| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shelton Harber (fresh) SG - Joseph Kincheloe (fresh) SF - Richard Binder (fresh) PF - Justin Thompson (fresh) C - Bruce Froelich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - John Hewitt (fresh) SG - John Williams (fresh) SF - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) PF - Michael Cunningham (fresh) C - Eugene Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | Eugene Lewis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Georgia | John Hewitt drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Lewis | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | LSU | Justin Thompson clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Cunningham - foul #1 on Michael Cunningham, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | LSU | Justin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:27 | LSU | Justin Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:27 | Georgia | Eugene Lewis snags the defensive board | 1-3 |
| 19:05 | Georgia | John Hewitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-3 |
| 19:03 | LSU | Kenneth Lewis steps in front of the Joseph Kincheloe pass in the backcourt | 1-3 |
| 19:00 | Georgia | Kenneth Lewis banks in the layup | 1-5 |
| 18:48 | LSU | Justin Thompson lays it in uncontested | 3-5 |
| 18:23 | Georgia | John Williams is hacked by Joseph Kincheloe - foul #1 on Joseph Kincheloe, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:04 | Georgia | Kenneth Lewis is fouled on the floor by Bruce Froelich - foul #1 on Bruce Froelich, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 17:48 | Georgia | John Hewitt makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Michael Cunningham steps in front of the Richard Binder pass in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| 17:29 | Georgia | John Hewitt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-8 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Justin Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 17:20 | LSU | Bruce Froelich is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Justin Thompson | 5-8 |
| 17:04 | Georgia | Kenneth Lewis is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from close range | 5-8 |
| 17:02 | LSU | Shelton Harber snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 16:58 | LSU | John Hewitt is called for the reach on Bruce Froelich in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hewitt, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG), Daniel Giles (SF), James Sherman (PF), Lewis Mason (C) Shelton Harber, Richard Binder, Justin Thompson, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Georgia | Matthew Hamilton (PG), George Weigle (SG), Bryan Massey (SF), Robert Bragg (PF), James Carvajal (C) John Hewitt, John Williams, Kenneth Lewis, Michael Cunningham, Eugene Lewis | |
| 16:41 | LSU | Robert Gilman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:39 | Georgia | George Weigle snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 16:16 | Georgia | George Weigle connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-11 |
| 15:53 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe loses the ball out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Cunningham (PF), Eugene Lewis (C) Robert Bragg, James Carvajal | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Gilman (fresh) SG - Joseph Kincheloe (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Giles (fresh) PF - James Sherman (fresh) C - Lewis Mason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Matthew Hamilton (fresh) SG - George Weigle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bryan Massey (fresh) PF - Michael Cunningham (fairly fresh) C - Eugene Lewis (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Georgia | Bryan Massey steps out of bounds on the baseline | 5-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Jayson Trafton (C) Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Scott (PG), Christopher Fitchett (SG), Kenneth Lewis (SF) Matthew Hamilton, George Weigle, Bryan Massey | |
| 15:02 | LSU | Robert Gilman connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Sherman | 8-11 |
| 14:44 | Georgia | Kenneth Lewis misses the floater from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 14:43 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 14:19 | LSU | James Sherman is hacked by Eugene Lewis - foul #1 on Eugene Lewis, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG), Richard Binder (SF), Justin Thompson (PF), Bruce Froelich (C) Robert Gilman, Daniel Giles, James Sherman, Jayson Trafton | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Hewitt (PG), John Williams (SG), Robert Bragg (PF), James Carvajal (C) Christopher Fitchett, Kenneth Lewis, Michael Cunningham, Eugene Lewis | |
| 14:08 | LSU | Justin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 8-11 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe grabs the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:01 | LSU | Justin Thompson lays it in set up by Shelton Harber | 10-11 |
| 13:43 | Georgia | John Hewitt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 10-11 |
| 13:41 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:38 | LSU | John Williams is called for the reach on Justin Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Bryan Massey (SF) James Scott | |
| 13:33 | LSU | Justin Thompson's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Bragg | 10-11 |
| 13:31 | Georgia | The rebound goes to James Carvajal | 10-11 |
| 13:27 | Georgia | John Hewitt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 13:26 | Georgia | Bryan Massey tips it home | 10-13 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Justin Thompson is whistled for a carry | 10-13 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Matthew Hamilton (PG), George Weigle (SG), Eugene Lewis (C) John Hewitt, John Williams, James Carvajal | |
| 12:54 | Georgia | George Weigle can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 10-13 |
| 12:52 | LSU | Bruce Froelich gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:42 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe is called for 10 seconds | 10-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG), Daniel Giles (SF), Lewis Mason (C) Shelton Harber, Richard Binder, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Georgia | Kenneth Lewis (SF), Michael Cunningham (PF) Bryan Massey, Robert Bragg | |
