| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Richard Hallberg (fresh) SG - Clarence Rodgers (fresh) SF - Timothy Murray (fresh) PF - Bao Zhao (fresh) C - Marko Zitzloff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kristopher Foster (fresh) SG - Christopher West (fresh) SF - Ray Lemasters (fresh) PF - Alexander Baze (fresh) C - John Handley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | John Handley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Georgia | Christopher West picks off the pass by Timothy Murray | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee | Christopher West lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Georgia | Richard Hallberg is hacked by John Handley - foul #1 on John Handley, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Georgia | Richard Hallberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ray Lemasters | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze clanks a jumper from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Georgia | Timothy Murray banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Hallberg | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Christopher West evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clarence Rodgers - foul #1 on Clarence Rodgers, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper (SF) Ray Lemasters | |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Christopher West misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Christopher West misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Bao Zhao steals it from Stanley Cooper | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis (SG), Alton Zoebisch (SF), Brian Carnes (PF), Michael Peterson (C) Kristopher Foster, Christopher West, Alexander Baze, John Handley | |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis is fouled on the floor by Clarence Rodgers - foul #2 on Clarence Rodgers, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Georgia | Alan Hitch (SG) Clarence Rodgers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Alton Zoebisch is blocked by Marko Zitzloff | 2-2 |
| 16:41 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:22 | Georgia | Bao Zhao is fouled on the floor by Michael Peterson - foul #1 on Michael Peterson, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Mills (SG), Richard Miller (C) Richard Hallberg, Marko Zitzloff | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Lemasters (SF), John Handley (C) Alton Zoebisch, Michael Peterson | |
| 16:08 | Georgia | Richard Miller misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by John Handley - foul #2 on John Handley, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alexander Baze (PF), Michael Peterson (C) Brian Carnes, John Handley | |
| 16:08 | Georgia | Richard Miller misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:08 | Georgia | Richard Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Ray Lemasters banks in the wide open layup | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Alan Hitch (fresh) SG - Robert Mills (fresh) SF - Timothy Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bao Zhao (fresh) C - Richard Miller (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stanley Cooper (fresh) SG - Bobby Curtis (fresh) SF - Ray Lemasters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Baze (fresh) C - Michael Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Georgia | Bao Zhao misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Alexander Baze - foul #1 on Alexander Baze, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Georgia | Richard Hallberg (PG) Timothy Murray | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster (PG) Bobby Curtis | |
| 15:31 | Georgia | Bao Zhao misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 15:31 | Georgia | Bao Zhao makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster is whistled for a carry | 4-4 |
| Subs | Georgia | Scott Owen (PF), Marko Zitzloff (C) Bao Zhao, Richard Miller | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher West (SG) Stanley Cooper | |
| 14:44 | Georgia | Christopher West swats the short shot by Marko Zitzloff | 4-4 |
| 14:43 | Georgia | Robert Mills snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 14:21 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Hallberg | 6-4 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Ray Lemasters scores on a jumper in the paint | 6-6 |
| 13:36 | Georgia | Richard Hallberg clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-6 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee | Michael Peterson snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Kristopher Foster | 6-8 |
| 12:53 | Georgia | Kristopher Foster steps in front of the Marko Zitzloff pass | 6-8 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Ray Lemasters snags the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Mills - foul #1 on Robert Mills, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Georgia | Timothy Murray (SF), Bao Zhao (PF), Richard Miller (C) Robert Mills, Scott Owen, Marko Zitzloff | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis (SG), Stanley Cooper (SF), Brian Carnes (PF), Alton Zoebisch (C) Christopher West, Ray Lemasters, Alexander Baze, Michael Peterson | |
| 12:28 | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:01 | Georgia | Bao Zhao can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Alton Zoebisch - foul #1 on Alton Zoebisch, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Casteel (SF) Kristopher Foster | |
| 12:01 | Georgia | Bao Zhao misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:01 | Georgia | Bao Zhao makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee | Alton Zoebisch misses the lay-in | 7-10 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | Alton Zoebisch grabs the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Richard Hallberg (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alan Hitch (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bao Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Miller (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stanley Cooper (fresh) SG - Bobby Curtis (fresh) SF - William Casteel (fresh) PF - Brian Carnes (fresh) C - Alton Zoebisch (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Brian Carnes misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 7-10 |
| 11:27 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Richard Miller | 7-10 |
| 11:01 | Georgia | Richard Miller comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alton Zoebisch - foul #2 on Alton Zoebisch, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alexander Baze (PF) Alton Zoebisch | |
| 11:01 | Georgia | Richard Miller makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 11:01 | Georgia | Richard Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | Richard Hallberg is called for the reach on William Casteel - foul #1 on Richard Hallberg, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Mills (SG), Marko Zitzloff (C) Alan Hitch, Richard Miller | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 9-10 |
| 10:21 | Georgia | Timothy Murray grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 09:59 | Georgia | Timothy Murray comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by William Casteel - foul #1 on William Casteel, team foul #7 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster (PG), Christopher West (SG), Ray Lemasters (SF) Stanley Cooper, Bobby Curtis, William Casteel | |
