| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Minor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Jay (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Wilson Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Claude Blodgett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Davison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Ruark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Nance (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State 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) | |
| 19:35 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Claude Blodgett | 36-28 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | David Jay comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-28 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| 18:38 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett knocks in the floater from close range set up by Frank Davison | 36-30 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-30 |
| 18:09 | Georgia | Frank Davison is fouled on the floor by Stuart Logan - foul #2 on Stuart Logan, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 17:45 | Georgia | Dennis Nance misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-30 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Stuart Logan | 39-30 |
| 17:19 | Georgia | Frank Davison can't finish the layup | 39-30 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 16:47 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark clanks a shot from the right block | 42-30 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Minor | 45-30 |
| 16:18 | Georgia | Chen China lays it up and in set up by Dennis Nance and he's hacked by Timothy Gumbs - foul #1 on Timothy Gumbs, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), William Crigger (SG), David Tye (SF), Fred Marlar (PF), Nicholas Hall (C) Robert Minor, David Jay, Stuart Logan, Timothy Gumbs, Wilson Gill | |
| Subs | Georgia | Manuel Ford (PG), Stephen McDearman (SG), Bobby Hamill (SF), Randy Amerson (PF) Claude Blodgett, Frank Davison, Raymond Ruark, Dennis Nance | |
| 16:18 | Georgia | Chen China misses the free throw | 45-32 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Crigger | 45-32 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | William Crigger is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on William Crigger, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Henry Rutherford (C) Chen China | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bill Debose (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Crigger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Tye (fresh) PF - Fred Marlar (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Manuel Ford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen McDearman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bobby Hamill (fresh) PF - Randy Amerson (fresh) C - Henry Rutherford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Georgia | Stephen McDearman clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 45-32 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | David Tye gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar drills a shot in the paint | 47-32 |
| 14:49 | Georgia | Bobby Hamill connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Stephen McDearman | 47-34 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Bobby Hamill | 47-34 |
| 14:33 | Georgia | Stephen McDearman gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 14:27 | Georgia | David Tye picks off the pass by Henry Rutherford | 47-34 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Bobby Hamill is called for the reach on David Tye - foul #2 on Bobby Hamill, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG), David Jay (SG), Timothy Gumbs (PF), Wilson Gill (C) Bill Debose, William Crigger, Fred Marlar, Nicholas Hall | |
| Subs | Georgia | Claude Blodgett (PG), Frank Davison (SG), Raymond Ruark (SF), Dennis Nance (PF), Chen China (C) Manuel Ford, Stephen McDearman, Bobby Hamill, Randy Amerson, Henry Rutherford | |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-34 |
| 13:48 | Georgia | Chen China clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-34 |
| 13:47 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett tips it in | 50-36 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | David Tye throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SF) David Tye | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 13:27 | Georgia | Frank Davison is hacked by David Jay - foul #3 on David Jay, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan (SF) Jerry Kern | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 13:12 | Georgia | Dennis Nance lays it in and he's fouled by Wilson Gill - foul #1 on Wilson Gill, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| 13:12 | Georgia | Dennis Nance misses the free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 13:04 | Georgia | Chen China grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 12:57 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark lays it up and in set up by Frank Davison | 50-40 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs tips it in | 52-40 |
| 12:26 | Georgia | Wilson Gill swats the shot by Chen China | 52-40 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stuart Logan | 52-40 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Chen China is called for the reach on David Jay - foul #2 on Chen China, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (SG), David Tye (SF), Fred Marlar (C) David Jay, Stuart Logan, Wilson Gill | |
| Subs | Georgia | Manuel Ford (SG), Bobby Hamill (SF) Frank Davison, Raymond Ruark | |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 11:55 | Georgia | Chen China grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 11:31 | Georgia | Fred Marlar denies the turnaround by Dennis Nance | 52-40 |
| 11:30 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett tips it home | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Minor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Debose (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Tye (fresh) PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Fred Marlar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Claude Blodgett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Ford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Hamill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Nance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Dennis Nance steals it from Bill Debose | 52-42 |
| 11:11 | Georgia | David Tye denies the turnaround by Manuel Ford | 52-42 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | David Tye comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Dennis Nance - foul #3 on Dennis Nance, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Jay (SG), Nicholas Hall (C) Robert Minor, Timothy Gumbs | |
| Subs | Georgia | Frank Davison (SG), Randy Amerson (PF) Claude Blodgett, Dennis Nance | |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | David Tye misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | David Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:30 | Georgia | Fred Marlar takes the ball from Chen China | 53-42 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | David Tye connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Bill Debose | 55-42 |
| 09:59 | Georgia | Frank Davison comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 09:57 | Georgia | Bobby Hamill tips it but misses | 55-42 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar drills a fadeaway in the paint | 57-42 |
