| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - William Rollins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Ginther (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wiley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roderick Theobald (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece inbounds the ball | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses the shot from the right block | 41-40 |
| 19:40 | Georgia | James Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 19:23 | Georgia | Gary McNeece picks off the pass by Roderick Theobald | 41-40 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 43-40 |
| 18:45 | Georgia | Gary McNeece picks off the pass by Robert Wiley | 43-40 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz's pass is intercepted by Roderick Theobald | 43-40 |
| 18:19 | Georgia | Richard Mederos is called for the reach on William Rollins - foul #3 on Richard Mederos, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Robinson (PG), Edward Austin (SG), Joseph Kalafarski (SF), Micah Kacerski (C) William Rollins, Mark Ginther, Robert Wiley, James Hopkins | |
| 17:59 | Georgia | Edward Austin drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF), James Widener (C) Gary McNeece, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Georgia | William Rollins (PG) Robert Robinson | |
| 17:29 | Georgia | Micah Kacerski hits a wide open turnaround near the basket | 43-44 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Austin - foul #2 on Edward Austin, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Hopkins (C) William Rollins | |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 16:42 | Georgia | Joseph Kalafarski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 16:40 | Georgia | Roderick Theobald grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 16:24 | Georgia | Micah Kacerski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Zane Branch | 47-44 |
| 15:50 | Georgia | Micah Kacerski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF), Mark Rouse (C) Eric Latta, James Widener | |
| Subs | Georgia | William Rollins (PG), Mark Ginther (SG), Robert Wiley (SF) Micah Kacerski, Edward Austin, James Hopkins | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - William Rollins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Ginther (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wiley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roderick Theobald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Kalafarski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses long on a shot from the left side | 47-44 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Zane Branch | 49-44 |
| 15:03 | Georgia | Terry Horwitz steps in front of the William Rollins pass | 49-44 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse is fouled on the floor by Roderick Theobald - foul #3 on Roderick Theobald, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Micah Kacerski (SG), James Hopkins (C) Mark Ginther, Robert Wiley | |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 52-44 |
| 13:59 | Georgia | Joseph Kalafarski's pass is intercepted by Gary McNeece | 52-44 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch is fouled on the floor by Micah Kacerski - foul #2 on Micah Kacerski, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (SG), Eric Latta (SF) Zane Branch, Gary McNeece | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Ginther (SG), Timothy McBride (SF) Micah Kacerski, James Hopkins | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (PF) Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 13:21 | Georgia | Joseph Kalafarski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 13:20 | Georgia | Roderick Theobald misses the tip | 52-44 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | David Scruggs double dribbles | 52-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Widener (C) Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Hopkins (C) Timothy McBride | |
| 12:49 | Georgia | Mark Ginther misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-44 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on James Hopkins - foul #1 on James Hopkins, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz (PF) David White | |
| Subs | Georgia | Micah Kacerski (SG), Robert Wiley (SF) Mark Ginther, James Hopkins | |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 12:27 | Georgia | William Rollins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 12:26 | Georgia | William Rollins grabs the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 12:00 | Georgia | Roderick Theobald banks in the layup on a great pass from William Rollins and he's hacked by James Widener - foul #2 on James Widener, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Gary McNeece (SF) David Scruggs, Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Ginther (SG), Timothy McBride (SF) Micah Kacerski, Robert Wiley | |
| 12:00 | Georgia | Roderick Theobald makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos connects on the shot in the lane | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. C - James Widener (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - William Rollins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Ginther (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy McBride (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Roderick Theobald (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Kalafarski (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Georgia | William Rollins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | James Widener pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos grabs the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | James Widener can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Kalafarski - foul #3 on Joseph Kalafarski, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG) Richard Mederos | |
| Subs | Georgia | Micah Kacerski (PG), Edward Austin (SG), James Hopkins (C) William Rollins, Mark Ginther, Timothy McBride | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | James Widener makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | James Widener makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 10:46 | Georgia | James Widener is called for the reach on James Hopkins - foul #3 on James Widener, team foul #3 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Terry Horwitz, James Widener | |
| Subs | Georgia | William Rollins (PG) Edward Austin | |
| 10:27 | Georgia | James Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Rouse | 61-47 |
| 09:29 | Georgia | Micah Kacerski hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Rollins | 61-50 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch blows the layup but he's fouled by William Rollins - foul #1 on William Rollins, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Eric Latta (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) Frank Pruden, Gary McNeece, David White | |
