| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Joseph Spina (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Victor Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Bhatia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Beaudoin (fresh) C - Michael Robinette (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Chung (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | Paul Bhatia inbounds the ball | 19-28 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Georgia | Joseph Spina hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Eric Mealy - foul #1 on Eric Mealy, team foul #1 | 19-28 |
| 19:32 | Georgia | Joseph Spina misses the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 19:32 | Georgia | Joseph Spina makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Cottingham | 20-31 |
| 18:54 | Georgia | Joseph Spina is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-31 |
| 18:53 | Georgia | Victor Hicks hits the follow up shot | 22-31 |
| 18:39 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 18:38 | Georgia | Michael Robinette grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 18:14 | Georgia | Paul Bhatia hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Robinette | 25-31 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | William Chung hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 17:56 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Earl Beaudoin | 25-31 |
| 17:27 | Georgia | Michael Robinette misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 17:25 | Georgia | Michael Robinette tips it in | 27-31 |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-31 |
| 17:05 | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 16:42 | Georgia | Paul Bhatia loses the dribble to Norman Pearl | 27-31 |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | William Chung's layup is rejected by Michael Robinette | 27-31 |
| 16:19 | Georgia | Paul Bhatia snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 15:57 | Georgia | Victor Hicks is whistled for a carry | 27-31 |
| Subs | Georgia | Clarence Ellsworth (PG), Thomas McCoo (SG), Benjamin Cummings (SF), Justin Reeves (PF), Daniel Stalberger (C) Joseph Spina, Victor Hicks, Paul Bhatia, Earl Beaudoin, Michael Robinette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SF), Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) Eric Mealy, Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Clarence Ellsworth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas McCoo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Benjamin Cummings (fresh) PF - Justin Reeves (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Stalberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Mignone (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-34 |
| 15:05 | Georgia | Thomas McCoo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | Georgia | Joseph Spina (PG), Victor Hicks (SG) Clarence Ellsworth, Thomas McCoo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:49 | Rhode Island | A charge is called on Dustin Paniagua - foul #2 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| 14:28 | Georgia | Joseph Spina is fouled on the floor by John Cottingham - foul #2 on John Cottingham, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin (PF) Justin Reeves | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:16 | Georgia | Joseph Spina makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 13:53 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 13:26 | Georgia | Joseph Spina is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 30-37 |
| Subs | Georgia | Paul Bhatia (SF), Michael Robinette (C) Benjamin Cummings, Daniel Stalberger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), Floyd Bonner (PF) Dustin Paniagua, Louis Thomas | |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Earl Beaudoin is called for the reach on John Cottingham - foul #3 on Earl Beaudoin, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Georgia | Thomas McCoo (SG) Victor Hicks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chung (C) James Mignone | |
| 12:52 | Rhode Island | Joseph Spina steals it from Norman Pearl | 30-37 |
| 12:26 | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-37 |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to William Chung | 30-37 |
| 12:11 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-37 |
| 12:10 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner tips it home | 30-39 |
| 12:02 | Georgia | Joseph Spina splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Robinette | 33-39 |
| 11:40 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 11:38 | Georgia | Paul Bhatia snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Joseph Spina (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas McCoo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Paul Bhatia (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Beaudoin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Robinette (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Bonner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Chung (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin is denied on a dunk by William Chung | 33-39 |
| 11:22 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 11:03 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Earl Beaudoin | 33-39 |
| 10:36 | Georgia | Joseph Spina evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 10:35 | Rhode Island | William Chung grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 10:14 | Rhode Island | Earl Beaudoin is called for the reach on Floyd Bonner - foul #4 on Earl Beaudoin, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Georgia | Clarence Ellsworth (PG), Victor Hicks (SG), Benjamin Cummings (SF), Justin Reeves (PF), Daniel Stalberger (C) Joseph Spina, Thomas McCoo, Paul Bhatia, Earl Beaudoin, Michael Robinette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) Norman Pearl, John Cottingham, Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | James Mignone connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Hubert Abney | 33-41 |
| 09:36 | Georgia | Justin Reeves's fadeaway is rejected by James Mignone | 33-41 |
