| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Carl Klein (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Dyke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Soza (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Schiffman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Olive (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano inbounds the ball | 22-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano misses the lay-in | 22-25 |
| 19:47 | Georgia | Fred Schiffman snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 19:24 | Georgia | Marcelino Bianchi steals it from Joseph Soza | 22-25 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano connects on the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Anthony Dyke - foul #1 on Anthony Dyke, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:40 | Georgia | Joseph Soza misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Marcelino Bianchi | 25-25 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Dimaggio | 28-25 |
| 18:04 | Georgia | Joseph Soza connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Schiffman | 28-28 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi can't connect on a jumper from close range | 28-28 |
| 17:48 | Georgia | Anthony Dyke snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 17:34 | Georgia | Fred Schiffman misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 28-28 |
| 17:33 | Georgia | Robert Olive snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 17:26 | Georgia | Carl Klein knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi is denied on a dunk by Fred Schiffman | 28-30 |
| 16:59 | Georgia | Carl Klein snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 16:30 | Georgia | Joshua Warwick steals the ball from Carl Klein | 28-30 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick banks in the layup | 30-30 |
| 15:58 | Georgia | Joseph Soza misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 15:56 | Georgia | Carl Klein snags the offensive board | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Carl Klein (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Dyke (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Soza (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Schiffman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Olive (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Georgia | Marcelino Bianchi swats the layup by Robert Olive | 30-30 |
| 15:38 | Georgia | Joseph Soza tips it home | 30-32 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 15:14 | Georgia | Fred Schiffman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 14:50 | Georgia | Robert Olive is denied on a layup by Marcelino Bianchi | 30-32 |
| 14:48 | Georgia | Anthony Dyke tips it in | 30-34 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio loses the dribble to Carl Klein | 30-34 |
| 14:11 | Georgia | Joseph Soza comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Joseph Soza is called for the reach on Walter Bowles - foul #2 on Joseph Soza, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Danny Gardiner (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Walter Bowles, Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Henry Dimaggio, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Georgia | Richard Spindler (SG), Daniel Logan (SF), Kurt Early (PF), Donald Lewis (C) Anthony Dyke, Joseph Soza, Fred Schiffman, Robert Olive | |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Lewis - foul #2 on Donald Lewis, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 13:23 | Georgia | Carl Klein blows the layup | 32-34 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Donald Lewis takes the ball from Kelly Myers | 32-34 |
| 12:37 | Georgia | Daniel Logan buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Kevin Caro - foul #1 on Kevin Caro, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 12:37 | Georgia | Daniel Logan makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton is hacked by Daniel Logan - foul #2 on Daniel Logan, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 12:03 | Georgia | Kurt Early grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 11:41 | Georgia | Carl Klein misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 11:39 | Georgia | Donald Lewis snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Howard Swanger (fresh) SG - Kevin Caro (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Bruton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kelly Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Carl Klein (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Spindler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Logan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kurt Early (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Georgia | Richard Spindler connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Carl Klein | 32-39 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses badly on a floater from the left side | 32-39 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-39 |
| 10:35 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Donald Lewis | 32-39 |
| 10:19 | Georgia | Daniel Logan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Bruton - foul #1 on Jerry Bruton, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Henry Dimaggio (PF), Harry Baumbach (C) Howard Swanger, Kevin Caro, Jerry Bruton, Danny Gardiner, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Georgia | Joseph Soza (PG), Anthony Dyke (SG), Fred Schiffman (PF), Carroll Rolph (C) Carl Klein, Richard Spindler, Kurt Early, Donald Lewis | |
| 10:19 | Georgia | Daniel Logan makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 10:19 | Georgia | Daniel Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Harry Baumbach misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Fred Schiffman - foul #1 on Fred Schiffman, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Carl Klein (PG) Daniel Logan | |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Harry Baumbach makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Harry Baumbach makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 09:31 | Georgia | Joseph Soza can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Olive (C) Carroll Rolph | |
| 09:06 | Georgia | Carl Klein drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Dyke | 34-44 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano is hacked by Robert Olive - foul #1 on Robert Olive, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (PF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Henry Dimaggio, Harry Baumbach | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Dyke - foul #2 on Anthony Dyke, team foul #7 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Donald Lewis (C) Fred Schiffman | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 08:15 | Georgia | Alberto Giordano steps in front of the Anthony Dyke pass | 36-44 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi is hacked by Donald Lewis - foul #3 on Donald Lewis, team foul #8 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Richard Spindler (PG), Daniel Logan (SF), Kurt Early (PF) Carl Klein, Anthony Dyke, Robert Olive | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 07:56 | Georgia | Joseph Soza gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 07:27 | Georgia | Joseph Soza drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Richard Spindler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Soza (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Logan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kurt Early (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi clanks a floater from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 07:11 | Georgia | Kurt Early snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 06:50 | Georgia | Joseph Soza buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Spindler | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Lewis - foul #4 on Donald Lewis, team foul #9 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Henry Dimaggio (PF) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Danny Gardiner | |
| Subs | Georgia | Carl Klein (PG), Anthony Dyke (SG), Fred Schiffman (PF), Robert Olive (C) Richard Spindler, Joseph Soza, Kurt Early, Donald Lewis | |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 06:41 | Georgia | Anthony Dyke pulls down the rebound | 36-50 |
| 06:15 | Georgia | Carl Klein misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Walter Bowles - foul #3 on Walter Bowles, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Kelly Myers (C) Walter Bowles, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 06:15 | Georgia | Carl Klein makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 06:15 | Georgia | Carl Klein misses the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio snags the defensive board | 36-51 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-51 |
| 05:57 | Georgia | Carl Klein grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 05:39 | Georgia | Anthony Dyke is hacked by Kevin Caro - foul #2 on Kevin Caro, team foul #4 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF) Howard Swanger | |
| Subs | Georgia | Joseph Soza (PG) Carl Klein | |
| 05:18 | Georgia | Danny Gardiner is called for the reach on Joseph Soza - foul #2 on Danny Gardiner, team foul #5 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF) Kevin Caro, Jerry Bruton, Danny Gardiner | |
| Subs | Georgia | Richard Spindler (PG), Donald Lewis (C) Daniel Logan, Robert Olive | |
| 04:55 | Georgia | Joseph Soza knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-54 |
| 04:12 | Georgia | Fred Schiffman can't throw it down | 38-54 |
| 04:10 | Georgia | Donald Lewis tips it home | 38-56 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Richard Spindler is called for the reach on Walter Bowles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Spindler, team foul #10 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Danny Gardiner (PF) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Henry Dimaggio | |
| Subs | Georgia | Daniel Logan (SG), Kurt Early (PF) Anthony Dyke, Fred Schiffman | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles misses the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles misses the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 04:08 | Georgia | Kurt Early grabs the board | 38-56 |
| 03:48 | Georgia | Danny Gardiner picks off the pass by Kurt Early | 38-56 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jerry Bruton, team foul #6 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG) Walter Bowles | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:11 | Georgia | Joseph Soza misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-56 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner pulls down the rebound | 38-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Howard Swanger (fresh) SG - Kevin Caro (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Bruton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kelly Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Richard Spindler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Logan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Soza (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kurt Early (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Donald Lewis is called for the reach on Kelly Myers - foul #5 on Donald Lewis, team foul #11 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Carl Klein (PG), Carroll Rolph (C) Joseph Soza, Donald Lewis | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers misses the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 02:30 | Georgia | Carl Klein scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Spindler | 39-58 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-58 |
| 01:49 | Georgia | Carl Klein clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-58 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro gets the rebound | 41-58 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-58 |
| 01:23 | Georgia | Carl Klein gets the rebound | 41-58 |
| 01:17 | Georgia | Richard Spindler's pass is intercepted by Howard Swanger | 41-58 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 00:52 | Georgia | Kurt Early grabs the board | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Georgia | Carl Klein misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Howard Swanger - foul #1 on Howard Swanger, team foul #7 | 41-58 |
| 00:23 | Georgia | Carl Klein makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 00:23 | Georgia | Carl Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-60 |
| 00:13 | Georgia | Kurt Early gets the rebound | 41-60 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Carl Klein runs out the clock | 41-60 |