| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roy Haven (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leroy Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erik Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Richard Hallberg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Murray (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bao Zhao (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Marko Zitzloff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Leroy Whitley inbounds the ball | 25-20 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Leroy Whitley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-20 |
| 19:27 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers misses the 3 from straight away | 25-20 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Roy Haven grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hill | 27-20 |
| 18:43 | Georgia | Richard Hallberg hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Rodgers | 27-22 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | The jumper by Roy Haven is denied by Bao Zhao | 27-22 |
| 18:25 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Marko Zitzloff | 27-22 |
| 18:01 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clarence Rodgers and the foul's on Jesse Lane - foul #3 on Jesse Lane, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Adams (C) Jesse Lane | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 18:01 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Michael Adams clanks a floater from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Michael Adams tips it home | 29-25 |
| 17:24 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Adams | 29-25 |
| 17:22 | Georgia | Bao Zhao grabs the offensive board | 29-25 |
| 17:01 | Georgia | Bao Zhao misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Michael Adams gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 16:44 | Georgia | Richard Hallberg pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 16:24 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Michael Hill - foul #1 on Michael Hill, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger (SG), Jimmie Ammon (SF), Leslie Pritts (PF) Michael Hill, Leroy Whitley, Erik Garrett | |
| Subs | Georgia | Alan Hitch (PG), Robert Mills (SG), Scott Owen (PF), Richard Miller (C) Richard Hallberg, Clarence Rodgers, Bao Zhao, Marko Zitzloff | |
| 16:06 | Georgia | Robert Mills misses the shot from the left side | 29-25 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Jimmie Ammon grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Michael Adams loses the dribble to Timothy Murray | 29-25 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roy Haven (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Ammon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Leslie Pritts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Alan Hitch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Mills (fresh) SF - Timothy Murray (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Owen (fresh) C - Richard Miller (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Georgia | Richard Miller misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-25 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-25 |
| 15:09 | Georgia | Scott Owen snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 14:50 | Georgia | Leslie Pritts steps in front of the Scott Owen pass | 29-25 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Roy Haven is fouled on the floor by Alan Hitch - foul #1 on Alan Hitch, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG), Michael Hill (SG), Leroy Whitley (SF), Erik Garrett (PF), Jesse Lane (C) Roy Haven, Kenneth Messenger, Jimmie Ammon, Leslie Pritts, Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Georgia | Richard Hallberg (PG), Clarence Rodgers (SG), Bao Zhao (PF), Marko Zitzloff (C) Alan Hitch, Timothy Murray, Scott Owen, Richard Miller | |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Bao Zhao is called for the reach on Erik Garrett - foul #1 on Bao Zhao, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Clarence Rodgers steps in front of the Jesse Lane pass | 29-25 |
| 13:41 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers's pass is intercepted by Leroy Whitley | 29-25 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 29-25 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane snags the offensive board | 29-25 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Samuel Hans | 31-25 |
| 12:49 | Georgia | Jesse Lane takes the ball from Bao Zhao | 31-25 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett slams it home | 33-25 |
| 12:10 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff lays it up and in on a great pass from Clarence Rodgers | 33-27 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Michael Hill drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Hans | 35-27 |
| 11:33 | Georgia | Bao Zhao misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Erik Garrett - foul #1 on Erik Garrett, team foul #3 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roy Haven (PG), Kenneth Messenger (SG) Samuel Hans, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Georgia | Alan Hitch (PG), Timothy Murray (SF), Richard Miller (C) Richard Hallberg, Robert Mills, Marko Zitzloff | |
| 11:33 | Georgia | Bao Zhao misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 11:33 | Georgia | Bao Zhao makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roy Haven (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Erik Garrett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Alan Hitch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clarence Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Murray (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bao Zhao (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Miller (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Richard Miller blocks the short jumper by Erik Garrett | 35-28 |
| 11:14 | Georgia | Bao Zhao grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 10:52 | Georgia | Bao Zhao is denied on a layup by Jesse Lane | 35-28 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Roy Haven snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Roy Haven comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 10:44 | Georgia | Bao Zhao pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 10:38 | Georgia | A charge is called on Richard Miller - foul #2 on Richard Miller, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmie Ammon (SF), Leslie Pritts (PF), Michael Adams (C) Leroy Whitley, Erik Garrett, Jesse Lane | |
| Subs | Georgia | Scott Owen (PF) Bao Zhao | |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Jimmie Ammon misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger misses the tip | 35-28 |
| 10:21 | Georgia | Timothy Murray gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 09:59 | Georgia | Alan Hitch clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Timothy Murray steals the ball from Michael Adams | 35-28 |
