| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael McDermott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Craig Sample (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Spina (fresh) SF - Earl Beaudoin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Cardinal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Raymond Isom inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:53 | LSU | John Early blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Joseph Spina - foul #1 on Joseph Spina, team foul #1 | 23-24 |
| 19:53 | LSU | John Early misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 19:53 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 19:29 | Georgia | Craig Sample comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 19:27 | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 19:05 | Georgia | Arthur Cardinal misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by John Early - foul #1 on John Early, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 19:05 | Georgia | Arthur Cardinal makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 19:05 | Georgia | Arthur Cardinal misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 19:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Joseph Geise | 24-25 |
| 19:01 | LSU | John Early evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-25 |
| 18:38 | Georgia | Joseph Spina misses the shot from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Michael McDermott gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the shot from the baseline | 26-25 |
| 18:32 | Georgia | Craig Sample grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:08 | Georgia | Craig Sample hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 17:54 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the easy layup but the foul's on Earl Beaudoin - foul #2 on Earl Beaudoin, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| 17:54 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 17:54 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:32 | Georgia | Craig Sample misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 17:31 | Georgia | Arthur Cardinal misses the tip | 28-27 |
| 17:30 | LSU | Michael McDermott grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 17:24 | LSU | Raymond Isom knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Michael McDermott | 30-27 |
| 16:56 | Georgia | Joseph Spina is whistled for traveling | 30-27 |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (PF) Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Georgia | Victor Hicks (SG) Joseph Spina | |
| 16:36 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 30-27 |
| 16:35 | LSU | Joseph Geise tips it back up and in | 32-27 |
| 16:06 | Georgia | Arthur Cardinal is fouled on the floor by Joseph Geise - foul #3 on Joseph Geise, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Jacob Loar (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF), Johnny Wall (C) James Knudson, John Early, Raymond Isom, Joseph Geise | |
| Subs | Georgia | Reynaldo Hernandez (PG), Ernest Jackson (SF), Michael Robinette (PF), John Baker (C) Craig Sample, Earl Beaudoin, Matthew Lee, Arthur Cardinal | |
| 15:38 | Georgia | Ernest Jackson scores on a runner from the left block | 32-29 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Aaron Griffith (fresh) SG - Jacob Loar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Poythress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Wall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Reynaldo Hernandez (fresh) SG - Victor Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ernest Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Robinette (fresh) C - John Baker (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | LSU | James Poythress lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Gadomski and the foul's on Reynaldo Hernandez - foul #2 on Reynaldo Hernandez, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Joseph Spina (SG) Victor Hicks | |
| 15:24 | LSU | James Poythress misses the free throw | 34-29 |
| 15:24 | Georgia | Ernest Jackson pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 14:58 | Georgia | Joseph Spina can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 14:56 | Georgia | Michael Robinette tips it but misses | 34-29 |
| 14:54 | LSU | James Poythress grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 14:50 | LSU | Aaron Griffith buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Peter Gadomski out of the doubleteam | 36-29 |
| 14:28 | Georgia | The jumper by Reynaldo Hernandez is denied by James Poythress | 36-29 |
| 14:27 | LSU | The rebound goes to Peter Gadomski | 36-29 |
| 14:11 | LSU | Michael Robinette steals the ball from Jacob Loar | 36-29 |
| 13:58 | Georgia | Reynaldo Hernandez connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Baker | 36-31 |
| 13:39 | LSU | Peter Gadomski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 13:38 | LSU | James Poythress hits the follow up shot | 38-31 |
| 13:14 | Georgia | Michael Robinette hits a fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on James Poythress - foul #2 on James Poythress, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG), Raymond Isom (SF), Michael McDermott (PF), Joseph Geise (C) Aaron Griffith, Jacob Loar, Peter Gadomski, James Poythress, Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Georgia | Craig Sample (PG), Earl Beaudoin (SF), Arthur Cardinal (C) Reynaldo Hernandez, Ernest Jackson, John Baker | |
| 13:14 | Georgia | Michael Robinette misses the free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Joseph Geise grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:52 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Knudson | 40-33 |
| 12:23 | Georgia | Craig Sample hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Cardinal | 40-36 |
| 12:08 | LSU | Raymond Isom's floater is tipped away by Michael Robinette | 40-36 |
| 12:07 | Georgia | Arthur Cardinal pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:44 | Georgia | Arthur Cardinal misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 11:42 | LSU | Raymond Isom pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:27 | LSU | John Early loses the ball out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Victor Hicks (SG), Matthew Lee (PF) Joseph Spina, Michael Robinette | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael McDermott (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Craig Sample (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Victor Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Earl Beaudoin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Cardinal (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:01 | Georgia | Craig Sample is fouled on the floor by James Knudson - foul #1 on James Knudson, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (PF) Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 10:41 | Georgia | Matthew Lee connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Victor Hicks | 40-38 |
| 10:33 | LSU | John Early comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 40-38 |
| 10:31 | LSU | Joseph Geise grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 10:16 | LSU | James Knudson lays it in and he's hacked by Victor Hicks - foul #1 on Victor Hicks, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| 10:16 | LSU | James Knudson makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 09:59 | Georgia | Craig Sample makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Lee | 43-40 |
