| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Claude Blodgett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Manuel Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Ruark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Nance (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chen China (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Brummitt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edmundo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Whiteside (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Klingensmith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols loses the dribble to Manuel Ford | 31-37 |
| 19:34 | Georgia | Chen China misses the lay-in | 31-37 |
| 19:32 | Georgia | Dennis Nance pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 19:21 | Georgia | Chen China scores on a floater near the basket | 33-37 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Chen China steals it from Edmundo Esposito | 33-37 |
| 18:46 | Georgia | Dennis Nance loses the ball out of bounds | 33-37 |
| 18:32 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols buries a shot from the right side set up by Edmundo Esposito | 33-39 |
| 18:23 | Georgia | Chen China hits a jumper from the left block set up by Manuel Ford | 35-39 |
| 18:08 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 18:06 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 18:02 | Georgia | Chen China throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| 17:41 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 17:40 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:18 | Georgia | Manuel Ford connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Claude Blodgett | 37-39 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith connects on the floater in the paint | 37-41 |
| 16:54 | Georgia | Manuel Ford comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-41 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito is hacked by Dennis Nance - foul #2 on Dennis Nance, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Georgia | James Hunt (PG), Stephen McDearman (SG), Bobby Hamill (SF), Randy Amerson (PF) Claude Blodgett, Manuel Ford, Raymond Ruark, Dennis Nance | |
| Subs | LSU | Kim Badger (PG), Eric Ebert (SF), Larry Lee (PF), Paul Westerman (C) Thomas Brummitt, Jonathan Nichols, Kenneth Whiteside, Jason Klingensmith | |
| 16:34 | LSU | Eric Ebert banks in the layup and he's hacked by Bobby Hamill - foul #2 on Bobby Hamill, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Georgia | Henry Rutherford (C) Chen China | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:34 | LSU | Eric Ebert misses the free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:34 | Georgia | Randy Amerson gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:16 | Georgia | Bobby Hamill clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 16:14 | Georgia | Bobby Hamill can't tip it in | 37-43 |
| 16:13 | Georgia | Bobby Hamill tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 15:53 | LSU | Paul Westerman banks in the layup set up by Larry Lee | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - James Hunt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stephen McDearman (fresh) SF - Bobby Hamill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Amerson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Rutherford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Eric Ebert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edmundo Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kim Badger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Westerman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Georgia | Henry Rutherford drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Bobby Hamill | 41-45 |
| 15:20 | LSU | Kim Badger hits the finger roll set up by Larry Lee | 41-47 |
| 15:05 | Georgia | Randy Amerson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 15:04 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to James Hunt | 41-47 |
| 14:47 | Georgia | Randy Amerson misses the easy layup | 41-47 |
| 14:45 | LSU | Larry Lee pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:39 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito blows the layup | 41-47 |
| 14:38 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Randy Amerson | 41-47 |
| 14:16 | Georgia | Randy Amerson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Eric Ebert grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Paul Westerman buries a shot from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 13:54 | Georgia | Randy Amerson makes the 3 from straight away | 44-49 |
| 13:41 | LSU | Paul Westerman is fouled on the floor by James Hunt - foul #1 on James Hunt, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Georgia | Claude Blodgett (PG), Frank Davison (SG), Raymond Ruark (SF), Dennis Nance (PF), Chen China (C) James Hunt, Stephen McDearman, Bobby Hamill, Randy Amerson, Henry Rutherford | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG), Thomas Brummitt (SG), Jonathan Nichols (SF), Kenneth Whiteside (PF), Jason Klingensmith (C) Eric Ebert, Edmundo Esposito, Kim Badger, Larry Lee, Paul Westerman | |
| 13:35 | LSU | Victor Ybarra buries a jumper from the right side | 44-51 |
| 13:13 | Georgia | Frank Davison clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 13:11 | Georgia | Frank Davison snags the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 13:05 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 13:04 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Victor Ybarra and the foul's on Dennis Nance - foul #3 on Dennis Nance, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| 12:36 | Georgia | Frank Davison is denied on a layup by Jason Klingensmith | 44-54 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Victor Ybarra hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Nichols | 44-57 |
| 12:16 | Georgia | Frank Davison clanks a floater from the right side | 44-57 |
| 12:15 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark tips it home | 46-57 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 46-57 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside tips it home | 46-59 |
| 11:46 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett scores on a shot in the lane | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Claude Blodgett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Davison (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Raymond Ruark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Nance (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Chen China (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Victor Ybarra (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Brummitt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Whiteside (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Klingensmith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt is whistled for traveling | 48-59 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kim Badger (SF), Larry Lee (C) Jonathan Nichols, Jason Klingensmith | |
| 11:05 | Georgia | Frank Davison misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 48-59 |
| 11:03 | LSU | The rebound goes to Larry Lee | 48-59 |
| 10:57 | LSU | Kim Badger can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-59 |
| 10:55 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt tips it in | 48-61 |
| 10:48 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 48-61 |
| 10:46 | Georgia | Chen China gets the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 10:23 | Georgia | Dennis Nance's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Whiteside | 48-61 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Kim Badger misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-61 |
| 10:07 | LSU | Larry Lee hits the follow up shot | 48-63 |
| 09:57 | Georgia | Chen China misses short on a floater near the basket | 48-63 |
| 09:56 | LSU | Victor Ybarra gets the rebound | 48-63 |
| 09:50 | LSU | Chen China blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Whiteside | 48-63 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Kim Badger tips it home | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:24 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-65 |
| 09:22 | Georgia | Frank Davison grabs the offensive board | 48-65 |
| 09:13 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Chen China and he's hacked by Kenneth Whiteside - foul #2 on Kenneth Whiteside, team foul #1 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Georgia | Manuel Ford (PG), Stephen McDearman (SG), Randy Amerson (PF), Henry Rutherford (C) Claude Blodgett, Frank Davison, Dennis Nance, Chen China | |
| Subs | LSU | Eric Ebert (PG), Edmundo Esposito (SG), Jonathan Nichols (SF), Paul Westerman (PF), Jason Klingensmith (C) Victor Ybarra, Thomas Brummitt, Kim Badger, Kenneth Whiteside, Larry Lee | |
| 09:13 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark makes the free throw | 51-65 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Eric Ebert is hacked by Stephen McDearman - foul #2 on Stephen McDearman, team foul #5 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Georgia | Bobby Hamill (SF) Raymond Ruark | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:32 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols lays it in on a great pass from Eric Ebert and he's fouled by Bobby Hamill - foul #3 on Bobby Hamill, team foul #6 | 51-67 |
| 08:32 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols misses the free throw | 51-67 |
| 08:32 | Georgia | Henry Rutherford grabs the board | 51-67 |
| 08:25 | Georgia | Randy Amerson can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 51-67 |
| 08:24 | Georgia | Randy Amerson gets the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 08:09 | Georgia | Eric Ebert takes the ball from Henry Rutherford | 51-67 |
| 07:50 | LSU | Bobby Hamill picks off the pass by Paul Westerman | 51-67 |
| 07:35 | Georgia | Randy Amerson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-67 |
| 07:33 | Georgia | Randy Amerson tips it home | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Manuel Ford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen McDearman (fresh) SF - Bobby Hamill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Amerson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Rutherford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Eric Ebert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Edmundo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Nichols (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Westerman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jason Klingensmith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | LSU | Eric Ebert is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-67 |
| Subs | Georgia | Claude Blodgett (PG), Chen China (C) Stephen McDearman, Henry Rutherford | |
| Subs | LSU | Kim Badger (PF), Larry Lee (C) Paul Westerman, Jason Klingensmith | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:08 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Manuel Ford | 56-67 |
| 07:04 | LSU | Eric Ebert is whistled for traveling | 56-67 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (PG) Eric Ebert | |
| 06:55 | Georgia | Kim Badger steals the ball from Chen China | 56-67 |
| 06:38 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Edmundo Esposito | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:25 | Georgia | Chen China connects on the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Jonathan Nichols - foul #2 on Jonathan Nichols, team foul #2 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Georgia | Frank Davison (SG), Stephen McDearman (SF), Dennis Nance (PF) Manuel Ford, Bobby Hamill, Randy Amerson | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG), Paul Westerman (C) Edmundo Esposito, Jonathan Nichols | |
| 06:25 | Georgia | Chen China makes the free throw | 59-70 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Larry Lee hits a floater from the left side | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:01 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett misses long on a shot from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt grabs the board | 59-72 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Victor Ybarra clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-72 |
| 05:53 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Stephen McDearman | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:45 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-72 |
| 05:43 | LSU | Victor Ybarra snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| 05:37 | LSU | Victor Ybarra makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Brummitt | 59-75 |
| 05:23 | Georgia | Chen China blows the dunk | 59-75 |
| 05:21 | LSU | Victor Ybarra grabs the board | 59-75 |
| 05:15 | LSU | Paul Westerman is hacked by Claude Blodgett - foul #3 on Claude Blodgett, team foul #7 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Georgia | Manuel Ford (PG), Raymond Ruark (SF) Claude Blodgett, Stephen McDearman | |
| Subs | LSU | Edmundo Esposito (SG), Jason Klingensmith (C) Thomas Brummitt, Larry Lee | |
| 05:15 | LSU | Paul Westerman misses the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 05:15 | Georgia | Chen China gets the rebound | 59-75 |
| 05:07 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Manuel Ford | 61-75 |
| 04:46 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-75 |
| 04:44 | Georgia | Dennis Nance grabs the board | 61-75 |
| 04:37 | Georgia | Dennis Nance clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Edmundo Esposito - foul #3 on Edmundo Esposito, team foul #3 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Georgia | Stephen McDearman (SG) Frank Davison | |
| Subs | LSU | Eric Ebert (PG), Jonathan Nichols (SF), Kenneth Whiteside (PF) Victor Ybarra, Kim Badger, Paul Westerman | |
| 04:37 | Georgia | Dennis Nance makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 04:37 | Georgia | Dennis Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Eric Ebert's layup is rejected by Dennis Nance | 63-75 |
| 04:18 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark pulls down the rebound | 63-75 |
| 04:14 | Georgia | Manuel Ford loses the dribble to Jason Klingensmith | 63-75 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 63-75 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito can't tip it in | 63-75 |
| 03:58 | Georgia | Dennis Nance grabs the board | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Georgia | Stephen McDearman misses the lay-in | 63-75 |
| 03:50 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols snags the defensive board | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-75 |
| 03:43 | Georgia | Dennis Nance pulls down the rebound | 63-75 |
| 03:35 | Georgia | Edmundo Esposito steps in front of the Raymond Ruark pass | 63-75 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Manuel Ford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen McDearman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Raymond Ruark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Nance (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Chen China (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Eric Ebert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Edmundo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Nichols (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Whiteside (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Klingensmith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-75 |
| 03:21 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Nichols | 63-75 |
| 03:06 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside knocks in the shot from close range | 63-77 |
| 02:51 | Georgia | Manuel Ford misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-77 |
| 02:49 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Chen China | 63-77 |
| 02:49 | Georgia | Georgia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-77 |
| Subs | Georgia | Claude Blodgett (PG), Frank Davison (SG), Randy Amerson (PF) Manuel Ford, Stephen McDearman, Dennis Nance | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG) Eric Ebert | |
| 02:35 | Georgia | The short jumper by Raymond Ruark is denied by Edmundo Esposito | 63-77 |
| 02:33 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside pulls down the rebound | 63-77 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Claude Blodgett is called for the reach on Victor Ybarra - foul #4 on Claude Blodgett, team foul #8 | 63-77 |
| Subs | Georgia | Manuel Ford (PG), Stephen McDearman (SG), Bobby Hamill (SF), Henry Rutherford (C) Claude Blodgett, Frank Davison, Raymond Ruark, Chen China | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (SG), Eric Ebert (SF), Kim Badger (PF), Larry Lee (C) Edmundo Esposito, Jonathan Nichols, Kenneth Whiteside, Jason Klingensmith | |
| 02:28 | LSU | Victor Ybarra makes the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Victor Ybarra misses the 2nd free throw | 63-78 |
| 02:28 | Georgia | Henry Rutherford grabs the defensive rebound | 63-78 |
| 02:13 | Georgia | Randy Amerson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 63-78 |
| 02:11 | LSU | Kim Badger gets the rebound | 63-78 |
| 02:07 | LSU | Victor Ybarra is fouled on the floor by Henry Rutherford - foul #1 on Henry Rutherford, team foul #9 | 63-78 |
| 02:07 | LSU | Victor Ybarra makes the 1st free throw | 63-79 |
| 02:07 | LSU | Victor Ybarra makes the 2nd free throw | 63-80 |
| 01:45 | Georgia | Randy Amerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-80 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Victor Ybarra gets the rebound | 63-80 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Victor Ybarra misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-80 |
| 01:28 | Georgia | Bobby Hamill snags the defensive board | 63-80 |
| 01:18 | Georgia | Randy Amerson is called for traveling | 63-80 |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Westerman (C) Victor Ybarra | |
| 00:54 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-80 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Georgia | Henry Rutherford clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-80 |
| 00:46 | Georgia | Stephen McDearman tips it in | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | LSU | Paul Westerman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Manuel Ford - foul #2 on Manuel Ford, team foul #10 | 65-80 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Paul Westerman makes the 1st free throw | 65-81 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Paul Westerman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-81 |
| 00:17 | Georgia | Randy Amerson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-81 |
| 00:12 | Georgia | Manuel Ford misses the 3 from the right wing | 65-81 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Kim Badger snags the defensive board | 65-81 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt runs out the clock | 65-81 |