| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Johnny Scull (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Markel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Levingston (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Liberty (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fresh) SG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | John Garrison inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Georgia | Luke Markel's layup is rejected by Larry McClanahan | 22-30 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Luke Markel steals it from Daniel Franklin | 22-30 |
| 19:16 | Georgia | Johnny Scull lays it up and in on a nice dish by Luke Markel | 24-30 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Luke Markel - foul #2 on Luke Markel, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:37 | Georgia | Luke Markel connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Scull | 27-32 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Sullivan | 27-35 |
| 18:07 | Georgia | John Garrison misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-35 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor snags the offensive board | 27-35 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-35 |
| 17:22 | Georgia | The rebound goes to John Garrison | 27-35 |
| 17:05 | Georgia | Luke Markel buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Garrison | 30-35 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | John Garrison is called for the reach on Roy Severino - foul #1 on John Garrison, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Brett Ezell (PG), Terry Wrobel (SG), Archie Patchett (SF), Leon Jenkins (PF), Leo Edwards (C) Johnny Scull, Luke Markel, John Garrison, George Levingston, Jason Liberty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (PG), Ernesto Torres (SF), Shing Hong (PF), Gregory Sais (C) Roy Severino, Alan Taylor, Paul Sullivan, Larry McClanahan | |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Daniel Franklin is denied by Leo Edwards | 30-35 |
| 16:32 | Georgia | Brett Ezell gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:08 | Georgia | Leon Jenkins comes up short on the floater near the basket | 30-35 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong's layup is rejected by Leon Jenkins | 30-35 |
| 15:46 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Terry Wrobel | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Brett Ezell (fresh) SG - Terry Wrobel (fresh) SF - Archie Patchett (fresh) PF - Leon Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leo Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Franklin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernesto Torres (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shing Hong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Sais (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Georgia | John Moore is called for the reach on Leo Edwards - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Luke Markel (PG), George Levingston (PF) Brett Ezell, Leo Edwards | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan (PF) Daniel Franklin | |
| 15:10 | Georgia | Leon Jenkins misses long on a jumper from close range | 30-35 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Archie Patchett steals the ball from Gregory Sais | 30-35 |
| 14:55 | Georgia | Archie Patchett dunks the ball | 32-35 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Luke Markel steps in front of the Shing Hong pass | 32-35 |
| 14:18 | Georgia | Leon Jenkins is whistled for traveling | 32-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Johnny Scull (PG), John Garrison (SF), Jason Liberty (C) Terry Wrobel, Archie Patchett, Leon Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (PG), Alan Taylor (SF), Larry McClanahan (C) Shing Hong, Ernesto Torres, Gregory Sais | |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Roy Severino | 32-37 |
| 13:48 | Georgia | Johnny Scull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (SG) John Moore | |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Franklin | 32-39 |
| 12:58 | Georgia | John Garrison misses the floater in the lane | 32-39 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Franklin | 32-39 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor blows the layup | 32-39 |
| 12:41 | Georgia | Jason Liberty grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 12:24 | Georgia | Luke Markel is hacked by Daniel Franklin - foul #3 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Georgia | Brett Ezell (PG), Terry Wrobel (SG), Archie Patchett (SF), Leon Jenkins (PF) Johnny Scull, Luke Markel, John Garrison, George Levingston | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shing Hong (PF) Paul Sullivan | |
| 12:12 | Georgia | Archie Patchett drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 11:34 | Georgia | Leon Jenkins snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Brett Ezell (fresh) SG - Terry Wrobel (fresh) SF - Archie Patchett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leon Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Liberty (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Franklin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alan Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shing Hong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry McClanahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Georgia | Jason Liberty scores on a floater from the right side set up by Brett Ezell | 36-39 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan misses the turnaround in the lane | 36-39 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong snags the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan grabs the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | 3 seconds is called on Shing Hong | 36-39 |
| Subs | Georgia | Johnny Scull (PG), Luke Markel (SG), John Garrison (SF), George Levingston (PF), Leo Edwards (C) Brett Ezell, Terry Wrobel, Archie Patchett, Leon Jenkins, Jason Liberty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (PG), Ernesto Torres (SF), Paul Sullivan (PF), Gregory Sais (C) Roy Severino, Daniel Franklin, Alan Taylor, Larry McClanahan | |
| 10:08 | Georgia | George Levingston is hacked by Paul Sullivan - foul #2 on Paul Sullivan, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| 09:57 | Georgia | Shing Hong is called for the reach on Luke Markel - foul #2 on Shing Hong, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| 09:33 | Georgia | Luke Markel can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-39 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ernesto Torres | 36-42 |
| 09:00 | Georgia | George Levingston drills a jump hook from the baseline | 38-42 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | John Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Georgia | Leon Jenkins (C) Leo Edwards | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (PG) Shing Hong | |
| 08:24 | Georgia | Luke Markel makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by George Levingston | 41-42 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | John Moore blows the layup | 41-42 |
