| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Eugene White (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bud Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Marquardt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kerry Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | Bud Daniels inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Georgia | Kerry Gibson's floater is tipped away by William Baranski | 33-34 |
| 19:40 | Georgia | Kerry Gibson can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 19:38 | Georgia | Kerry Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:20 | Georgia | Kevin Marquardt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-34 |
| 19:19 | Georgia | Bud Daniels tips it home | 33-36 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 18:53 | Georgia | Kerry Gibson misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Stephan Pipkin - foul #3 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego (SF) Stephan Pipkin | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 18:53 | Georgia | Kerry Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:53 | Georgia | Kerry Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Caldwell | 36-37 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | George Cannon is called for the reach on Jimmy Jones - foul #3 on George Cannon, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | William Folsom (SF) George Cannon | |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-37 |
| 18:02 | Georgia | Eugene White clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego is denied on a layup by Kerry Gibson | 39-37 |
| 17:52 | Georgia | Bud Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:34 | Georgia | Kerry Gibson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 39-37 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Bud Daniels steals it from Jimmy Jones | 39-37 |
| 16:50 | Georgia | Kevin Marquardt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 16:49 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Bud Daniels | 39-37 |
| 16:37 | Georgia | Bud Daniels scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene White | 39-40 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Calvin Borrego | 41-40 |
| 15:48 | Georgia | Kevin Marquardt misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Baranski - foul #1 on William Baranski, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Joseph Lennox (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Tyler Batten (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Erwin Wood, Jimmy Jones, Calvin Borrego, William Baranski, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Georgia | George Cannon (PG), Jonathan Duff (SG), Brad French (C) Eugene White, William Folsom, Kerry Gibson | |
| 15:48 | Georgia | Kevin Marquardt makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:48 | Georgia | Kevin Marquardt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Lennox (fresh) SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tyler Batten (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - George Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Duff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bud Daniels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Marquardt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brad French (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 15:26 | Georgia | Jonathan Duff grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 15:15 | Georgia | Jonathan Duff buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by George Cannon | 41-45 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | George Cannon takes the ball from Joseph Lennox | 41-45 |
| 14:49 | Georgia | Jonathan Duff jams it on a great pass from George Cannon | 41-47 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kevin Marquardt - foul #2 on Kevin Marquardt, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mathew Deford (PF) Kevin Marquardt | |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:27 | Georgia | Mathew Deford lays it up and in | 42-49 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Don Hamel | 44-49 |
| 13:50 | Georgia | Mathew Deford is fouled on the floor by Tyler Batten - foul #4 on Tyler Batten, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Tyler Batten, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Georgia | Eugene White (PG), William Folsom (SF) George Cannon, Bud Daniels | |
| 13:39 | Georgia | Eugene White buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jonathan Duff | 44-52 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Duff is called for the reach on Don Hamel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonathan Duff, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG) Joseph Lennox | |
| Subs | Georgia | George Cannon (SG), Kerry Gibson (C) Jonathan Duff, Brad French | |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the 3 from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 12:58 | Georgia | Eugene White is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Eugene White, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones (SG), Calvin Borrego (SF) Don Hamel, Stephan Pipkin | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 12:33 | Georgia | Eugene White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-52 |
| 12:32 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Mathew Deford | 50-52 |
| 12:17 | Georgia | Eugene White's pass is intercepted by Erwin Wood | 50-52 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Folsom - foul #2 on William Folsom, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Nowell (PF) William Baranski | |
| Subs | Georgia | Bud Daniels (SF), Kevin Marquardt (PF), Brad French (C) William Folsom, Mathew Deford, Kerry Gibson | |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 11:33 | Georgia | Eugene White misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-52 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | James Nowell snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Erwin Wood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Calvin Borrego (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Nowell (fresh) C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Eugene White (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Cannon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bud Daniels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Marquardt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brad French (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 11:18 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Brad French | 51-52 |
| 10:55 | Georgia | George Cannon is hacked by Jimmy Jones - foul #2 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Joseph Lennox (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), William Baranski (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Erwin Wood, Jimmy Jones, Calvin Borrego, James Nowell, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 10:47 | Georgia | Bud Daniels drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-55 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 10:30 | Georgia | Eugene White gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 10:10 | Georgia | Kevin Marquardt misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lennox scores on a shot near the basket | 53-55 |
