| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wagoner (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Clinton Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hoggan (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Claude Blodgett (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Davison (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Ruark (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Nance (fresh) 2 blk. C - Chen China (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | William Wagoner inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | William Wagoner is hacked by Frank Davison - foul #1 on Frank Davison, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | William Wagoner knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by John Rhodes | 37-27 |
| 19:06 | Georgia | Dennis Nance connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Davison | 37-30 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Claude Blodgett takes the ball from James Hoggan | 37-30 |
| 18:38 | Georgia | Joshua Wong steps in front of the Raymond Ruark pass | 37-30 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Chen China | 37-30 |
| 18:19 | Georgia | Chen China gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:04 | Georgia | William Wagoner steps in front of the Chen China pass | 37-30 |
| 17:44 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | James Hoggan tips it back up and in | 39-30 |
| 17:18 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 17:16 | Georgia | Chen China grabs the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:04 | Georgia | Chen China misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by James Hoggan - foul #2 on James Hoggan, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon (SF), Charles Richards (C) William Wagoner, James Hoggan | |
| Subs | Georgia | Manuel Ford (SG), Bobby Hamill (SF) Frank Davison, Raymond Ruark | |
| 17:04 | Georgia | Chen China misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:04 | Georgia | Chen China makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 39-31 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon grabs the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong lays it in on a great pass from John Rhodes and he's hacked by Manuel Ford - foul #1 on Manuel Ford, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG) John Rhodes | |
| Subs | Georgia | Randy Amerson (PF) Dennis Nance | |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:18 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Ford | 42-34 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joshua Wong | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kelly Stroud (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Gordon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clinton Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Richards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Claude Blodgett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Manuel Ford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bobby Hamill (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Randy Amerson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chen China (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Georgia | Randy Amerson is whistled for a carry | 45-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (PG), William Harward (SF), James Hoggan (C) Kelly Stroud, Timothy Gordon, Clinton Cox | |
| Subs | Georgia | Frank Davison (SG), Raymond Ruark (SF), Henry Rutherford (C) Claude Blodgett, Bobby Hamill, Chen China | |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | James Hoggan is fouled on the floor by Henry Rutherford - foul #2 on Henry Rutherford, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG) Joshua Wong | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | James Hoggan is denied on a layup by Raymond Ruark | 45-34 |
| 15:11 | Georgia | Henry Rutherford snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 14:58 | Georgia | Randy Amerson lays it in | 45-36 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | William Wagoner is hacked by Henry Rutherford - foul #3 on Henry Rutherford, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Wong (SG), Clinton Cox (PF) William Wagoner, Charles Richards | |
| Subs | Georgia | Claude Blodgett (PG), Dennis Nance (PF), Chen China (C) Manuel Ford, Randy Amerson, Henry Rutherford | |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | William Harward misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 14:32 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 14:10 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Rhodes - foul #3 on John Rhodes, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon (C) James Hoggan | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 14:10 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:10 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | John Rhodes makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Clinton Cox | 48-38 |
| 13:29 | Georgia | Chen China's pass is intercepted by Joshua Wong | 48-38 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong banks in the layup | 50-38 |
| 13:08 | Georgia | Frank Davison drills a runner near the basket | 50-40 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 12:53 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 12:34 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 12:33 | Georgia | Chen China tips it back up and in | 50-42 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | Raymond Ruark takes the ball from John Rhodes | 50-42 |
| 12:09 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark dunks the ball | 50-44 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | William Harward hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Rhodes | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Harward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Gordon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Claude Blodgett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Frank Davison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Ruark (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dennis Nance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Chen China (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark can't finish the layup | 52-44 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | John Rhodes is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on John Rhodes, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG), Nick Vaughan (SG), William Wagoner (SF), Charles Richards (PF), James Hoggan (C) John Rhodes, Joshua Wong, William Harward, Clinton Cox, Timothy Gordon | |
| Subs | Georgia | Manuel Ford (PG), Stephen McDearman (SG), Bobby Hamill (SF), Randy Amerson (PF), Henry Rutherford (C) Claude Blodgett, Frank Davison, Raymond Ruark, Dennis Nance, Chen China | |
| 10:52 | Georgia | Henry Rutherford misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-44 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Charles Richards pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud's floater is knocked away by Randy Amerson | 52-44 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | James Hoggan grabs the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | William Wagoner is fouled on the floor by Manuel Ford - foul #2 on Manuel Ford, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Wong (SG) Nick Vaughan | |
| Subs | Georgia | Chen China (C) Henry Rutherford | |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Hoggan | 52-44 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon (SF), Clinton Cox (PF) Kelly Stroud, Charles Richards | |
| Subs | Georgia | Claude Blodgett (PG), Dennis Nance (PF) Stephen McDearman, Randy Amerson | |
| 09:21 | Georgia | Dennis Nance misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | James Hoggan banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Wagoner | 54-44 |
