| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Keith Korman (fresh) SG - Ed Feingold (fresh) SF - Raymond Lawson (fresh) PF - Predrag Marcheski (fresh) C - Leroy Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) C - David Halls (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | Leroy Dean wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Korman | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Georgia | The pull-up jumper by Keith Korman is blocked by David Halls | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leroy Dean - foul #1 on Leroy Dean, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:55 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:44 | Georgia | Ed Feingold is fouled on the floor by David Halls - foul #1 on David Halls, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 18:28 | Georgia | Norman Jenkins is called for the reach on Leroy Dean - foul #1 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:16 | Georgia | Ed Feingold is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ed Feingold, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | David Halls drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins | 0-3 |
| 17:52 | Georgia | Keith Korman makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Predrag Marcheski | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Halls | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Fred Carmona - foul #1 on Fred Carmona, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins | 3-9 |
| 16:41 | Georgia | Leroy Dean knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Lawson and the foul's on Norman Jenkins - foul #2 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF) Norman Jenkins | |
| 16:41 | Georgia | Leroy Dean makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert James | 6-11 |
| 15:59 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Keith Korman | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Keith Korman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Feingold (fresh) SF - Raymond Lawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Predrag Marcheski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Leroy Dean (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert James (fresh) PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Halls (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by John Mason is denied by Predrag Marcheski | 9-11 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona gets the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | John Mason knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dustin Edwards | 9-14 |
| 15:26 | Georgia | Keith Korman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| Subs | Georgia | James Hull (SG), Joshua Guess (SF), James Timmins (PF) Ed Feingold, Raymond Lawson, Predrag Marcheski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Georgia | Brian Roach (PF) Keith Korman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:48 | Georgia | Leroy Dean makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Guess | 12-14 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | David Halls's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Dean | 12-14 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona tips it but misses | 12-14 |
| 14:37 | Georgia | Joshua Guess gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 14:33 | Georgia | James Hull can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 14:17 | Georgia | Leroy Dean pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:59 | Georgia | James Hull hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 13:57 | Georgia | Leroy Dean misses the tip | 12-14 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 13:40 | Georgia | Joshua Guess gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:22 | Georgia | James Hull is whistled for traveling | 12-14 |
| Subs | Georgia | Keith Korman (PG), Ed Feingold (SG), Raymond Lawson (SF), Predrag Marcheski (PF) James Hull, Joshua Guess, Brian Roach, Leroy Dean | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Bradly Kelly (C) Dustin Edwards, David Halls | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 13:11 | Georgia | James Timmins gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:52 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| 12:52 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:52 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Lawson - foul #1 on Raymond Lawson, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Georgia | Brian Roach (C) James Timmins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG) John Mason | |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:19 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly is hacked by Brian Roach - foul #1 on Brian Roach, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Georgia | Leroy Dean (C) Brian Roach | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Bradly Kelly | |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards's pass is intercepted by Ed Feingold | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Keith Korman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Feingold (fresh) SF - Raymond Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Predrag Marcheski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Leroy Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Petty (fresh) SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert James (fairly fresh) PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson misses the floater from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 11:33 | Georgia | Leroy Dean gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:20 | Georgia | Thomas Petty is called for the reach on Ed Feingold - foul #1 on Thomas Petty, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Georgia | Joshua Guess (SF), James Timmins (PF) Raymond Lawson, Predrag Marcheski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Michael Hilbert (PF) Robert James, Fred Carmona | |
| 11:11 | Georgia | Leroy Dean misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-15 |
| 11:09 | Georgia | Joshua Guess grabs the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 11:00 | Georgia | John Mason is called for the reach on Keith Korman - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| 11:00 | Georgia | Keith Korman makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:00 | Georgia | Keith Korman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 10:51 | Georgia | Keith Korman pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:35 | Georgia | James Timmins scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-15 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is fouled on the floor by Ed Feingold - foul #2 on Ed Feingold, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Georgia | James Hull (SG) Ed Feingold | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (C) David Halls | |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Joshua Guess steals it from John Mason | 18-15 |
