| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (fresh) SG - Keith Grant (fresh) SF - Mark Gioia (fresh) PF - David Gilmore (fresh) C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Mark Boston (fresh) SG - Roderick Donahue (fresh) SF - Henry Shelby (fresh) PF - Gregory English (fresh) C - Ralph Grier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | Ralph Grier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:31 | Georgia | Henry Shelby misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Georgia | Mark Boston grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Georgia | Gregory English misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Georgia | Henry Shelby grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Georgia | Gregory English misses long on a shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Georgia | Ralph Grier grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Georgia | Gregory English scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Boston and he's hacked by Mark Gioia - foul #1 on Mark Gioia, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Georgia | Gregory English makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:10 | NC State | David Gilmore misses the lay-in but the foul's on Henry Shelby - foul #1 on Henry Shelby, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:10 | NC State | David Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:10 | NC State | David Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Georgia | Mark Boston misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:31 | NC State | David Gilmore connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Samuel Wolcott | 4-3 |
| 17:29 | Georgia | Roderick Donahue loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 17:14 | NC State | David Gilmore comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | Georgia | Ralph Grier gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:48 | Georgia | Gregory English misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 16:47 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Gilmore | 4-3 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Mark Gioia's pass is intercepted by Ralph Grier | 4-3 |
| 16:18 | Georgia | Gregory English scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Roderick Donahue | 4-5 |
| 16:12 | NC State | David Gilmore is fouled on the floor by Gregory English - foul #1 on Gregory English, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jeremy Mlodzianowski (PG), Ashley Slama (SF), Gregory Brewer (PF) Mark Boston, Henry Shelby, Gregory English | |
| 15:58 | NC State | Keith Grant is fouled on the floor by Ashley Slama as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Ashley Slama, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Grant (fresh) SF - Mark Gioia (fresh) PF - David Gilmore (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Jeremy Mlodzianowski (fresh) SG - Roderick Donahue (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ashley Slama (fresh) PF - Gregory Brewer (fresh) C - Ralph Grier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | NC State | David Gilmore misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the paint | 4-5 |
| 15:39 | NC State | Keith Grant tips it but misses | 4-5 |
| 15:38 | Georgia | Gregory Brewer grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 15:18 | Georgia | Roderick Donahue knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 15:01 | NC State | Gregory Brewer is called for the reach on Samuel Wolcott - foul #1 on Gregory Brewer, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG), David Haug (PF), Lucas Hiers (C) Keith Grant, David Gilmore, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Boston (SG), Henry Shelby (SF) Roderick Donahue, Ashley Slama | |
| 14:53 | NC State | David Haug loses the dribble to Jeremy Mlodzianowski | 4-8 |
| 14:35 | Georgia | Jeremy Mlodzianowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 14:34 | NC State | David Haug pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:20 | NC State | Carlos Joyner can't connect on a shot from the left side | 4-8 |
| 14:18 | NC State | David Haug can't tip it in | 4-8 |
| 14:16 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Gregory Brewer | 4-8 |
| 14:11 | Georgia | Mark Gioia is called for the reach on Henry Shelby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Gioia, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Harold Tapper (SF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Mark Gioia, Lucas Hiers | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ashley Slama (SF), Gregory English (PF) Jeremy Mlodzianowski, Gregory Brewer | |
| 13:52 | Georgia | Mark Boston blows the layup but he's fouled by David Haug - foul #1 on David Haug, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG) Carlos Joyner | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 13:52 | Georgia | Mark Boston misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:52 | Georgia | Mark Boston makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:32 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Keith Grant | 6-9 |
| 13:10 | Georgia | Gregory English connects on the shot in the paint set up by Ralph Grier | 6-11 |
| 12:56 | NC State | David Haug hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 6-11 |
| 12:55 | Georgia | Gregory English gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:51 | Georgia | Henry Shelby loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| Subs | NC State | David Gilmore (PF), Lucas Hiers (C) David Haug, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jeremy Mlodzianowski (PG), Roderick Donahue (SG) Mark Boston, Henry Shelby | |
| 12:41 | NC State | Harold Tapper's pass is intercepted by Ralph Grier | 6-11 |
| 12:17 | Georgia | Roderick Donahue hits a floater from the right side | 6-13 |
| 12:03 | NC State | David Gilmore misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-13 |
| 12:01 | Georgia | Ralph Grier gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 11:45 | Georgia | Gregory English is fouled on the floor by David Gilmore - foul #1 on David Gilmore, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Carlos Joyner (SG), Allen Hardy (SF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Samuel Wolcott, Keith Grant, Harold Tapper, Lucas Hiers | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Boston (PG), Henry Shelby (SF), Gregory Brewer (C) Jeremy Mlodzianowski, Ashley Slama, Ralph Grier | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ken Lebo (fresh) SG - Carlos Joyner (fresh) SF - Allen Hardy (fresh) PF - David Gilmore (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Mark Boston (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roderick Donahue (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Shelby (fresh) PF - Gregory English (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Gregory Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Georgia | Roderick Donahue misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-13 |
| 11:20 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Gilmore | 6-13 |
| 11:13 | NC State | David Gilmore hits the finger roll | 8-13 |
| 10:48 | Georgia | Roderick Donahue can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 10:46 | Georgia | Gregory Brewer grabs the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 10:24 | Georgia | Gregory Brewer buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Henry Shelby | 8-15 |
| 10:13 | NC State | Ken Lebo is hacked by Gregory Brewer - foul #2 on Gregory Brewer, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), Harold Tapper (SF), David Haug (PF), Lucas Hiers (C) Carlos Joyner, Allen Hardy, David Gilmore, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jeremy Mlodzianowski (PG), Ralph Grier (C) Mark Boston, Gregory Brewer | |
| 09:52 | NC State | David Haug misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Gregory English - foul #2 on Gregory English, team foul #6 | 8-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG) Ken Lebo | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ashley Slama (PF) Gregory English | |
| 09:52 | NC State | David Haug makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 09:52 | NC State | David Haug makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:28 | Georgia | Henry Shelby misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 09:27 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 09:13 | NC State | David Haug hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 10-15 |
| 09:12 | Georgia | Ralph Grier pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 08:50 | Georgia | Ralph Grier misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 08:48 | NC State | The rebound goes to Harold Tapper | 10-15 |
| 08:29 | NC State | David Haug misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ashley Slama - foul #2 on Ashley Slama, team foul #7 | 10-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Carlos Joyner (SG), Allen Hardy (SF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Samuel Wolcott, Keith Grant, Harold Tapper, Lucas Hiers | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Boston (PG), Gregory Brewer (PF) Jeremy Mlodzianowski, Ashley Slama | |
| 08:29 | NC State | David Haug misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 08:29 | NC State | David Haug misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 08:29 | Georgia | Gregory Brewer gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 08:10 | Georgia | Gregory Brewer hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the paint | 10-15 |
| 08:09 | NC State | The rebound goes to Mark Fitzmaurice | 10-15 |
| 07:54 | NC State | Carlos Joyner loses the dribble to Ralph Grier | 10-15 |
| 07:37 | Georgia | Mark Boston is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Roderick Donahue | 10-18 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ken Lebo (fresh) SG - Carlos Joyner (fresh) SF - Allen Hardy (fresh) PF - David Haug (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Mark Boston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roderick Donahue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Shelby (tiring) PF - Gregory Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Grier (tiring) 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:19 | NC State | David Haug drills a fadeaway from the right block | 12-18 |
| 07:17 | Georgia | Ken Lebo is called for the reach on Mark Boston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ken Lebo, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), Harold Tapper (SF), David Gilmore (PF) Ken Lebo, Allen Hardy, David Haug | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jeremy Mlodzianowski (PG) Mark Boston | |
| 06:58 | Georgia | Gregory Brewer misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by David Gilmore - foul #2 on David Gilmore, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), Allen Hardy (PF) Carlos Joyner, David Gilmore | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 06:58 | Georgia | Gregory Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 06:58 | Georgia | Gregory Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 06:40 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Keith Grant | 14-19 |
| 06:19 | Georgia | Gregory Brewer hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Wolcott - foul #1 on Samuel Wolcott, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Gioia (SF), Lucas Hiers (C) Harold Tapper, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 06:19 | Georgia | Gregory Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 06:19 | Georgia | Gregory Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 06:01 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott is hacked by Jeremy Mlodzianowski - foul #1 on Jeremy Mlodzianowski, team foul #8 | 14-21 |
| Subs | NC State | David Haug (PF) Allen Hardy | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Boston (PG), Ashley Slama (PF) Jeremy Mlodzianowski, Gregory Brewer | |
| 06:01 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott misses the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 06:01 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Henry Shelby | 14-21 |
