| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Garry Shull (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Murray (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Riley Marez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Short (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John McGaughey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Celestin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan inbounds the ball | 28-20 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Robert Short swats the layup by John Holt | 28-20 |
| 19:33 | Georgia | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 28-20 |
| 19:04 | Georgia | Robert Short is hacked by Christopher Williams - foul #1 on Christopher Williams, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| 18:45 | Georgia | Michael Murray is whistled for a carry | 28-20 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Short - foul #2 on Robert Short, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 18:03 | Georgia | Riley Marez scores on a jumper from close range | 30-21 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Riley Marez - foul #2 on Riley Marez, team foul #2 | 30-21 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 17:06 | Georgia | Michael Murray can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-23 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | John Holt can't connect on a shot from the left side | 30-23 |
| 16:36 | Georgia | Robert Short grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 16:20 | Georgia | Garry Shull evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Chan - foul #1 on Kenneth Chan, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Georgia | Eddie Limon (PG), Joseph Nakamura (SF), Stephen Duncan (PF) Michael Smith, Michael Murray, Riley Marez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Michael Osburn (SF), Tom Tanner (PF), Gail Ayers (C) John Holt, Kenneth Chan, John McGaughey, Jeffrey Celestin | |
| 16:20 | Georgia | Garry Shull makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 16:20 | Georgia | Garry Shull makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Timothy Thomas | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Eddie Limon (fresh) SG - Garry Shull (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Nakamura (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Duncan (fresh) C - Robert Short (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Timothy Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Osburn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tom Tanner (fresh) C - Gail Ayers (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Georgia | Joseph Nakamura is fouled on the floor by Timothy Thomas - foul #1 on Timothy Thomas, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Georgia | Matthew Goddard (PG) Garry Shull | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Brock (SF) Christopher Williams | |
| 15:21 | Georgia | Joseph Nakamura is whistled for a carry | 32-26 |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Smith (PG) Matthew Goddard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan (SF), Jeffrey Celestin (C) Charles Brock, Tom Tanner | |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin snags the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | Georgia | Garry Shull (SG), Michael Murray (SF), Riley Marez (C) Eddie Limon, Joseph Nakamura, Robert Short | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), Christopher Williams (SG), John McGaughey (PF) Timothy Thomas, Michael Osburn, Gail Ayers | |
| 14:01 | Georgia | Garry Shull drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Stephen Duncan swats the short shot by John Holt | 34-26 |
| 13:39 | Georgia | Michael Murray grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 13:14 | Georgia | Michael Murray knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | John McGaughey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-26 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Osburn (SF), Gail Ayers (C) Kenneth Chan, Jeffrey Celestin | |
| 12:39 | Georgia | Michael Osburn steals it from Riley Marez | 37-26 |
| 12:23 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Holt | 37-29 |
| 12:05 | Georgia | Michael Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-29 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | John McGaughey grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | John Holt scores on a floater in the lane set up by Michael Osburn and he's hacked by Stephen Duncan - foul #2 on Stephen Duncan, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Georgia | Matthew Goddard (PG), Eddie Limon (SG), Joseph Nakamura (SF), Robert Short (C) Michael Smith, Garry Shull, Stephen Duncan, Riley Marez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan (SF), Jeffrey Celestin (C) Michael Osburn, Gail Ayers | |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | John Holt misses the free throw | 37-31 |
| 11:59 | Georgia | Robert Short gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Matthew Goddard (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Eddie Limon (fresh) SF - Joseph Nakamura (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Murray (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Short (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John McGaughey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Celestin (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Georgia | Matthew Goddard misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-31 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | John McGaughey gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 11:25 | Kentucky | Matthew Goddard takes the ball from Kenneth Chan | 37-31 |
| 11:20 | Georgia | Matthew Goddard lays it up and in | 39-31 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | John McGaughey is alone and drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Chan | 39-33 |
| 10:48 | Georgia | Joseph Nakamura hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 10:47 | Georgia | Joseph Nakamura hits the follow up shot | 41-33 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 10:28 | Georgia | Joseph Nakamura gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 10:11 | Georgia | Matthew Goddard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John McGaughey | 41-33 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | John Holt misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin can't tip it in | 41-33 |
| 09:39 | Georgia | Matthew Goddard grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 09:12 | Georgia | Matthew Goddard hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-33 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | John McGaughey lays it up and in on a great pass from John Holt | 44-35 |
| 08:44 | Georgia | Joseph Nakamura blows the layup | 44-35 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Smith (PG), Garry Shull (SG), Stephen Duncan (SF), Riley Marez (PF) Matthew Goddard, Eddie Limon, Joseph Nakamura, Michael Murray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Michael Osburn (SG), Charles Brock (SF), Tom Tanner (PF), Gail Ayers (C) John Holt, Christopher Williams, Kenneth Chan, John McGaughey, Jeffrey Celestin | |
| 08:14 | Georgia | Garry Shull evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tom Tanner | 44-35 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Riley Marez steals it from Michael Osburn | 44-35 |
