| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jon Owen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Carlo Saenz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shane Hamner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. SG - John Hewitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Peer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alexander Elliott (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ahmed Massey (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | David Peer inbounds the ball | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Georgia | Alexander Elliott comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Carlo Saenz - foul #3 on Carlo Saenz, team foul #1 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Moore (C) Carlo Saenz | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 19:43 | Georgia | Alexander Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 19:43 | Georgia | Alexander Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner grabs the board | 30-51 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Alexander Elliott - foul #2 on Alexander Elliott, team foul #1 | 30-51 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner misses the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner misses the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| 19:28 | Georgia | David Peer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-51 |
| 19:19 | Georgia | Shane Hamner steals the ball from Richard Johnson | 30-51 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-51 |
| 19:07 | Georgia | Ahmed Massey gets the rebound | 30-51 |
| 18:59 | Georgia | Richard Johnson is hacked by Samuel Miller - foul #3 on Samuel Miller, team foul #2 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG) Samuel Miller | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 18:44 | Georgia | Richard Johnson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 30-51 |
| 18:43 | Georgia | Ahmed Massey snags the offensive board | 30-51 |
| 18:27 | Georgia | Thomas Moore steps in front of the Ahmed Massey pass | 30-51 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Jon Owen can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 30-51 |
| 18:13 | Georgia | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-51 |
| 17:54 | Georgia | John Hewitt is called for traveling | 30-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy (SG), Robert Wong (SF) Jon Owen, Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | Georgia | Glenn Norris (SG), John Williams (SF), Eugene Lewis (PF), Willy Cummings (C) John Hewitt, David Peer, Alexander Elliott, Ahmed Massey | |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Thomas Murphy | 33-51 |
| 17:27 | Georgia | Richard Johnson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Wong | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-51 |
| 16:54 | Georgia | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 16:52 | Georgia | Glenn Norris tips it in | 36-53 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | David Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Moore (C) Tracy Dimas | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 16:41 | Georgia | Richard Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Owen (SF) Robert Wong | |
| Subs | Georgia | David Peer (SF), Alexander Elliott (PF), Ahmed Massey (C) John Williams, Eugene Lewis, Willy Cummings | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 16:02 | Georgia | David Peer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann (SG) Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Hewitt (PG), George Weigle (SG) Richard Johnson, Glenn Norris | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grover Niemann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jon Owen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Shane Hamner (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - John Hewitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Weigle (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Peer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alexander Elliott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ahmed Massey (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Moore can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-56 |
| 15:46 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Ahmed Massey | 38-56 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | The refs have stopped play. David Hill is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 38-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Robert Wong (SF), Carlo Saenz (PF), Willie Reno (C) David Hill, Jon Owen, Shane Hamner, Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Williams (SG), Matthew Hamilton (SF) George Weigle, David Peer | |
| 15:17 | Georgia | Ahmed Massey misses the dunk but he's hacked by Grover Niemann - foul #1 on Grover Niemann, team foul #3 | 38-56 |
| 15:17 | Georgia | Ahmed Massey makes the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 15:17 | Georgia | Ahmed Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Wong | 40-58 |
| 14:59 | Georgia | Matthew Hamilton is hacked by Robert Wong - foul #2 on Robert Wong, team foul #4 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Richard Johnson (PG), Willy Cummings (PF) John Hewitt, Alexander Elliott | |
| 14:46 | Georgia | Ahmed Massey connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 40-60 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-60 |
| 14:10 | Georgia | Ahmed Massey hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-62 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno misses the driving attempt in the lane | 42-62 |
| 13:56 | Georgia | Willy Cummings pulls down the rebound | 42-62 |
| 13:40 | Georgia | Richard Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-65 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-65 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses the tip | 42-65 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno snags the offensive board | 42-65 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong misses long on a shot from the left wing | 42-65 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz grabs the offensive rebound | 42-65 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong misses the fadeaway from the left side | 42-65 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno grabs the offensive board | 42-65 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Johnson steals the ball from Willie Reno | 42-65 |
| 12:19 | Georgia | Willie Reno denies the turnaround by Richard Johnson | 42-65 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Carlo Saenz | 42-65 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Grover Niemann in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #3 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (PG), Thomas Murphy (SG), Jon Owen (SF) Samuel Miller, Grover Niemann, Robert Wong | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Hewitt (PG), Glenn Norris (SG), David Peer (SF), Alexander Elliott (PF), Eugene Lewis (C) Richard Johnson, John Williams, Matthew Hamilton, Willy Cummings, Ahmed Massey | |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy is called for traveling | 42-65 |
| 11:47 | Georgia | David Peer hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-68 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Owen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Carlo Saenz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Reno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - John Hewitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Peer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alexander Elliott (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Lewis (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy is fouled on the floor by John Hewitt - foul #1 on John Hewitt, team foul #4 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Moore (C) Willie Reno | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-68 |
| 11:03 | Georgia | Glenn Norris pulls down the rebound | 42-68 |
| 10:51 | Georgia | David Peer makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Norris | 42-71 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | David Peer steals the ball from Tracy Dimas | 42-71 |
| 10:17 | Georgia | Alexander Elliott misses the easy layup | 42-71 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Moore | 42-71 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-71 |
| 09:59 | Georgia | Glenn Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 42-71 |
