| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Francis Truesdale (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Sae (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leo Roca (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Rozenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Ronald Gale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Driggers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Spurgeon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Greear (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | Paul Spurgeon inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Georgia | Ronald Gale buries a jump hook from the baseline | 27-29 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Rozenberg | 29-29 |
| 19:09 | Georgia | Paul Spurgeon can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 29-29 |
| 19:07 | Georgia | Robert Cross tips it back up and in | 29-31 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Frank Greear - foul #1 on Frank Greear, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (PG), Kevin Gordon (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Raymond Trotter (C) Francis Truesdale, Christopher Sae, Leo Roca, Robert Rozenberg | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:35 | Georgia | Lewis Driggers comes up short on the floater from the right side | 31-31 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Gordon | 33-31 |
| 17:55 | Georgia | Paul Spurgeon can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 33-31 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon is hacked by Frank Greear - foul #2 on Frank Greear, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale (PG), Patrick Williams (PF) Marc Lane, Thomas Hoffman | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams's pass is intercepted by Paul Spurgeon | 33-31 |
| 16:58 | Georgia | Ronald Gale misses short on a shot from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Paul Spurgeon - foul #3 on Paul Spurgeon, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Sae (SG), Robert Rozenberg (C) Kevin Gordon, Raymond Trotter | |
| Subs | Georgia | Myron Foster (SF) Paul Spurgeon | |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:21 | Georgia | Frank Greear hits a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Robert Rozenberg - foul #2 on Robert Rozenberg, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leo Roca (SF) Ronald Pool | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Yagi (SG), Jeffrey Winstead (C) Lewis Driggers, Robert Cross | |
| 16:21 | Georgia | Frank Greear makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Frank Greear swats the dunk try by Leo Roca | 35-34 |
| 16:02 | Georgia | Jeffrey Winstead grabs the board | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Francis Truesdale (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Sae (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leo Roca (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Rozenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Ronald Gale (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Yagi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Myron Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Greear (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Winstead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Georgia | Francis Truesdale steals the ball from Ronald Gale | 35-34 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale lays it in | 37-34 |
| 15:24 | Georgia | John Yagi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-34 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams misses the easy layup | 37-34 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg tips it home | 39-34 |
| 14:36 | Georgia | John Yagi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 14:35 | Georgia | Jeffrey Winstead tips it back up and in | 39-36 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams banks in the layup set up by Christopher Sae | 41-36 |
| 13:58 | Georgia | Myron Foster scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Winstead | 41-38 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Winstead steals the ball from Leo Roca | 41-38 |
| 13:28 | Georgia | Leo Roca swats the short shot by Myron Foster | 41-38 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 12:56 | Georgia | Ronald Gale drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank Greear | 43-40 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Christopher Sae throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (PG), Kevin Gordon (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Thomas Hoffman (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Francis Truesdale, Christopher Sae, Leo Roca, Patrick Williams, Robert Rozenberg | |
| Subs | Georgia | Lewis Driggers (PG), Paul Spurgeon (SF), Harold Sims (PF), Robert Cross (C) Ronald Gale, Myron Foster, Frank Greear, Jeffrey Winstead | |
| 12:37 | Georgia | Harold Sims clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Hoffman - foul #2 on Thomas Hoffman, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ronald Gale (PG) John Yagi | |
| 12:37 | Georgia | Harold Sims misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:37 | Georgia | Harold Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool is called for traveling | 43-41 |
| 12:05 | Georgia | Marc Lane steals the ball from Paul Spurgeon | 43-41 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 11:45 | Georgia | Harold Sims grabs the board | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Marc Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Pool (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Trotter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Ronald Gale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Driggers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Spurgeon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Georgia | Paul Spurgeon hits the finger roll | 43-43 |
| 11:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Cross - foul #2 on Robert Cross, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale (PG) Marc Lane | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Yagi (SG) Ronald Gale | |
| 11:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:41 | Georgia | John Yagi can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Gordon - foul #1 on Kevin Gordon, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leo Roca (SF) Ronald Pool | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 10:41 | Georgia | John Yagi makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:41 | Georgia | John Yagi makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Hoffman | 47-45 |
| 10:02 | Georgia | Harold Sims hits a runner from the left block | 47-47 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale loses the dribble to Harold Sims | 47-47 |
| 09:24 | Georgia | Harold Sims loses the ball out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (PG), Christopher Sae (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Francis Truesdale, Kevin Gordon, Leo Roca, Thomas Hoffman, Raymond Trotter | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ronald Gale (PG), Myron Foster (SF), Frank Greear (PF), Jeffrey Winstead (C) Lewis Driggers, Paul Spurgeon, Harold Sims, Robert Cross | |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Myron Foster - foul #2 on Myron Foster, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale (PG) Marc Lane | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:39 | Georgia | Ronald Pool steals the ball from Frank Greear | 49-47 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Ronald Gale takes the ball from Patrick Williams | 49-47 |
