| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Otto Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl McCleod (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | Carl McCleod inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Georgia | John Shaw connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl McCleod | 40-25 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses the dunk but he's fouled by Otto Turner - foul #2 on Otto Turner, team foul #1 | 40-25 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh gets the offensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Anthony McCrate | 40-28 |
| 19:02 | Georgia | John Shaw drills a jumpshot from the left side | 42-28 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leslie Perry | 42-30 |
| 18:28 | Georgia | John Shaw's pass is intercepted by Curtis Quiros | 42-30 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Quiros | 42-33 |
| 17:42 | Georgia | Anthony McCrate steps in front of the Michael Guthrie pass | 42-33 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | William Allen denies the turnaround by Curtis Quiros | 42-33 |
| 17:14 | Georgia | The rebound goes to William Allen | 42-33 |
| 16:52 | Georgia | Carl McCleod clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-33 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Curtis Quiros | 42-33 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Anthony McCrate | 42-35 |
| 16:26 | Georgia | Otto Turner is called for traveling | 42-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Jack Lansing (PG), Larry Spears (SF), Grady Bluth (PF), David Lynch (C) Michael Guthrie, Carl McCleod, John Shaw, William Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Joseph Sanders (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Anthony Saleh, Anthony McCrate | |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Otto Turner takes the ball from Joseph Sanders | 42-35 |
| 15:55 | Georgia | Otto Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Jack Lansing (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otto Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Spears (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Grady Bluth (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) SG - Allen Jones (fresh) SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sam Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders misses the tip | 42-35 |
| 15:32 | Georgia | Grady Bluth gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 15:07 | Georgia | Otto Turner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tommy Divine - foul #2 on Tommy Divine, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Guthrie (PG), William Allen (C) Larry Spears, David Lynch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones, Tommy Divine | |
| 15:07 | Georgia | Otto Turner makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:07 | Georgia | Otto Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sam Gibson and he's hacked by Michael Guthrie - foul #2 on Michael Guthrie, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Georgia | Carl McCleod (SF) Otto Turner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate (C) Joseph Sanders | |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:35 | Georgia | Carl McCleod misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 14:34 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Grady Bluth | 44-38 |
| 14:22 | Georgia | Sam Gibson steals the ball from Grady Bluth | 44-38 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 14:05 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 13:44 | Georgia | William Allen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jack Lansing | 46-38 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-38 |
| 13:36 | Georgia | Carl McCleod grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:28 | Georgia | Carl McCleod is whistled for traveling | 46-38 |
| Subs | Georgia | Otto Turner (SG), John Shaw (PF) Jack Lansing, Grady Bluth | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF), Joseph Sanders (C) Edmund Rich, Sam Gibson, Anthony McCrate | |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh can't tip it in | 46-38 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Sanders | 46-38 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine is fouled on the floor by Carl McCleod - foul #3 on Carl McCleod, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Georgia | Ben Kent (PG), Larry Spears (SF) Michael Guthrie, Carl McCleod | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (SG) Leslie Perry | |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 46-38 |
| 12:40 | Georgia | The rebound goes to John Shaw | 46-38 |
| 12:18 | Georgia | Ben Kent can't finish the layup | 46-38 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Anthony Saleh | 46-38 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 12:02 | Georgia | Ben Kent snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 11:40 | Georgia | Ben Kent double dribbles | 46-38 |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Guthrie (PG), Carl McCleod (SF), Grady Bluth (C) Ben Kent, Larry Spears, William Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony McCrate (C) Curtis Quiros, Tommy Divine, Joseph Sanders | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Otto Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl McCleod (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Grady Bluth (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate dunks the ball set up by Arthur Comer | 46-40 |
| 11:09 | Georgia | Grady Bluth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh drills a shot from the right block | 46-42 |
| 10:38 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Arthur Comer - foul #1 on Arthur Comer, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Georgia | William Allen (C) John Shaw | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson (PF) Anthony Saleh | |
| 10:38 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:38 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich is hacked by Carl McCleod - foul #4 on Carl McCleod, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Georgia | Jack Lansing (SF) Carl McCleod | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG) Arthur Comer | |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Leslie Perry and he's hacked by Otto Turner - foul #3 on Otto Turner, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:55 | Georgia | Grady Bluth hits a jumpshot from the left side | 50-45 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate tips it home | 50-47 |
