| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Olaniyan Ahmadi (fresh) SG - Carl Klein (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Soza (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mark Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Guidry (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Myles Smith loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 27-32 |
| 19:12 | Georgia | Joseph Touchette steps in front of the Carl Klein pass | 27-32 |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette is hacked by Carl Klein - foul #1 on Carl Klein, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Robert Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | William Murray evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Touchette and he's hacked by Joseph Soza - foul #1 on Joseph Soza, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the free throw | 27-35 |
| 17:41 | Georgia | Robert Brown takes the ball from Carl Klein | 27-35 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-35 |
| 17:08 | Georgia | Carl Klein double dribbles | 27-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Daniel Logan (SG), Fred Schiffman (PF) Olaniyan Ahmadi, Mark Hunter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG) Joseph Touchette | |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Myles Smith lays it up and in against a doubleteam and he's fouled by Daniel Logan - foul #1 on Daniel Logan, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the free throw | 27-38 |
| 16:39 | Georgia | Joseph Soza knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Guidry | 30-38 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Joseph Soza picks off the pass by Shawn Wright | 30-38 |
| 16:05 | Georgia | Carl Klein misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Shawn Wright - foul #2 on Shawn Wright, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Georgia | Olaniyan Ahmadi (PG), Mark Hunter (SF) Daniel Logan, Joseph Soza | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), Joseph Touchette (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), William Mitchell (PF), Carlos Dodson (C) William Murray, David Blankenship, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| 16:05 | Georgia | Carl Klein misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:05 | Georgia | Carl Klein misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Carlos Dodson | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Olaniyan Ahmadi (fresh) SG - Carl Klein (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Schiffman (fresh) C - Charles Guidry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) PF - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Dodson (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 15:44 | Georgia | Charles Guidry grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 15:24 | Georgia | The jump hook by Charles Guidry is blocked by Carlos Dodson | 30-38 |
| 15:23 | Georgia | Mark Hunter grabs the offensive board | 30-38 |
| 15:00 | Georgia | Mark Hunter is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mark Hunter, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Georgia | Daniel Logan (SG), Joseph Soza (SF) Carl Klein, Fred Schiffman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Mitchell, Carlos Dodson | |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-38 |
| 14:46 | Georgia | Olaniyan Ahmadi grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 14:22 | Georgia | Robert Brown swats the layup by Charles Guidry | 30-38 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Myles Smith | 30-38 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 30-38 |
| 13:54 | Georgia | Charles Guidry snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 13:32 | Georgia | Charles Guidry scores on a floater in the paint | 32-38 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette is hacked by Daniel Logan - foul #2 on Daniel Logan, team foul #5 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Georgia | Christopher Brothers (PG), Carl Klein (SG), Fred Schiffman (PF) Olaniyan Ahmadi, Joseph Soza, Mark Hunter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), William Mitchell (PF) Jeffrey James, Joseph Touchette, Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith | |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 12:46 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Christopher Brothers | 32-38 |
| 12:23 | Georgia | Charles Guidry misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 32-38 |
| 12:22 | Georgia | Christopher Brothers pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 12:00 | Georgia | Carl Klein knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Christopher Brothers (fresh) SG - Carl Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Logan (fresh) PF - Fred Schiffman (fresh) C - Charles Guidry (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | Robert Brown can't finish the layup | 34-38 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Robert Brown is hacked by Charles Guidry - foul #3 on Charles Guidry, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Georgia | Olaniyan Ahmadi (PG), Joseph Soza (SF), Kurt Early (C) Christopher Brothers, Daniel Logan, Charles Guidry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (SG), Myles Smith (PF) David Blankenship, Robert Brown | |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette is hacked by Fred Schiffman - foul #3 on Fred Schiffman, team foul #7 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Hunter (PF) Fred Schiffman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 11:08 | Georgia | Kurt Early snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 10:46 | Georgia | Olaniyan Ahmadi clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | William Mitchell gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Murray and the foul's on Kurt Early - foul #1 on Kurt Early, team foul #8 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Georgia | Fred Schiffman (PF) Carl Klein | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson (C) William Mitchell | |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 09:56 | Georgia | Kurt Early lays it up and in set up by Joseph Soza | 36-41 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Wright | 36-44 |
| 09:21 | Georgia | Fred Schiffman misses the floater from the baseline | 36-44 |
| 09:19 | Georgia | Mark Hunter can't tip it in | 36-44 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the contested fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from William Murray | 36-46 |
| 08:52 | Georgia | Kurt Early connects on the runner in the paint | 38-46 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright travels with the ball | 38-46 |
| Subs | Georgia | Carl Klein (PG), Daniel Logan (SG), Carroll Rolph (PF), Charles Guidry (C) Olaniyan Ahmadi, Mark Hunter, Fred Schiffman, Kurt Early | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson | |
| 08:13 | Georgia | Robert Brown picks off the pass by Joseph Soza | 38-46 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses badly on a shot near the basket | 38-46 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Carl Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Logan (fresh) SF - Joseph Soza (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carroll Rolph (fresh) C - Charles Guidry (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Daniel Logan is called for the reach on David Blankenship - foul #3 on Daniel Logan, team foul #9 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Georgia | Christopher Brothers (PG) Joseph Soza | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (PF) Myles Smith | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | David Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 07:32 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Carroll Rolph | 38-47 |