| 08:11 | Georgia | The rebound goes to George Levingston | 41-42 |
| 07:48 | Georgia | John Garrison misses the shot from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 07:46 | Georgia | Johnny Scull can't tip it in | 41-42 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Sais | 41-45 |
| 07:21 | Georgia | Luke Markel misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Sullivan - foul #3 on Paul Sullivan, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Georgia | Terry Wrobel (SG), Archie Patchett (SF), Jason Liberty (C) Johnny Scull, John Garrison, Leon Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (SG), Alan Taylor (SF), Larry McClanahan (C) John Moore, Ernesto Torres, Gregory Sais | |
| 07:21 | Georgia | Luke Markel misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:21 | Georgia | Luke Markel makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Luke Markel (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Wrobel (fresh) SF - Archie Patchett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Levingston (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Liberty (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Terry Wrobel - foul #1 on Terry Wrobel, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Georgia | Brett Ezell (PG) Luke Markel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shing Hong (PG) Roy Severino | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:59 | Georgia | George Levingston drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Wrobel | 44-46 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan buries a fadeaway near the basket | 44-48 |
| 06:22 | Georgia | Terry Wrobel drills a turnaround from the left block set up by George Levingston | 46-48 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Brett Ezell - foul #1 on Brett Ezell, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Georgia | Luke Markel (PG), Leon Jenkins (PF) Brett Ezell, George Levingston | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (PG) Paul Sullivan | |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:41 | Georgia | Archie Patchett hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Liberty | 48-50 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin loses the ball out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Georgia | Johnny Scull (PG), John Garrison (SF) Terry Wrobel, Archie Patchett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (PF), Gregory Sais (C) Shing Hong, Larry McClanahan | |
| 05:02 | Georgia | Luke Markel knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-50 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino can't tip it in | 51-50 |
| 04:42 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Jason Liberty | 51-50 |
| 04:36 | Georgia | Jason Liberty is hacked by Roy Severino - foul #3 on Roy Severino, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Georgia | George Levingston (PF) Leon Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan (PF) Alan Taylor | |
| 04:22 | Georgia | Luke Markel misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-50 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | John Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 03:48 | Georgia | Luke Markel misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Jason Liberty is called for the reach on Gregory Sais - foul #2 on Jason Liberty, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Georgia | Brett Ezell (PG), Terry Wrobel (SG), Archie Patchett (SF), Leo Edwards (C) Johnny Scull, Luke Markel, John Garrison, Jason Liberty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shing Hong (SG), Ernesto Torres (SF), Larry McClanahan (C) Roy Severino, Daniel Franklin, Gregory Sais | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 03:16 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Leo Edwards | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Brett Ezell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Wrobel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Patchett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Levingston (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Leo Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SG - Shing Hong (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ernesto Torres (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Georgia | Archie Patchett misses the turnaround from the left block | 51-52 |
| 03:00 | Georgia | George Levingston tips it back up and in | 53-52 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Georgia | Johnny Scull (PG), Luke Markel (SG), John Garrison (SF), Jason Liberty (C) Brett Ezell, Terry Wrobel, Archie Patchett, Leo Edwards | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (PG), Daniel Franklin (SG), Alan Taylor (SF) John Moore, Shing Hong, Ernesto Torres | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino is hacked by Johnny Scull - foul #2 on Johnny Scull, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan misses the jumper in the paint | 53-52 |
| 02:18 | Georgia | John Garrison snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 01:58 | Georgia | John Garrison connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Johnny Scull and he's hacked by Larry McClanahan - foul #3 on Larry McClanahan, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| 01:58 | Georgia | John Garrison makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan lays it in on a great pass from Roy Severino and he's hacked by Jason Liberty - foul #3 on Jason Liberty, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:26 | Georgia | George Levingston hits a jump hook from close range | 58-55 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan connects on the jump hook from the left block | 58-57 |
| 00:49 | Georgia | Jason Liberty clanks a jumper from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 00:30 | Georgia | Luke Markel pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Georgia | Luke Markel is hacked by Daniel Franklin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 00:28 | Georgia | Luke Markel makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:28 | Georgia | Luke Markel makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Luke Markel is called for the reach on Daniel Franklin - foul #3 on Luke Markel, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:10 | Georgia | George Levingston is hacked by Roy Severino in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roy Severino, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| 00:10 | Georgia | George Levingston makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:10 | Georgia | George Levingston misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 00:05 | Georgia | Jason Liberty gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:02 | Georgia | Roy Severino is called for the reach on Jason Liberty in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roy Severino, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (PG) Roy Severino | |
| 00:02 | Georgia | Jason Liberty makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:02 | Georgia | Jason Liberty makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 63-59 |