| 09:48 | Georgia | Alan Hitch hits the finger roll set up by Timothy Murray | 35-30 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Scott Owen - foul #1 on Scott Owen, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hill (SG), Leroy Whitley (SF), Jesse Lane (C) Kenneth Messenger, Jimmie Ammon, Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Georgia | Richard Hallberg (PG), Bao Zhao (PF), Marko Zitzloff (C) Clarence Rodgers, Scott Owen, Richard Miller | |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 09:06 | Georgia | Timothy Murray throws it down set up by Bao Zhao and he's fouled by Michael Hill - foul #2 on Michael Hill, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Erik Garrett (PF) Leslie Pritts | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 09:06 | Georgia | Timothy Murray makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Roy Haven is hacked by Timothy Murray - foul #2 on Timothy Murray, team foul #5 | 37-33 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Jesse Lane, team foul #5 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Adams (C) Jesse Lane | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 08:13 | Georgia | Timothy Murray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Mills (SG) Alan Hitch | |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Hill | 39-33 |
| 07:35 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Lane (C) Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers (SG) Timothy Murray | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roy Haven (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Erik Garrett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Richard Hallberg (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Mills (fresh) PF - Bao Zhao (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Marko Zitzloff (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett can't connect on a floater in the lane | 39-33 |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett hits the follow up shot | 41-33 |
| 06:56 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Leroy Whitley gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | Roy Haven is fouled on the floor by Robert Mills - foul #1 on Robert Mills, team foul #6 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG), Jimmie Ammon (SF) Roy Haven, Leroy Whitley | |
| Subs | Georgia | Alan Hitch (PG), Scott Owen (PF), Richard Miller (C) Richard Hallberg, Bao Zhao, Marko Zitzloff | |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett dunks the ball | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:19 | Georgia | The pull-up jumper by Alan Hitch is blocked by Erik Garrett | 43-33 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Michael Hill pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Jimmie Ammon loses the dribble to Alan Hitch | 43-33 |
| 05:48 | Georgia | Scott Owen makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Clarence Rodgers | 43-35 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane can't tip it in | 43-35 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett can't tip it in | 43-35 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | Jimmie Ammon drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Hill | 45-35 |
| 04:47 | Georgia | Richard Miller misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Jesse Lane - foul #5 on Jesse Lane, team foul #6 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roy Haven (PG), Kenneth Messenger (SG), Leroy Whitley (SF), Leslie Pritts (PF), Michael Adams (C) Samuel Hans, Michael Hill, Jimmie Ammon, Erik Garrett, Jesse Lane | |
| Subs | Georgia | Richard Hallberg (PG), Timothy Murray (SF), Bao Zhao (PF) Clarence Rodgers, Robert Mills, Scott Owen | |
| 04:47 | Georgia | Richard Miller misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 04:47 | Georgia | Richard Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Miller | 45-36 |
| 04:29 | Georgia | Richard Miller grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 04:06 | Georgia | Leroy Whitley is called for the reach on Bao Zhao - foul #2 on Leroy Whitley, team foul #7 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers (SG), Marko Zitzloff (C) Alan Hitch, Richard Miller | |
| 04:06 | Georgia | Bao Zhao makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 04:06 | Georgia | Bao Zhao makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Michael Adams misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 03:46 | Kentucky | Michael Adams tips it home | 47-38 |
| 03:23 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Bao Zhao | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roy Haven (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leslie Pritts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Richard Hallberg (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Rodgers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bao Zhao (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Marko Zitzloff (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 47-41 |
| 03:06 | Georgia | Timothy Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:48 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Messenger | 47-41 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hill (SG), Erik Garrett (PF) Kenneth Messenger, Leslie Pritts | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Roy Haven buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Michael Hill | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:10 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Michael Hill - foul #3 on Michael Hill, team foul #8 | 49-41 |
| 02:10 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 02:10 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Michael Adams grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Michael Hill is whistled for traveling | 49-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:19 | Georgia | Bao Zhao is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-42 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Roy Haven snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Roy Haven and the foul's on Bao Zhao - foul #2 on Bao Zhao, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:42 | Georgia | Bao Zhao connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky 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 intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Roy Haven is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Hallberg - foul #2 on Richard Hallberg, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger (SG), Leslie Pritts (PF) Michael Hill, Erik Garrett | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Roy Haven makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Roy Haven makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:33 | Georgia | Clarence Rodgers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 54-44 |
| 00:31 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 00:29 | Georgia | Timothy Murray makes the jumper from the baseline | 54-46 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Hallberg - foul #3 on Richard Hallberg, team foul #9 | 54-46 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:26 | Georgia | Timothy Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 00:19 | Georgia | Richard Hallberg works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Michael Adams grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Roy Haven is hacked by Richard Hallberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Hallberg, team foul #10 | 55-46 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Roy Haven makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Roy Haven misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:16 | Georgia | Bao Zhao grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 00:12 | Georgia | Marko Zitzloff blows the layup | 56-46 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky 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 man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Roy Haven runs out the clock | 56-46 |