| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis McCalop (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fresh) PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Galaviz (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otto Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl McCleod (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman inbounds the ball | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis McCalop | 48-35 |
| 19:22 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie buries a 3 from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 19:14 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Marion Mercer | 51-38 |
| 19:03 | Georgia | John Shaw buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Allen | 51-40 |
| 18:34 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-40 |
| 18:19 | Georgia | John Shaw knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Michael Guthrie | 51-42 |
| 17:56 | Denver | Otto Turner takes the ball from Marion Mercer | 51-42 |
| 17:53 | Georgia | Otto Turner hits the finger roll | 51-44 |
| 17:47 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 17:45 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz tips it but misses | 51-44 |
| 17:43 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson tips it home | 53-44 |
| 17:31 | Georgia | John Shaw can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-44 |
| 17:29 | Denver | Dennis McCalop snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Marion Mercer travels with the ball | 53-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Pelt (PF), Craig Beckmann (C) Kenneth Johnson, Rodney Galaviz | |
| Subs | Georgia | Grady Bluth (PF) John Shaw | |
| 17:14 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie is called for 10 seconds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jack Lansing (SF) Carl McCleod | |
| 17:09 | Denver | Marion Mercer clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 17:07 | Georgia | William Allen grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 17:00 | Georgia | Craig Beckmann is called for the reach on Michael Guthrie - foul #2 on Craig Beckmann, team foul #1 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG), Ernest Begay (SG), Daryl Manning (C) Marion Mercer, Dennis McCalop, Jonathan Chapman | |
| Subs | Georgia | Larry Spears (SF) Michael Guthrie | |
| 16:55 | Georgia | Grady Bluth connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Otto Turner | 53-46 |
| 16:40 | Denver | Daryl Manning is whistled for a carry | 53-46 |
| 16:18 | Georgia | William Allen clanks a runner from the baseline | 53-46 |
| 16:16 | Denver | Kevin Pelt gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 15:56 | Denver | Ernest Begay drills a 3 from the left corner | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Enrique Morales (fresh) SG - Ernest Begay (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Craig Beckmann (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Pelt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Daryl Manning (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Jack Lansing (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Otto Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Spears (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Grady Bluth (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Georgia | Otto Turner scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Lansing | 56-49 |
| 15:27 | Denver | Kevin Pelt's layup is rejected by Grady Bluth | 56-49 |
| 15:26 | Denver | Ernest Begay gets the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 15:07 | Denver | Kevin Pelt clanks a jumper from the baseline | 56-49 |
| 15:06 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Larry Spears | 56-49 |
| 14:54 | Georgia | Larry Spears is hacked by Craig Beckmann - foul #3 on Craig Beckmann, team foul #2 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Marion Mercer (PG), Dennis McCalop (SG), Jonathan Chapman (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Rodney Galaviz (C) Enrique Morales, Ernest Begay, Craig Beckmann, Kevin Pelt, Daryl Manning | |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Guthrie (PG), Carl McCleod (SF), John Shaw (PF) Otto Turner, Larry Spears, William Allen | |
| 14:43 | Georgia | John Shaw can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-49 |
| 14:42 | Denver | The rebound goes to Rodney Galaviz | 56-49 |
| 14:18 | Denver | Jack Lansing steals it from Rodney Galaviz | 56-49 |
| 14:07 | Georgia | Grady Bluth hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Guthrie | 56-52 |
| 13:48 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 56-52 |
| 13:47 | Georgia | Jack Lansing gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 13:22 | Georgia | Carl McCleod's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Johnson | 56-52 |
| 13:03 | Denver | Dennis McCalop misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 13:02 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Grady Bluth | 56-52 |
| 12:47 | Georgia | Carl McCleod hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 12:46 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 12:32 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Marion Mercer | 58-52 |
| 12:09 | Georgia | Jack Lansing comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-52 |
| 12:08 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 11:39 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman's layup is rejected by Grady Bluth | 58-52 |
