | |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts's floater is tipped away by Cory Brown | 14-34 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts tips it back up and in | 16-34 |
| 05:00 | Georgia | Marvin Ballard buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Mitchell Allen and the foul's on Phil Braithwaite - foul #1 on Phil Braithwaite, team foul #8 | 16-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Williams (PG) John Moon | |
| Subs | Georgia | Joseph Ellis (SF) Lance Hunt | |
| 05:00 | Georgia | Marvin Ballard misses the free throw | 16-36 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts gets the rebound | 16-36 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 16-36 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Roberts | 16-36 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 16-36 |
| 04:16 | Georgia | Cory Brown pulls down the rebound | 16-36 |
| 04:07 | Georgia | Marvin Ballard can't connect on a shot in the lane | 16-36 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dema Ratulowski | 16-36 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Marvin Ballard swats the short shot by Dema Ratulowski | 16-36 |
| 03:58 | Georgia | Cory Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 16-36 |
| 03:38 | Georgia | Mitchell Allen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Wade Pruitt | 16-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) SG - John Tooley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Wade Pruitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mitchell Allen (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Ellis (fairly fresh) PF - Cory Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | John Tooley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-39 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts tips it back up and in | 18-39 |
| 03:08 | Georgia | Wade Pruitt is fouled on the floor by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #9 | 18-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Marvin Hayes (SF), Robert Ponder (PF), Angel Bruno (C) Robert Williams, John Tooley, Dema Ratulowski, Thomas Roberts, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Georgia | Richard Anderson (SG), Arthur Maynard (SF), Marlon Wolfe (PF), William Mager (C) Mitchell Allen, Joseph Ellis, Cory Brown, Marvin Ballard | |
| 03:08 | Georgia | Wade Pruitt misses the 1st free throw | 18-39 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder gets the rebound | 18-39 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno blows the layup | 18-39 |
| 02:37 | Georgia | The rebound goes to William Mager | 18-39 |
| 02:33 | Georgia | Wade Pruitt clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-39 |
| 02:31 | Georgia | William Mager hits the follow up shot | 18-41 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses the 3 from the right corner | 18-41 |
| 02:09 | Georgia | William Mager grabs the board | 18-41 |
| 02:05 | Georgia | Wade Pruitt clanks a jumper from the left side | 18-41 |
| 02:04 | Georgia | William Mager can't tip it in | 18-41 |
| 02:02 | Georgia | Marlon Wolfe tips it in | 18-43 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | John Moon drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Hayes | 21-43 |
| 01:36 | Georgia | Marlon Wolfe hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Wade Pruitt | 21-45 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith is whistled for a carry | 21-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Joshua Castleman (SF), Phil Braithwaite (C) John Moon, Marvin Hayes, Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Georgia | Elliott Albert (PG), Mitchell Allen (SG), Lance Hunt (SF), Nicholas Bates (PF) Wade Pruitt, Richard Anderson, Arthur Maynard, Marlon Wolfe | |
| 01:05 | Georgia | Phil Braithwaite swats the short shot by Nicholas Bates | 21-45 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Scott Smith | 21-45 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | John Tooley misses long on a floater from the left block | 21-45 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder can't tip it in | 21-45 |
| 00:47 | Georgia | Elliott Albert grabs the board | 21-45 |
| 00:32 | Georgia | Mitchell Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 21-45 |
| 00:31 | Georgia | William Mager tips it back up and in | 21-47 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Phil Braithwaite | 24-47 |
| 00:02 | Georgia | Robert Ponder steals it from Nicholas Bates | 24-47 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 24-47 |