| 08:08 | Georgia | John Yagi is hacked by Patrick Williams - foul #1 on Patrick Williams, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (PG), Kevin Gordon (SG), Leo Roca (SF), Thomas Hoffman (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Francis Truesdale, Christopher Sae, Ronald Pool, Patrick Williams, Robert Rozenberg | |
| Subs | Georgia | Lewis Driggers (PG), Paul Spurgeon (SF), Robert Cross (C) Ronald Gale, Myron Foster, Jeffrey Winstead | |
| 07:56 | Georgia | Lewis Driggers is hacked by Kevin Gordon - foul #2 on Kevin Gordon, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Sae (SG), Robert Rozenberg (C) Kevin Gordon, Raymond Trotter | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 07:49 | Georgia | Paul Spurgeon is denied on a layup by Robert Rozenberg | 49-47 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee | Marc Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Paul Spurgeon is called for the reach on Leo Roca - foul #4 on Paul Spurgeon, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale (PG), Kevin Gordon (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Raymond Trotter (C) Marc Lane, Christopher Sae, Leo Roca, Robert Rozenberg | |
| Subs | Georgia | Myron Foster (PG) John Yagi | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Francis Truesdale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Pool (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Trotter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Myron Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Lewis Driggers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Spurgeon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Frank Greear (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 07:07 | Georgia | Paul Spurgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 07:00 | Georgia | Kevin Gordon picks off the pass by Lewis Driggers | 49-47 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Pool | 51-47 |
| 06:09 | Georgia | Robert Cross hits the finger roll | 51-49 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Francis Truesdale | 53-49 |
| 05:29 | Georgia | Ronald Pool is called for the reach on Frank Greear - foul #3 on Ronald Pool, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (PG), Christopher Sae (SG), Leo Roca (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Francis Truesdale, Kevin Gordon, Ronald Pool, Thomas Hoffman, Raymond Trotter | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ronald Gale (PG), John Yagi (SG), Harold Sims (PF), Jeffrey Winstead (C) Lewis Driggers, Paul Spurgeon, Frank Greear, Robert Cross | |
| 05:17 | Georgia | Ronald Gale loses the dribble to Leo Roca | 53-49 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Marc Lane | 55-49 |
| 04:50 | Georgia | Ronald Gale misses short on a shot from the right side | 55-49 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 55-49 |
| 04:33 | Georgia | Jeffrey Winstead snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 04:12 | Georgia | Harold Sims clanks a turnaround in the lane | 55-49 |
| 04:10 | Georgia | Jeffrey Winstead can't tip it in | 55-49 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Christopher Sae snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams blows the wide open dunk | 55-49 |
| 03:43 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Winstead | 55-49 |
| 03:26 | Georgia | Harold Sims scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Gale | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Marc Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Sae (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leo Roca (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 12 pts. C - Robert Rozenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Ronald Gale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Yagi (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Myron Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Sims (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Winstead (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Marc Lane works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 02:59 | Georgia | Myron Foster gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 02:59 | Georgia | Georgia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale (PG), Kevin Gordon (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Thomas Hoffman (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Marc Lane, Christopher Sae, Leo Roca, Patrick Williams, Robert Rozenberg | |
| Subs | Georgia | Lewis Driggers (SG), Paul Spurgeon (SF), Frank Greear (PF), Robert Cross (C) John Yagi, Myron Foster, Harold Sims, Jeffrey Winstead | |
| 02:42 | Georgia | Ronald Gale buries a floater from the left wing set up by Paul Spurgeon | 55-53 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman clanks a jump hook from the left block | 55-53 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon misses the tip | 55-53 |
| 02:23 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Robert Cross | 55-53 |
| 02:09 | Georgia | Kevin Gordon steps in front of the Robert Cross pass | 55-53 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman hits the finger roll set up by Francis Truesdale | 57-53 |
| 01:25 | Georgia | Ronald Gale misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Pool - foul #4 on Ronald Pool, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Sae (SG), Leo Roca (SF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Kevin Gordon, Ronald Pool, Raymond Trotter | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 01:25 | Georgia | Ronald Gale makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:25 | Georgia | Ronald Gale makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Frank Greear - foul #3 on Frank Greear, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:53 | Georgia | Robert Rozenberg picks off the pass by Paul Spurgeon | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Leo Roca makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Sae | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Georgia | Ronald Gale misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg is hacked by Ronald Gale in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Gale, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (PG), Kevin Gordon (SF) Francis Truesdale, Leo Roca | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Georgia | Paul Spurgeon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Paul Spurgeon, team foul #9 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Myron Foster (SF) Paul Spurgeon | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Marc Lane is hacked by Ronald Gale in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Gale, team foul #10 | 63-55 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Marc Lane misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Marc Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:10 | Georgia | Robert Cross gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:05 | Georgia | Ronald Gale can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 00:04 | Georgia | Ronald Gale gets the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:01 | Georgia | Ronald Gale drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Marc Lane runs out the clock | 63-58 |