| Subs | Georgia | Edward Austin (PG), Mark Ginther (SG), Robert Wiley (SF) William Rollins, Micah Kacerski, James Hopkins | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 09:11 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Joseph Kalafarski | 62-50 |
| 08:48 | Georgia | Mark Ginther drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Wiley | 62-53 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 64-53 |
| 08:06 | Georgia | Roderick Theobald's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Horwitz | 64-53 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mark Rouse | 64-53 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Edward Austin is called for the reach on Richard Mederos - foul #3 on Edward Austin, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (SG), James Widener (C) Zane Branch, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Georgia | William Rollins (PG), Timothy McBride (SF) Edward Austin, Robert Wiley | |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Scruggs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Latta (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. C - James Widener (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - William Rollins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Ginther (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy McBride (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Roderick Theobald (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Kalafarski (tiring) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Georgia | Mark Ginther loses the dribble to James Widener | 66-53 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | James Widener connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Mederos | 68-53 |
| 06:48 | Georgia | Timothy McBride connects on the shot from the left block | 68-55 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF) Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Georgia | Micah Kacerski (SG), James Hopkins (C) Mark Ginther, Timothy McBride | |
| 06:16 | Georgia | William Rollins clanks a jumper from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 06:15 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to William Rollins | 68-55 |
| 06:03 | Georgia | Micah Kacerski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-55 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz grabs the defensive rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | James Widener drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-55 |
| 05:37 | Georgia | James Hopkins knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from William Rollins and he's fouled by James Widener - foul #4 on James Widener, team foul #4 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), David White (PF), Mark Rouse (C) David Scruggs, Terry Horwitz, James Widener | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 05:37 | Georgia | James Hopkins makes the free throw | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 70-58 |
| 05:14 | Georgia | Joseph Kalafarski grabs the defensive rebound | 70-58 |
| 04:45 | Georgia | James Hopkins connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 70-60 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 73-60 |
| 04:04 | Georgia | The short jumper by James Hopkins is denied by Gary McNeece | 73-60 |
| 04:02 | Georgia | James Hopkins tips it back up and in | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Mederos | 75-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zane Branch (tiring) 17 pts. SF - Gary McNeece (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - David White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - William Rollins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Micah Kacerski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Kalafarski (tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roderick Theobald (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hopkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 03:33 | Georgia | Roderick Theobald lays it in | 75-64 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | David White comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Roderick Theobald - foul #4 on Roderick Theobald, team foul #8 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG), David Scruggs (SG), Eric Latta (SF), James Widener (C) Richard Mederos, Zane Branch, Gary McNeece, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mark Ginther (SG), Robert Wiley (SF), James Chau (C) Micah Kacerski, Roderick Theobald, James Hopkins | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | David White misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 02:47 | Georgia | William Rollins hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Chau | 76-67 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Zane Branch (SG), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Frank Pruden, David Scruggs, David White, James Widener | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is fouled on the floor by William Rollins - foul #2 on William Rollins, team foul #9 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Roderick Theobald (PF) James Chau | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 02:26 | Georgia | Terry Horwitz denies the turnaround by Robert Wiley | 78-67 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse snags the defensive board | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Kalafarski - foul #4 on Joseph Kalafarski, team foul #10 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF) Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Hopkins (C) Joseph Kalafarski | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 01:38 | Georgia | Robert Wiley clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Gary McNeece - foul #3 on Gary McNeece, team foul #5 | 80-67 |
| 01:38 | Georgia | Robert Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 01:38 | Georgia | Robert Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roderick Theobald - foul #5 on Roderick Theobald, team foul #11 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Joseph Kalafarski (PF) Roderick Theobald | |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:56 | Georgia | Mark Ginther throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz is hacked by Robert Wiley - foul #2 on Robert Wiley, team foul #12 | 82-69 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 1st free throw | 83-69 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 84-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:21 | Georgia | James Hopkins misses the lay-in | 84-69 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz grabs the board | 84-69 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos runs out the clock | 84-69 |