| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Mark Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Ellsworth (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCoo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Sylvester (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Harvey (fresh) PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey inbounds the ball | 35-16 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-16 |
| 19:48 | Georgia | Mark Singleton gets the rebound | 35-16 |
| 19:22 | Georgia | Thomas McCoo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-16 |
| 19:21 | Georgia | Richard Sylvester can't tip it in | 35-16 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan grabs the board | 35-16 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 35-16 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead grabs the offensive rebound | 35-16 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-16 |
| 18:18 | Georgia | Mark Singleton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Ellsworth | 38-16 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | James Marsh knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Ebenstein | 38-18 |
| 18:01 | Georgia | Thomas McCoo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mark Singleton | 40-18 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Sylvester - foul #1 on Richard Sylvester, team foul #1 | 40-18 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses the 1st free throw | 40-18 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 40-19 |
| 17:33 | Georgia | Samuel Ebenstein is called for the reach on Mark Singleton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Ebenstein, team foul #1 | 40-19 |
| 17:14 | Georgia | Mark Singleton drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Clarence Ellsworth | 43-19 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Samuel Ebenstein | 43-22 |
| 16:40 | Georgia | Justin Reeves knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Mark Singleton | 45-22 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey double dribbles | 45-22 |
| Subs | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar (SF), Eldon Frazier (PF), Gary Kennedy (C) Thomas McCoo, Justin Reeves, Richard Sylvester | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Norman Absher (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Michael Harvey, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 16:21 | Georgia | Mark Singleton comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Norman Absher - foul #1 on Norman Absher, team foul #2 | 45-22 |
| 16:21 | Georgia | Mark Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 45-22 |
| 16:21 | Georgia | Mark Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-22 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Norman Absher | 46-24 |
| 15:52 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier is fouled on the floor by Ray Houser - foul #1 on Ray Houser, team foul #3 | 46-24 |
| Subs | Georgia | Scotty Sandiford (PG) Mark Singleton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins (SF) Norman Absher | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Scotty Sandiford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clarence Ellsworth (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alexander Pinegar (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eldon Frazier (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Ellsworth | 48-24 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses the floater from the baseline | 48-24 |
| 15:20 | Georgia | Gary Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 48-24 |
| 14:55 | Georgia | Scotty Sandiford makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clarence Ellsworth | 51-24 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clarence Ellsworth - foul #1 on Clarence Ellsworth, team foul #2 | 51-24 |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Singleton (PG), Donald Zoll (SG), Thomas McCoo (SF), Justin Reeves (PF), Richard Sylvester (C) Scotty Sandiford, Clarence Ellsworth, Alexander Pinegar, Eldon Frazier, Gary Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Ray Houser, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | James Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 51-25 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 51-25 |
| 14:41 | Georgia | Justin Reeves snags the defensive board | 51-25 |
| 14:28 | Georgia | Thomas McCoo buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Singleton | 53-25 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-25 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | James Marsh tips it back up and in | 53-27 |
| 14:13 | Georgia | Thomas McCoo can't throw it down | 53-27 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead grabs the defensive rebound | 53-27 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Donald Zoll is called for the reach on James Marsh - foul #1 on Donald Zoll, team foul #3 | 53-27 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG) James Marsh | |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-27 |
| 13:42 | Georgia | Justin Reeves grabs the board | 53-27 |
| 13:25 | Georgia | Thomas McCoo hits a runner in the paint set up by Mark Singleton and the foul's on Michael Wiggins - foul #4 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #4 | 55-27 |
| Subs | Georgia | Clarence Ellsworth (SG) Donald Zoll | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SF) Michael Wiggins | |
| 13:25 | Georgia | Thomas McCoo makes the free throw | 56-27 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-27 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead tips it in | 56-29 |