| 08:56 | Georgia | Dennis Nance misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Clinton Cox - foul #3 on Clinton Cox, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Harward (SF) Timothy Gordon | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 08:56 | Georgia | Dennis Nance makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:56 | Georgia | Dennis Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | William Harward double dribbles | 54-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Frank Davison (SG), Stephen McDearman (SF) Manuel Ford, Bobby Hamill | |
| 08:20 | Georgia | Stephen McDearman misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clinton Cox - foul #4 on Clinton Cox, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Richards (PF), Timothy Gordon (C) Clinton Cox, James Hoggan | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 08:20 | Georgia | Stephen McDearman makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:20 | Georgia | Stephen McDearman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | William Harward misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Claude Blodgett - foul #2 on Claude Blodgett, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG), Nick Vaughan (SG) William Wagoner, Joshua Wong | |
| Subs | Georgia | Raymond Ruark (SF), Randy Amerson (PF), Henry Rutherford (C) Stephen McDearman, Dennis Nance, Chen China | |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | William Harward misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | William Harward makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:45 | Georgia | Henry Rutherford can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Timothy Gordon - foul #2 on Timothy Gordon, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG), Clinton Cox (PF) Kelly Stroud, Timothy Gordon | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 07:45 | Georgia | Henry Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:45 | Georgia | Henry Rutherford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nick Vaughan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Harward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Richards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Claude Blodgett (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Frank Davison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Ruark (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Henry Rutherford (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Amerson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | William Harward scores on a floater from close range set up by John Rhodes | 57-49 |
| 06:52 | Georgia | Randy Amerson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 57-49 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Nick Vaughan's pass is intercepted by Raymond Ruark | 57-49 |
| 06:27 | Georgia | Frank Davison can't finish the layup | 57-49 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | John Rhodes snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | John Rhodes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clinton Cox | 60-49 |
| 05:55 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark's pass is intercepted by Clinton Cox | 60-49 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Wong (SG), James Hoggan (C) Nick Vaughan, Charles Richards | |
| Subs | Georgia | Dennis Nance (PF), Chen China (C) Henry Rutherford, Randy Amerson | |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Claude Blodgett steals it from John Rhodes in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| 05:52 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett blows the layup | 60-49 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | William Harward is hacked by Frank Davison - foul #2 on Frank Davison, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | William Harward makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | William Harward misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 05:40 | Georgia | Chen China gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 05:26 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark misses the easy layup | 61-49 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Rhodes | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:58 | Georgia | Clinton Cox steals it from Claude Blodgett | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joshua Wong | 66-49 |
| 04:20 | Georgia | James Hoggan swats the layup by Chen China | 66-49 |
| 04:19 | Georgia | Dennis Nance grabs the offensive board | 66-49 |
| 04:01 | Georgia | John Rhodes denies the turnaround by Dennis Nance | 66-49 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Rhodes | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG), Nick Vaughan (SG), William Wagoner (SF), Charles Richards (PF), Timothy Gordon (C) John Rhodes, Joshua Wong, William Harward, Clinton Cox, James Hoggan | |
| Subs | Georgia | Manuel Ford (PG), Stephen McDearman (SG), Bobby Hamill (SF), Randy Amerson (PF), Henry Rutherford (C) Claude Blodgett, Frank Davison, Raymond Ruark, Dennis Nance, Chen China | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kelly Stroud (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nick Vaughan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Wagoner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Richards (fresh) C - Timothy Gordon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Manuel Ford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen McDearman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bobby Hamill (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Randy Amerson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Rutherford (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Georgia | Nick Vaughan steals the ball from Stephen McDearman | 66-49 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Charles Richards scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 68-49 |
| 02:43 | Georgia | The jump hook by Randy Amerson is blocked by Charles Richards | 68-49 |
| 02:41 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Rutherford | 68-49 |
| 02:36 | Georgia | Manuel Ford scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-52 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Manuel Ford takes the ball from Charles Richards | 68-52 |
| 02:10 | Georgia | Manuel Ford hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 68-52 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Charles Richards grabs the board | 68-52 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | William Wagoner's floater is tipped away by Henry Rutherford | 68-52 |
| 02:02 | Georgia | Randy Amerson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 01:45 | Georgia | Manuel Ford connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 68-54 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Nick Vaughan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Charles Richards tips it but misses | 68-54 |
| 01:19 | Georgia | Bobby Hamill snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 01:14 | Georgia | Manuel Ford misses short on a floater from the right side | 68-54 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Charles Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Charles Richards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 00:55 | Georgia | Henry Rutherford snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Georgia | Manuel Ford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-54 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Richards | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | William Wagoner is hacked by Henry Rutherford - foul #4 on Henry Rutherford, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | William Wagoner makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | William Wagoner makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 00:13 | Georgia | Manuel Ford misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 70-54 |
| 00:12 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Hamill | 70-54 |
| 00:08 | Georgia | Manuel Ford knocks in the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Charles Richards - foul #2 on Charles Richards, team foul #7 | 70-56 |
| 00:08 | Georgia | Manuel Ford makes the free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud runs out the clock | 70-57 |