| 09:51 | Georgia | Leroy Dean comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-15 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert tips it in | 18-17 |
| 09:26 | Georgia | Joshua Guess misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 09:00 | Georgia | James Hull hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Dustin Edwards - foul #1 on Dustin Edwards, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Georgia | Raymond Lawson (SF), Predrag Marcheski (PF), Brian Roach (C) Keith Korman, James Timmins, Leroy Dean | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Thomas Petty, Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| 09:00 | Georgia | James Hull makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:00 | Georgia | James Hull misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | David Halls's pass is intercepted by Raymond Lawson | 19-20 |
| 08:32 | Georgia | Joshua Guess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Georgia | Keith Korman (PG) Joshua Guess | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | David Halls scores on a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Predrag Marcheski - foul #1 on Predrag Marcheski, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:09 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:57 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Keith Korman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hull (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raymond Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Predrag Marcheski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Roach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert James (fairly fresh) PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | John Mason can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 22-22 |
| 07:38 | Georgia | Brian Roach pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:18 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-22 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 07:11 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:50 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-22 |
| 06:49 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Lawson | 22-22 |
| 06:31 | Georgia | James Hull connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses badly on a runner near the basket | 25-22 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Robert James pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | John Mason drills a 3 from straight away | 25-25 |
| 05:50 | Georgia | James Hull is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Hull, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Georgia | James Timmins (SG), Joshua Guess (SF), Pablo Sandoval (PF), Leroy Dean (C) James Hull, Raymond Lawson, Predrag Marcheski, Brian Roach | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) Dustin Edwards, Robert James, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 05:28 | Georgia | Pablo Sandoval grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:06 | Georgia | Joshua Guess hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 25-25 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Petty | 25-25 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is hacked by Pablo Sandoval - foul #1 on Pablo Sandoval, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:40 | Georgia | Norman Jenkins is called for the reach on Joshua Guess - foul #3 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Robert James (SF) John Mason, Norman Jenkins | |
| 04:40 | Georgia | Joshua Guess makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:40 | Georgia | Joshua Guess misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:40 | Georgia | Joshua Guess snags the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 04:27 | Georgia | Keith Korman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joshua Guess | 29-27 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-27 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Georgia | James Hull (PG), Ed Feingold (SG), Raymond Lawson (SF) Keith Korman, Joshua Guess, Pablo Sandoval | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - James Hull (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ed Feingold (fresh) SF - Raymond Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Timmins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leroy Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert James (fairly fresh) PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Georgia | James Timmins is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Robert James's pass is intercepted by Ed Feingold | 32-27 |
| 03:01 | Georgia | Ed Feingold knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Halls | 35-30 |
| 02:35 | Georgia | Raymond Lawson is called for a backcourt violation | 35-30 |
| Subs | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski (PF) James Timmins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) Dustin Edwards | |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 35-30 |
| 02:25 | Georgia | Leroy Dean snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 02:03 | Georgia | James Hull misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is hacked by James Hull - foul #2 on James Hull, team foul #9 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Georgia | Keith Korman (PG), Joshua Guess (SF), Brian Roach (C) James Hull, Raymond Lawson, Leroy Dean | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:40 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 01:18 | Georgia | Ed Feingold works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 35-31 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brian Roach - foul #2 on Brian Roach, team foul #10 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Georgia | James Timmins (C) Brian Roach | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Michael Hilbert (PF) Robert James, Fred Carmona | |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:13 | Georgia | James Timmins snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 01:07 | Georgia | Dustin Edwards steals the ball from Joshua Guess | 35-32 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | James Timmins blocks the short jumper by Thomas Petty | 35-32 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert tips it but misses | 35-32 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 00:35 | Georgia | Predrag Marcheski misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 00:33 | Georgia | Joshua Guess grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:23 | Georgia | Keith Korman banks in the wide open layup | 37-34 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | John Mason clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 00:04 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Joshua Guess | 37-34 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Joshua Guess misses the halfcourt shot | 37-34 |