| 12:48 | Georgia | Justin Reeves misses the dunk | 56-29 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Sammy Finnegan | 56-29 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher is hacked by Thomas McCoo - foul #2 on Thomas McCoo, team foul #4 | 56-29 |
| Subs | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar (SF) Thomas McCoo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG) Norman Absher | |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Alexander Pinegar - foul #2 on Alexander Pinegar, team foul #5 | 56-29 |
| Subs | Georgia | Eldon Frazier (PF) Justin Reeves | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 56-30 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-31 |
| 12:11 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Harvey - foul #1 on Michael Harvey, team foul #5 | 56-31 |
| Subs | Georgia | Gary Kennedy (C) Richard Sylvester | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:11 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 57-31 |
| 12:11 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 57-31 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan pulls down the rebound | 57-31 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eldon Frazier - foul #1 on Eldon Frazier, team foul #6 | 57-31 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 57-31 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-32 |
| 11:33 | Georgia | James Marsh is called for the reach on Mark Singleton - foul #2 on James Marsh, team foul #6 | 57-32 |
| Subs | Georgia | Scotty Sandiford (PG), Thomas McCoo (SF) Mark Singleton, Alexander Pinegar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SF) Samuel Ebenstein | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Scotty Sandiford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Ellsworth (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas McCoo (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eldon Frazier (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Absher (fresh) PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Georgia | Clarence Ellsworth connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas McCoo | 60-32 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 60-32 |
| 10:58 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier gets the rebound | 60-32 |
| 10:44 | Georgia | The jump hook by Thomas McCoo is blocked by Randy Howell | 60-32 |
| 10:42 | Georgia | Gary Kennedy tips it home | 62-32 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | James Marsh can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-32 |
| 10:32 | Georgia | Clarence Ellsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 62-32 |
| 10:28 | Georgia | Clarence Ellsworth misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-32 |
| 10:26 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Kennedy | 62-32 |
| 10:11 | Georgia | Scotty Sandiford comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 62-32 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher gets the rebound | 62-32 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Clarence Ellsworth takes the ball from Randy Howell | 62-32 |
| 09:25 | Georgia | Thomas McCoo misses short on a runner from the right block | 62-32 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz pulls down the rebound | 62-32 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-35 |
| 08:58 | Georgia | Clarence Ellsworth is hacked by James Marsh - foul #3 on James Marsh, team foul #7 | 62-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Singleton (PG), Alexander Pinegar (SF), Justin Reeves (PF), Richard Sylvester (C) Scotty Sandiford, Thomas McCoo, Eldon Frazier, Gary Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Ray Houser (SG), Joseph Lucas (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Michael Harvey, James Marsh, Norman Absher, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| 08:58 | Georgia | Clarence Ellsworth makes the 1st free throw | 63-35 |
| 08:58 | Georgia | Clarence Ellsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 64-35 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Sylvester - foul #2 on Richard Sylvester, team foul #7 | 64-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Donald Zoll (SG) Clarence Ellsworth | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead makes the 1st free throw | 64-36 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead misses the 2nd free throw | 64-36 |
| 08:49 | Georgia | Richard Sylvester grabs the defensive rebound | 64-36 |
| 08:36 | Georgia | Donald Zoll hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Ray Houser - foul #2 on Ray Houser, team foul #8 | 64-36 |
| 08:36 | Georgia | Donald Zoll misses the 1st free throw | 64-36 |
| 08:36 | Georgia | Donald Zoll makes the 2nd free throw | 65-36 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 65-36 |
| 08:26 | Georgia | Richard Sylvester gets the rebound | 65-36 |
| 08:11 | Georgia | Richard Sylvester can't throw it down but he's hacked by Sammy Finnegan - foul #2 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #9 | 65-36 |
| Subs | Georgia | Scotty Sandiford (PG), Eldon Frazier (PF) Mark Singleton, Justin Reeves | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG), Robert Reeder (PF), Randy Howell (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 08:11 | Georgia | Richard Sylvester misses the 1st free throw | 65-36 |
| 08:11 | Georgia | Richard Sylvester makes the 2nd free throw | 66-36 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder jams it on a nice dish by Ray Houser | 66-38 |
| 07:56 | Georgia | Donald Zoll hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 66-38 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell grabs the board | 66-38 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Scotty Sandiford steals the ball from Randy Howell | 66-38 |
