| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Kerry Thompson (fresh) SG - John Snow (fresh) SF - Charles Vaughn (fresh) PF - Richard Carbonell (fresh) C - Frank Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) PF - James Murphy (fresh) C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Georgia | Richard Carbonell loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | James Murphy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Georgia | Richard Carbonell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Georgia | Charles Vaughn is called for 5 seconds | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Georgia | Frank Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | Georgia | Richard Carbonell clanks a shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | Georgia | Charles Vaughn gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:39 | Georgia | Kerry Thompson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Carbonell | 3-0 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Carbonell - foul #1 on Richard Carbonell, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Abel (PG), Anthony Keller (SG), Frederick Webb (SF), Mike Hinkle (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Kerry Thompson, John Snow, Charles Vaughn, Richard Carbonell, Frank Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:19 | Georgia | Mike Hinkle grabs the board | 3-1 |
| 16:56 | Georgia | Frederick Webb misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 3-1 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Murphy | 3-3 |
| 16:36 | Georgia | Frederick Webb misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 16:34 | Georgia | Anthony Keller can't tip it in | 3-3 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria double dribbles | 3-3 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), James Patton (C) Rodney Candelaria, Jonathan Pinkard, James Murphy, Raymond Seibert | |
| 16:02 | Georgia | Anthony Keller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-3 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Mark Abel (fresh) SG - Anthony Keller (fresh) SF - Frederick Webb (fresh) PF - Mike Hinkle (fresh) C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) C - James Patton (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 15:42 | Georgia | Frederick Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 15:16 | Georgia | Mike Hinkle comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ernest Davis - foul #1 on Ernest Davis, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Georgia | Kerry Thompson (PG), Jonathon Means (SG), Charles Vaughn (SF), Frank Johnson (C) Mark Abel, Anthony Keller, Frederick Webb, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Jonathan Pinkard (SF) Marvin Dejesus, Thad Woolery | |
| 15:16 | Georgia | Mike Hinkle makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:16 | Georgia | Mike Hinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore misses short on a 3 from straight away | 5-3 |
| 14:57 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Charles Vaughn | 5-3 |
| 14:39 | Georgia | Charles Vaughn scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Kerry Thompson | 7-3 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis misses long on a jumper from the left block | 7-3 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| 13:57 | Georgia | Kerry Thompson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 13:37 | Georgia | Mike Hinkle gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:19 | Georgia | Mike Hinkle blows the layup but he's hacked by Ernest Davis - foul #2 on Ernest Davis, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Abel (PG), John Snow (SG), Frederick Webb (SF), Daniel Phillips (C) Kerry Thompson, Jonathon Means, Charles Vaughn, Frank Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), Thad Woolery (SG), James Murphy (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Steve Gilmore, Rodney Candelaria, Ernest Davis, James Patton | |
| 13:19 | Georgia | Mike Hinkle makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:19 | Georgia | Mike Hinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Georgia | Kerry Thompson (PG), Charles Vaughn (SF), Richard Carbonell (PF), Frank Johnson (C) Mark Abel, Frederick Webb, Mike Hinkle, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley (SF) Jonathan Pinkard | |
| 12:37 | Georgia | Kyle Medley is called for the reach on John Snow - foul #1 on Kyle Medley, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Abel (PG), Frederick Webb (SF), Daniel Phillips (C) Kerry Thompson, Charles Vaughn, Frank Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:19 | Georgia | John Snow is fouled on the floor by Raymond Seibert - foul #1 on Raymond Seibert, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Georgia | Kerry Thompson (PG), Charles Vaughn (SF), Frank Johnson (C) Mark Abel, Frederick Webb, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG) Kyle Medley | |
| 11:58 | Georgia | Richard Carbonell is hacked by Raymond Seibert - foul #2 on Raymond Seibert, team foul #5 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Abel (PG), Frederick Webb (SF), Daniel Phillips (C) Kerry Thompson, Charles Vaughn, Frank Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SF), James Patton (C) Thad Woolery, Raymond Seibert | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Mark Abel (fresh) SG - John Snow (fresh) SF - Frederick Webb (fresh) PF - Richard Carbonell (fresh) C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Murphy (fresh) C - James Patton (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Georgia | Mark Abel comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| Subs | Georgia | Kerry Thompson (PG), Charles Vaughn (SF), Frank Johnson (C) Mark Abel, Frederick Webb, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:15 | Georgia | Kerry Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Pinkard - foul #1 on Jonathan Pinkard, team foul #6 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Georgia | Anthony Keller (SG) John Snow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:15 | Georgia | Kerry Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 11:15 | Georgia | Kerry Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 11:15 | Georgia | Kerry Thompson makes the 3rd free throw | 12-5 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus is hacked by Richard Carbonell - foul #2 on Richard Carbonell, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Abel (PG), John Snow (SG), Frederick Webb (SF), Mike Hinkle (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Kerry Thompson, Anthony Keller, Charles Vaughn, Richard Carbonell, Frank Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | James Patton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Marvin Dejesus | 12-8 |
| 10:18 | Georgia | John Snow comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Pinkard | 12-8 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-8 |
| 10:00 | Georgia | John Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 09:36 | Georgia | Mike Hinkle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-8 |
