| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Keith Korman (fresh) SG - James Hull (fresh) SF - Raymond Lawson (fresh) PF - Predrag Marcheski (fresh) C - James Timmins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) C - David Halls (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | David Halls wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | David Halls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | David Halls comes up short on the jumper from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Georgia | Fred Carmona blocks the short jumper by Keith Korman | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins | 2-3 |
| 17:56 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-3 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 17:51 | Georgia | James Timmins pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:29 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-3 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | David Halls is fouled on the floor by James Hull - foul #1 on James Hull, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is called for traveling | 5-3 |
| 16:41 | Georgia | David Halls is called for the reach on James Timmins - foul #1 on David Halls, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Georgia | Pablo Sandoval (SF), Brian Roach (PF) Raymond Lawson, Predrag Marcheski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SF), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| 16:29 | Georgia | Brian Roach misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 16:28 | Georgia | Brian Roach gets the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:19 | Georgia | James Timmins can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 5-3 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-3 |
| Subs | Georgia | Wayne Austin (SG), Jacob Fuller (C) James Hull, James Timmins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona (PF), Richard Steib (C) Thomas Petty, Michael Hilbert | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Keith Korman (fresh) SG - Wayne Austin (fresh) SF - Pablo Sandoval (fresh) PF - Brian Roach (fresh) C - Jacob Fuller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) SG - Robert James (fresh) SF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) C - Richard Steib (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Georgia | Keith Korman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bradly Kelly | 7-5 |
| 15:20 | Georgia | Brian Roach misses badly on a floater in the lane | 7-5 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert James | 7-5 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Jeremy Taylor and he's fouled by Pablo Sandoval - foul #1 on Pablo Sandoval, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Georgia | James Hull (SG), Raymond Lawson (SF), Predrag Marcheski (PF) Keith Korman, Pablo Sandoval, Jacob Fuller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF) Jeremy Taylor, Richard Steib | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:09 | Georgia | John Mason steps in front of the Wayne Austin pass in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Georgia | James Timmins (C) Brian Roach | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), David Halls (C) Robert James, Bradly Kelly | |
| 14:36 | Georgia | James Hull drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | John Mason buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Thomas Petty | 10-10 |
| 14:00 | Georgia | James Timmins makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Predrag Marcheski | 13-10 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-10 |
| 13:45 | Georgia | The rebound goes to James Hull | 13-10 |
| 13:24 | Georgia | Thomas Petty steals the ball from Wayne Austin | 13-10 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | John Mason can't finish the layup | 13-10 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to David Halls | 13-10 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is hacked by Predrag Marcheski - foul #1 on Predrag Marcheski, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Georgia | Keith Korman (PG), Timothy Buttram (SG), Pablo Sandoval (SF), Brian Roach (PF), Jacob Fuller (C) Wayne Austin, James Hull, Raymond Lawson, Predrag Marcheski, James Timmins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG), Michael Hilbert (PF) Thomas Petty, Fred Carmona | |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | John Mason can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 12:38 | Georgia | Brian Roach gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:16 | Georgia | Jacob Fuller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses long on a floater from the left side | 13-10 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib tips it in | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Keith Korman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Buttram (fresh) SF - Pablo Sandoval (fresh) PF - Brian Roach (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Fuller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert James (fresh) SF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) C - Richard Steib (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Georgia | Richard Steib is called for the reach on Brian Roach - foul #1 on Richard Steib, team foul #2 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Georgia | James Hull (SG), Predrag Marcheski (PF), James Timmins (C) Timothy Buttram, Brian Roach, Jacob Fuller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF) Robert James, Richard Steib | |
| 11:20 | Georgia | Thomas Petty takes the ball from Pablo Sandoval | 13-12 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly clanks a floater from the left side | 13-12 |
| 11:06 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Keith Korman | 13-12 |
| 10:49 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Keith Korman | 15-12 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses badly on a floater from the right block | 15-12 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty tips it in | 15-14 |
| 10:17 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski hits a 3 from the right wing set up by James Hull out of the doubleteam | 18-14 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Hilbert | 18-17 |
| 09:42 | Georgia | Pablo Sandoval misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 18-17 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert hits the follow up shot | 18-19 |
| 09:03 | Georgia | James Timmins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor | 18-22 |
| 08:40 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Hilbert - foul #1 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #3 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Georgia | Wayne Austin (PG), Timothy Buttram (SG), Raymond Lawson (SF), Brian Roach (C) Keith Korman, James Hull, Pablo Sandoval, James Timmins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Robert James (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Norman Jenkins, Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| 08:40 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:40 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | David Halls lays it in set up by John Mason | 20-24 |
