| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Keith Korman (fresh) SG - Phillip Kerlin (fresh) SF - Raymond Lawson (fresh) PF - Predrag Marcheski (fresh) C - Leroy Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Stein (fresh) SG - Stephen Meredith (fresh) SF - Gregory Sinkler (fresh) PF - Bertram Burr (fresh) C - William Reid (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | William Reid wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | Tennessee | Michael Stein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin is fouled in the backcourt by Bertram Burr - foul #1 on Bertram Burr, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Georgia | Stephen Meredith steals the ball from Phillip Kerlin | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Georgia | Gregory Sinkler steps in front of the Raymond Lawson pass in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:50 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Korman | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Leroy Dean steps in front of the Gregory Sinkler pass | 2-4 |
| 18:36 | Georgia | Gregory Sinkler steals it from Keith Korman in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith lays it in set up by Gregory Sinkler | 2-6 |
| 18:04 | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 18:02 | Georgia | Leroy Dean misses the tip | 2-6 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Keith Korman steps in front of the Bertram Burr pass | 2-6 |
| 17:36 | Georgia | William Reid picks off the pass by Raymond Lawson | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Leroy Dean - foul #1 on Leroy Dean, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Georgia | Ed Feingold (PG), Steve Barnes (SG), Joshua Guess (SF), James Timmins (PF), Brian Roach (C) Keith Korman, Phillip Kerlin, Raymond Lawson, Predrag Marcheski, Leroy Dean | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), Robert Branan (SG), Ray Hardin (SF), James Ellington (C) Michael Stein, Stephen Meredith, Gregory Sinkler, William Reid | |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:02 | Georgia | James Timmins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 17:01 | Georgia | Brian Roach snags the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:43 | Georgia | James Timmins lays it up and in | 4-7 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | James Ellington banks in the layup set up by Arthur Haywood | 4-9 |
| 16:05 | Georgia | Brian Roach knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Haywood | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Ed Feingold (fresh) SG - Steve Barnes (fresh) SF - Joshua Guess (fresh) PF - James Timmins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Roach (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Arthur Haywood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Branan (fairly fresh) SF - Ray Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bertram Burr (tiring) 3 pts. C - James Ellington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Georgia | Brian Roach can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 7-11 |
| 15:29 | Georgia | James Timmins pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 15:06 | Georgia | James Timmins clanks a floater in the lane | 7-11 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood misses the jumper from close range | 7-11 |
| 14:52 | Georgia | Brian Roach grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:47 | Georgia | Ed Feingold drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Steve Barnes and the foul's on Robert Branan - foul #1 on Robert Branan, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Georgia | Keith Korman (PG), Phillip Kerlin (SG), Pablo Sandoval (PF), Leroy Dean (C) Steve Barnes, Joshua Guess, James Timmins, Brian Roach | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Stein (PG), John Reese (SG), Gregory Sinkler (SF), Jerry Flowers (PF), William Reid (C) Arthur Haywood, Robert Branan, Ray Hardin, Bertram Burr, James Ellington | |
| 14:47 | Georgia | Ed Feingold misses the free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:47 | Georgia | Leroy Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:40 | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 14:39 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Dean | 9-11 |
| 14:28 | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Keith Korman | 12-11 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | John Reese comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 12-11 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to William Reid | 12-11 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Phillip Kerlin steals the ball from Michael Stein | 12-11 |
| 13:53 | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin misses the easy layup | 12-11 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Michael Stein gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | John Reese can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 13:35 | Georgia | Pablo Sandoval snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 13:30 | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ed Feingold | 15-11 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ed Feingold - foul #1 on Ed Feingold, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Georgia | Raymond Lawson (SF) Ed Feingold | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith (SG) Michael Stein | |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 13:03 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-13 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee | William Reid pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | John Reese connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 12:29 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| Subs | Georgia | Joshua Guess (PG), Ronald Wyant (SG), Predrag Marcheski (PF), James Timmins (C) Keith Korman, Phillip Kerlin, Pablo Sandoval, Leroy Dean | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), Ray Hardin (SF), James Ellington (C) John Reese, Gregory Sinkler, William Reid | |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | James Ellington makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Arthur Haywood | 15-18 |