| 07:06 | Georgia | Charles Guidry hits a fadeaway near the basket | 40-47 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Charles Guidry swats the short shot by William Mitchell | 40-47 |
| 06:42 | Georgia | Christopher Brothers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 06:13 | Georgia | Ronald Hamilton is called for the reach on Daniel Logan - foul #1 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Georgia | Olaniyan Ahmadi (PG), Joseph Soza (SF), Mark Hunter (PF) Christopher Brothers, Daniel Logan, Carroll Rolph | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Joseph Touchette (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Myles Smith (PF) Jeffrey James, David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton, William Mitchell | |
| 06:07 | Georgia | Mark Hunter knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Soza | 42-47 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette loses the ball out of bounds | 42-47 |
| 05:20 | Georgia | Carl Klein misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-47 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Murray | 42-47 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Carl Klein - foul #2 on Carl Klein, team foul #10 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Georgia | Daniel Logan (SG) Carl Klein | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 04:38 | Georgia | Charles Guidry misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-49 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Myles Smith | 42-49 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | William Murray hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 04:08 | Georgia | Olaniyan Ahmadi grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 03:45 | Georgia | Shawn Wright takes the ball from Olaniyan Ahmadi | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Olaniyan Ahmadi (fresh) SG - Daniel Logan (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Joseph Soza (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Guidry (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Olaniyan Ahmadi is called for the reach on William Murray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Olaniyan Ahmadi, team foul #11 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Georgia | Carl Klein (SG), Fred Schiffman (PF) Daniel Logan, Mark Hunter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Jeffrey James (SF) Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright | |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 03:44 | Georgia | Fred Schiffman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 03:32 | Georgia | Carl Klein misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 03:30 | Georgia | Olaniyan Ahmadi tips it home | 44-49 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Robert Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Klein - foul #3 on Carl Klein, team foul #12 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Georgia | Daniel Logan (SF) Joseph Soza | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (PF) Myles Smith | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Robert Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 03:29 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Fred Schiffman | 44-49 |
| 03:01 | Georgia | Carl Klein misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | David Blankenship gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | Georgia | Joseph Soza (SF), Mark Hunter (PF) Daniel Logan, Fred Schiffman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (PF) William Mitchell | |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Olaniyan Ahmadi is called for the reach on Robert Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Olaniyan Ahmadi, team foul #13 | 44-49 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Robert Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 02:56 | Georgia | Mark Hunter gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 02:32 | Georgia | Joseph Soza hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James is hacked by Olaniyan Ahmadi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Olaniyan Ahmadi, team foul #14 | 44-50 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:03 | Georgia | Joseph Soza hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Carl Klein | 47-52 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | William Murray is hacked by Carl Klein in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Klein, team foul #15 | 47-52 |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Georgia | Carl Klein drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Soza | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Robert Brown dunks the ball on a nice dish by David Blankenship | 50-55 |
| 00:54 | Georgia | Charles Guidry misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 50-55 |
| 00:53 | Georgia | Joseph Soza pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Georgia | Carl Klein is hacked by David Blankenship - foul #2 on David Blankenship, team foul #3 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (SG), Shawn Wright (SF) David Blankenship, Jeffrey James | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Georgia | Carl Klein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-55 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Robert Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Olaniyan Ahmadi - foul #4 on Olaniyan Ahmadi, team foul #16 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Jeffrey James (SF) Joseph Touchette, Myles Smith | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:25 | Georgia | Olaniyan Ahmadi misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-57 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (PF) Shawn Wright | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | David Blankenship is hacked by Carl Klein in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carl Klein, team foul #17 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Georgia | Daniel Logan (SG) Carl Klein | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | David Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:20 | Georgia | Charles Guidry grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 00:16 | Georgia | Joseph Soza hits a 3 from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Daniel Logan is called for the reach on David Blankenship in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Logan, team foul #18 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (PF) Myles Smith | |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | David Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:06 | Georgia | Joseph Soza misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 53-59 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Logan - foul #5 on Daniel Logan, team foul #19 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Georgia | Fred Schiffman (PF) Daniel Logan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:03 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Charles Guidry | 53-60 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Charles Guidry misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 53-60 |