| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Newton (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Kerlin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Sandin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jermaine Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Butterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Butterfield | 36-32 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 19:24 | Georgia | Ryan Butterfield snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 19:06 | Georgia | Jermaine Walker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Larry Buck - foul #2 on Larry Buck, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Keith Fischer (PG), Ed Feingold (SG), Edwin Haviland (SF) Andrew Johnson, Phillip Kerlin, Christopher Sandin | |
| 19:06 | Georgia | Jermaine Walker makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:06 | Georgia | Jermaine Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin (SG), John Jones (PF) Ed Feingold, Jermaine Walker | |
| 18:22 | Georgia | John Jones throws it down | 36-36 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards snags the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Horton | 38-36 |
| 17:24 | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-36 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton can't connect on a floater in the paint | 38-36 |
| 17:08 | Georgia | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:51 | Georgia | Ryan Butterfield is hacked by Vernon Newton - foul #2 on Vernon Newton, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Georgia | Andrew Johnson (PG), Christopher Sandin (SF), Jermaine Walker (PF), Reuben Bacon (C) Phillip Kerlin, Edwin Haviland, John Jones, Ryan Butterfield | |
| 16:31 | Georgia | Reuben Bacon misses the floater from the right block | 38-36 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG) Edward Horton | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Jones (PF) Jermaine Walker | |
| 16:13 | Georgia | Reuben Bacon comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kosta Gembarowski - foul #3 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (PF) Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ed Feingold (SG) Keith Fischer | |
| 16:13 | Georgia | Reuben Bacon makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:13 | Georgia | Reuben Bacon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Dickey | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dickey (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Feingold (fresh) SF - Christopher Sandin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Reuben Bacon (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Georgia | Reuben Bacon blows the layup | 40-38 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | George Charlton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chris Franks | 42-38 |
| 15:20 | Georgia | Leo Johnson steals the ball from John Jones | 42-38 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Chris Franks | 45-38 |
| 15:03 | Georgia | Chris Franks picks off the pass by Andrew Johnson in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 14:42 | Georgia | Reuben Bacon gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 14:37 | Georgia | Ed Feingold connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | George Charlton is hacked by Reuben Bacon - foul #2 on Reuben Bacon, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Vernon Newton (C) Chris Franks, George Charlton, James Dickey, Travis Stanford, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Georgia | Keith Fischer (PG), Phillip Kerlin (SG), Jermaine Walker (PF), Ryan Butterfield (C) Andrew Johnson, Ed Feingold, John Jones, Reuben Bacon | |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 13:59 | Georgia | Christopher Sandin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 13:54 | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Phillip Kerlin, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 13:34 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Jermaine Walker | 45-41 |
| 13:21 | Georgia | The pull-up jumper by Ryan Butterfield is blocked by Vernon Newton | 45-41 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Edward Horton | 47-41 |
| 12:58 | Georgia | Christopher Sandin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 12:56 | Georgia | Christopher Sandin gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:39 | Georgia | Keith Fischer is fouled on the floor by Edward Horton - foul #3 on Edward Horton, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Andrew Johnson (PG), Edwin Haviland (SF) Phillip Kerlin, Christopher Sandin | |
| 12:21 | Georgia | Jermaine Walker makes the contested fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Johnson | 47-43 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 12:01 | Georgia | Jermaine Walker grabs the board | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Vernon Newton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Fischer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Haviland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jermaine Walker (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Butterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Georgia | Edwin Haviland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Kosta Gembarowski, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin (SG), Christopher Sandin (SF), John Jones (PF), Reuben Bacon (C) Keith Fischer, Edwin Haviland, Jermaine Walker, Ryan Butterfield | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 11:26 | Georgia | Andrew Johnson grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 11:13 | Georgia | Reuben Bacon comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-43 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Horton | 49-43 |
| 10:39 | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Johnson | 49-46 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck hits a shot from the left side | 51-46 |
| 10:03 | Georgia | Christopher Sandin misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Buck - foul #3 on Larry Buck, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF) Edward Horton, Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards | |
| Subs | Georgia | Keith Fischer (PG), Ed Feingold (SG), Jermaine Walker (PF), Ryan Butterfield (C) Andrew Johnson, Phillip Kerlin, John Jones, Reuben Bacon | |
| 10:03 | Georgia | Christopher Sandin misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:03 | Georgia | Christopher Sandin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Travis Stanford | 51-46 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | George Charlton is hacked by Ed Feingold - foul #2 on Ed Feingold, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Vernon Newton (C) Travis Stanford, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Georgia | Edwin Haviland (SF) Christopher Sandin | |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-46 |
