| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Elsass (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cory Hershnowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Don Espitia (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Gilchrist (fresh) 2 reb. C - Allan Rio (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Alexander Pinegar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Singleton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Eric Yost (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eldon Frazier (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Sylvester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Don Espitia inbounds the ball | 15-26 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:50 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz makes the floater in the lane set up by Mark Elsass | 17-26 |
| 19:23 | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-26 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass makes the contested 3 from the left corner | 20-26 |
| 18:50 | Georgia | Eric Yost misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-26 |
| 18:40 | Georgia | Mark Singleton grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 18:11 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-26 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee | The jumper by Don Espitia is denied by Richard Sylvester | 20-26 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | Allan Rio tips it but misses | 20-26 |
| 17:43 | Georgia | Richard Sylvester grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 17:21 | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-26 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Don Espitia comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-26 |
| 17:01 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 16:33 | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar loses the dribble to Mark Elsass | 20-26 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | Daniel Gilchrist hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 20-26 |
| 16:17 | Georgia | Mark Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 15:48 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Allan Rio - foul #2 on Allan Rio, team foul #1 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Walter Ahlers (SF), Anthony Harvey (PF) Don Espitia, Daniel Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Georgia | Scotty Sandiford (PG), Thomas McIlvaine (SG), Willie Myers (SF), Gary Kennedy (C) Alexander Pinegar, Mark Singleton, Eric Yost, Richard Sylvester | |
| 15:48 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 15:48 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Elsass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Hershnowitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Walter Ahlers (fresh) PF - Anthony Harvey (fresh) 3 pf. C - Allan Rio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Scotty Sandiford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas McIlvaine (fresh) SF - Willie Myers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eldon Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Kennedy (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Walter Ahlers | 22-28 |
| 15:13 | Georgia | Gary Kennedy buries a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Allan Rio - foul #3 on Allan Rio, team foul #2 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Thomas (PF) Eldon Frazier | |
| 15:13 | Georgia | Gary Kennedy makes the free throw | 22-31 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee | Allan Rio is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Mark Elsass | 24-31 |
| 14:33 | Georgia | Thomas McIlvaine is hacked by Walter Ahlers - foul #3 on Walter Ahlers, team foul #3 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar (PG), Mark Singleton (SG) Scotty Sandiford, Thomas McIlvaine | |
| 14:13 | Georgia | Mark Singleton misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 14:11 | Georgia | Gary Kennedy tips it in | 24-33 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 24-33 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz grabs the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Willie Myers - foul #3 on Willie Myers, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Don Espitia (SF), Daniel Gilchrist (PF) Walter Ahlers, Anthony Harvey | |
| Subs | Georgia | Eric Yost (SF), Eldon Frazier (PF), Richard Sylvester (C) Willie Myers, John Thomas, Gary Kennedy | |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 13:12 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Horne (SG) Cory Hershnowitz | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | James Horne splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the left block | 28-33 |
| 12:47 | Georgia | Eric Yost makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mark Singleton | 28-36 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee | Don Espitia makes the shot from the right block set up by Mark Elsass out of the doubleteam and he's hacked by Mark Singleton - foul #2 on Mark Singleton, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Cole (PG) Mark Elsass | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 12:34 | Tennessee | Don Espitia makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 12:13 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 31-36 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Allan Rio gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Gilchrist is blocked by Eric Yost | 31-36 |
| 11:56 | Georgia | Richard Sylvester pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 11:28 | Georgia | Richard Sylvester connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Singleton | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Willie Cole (fresh) SG - James Horne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Espitia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Gilchrist (fresh) 2 reb. C - Allan Rio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Alexander Pinegar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Singleton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Yost (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eldon Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Sylvester (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | James Horne knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Willie Cole | 33-38 |
| 10:47 | Georgia | Eric Yost scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Sylvester | 33-41 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Don Espitia clanks a shot from the free throw line | 33-41 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Allan Rio tips it back up and in | 35-41 |
| 10:08 | Georgia | Mark Singleton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Willie Cole grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Allan Rio hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 09:47 | Georgia | Richard Sylvester grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 09:19 | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eldon Frazier and he's hacked by Willie Cole - foul #1 on Willie Cole, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Elsass (PG), Cory Hershnowitz (SG), Walter Ahlers (SF), Anthony Harvey (PF), Kenneth Stewart (C) Willie Cole, James Horne, Don Espitia, Daniel Gilchrist, Allan Rio | |
