| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Olaniyan Ahmadi (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Klein (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Soza (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Guidry (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | Joseph Soza inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Georgia | Mark Hunter is open and buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Olaniyan Ahmadi | 40-28 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano is hacked by Joseph Soza - foul #2 on Joseph Soza, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Vic Godfrey (PF) David Whelan, Steven Coll, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones blows the layup | 40-28 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano snags the offensive board | 40-28 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 40-28 |
| 18:41 | Georgia | Carl Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 18:17 | Georgia | Mark Hunter connects on the open shot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Soza out of the doubleteam | 42-28 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Olaniyan Ahmadi takes the ball from Gregory Jones | 42-28 |
| 17:57 | Georgia | Olaniyan Ahmadi lays it up and in | 44-28 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charles Guidry - foul #2 on Charles Guidry, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Georgia | Daniel Logan (SG), Fred Schiffman (PF) Olaniyan Ahmadi, Mark Hunter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG) Kevin Caro | |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:10 | Georgia | Charles Guidry evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Joseph Soza | 46-30 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Soza - foul #3 on Joseph Soza, team foul #3 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Georgia | Christopher Brothers (PG) Joseph Soza | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Kevin Caro (SF) David Whelan, Alberto Giordano | |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 16:36 | Georgia | Charles Guidry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Vic Godfrey - foul #3 on Vic Godfrey, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Georgia | Olaniyan Ahmadi (PG) Christopher Brothers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Kelly Myers (PF) Steven Coll, Kevin Caro, Vic Godfrey | |
| 16:36 | Georgia | Charles Guidry makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 16:36 | Georgia | Charles Guidry makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | David Whelan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Olaniyan Ahmadi - foul #3 on Olaniyan Ahmadi, team foul #4 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Georgia | Christopher Brothers (PG) Olaniyan Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | David Whelan makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | David Whelan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | David Whelan makes the 3rd free throw | 48-35 |
| 16:03 | Georgia | Daniel Logan is hacked by Alberto Giordano - foul #1 on Alberto Giordano, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Hunter (SF) Carl Klein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Kevin Caro (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) David Whelan, Alberto Giordano, Gregory Jones | |
| 15:40 | Georgia | Daniel Logan is hacked by Kelly Myers - foul #2 on Kelly Myers, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Olaniyan Ahmadi (PG), Joseph Soza (SF) Christopher Brothers, Fred Schiffman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF) Kevin Caro, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Olaniyan Ahmadi (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Logan (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Joseph Soza (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mark Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Guidry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joshua Warwick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Alberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kelly Myers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Georgia | Charles Guidry double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 48-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Carl Klein (SG) Daniel Logan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Kevin Caro (SF) Steven Coll, Alberto Giordano | |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Hunter | 48-35 |
| 15:03 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Charles Guidry | 48-35 |
| 14:39 | Georgia | Carl Klein misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 14:37 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Soza | 48-35 |
| 14:19 | Georgia | Joseph Soza is whistled for traveling | 48-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Daniel Logan (SG), Fred Schiffman (PF) Carl Klein, Mark Hunter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Kevin Caro, Kelly Myers | |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-35 |
| 13:50 | Georgia | Olaniyan Ahmadi pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 13:32 | Georgia | Fred Schiffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Christopher Brothers (PG), Kurt Early (C) Olaniyan Ahmadi, Charles Guidry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Alberto Giordano, Gregory Jones | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 48-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Carl Klein (SG) Joseph Soza | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF) Joshua Warwick, Jerry Bruton | |
| 12:44 | Georgia | Carl Klein scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Brothers | 51-35 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 51-35 |
| 12:31 | Georgia | Daniel Logan grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 12:02 | Georgia | Daniel Logan's pass is intercepted by Vic Godfrey | 51-35 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | David Whelan makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Steven Coll | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Christopher Brothers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Klein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Logan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fred Schiffman (fairly fresh) C - Kurt Early (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vic Godfrey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Georgia | Carl Klein misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Vic Godfrey | 51-37 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | David Whelan connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Alberto Giordano | 51-40 |
| 10:57 | Georgia | Carl Klein loses the dribble to David Whelan | 51-40 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-40 |