| 05:59 | Georgia | Samuel Wolcott is called for the reach on Roderick Donahue in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Wolcott, team foul #8 | 14-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG) Samuel Wolcott | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jeremy Mlodzianowski (PG) Ashley Slama | |
| 05:59 | Georgia | Roderick Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 05:59 | Georgia | Roderick Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Lucas Hiers misses the floater from the left block | 14-23 |
| 05:49 | NC State | Lucas Hiers gets the offensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 05:42 | NC State | David Haug hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Keith Grant out of a doubleteam | 16-23 |
| 05:18 | Georgia | Roderick Donahue makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Mark Boston | 16-25 |
| 05:02 | NC State | Henry Shelby is called for the reach on Mark Gioia - foul #2 on Henry Shelby, team foul #9 | 16-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG), Allen Hardy (PF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Keith Grant, David Haug, Lucas Hiers | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ashley Slama (SF), Gregory English (PF) Jeremy Mlodzianowski, Henry Shelby | |
| 05:02 | NC State | Mark Gioia makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:02 | NC State | Mark Gioia misses the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:02 | Georgia | Ashley Slama snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 04:38 | Georgia | Allen Hardy takes the ball from Gregory English | 17-25 |
| 04:17 | NC State | Carlos Joyner buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Hardy | 19-25 |
| 03:58 | Georgia | Mark Fitzmaurice takes the ball from Mark Boston | 19-25 |
| 03:44 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ralph Grier - foul #1 on Ralph Grier, team foul #10 | 19-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), David Gilmore (PF) Ken Lebo, Allen Hardy | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jeremy Mlodzianowski (PG), Gregory Brewer (C) Roderick Donahue, Ralph Grier | |
| 03:44 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:44 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:44 | Georgia | Gregory English snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 03:40 | Georgia | Jeremy Mlodzianowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-25 |
| 03:26 | NC State | Carlos Joyner comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 20-25 |
| 03:25 | Georgia | Gregory Brewer snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carlos Joyner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Gioia (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Gilmore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Jeremy Mlodzianowski (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Boston (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ashley Slama (fresh) PF - Gregory English (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Georgia | Gregory Brewer misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-25 |
| 02:54 | NC State | David Gilmore gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 02:36 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeremy Mlodzianowski - foul #2 on Jeremy Mlodzianowski, team foul #11 | 20-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), Harold Tapper (SF) Carlos Joyner, Mark Gioia | |
| Subs | Georgia | Roderick Donahue (SG) Mark Boston | |
| 02:36 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:36 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:36 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Gregory English | 21-25 |
| 02:34 | Georgia | Keith Grant steals it from Gregory English in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 02:15 | NC State | Keith Grant is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 02:14 | Georgia | Roderick Donahue gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:09 | Georgia | Gregory English misses the lay-in | 21-25 |
| 02:08 | NC State | David Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:02 | NC State | Gregory Brewer blocks the short jumper by Mark Fitzmaurice | 21-25 |
| 02:00 | Georgia | Gregory Brewer gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 01:58 | Georgia | Keith Grant steps in front of the Jeremy Mlodzianowski pass in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Harold Tapper hits the finger roll set up by Keith Grant | 23-25 |
| 01:32 | Georgia | Roderick Donahue misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Gilmore - foul #3 on David Gilmore, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Mark Gioia (SF), David Haug (PF), Lucas Hiers (C) Samuel Wolcott, Harold Tapper, David Gilmore, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Boston (PG), Henry Shelby (SF) Jeremy Mlodzianowski, Ashley Slama | |
| 01:32 | Georgia | Roderick Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 01:32 | Georgia | Roderick Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:11 | NC State | The jump hook by David Haug is blocked by Gregory Brewer | 23-27 |
| 01:10 | NC State | David Haug tips it in | 25-27 |
| 00:45 | Georgia | Henry Shelby is hacked by Lucas Hiers - foul #1 on Lucas Hiers, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), Harold Tapper (SF) Ken Lebo, Mark Gioia | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ralph Grier (C) Gregory English | |
| 00:45 | Georgia | Henry Shelby makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:45 | Georgia | Henry Shelby misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:45 | NC State | David Haug grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Keith Grant's layup is rejected by Ralph Grier | 25-28 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott snags the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 00:02 | NC State | David Haug misses the easy layup | 25-28 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Ralph Grier gets the rebound | 25-28 |