| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Wayne Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Barnett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Dunham (fresh) C - Ronald Bonilla (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joshua Burchette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Turner (fresh) PF - Warren Johnson (fresh) C - George York (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | Michael Byrd inbounds the ball | 28-18 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Georgia | Todd Barnett is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Johnson - foul #3 on Warren Johnson, team foul #1 | 28-18 |
| 19:41 | Georgia | Frank Dunham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-18 |
| 19:16 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Warren Johnson | 28-21 |
| 18:57 | Georgia | Wayne Morris is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Bonilla | 31-21 |
| 18:36 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane is denied on a dunk by Ronald Bonilla | 31-21 |
| 18:34 | Georgia | Wayne Morris grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 18:32 | Georgia | Gerald Turner is called for the reach on Wayne Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Turner, team foul #2 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew (C) George York | |
| 18:16 | Georgia | Frank Dunham connects on the jumper from close range | 33-21 |
| 17:56 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerald Turner | 33-23 |
| 17:48 | Georgia | Todd Barnett is hacked by Billy Lane - foul #2 on Billy Lane, team foul #3 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Georgia | Rafael Santos (SF), Alfredo Cruz (PF) Michael Byrd, Frank Dunham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (PG), Kevin Hawkins (SF), Scott Neubauer (PF) Joshua Burchette, Gerald Turner, Warren Johnson | |
| 17:28 | Georgia | Todd Barnett makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Santos swats the short shot by Scott Neubauer | 35-23 |
| 17:05 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Hawkins grabs the offensive board | 35-23 |
| 16:49 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 16:47 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 16:27 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 16:25 | Georgia | Rafael Santos gets the rebound | 35-23 |
| 16:11 | Georgia | Wayne Morris is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 16:09 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 15:44 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Ronald Bonilla - foul #2 on Ronald Bonilla, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Georgia | Frank Dunham (PF) Alfredo Cruz | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), Gerald Turner (SF), Warren Johnson (PF), George York (C) Richard Hilton, Kevin Hawkins, Scott Neubauer, Elmer Drew | |
| 15:44 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane makes the free throw | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Wayne Morris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Barnett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Santos (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Dunham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Bonilla (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joshua Burchette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Lane (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Turner (fresh) PF - Warren Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. C - George York (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Georgia | Joshua Burchette steps in front of the Todd Barnett pass in the backcourt | 35-26 |
| 15:23 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson is open and buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Billy Lane | 35-28 |
| 14:54 | Georgia | Frank Dunham misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Billy Lane - foul #3 on Billy Lane, team foul #4 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Byrd (SF) Rafael Santos | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Hawkins (SG) Billy Lane | |
| 14:54 | Georgia | Frank Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 14:54 | Georgia | Frank Dunham misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 14:54 | Southern Mississippi | George York grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Wayne Morris - foul #3 on Wayne Morris, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Hawkins (SF), Richard Hilton (PF) Gerald Turner, Warren Johnson | |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 14:26 | Georgia | Frank Dunham pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 14:23 | Georgia | Joshua Burchette is called for the reach on Wayne Morris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Burchette, team foul #5 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson (PF) Joshua Burchette | |
| 14:11 | Georgia | Todd Barnett knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Morris | 38-29 |
| 13:42 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 13:40 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson grabs the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 13:21 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson is hacked by Ronald Bonilla - foul #3 on Ronald Bonilla, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Georgia | Rafael Santos (SG), Eric Kass (SF), Alfredo Cruz (PF) Todd Barnett, Michael Byrd, Ronald Bonilla | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), Gerald Turner (SF), Scott Neubauer (PF), Elmer Drew (C) Richard Hilton, Kevin Hawkins, Warren Johnson, George York | |
| 12:58 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank Dunham - foul #3 on Frank Dunham, team foul #4 | 38-29 |
| 12:58 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 12:58 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 12:31 | Georgia | Rafael Santos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (SG) Donald Hawkins | |
| 12:16 | Southern Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Billy Lane is blocked by Alfredo Cruz | 38-31 |
| 12:14 | Georgia | Alfredo Cruz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 11:50 | Georgia | Alfredo Cruz misses badly on a jumper from close range | 38-31 |
| 11:48 | Georgia | Eric Kass pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 11:41 | Georgia | Wayne Morris is open and scores on a shot in the paint set up by Eric Kass | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Wayne Morris (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rafael Santos (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Kass (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alfredo Cruz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Dunham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joshua Burchette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Lane (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Turner (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Neubauer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Elmer Drew (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer loses the dribble to Rafael Santos | 40-31 |
