| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Otto Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl McCleod (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Shaw (fresh) C - William Allen (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tilton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Weatherly (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl White (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | David Bradley inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 19:39 | Georgia | The rebound goes to John Shaw | 32-28 |
| 19:16 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie is fouled on the floor by Daniel Tilton - foul #3 on Daniel Tilton, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (SG) Daniel Tilton | |
| 19:03 | Georgia | John Shaw scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Michael Guthrie | 34-28 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | David Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 18:38 | Georgia | William Allen knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Michael Guthrie | 36-28 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 36-28 |
| 18:12 | Georgia | William Allen gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:00 | Georgia | Otto Turner is fouled on the floor by David Bradley - foul #3 on David Bradley, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Morris (SF) David Bradley | |
| 17:52 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | James Gregory grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas McConnell | 36-31 |
| 17:08 | Georgia | Otto Turner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 36-31 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joe Weatherly | 36-31 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell hits the follow up shot | 36-33 |
| 16:30 | Georgia | William Allen misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Earl White - foul #2 on Earl White, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Georgia | Jack Lansing (PG), Larry Spears (SF), Grady Bluth (PF) Michael Guthrie, Carl McCleod, John Shaw | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rex Henry (PG), Anthony Holloman (SF), Ronald Eddie (C) Thomas McConnell, Joe Weatherly, Earl White | |
| 16:30 | Georgia | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:30 | Georgia | William Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman is hacked by Larry Spears - foul #1 on Larry Spears, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Georgia | David Lynch (C) William Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:50 | Tennessee | Rex Henry misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie gets the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Jack Lansing (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Otto Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Spears (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Grady Bluth (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Lynch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Rex Henry (fresh) SG - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Holloman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Eddie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Anthony Holloman is blocked by Grady Bluth | 38-33 |
| 15:43 | Tennessee | Rex Henry tips it home | 38-35 |
| 15:27 | Georgia | Otto Turner is hacked by Ronald Eddie - foul #2 on Ronald Eddie, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Guthrie (PG) Otto Turner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (PG), Daniel Tilton (SG), David Bradley (SF), Neil Larue (C) Rex Henry, James Gregory, Anthony Holloman, Joseph Morris | |
| 15:15 | Georgia | Grady Bluth buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 15:00 | Georgia | Grady Bluth gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:44 | Georgia | Larry Spears misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas McConnell - foul #2 on Thomas McConnell, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Otto Turner (SG), John Shaw (PF), William Allen (C) Jack Lansing, Grady Bluth, David Lynch | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Earl White (C) Neil Larue | |
| 14:44 | Georgia | Larry Spears makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:44 | Georgia | Larry Spears misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | David Bradley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 14:36 | Georgia | John Shaw pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:21 | Georgia | William Allen banks in the layup | 43-35 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | David Bradley lays it in on a great pass from Thomas McConnell and he's hacked by William Allen - foul #1 on William Allen, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Georgia | Carl McCleod (SF) Larry Spears | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly (PF) Ronald Eddie | |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | David Bradley makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:49 | Georgia | John Shaw is hacked by Joe Weatherly - foul #1 on Joe Weatherly, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| 13:35 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee | Earl White lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas McConnell | 43-40 |
| 13:00 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie is fouled on the floor by Daniel Tilton - foul #4 on Daniel Tilton, team foul #7 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Georgia | Grady Bluth (PF) John Shaw | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (PG), Anthony Holloman (SG), Joseph Morris (C) Thomas McConnell, Daniel Tilton, Earl White | |
| 13:00 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:00 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | David Bradley knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Gregory | 44-42 |
| 12:24 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie is fouled on the floor by James Gregory - foul #1 on James Gregory, team foul #8 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie (C) Joe Weatherly | |
| 12:24 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Gregory | 44-44 |
| 11:54 | Georgia | William Allen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronald Eddie - foul #3 on Ronald Eddie, team foul #9 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Georgia | Jack Lansing (PG), Ben Kent (SG) Michael Guthrie, Otto Turner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (PG) David Bradley | |
| 11:54 | Georgia | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:54 | Georgia | William Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | James Gregory buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Holloman | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Jack Lansing (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ben Kent (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl McCleod (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Grady Bluth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - William Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Holloman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Eddie (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Georgia | Joseph Morris steals the ball from Jack Lansing | 46-46 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 11:06 | Georgia | Carl McCleod can't throw it down | 46-49 |
| 11:04 | Georgia | Grady Bluth pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:50 | Georgia | Grady Bluth is called for a backcourt violation | 46-49 |
| Subs | Georgia | Otto Turner (SG), Larry Spears (SF), John Shaw (PF) Ben Kent, Carl McCleod, William Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Bradley (SF), Joe Weatherly (PF), Earl White (C) Anthony Holloman, Joseph Morris, Ronald Eddie | |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by David Bradley and he's hacked by Otto Turner - foul #2 on Otto Turner, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:26 | Georgia | The rebound goes to John Shaw | 46-51 |