| 09:44 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Arthur Cardinal - foul #1 on Arthur Cardinal, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Jacob Loar (SG) James Knudson, John Early | |
| Subs | Georgia | Reynaldo Hernandez (PG), Ernest Jackson (SF) Craig Sample, Earl Beaudoin | |
| 09:44 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 09:29 | Georgia | Aaron Griffith picks off the pass by Matthew Lee | 46-40 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Jacob Loar hits the finger roll on a great pass from Aaron Griffith | 48-40 |
| 09:08 | Georgia | Matthew Lee drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-42 |
| 08:45 | LSU | Aaron Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF), Michael McDermott (PF), Johnny Wall (C) Aaron Griffith, Jacob Loar, Raymond Isom, James Poythress, Joseph Geise | |
| Subs | Georgia | Craig Sample (PG), Joseph Spina (SG), John Baker (C) Reynaldo Hernandez, Victor Hicks, Arthur Cardinal | |
| 08:29 | Georgia | John Baker is fouled on the floor by Johnny Wall - foul #1 on Johnny Wall, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin (SF) Ernest Jackson | |
| 08:06 | Georgia | Craig Sample is hacked by James Knudson - foul #2 on James Knudson, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| 07:50 | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin clanks a shot from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 07:48 | Georgia | Matthew Lee tips it home | 48-44 |
| 07:37 | LSU | Joseph Spina steps in front of the John Early pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 48-44 |
| 07:34 | Georgia | Joseph Spina misses the dunk | 48-44 |
| 07:32 | Georgia | Craig Sample tips it in | 48-46 |
| 07:20 | LSU | John Early makes the jumper from the left side set up by Johnny Wall | 50-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McDermott (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Wall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Craig Sample (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Joseph Spina (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Earl Beaudoin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Baker (fresh) | |
| 06:56 | Georgia | John Baker lays it up and in | 50-48 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Peter Gadomski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 06:33 | Georgia | The rebound goes to John Baker | 50-48 |
| 06:14 | Georgia | Craig Sample comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 06:13 | LSU | Johnny Wall grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 05:55 | LSU | John Early lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Johnny Wall | 52-48 |
| 05:29 | Georgia | John Baker makes the shot from the left side set up by Craig Sample | 52-50 |
| 05:29 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Isom (SF), James Poythress (PF), Joseph Geise (C) Peter Gadomski, Michael McDermott, Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Robinette (PF), Arthur Cardinal (C) Matthew Lee, John Baker | |
| 05:04 | LSU | John Early is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-50 |
| 05:03 | LSU | Raymond Isom snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Raymond Isom clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Earl Beaudoin - foul #3 on Earl Beaudoin, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Jacob Loar (SG) James Knudson | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ernest Jackson (SF) Earl Beaudoin | |
| 04:44 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:25 | Georgia | Joseph Geise steps in front of the Arthur Cardinal pass | 53-50 |
| 04:06 | LSU | Jacob Loar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 04:04 | Georgia | Arthur Cardinal grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 03:38 | Georgia | Michael Robinette double dribbles | 53-50 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Michael McDermott (PF) John Early, James Poythress | |
| Subs | Georgia | Reynaldo Hernandez (PG), Victor Hicks (SG), Earl Beaudoin (SF), Matthew Lee (PF) Craig Sample, Joseph Spina, Ernest Jackson, Michael Robinette | |
| 03:31 | LSU | Raymond Isom is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 03:29 | LSU | Raymond Isom gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 03:20 | LSU | Jacob Loar works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 03:19 | Georgia | Matthew Lee gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Loar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael McDermott (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Reynaldo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Beaudoin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Cardinal (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Georgia | Victor Hicks's 3 pointer is rejected by Jacob Loar | 53-50 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Raymond Isom snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the easy layup | 53-50 |
| 02:37 | Georgia | Arthur Cardinal snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 02:37 | Georgia | Georgia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (SG) Jacob Loar | |
| Subs | Georgia | Craig Sample (PG), Joseph Spina (SG) Reynaldo Hernandez, Victor Hicks | |
| 02:16 | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 02:01 | LSU | Raymond Isom can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Michael McDermott grabs the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 01:54 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Early | 55-52 |
| 01:32 | Georgia | Matthew Lee is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Matthew Lee, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| 01:05 | LSU | John Early misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 01:03 | Georgia | Craig Sample snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 00:40 | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 00:39 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Cardinal | 55-52 |
| 00:23 | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Sample | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:20 | LSU | James Knudson is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Sample - foul #3 on Craig Sample, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| 00:20 | LSU | James Knudson misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:20 | Georgia | Arthur Cardinal pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 00:06 | Georgia | Craig Sample can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Knudson - foul #3 on James Knudson, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| 00:06 | Georgia | Craig Sample makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:06 | Georgia | Craig Sample misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Joseph Geise | 55-55 |
| 00:06 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | John Early is hacked by Earl Beaudoin - foul #4 on Earl Beaudoin, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| 00:00 | LSU | John Early makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:00 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |