| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Francis Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Graves (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Alkire (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph West (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Travis King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 39-33 |
| 19:41 | Georgia | Francis Powell snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 19:20 | Georgia | Joseph West is hacked by Gerald Flowers - foul #2 on Gerald Flowers, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 19:03 | Georgia | Alan Harbison takes the ball from Francis Powell | 39-33 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alan Harbison | 39-35 |
| 18:51 | Georgia | Francis Powell makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Graves | 42-35 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby is whistled for traveling | 42-35 |
| 18:21 | Georgia | Michael Graves is fouled on the floor by Gerald Flowers - foul #3 on Gerald Flowers, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold (SG) Gerald Flowers | |
| 18:09 | Georgia | Joseph West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-35 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 17:53 | Georgia | Joseph West pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:25 | Georgia | James Alkire makes the jumpshot from the left side | 44-35 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold loses the dribble to James Alkire | 44-35 |
| 16:40 | Georgia | Michael Graves misses the fadeaway from the left side | 44-35 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Travis King snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Travis King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | Georgia | Paul Hettinger (PG), Thomas Ware (SG), George McConico (SF), Ronald Everett (PF), Louis Moore (C) Francis Powell, Michael Graves, James Alkire, Joseph West, Eugene Simmons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), Russell Ridlon (SF), John Zagorac (PF), Keith Wilson (C) Dennis Woodard, Alan Harbison, Travis King, Kenneth Roby | |
| 16:06 | Georgia | Louis Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 44-35 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Paul Hettinger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Ware (fresh) SF - George McConico (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Everett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leonard Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell Ridlon (fresh) PF - John Zagorac (fresh) 3 reb. C - Keith Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon's 3 pointer is rejected by Ronald Everett | 44-35 |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | John Zagorac grabs the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon misses the floater from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller can't tip it in | 44-35 |
| 15:32 | Georgia | Thomas Ware snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 15:28 | Georgia | George McConico connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Louis Moore | 46-35 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Russell Ridlon | 46-37 |
| 14:52 | Georgia | Thomas Ware scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | John Zagorac knocks in the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Ronald Everett - foul #1 on Ronald Everett, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Georgia | Francis Powell (PG), Michael Graves (SG), James Alkire (SF), Eugene Simmons (C) Paul Hettinger, Thomas Ware, George McConico, Louis Moore | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Gerald Flowers (SG), Alan Harbison (SF), Travis King (PF) Barry Fuller, Leonard Arnold, Russell Ridlon, Keith Wilson | |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | John Zagorac makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:18 | Georgia | Ronald Everett is denied on a layup by John Zagorac | 49-40 |
| 14:16 | Georgia | Ronald Everett grabs the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 14:03 | Georgia | Francis Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 14:01 | Georgia | James Alkire tips it in | 51-40 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Ronald Everett is called for the reach on Travis King - foul #2 on Ronald Everett, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Georgia | Joseph West (PF) Ronald Everett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby (C) John Zagorac | |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 13:20 | Georgia | Eugene Simmons grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 13:13 | Georgia | Joseph West banks in the layup | 53-40 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-40 |
| 13:02 | Georgia | Michael Graves grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 12:39 | Georgia | Eugene Simmons is fouled on the floor by Travis King - foul #2 on Travis King, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Georgia | Thomas Ware (SF), Ronald Everett (C) James Alkire, Eugene Simmons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon (PF) Travis King | |
| 12:28 | Georgia | Michael Graves misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-40 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 12:15 | Georgia | Joseph West gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| 11:57 | Georgia | Thomas Ware misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Alan Harbison - foul #2 on Alan Harbison, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Zagorac (PF) Russell Ridlon | |
| 11:57 | Georgia | Thomas Ware misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 11:57 | Georgia | Thomas Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Francis Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Graves (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Ware (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph West (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Everett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Zagorac (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby tips it home | 54-42 |
| 11:12 | Georgia | Michael Graves is fouled on the floor by Gerald Flowers - foul #4 on Gerald Flowers, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Georgia | James Alkire (SF), Eugene Simmons (C) Michael Graves, Joseph West | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), Leonard Arnold (SG), Travis King (PF) Dennis Woodard, Gerald Flowers, John Zagorac | |
| 10:57 | Georgia | Francis Powell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Ware | 56-42 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 10:33 | Georgia | Ronald Everett gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 10:14 | Georgia | James Alkire's layup is rejected by Travis King | 56-42 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Eugene Simmons - foul #1 on Eugene Simmons, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Graves (SG), Joseph West (PF) Francis Powell, Ronald Everett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), John Zagorac (C) Barry Fuller, Kenneth Roby | |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 10:00 | Georgia | Eugene Simmons pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 09:43 | Georgia | Michael Graves is hacked by John Zagorac - foul #1 on John Zagorac, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Georgia | Paul Hettinger (PG) Thomas Ware | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (SF) Alan Harbison | |
| 09:37 | Georgia | James Alkire clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-43 |
| 09:35 | Georgia | Joseph West tips it home | 58-43 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | Joseph West swats the short shot by John Zagorac | 58-43 |
