| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Lee Perry (fresh) SG - Dale Lasher (fresh) SF - Andrew Adams (fresh) PF - Herbert Stringer (fresh) C - Henry Porter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Carl Thomas (fresh) SG - Arnold Fulmore (fresh) SF - Edgardo Garcia (fresh) PF - Johnny Thomas (fresh) C - Peter Furness (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Peter Furness wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Peter Furness clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Henry Porter - foul #1 on Henry Porter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Peter Furness makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Peter Furness misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:33 | Georgia | Herbert Stringer grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | Georgia | Herbert Stringer buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-1 |
| 19:22 | Alabama | Carl Thomas loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-1 |
| 19:09 | Georgia | Henry Porter misses the lay-in | 2-1 |
| 19:07 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Stringer | 2-1 |
| 18:48 | Georgia | Lee Perry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 18:46 | Alabama | Peter Furness grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 18:44 | Alabama | Edgardo Garcia is hacked by Andrew Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Adams, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Edgardo Garcia scores on a shot from the right block and the foul's on Henry Porter - foul #2 on Henry Porter, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Georgia | Chester Stith (C) Henry Porter | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Edgardo Garcia misses the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Peter Furness snags the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Alabama | Peter Furness connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 2-5 |
| 17:37 | Georgia | Chester Stith scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Lee Perry | 4-5 |
| 17:08 | Alabama | Chester Stith steals it from Arnold Fulmore | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | Georgia | Johnny Thomas is called for the reach on Herbert Stringer - foul #1 on Johnny Thomas, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Georgia | Joe Nelson (PG), Bradley Jepsen (SG), James Hemphill (SF), Douglas Dean (PF) Lee Perry, Dale Lasher, Andrew Adams, Herbert Stringer | |
| Subs | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam (PG), Charles Ybarra (SG), Darrin Stubblefield (SF), Steven Green (PF), Jesse Sims (C) Carl Thomas, Arnold Fulmore, Edgardo Garcia, Johnny Thomas, Peter Furness | |
| 16:46 | Georgia | Chester Stith buries a floater in the paint set up by Bradley Jepsen | 6-5 |
| 16:21 | Alabama | Jesse Sims hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 6-5 |
| 16:19 | Georgia | Douglas Dean snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:57 | Georgia | Joe Nelson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 15:56 | Georgia | Douglas Dean tips it back up and in | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Joe Nelson (fresh) SG - Bradley Jepsen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hemphill (fresh) PF - Douglas Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Stith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Leroy Gilliam (fresh) SG - Charles Ybarra (fresh) SF - Darrin Stubblefield (fresh) PF - Steven Green (fresh) C - Jesse Sims (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Steven Green is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| Subs | Georgia | Lee Perry (PG), Lloyd Ray (C) Joe Nelson, Chester Stith | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 15:43 | Georgia | Douglas Dean loses the dribble to Darrin Stubblefield | 8-5 |
| 15:22 | Alabama | James Hemphill steals it from Leroy Gilliam | 8-5 |
| 15:04 | Georgia | Douglas Dean hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Lee Perry | 10-5 |
| 14:35 | Alabama | Steven Green misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 10-5 |
| 14:33 | Georgia | Lloyd Ray grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 14:25 | Georgia | Douglas Dean banks in the layup set up by Bradley Jepsen and he's hacked by Steven Green - foul #1 on Steven Green, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Georgia | Joe Nelson (PG), Dale Lasher (SG), Andrew Adams (SF), Chester Stith (C) Lee Perry, Bradley Jepsen, James Hemphill, Lloyd Ray | |
| Subs | Alabama | Carl Thomas (PG), Arnold Fulmore (SG), Edgardo Garcia (SF), Johnny Thomas (PF), Peter Furness (C) Leroy Gilliam, Charles Ybarra, Darrin Stubblefield, Steven Green, Jesse Sims | |
| 14:25 | Georgia | Douglas Dean misses the free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:25 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:02 | Alabama | Edgardo Garcia is fouled on the floor by Andrew Adams - foul #2 on Andrew Adams, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Georgia | James Hemphill (SF), Herbert Stringer (PF) Andrew Adams, Douglas Dean | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:42 | Alabama | Peter Furness hits a wide open floater from close range and the foul's on Joe Nelson - foul #1 on Joe Nelson, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| 13:42 | Alabama | Peter Furness makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:35 | Georgia | Chester Stith is hacked by Peter Furness - foul #1 on Peter Furness, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| 13:25 | Georgia | Joe Nelson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 12:59 | Alabama | Peter Furness misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 15-8 |
| 12:58 | Georgia | Chester Stith gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| 12:42 | Georgia | Joe Nelson makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by James Hemphill | 17-8 |
| 12:17 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas is called for a charge - foul #2 on Johnny Thomas, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Georgia | Lee Perry (PG), Bradley Jepsen (SF), Douglas Dean (PF), Lloyd Ray (C) Joe Nelson, James Hemphill, Herbert Stringer, Chester Stith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam (PG), Charles Ybarra (SG), Darrin Stubblefield (SF), Steven Green (PF), Jesse Sims (C) Carl Thomas, Arnold Fulmore, Edgardo Garcia, Johnny Thomas, Peter Furness | |