| 09:52 | Georgia | Alexander Elliott is whistled for a carry | 42-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Shane Hamner (PF), Willie Reno (C) Thomas Murphy, Carlo Saenz, Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | Georgia | Richard Johnson (PG), George Weigle (SG), Ahmed Massey (C) John Hewitt, Glenn Norris, Eugene Lewis | |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Alexander Elliott - foul #3 on Alexander Elliott, team foul #5 | 42-71 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno makes the 1st free throw | 43-71 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 09:27 | Georgia | Alexander Elliott scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from George Weigle and he's hacked by David Hill - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #5 | 44-73 |
| 09:27 | Georgia | Alexander Elliott makes the free throw | 44-74 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas is hacked by George Weigle in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Weigle, team foul #6 | 44-74 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Jon Owen misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-74 |
| 09:03 | Georgia | George Weigle pulls down the rebound | 44-74 |
| 08:34 | Georgia | Willie Reno takes the ball from Ahmed Massey | 44-74 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ahmed Massey - foul #1 on Ahmed Massey, team foul #7 | 44-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Thomas Murphy (SG), Robert Wong (SF) David Hill, Tracy Dimas, Jon Owen | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Hewitt (PG), John Williams (SF), Willy Cummings (C) Richard Johnson, David Peer, Ahmed Massey | |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno misses the 1st free throw | 44-74 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno makes the 2nd free throw | 45-74 |
| 08:15 | Georgia | Alexander Elliott scores on a runner from the left block | 45-76 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Hewitt - foul #2 on John Hewitt, team foul #8 | 45-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (PF) Shane Hamner | |
| Subs | Georgia | Glenn Norris (PG), Eugene Lewis (C) John Hewitt, Alexander Elliott | |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the 1st free throw | 46-76 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 47-76 |
| 07:42 | Georgia | Eugene Lewis misses long on a jumper from the right side | 47-76 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong gets the rebound | 47-76 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wong (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Carlo Saenz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Reno (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Glenn Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Weigle (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Willy Cummings (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eugene Lewis (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Robert Wong, team foul #6 | 47-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SG), Thomas Moore (C) Thomas Murphy, Willie Reno | |
| Subs | Georgia | David Peer (SF), Ahmed Massey (C) John Williams, Willy Cummings | |
| 07:06 | Georgia | David Peer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-76 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Thomas Moore snags the defensive board | 47-76 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Eugene Lewis - foul #1 on Eugene Lewis, team foul #9 | 47-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG) Samuel Miller | |
| Subs | Georgia | Richard Johnson (PG), John Hewitt (SG), Matthew Hamilton (SF), Alexander Elliott (PF) Glenn Norris, George Weigle, David Peer, Eugene Lewis | |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong makes the 1st free throw | 48-76 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 49-76 |
| 06:36 | Georgia | Alexander Elliott knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 49-78 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | David Hill loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy (SG), Shane Hamner (PF) Tracy Dimas, Carlo Saenz | |
| Subs | Georgia | Glenn Norris (PG), George Weigle (SG), Eugene Lewis (PF), Willy Cummings (C) Richard Johnson, John Hewitt, Alexander Elliott, Ahmed Massey | |
| 06:16 | Georgia | Willy Cummings can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 49-78 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy gets the rebound | 49-78 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Williams (SF) Matthew Hamilton | |
| 05:41 | Georgia | Glenn Norris misses long on a shot from the right side | 49-78 |
| 05:39 | Georgia | Willy Cummings misses the tip | 49-78 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner grabs the board | 49-78 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-78 |
| 05:19 | Georgia | Willy Cummings pulls down the rebound | 49-78 |
| 04:53 | Georgia | John Williams misses the jumper from the right wing | 49-78 |
| 04:51 | Georgia | Willy Cummings grabs the offensive rebound | 49-78 |
| 04:34 | Georgia | Shane Hamner steals it from Glenn Norris | 49-78 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner clanks a jump hook in the paint | 49-78 |
| 04:17 | Georgia | Willy Cummings snags the defensive board | 49-78 |
| 04:06 | Georgia | Willy Cummings can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 49-78 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong snags the defensive board | 49-78 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shane Hamner | 51-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:41 | Georgia | George Weigle banks in the layup set up by Glenn Norris | 51-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Murphy (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wong (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shane Hamner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Moore (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Glenn Norris (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Weigle (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Lewis (tiring) C - Willy Cummings (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Thomas Moore is fouled on the floor by George Weigle - foul #3 on George Weigle, team foul #10 | 51-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann (SG) Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Georgia | Matthew Hamilton (SF) John Williams | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Thomas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 52-80 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Thomas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 53-80 |
| 03:09 | Georgia | Matthew Hamilton clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-80 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | David Hill grabs the board | 53-80 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-80 |
| 02:45 | Georgia | Willy Cummings pulls down the rebound | 53-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:29 | Georgia | Glenn Norris can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #7 | 53-80 |
| 02:29 | Georgia | Glenn Norris makes the 1st free throw | 53-81 |
| 02:29 | Georgia | Glenn Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 53-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-82 |
| 02:16 | Georgia | Eugene Lewis grabs the board | 53-82 |
| 01:49 | Georgia | Matthew Hamilton hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-84 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-84 |
| 01:26 | Georgia | Matthew Hamilton snags the defensive board | 53-84 |
| 01:04 | Georgia | Robert Wong is called for the reach on Glenn Norris - foul #4 on Robert Wong, team foul #8 | 53-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy (SG) Grover Niemann | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Williams (SG) George Weigle | |
| 01:04 | Georgia | Glenn Norris makes the 1st free throw | 53-85 |
| 01:04 | Georgia | Glenn Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 53-86 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy is hacked by John Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Williams, team foul #11 | 53-86 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 54-86 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-86 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Georgia | Matthew Hamilton loses the dribble to Shane Hamner | 55-86 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-86 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Glenn Norris runs out the clock | 57-86 |