| 10:48 | Georgia | Carl Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 10:27 | Georgia | Christopher Brothers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Georgia | Olaniyan Ahmadi (PG), Joseph Soza (SF), Mark Hunter (PF), Charles Guidry (C) Christopher Brothers, Daniel Logan, Fred Schiffman, Kurt Early | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (PG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Kelly Myers (PF), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi, Vic Godfrey | |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 10:06 | Georgia | Olaniyan Ahmadi grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 10:01 | Georgia | Joseph Soza misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 10:00 | Georgia | Charles Guidry can't tip it in | 51-40 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Bruton | 51-43 |
| 09:29 | Georgia | Mark Hunter is open but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 51-43 |
| 09:27 | Georgia | Mark Hunter tips it back up and in | 53-43 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 09:08 | Georgia | Joseph Soza scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-46 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Coll out of a doubleteam | 55-48 |
| 08:31 | Georgia | Charles Guidry misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Kelly Myers - foul #3 on Kelly Myers, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Kevin Caro (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Steven Coll, Jerry Bruton, Kelly Myers | |
| 08:31 | Georgia | Charles Guidry makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:31 | Georgia | Charles Guidry makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by David Whelan | 57-50 |
| 07:47 | Georgia | Marcelino Bianchi takes the ball from Mark Hunter | 57-50 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | David Whelan clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Olaniyan Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Carl Klein (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Soza (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mark Hunter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Guidry (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Caro (fresh) PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses long on a jumper from the right side | 57-50 |
| 07:12 | Georgia | Charles Guidry grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:48 | Georgia | Charles Guidry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 06:47 | Georgia | Charles Guidry tips it in | 59-50 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick's pass is intercepted by Joseph Soza | 59-50 |
| 06:07 | Georgia | Mark Hunter drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Carl Klein | 61-50 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | David Whelan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 05:58 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Charles Guidry | 61-50 |
| 05:34 | Georgia | Joseph Soza hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Klein | 64-50 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro can't connect on a floater from the left side | 64-50 |
| 05:27 | Georgia | Mark Hunter pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| 05:01 | Georgia | Joseph Soza hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Caro - foul #2 on Kevin Caro, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Georgia | Christopher Brothers (PG), Daniel Logan (SG), Fred Schiffman (PF), Kurt Early (C) Olaniyan Ahmadi, Carl Klein, Mark Hunter, Charles Guidry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF), Kelly Myers (C) David Whelan, Kevin Caro, Marcelino Bianchi, Gregory Jones | |
| 05:01 | Georgia | Joseph Soza makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 05:01 | Georgia | Joseph Soza makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Logan - foul #1 on Daniel Logan, team foul #5 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones (C) Kelly Myers | |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 04:16 | Georgia | Joseph Soza shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Vic Godfrey | 66-54 |
| 03:55 | Georgia | Daniel Logan travels with the ball | 66-54 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Kelly Myers (C) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Gregory Jones | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Steven Coll, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Georgia | Charles Guidry (C) Kurt Early | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Jerry Bruton, Kelly Myers | |
| 03:14 | Georgia | Joseph Soza misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey grabs the board | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Christopher Brothers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Logan (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Joseph Soza (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Fred Schiffman (fresh) C - Charles Guidry (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-54 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | David Whelan pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano grabs the offensive board | 66-54 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 02:51 | Georgia | Charles Guidry snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 02:51 | Georgia | Georgia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-54 |
| Subs | Georgia | Olaniyan Ahmadi (PG), Carl Klein (SG) Christopher Brothers, Joseph Soza | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 02:27 | Georgia | Charles Guidry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-54 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Bruton | 66-56 |
| 02:19 | Georgia | Georgia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Hunter (SF) Daniel Logan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Kelly Myers (C) Joshua Warwick, Jerry Bruton, Gregory Jones | |
| 01:52 | Georgia | Mark Hunter is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Mark Hunter, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Georgia | Christopher Brothers (PG), Daniel Logan (SG), Joseph Soza (SF), Kurt Early (C) Olaniyan Ahmadi, Carl Klein, Mark Hunter, Charles Guidry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF) David Whelan, Steven Coll, Alberto Giordano | |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro double dribbles | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:20 | Georgia | Daniel Logan connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Soza out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Kevin Caro - foul #3 on Kevin Caro, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| 01:20 | Georgia | Daniel Logan misses the free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey's floater is tipped away by Kurt Early | 68-56 |
| 01:06 | Georgia | Fred Schiffman snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 01:02 | Georgia | Joseph Soza hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Daniel Logan | 71-56 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick loses the dribble to Christopher Brothers in the backcourt | 71-56 |
| 00:57 | Georgia | Daniel Logan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Brothers | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Joshua Warwick is denied by Fred Schiffman | 73-56 |
| 00:47 | Georgia | Kurt Early grabs the defensive rebound | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Georgia | Kurt Early is whistled for traveling | 73-56 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joshua Warwick | 73-59 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Christopher Brothers runs out the clock | 73-59 |