| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) SF - Mark League (fresh) PF - Charles Lewis (fresh) C - David Cahill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Mickey Raine (fresh) SG - James Saldana (fresh) SF - Michael Murrill (fresh) PF - Don Brooking (fresh) C - William Starcher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | David Cahill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 19:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham is fouled in the backcourt by Mickey Raine - foul #1 on Mickey Raine, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Georgia | Don Brooking grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Georgia | Mickey Raine knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Starcher | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Douglas Welch, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Georgia | Mickey Raine's pass is intercepted by Charles Lewis | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Graham | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Georgia | Douglas Welch steps in front of the Mickey Raine pass in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | Georgia | William Starcher misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on David Cahill - foul #1 on David Cahill, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | Georgia | William Starcher makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | Georgia | William Starcher makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:31 | Georgia | William Starcher snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:16 | Georgia | William Starcher hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Don Brooking | 4-7 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham is fouled on the floor by Mickey Raine - foul #2 on Mickey Raine, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Robert Ferrill (SF), Kenneth Jackson (PF), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Robert Graham, Mark League, Charles Lewis, David Cahill | |
| Subs | Georgia | Stephen Duncan (SG), Jason Witten (PF), Robert Short (C) Mickey Raine, Don Brooking, William Starcher | |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky comes up short on the floater from the right side | 4-7 |
| 16:43 | Georgia | Jason Witten pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:25 | Georgia | A charge is called on Stephen Duncan - foul #1 on Stephen Duncan, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 16:02 | Georgia | Michael Murrill gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) C - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Stephen Duncan (fresh) SG - James Saldana (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Murrill (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Witten (fresh) C - Robert Short (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Georgia | Stephen Duncan buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Murrill | 4-9 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee is hacked by James Saldana - foul #1 on James Saldana, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Mark League (SF), Charles Lewis (PF) Douglas Welch, Robert Ferrill, Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | Georgia | Don Brooking (SF), William Starcher (C) Michael Murrill, Robert Short | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 4-9 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Burpee | 4-9 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Mark League grabs the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky misses short on a shot from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 14:52 | Georgia | Stephen Duncan gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:29 | Georgia | Stephen Duncan buries a runner from the left block set up by James Saldana and he's fouled by Robert Graham - foul #1 on Robert Graham, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Cahill (C) Jeffrey Burpee | |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Murrill (SF) Jason Witten | |
| 14:29 | Georgia | Stephen Duncan makes the free throw | 4-12 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Don Brooking - foul #1 on Don Brooking, team foul #5 | 4-12 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 13:52 | Georgia | William Starcher misses the driving attempt in the lane | 5-12 |
| 13:50 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to James Saldana | 5-12 |
| 13:24 | Georgia | Michael Murrill's floater is tipped away by Charles Lewis | 5-12 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Charles Lewis grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky is hacked by Michael Murrill - foul #1 on Michael Murrill, team foul #6 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Kenneth Jackson (PF) Alfred Yablonsky, Charles Lewis | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jason Witten (PF), Robert Short (C) Don Brooking, William Starcher | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Michael Murrill - foul #2 on Michael Murrill, team foul #7 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Don Brooking (SF) Michael Murrill | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:28 | Georgia | James Saldana knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-15 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark League | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark League (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) C - David Cahill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - James Saldana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Duncan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Brooking (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Witten (fresh) C - Robert Short (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Georgia | Stephen Duncan's layup is rejected by Kenneth Jackson | 10-15 |
| 11:32 | Georgia | Jason Witten gets the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 11:11 | Georgia | Stephen Duncan connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 10-17 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | David Cahill misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham tips it back up and in | 12-17 |
| 10:36 | Georgia | Don Brooking banks in the layup | 12-19 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Jason Witten blocks the short jumper by Douglas Welch | 12-19 |
| 10:23 | Georgia | Don Brooking gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 10:04 | Georgia | Don Brooking knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Short | 12-21 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | David Cahill's layup is rejected by Jason Witten | 12-21 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | David Cahill gets the offensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | David Cahill is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Cahill, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Robert Ferrill (SF), Charles Lewis (PF), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Robert Graham, Mark League, Kenneth Jackson, David Cahill | |