| 07:46 | Georgia | Robert Short's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Garry Shull (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Duncan (fresh) PF - Riley Marez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Short (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Timothy Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Osburn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Brock (fresh) PF - Tom Tanner (fresh) C - Gail Ayers (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers grabs the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Charles Brock can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Duncan - foul #3 on Stephen Duncan, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Joseph Nakamura (SF) Robert Short | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan (SF), Jeffrey Celestin (C) Michael Osburn, Tom Tanner | |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Charles Brock makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Charles Brock misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 06:30 | Georgia | Stephen Duncan snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 06:25 | Georgia | Joseph Nakamura misses the easy open layup | 44-36 |
| 06:23 | Georgia | Joseph Nakamura hits the follow up shot | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin clanks a floater from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Michael Smith steps in front of the Timothy Thomas pass | 46-36 |
| 05:47 | Georgia | Michael Smith lays it up and in | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan is hacked by Riley Marez - foul #3 on Riley Marez, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Murray (C) Riley Marez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Williams (PG), Michael Osburn (SG), Tom Tanner (PF) Timothy Thomas, Charles Brock, Gail Ayers | |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-36 |
| 05:21 | Kentucky | Tom Tanner grabs the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 05:06 | Georgia | Michael Murray snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 05:00 | Georgia | Michael Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-36 |
| Subs | Georgia | Matthew Goddard (PG), Eddie Limon (SG), Riley Marez (C) Michael Smith, Garry Shull, Stephen Duncan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), John McGaughey (PF) Michael Osburn, Tom Tanner | |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Chan | 48-38 |
| 04:19 | Georgia | Joseph Nakamura is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Joseph Nakamura, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Eddie Limon picks off the pass by Jeffrey Celestin | 48-38 |
| 03:47 | Georgia | John McGaughey denies the turnaround by Joseph Nakamura | 48-38 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Matthew Goddard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eddie Limon (fresh) SF - Joseph Nakamura (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Riley Marez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John McGaughey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Celestin (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:36 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by John McGaughey | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:11 | Georgia | Riley Marez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-40 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | John McGaughey pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin is fouled on the floor by Michael Murray - foul #1 on Michael Murray, team foul #7 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Smith (PG), Garry Shull (SG), Stephen Duncan (PF), Robert Short (C) Matthew Goddard, Eddie Limon, Joseph Nakamura, Riley Marez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Michael Osburn (SF) John Holt, Kenneth Chan | |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 02:38 | Georgia | Michael Murray is called for 3 seconds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Tanner (PF), Gail Ayers (C) John McGaughey, Jeffrey Celestin | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-42 |
| Subs | Georgia | Joseph Nakamura (SF) Robert Short | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), Kenneth Chan (SF), John McGaughey (PF), Jeffrey Celestin (C) Timothy Thomas, Michael Osburn, Tom Tanner, Gail Ayers | |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by John McGaughey | 48-44 |
| 02:31 | Georgia | Georgia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-44 |
| Subs | Georgia | Riley Marez (PF), Robert Short (C) Joseph Nakamura, Stephen Duncan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:05 | Georgia | Riley Marez is whistled for traveling | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | John McGaughey misses the wide open turnaround from the left block | 48-44 |
| 01:43 | Georgia | Riley Marez gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 01:28 | Georgia | Garry Shull blows the layup over the doubleteam | 48-44 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | John Holt gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-44 |
| 01:08 | Georgia | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 00:47 | Georgia | Michael Murray makes the 3 from the right corner | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan is hacked by Michael Murray - foul #2 on Michael Murray, team foul #8 | 51-44 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Georgia | John Holt is called for the reach on Michael Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Holt, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Georgia | Joseph Nakamura (SF) Robert Short | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:35 | Georgia | John McGaughey is called for the reach on Garry Shull - foul #3 on John McGaughey, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| 00:34 | Georgia | Garry Shull is fouled on the floor by John McGaughey - foul #4 on John McGaughey, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| 00:33 | Georgia | Michael Smith is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Chan - foul #2 on Kenneth Chan, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| 00:33 | Georgia | Michael Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | John McGaughey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin connects on the jumper from the right side set up by John Holt | 51-48 |
| 00:26 | Georgia | Riley Marez is hacked by John Holt in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Holt, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Short (C) Michael Murray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:26 | Georgia | Riley Marez misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | John McGaughey grabs the board | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Michael Smith is called for the reach on John McGaughey - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #9 | 51-48 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | John McGaughey makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | John McGaughey misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:10 | Georgia | Robert Short snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 00:07 | Georgia | John Holt is called for the reach on Robert Short in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Holt, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Murray (SF) Joseph Nakamura | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:07 | Georgia | Robert Short makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:07 | Georgia | Robert Short makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Celestin | 53-49 |