| 12:24 | Georgia | Eugene Lewis is fouled on the floor by Lewis Mason - foul #1 on Lewis Mason, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | LSU | James Sherman (PF) Justin Thompson | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 12:07 | Georgia | Kenneth Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Williams (SG), James Scott (SF), James Carvajal (C) George Weigle, Kenneth Lewis, Eugene Lewis | |
| 11:52 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Hewitt (PG), Christopher Fitchett (SG) Matthew Hamilton, John Williams | |
| 11:52 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:52 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:52 | LSU | Lewis Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Gilman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (tiring) SF - Daniel Giles (fresh) PF - James Sherman (fresh) C - Lewis Mason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - John Hewitt (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Fitchett (fresh) SF - James Scott (fresh) PF - Michael Cunningham (tiring) C - James Carvajal (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:39 | LSU | Daniel Giles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG) Robert Gilman | |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Bragg (PF) Michael Cunningham | |
| 11:10 | Georgia | John Hewitt can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Shelton Harber - foul #1 on Shelton Harber, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Binder (SF), Justin Thompson (PF), Bruce Froelich (C) Daniel Giles, James Sherman, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Georgia | George Weigle (SG), Bryan Massey (SF), Eugene Lewis (C) Christopher Fitchett, James Scott, James Carvajal | |
| 11:10 | Georgia | John Hewitt misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:10 | Georgia | John Hewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:02 | LSU | Bruce Froelich hits a driving attempt from close range | 12-14 |
| 10:36 | Georgia | Richard Binder picks off the pass by Bryan Massey | 12-14 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Shelton Harber is hacked by Eugene Lewis - foul #2 on Eugene Lewis, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG), Daniel Giles (SF) Shelton Harber, Richard Binder | |
| Subs | Georgia | Matthew Hamilton (PG), Kenneth Lewis (SF), Michael Cunningham (PF), James Carvajal (C) John Hewitt, Bryan Massey, Robert Bragg, Eugene Lewis | |
| 10:05 | LSU | Bruce Froelich hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket but the foul's on Michael Cunningham - foul #2 on Michael Cunningham, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | LSU | James Sherman (PF) Justin Thompson | |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Bragg (PF) Michael Cunningham | |
| 10:05 | LSU | Bruce Froelich misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:05 | LSU | Bruce Froelich misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:05 | Georgia | James Carvajal grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 09:45 | Georgia | George Weigle's pass is intercepted by Robert Gilman | 12-14 |
| 09:41 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe banks in the layup set up by Robert Gilman | 14-14 |
| 09:24 | Georgia | Matthew Hamilton can't connect on a floater from the right side | 14-14 |
| 09:22 | Georgia | Matthew Hamilton tips it but misses | 14-14 |
| 09:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to Daniel Giles | 14-14 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Robert Bragg is called for the reach on Daniel Giles - foul #1 on Robert Bragg, team foul #8 | 14-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Binder (SF), Justin Thompson (PF), Lewis Mason (C) Robert Gilman, James Sherman, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Scott (PG) George Weigle | |
| 09:13 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:45 | Georgia | Kenneth Lewis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Binder - foul #1 on Richard Binder, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG) Daniel Giles | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Hewitt (PG), Christopher Fitchett (SG), Bryan Massey (SF) James Scott, Matthew Hamilton, Robert Bragg | |
| 08:45 | Georgia | Kenneth Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:45 | Georgia | Kenneth Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:45 | LSU | The rebound goes to Lewis Mason | 16-14 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Shelton Harber is whistled for a carry | 16-14 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Bragg (PF) Kenneth Lewis | |
| 08:13 | Georgia | John Hewitt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-14 |
| 08:12 | LSU | Justin Thompson pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Shelton Harber is hacked by John Hewitt in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hewitt, team foul #9 | 16-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (SF), James Sherman (PF) Richard Binder, Justin Thompson | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Scott (PG) John Hewitt | |
| 08:09 | LSU | Shelton Harber makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Shelton Harber makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 07:40 | Georgia | Robert Bragg misses the lay-in | 18-14 |
| 07:39 | LSU | Lewis Mason pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shelton Harber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (tired) 2 pts. SF - Robert Gilman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Sherman (fresh) C - Lewis Mason (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - James Scott (fresh) SG - Christopher Fitchett (fresh) SF - Bryan Massey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bragg (tiring) C - James Carvajal (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | LSU | James Sherman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SF), Bruce Froelich (C) Shelton Harber, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Georgia | George Weigle (SG), Kenneth Lewis (SF) Christopher Fitchett, Bryan Massey | |
| 07:06 | Georgia | Kenneth Lewis scores on a floater from the left block set up by James Scott | 18-16 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the wide open floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Gilman | 20-16 |
