| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Elias Harrow (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brent Lymon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eddie Parra (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederick Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Ronald Gale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Driggers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Spurgeon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Greear (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Winstead (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Brent Lymon inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Brent Lymon lays it up and in and the foul's on Paul Spurgeon - foul #1 on Paul Spurgeon, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Brent Lymon makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 19:22 | Georgia | Elias Harrow takes the ball from Ronald Gale | 43-33 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Frederick Dejesus knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Elias Harrow and the foul's on Jeffrey Winstead - foul #1 on Jeffrey Winstead, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Frederick Dejesus misses the free throw | 45-33 |
| 19:06 | Georgia | Jeffrey Winstead gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 18:56 | Georgia | Paul Spurgeon is fouled on the floor by Frederick Dejesus - foul #2 on Frederick Dejesus, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| 18:46 | Georgia | Jeffrey Winstead buries a fadeaway from close range | 45-35 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Lewis Driggers is called for the reach on Kenneth Johnson - foul #3 on Lewis Driggers, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Yagi (SG) Lewis Driggers | |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Dejesus | 48-35 |
| 17:58 | Georgia | Ronald Gale knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Frederick Dejesus lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Johnson | 50-38 |
| 17:25 | Georgia | Brent Lymon steps in front of the Paul Spurgeon pass | 50-38 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Brent Lymon is hacked by John Yagi - foul #2 on John Yagi, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Myers (SG), Billy Williams (SF), Mark Mahn (PF), Kent Russel (C) Kenneth Johnson, Brent Lymon, Eddie Parra, Frederick Dejesus | |
| Subs | Georgia | Myron Foster (SF), Harold Sims (PF) Paul Spurgeon, Frank Greear | |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Billy Williams misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Harold Sims - foul #1 on Harold Sims, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Billy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Billy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn snags the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | John Yagi is called for the reach on Rodney Myers - foul #3 on John Yagi, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Lewis Driggers (SG) John Yagi | |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | Harold Sims denies the turnaround by Billy Williams | 50-38 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Billy Williams grabs the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Elias Harrow | 52-38 |
| 16:01 | Georgia | Myron Foster misses the fadeaway from the left block | 52-38 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Rodney Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Elias Harrow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Myers (fresh) SF - Billy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Mahn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kent Russel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Ronald Gale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Driggers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Myron Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Winstead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn misses long on a jump hook from close range | 52-38 |
| 15:39 | Georgia | Myron Foster snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 15:21 | Georgia | Myron Foster knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lewis Driggers | 52-41 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn is fouled on the floor by Harold Sims - foul #2 on Harold Sims, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis (SG), Brent Lymon (SF) Rodney Myers, Billy Williams | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Yagi (SG), Paul Spurgeon (SF), Frank Greear (PF), Robert Cross (C) Ronald Gale, Myron Foster, Harold Sims, Jeffrey Winstead | |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 14:43 | Georgia | Paul Spurgeon misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-41 |
| 14:42 | Georgia | John Yagi tips it but misses | 54-41 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Brent Lymon pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn hits a turnaround from the right block | 56-41 |
| 14:08 | Georgia | Paul Spurgeon misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-41 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kent Russel | 56-41 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-41 |
| 13:48 | Georgia | Lewis Driggers grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 13:29 | Georgia | John Yagi misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Elias Harrow - foul #1 on Elias Harrow, team foul #2 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Williams (SF), Eddie Parra (PF), Frederick Dejesus (C) Brent Lymon, Mark Mahn, Kent Russel | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ronald Gale (PG), Myron Foster (SF) Lewis Driggers, Paul Spurgeon | |