| 12:00 | Georgia | James Timmins hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-18 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | James Ellington buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ray Hardin and he's fouled by Ronald Wyant - foul #1 on Ronald Wyant, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Georgia | Steve Barnes (PG) Raymond Lawson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (SG), Bertram Burr (PF) Stephen Meredith, Jerry Flowers | |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | James Ellington makes the free throw | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Steve Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Wyant (fresh) SF - Joshua Guess (fresh) PF - Predrag Marcheski (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Timmins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Arthur Haywood (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Branan (fresh) SF - Ray Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bertram Burr (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Ellington (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski's floater is tipped away by Bertram Burr | 17-21 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ray Hardin | 17-21 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 11:21 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Predrag Marcheski | 17-21 |
| 11:04 | Georgia | James Timmins's pass is intercepted by Bertram Burr | 17-21 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood misses the 3 from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 10:50 | Georgia | Joshua Guess grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 10:43 | Georgia | Steve Barnes knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Timmins | 19-21 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | James Ellington misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by James Timmins - foul #1 on James Timmins, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Georgia | Keith Korman (PG), Phillip Kerlin (SG), Raymond Lawson (SF), Brian Roach (PF), Leroy Dean (C) Steve Barnes, Ronald Wyant, Joshua Guess, Predrag Marcheski, James Timmins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Stein (PG), Stephen Meredith (SG), Gregory Sinkler (SF), John Reese (PF) Arthur Haywood, Robert Branan, Ray Hardin, Bertram Burr | |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | James Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | James Ellington misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 10:28 | Georgia | Brian Roach snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 10:07 | Georgia | Brian Roach comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 19-22 |
| 10:06 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Kerlin | 19-22 |
| 09:45 | Georgia | John Reese takes the ball from Phillip Kerlin | 19-22 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | James Ellington comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-22 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler grabs the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Michael Stein knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Gregory Sinkler and he's hacked by Keith Korman - foul #1 on Keith Korman, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Georgia | Ed Feingold (PG), Joshua Guess (SF) Keith Korman, Raymond Lawson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Hardin (SF), William Reid (C) Gregory Sinkler, James Ellington | |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Michael Stein misses the free throw | 19-24 |
| 09:08 | Georgia | Leroy Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:58 | Georgia | Brian Roach clanks a 3 from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | John Reese gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | John Reese misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 08:43 | Georgia | Ed Feingold pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:22 | Georgia | Leroy Dean misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Georgia | Steve Barnes (SG), James Timmins (PF), Pablo Sandoval (C) Phillip Kerlin, Brian Roach, Leroy Dean | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), Robert Branan (SG), Jerry Flowers (PF) Michael Stein, Stephen Meredith, John Reese | |
| 08:11 | Georgia | Steve Barnes is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| Subs | Georgia | Ronald Wyant (SF) Joshua Guess | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 07:55 | Georgia | Steve Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 07:53 | Georgia | Ed Feingold is hacked by Robert Branan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Branan, team foul #3 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Georgia | Keith Korman (PG) Ed Feingold | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith (SG) Robert Branan | |
| 07:43 | Georgia | Steve Barnes is fouled on the floor by Arthur Haywood - foul #1 on Arthur Haywood, team foul #4 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler (SF) Ray Hardin | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Keith Korman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steve Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Wyant (fresh) PF - James Timmins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Pablo Sandoval (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Arthur Haywood (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stephen Meredith (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Sinkler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Flowers (fresh) C - William Reid (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Georgia | Pablo Sandoval hits a floater from the left block | 21-24 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 21-24 |
| 07:17 | Georgia | Pablo Sandoval grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 07:05 | Georgia | James Timmins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Haywood - foul #2 on Arthur Haywood, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin (SG), Joshua Guess (SF), Leroy Dean (C) Steve Barnes, Ronald Wyant, Pablo Sandoval | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Stein (PG), John Reese (SG), Bertram Burr (PF) Arthur Haywood, Stephen Meredith, Jerry Flowers | |
| 07:05 | Georgia | James Timmins misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:05 | Georgia | James Timmins makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | John Reese double dribbles | 22-24 |
| Subs | Georgia | Ed Feingold (PG), Predrag Marcheski (PF) Keith Korman, James Timmins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Hardin (SF) Gregory Sinkler | |