| 06:37 | Georgia | James Carvajal double dribbles | 20-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Binder (SF), Justin Thompson (PF), Jayson Trafton (C) Joseph Kincheloe, James Sherman, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Hewitt (PG), John Williams (SG), Michael Cunningham (PF), Eugene Lewis (C) James Scott, George Weigle, Robert Bragg, James Carvajal | |
| 06:24 | LSU | Robert Gilman buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Justin Thompson | 23-16 |
| 06:02 | Georgia | John Hewitt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 06:00 | Georgia | Kenneth Lewis tips it but misses | 23-16 |
| 05:59 | Georgia | Michael Cunningham gets the offensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 05:46 | Georgia | John Hewitt hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Justin Thompson - foul #1 on Justin Thompson, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG), Joseph Kincheloe (SG), Lewis Mason (C) Robert Gilman, Daniel Giles, Jayson Trafton | |
| Subs | Georgia | Bryan Massey (SF) Kenneth Lewis | |
| 05:46 | Georgia | John Hewitt misses the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 05:46 | Georgia | John Hewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:38 | LSU | Shelton Harber misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Hewitt - foul #3 on John Hewitt, team foul #10 | 23-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Bruce Froelich (C) Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Georgia | Matthew Hamilton (PG) John Hewitt | |
| 05:38 | LSU | Shelton Harber makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 05:38 | LSU | Shelton Harber misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 05:38 | Georgia | Michael Cunningham snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 05:21 | Georgia | John Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Matthew Hamilton | 24-19 |
| 05:03 | LSU | Justin Thompson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bruce Froelich | 26-19 |
| 04:44 | Georgia | Justin Thompson blocks the jumper by Eugene Lewis | 26-19 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Shelton Harber grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Shelton Harber is fouled on the floor by Bryan Massey - foul #1 on Bryan Massey, team foul #11 | 26-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG), Robert Gilman (SF), James Sherman (PF), Lewis Mason (C) Joseph Kincheloe, Richard Binder, Justin Thompson, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Georgia | George Weigle (SG), James Scott (SF) John Williams, Bryan Massey | |
| 04:36 | LSU | Shelton Harber makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Shelton Harber misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Shelton Harber gets the offensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 04:27 | LSU | Shelton Harber comes up short on the runner in the lane | 27-19 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Daniel Giles tips it home | 29-19 |
| 04:04 | Georgia | George Weigle is hacked by Daniel Giles - foul #1 on Daniel Giles, team foul #7 | 29-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Johnson (SF) Shelton Harber | |
| Subs | Georgia | Kenneth Lewis (SF) Matthew Hamilton | |
| 04:04 | Georgia | George Weigle makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 04:04 | Georgia | George Weigle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Robert Gilman misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-21 |
| 03:40 | LSU | Lewis Mason grabs the offensive board | 29-21 |
| 03:34 | LSU | Daniel Giles buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Gilman | 32-21 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Gilman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Giles (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Johnson (fresh) PF - James Sherman (fresh) C - Lewis Mason (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - James Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Weigle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Cunningham (tiring) 2 reb. C - Eugene Lewis (tiring) | |
| 03:22 | Georgia | Kenneth Lewis hits a fadeaway from the left side | 32-23 |
| 03:18 | LSU | Robert Gilman double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe (SG), Bruce Froelich (C) Daniel Giles, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 02:58 | Georgia | Kenneth Lewis evades the doubleteam and hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Scott | 32-25 |
| 02:47 | LSU | Bruce Froelich loses the dribble to George Weigle | 32-25 |
| 02:28 | Georgia | Kenneth Lewis connects on the jumper from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Bruce Froelich blows the layup | 32-27 |
| 02:18 | Georgia | Michael Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 01:53 | Georgia | Joseph Kincheloe is called for the reach on Michael Cunningham - foul #2 on Joseph Kincheloe, team foul #8 | 32-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG), Daniel Giles (SG), Richard Binder (SF), Justin Thompson (PF), Lewis Mason (C) Robert Gilman, Joseph Kincheloe, Michael Johnson, James Sherman, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Georgia | Matthew Hamilton (PG), John Williams (SG), Bryan Massey (SF), James Carvajal (C) James Scott, George Weigle, Kenneth Lewis, Eugene Lewis | |
| 01:53 | Georgia | Michael Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:53 | Georgia | Michael Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Lewis Mason pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Justin Thompson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Cunningham - foul #3 on Michael Cunningham, team foul #12 | 32-28 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Bragg (PF) Michael Cunningham | |
| 01:29 | LSU | Justin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Justin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:08 | Georgia | Matthew Hamilton's layup is rejected by Justin Thompson | 34-28 |
| 01:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Justin Thompson | 34-28 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Daniel Giles's pass is intercepted by James Carvajal | 34-28 |
| 00:26 | Georgia | Bryan Massey loses the dribble to Justin Thompson | 34-28 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Justin Thompson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Shelton Harber | 36-28 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Matthew Hamilton comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 36-28 |