| 09:39 | Georgia | Bud Daniels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 09:38 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Marquardt | 53-55 |
| 09:25 | Georgia | Eugene White lays it in and he's fouled by Don Hamel - foul #1 on Don Hamel, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones (SG), Robert Caldwell (C) Joseph Lennox, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Georgia | William Folsom (SF), Mathew Deford (PF), Kerry Gibson (C) Bud Daniels, Kevin Marquardt, Brad French | |
| 09:25 | Georgia | Eugene White makes the free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | George Cannon picks off the pass by Don Hamel out of a doubleteam | 53-58 |
| 09:06 | Georgia | George Cannon is whistled for a carry | 53-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Calvin Borrego (PF) Don Hamel, William Baranski | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jimmy Jones | 56-58 |
| 08:43 | Georgia | Eugene White misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin is fouled on the floor by William Folsom - foul #3 on William Folsom, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by William Folsom - foul #4 on William Folsom, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Bud Daniels (SF) William Folsom | |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:56 | Georgia | Kerry Gibson knocks in the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Robert Caldwell - foul #1 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (SG), Joseph Lennox (SF), William Baranski (PF) Jimmy Jones, Stephan Pipkin, Calvin Borrego | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jonathan Duff (SG), William Folsom (SF) George Cannon, Bud Daniels | |
| 07:56 | Georgia | Kerry Gibson makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lennox hits a wide open runner from the right block on a great pass from Erwin Wood and the foul's on Jonathan Duff - foul #5 on Jonathan Duff, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz (PG) Erwin Wood | |
| Subs | Georgia | George Cannon (SG), Brad French (C) Jonathan Duff, Kerry Gibson | |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lennox makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| 07:25 | Georgia | George Cannon makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Clontz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Don Hamel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lennox (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Eugene White (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Cannon (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Folsom (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Mathew Deford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad French (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Lennox | 62-64 |
| 06:34 | Georgia | George Cannon clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Caldwell | 62-64 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-64 |
| 06:23 | Georgia | Brad French grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 06:10 | Georgia | George Cannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Mathew Deford is called for the reach on William Baranski - foul #1 on Mathew Deford, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Jimmy Jones (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Tyler Batten (C) Daniel Clontz, Don Hamel, Joseph Lennox, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Georgia | Bud Daniels (SF), Kevin Marquardt (PF), Kerry Gibson (C) William Folsom, Mathew Deford, Brad French | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | William Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | William Baranski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:16 | Georgia | Bud Daniels hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 64-64 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Eugene White is called for the reach on Erwin Wood - foul #2 on Eugene White, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego (C) William Baranski | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:31 | Georgia | Eugene White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-64 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Kerry Gibson swats the shot by Erwin Wood | 66-64 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Borrego | 66-64 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jimmy Jones | 68-64 |
| 03:35 | Georgia | Bud Daniels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell (C) Calvin Borrego | |
| Subs | Georgia | William Folsom (SF), Brad French (C) George Cannon, Kerry Gibson | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 03:12 | Georgia | Brad French pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tyler Batten (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Eugene White (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bud Daniels (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - William Folsom (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Kevin Marquardt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad French (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Georgia | Kevin Marquardt scores on a runner in the paint | 68-66 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin is called for traveling | 68-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Joseph Lennox (SG), Calvin Borrego (SF), William Baranski (PF) Erwin Wood, Jimmy Jones, Stephan Pipkin, Tyler Batten | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mathew Deford (PF) Kevin Marquardt | |
| 02:30 | Georgia | Georgia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin (SF) Calvin Borrego | |
| Subs | Georgia | Kerry Gibson (C) Brad French | |
| 02:09 | Georgia | Eugene White buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mathew Deford | 68-68 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Jimmy Jones (SG) Don Hamel, Joseph Lennox | |
| Subs | Georgia | Kevin Marquardt (PF) Mathew Deford | |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Erwin Wood | 71-68 |
| 01:31 | Georgia | Bud Daniels is fouled on the floor by William Baranski - foul #2 on William Baranski, team foul #7 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | George Cannon (SG) William Folsom | |
| 01:31 | Georgia | Bud Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | William Baranski pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | William Baranski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-68 |
| 01:19 | Georgia | Bud Daniels pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:04 | Georgia | Erwin Wood steps in front of the Kevin Marquardt pass | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood misses the easy layup | 71-68 |
| 00:36 | Georgia | Kerry Gibson gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:27 | Georgia | Kevin Marquardt scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Bud Daniels | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene White - foul #3 on Eugene White, team foul #11 | 71-70 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:26 | Georgia | Kerry Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 00:13 | Georgia | Eugene White hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell hits a driving attempt from close range | 74-73 |
| 00:02 | Georgia | Georgia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Bud Daniels misses long on a fullcourt shot | 74-73 |