| 09:17 | Georgia | Grady Bluth clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 09:15 | Georgia | William Allen can't tip it in | 50-47 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Curtis Quiros | 50-47 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Curtis Quiros | 50-49 |
| 08:51 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Michael Guthrie, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Georgia | Ben Kent (SG), Larry Spears (SF), John Shaw (PF) Michael Guthrie, Otto Turner, Grady Bluth | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (SG), Anthony Saleh (PF) Leslie Perry, Anthony McCrate | |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-49 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson snags the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer is fouled on the floor by Ben Kent - foul #1 on Ben Kent, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF) Curtis Quiros, Edmund Rich | |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:03 | Georgia | Jack Lansing hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 08:01 | Georgia | Larry Spears pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 07:43 | Georgia | Ben Kent makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Shaw | 52-51 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jack Lansing - foul #1 on Jack Lansing, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Guthrie (PG), Otto Turner (SG), Carl McCleod (SF), Grady Bluth (C) Jack Lansing, Ben Kent, Larry Spears, William Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Anthony McCrate (C) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones, Sam Gibson | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Otto Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl McCleod (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - John Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Grady Bluth (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Carl McCleod | 54-53 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine loses the ball out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | Georgia | David Lynch (C) John Shaw | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich (SF), Joseph Sanders (PF) Tommy Divine, Anthony Saleh | |
| 06:16 | Georgia | Grady Bluth misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Sanders - foul #1 on Joseph Sanders, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Georgia | William Allen (C) David Lynch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:16 | Georgia | Grady Bluth makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:16 | Georgia | Grady Bluth makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-53 |
| 05:31 | Georgia | Anthony McCrate swats the shot by Otto Turner | 56-53 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros scores on a 3 from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 05:04 | Georgia | William Allen hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Grady Bluth | 59-56 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the jumper from the right block | 59-58 |
| 04:39 | Georgia | Carl McCleod comes up short on the runner from close range | 59-58 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 59-58 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry tips it home | 59-60 |
| 03:48 | Georgia | William Allen hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Guthrie | 61-60 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders travels with the ball | 61-60 |
| Subs | Georgia | Jack Lansing (PG), Larry Spears (SF), John Shaw (PF), David Lynch (C) Michael Guthrie, Carl McCleod, Grady Bluth, William Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Joseph Sanders, Anthony McCrate | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Jack Lansing (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Otto Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Spears (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Jones (fresh) SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Georgia | David Lynch drills a driving attempt in the paint | 63-60 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | David Lynch is called for the reach on Arthur Comer - foul #1 on David Lynch, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Georgia | Ben Kent (SG) Otto Turner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:48 | Georgia | Georgia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Guthrie (PG), Otto Turner (SG), Carl McCleod (SF), William Allen (C) Jack Lansing, Ben Kent, Larry Spears, David Lynch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich (SF) Tommy Divine | |
| 02:29 | Georgia | William Allen is fouled on the floor by Anthony Saleh - foul #2 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #4 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones | |
| 02:09 | Georgia | Otto Turner is fouled on the floor by Sam Gibson - foul #2 on Sam Gibson, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate (C) Sam Gibson | |
| 01:51 | Georgia | Otto Turner makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Carl McCleod | 65-62 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Edmund Rich | 65-64 |
| 01:14 | Georgia | John Shaw misses the jumper from the right side | 65-64 |
| 01:12 | Georgia | William Allen grabs the offensive board | 65-64 |
| 00:53 | Georgia | Otto Turner scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry is hacked by Otto Turner - foul #4 on Otto Turner, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Georgia | Michael Guthrie scores on a jumper from the left block | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Leslie Perry | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Georgia | John Shaw is hacked by Curtis Quiros in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #6 | 70-68 |
| 00:10 | Georgia | Otto Turner is hacked by Anthony Saleh - foul #3 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #7 | 70-68 |
| 00:10 | Georgia | Otto Turner makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:10 | Georgia | Otto Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich is whistled for traveling | 72-68 |
| Subs | Georgia | Jack Lansing (SF) Carl McCleod | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:03 | Georgia | Curtis Quiros is called for the reach on William Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #8 | 72-68 |
| 00:03 | Georgia | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:03 | Georgia | William Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 74-68 |