| 09:59 | Georgia | Grady Bluth misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Earl White - foul #3 on Earl White, team foul #10 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Guthrie (PG), William Allen (C) Larry Spears, John Shaw | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:59 | Georgia | Grady Bluth makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 09:59 | Georgia | Grady Bluth makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | David Bradley knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Gregory | 48-54 |
| 09:09 | Georgia | Otto Turner comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Earl White grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | William Allen blocks the short jumper by Earl White | 48-54 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Earl White tips it home | 48-56 |
| 08:32 | Georgia | Grady Bluth's pass is intercepted by James Gregory | 48-56 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | David Bradley buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Weatherly | 48-59 |
| 07:59 | Georgia | Grady Bluth misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Bradley - foul #4 on David Bradley, team foul #11 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Georgia | Ben Kent (PG), Carl McCleod (SF), John Shaw (PF) Michael Guthrie, Jack Lansing, William Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rex Henry (PG), Daniel Tilton (SG), Anthony Holloman (SF), Joseph Morris (PF), Ronald Eddie (C) Thomas McConnell, James Gregory, David Bradley, Joe Weatherly, Earl White | |
| 07:59 | Georgia | Grady Bluth makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 07:59 | Georgia | Grady Bluth misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 07:50 | Georgia | Carl McCleod snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 07:37 | Georgia | Daniel Tilton steals the ball from Grady Bluth | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Ben Kent (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Otto Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl McCleod (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Grady Bluth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Rex Henry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Tilton (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Holloman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Eddie (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Otto Turner is called for the reach on Daniel Tilton - foul #3 on Otto Turner, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Georgia | David Lynch (C) Grady Bluth | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Lynch - foul #2 on David Lynch, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:06 | Georgia | Carl McCleod lays it in and he's fouled by Anthony Holloman - foul #1 on Anthony Holloman, team foul #12 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Guthrie (PG), William Allen (C) Ben Kent, David Lynch | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:06 | Georgia | Carl McCleod misses the free throw | 51-60 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-60 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman misses the tip | 51-60 |
| 06:54 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Otto Turner | 51-60 |
| 06:40 | Georgia | Joseph Morris steps in front of the John Shaw pass | 51-60 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Rex Henry makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 05:57 | Georgia | Otto Turner drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Allen and the foul's on Rex Henry - foul #2 on Rex Henry, team foul #13 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (PG), David Bradley (SF), Earl White (C) Rex Henry, Anthony Holloman, Ronald Eddie | |
| 05:57 | Georgia | Otto Turner misses the free throw | 53-63 |
| 05:57 | Georgia | John Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 05:49 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie scores on a floater from the right side set up by Otto Turner | 55-63 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris is whistled for traveling | 55-63 |
| Subs | Georgia | Jack Lansing (SG) Otto Turner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly (PF) Joseph Morris | |
| 05:36 | Georgia | Carl McCleod misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Bradley - foul #5 on David Bradley, team foul #14 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Morris (SF) David Bradley | |
| 05:36 | Georgia | Carl McCleod makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 05:36 | Georgia | Carl McCleod makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | Carl McCleod steals it from Earl White | 57-63 |
| 05:05 | Georgia | William Allen scores on a runner from close range | 59-63 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris is called for traveling | 59-63 |
| Subs | Georgia | Otto Turner (SG), Larry Spears (SF), Grady Bluth (PF), David Lynch (C) Michael Guthrie, Carl McCleod, John Shaw, William Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (SG), Anthony Holloman (SF) Daniel Tilton, Joseph Morris | |
| 04:23 | Georgia | Larry Spears hits a floater in the lane | 61-63 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-63 |
| Subs | Georgia | William Allen (C) David Lynch | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie (PF) Joe Weatherly | |
| 03:45 | Georgia | Grady Bluth scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jack Lansing | 63-63 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell is hacked by William Allen - foul #2 on William Allen, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Guthrie (PG), Carl McCleod (SF) Jack Lansing, Larry Spears | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton (SG), Joseph Morris (PF) James Gregory, Earl White | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otto Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl McCleod (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Grady Bluth (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Tilton (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Holloman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Eddie (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-65 |
| 02:52 | Georgia | Otto Turner misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Georgia | John Shaw (PF) Grady Bluth | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly (PF), Earl White (C) Anthony Holloman, Ronald Eddie | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Carl McCleod takes the ball from Earl White | 63-65 |
| 02:16 | Georgia | Carl McCleod can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | Earl White snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Michael Guthrie takes the ball from Thomas McConnell | 63-65 |
| 02:09 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-65 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | John Shaw swats the short shot by Joseph Morris | 63-65 |
| 01:54 | Georgia | John Shaw grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 01:49 | Georgia | Otto Turner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-65 |
| 01:48 | Georgia | John Shaw grabs the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 01:30 | Georgia | John Shaw knocks in the floater from the baseline | 65-65 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas McConnell | 65-67 |
| 00:54 | Georgia | Carl McCleod is hacked by Earl White - foul #4 on Earl White, team foul #15 | 65-67 |
| 00:54 | Georgia | Carl McCleod misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:54 | Georgia | Carl McCleod makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Earl White misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 66-67 |
| 00:25 | Georgia | Otto Turner grabs the board | 66-67 |
| 00:15 | Georgia | William Allen misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 66-67 |
| 00:14 | Georgia | John Shaw gets the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 00:12 | Georgia | The short jumper by William Allen is denied by Joe Weatherly | 66-67 |
| 00:10 | Georgia | William Allen misses the tip | 66-67 |
| 00:08 | Georgia | William Allen tips it but misses | 66-67 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Guthrie - foul #2 on Michael Guthrie, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:04 | Georgia | William Allen snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 00:04 | Georgia | Georgia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie misses long on a halfcourt shot | 66-67 |