| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Richard Hallberg (fresh) SG - Clarence Rodgers (fresh) SF - Timothy Murray (fresh) PF - Bao Zhao (fresh) C - Marko Zitzloff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) SG - Kenneth Malone (fresh) SF - Norman Wimberly (fresh) PF - Robert Baker (fresh) C - Mark McDonald (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Timothy Murray | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | Norman Wimberly connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Georgia | Mark McDonald denies the turnaround by Marko Zitzloff | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | John Breese pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:33 | Georgia | Richard Hallberg misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:31 | Georgia | Timothy Murray gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Georgia | Timothy Murray is whistled for a carry | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Mercer | Mark McDonald misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | Georgia | Timothy Murray snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:27 | Georgia | Richard Hallberg connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Clarence Rodgers | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Mercer | Robert Baker comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Bao Zhao - foul #1 on Bao Zhao, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Mercer | Robert Baker misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Mercer | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:43 | Georgia | Timothy Murray is fouled on the floor by Norman Wimberly - foul #1 on Norman Wimberly, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Georgia | Alan Hitch (PG), Richard Miller (C) Richard Hallberg, Marko Zitzloff | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:20 | Georgia | Alan Hitch drills a 3 from straight away | 7-6 |
| 16:12 | Mercer | Mark McDonald is called for traveling | 7-6 |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Mills (SF), Scott Owen (PF) Timothy Murray, Bao Zhao | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roger Landgraf (SF), Harvey Bye (C) Norman Wimberly, Mark McDonald | |
| 15:50 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers can't throw it down | 7-6 |
| 15:49 | Georgia | Robert Mills grabs the offensive board | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Alan Hitch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clarence Rodgers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mills (fresh) PF - Scott Owen (fresh) C - Richard Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) SG - Kenneth Malone (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Landgraf (fresh) PF - Robert Baker (fresh) 1 pts. C - Harvey Bye (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Georgia | Robert Mills misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 7-6 |
| 15:25 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Harvey Bye | 7-6 |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf misses long on a jumper from the right side | 7-6 |
| 15:20 | Mercer | Harvey Bye hits the follow up shot | 7-8 |
| 15:00 | Georgia | Scott Owen clanks a shot from the left block | 7-8 |
| 14:59 | Georgia | Scott Owen can't tip it in | 7-8 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Harvey Bye grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:52 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 7-8 |
| 14:51 | Georgia | Richard Miller snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:29 | Georgia | Richard Miller buries a driving attempt from the right block | 9-8 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 9-8 |
| 14:15 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:55 | Georgia | Alan Hitch hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Harvey Bye - foul #1 on Harvey Bye, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Georgia | Richard Hallberg (PG), Timothy Murray (SF), Bao Zhao (PF), Marko Zitzloff (C) Clarence Rodgers, Robert Mills, Scott Owen, Richard Miller | |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (PG), Norman Wimberly (SF), Mark McDonald (C) John Breese, Kenneth Malone, Robert Baker | |
| 13:55 | Georgia | Alan Hitch misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:55 | Georgia | Alan Hitch makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:40 | Mercer | Alan Hitch is called for the reach on Roger Landgraf - foul #1 on Alan Hitch, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | Alan Hitch steals it from Miro Kolkowski | 10-8 |
| 13:19 | Georgia | Timothy Murray is whistled for a carry | 10-8 |
| Subs | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers (SG) Alan Hitch | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:59 | Mercer | Harvey Bye connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 12:37 | Georgia | Bao Zhao connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Hallberg and the foul's on Harvey Bye - foul #2 on Harvey Bye, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Mills (SG) Clarence Rodgers | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Malone (SG), Hamidi Aho (PF) Roger Landgraf, Harvey Bye | |
| 12:37 | Georgia | Bao Zhao misses the free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:37 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff gets the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:17 | Georgia | Bao Zhao buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Timothy Murray and he's fouled by Hamidi Aho - foul #1 on Hamidi Aho, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| 12:17 | Georgia | Bao Zhao misses the free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:17 | Mercer | Hamidi Aho snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski clanks a shot from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 11:55 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 11:33 | Georgia | Richard Hallberg is fouled on the floor by Norman Wimberly - foul #2 on Norman Wimberly, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Georgia | Alan Hitch (SG) Robert Mills | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Joseph Pate (SF), Robert Baker (PF) Miro Kolkowski, Norman Wimberly, Hamidi Aho | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Richard Hallberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Hitch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Murray (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bao Zhao (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marko Zitzloff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) SG - Kenneth Malone (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Pate (fresh) PF - Robert Baker (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark McDonald (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Georgia | Alan Hitch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-11 |
| 11:13 | Georgia | Bao Zhao tips it but misses | 14-11 |
| 11:11 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:50 | Mercer | Joseph Pate buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Breese | 14-13 |