| 11:14 | Georgia | Billy Lane picks off the pass by Wayne Morris in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 10:56 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 10:54 | Georgia | Rafael Santos pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 10:52 | Georgia | Joshua Burchette steals the ball from Wayne Morris in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 10:30 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 10:28 | Georgia | Alfredo Cruz pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 10:12 | Georgia | Alfredo Cruz misses the easy layup | 40-31 |
| 10:10 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 09:43 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 09:41 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Frank Dunham | 40-31 |
| 09:22 | Georgia | Rafael Santos knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 09:01 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Turner loses the ball out of bounds | 43-31 |
| Subs | Georgia | Todd Barnett (SG), Michael Byrd (SF), Ronald Bonilla (C) Rafael Santos, Eric Kass, Alfredo Cruz | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (PG), Donald Hawkins (SG), Kevin Hawkins (SF), Warren Johnson (PF), George York (C) Joshua Burchette, Billy Lane, Gerald Turner, Scott Neubauer, Elmer Drew | |
| 08:47 | Georgia | Ronald Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 43-31 |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton misses the dunk but he's hacked by Wayne Morris - foul #4 on Wayne Morris, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Georgia | Rafael Santos (SG) Wayne Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 08:16 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Ronald Bonilla | 43-32 |
| 07:58 | Georgia | Rafael Santos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-32 |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Hawkins misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 07:32 | Georgia | Ronald Bonilla grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Todd Barnett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Santos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Dunham (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Bonilla (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Richard Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Hawkins (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George York (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Georgia | Todd Barnett misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-32 |
| 07:24 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Warren Johnson | 43-32 |
| 07:02 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Hawkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 07:01 | Georgia | Ronald Bonilla snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 06:41 | Georgia | Todd Barnett is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | George York makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Hilton | 46-34 |
| 05:57 | Georgia | Ronald Bonilla lays it in on a great pass from Todd Barnett and the foul's on George York - foul #4 on George York, team foul #6 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Georgia | Wayne Morris (PG), Alfredo Cruz (PF) Rafael Santos, Frank Dunham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), Billy Lane (SG), Gerald Turner (SF), Elmer Drew (C) Richard Hilton, Donald Hawkins, Kevin Hawkins, George York | |
| 05:57 | Georgia | Ronald Bonilla makes the free throw | 49-34 |
| 05:30 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Alfredo Cruz | 49-34 |
| 05:12 | Georgia | Todd Barnett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wayne Morris | 51-34 |
| 04:47 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Warren Johnson | 51-36 |
| 04:28 | Georgia | Wayne Morris knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-36 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-36 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson tips it home | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Georgia | Wayne Morris knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Barnett | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew is by himself and knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Joshua Burchette | 57-40 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Wayne Morris (tired) 18 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Todd Barnett (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Byrd (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfredo Cruz (tiring) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Bonilla (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joshua Burchette (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Lane (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Turner (tiring) PF - Warren Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Elmer Drew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Georgia | Todd Barnett hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-40 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joshua Burchette, team foul #7 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Georgia | Rafael Santos (SG), Eric Kass (SF) Todd Barnett, Michael Byrd | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (PG), Donald Hawkins (SG), Kevin Hawkins (SF), Scott Neubauer (PF), George York (C) Joshua Burchette, Billy Lane, Gerald Turner, Warren Johnson, Elmer Drew | |
| 02:23 | Georgia | Alfredo Cruz lays it in on a great pass from Wayne Morris | 62-40 |
| 02:07 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer is whistled for traveling | 62-40 |
| Subs | Georgia | Todd Barnett (PG), Frank Dunham (C) Wayne Morris, Ronald Bonilla | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:46 | Georgia | Todd Barnett scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-40 |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Hawkins is hacked by Frank Dunham - foul #4 on Frank Dunham, team foul #6 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Georgia | Wayne Morris (PG), Ronald Bonilla (C) Todd Barnett, Frank Dunham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), Billy Lane (SG), Gerald Turner (SF), Warren Johnson (PF) Richard Hilton, Donald Hawkins, Kevin Hawkins, Scott Neubauer | |
| 01:18 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-40 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | George York tips it but misses | 65-40 |
| 01:15 | Georgia | Rafael Santos grabs the board | 65-40 |
| 01:12 | Georgia | Wayne Morris is hacked by Billy Lane in the backcourt - foul #4 on Billy Lane, team foul #8 | 65-40 |
| 01:12 | Georgia | Wayne Morris misses the 1st free throw | 65-40 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Turner pulls down the rebound | 65-40 |
| 00:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Bonilla blocks the short jumper by Gerald Turner | 65-40 |
| 00:54 | Georgia | Eric Kass gets the rebound | 65-40 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Georgia | Rafael Santos misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 65-40 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson gets the rebound | 65-40 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | George York misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-40 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to George York | 65-40 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane misses the floater from the left wing | 65-40 |
| 00:12 | Georgia | Eric Kass gets the rebound | 65-40 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Wayne Morris runs out the clock | 65-40 |