| 11:57 | Georgia | Bradley Jepsen drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lee Perry | 20-8 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Lee Perry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dale Lasher (fairly fresh) SF - Bradley Jepsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Douglas Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Ray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Leroy Gilliam (fresh) SG - Charles Ybarra (fresh) SF - Darrin Stubblefield (fresh) PF - Steven Green (fresh) C - Jesse Sims (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bradley Jepsen - foul #1 on Bradley Jepsen, team foul #6 | 20-8 |
| Subs | Georgia | James Hemphill (SF) Dale Lasher | |
| Subs | Alabama | Peter Furness (C) Jesse Sims | |
| 11:29 | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam misses the 1st free throw | 20-8 |
| 11:29 | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 20-9 |
| 11:16 | Georgia | Douglas Dean comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Leroy Gilliam - foul #1 on Leroy Gilliam, team foul #5 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgardo Garcia (SF) Darrin Stubblefield | |
| 11:16 | Georgia | Douglas Dean makes the 1st free throw | 21-9 |
| 11:16 | Georgia | Douglas Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 21-9 |
| 11:16 | Alabama | Steven Green snags the defensive board | 21-9 |
| 10:52 | Alabama | Peter Furness connects on the turnaround near the basket | 21-11 |
| 10:40 | Georgia | Lee Perry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-11 |
| Subs | Georgia | Herbert Stringer (PF) James Hemphill | |
| Subs | Alabama | Carl Thomas (PG) Leroy Gilliam | |
| 10:36 | Alabama | Bradley Jepsen steals the ball from Carl Thomas in the backcourt | 21-11 |
| 10:19 | Georgia | Bradley Jepsen can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 21-11 |
| 10:18 | Alabama | Peter Furness grabs the board | 21-11 |
| 09:49 | Alabama | Peter Furness's fadeaway is rejected by Lloyd Ray | 21-11 |
| 09:47 | Alabama | Steven Green hits the follow up shot | 21-13 |
| 09:33 | Georgia | Herbert Stringer loses the dribble to Edgardo Garcia | 21-13 |
| 09:12 | Alabama | Peter Furness misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 21-13 |
| 09:11 | Alabama | Peter Furness gets the offensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:47 | Alabama | Peter Furness misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lloyd Ray - foul #1 on Lloyd Ray, team foul #7 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Georgia | Joe Nelson (PG), Dale Lasher (SG), James Hemphill (SF), Chester Stith (C) Lee Perry, Bradley Jepsen, Douglas Dean, Lloyd Ray | |
| Subs | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam (PG), Arnold Fulmore (SG), Darrin Stubblefield (SF), Thomas Hawkins (PF) Carl Thomas, Charles Ybarra, Edgardo Garcia, Steven Green | |
| 08:47 | Alabama | Peter Furness makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:47 | Alabama | Peter Furness makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:39 | Georgia | Dale Lasher is fouled on the floor by Leroy Gilliam - foul #2 on Leroy Gilliam, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Carl Thomas (PG), Jesse Sims (C) Leroy Gilliam, Peter Furness | |
| 08:34 | Georgia | James Hemphill misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-15 |
| 08:33 | Alabama | Thomas Hawkins grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 08:16 | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Arnold Fulmore | 21-18 |
| 08:10 | Georgia | James Hemphill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 08:09 | Alabama | Jesse Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:07 | Alabama | Carl Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| 07:54 | Georgia | Joe Nelson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hemphill | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Joe Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dale Lasher (fairly fresh) SF - James Hemphill (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Herbert Stringer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Stith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Carl Thomas (fairly fresh) SG - Arnold Fulmore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrin Stubblefield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Hawkins (fresh) C - Jesse Sims (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield buries a shot from just outside the lane | 24-20 |
| 07:09 | Georgia | Herbert Stringer clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jesse Sims - foul #1 on Jesse Sims, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Georgia | Douglas Dean (C) Chester Stith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Ybarra (SG), Edgardo Garcia (SF) Arnold Fulmore, Thomas Hawkins | |
| 07:09 | Georgia | Herbert Stringer makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:09 | Georgia | Herbert Stringer misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Jesse Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 06:51 | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-20 |
| 06:50 | Alabama | Jesse Sims tips it in | 25-22 |
| 06:45 | Georgia | Joe Nelson misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 25-22 |
| 06:44 | Georgia | Herbert Stringer pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:34 | Georgia | Herbert Stringer makes the jumper from the free throw line | 27-22 |
| 06:32 | Alabama | Carl Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| Subs | Georgia | Lee Perry (PG), Bradley Jepsen (SF), Henry Porter (C) Joe Nelson, James Hemphill, Herbert Stringer | |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Green (PF), Peter Furness (C) Darrin Stubblefield, Jesse Sims | |
| 06:13 | Georgia | Henry Porter comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Green - foul #2 on Steven Green, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield (PF) Steven Green | |
| 06:13 | Georgia | Henry Porter makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:13 | Georgia | Henry Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Peter Furness comes up short on the floater from the left side | 29-22 |
| 05:48 | Georgia | Douglas Dean snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 05:42 | Georgia | Bradley Jepsen is fouled on the floor by Edgardo Garcia - foul #1 on Edgardo Garcia, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Georgia | James Hemphill (SF), Chester Stith (PF) Dale Lasher, Douglas Dean | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arnold Fulmore (SG), Thomas Hawkins (PF) Charles Ybarra, Darrin Stubblefield | |