| 10:30 | Georgia | Alan Hitch misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 10:29 | Mercer | Joseph Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:07 | Mercer | Robert Baker throws it down | 14-15 |
| 09:40 | Georgia | Richard Hallberg drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-15 |
| 09:34 | Mercer | John Breese is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Breese, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers (SG), Robert Mills (SF), Scott Owen (PF), Richard Miller (C) Richard Hallberg, Timothy Murray, Bao Zhao, Marko Zitzloff | |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (SG), Roger Landgraf (SF), Hamidi Aho (C) Kenneth Malone, Joseph Pate, Mark McDonald | |
| 09:16 | Georgia | Scott Owen buries a shot from the right block set up by Robert Mills | 19-15 |
| 08:54 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski is fouled on the floor by Alan Hitch - foul #2 on Alan Hitch, team foul #3 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Georgia | Richard Hallberg (PG) Alan Hitch | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kang Wang (C) Robert Baker | |
| 08:42 | Mercer | Hamidi Aho knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Breese | 19-17 |
| 08:13 | Georgia | Richard Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Georgia | Timothy Murray (SF) Robert Mills | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Malone (SG) John Breese | |
| 07:59 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 07:58 | Mercer | Hamidi Aho gets the offensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Clarence Rodgers picks off the pass by Kenneth Malone | 19-17 |
| 07:11 | Georgia | Richard Hallberg is whistled for a carry | 19-17 |
| Subs | Georgia | Bao Zhao (PF), Marko Zitzloff (C) Scott Owen, Richard Miller | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Baker (PF) Kang Wang | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Richard Hallberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Murray (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bao Zhao (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marko Zitzloff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Miro Kolkowski (fresh) SG - Kenneth Malone (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Landgraf (fresh) PF - Robert Baker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Hamidi Aho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Miro Kolkowski | 19-20 |
| 06:27 | Georgia | Timothy Murray knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Bao Zhao | 21-20 |
| 06:08 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 06:07 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 05:41 | Georgia | Bao Zhao buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Hallberg and he's hacked by Roger Landgraf - foul #1 on Roger Landgraf, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Mills (SF), Richard Miller (C) Timothy Murray, Marko Zitzloff | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Joseph Pate (SF), Mark McDonald (C) Miro Kolkowski, Roger Landgraf, Hamidi Aho | |
| 05:41 | Georgia | Bao Zhao misses the free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:41 | Georgia | Bao Zhao grabs the offensive board | 23-20 |
| 05:28 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Mills | 25-20 |
| 05:08 | Mercer | Robert Baker's floater is tipped away by Bao Zhao | 25-20 |
| 05:07 | Georgia | Richard Miller grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 04:41 | Georgia | Richard Hallberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-20 |
| 04:40 | Mercer | Joseph Pate grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 04:24 | Mercer | John Breese connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Malone | 25-22 |
| 03:57 | Georgia | Robert Mills misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 03:55 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Bao Zhao | 25-22 |
| 03:46 | Georgia | Richard Hallberg misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 03:44 | Mercer | Robert Baker pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 03:23 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-22 |
| 03:21 | Mercer | John Breese tips it home | 25-24 |
| 02:56 | Georgia | Robert Baker is called for the reach on Bao Zhao - foul #1 on Robert Baker, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Georgia | Alan Hitch (PG), Timothy Murray (SF), Marko Zitzloff (C) Richard Hallberg, Robert Mills, Richard Miller | |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (SG), Norman Wimberly (SF), Harvey Bye (PF), Hamidi Aho (C) Kenneth Malone, Joseph Pate, Robert Baker, Mark McDonald | |
| 02:56 | Georgia | Bao Zhao misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:56 | Mercer | Harvey Bye pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Alan Hitch (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clarence Rodgers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bao Zhao (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Marko Zitzloff (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miro Kolkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Wimberly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harvey Bye (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Hamidi Aho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:40 | Mercer | John Breese hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-27 |
| 02:21 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Hamidi Aho - foul #2 on Hamidi Aho, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Georgia | Scott Owen (PF) Bao Zhao | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roger Landgraf (SG) John Breese | |
| 02:21 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:21 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Norman Wimberly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| 01:47 | Georgia | Timothy Murray misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 01:46 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff hits the follow up shot | 29-27 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | Harvey Bye clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Hamidi Aho misses the tip | 29-27 |
| 01:25 | Georgia | Timothy Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 01:08 | Georgia | Scott Owen clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Harvey Bye connects on the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Scott Owen - foul #1 on Scott Owen, team foul #4 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Mills (SG) Clarence Rodgers | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Mark McDonald (C) Roger Landgraf, Hamidi Aho | |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Harvey Bye makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:28 | Georgia | Alan Hitch is fouled on the floor by John Breese - foul #2 on John Breese, team foul #10 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Georgia | Bao Zhao (PF) Scott Owen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Baker (PF) Harvey Bye | |
| 00:28 | Georgia | Alan Hitch makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:28 | Georgia | Alan Hitch misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Mark McDonald grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |