| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sam Nelson (fresh) SG - Dezydery Tanski (fresh) SF - Arthur Jernigan (fresh) PF - Richard Pinter (fresh) C - Clinton Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) SG - Otto Turner (fresh) SF - Carl McCleod (fresh) PF - John Shaw (fresh) C - William Allen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Clinton Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan lays it up and in set up by Sam Nelson and he's fouled by Otto Turner - foul #1 on Otto Turner, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Georgia | John Shaw snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Richard Pinter makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Sam Nelson | 5-3 |
| 19:00 | Georgia | Otto Turner misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Clinton Green grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-3 |
| 18:44 | Georgia | William Allen gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:21 | Georgia | Otto Turner is called for traveling | 5-3 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Clinton Green can't throw it down but he's hacked by William Allen - foul #1 on William Allen, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Clinton Green makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Clinton Green misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:03 | Georgia | Otto Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:47 | Georgia | Carl McCleod buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Shaw | 6-5 |
| 17:36 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski is hacked by Otto Turner - foul #2 on Otto Turner, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), James Harkness (SG), Edward Prater (C) Sam Nelson, Dezydery Tanski, Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jack Lansing (SG) Otto Turner | |
| 17:21 | LSU | Richard Pinter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 17:20 | Georgia | Jack Lansing grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:13 | Georgia | Carl McCleod scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Guthrie | 6-8 |
| 16:58 | LSU | James Harkness misses the easy layup | 6-8 |
| 16:56 | LSU | Richard Pinter tips it in | 8-8 |
| 16:36 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-11 |
| 16:24 | LSU | James Harkness misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 16:22 | Georgia | John Shaw snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 15:56 | Georgia | William Allen banks in the layup on a great pass from Carl McCleod | 8-13 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shane Burkhart (fresh) SG - James Harkness (fresh) SF - Arthur Jernigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Pinter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Prater (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Michael Guthrie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Lansing (fresh) SF - Carl McCleod (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | LSU | John Shaw steals the ball from Shane Burkhart | 8-13 |
| 15:31 | Georgia | Jack Lansing makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Shaw | 8-15 |
| 15:12 | LSU | Richard Pinter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Jernigan | 11-15 |
| 14:58 | Georgia | Arthur Jernigan steps in front of the Michael Guthrie pass | 11-15 |
| 14:33 | LSU | Jack Lansing takes the ball from Arthur Jernigan | 11-15 |
| 14:12 | Georgia | Jack Lansing misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 14:10 | LSU | The rebound goes to Shane Burkhart | 11-15 |
| 14:05 | LSU | James Harkness misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 14:03 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Pinter | 11-15 |
| 13:46 | LSU | Richard Pinter is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Pinter, team foul #1 | 11-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Nelson (PG), Dezydery Tanski (SG), Kyle Hill (SF), William Rodrigez (PF), Clinton Green (C) Shane Burkhart, James Harkness, Arthur Jernigan, Richard Pinter, Edward Prater | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ben Kent (PG), Luke Johnson (SG), Larry Spears (SF), Grady Bluth (PF), David Lynch (C) Michael Guthrie, Jack Lansing, Carl McCleod, John Shaw, William Allen | |
| 13:26 | Georgia | Larry Spears throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| 13:08 | LSU | William Rodrigez misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 11-15 |
| 13:07 | Georgia | David Lynch gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:53 | Georgia | Grady Bluth misses the lay-in | 11-15 |
| 12:51 | LSU | Clinton Green snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Sam Nelson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 12:42 | Georgia | Grady Bluth gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:24 | Georgia | Grady Bluth makes the jumper in the paint | 11-17 |
| 12:11 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Luke Johnson - foul #1 on Luke Johnson, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | LSU | James Harkness (PF) Kyle Hill | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jack Lansing (PG), William Allen (C) Luke Johnson, David Lynch | |
| 12:11 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:11 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:44 | Georgia | Clinton Green steals it from Larry Spears | 13-17 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sam Nelson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dezydery Tanski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Rodrigez (fresh) PF - James Harkness (fresh) C - Clinton Green (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Jack Lansing (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ben Kent (fresh) SF - Larry Spears (fresh) PF - Grady Bluth (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | LSU | William Allen steps in front of the William Rodrigez pass | 13-17 |
| 11:22 | Georgia | Jack Lansing is hacked by Dezydery Tanski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dezydery Tanski, team foul #2 | 13-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (SG), Kyle Hill (SF), Edward Prater (C) Dezydery Tanski, William Rodrigez, Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Guthrie (PG) Ben Kent | |
| 11:03 | Georgia | Grady Bluth lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jack Lansing and the foul's on Edward Prater - foul #1 on Edward Prater, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Arthur Jernigan (SF) Sam Nelson | |
| Subs | Georgia | Carl McCleod (SF) Larry Spears | |
| 11:03 | Georgia | Grady Bluth makes the free throw | 13-20 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Allen - foul #2 on William Allen, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Luke Johnson (SG), David Lynch (C) Jack Lansing, William Allen | |
| 10:49 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:27 | Georgia | Luke Johnson can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Shane Burkhart - foul #1 on Shane Burkhart, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Pinter (PF) Kyle Hill | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Shaw (PF) Grady Bluth | |
| 10:27 | Georgia | Luke Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:27 | Georgia | Luke Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:27 | LSU | Richard Pinter snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Richard Pinter connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Arthur Jernigan | 17-21 |
| 09:57 | Georgia | Luke Johnson misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 17-21 |
| 09:55 | LSU | Edward Prater snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Edward Prater can't finish the layup | 17-21 |
| 09:48 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 09:25 | Georgia | David Lynch is denied on a layup by Edward Prater | 17-21 |
| 09:24 | Georgia | John Shaw tips it back up and in | 17-23 |
| 09:11 | LSU | James Harkness's fadeaway is rejected by John Shaw | 17-23 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Edward Prater pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:58 | LSU | Richard Pinter clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan tips it but misses | 17-23 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Edward Prater grabs the offensive board | 17-23 |
| 08:44 | LSU | James Harkness hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Arthur Jernigan | 20-23 |
| 08:26 | Georgia | David Lynch buries a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Edward Prater - foul #2 on Edward Prater, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Nelson (PG), Dezydery Tanski (SG), William Rodrigez (SF), Clinton Green (C) Shane Burkhart, James Harkness, Arthur Jernigan, Edward Prater | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jack Lansing (PG), Ben Kent (SG), Larry Spears (SF), Grady Bluth (C) Michael Guthrie, Luke Johnson, Carl McCleod, John Shaw | |
| 08:26 | Georgia | David Lynch makes the free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:04 | LSU | William Rodrigez is fouled on the floor by Jack Lansing - foul #1 on Jack Lansing, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Shaw (PF) David Lynch | |
| 07:53 | LSU | Clinton Green scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Pinter | 23-26 |
| 07:39 | Georgia | Sam Nelson is called for the reach on Ben Kent - foul #1 on Sam Nelson, team foul #6 | 23-26 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sam Nelson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dezydery Tanski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Rodrigez (fresh) PF - Richard Pinter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Clinton Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Jack Lansing (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Kent (fresh) SF - Larry Spears (fresh) PF - John Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Grady Bluth (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Georgia | William Rodrigez steals it from Grady Bluth | 23-26 |
| 07:29 | LSU | Sam Nelson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 07:27 | Georgia | John Shaw snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 07:21 | Georgia | John Shaw misses the easy layup | 23-26 |
| 07:20 | Georgia | John Shaw tips it back up and in | 23-28 |
| 07:07 | LSU | Larry Spears steals it from Clinton Green | 23-28 |
| 07:03 | Georgia | Ben Kent lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Spears | 23-30 |
| 06:38 | LSU | Sam Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jack Lansing - foul #2 on Jack Lansing, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Arthur Jernigan (SF), James Harkness (PF) William Rodrigez, Richard Pinter | |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Guthrie (PG), Carl McCleod (SF), David Lynch (C) Jack Lansing, Larry Spears, John Shaw | |
| 06:38 | LSU | Sam Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:38 | LSU | Sam Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 06:24 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie is fouled on the floor by James Harkness - foul #1 on James Harkness, team foul #7 | 25-30 |
| 06:24 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 06:24 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clinton Green | 25-30 |