| 09:24 | Georgia | Randy Amerson connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Frank Davison | 57-44 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | David Jay knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State 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) | |
| 08:55 | Georgia | Frank Davison loses the dribble to Bill Debose | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State 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) | |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | David Tye misses the easy layup | 60-44 |
| 08:26 | Georgia | Manuel Ford grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 08:10 | Georgia | Manuel Ford hits a 3 from the left corner | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State 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) | |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar is denied on a layup by Chen China | 60-47 |
| 07:47 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Frank Davison | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State 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) | |
| 07:20 | Georgia | Manuel Ford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bill Debose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Jay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Tye (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Marlar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Hall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Manuel Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Davison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Hamill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Amerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chen China (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Bobby Hamill is called for the reach on David Tye - foul #3 on Bobby Hamill, team foul #4 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG), William Crigger (SG), Stuart Logan (SF), Timothy Gumbs (PF), Wilson Gill (C) Bill Debose, David Jay, David Tye, Fred Marlar, Nicholas Hall | |
| Subs | Georgia | Claude Blodgett (PG), Stephen McDearman (SG), Raymond Ruark (SF), Dennis Nance (PF), Henry Rutherford (C) Manuel Ford, Frank Davison, Bobby Hamill, Randy Amerson, Chen China | |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Raymond Ruark steps in front of the Wilson Gill pass | 60-47 |
| 06:33 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Minor - foul #1 on Robert Minor, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| 06:33 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark misses the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 06:33 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill's pass is intercepted by Henry Rutherford | 60-48 |
| 06:12 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-48 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 05:42 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Dennis Nance | 60-48 |
| 05:14 | Georgia | Henry Rutherford drills a runner near the basket | 60-50 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor is hacked by Dennis Nance - foul #4 on Dennis Nance, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Manuel Ford (SG), Chen China (C) Stephen McDearman, Henry Rutherford | |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-50 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 04:21 | Georgia | Dennis Nance snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 04:15 | Georgia | Manuel Ford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 04:13 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett snags the offensive board | 60-50 |
| 04:00 | Georgia | William Crigger steals it from Raymond Ruark | 60-50 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Crigger | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Georgia | Manuel Ford misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 03:42 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark grabs the offensive board | 62-50 |
| 03:34 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wilson Gill - foul #2 on Wilson Gill, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), David Jay (SG), Jerry Kern (SF), Fred Marlar (PF), Nicholas Hall (C) Robert Minor, William Crigger, Stuart Logan, Timothy Gumbs, Wilson Gill | |
| Subs | Georgia | Frank Davison (SG), Stephen McDearman (SF), Randy Amerson (PF) Manuel Ford, Raymond Ruark, Dennis Nance | |
| 03:34 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 03:34 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Hall | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State 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) | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 03:11 | Georgia | Randy Amerson grabs the board | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bill Debose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Jay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Kern (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Marlar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Hall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Claude Blodgett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Davison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen McDearman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Amerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Georgia | Frank Davison misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 02:53 | Georgia | Stephen McDearman gets the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 02:53 | Georgia | Georgia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG), David Tye (SF), Timothy Gumbs (PF), Wilson Gill (C) Bill Debose, Jerry Kern, Fred Marlar, Nicholas Hall | |
| Subs | Georgia | Raymond Ruark (SF), Dennis Nance (PF) Stephen McDearman, Randy Amerson | |
| 02:48 | Georgia | Dennis Nance's pass is intercepted by Robert Minor | 62-51 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor lays it up and in | 64-51 |
| 02:29 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), William Crigger (SG), Fred Marlar (PF), Nicholas Hall (C) Robert Minor, David Jay, Timothy Gumbs, Wilson Gill | |
| 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 | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Bobby Hamill steps in front of the Fred Marlar pass | 64-51 |
| 01:52 | Georgia | Manuel Ford makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen McDearman | 64-53 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Bill Debose | 66-53 |
| 01:22 | Georgia | Manuel Ford is fouled on the floor by Bill Debose - foul #2 on Bill Debose, team foul #8 | 66-53 |
| 01:22 | Georgia | Manuel Ford makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:22 | Georgia | Manuel Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | David Tye drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from William Crigger | 68-55 |
| 00:50 | Georgia | Bobby Hamill is hacked by William Crigger - foul #3 on William Crigger, team foul #9 | 68-55 |
| 00:50 | Georgia | Bobby Hamill misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | William Crigger scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from David Tye | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State 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 | Georgia | Manuel Ford knocks in the jumper from the left block | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose runs out the clock | 70-57 |