| 09:35 | Georgia | Daniel Phillips grabs the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 09:16 | Georgia | Marvin Dejesus steps in front of the Daniel Phillips pass | 12-8 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus lays it in | 12-10 |
| 08:54 | Georgia | John Snow knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-10 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Daniel Phillips takes the ball from James Murphy | 14-10 |
| 08:04 | Georgia | Mike Hinkle drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Abel and he's fouled by James Murphy - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #7 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Georgia | Kerry Thompson (PG), Anthony Keller (SG), Charles Vaughn (SF), Frank Johnson (C) Mark Abel, John Snow, Frederick Webb, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), Thad Woolery (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Paul Folsom (PF), Kevin Sirois (C) Marvin Dejesus, Rodney Candelaria, Jonathan Pinkard, James Murphy, James Patton | |
| 08:04 | Georgia | Mike Hinkle misses the free throw | 16-10 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Kerry Thompson - foul #1 on Kerry Thompson, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Georgia | Richard Carbonell (PF) Mike Hinkle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 07:57 | Georgia | Richard Carbonell snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Kerry Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Keller (fresh) SF - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Carbonell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) SG - Thad Woolery (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) PF - Paul Folsom (fresh) C - Kevin Sirois (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Georgia | Richard Carbonell buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kerry Thompson | 19-11 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Charles Vaughn denies the turnaround by Kyle Medley | 19-11 |
| 07:05 | Georgia | Richard Carbonell gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| 06:37 | Georgia | Kerry Thompson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Keller | 22-11 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Paul Folsom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-11 |
| Subs | Georgia | Mike Hinkle (PF) Richard Carbonell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SF), James Patton (PF) Steve Gilmore, Kyle Medley, Paul Folsom | |
| 06:01 | Georgia | Charles Vaughn makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kerry Thompson | 24-11 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 24-11 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard tips it but misses | 24-11 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery snags the offensive board | 24-11 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Anthony Keller is called for the reach on Thad Woolery - foul #1 on Anthony Keller, team foul #4 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Georgia | John Snow (SG) Anthony Keller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), James Murphy (PF) Thad Woolery, Kevin Sirois | |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Mike Hinkle - foul #1 on Mike Hinkle, team foul #5 | 24-11 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus misses the 1st free throw | 24-11 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 24-12 |
| 04:52 | Georgia | John Snow misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 24-12 |
| 04:50 | Georgia | John Snow tips it back up and in | 26-12 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Snow - foul #1 on John Snow, team foul #6 | 26-12 |
| Subs | Georgia | Anthony Keller (SG), Richard Carbonell (PF) John Snow, Mike Hinkle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses the 1st free throw | 26-12 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria makes the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 04:12 | Georgia | James Murphy is called for the reach on Richard Carbonell - foul #2 on James Murphy, team foul #8 | 26-13 |
| Subs | Georgia | John Snow (SG) Anthony Keller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Folsom (PF) James Murphy | |
| 04:12 | Georgia | Richard Carbonell makes the 1st free throw | 27-13 |
| 04:12 | Georgia | Richard Carbonell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-13 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Kerry Thompson steals the ball from Rodney Candelaria | 28-13 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Kerry Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Snow (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Vaughn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Carbonell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Folsom (fresh) C - James Patton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Georgia | Kerry Thompson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-13 |
| 03:29 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to John Snow | 28-13 |
| 03:13 | Georgia | Kerry Thompson is whistled for traveling | 28-13 |
| Subs | Georgia | Anthony Keller (SG) John Snow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery (SF), James Murphy (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Jonathan Pinkard, Paul Folsom, James Patton | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses the lay-in | 28-13 |
| 02:56 | Georgia | Frank Johnson grabs the board | 28-13 |
| 02:32 | Georgia | Frank Johnson buries a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Marvin Dejesus - foul #1 on Marvin Dejesus, team foul #9 | 30-13 |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Abel (PG), John Snow (SG), Frederick Webb (SF) Kerry Thompson, Anthony Keller, Charles Vaughn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:32 | Georgia | Frank Johnson makes the free throw | 31-13 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | James Murphy misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-13 |
| 02:17 | Georgia | Frederick Webb snags the defensive board | 31-13 |
| 01:59 | Georgia | Thad Woolery swats the shot by Frank Johnson | 31-13 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert snags the defensive board | 31-13 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery loses the dribble to Frederick Webb | 31-13 |
| 01:34 | Georgia | Richard Carbonell connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Mark Abel | 33-13 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-13 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Thad Woolery | 33-13 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-13 |
| 01:06 | Georgia | John Snow grabs the board | 33-13 |
| 00:45 | Georgia | Frank Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-13 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | James Murphy pulls down the rebound | 33-13 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery hits a shot from the left side set up by Rodney Candelaria | 33-15 |
| 00:05 | Georgia | Thad Woolery takes the ball from Frank Johnson | 33-15 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Richard Carbonell steals the ball from Marvin Dejesus | 33-15 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Richard Carbonell misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 33-15 |