| 11:38 | Georgia | John Shaw grabs the board | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis McCalop (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Galaviz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Michael Guthrie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Lansing (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl McCleod (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Shaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Grady Bluth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Georgia | Grady Bluth misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 11:22 | Georgia | Carl McCleod misses the tip | 58-52 |
| 11:20 | Georgia | John Shaw hits the follow up shot | 58-54 |
| 11:07 | Denver | Dennis McCalop is hacked by John Shaw - foul #1 on John Shaw, team foul #1 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG), Ernest Begay (SG), Craig Beckmann (SF), Kevin Pelt (PF), Daryl Manning (C) Marion Mercer, Dennis McCalop, Jonathan Chapman, Kenneth Johnson, Rodney Galaviz | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ben Kent (PG), Otto Turner (SG), Larry Spears (SF), David Lynch (PF), William Allen (C) Michael Guthrie, Jack Lansing, Carl McCleod, John Shaw, Grady Bluth | |
| 10:52 | Denver | Kevin Pelt is fouled on the floor by William Allen - foul #3 on William Allen, team foul #2 | 58-54 |
| 10:44 | Denver | Craig Beckmann is fouled on the floor by Larry Spears - foul #1 on Larry Spears, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| 10:26 | Denver | Daryl Manning knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Enrique Morales | 60-54 |
| 10:04 | Georgia | Otto Turner drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 09:41 | Denver | Ernest Begay misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 09:39 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Otto Turner | 60-57 |
| 09:30 | Georgia | Otto Turner makes the floater from the left wing set up by Ben Kent and he's hacked by Ernest Begay - foul #2 on Ernest Begay, team foul #3 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Marion Mercer (PG), Dennis McCalop (SG), Jonathan Chapman (SF) Enrique Morales, Ernest Begay, Daryl Manning | |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Guthrie (PG) Ben Kent | |
| 09:30 | Georgia | Otto Turner makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| 09:18 | Denver | Dennis McCalop is fouled on the floor by Otto Turner - foul #1 on Otto Turner, team foul #4 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Carl McCleod (SF) Larry Spears | |
| 09:11 | Denver | Craig Beckmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| 08:57 | Georgia | The short jumper by William Allen is denied by Kevin Pelt | 60-60 |
| 08:55 | Georgia | David Lynch gets the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 08:39 | Georgia | Otto Turner misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 08:38 | Denver | Kevin Pelt snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 08:33 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman is hacked by Carl McCleod - foul #2 on Carl McCleod, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Johnson (PF), Rodney Galaviz (C) Kevin Pelt, Craig Beckmann | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Shaw (PF) David Lynch | |
| 08:12 | Denver | Michael Guthrie is called for the reach on Rodney Galaviz - foul #2 on Michael Guthrie, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| 08:04 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson buries a runner from close range | 62-60 |
| 07:44 | Georgia | Otto Turner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 07:43 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 07:37 | Denver | Marion Mercer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 62-60 |
| 07:35 | Georgia | John Shaw pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis McCalop (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Galaviz (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Otto Turner (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl McCleod (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Shaw (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Georgia | Carl McCleod scores on a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Jonathan Chapman - foul #3 on Jonathan Chapman, team foul #4 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Ernest Begay (PG), Daryl Manning (SG), Craig Beckmann (SF), Kevin Pelt (C) Marion Mercer, Dennis McCalop, Jonathan Chapman, Rodney Galaviz | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jack Lansing (PG), Grady Bluth (C) Michael Guthrie, William Allen | |
| 07:13 | Georgia | Carl McCleod makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 07:02 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Larry Spears (SF), David Lynch (C) Carl McCleod, John Shaw | |
| 06:41 | Georgia | David Lynch knocks in the floater from close range set up by Larry Spears | 62-65 |
| 06:26 | Denver | Craig Beckmann is fouled on the floor by Larry Spears - foul #2 on Larry Spears, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG) Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ben Kent (SG) Otto Turner | |
| 06:26 | Denver | Craig Beckmann makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:26 | Denver | Craig Beckmann makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:11 | Georgia | David Lynch misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 06:10 | Georgia | Grady Bluth pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 05:51 | Georgia | Grady Bluth can't finish the layup | 64-65 |