| 09:29 | Georgia | Ed Feingold pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:13 | Georgia | Keith Fischer is hacked by Chris Franks - foul #1 on Chris Franks, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin (SG), Christopher Sandin (SF) Ed Feingold, Edwin Haviland | |
| 09:13 | Georgia | Keith Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:13 | Georgia | Keith Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 09:02 | Georgia | Ryan Butterfield knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 51-50 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Ryan Butterfield denies the turnaround by Vernon Newton | 51-50 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 51-50 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks makes the 3 from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 08:05 | Georgia | Jermaine Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Travis Stanford (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Chris Franks, George Charlton, Kosta Gembarowski, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Georgia | Andrew Johnson (PG), Edwin Haviland (SF), John Jones (PF), Reuben Bacon (C) Phillip Kerlin, Christopher Sandin, Jermaine Walker, Ryan Butterfield | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | John Jones takes the ball from Edward Horton | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Dickey (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Fischer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Haviland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Reuben Bacon (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Georgia | Keith Fischer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Horton | 57-50 |
| 07:13 | Georgia | Keith Fischer misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 57-50 |
| 07:11 | Georgia | Reuben Bacon tips it home | 57-52 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SF) James Dickey | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ed Feingold (SG), Christopher Sandin (SF), Jermaine Walker (PF), Ryan Butterfield (C) Keith Fischer, Edwin Haviland, John Jones, Reuben Bacon | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:48 | Georgia | Jermaine Walker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 06:47 | Georgia | Andrew Johnson tips it home | 59-54 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 59-54 |
| 06:35 | Georgia | Andrew Johnson gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 06:17 | Georgia | Jermaine Walker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 59-54 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Horton | 62-54 |
| 05:31 | Georgia | Jermaine Walker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-54 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-54 |
| 05:10 | Georgia | Ed Feingold grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 05:04 | Georgia | Jermaine Walker splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Ed Feingold | 62-56 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton travels with the ball | 62-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Vernon Newton (C) Larry Buck, Travis Stanford, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Georgia | Keith Fischer (PG), Phillip Kerlin (SG), Edwin Haviland (SF), John Jones (PF), Reuben Bacon (C) Andrew Johnson, Ed Feingold, Christopher Sandin, Jermaine Walker, Ryan Butterfield | |
| 04:40 | Georgia | Keith Fischer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 04:21 | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 03:56 | Georgia | Edwin Haviland misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Horton - foul #4 on Edward Horton, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), James Dickey (SF) Edward Horton, Dustin Edwards | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ryan Butterfield (C) Reuben Bacon | |
| 03:56 | Georgia | Edwin Haviland makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:56 | Georgia | Edwin Haviland makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski tips it in | 64-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dickey (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Newton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Keith Fischer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Kerlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Haviland (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Butterfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Georgia | Ryan Butterfield is whistled for a carry | 64-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Christopher Sandin (SF), Jermaine Walker (PF), Reuben Bacon (C) Edwin Haviland, John Jones, Ryan Butterfield | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 64-58 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | James Dickey snags the offensive board | 64-58 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Travis Stanford (PF) Chris Franks, George Charlton, James Dickey, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Georgia | Andrew Johnson (PG), John Jones (PF) Keith Fischer, Jermaine Walker | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-58 |
| 02:39 | Georgia | Reuben Bacon gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 02:27 | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:00 | Georgia | Christopher Sandin knocks in the floater from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Travis Stanford | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:29 | Georgia | Andrew Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Johnson - foul #2 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #5 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jermaine Walker (PF), Ryan Butterfield (C) John Jones, Reuben Bacon | |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:11 | Georgia | Jermaine Walker snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| 00:59 | Georgia | Christopher Sandin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Andrew Johnson is called for the reach on Travis Stanford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #6 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (SF), Leo Johnson (C) Dustin Edwards, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Christopher Sandin is called for the reach on James Dickey - foul #2 on Christopher Sandin, team foul #7 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton (C) Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | James Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | James Dickey misses the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:33 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Jermaine Walker | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Georgia | Andrew Johnson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Phillip Kerlin | 72-62 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton runs out the clock | 72-62 |