| 09:15 | Georgia | Eugene Simmons pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 08:52 | Georgia | Joseph West knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Alkire and he's fouled by Barry Fuller - foul #1 on Barry Fuller, team foul #7 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Georgia | George McConico (SF), Louis Moore (C) James Alkire, Eugene Simmons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Wilson (C) Travis King | |
| 08:52 | Georgia | Joseph West makes the free throw | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | Louis Moore swats the dunk try by Leonard Arnold | 61-43 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold misses long on a floater from the left side | 61-43 |
| 08:13 | Georgia | Louis Moore snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:07 | Georgia | Michael Graves drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Hettinger | 64-43 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Keith Wilson | 64-46 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Paul Hettinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Graves (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George McConico (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph West (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Arnold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Barry Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Zagorac (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Georgia | Paul Hettinger misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 07:31 | Georgia | Joseph West tips it back up and in | 66-46 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Michael Graves - foul #2 on Michael Graves, team foul #4 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Georgia | Francis Powell (PG), Thomas Ware (SG), James Alkire (SF), Ronald Everett (PF), Eugene Simmons (C) Paul Hettinger, Michael Graves, George McConico, Joseph West, Louis Moore | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers (SG), Alan Harbison (SF), Travis King (PF), Kenneth Roby (C) Leonard Arnold, Barry Fuller, John Zagorac, Keith Wilson | |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard makes the free throw | 66-49 |
| 07:14 | Georgia | Gerald Flowers picks off the pass by Francis Powell in the backcourt | 66-49 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard is hacked by Francis Powell - foul #1 on Francis Powell, team foul #5 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth (PG) Dennis Woodard | |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-52 |
| 06:18 | Georgia | Eugene Simmons misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Roby - foul #2 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Georgia | Michael Graves (SG) Thomas Ware | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:18 | Georgia | Eugene Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 06:18 | Georgia | Eugene Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Alan Harbison is denied by Ronald Everett | 67-52 |
| 06:04 | Georgia | James Alkire gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| 05:43 | Georgia | Kenneth Roby is called for the reach on Eugene Simmons - foul #3 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #9 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG) Richard Ellsworth | |
| 05:43 | Georgia | Eugene Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-52 |
| 05:26 | Georgia | James Alkire grabs the board | 67-52 |
| 05:20 | Georgia | Francis Powell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 05:19 | Georgia | James Alkire tips it back up and in | 69-52 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Fuller | 69-54 |
| 04:37 | Georgia | Eugene Simmons connects on the turnaround in the paint | 71-54 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison is hacked by James Alkire - foul #2 on James Alkire, team foul #6 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Georgia | Thomas Ware (SF), Joseph West (PF) James Alkire, Eugene Simmons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), John Zagorac (PF), Keith Wilson (C) Barry Fuller, Travis King, Kenneth Roby | |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-54 |
| Subs | Georgia | Louis Moore (C) Ronald Everett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:02 | Georgia | Michael Graves misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-54 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison grabs the board | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-54 |
| Subs | Georgia | Paul Hettinger (PG), George McConico (SF) Francis Powell, Michael Graves | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold (SF) Alan Harbison | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Paul Hettinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Ware (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George McConico (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph West (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Leonard Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Zagorac (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Georgia | Paul Hettinger is hacked by Leonard Arnold - foul #1 on Leonard Arnold, team foul #10 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Georgia | Joshua Risinger (PF) Joseph West | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), Russell Ridlon (SF) Dennis Woodard, Gerald Flowers | |
| 03:35 | Georgia | Paul Hettinger makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 03:35 | Georgia | Paul Hettinger makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Risinger - foul #1 on Joshua Risinger, team foul #7 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Georgia | Ronald Everett (PF) Joshua Risinger | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:48 | Georgia | George McConico hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Hettinger | 75-56 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 75-56 |
| 02:38 | Georgia | Ronald Everett snags the defensive board | 75-56 |
| 02:18 | Georgia | Leonard Arnold is called for the reach on Paul Hettinger - foul #2 on Leonard Arnold, team foul #11 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Liggins (SG) John Zagorac | |
| 02:18 | Georgia | Paul Hettinger misses the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:18 | Georgia | Paul Hettinger misses the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Keith Wilson | 75-56 |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | William Liggins buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Leonard Arnold | 75-59 |
| 01:36 | Georgia | Ronald Everett is hacked by Leonard Arnold - foul #3 on Leonard Arnold, team foul #12 | 75-59 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Zagorac (PF) William Liggins | |
| 01:36 | Georgia | Ronald Everett misses the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 01:36 | Georgia | Ronald Everett misses the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | John Zagorac snags the defensive board | 75-59 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller loses the ball out of bounds | 75-59 |
| 00:50 | Georgia | Ronald Everett hits a runner in the paint | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-59 |
| 00:42 | Georgia | Louis Moore gets the rebound | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Georgia | Paul Hettinger scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by George McConico | 79-59 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Paul Hettinger steals it from John Zagorac | 79-59 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Paul Hettinger runs out the clock | 79-59 |