| 09:59 | Georgia | Timothy Murray makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 09:59 | Georgia | Timothy Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze is whistled for traveling | 11-10 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Peterson (C) Alexander Baze | |
| 09:05 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Kristopher Foster - foul #1 on Kristopher Foster, team foul #8 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alexander Baze (PF) Brian Carnes | |
| 09:05 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 09:05 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Christopher West works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 08:55 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 08:32 | Georgia | Timothy Murray's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Peterson | 12-10 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kristopher Foster | 12-10 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Christopher West hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 08:17 | Georgia | Robert Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 07:55 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff connects on the shot from the right block | 14-10 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Christopher West evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | Ray Lemasters snags the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Christopher West scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kristopher Foster | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Richard Hallberg (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Robert Mills (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Timothy Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bao Zhao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marko Zitzloff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kristopher Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ray Lemasters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alexander Baze (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Peterson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Georgia | Timothy Murray lays it in | 16-13 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Mills - foul #2 on Robert Mills, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Georgia | Alan Hitch (SG), Scott Owen (PF), Richard Miller (C) Robert Mills, Bao Zhao, Marko Zitzloff | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis (SG), Stanley Cooper (SF), Brian Carnes (C) Christopher West, Ray Lemasters, Michael Peterson | |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 06:40 | Georgia | Richard Miller snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 06:26 | Georgia | Timothy Murray can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 06:24 | Georgia | Richard Miller tips it back up and in | 18-14 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-14 |
| 06:06 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Scott Owen | 18-14 |
| 05:50 | Georgia | The jumper by Richard Hallberg is denied by Brian Carnes | 18-14 |
| 05:49 | Georgia | Timothy Murray hits the follow up shot | 20-14 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Richard Miller - foul #1 on Richard Miller, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Casteel (SF), Michael Peterson (C) Kristopher Foster, Alexander Baze | |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 04:58 | Georgia | Scott Owen misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Casteel - foul #2 on William Casteel, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Georgia | Bao Zhao (SF) Timothy Murray | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Lemasters (SF) William Casteel | |
| 04:58 | Georgia | Scott Owen misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 04:58 | Georgia | Scott Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Ray Lemasters's floater is knocked away by Richard Miller | 21-16 |
| 04:38 | Georgia | Scott Owen grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 04:15 | Georgia | Scott Owen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Hallberg | 23-16 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper drills a shot from close range and he's hacked by Richard Miller - foul #2 on Richard Miller, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers (SG), Robert Mills (SF), Marko Zitzloff (C) Richard Hallberg, Scott Owen, Richard Miller | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher West (SG), Alton Zoebisch (SF), John Handley (C) Bobby Curtis, Ray Lemasters, Michael Peterson | |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 03:41 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Alan Hitch | 25-19 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Bao Zhao picks off the pass by Christopher West out of a doubleteam | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Alan Hitch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Mills (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bao Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Marko Zitzloff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stanley Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher West (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alton Zoebisch (fresh) PF - Brian Carnes (fairly fresh) C - John Handley (fresh) | |
| 03:00 | Georgia | Alan Hitch misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-19 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | Clarence Rodgers steps in front of the Alton Zoebisch pass | 25-19 |
| 02:16 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Brian Carnes - foul #1 on Brian Carnes, team foul #10 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Georgia | Timothy Murray (SF), Scott Owen (PF) Robert Mills, Bao Zhao | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster (PG), Bobby Curtis (SG), Ray Lemasters (SF), Alexander Baze (PF) Stanley Cooper, Christopher West, Alton Zoebisch, Brian Carnes | |
| 02:16 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 02:16 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Scott Owen - foul #1 on Scott Owen, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 01:36 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff buries a floater from close range | 28-21 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Ray Lemasters | 28-23 |
| 01:05 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 28-23 |
| 01:03 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff tips it in | 30-23 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 00:37 | Georgia | Timothy Murray knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Alan Hitch and the foul's on Ray Lemasters - foul #1 on Ray Lemasters, team foul #11 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Georgia | Richard Hallberg (PG), Bao Zhao (PF), Richard Miller (C) Alan Hitch, Scott Owen, Marko Zitzloff | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher West (SG), Alton Zoebisch (C) Bobby Curtis, John Handley | |
| 00:37 | Georgia | Timothy Murray makes the free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-27 |
| 00:02 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers's floater is tipped away by Alton Zoebisch | 33-27 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze gets the rebound | 33-27 |