| 13:29 | Georgia | John Yagi misses the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 13:29 | Georgia | John Yagi misses the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Eddie Parra gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis hits the follow up shot | 58-41 |
| 12:34 | Georgia | John Yagi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-41 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Martin Paradis | 61-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 12:02 | Georgia | Robert Cross loses the ball out of bounds | 61-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Johnson (SG), Brent Lymon (SF) Martin Paradis, Billy Williams | |
| Subs | Georgia | Lewis Driggers (SG), Paul Spurgeon (SF), Harold Sims (PF) Ronald Gale, John Yagi, Frank Greear | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Elias Harrow (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Lymon (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eddie Parra (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederick Dejesus (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Myron Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Lewis Driggers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Spurgeon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Cross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Eddie Parra can't connect on a floater from close range | 61-41 |
| 11:41 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Harold Sims | 61-41 |
| 11:36 | Georgia | Elias Harrow steals the ball from Paul Spurgeon | 61-41 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Brent Lymon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 11:18 | Georgia | Paul Spurgeon gets the rebound | 61-41 |
| 11:02 | Georgia | Paul Spurgeon clanks a jumper from the left side | 61-41 |
| 11:01 | Georgia | Robert Cross grabs the offensive board | 61-41 |
| 10:55 | Georgia | Robert Cross is whistled for a carry | 61-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis (SG), Kent Russel (C) Kenneth Johnson, Frederick Dejesus | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Yagi (SG), Frank Greear (PF) Myron Foster, Harold Sims | |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Eddie Parra scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Brent Lymon | 63-41 |
| 10:16 | Georgia | Paul Spurgeon travels with the ball | 63-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McKey (PG), Billy Williams (SF), Mark Mahn (PF) Elias Harrow, Brent Lymon, Eddie Parra | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ronald Gale (PG), Jeffrey Winstead (C) Lewis Driggers, Robert Cross | |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | John McKey hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Paradis | 66-41 |
| 09:47 | Georgia | John Yagi hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Frank Greear | 66-43 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Billy Williams drills a jump hook near the basket | 68-43 |
| 09:17 | Georgia | Ronald Gale is hacked by John McKey - foul #1 on John McKey, team foul #3 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Lewis Driggers (SG), Myron Foster (SF), Harold Sims (PF) John Yagi, Paul Spurgeon, Frank Greear | |
| 09:12 | Georgia | Martin Paradis picks off the pass by Harold Sims | 68-43 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John McKey | 71-43 |
| 08:54 | Georgia | Myron Foster knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Gale | 71-45 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-45 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn grabs the offensive board | 71-45 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Harold Sims - foul #3 on Harold Sims, team foul #8 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow (PG), Kenneth Johnson (SG), Brent Lymon (SF), Frederick Dejesus (C) John McKey, Martin Paradis, Billy Williams, Kent Russel | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Yagi (SG), Robert Cross (C) Lewis Driggers, Jeffrey Winstead | |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn misses the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn makes the 2nd free throw | 72-45 |
| 08:08 | Georgia | John Yagi hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronald Gale | 72-48 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Brent Lymon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-48 |
| 07:49 | Georgia | John Yagi grabs the board | 72-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Elias Harrow (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Lymon (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mark Mahn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederick Dejesus (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Ronald Gale (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Yagi (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Myron Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Cross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Georgia | Ronald Gale comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-48 |
| 07:33 | Georgia | Robert Cross snags the offensive board | 72-48 |
| 07:16 | Georgia | Ronald Gale loses the dribble to Kenneth Johnson | 72-48 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-48 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow tips it in | 74-48 |
| 06:52 | Georgia | Robert Cross drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Yagi | 74-50 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Frederick Dejesus clanks a shot from the right block | 74-50 |
| 06:38 | Georgia | Myron Foster pulls down the rebound | 74-50 |
| 06:31 | Georgia | Robert Cross hits a turnaround near the basket set up by John Yagi and the foul's on Frederick Dejesus - foul #3 on Frederick Dejesus, team foul #4 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis (SG), Billy Williams (SF), Eddie Parra (PF), Kent Russel (C) Kenneth Johnson, Brent Lymon, Mark Mahn, Frederick Dejesus | |
| Subs | Georgia | Lewis Driggers (SG), Paul Spurgeon (SF), Frank Greear (PF) John Yagi, Myron Foster, Harold Sims | |
| 06:31 | Georgia | Robert Cross misses the free throw | 74-52 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Billy Williams snags the defensive board | 74-52 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Lewis Driggers takes the ball from Elias Harrow | 74-52 |
| 06:04 | Georgia | Paul Spurgeon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-52 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel snags the defensive board | 74-52 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-52 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Eddie Parra misses the tip | 74-52 |
| 05:40 | Georgia | Paul Spurgeon grabs the board | 74-52 |
| 05:12 | Georgia | Frank Greear misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Kent Russel - foul #3 on Kent Russel, team foul #5 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McKey (PG), Brent Lymon (SF), Frederick Dejesus (C) Elias Harrow, Billy Williams, Kent Russel | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Yagi (SG), Jeffrey Winstead (C) Ronald Gale, Robert Cross | |
| 05:12 | Georgia | Frank Greear makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 05:12 | Georgia | Frank Greear makes the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Brent Lymon can't throw it down | 74-54 |
| 04:53 | Georgia | John Yagi grabs the defensive rebound | 74-54 |
| 04:44 | Georgia | Paul Spurgeon misses short on a runner from close range | 74-54 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis snags the defensive board | 74-54 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Brent Lymon buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frederick Dejesus | 76-54 |
| 04:22 | Georgia | Frank Greear scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 76-56 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Eddie Parra | 79-56 |
| 04:02 | Georgia | Lewis Driggers misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 79-56 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Eddie Parra grabs the board | 79-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-56 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | John McKey grabs the offensive rebound | 79-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John McKey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Paradis (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brent Lymon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Eddie Parra (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederick Dejesus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Lewis Driggers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Yagi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Greear (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeffrey Winstead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Eddie Parra evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John McKey and he's hacked by Frank Greear - foul #1 on Frank Greear, team foul #9 | 81-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Johnson (SG), Billy Williams (SF), Kent Russel (C) Martin Paradis, Brent Lymon, Frederick Dejesus | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ronald Gale (PG), Myron Foster (SF), Harold Sims (PF) Lewis Driggers, Paul Spurgeon, Frank Greear | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Eddie Parra misses the free throw | 81-56 |
| 03:38 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Myron Foster | 81-56 |
| 03:19 | Georgia | John McKey steals the ball from Ronald Gale | 81-56 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Eddie Parra jams it | 83-56 |
| 02:51 | Georgia | John Yagi knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-59 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Johnson is hacked by Harold Sims - foul #4 on Harold Sims, team foul #10 | 83-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow (PG), Mark Mahn (PF) John McKey, Eddie Parra | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 84-59 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-59 |
| 02:26 | Georgia | Myron Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 85-59 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 85-59 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 85-59 |
| 02:20 | Georgia | Myron Foster snags the defensive board | 85-59 |
| 02:07 | Georgia | Myron Foster clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 85-59 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow grabs the board | 85-59 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 85-59 |
| 01:50 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Ronald Gale | 85-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Georgia | Ronald Gale can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 85-59 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Billy Williams grabs the board | 85-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-59 |
| 01:09 | Georgia | Harold Sims snags the defensive board | 85-59 |
| 00:56 | Georgia | Jeffrey Winstead's pass is intercepted by Billy Williams | 85-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 85-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis (SG), Brent Lymon (SF), Eddie Parra (PF), Frederick Dejesus (C) Kenneth Johnson, Billy Williams, Mark Mahn, Kent Russel | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Georgia | Myron Foster is hacked by Brent Lymon - foul #3 on Brent Lymon, team foul #6 | 85-59 |
| 00:18 | Georgia | John Yagi misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Frederick Dejesus - foul #4 on Frederick Dejesus, team foul #7 | 85-59 |
| 00:18 | Georgia | John Yagi makes the 1st free throw | 85-60 |
| 00:18 | Georgia | John Yagi makes the 2nd free throw | 85-61 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Elias Harrow runs out the clock | 85-61 |