| 05:49 | Georgia | Larry Spears gets the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 05:37 | Georgia | Larry Spears misses the floater from the left block | 64-65 |
| 05:35 | Denver | Kevin Pelt gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 05:28 | Denver | Daryl Manning is hacked by David Lynch - foul #1 on David Lynch, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Marion Mercer (PG), Jonathan Chapman (SF), Rodney Galaviz (C) Enrique Morales, Craig Beckmann, Kevin Pelt | |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Guthrie (PG), Otto Turner (SG), Carl McCleod (SF), John Shaw (PF), William Allen (C) Jack Lansing, Ben Kent, Larry Spears, Grady Bluth, David Lynch | |
| 05:28 | Denver | Daryl Manning makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:28 | Denver | Daryl Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:28 | Georgia | William Allen pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 05:07 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Rodney Galaviz - foul #3 on Rodney Galaviz, team foul #5 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Dennis McCalop (SG), Kenneth Johnson (PF) Daryl Manning, Ernest Begay | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 05:07 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:07 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:49 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 04:48 | Denver | Dennis McCalop tips it home | 67-67 |
| 04:34 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 04:32 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 04:19 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-67 |
| 04:17 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz gets the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 03:59 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 03:57 | Georgia | William Allen pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 03:28 | Georgia | Carl McCleod hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 03:27 | Denver | Dennis McCalop grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis McCalop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Galaviz (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Otto Turner (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl McCleod (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Shaw (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Denver | Dennis McCalop misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-67 |
| 03:03 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:51 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 02:50 | Georgia | Otto Turner grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 02:30 | Georgia | William Allen misses short on a runner from close range | 67-67 |
| 02:29 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 02:11 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Carl McCleod - foul #3 on Carl McCleod, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Ernest Begay (SG), Craig Beckmann (SF), Kevin Pelt (PF), Daryl Manning (C) Dennis McCalop, Jonathan Chapman, Kenneth Johnson, Rodney Galaviz | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jack Lansing (PG), Larry Spears (SF), Grady Bluth (PF) Michael Guthrie, Carl McCleod, John Shaw | |
| 02:11 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:11 | Denver | Marion Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:08 | Georgia | Georgia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Dennis McCalop (SG), Jonathan Chapman (SF) Ernest Begay, Daryl Manning | |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Guthrie (PG) Larry Spears | |
| 01:51 | Georgia | Grady Bluth connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-70 |
| 01:51 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Johnson (PF), Rodney Galaviz (C) Kevin Pelt, Craig Beckmann | |
| Subs | Georgia | Carl McCleod (SF), John Shaw (PF) Jack Lansing, Grady Bluth | |
| 01:41 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-70 |
| 01:40 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie pulls down the rebound | 68-70 |
| 01:36 | Georgia | Otto Turner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-70 |
| 01:35 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson gets the rebound | 68-70 |
| 01:26 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-70 |
| 01:25 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz tips it but misses | 68-70 |
| 01:23 | Georgia | Otto Turner gets the rebound | 68-70 |
| 01:10 | Georgia | Carl McCleod travels with the ball | 68-70 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis McCalop and he's fouled by John Shaw - foul #2 on John Shaw, team foul #10 | 70-70 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson misses the free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:53 | Georgia | William Allen gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 00:46 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Otto Turner | 70-72 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dennis McCalop | 73-72 |
| 00:06 | Georgia | Carl McCleod misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 73-72 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Marion Mercer pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Denver | Marion Mercer is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Guthrie - foul #3 on Michael Guthrie, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Marion Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Marion Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie clanks a halfcourt shot | 75-72 |