| 08:01 | Georgia | Brian Roach comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 20-24 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert James | 20-24 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Raymond Lawson is called for the reach on Robert James - foul #1 on Raymond Lawson, team foul #4 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Georgia | Jacob Fuller (C) Predrag Marcheski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Wayne Austin (fresh) SG - Timothy Buttram (fresh) SF - Raymond Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Roach (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Fuller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert James (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) C - David Halls (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 07:42 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Jacob Fuller | 20-24 |
| 07:20 | Georgia | Brian Roach lays it up and in | 22-24 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | David Halls drills a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Jacob Fuller - foul #1 on Jacob Fuller, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Georgia | Keith Korman (PG), James Hull (SG), James Timmins (C) Wayne Austin, Timothy Buttram, Jacob Fuller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF) Thomas Petty | |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:34 | Georgia | Brian Roach misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Fred Carmona - foul #1 on Fred Carmona, team foul #4 | 22-27 |
| 06:34 | Georgia | Brian Roach makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:34 | Georgia | Brian Roach makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins and he's hacked by James Hull - foul #2 on James Hull, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Georgia | Wayne Austin (SG), Pablo Sandoval (SF) James Hull, Raymond Lawson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:52 | Georgia | Brian Roach hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 05:51 | Georgia | James Timmins gets the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 05:45 | Georgia | James Timmins is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Timmins, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Georgia | Jacob Fuller (PF) Brian Roach | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Michael Hilbert (PF) John Mason, Robert James, Fred Carmona | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is fouled on the floor by Wayne Austin - foul #1 on Wayne Austin, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski (PF) Jacob Fuller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (C) David Halls | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:27 | Georgia | James Timmins grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 05:01 | Georgia | James Timmins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith Korman | 26-30 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by James Timmins - foul #2 on James Timmins, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Georgia | Raymond Lawson (SF) James Timmins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) Jeremy Taylor | |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:26 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson is fouled on the floor by Norman Jenkins - foul #1 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #5 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Georgia | Brian Roach (C) Pablo Sandoval | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| 04:13 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski's floater is tipped away by Fred Carmona | 26-32 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | John Mason gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the jumper from the baseline | 26-32 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona tips it back up and in | 26-34 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Keith Korman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Austin (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Predrag Marcheski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Roach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - David Halls (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:40 | Georgia | John Mason picks off the pass by Predrag Marcheski | 26-34 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Petty | 26-37 |
| 03:06 | Georgia | Wayne Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-37 |
| Subs | Georgia | Timothy Buttram (PG), James Hull (SG), James Timmins (C) Keith Korman, Wayne Austin, Predrag Marcheski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF) Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | James Hull is called for the reach on Robert James - foul #3 on James Hull, team foul #10 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Harris (SG) James Hull | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:51 | Georgia | James Timmins snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 02:29 | Georgia | James Timmins misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-37 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | John Mason's pass is intercepted by Brian Roach | 26-37 |
| 02:08 | Georgia | Timothy Buttram knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Roach | 28-37 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the fadeaway from the right block | 28-37 |
| 01:41 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 01:36 | Georgia | Robert James is called for the reach on Robert Harris - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #6 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Georgia | Keith Korman (PG), Pablo Sandoval (SF), Jacob Fuller (PF) Robert Harris, Raymond Lawson, Brian Roach | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Fred Carmona (PF) John Mason, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, David Halls | |
| 01:26 | Georgia | Pablo Sandoval throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Georgia | Wayne Austin (SG), Predrag Marcheski (PF) Timothy Buttram, Jacob Fuller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is fouled on the floor by Predrag Marcheski - foul #2 on Predrag Marcheski, team foul #11 | 28-37 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:00 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski jams it | 30-38 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is hacked by Pablo Sandoval - foul #2 on Pablo Sandoval, team foul #12 | 30-38 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:24 | Georgia | Pablo Sandoval misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 00:22 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Korman | 30-40 |
| 00:05 | Georgia | Bradly Kelly is called for the reach on James Timmins - foul #1 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #7 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Georgia | Jacob Fuller (PF) Predrag Marcheski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Bradly Kelly | |
| 00:05 | Georgia | James Timmins makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:05 | Georgia | James Timmins misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | David Halls drills a jump hook from the right block | 31-42 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Keith Korman misses short on a fullcourt shot | 31-42 |