| 06:09 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 06:08 | Georgia | David Lynch grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 05:48 | Georgia | Sam Nelson steps in front of the Carl McCleod pass | 25-30 |
| 05:34 | LSU | James Harkness misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Grady Bluth - foul #1 on Grady Bluth, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), Kyle Hill (SG), William Rodrigez (C) Sam Nelson, Dezydery Tanski, Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Georgia | Luke Johnson (SG), Larry Spears (C) Ben Kent, Grady Bluth | |
| 05:34 | LSU | James Harkness makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 05:34 | LSU | James Harkness makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:14 | Georgia | Larry Spears misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 27-30 |
| 05:13 | Georgia | David Lynch tips it back up and in | 27-32 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan is fouled on the floor by Carl McCleod - foul #1 on Carl McCleod, team foul #9 | 27-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Georgia | John Shaw (PF) Carl McCleod | |
| 04:58 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:38 | Georgia | Larry Spears makes the shot in the paint and the foul's on Arthur Jernigan - foul #1 on Arthur Jernigan, team foul #8 | 29-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Pinter (PF) Kyle Hill | |
| Subs | Georgia | Grady Bluth (C) David Lynch | |
| 04:38 | Georgia | Larry Spears misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 04:38 | LSU | James Harkness grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 04:18 | LSU | William Rodrigez misses the jumper from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 04:17 | LSU | James Harkness grabs the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 04:02 | LSU | James Harkness drills a shot from close range | 31-34 |
| 03:33 | Georgia | John Shaw clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 03:31 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shane Burkhart (fairly fresh) SG - James Harkness (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Arthur Jernigan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Pinter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Rodrigez (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Michael Guthrie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Larry Spears (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Grady Bluth (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:26 | LSU | Richard Pinter is fouled on the floor by Larry Spears - foul #1 on Larry Spears, team foul #10 | 31-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Nelson (PG), Dezydery Tanski (SG), Clinton Green (C) Shane Burkhart, Arthur Jernigan, William Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Georgia | Jack Lansing (PG), Otto Turner (SG), Carl McCleod (SF), William Allen (C) Michael Guthrie, Luke Johnson, Larry Spears, John Shaw | |
| 03:26 | LSU | Richard Pinter misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:26 | LSU | Richard Pinter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:57 | Georgia | Carl McCleod misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-34 |
| 02:55 | LSU | Clinton Green pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Sam Nelson is whistled for traveling | 32-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Hill (SF), Edward Prater (PF) James Harkness, Richard Pinter | |
| Subs | Georgia | David Lynch (PF) Grady Bluth | |
| 02:33 | Georgia | David Lynch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Arthur Jernigan (SF) Kyle Hill | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 02:18 | LSU | Otto Turner is called for the reach on Dezydery Tanski - foul #3 on Otto Turner, team foul #11 | 32-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ben Kent (SG) Otto Turner | |
| 02:18 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:18 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:18 | Georgia | The rebound goes to William Allen | 32-34 |
| 02:11 | Georgia | William Allen misses the floater from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 02:09 | LSU | Clinton Green gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Edward Prater misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 32-34 |
| 01:51 | Georgia | David Lynch grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 01:32 | Georgia | David Lynch travels with the ball | 32-34 |
| Subs | LSU | James Harkness (SG), Richard Pinter (PF) Dezydery Tanski, Edward Prater | |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Guthrie (PG), Grady Bluth (PF) Ben Kent, David Lynch | |
| 01:12 | LSU | Clinton Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-34 |
| 01:10 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan tips it in | 34-34 |
| 00:43 | Georgia | Jack Lansing buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Carl McCleod | 34-37 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Carl McCleod is called for the reach on Arthur Jernigan - foul #2 on Carl McCleod, team foul #12 | 34-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), Dezydery Tanski (SG), Edward Prater (C) Sam Nelson, James Harkness, Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ben Kent (SG), Larry Spears (SF), John Shaw (PF) Jack Lansing, Carl McCleod, Grady Bluth | |
| 00:23 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:02 | Georgia | Ben Kent comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-37 |
| 00:01 | Georgia | John Shaw misses the tip | 36-37 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan grabs the board | 36-37 |