| Subs | Georgia | Thomas McIlvaine (SG), Willie Myers (SF), John Thomas (PF), Gary Kennedy (C) Mark Singleton, Eric Yost, Eldon Frazier, Richard Sylvester | |
| 09:19 | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-44 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass snags the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee | Kenneth Stewart tips it back up and in | 37-44 |
| 08:11 | Georgia | John Thomas hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Willie Myers | 37-46 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Kenneth Stewart is hacked by Thomas McIlvaine - foul #2 on Thomas McIlvaine, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Allan Rio (C) Kenneth Stewart | |
| Subs | Georgia | Scotty Sandiford (PG), Mark Singleton (SG), Eldon Frazier (PF) Alexander Pinegar, Thomas McIlvaine, John Thomas | |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Allan Rio misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 37-46 |
| 07:32 | Georgia | Gary Kennedy gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 07:08 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Scotty Sandiford | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Elsass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cory Hershnowitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SF - Walter Ahlers (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Anthony Harvey (fresh) 3 pf. C - Allan Rio (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Scotty Sandiford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Singleton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eldon Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Harvey | 39-48 |
| 06:28 | Georgia | Gary Kennedy lays it in on a great pass from Scotty Sandiford | 39-50 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz misses the dunk attempt | 39-50 |
| 06:14 | Georgia | Willie Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 05:50 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-50 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Allan Rio grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | Scotty Sandiford steps in front of the Anthony Harvey pass | 39-50 |
| 05:12 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Walter Ahlers gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Don Espitia (SF), Daniel Gilchrist (PF) Walter Ahlers, Anthony Harvey | |
| Subs | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar (PG), Eric Yost (SF), Richard Sylvester (C) Scotty Sandiford, Willie Myers, Gary Kennedy | |
| 04:58 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz hits the finger roll | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:35 | Georgia | Eric Yost is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Singleton | 41-52 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Cory Hershnowitz | 44-52 |
| 03:57 | Georgia | Mark Singleton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Yost | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Cory Hershnowitz | 47-55 |
| 03:30 | Georgia | Eric Yost scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-57 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Allan Rio drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Eldon Frazier - foul #2 on Eldon Frazier, team foul #4 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Horne (SG) Cory Hershnowitz | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Allan Rio makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| 02:51 | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-57 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Don Espitia grabs the board | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Elsass (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Horne (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Don Espitia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Gilchrist (fresh) 2 reb. C - Allan Rio (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Alexander Pinegar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Singleton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Yost (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eldon Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Sylvester (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | James Horne hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Eric Yost - foul #1 on Eric Yost, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Cole (PG), Walter Ahlers (SF), Anthony Harvey (PF), Kenneth Stewart (C) Mark Elsass, Don Espitia, Daniel Gilchrist, Allan Rio | |
| Subs | Georgia | Thomas McIlvaine (SG), Willie Myers (SF) Mark Singleton, Eric Yost | |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | James Horne makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | James Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:42 | Georgia | Georgia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Elsass (PG), Cory Hershnowitz (SG), Don Espitia (SF), Daniel Gilchrist (PF), Allan Rio (C) Willie Cole, James Horne, Walter Ahlers, Anthony Harvey, Kenneth Stewart | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Singleton (SG), Eric Yost (SF) Thomas McIlvaine, Willie Myers | |
| 02:23 | Georgia | Mark Singleton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-57 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Allan Rio grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:56 | Georgia | Mark Singleton connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Alexander Pinegar | 55-60 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Allan Rio comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 01:38 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:18 | Georgia | Mark Singleton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Allan Rio grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-60 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Don Espitia snags the offensive board | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Cory Hershnowitz is blocked by Richard Sylvester | 55-60 |
| 00:33 | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:30 | Georgia | Alexander Pinegar is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Elsass - foul #1 on Mark Elsass, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Scotty Sandiford (PG) Alexander Pinegar | |
| 00:29 | Georgia | Mark Singleton is fouled on the floor by Cory Hershnowitz - foul #1 on Cory Hershnowitz, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| 00:28 | Georgia | Mark Singleton is hacked by Don Espitia - foul #1 on Don Espitia, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| 00:28 | Georgia | Mark Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Allan Rio | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Rio | 55-60 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Mark Singleton | 55-60 |
| 00:15 | Georgia | Mark Singleton is hacked by Cory Hershnowitz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cory Hershnowitz, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| 00:15 | Georgia | Mark Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:15 | Georgia | Mark Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Daniel Gilchrist grabs the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 00:03 | Georgia | Eldon Frazier gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Scotty Sandiford runs out the clock | 55-62 |