| 06:39 | Georgia | Ed Feingold hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Phillip Kerlin and the foul's on Ray Hardin - foul #1 on Ray Hardin, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), Robert Branan (SG) Michael Stein, Bertram Burr | |
| 06:39 | Georgia | Ed Feingold makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee | John Reese misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 06:26 | Georgia | Ed Feingold grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 06:22 | Georgia | Arthur Haywood steals it from Predrag Marcheski in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood lays it in | 25-26 |
| 06:03 | Georgia | Ed Feingold is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Robert Branan is hacked by Ed Feingold - foul #2 on Ed Feingold, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Georgia | Keith Korman (PG), Steve Barnes (SG), Raymond Lawson (SF), James Timmins (PF) Ed Feingold, Phillip Kerlin, Joshua Guess, Predrag Marcheski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Flowers (PF), James Ellington (C) John Reese, William Reid | |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Jerry Flowers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Stein (PG), Gregory Sinkler (SF) Arthur Haywood, Ray Hardin | |
| 05:38 | Georgia | Gregory Sinkler is called for the reach on Keith Korman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Sinkler, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| 05:38 | Georgia | Keith Korman misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | Jerry Flowers pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 05:18 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-26 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | James Ellington tips it home | 27-28 |
| 05:04 | Georgia | Keith Korman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 05:03 | Georgia | Leroy Dean can't tip it in | 27-28 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Leroy Dean blocks the short jumper by James Ellington | 27-28 |
| 04:53 | Georgia | Leroy Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:39 | Georgia | James Timmins can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Gregory Sinkler - foul #2 on Gregory Sinkler, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin (SG), Joshua Guess (SF), Brian Roach (C) Steve Barnes, Raymond Lawson, Leroy Dean | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), Stephen Meredith (SG), John Reese (SF), Bertram Burr (PF), William Reid (C) Michael Stein, Robert Branan, Gregory Sinkler, Jerry Flowers, James Ellington | |
| 04:39 | Georgia | James Timmins makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:39 | Georgia | James Timmins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | John Reese connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 04:20 | Georgia | Bertram Burr picks off the pass by Keith Korman in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | John Reese misses the jump hook from the baseline | 29-31 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood tips it home | 29-33 |
| 03:55 | Georgia | Brian Roach hits the finger roll and he's fouled by John Reese - foul #1 on John Reese, team foul #9 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Georgia | Ed Feingold (PG), Predrag Marcheski (PF) Keith Korman, James Timmins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Hardin (SF) Stephen Meredith | |
| 03:55 | Georgia | Brian Roach misses the free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bertram Burr | 31-33 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ed Feingold - foul #3 on Ed Feingold, team foul #7 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Georgia | Keith Korman (PG), Ronald Wyant (SF), Leroy Dean (C) Ed Feingold, Joshua Guess, Brian Roach | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Ellington (C) William Reid | |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Keith Korman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Phillip Kerlin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Wyant (fresh) PF - Predrag Marcheski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Dean (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Arthur Haywood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Reese (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ray Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bertram Burr (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Ellington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | James Ellington grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | John Reese knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Arthur Haywood | 31-38 |
| 02:44 | Georgia | Ronald Wyant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | John Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Leroy Dean swats the short shot by Bertram Burr | 31-38 |
| 02:19 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 02:17 | Georgia | James Ellington takes the ball from Keith Korman in the backcourt | 31-38 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin scores on a floater from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 01:43 | Georgia | Phillip Kerlin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 01:41 | Georgia | Leroy Dean hits the follow up shot | 33-40 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | John Reese connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Ray Hardin | 33-43 |
| 00:58 | Georgia | Ronald Wyant misses the shot from just outside the lane | 33-43 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | John Reese snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood lays it in set up by Ray Hardin | 33-45 |
| 00:28 | Georgia | Leroy Dean misses the shot from the left side | 33-45 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | John Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | John Reese double dribbles | 33-45 |
| Subs | Georgia | Joshua Guess (PG), Steve Barnes (SG), Raymond Lawson (SF), James Timmins (PF), Brian Roach (C) Keith Korman, Phillip Kerlin, Ronald Wyant, Predrag Marcheski, Leroy Dean | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Stein (PG), Robert Branan (SG), Gregory Sinkler (SF), Jerry Flowers (PF), William Reid (C) Arthur Haywood, John Reese, Ray Hardin, Bertram Burr, James Ellington | |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Steve Barnes misses short on a halfcourt shot | 33-45 |