| 07:38 | Georgia | Scotty Sandiford jams it | 68-38 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser is fouled on the floor by Eldon Frazier - foul #2 on Eldon Frazier, team foul #8 | 68-38 |
| Subs | Georgia | Gary Kennedy (C) Richard Sylvester | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SG), Darryl Paz (C) Michael Harvey, Robert Reeder | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the 1st free throw | 68-39 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 68-40 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Scotty Sandiford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Zoll (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alexander Pinegar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eldon Frazier (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Absher (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Joseph Lucas (fresh) PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:03 | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar is fouled on the floor by Darryl Paz - foul #1 on Darryl Paz, team foul #10 | 68-40 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder (C) Randy Howell | |
| 07:03 | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar makes the 1st free throw | 69-40 |
| 07:03 | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar makes the 2nd free throw | 70-40 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder's fadeaway is rejected by Eldon Frazier | 70-40 |
| 06:47 | Georgia | Gary Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 70-40 |
| 06:21 | Georgia | Gary Kennedy hits the finger roll | 72-40 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher hits a shot from the right block | 72-42 |
| 05:52 | Georgia | Darryl Paz swats the layup by Donald Zoll | 72-42 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas gets the rebound | 72-42 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Ray Houser | 72-44 |
| 05:15 | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 72-44 |
| 05:13 | Georgia | Donald Zoll pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-44 |
| 04:58 | Georgia | Gary Kennedy loses the dribble to Norman Absher | 72-44 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder can't finish the layup | 72-44 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder tips it back up and in | 72-46 |
| 04:24 | Georgia | Scotty Sandiford is hacked by Joseph Lucas - foul #1 on Joseph Lucas, team foul #11 | 72-46 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Randy Howell (PF) Joseph Lucas, Robert Reeder | |
| 04:24 | Georgia | Scotty Sandiford makes the 1st free throw | 73-46 |
| 04:24 | Georgia | Scotty Sandiford makes the 2nd free throw | 74-46 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-46 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Harvey | 74-46 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Kennedy - foul #2 on Gary Kennedy, team foul #9 | 74-46 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz makes the 1st free throw | 74-47 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz makes the 2nd free throw | 74-48 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier banks in the layup | 76-48 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Scotty Sandiford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Zoll (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alexander Pinegar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eldon Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ray Houser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Absher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Paz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Randy Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Ray Houser and he's fouled by Gary Kennedy - foul #3 on Gary Kennedy, team foul #10 | 76-50 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder (C) Darryl Paz | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses the free throw | 76-50 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Reeder | 76-50 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Eldon Frazier - foul #3 on Eldon Frazier, team foul #11 | 76-52 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell makes the free throw | 76-53 |
| 02:42 | Georgia | Gary Kennedy misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Robert Reeder - foul #1 on Robert Reeder, team foul #12 | 76-53 |
| 02:42 | Georgia | Gary Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 02:42 | Georgia | Gary Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 76-53 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell snags the defensive board | 76-53 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder misses the jumper from the right wing | 76-53 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher gets the offensive rebound | 76-53 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell travels with the ball | 76-53 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz (C) Robert Reeder | |
| 01:36 | Georgia | Donald Zoll can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-53 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell snags the defensive board | 76-53 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-53 |
| 01:26 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Gary Kennedy | 76-53 |
| 01:01 | Georgia | Gary Kennedy scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Zoll | 78-53 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-53 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Georgia | Gary Kennedy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 78-53 |
| 00:23 | Georgia | Scotty Sandiford grabs the offensive board | 78-53 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Scotty Sandiford runs out the clock | 78-53 |