| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Alfred Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Earl Burr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Kirksey (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Littleton (fresh) 9 pts. C - Donald Sterner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Gene Cox evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away set up by Willie Jackson | 29-23 |
| 19:12 | Georgia | Alfred Wilson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Kirksey | 29-26 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 18:45 | Georgia | Michael Littleton grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 18:25 | Georgia | Alfred Wilson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 18:24 | Georgia | Earl Burr grabs the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:02 | Georgia | Donald Sterner connects on the floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Gene Cox - foul #1 on Gene Cox, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 18:02 | Georgia | Donald Sterner makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips's pass is intercepted by Donald Sterner | 29-29 |
| 16:53 | Georgia | Alfred Wilson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Earl Burr | 29-32 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Michael Littleton is called for the reach on Daniel Phillips - foul #1 on Michael Littleton, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (SF), James Murphy (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Willie Jackson, Jesse Weekes, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 16:07 | Tennessee | Gene Cox works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 16:06 | Georgia | Michael Littleton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:04 | Georgia | Alfred Wilson loses the dribble to Gene Cox in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Gene Cox hits the finger roll | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Murphy (fresh) C - Albert Griffing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Alfred Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Burr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Kirksey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Littleton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Sterner (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Georgia | Alfred Wilson makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing and he's fouled by Gene Cox - foul #2 on Gene Cox, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG) Gene Cox | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 15:37 | Georgia | Alfred Wilson misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:37 | Georgia | Michael Littleton grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:13 | Georgia | Michael Littleton can't connect on an uncontested jump hook near the basket | 31-35 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Alfred Wilson steals the ball from Robert Lucus | 31-35 |
| 14:20 | Georgia | Michael Littleton misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by James Murphy - foul #2 on James Murphy, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG), Willie Jackson (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Robert Lucus, Stephen Dail, James Murphy, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 14:20 | Georgia | Michael Littleton makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:20 | Georgia | Michael Littleton misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Gene Cox is blocked by Donald Sterner | 31-36 |
| 13:50 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Donald Sterner | 31-36 |
| 13:25 | Georgia | Donald Sterner misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Phillips - foul #3 on Daniel Phillips, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| 13:25 | Georgia | Donald Sterner misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 13:25 | Georgia | Donald Sterner misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Daniel Phillips is blocked by Michael Littleton | 31-36 |
| 13:06 | Georgia | Michael Littleton grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 12:41 | Georgia | Gene Cox steps in front of the Donald Sterner pass | 31-36 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson slams it home on a nice dish by Gene Cox | 33-36 |
| 12:21 | Georgia | Michael Littleton misses long on a runner from the left block | 33-36 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee | Gene Cox grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson's pass is intercepted by Donald Sterner | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Alfred Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Burr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Kirksey (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Littleton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Sterner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Georgia | Earl Burr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SG), James Murphy (PF) Matthew Larson, Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | Georgia | Bernardo Hernandez (SG), Donald Murphy (SF), Rudolph Holcomb (PF) Earl Burr, Robert Kirksey, Michael Littleton | |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Gene Cox is hacked by Alfred Wilson - foul #3 on Alfred Wilson, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Gene Cox is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Jackson | 35-36 |
| 10:01 | Georgia | Bernardo Hernandez clanks a floater from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 10:00 | Georgia | Rudolph Holcomb tips it but misses | 35-36 |
| 09:59 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Sterner | 35-36 |
| 09:34 | Georgia | Alfred Wilson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rudolph Holcomb - foul #2 on Rudolph Holcomb, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Willie Jackson, James Murphy, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Georgia | Earl Burr (SG), Robert Kirksey (SF), Michael Littleton (PF), Steve Boroski (C) Alfred Wilson, Donald Murphy, Rudolph Holcomb, Donald Sterner | |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Gene Cox makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Gene Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 08:44 | Georgia | Michael Littleton connects on the open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Bernardo Hernandez | 37-38 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Gene Cox splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 08:22 | Georgia | Earl Burr pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 07:57 | Georgia | Michael Littleton hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 37-38 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail travels with the ball | 37-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG) Gene Cox | |
| Subs | Georgia | Alfred Wilson (PG), Donald Sterner (C) Bernardo Hernandez, Steve Boroski | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Alfred Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Earl Burr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Kirksey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Littleton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Sterner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:03 | Georgia | The short jumper by Donald Sterner is denied by Jesse Weekes | 37-38 |
| 07:01 | Georgia | Earl Burr snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 06:42 | Georgia | Robert Kirksey is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Kirksey, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SG), Daniel Phillips (C) Robert Lucus, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 06:15 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Bernardo Hernandez (PG), Donald Murphy (SF) Alfred Wilson, Robert Kirksey | |
| 05:47 | Georgia | Michael Littleton connects on the turnaround in the lane | 37-40 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips can't throw it down | 37-40 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 04:45 | Georgia | Stephen Dail steals it from Donald Murphy | 39-40 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson knocks in the runner from the left block | 41-40 |
| 03:56 | Georgia | Michael Littleton knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Bernardo Hernandez and he's hacked by Stephen Dail - foul #1 on Stephen Dail, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (PG), Robert Lucus (SG), James Murphy (PF) Matthew Larson, Stephen Dail, Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | Georgia | Alfred Wilson (PG), Robert Kirksey (SF), Steve Boroski (C) Bernardo Hernandez, Donald Murphy, Donald Sterner | |
| 03:56 | Georgia | Michael Littleton makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gene Cox and he's fouled by Earl Burr - foul #1 on Earl Burr, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Rudolph Holcomb (PF) Michael Littleton | |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 03:12 | Georgia | Rudolph Holcomb scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Kirksey | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Willie Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Murphy (fresh) C - Daniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Alfred Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Earl Burr (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Kirksey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rudolph Holcomb (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steve Boroski (fresh) | |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 02:53 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Steve Boroski | 44-45 |
| 02:53 | Georgia | Georgia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes (PF) James Murphy | |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Littleton (PF), Donald Sterner (C) Rudolph Holcomb, Steve Boroski | |
| 02:30 | Georgia | Donald Sterner is by himself and knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 44-47 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | Gene Cox connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Lucus | 47-47 |
| 01:45 | Georgia | Michael Littleton buries a jumper from close range set up by Robert Kirksey | 47-49 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 01:04 | Georgia | Michael Littleton misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 01:02 | Georgia | Donald Sterner tips it in | 49-51 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 00:39 | Georgia | Earl Burr gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Georgia | Earl Burr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 00:10 | Georgia | Donald Sterner tips it but misses | 49-51 |
| 00:09 | Georgia | Michael Littleton grabs the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Georgia | Jesse Weekes is called for the reach on Michael Littleton - foul #3 on Jesse Weekes, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| 00:06 | Georgia | Donald Sterner is hacked by Jesse Weekes - foul #4 on Jesse Weekes, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| 00:06 | Georgia | Donald Sterner makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:06 | Georgia | Donald Sterner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips is hacked by Donald Sterner - foul #3 on Donald Sterner, team foul #6 | 49-53 |