| 05:42 | Georgia | Bradley Jepsen makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:42 | Georgia | Bradley Jepsen makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:24 | Alabama | Carl Thomas's floater is tipped away by Henry Porter | 31-22 |
| 05:22 | Georgia | Chester Stith gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:06 | Georgia | Chester Stith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Hawkins - foul #1 on Thomas Hawkins, team foul #10 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Georgia | Joe Nelson (PG) Lee Perry | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:06 | Georgia | Chester Stith misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:06 | Georgia | Chester Stith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 05:04 | Alabama | Arnold Fulmore is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Nelson - foul #2 on Joe Nelson, team foul #8 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Georgia | Lee Perry (PG) Joe Nelson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:04 | Alabama | Arnold Fulmore misses the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 05:04 | Georgia | Henry Porter gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 04:59 | Georgia | James Hemphill scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-22 |
| 04:55 | Alabama | Arnold Fulmore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-22 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield (SF) Edgardo Garcia | |
| 04:50 | Georgia | Bradley Jepsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-22 |
| Subs | Georgia | Douglas Dean (PF), Lloyd Ray (C) Chester Stith, Henry Porter | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Ybarra (PG), Jesse Sims (C) Carl Thomas, Peter Furness | |
| 04:48 | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-22 |
| Subs | Georgia | Dale Lasher (SG) Bradley Jepsen | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:36 | Georgia | Douglas Dean double dribbles | 35-22 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgardo Garcia (SF) Thomas Hawkins | |
| 04:07 | Alabama | Arnold Fulmore clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-22 |
| 04:06 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Edgardo Garcia | 35-22 |
| 03:42 | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-22 |
| 03:40 | Georgia | Lee Perry gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Lee Perry (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dale Lasher (tiring) SF - James Hemphill (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Douglas Dean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Ray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charles Ybarra (fresh) SG - Arnold Fulmore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edgardo Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrin Stubblefield (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jesse Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Georgia | Lee Perry is hacked by Arnold Fulmore - foul #1 on Arnold Fulmore, team foul #11 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Georgia | Bradley Jepsen (SG), Andrew Adams (SF), Chester Stith (PF), Henry Porter (C) Dale Lasher, James Hemphill, Douglas Dean, Lloyd Ray | |
| Subs | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam (PG), Steven Green (SF), Johnny Thomas (PF), Peter Furness (C) Charles Ybarra, Edgardo Garcia, Darrin Stubblefield, Jesse Sims | |
| 03:33 | Georgia | Lee Perry makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 03:33 | Georgia | Lee Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 03:33 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas grabs the board | 36-22 |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Peter Furness scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 36-24 |
| 02:46 | Georgia | Henry Porter lays it in on a great pass from Lee Perry and he's fouled by Leroy Gilliam - foul #3 on Leroy Gilliam, team foul #12 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Georgia | Joe Nelson (PG) Lee Perry | |
| Subs | Alabama | Carl Thomas (PG) Leroy Gilliam | |
| 02:46 | Georgia | Henry Porter makes the free throw | 39-24 |
| 02:42 | Alabama | Joe Nelson is called for the reach on Carl Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Nelson, team foul #9 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Georgia | Lee Perry (PG) Joe Nelson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Ybarra (SG), Darrin Stubblefield (SF) Arnold Fulmore, Steven Green | |
| 02:42 | Alabama | Carl Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 02:42 | Alabama | Carl Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 02:42 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Chester Stith | 39-25 |
| 02:29 | Georgia | Henry Porter clanks a floater from the right side | 39-25 |
| 02:27 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Stith | 39-25 |
| 02:18 | Georgia | Henry Porter loses the ball out of bounds | 39-25 |
| Subs | Georgia | Douglas Dean (PF) Chester Stith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Green (C) Peter Furness | |
| 02:05 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Douglas Dean - foul #1 on Douglas Dean, team foul #10 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Georgia | Lloyd Ray (C) Henry Porter | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:05 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 02:05 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 01:53 | Georgia | Lee Perry comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 01:52 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 01:33 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 39-26 |
| 01:31 | Alabama | Steven Green misses the tip | 39-26 |
| 01:29 | Georgia | Lloyd Ray gets the rebound | 39-26 |
| 01:21 | Georgia | Douglas Dean misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-26 |
| 01:20 | Georgia | Andrew Adams snags the offensive board | 39-26 |
| 01:04 | Georgia | Bradley Jepsen misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 01:03 | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Ybarra | 39-28 |
| 00:30 | Georgia | Bradley Jepsen misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-28 |
| 00:29 | Alabama | Carl Thomas gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Carl Thomas comes up short on the floater from the left side | 39-28 |
| 00:03 | Georgia | Lloyd Ray grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Lloyd Ray clanks a halfcourt shot | 39-28 |