| 09:35 | Georgia | Daniel Stalberger grabs the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 09:13 | Georgia | Victor Hicks misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Eric Mealy | 33-41 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-43 |
| 08:32 | Georgia | Louis Thomas blocks the jumper by Benjamin Cummings | 33-43 |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-43 |
| 08:12 | Georgia | Daniel Stalberger grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 07:43 | Georgia | Justin Reeves drills a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Louis Thomas - foul #3 on Louis Thomas, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Georgia | Joseph Spina (PG), Paul Bhatia (SF), Michael Robinette (C) Clarence Ellsworth, Benjamin Cummings, Daniel Stalberger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG), John Cottingham (SG), William Chung (C) Hubert Abney, Eric Mealy, James Mignone | |
| 07:43 | Georgia | Justin Reeves makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Joseph Spina (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Victor Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Bhatia (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Robinette (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Chung (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 07:17 | Georgia | Victor Hicks gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 07:13 | Georgia | John Cottingham is called for the reach on Michael Robinette - foul #3 on John Cottingham, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin (PF) Justin Reeves | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (PF) Louis Thomas | |
| 07:02 | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin is hacked by John Cottingham - foul #4 on John Cottingham, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| 06:43 | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin banks in the layup and he's hacked by Floyd Bonner - foul #1 on Floyd Bonner, team foul #7 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SF) Dustin Paniagua | |
| 06:43 | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | The pull-up jumper by William Chung is blocked by Earl Beaudoin | 39-43 |
| 06:34 | Georgia | Michael Robinette grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 06:13 | Georgia | Paul Bhatia travels with the ball | 39-43 |
| Subs | Georgia | Thomas McCoo (SG) Victor Hicks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | William Chung can't throw it down | 39-43 |
| 05:57 | Georgia | Paul Bhatia grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 05:40 | Georgia | Joseph Spina evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 05:39 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 05:20 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 05:19 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Michael Robinette | 39-43 |
| 05:02 | Georgia | Thomas McCoo scores on a floater in the lane | 41-43 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Pearl | 41-46 |
| 04:14 | Georgia | Michael Robinette makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Earl Beaudoin | 43-46 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | William Chung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Georgia | Victor Hicks (SG), Benjamin Cummings (SF), Justin Reeves (PF), Daniel Stalberger (C) Thomas McCoo, Paul Bhatia, Earl Beaudoin, Michael Robinette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), Eric Mealy (SF), Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) John Cottingham, Hubert Abney, Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| 03:32 | Georgia | Justin Reeves hits a shot from the right block set up by Joseph Spina | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Joseph Spina (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Benjamin Cummings (fresh) PF - Justin Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Stalberger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Mignone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right side | 45-46 |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 02:46 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Justin Reeves | 45-46 |
| 02:46 | Georgia | Georgia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-46 |
| Subs | Georgia | Paul Bhatia (SF), Earl Beaudoin (PF), Michael Robinette (C) Benjamin Cummings, Justin Reeves, Daniel Stalberger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Cottingham (SG) Dustin Paniagua | |
| 02:27 | Georgia | Michael Robinette misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 02:26 | Georgia | Michael Robinette tips it but misses | 45-46 |
| 02:24 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Robinette | 45-46 |
| 02:09 | Georgia | Michael Robinette misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 02:07 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 02:07 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-46 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) Louis Thomas, James Mignone | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:14 | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin hits a wide open turnaround from close range on a great pass from Joseph Spina out of a doubleteam | 47-49 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Michael Robinette swats the short shot by William Chung | 47-49 |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Bonner | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham clanks a jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 00:25 | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Georgia | Earl Beaudoin's fadeaway is rejected by Floyd Bonner | 47-49 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Spina - foul #1 on Joseph Spina, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Paul Bhatia is called for the reach on John Cottingham - foul #2 on Paul Bhatia, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Michael Robinette is called for the reach on John Cottingham - foul #1 on Michael Robinette, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Michael Robinette is called for the reach on Norman Pearl - foul #2 on Michael Robinette, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl runs out the clock | 47-49 |