| Subs | Georgia | William Starcher (C) Robert Short | |
| 08:57 | Georgia | James Saldana is fouled on the floor by Alfred Yablonsky - foul #1 on Alfred Yablonsky, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| 08:46 | Georgia | Charles Lewis steals the ball from James Saldana | 12-21 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch slams it home on a great pass from Alfred Yablonsky and the foul's on James Saldana - foul #2 on James Saldana, team foul #8 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Mickey Raine (PG) James Saldana | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:05 | Georgia | Mickey Raine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-21 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Charles Lewis - foul #1 on Charles Lewis, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG) Douglas Welch | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) PF - Charles Lewis (fresh) 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Mickey Raine (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Duncan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Don Brooking (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Witten (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Starcher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Georgia | Don Brooking knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Starcher | 15-23 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky loses the dribble to Stephen Duncan | 15-23 |
| 06:54 | Georgia | Mickey Raine misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 06:53 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Don Brooking | 15-23 |
| 06:28 | Georgia | Don Brooking knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Duncan | 15-25 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky buries a turnaround from the baseline | 17-25 |
| 05:36 | Georgia | Don Brooking misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Graham - foul #2 on Robert Graham, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Mark League (SF), Kenneth Jackson (PF) Robert Graham, Robert Ferrill, Charles Lewis | |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Short (PF), Shawn Gerstner (C) Jason Witten, William Starcher | |
| 05:36 | Georgia | Don Brooking makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 05:36 | Georgia | Don Brooking makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch clanks a turnaround in the lane | 17-27 |
| 05:18 | Georgia | Don Brooking grabs the defensive rebound | 17-27 |
| 05:12 | Georgia | Mickey Raine misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 17-27 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee pulls down the rebound | 17-27 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Don Brooking - foul #2 on Don Brooking, team foul #9 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Murrill (SF) Don Brooking | |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:57 | Georgia | Shawn Gerstner pulls down the rebound | 17-27 |
| 04:42 | Georgia | Stephen Duncan comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 17-27 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Douglas Welch is denied by Shawn Gerstner | 17-27 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee snags the offensive board | 17-27 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky is hacked by Mickey Raine - foul #3 on Mickey Raine, team foul #10 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Saldana (SG) Mickey Raine | |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 03:59 | Georgia | Shawn Gerstner misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffrey Burpee - foul #1 on Jeffrey Burpee, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Charles Lewis (PF), David Cahill (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Kenneth Jackson, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| Subs | Georgia | William Starcher (C) Stephen Duncan | |
| 03:59 | Georgia | Shawn Gerstner misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 03:59 | Georgia | Shawn Gerstner makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | David Cahill evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Shawn Gerstner - foul #1 on Shawn Gerstner, team foul #11 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Stephen Duncan (SG) Shawn Gerstner | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | David Cahill misses the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | David Cahill makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark League (fresh) PF - Charles Lewis (fresh) 2 stl. C - David Cahill (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - James Saldana (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Duncan (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Michael Murrill (fresh) PF - Robert Short (fresh) C - William Starcher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Georgia | James Saldana buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Stephen Duncan | 20-31 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham hits a runner in the paint | 22-31 |
| 02:49 | Georgia | Stephen Duncan makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Saldana | 22-33 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch buries a jumpshot from the right side | 24-33 |
| 02:05 | Georgia | David Cahill is called for the reach on Stephen Duncan - foul #3 on David Cahill, team foul #9 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Robert Ferrill (SF), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Robert Graham, Mark League, David Cahill | |
| Subs | Georgia | Don Brooking (PF), Shawn Gerstner (C) Robert Short, William Starcher | |
| 02:05 | Georgia | Stephen Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:05 | Georgia | Stephen Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-35 |
| 01:45 | Georgia | James Saldana grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 01:32 | Georgia | James Saldana can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-35 |
| 01:30 | Georgia | Stephen Duncan pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 01:05 | Georgia | Stephen Duncan double dribbles | 24-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Mark League (SF), Kenneth Jackson (PF) Douglas Welch, Robert Ferrill, Charles Lewis | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky drills a shot from the left side set up by Kenneth Jackson | 26-35 |
| 00:21 | Georgia | Stephen Duncan can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 00:19 | Georgia | Don Brooking snags the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 00:02 | Georgia | Don Brooking blows the layup | 26-35 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 26-35 |