| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Claude Blodgett (fresh) SG - Frank Davison (fresh) SF - Raymond Ruark (fresh) PF - Dennis Nance (fresh) C - Chen China (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fresh) SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) SF - William Harward (fresh) PF - Clinton Cox (fresh) C - James Hoggan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | John Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Georgia | Chen China snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Clinton Cox - foul #1 on Clinton Cox, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:09 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | James Hoggan knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from John Rhodes | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark hits the finger roll and he's hacked by William Harward - foul #1 on William Harward, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:41 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Hoggan | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by James Hoggan | 5-4 |
| 17:53 | Georgia | Frank Davison clanks a 3 from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | James Hoggan pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Claude Blodgett is called for the reach on John Rhodes - foul #1 on Claude Blodgett, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | James Hoggan gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Dennis Nance - foul #1 on Dennis Nance, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:10 | Georgia | Chen China snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:51 | Georgia | Chen China loses the ball out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | John Rhodes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Hoggan | 5-7 |
| 16:24 | Georgia | Dennis Nance can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 5-7 |
| 16:23 | Georgia | Frank Davison pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:09 | Georgia | Chen China buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | James Hoggan misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Dennis Nance - foul #2 on Dennis Nance, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Georgia | Bobby Hamill (SF), Randy Amerson (PF) Raymond Ruark, Dennis Nance | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (SF) William Harward | |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | James Hoggan makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | James Hoggan makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Claude Blodgett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Davison (fresh) SF - Bobby Hamill (fresh) PF - Randy Amerson (fresh) C - Chen China (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Wagoner (fresh) PF - Clinton Cox (fresh) C - James Hoggan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Georgia | Frank Davison's pass is intercepted by James Hoggan | 7-9 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses long on a jumper from the right side | 7-9 |
| 15:03 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Frank Davison | 7-9 |
| 14:39 | Georgia | Randy Amerson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Clinton Cox - foul #2 on Clinton Cox, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Georgia | Manuel Ford (PG), Stephen McDearman (SG), Raymond Ruark (SF) Claude Blodgett, Frank Davison, Bobby Hamill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Harward (SF), Charles Richards (PF), Timothy Gordon (C) John Rhodes, Clinton Cox, James Hoggan | |
| 14:39 | Georgia | Randy Amerson makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:39 | Georgia | Randy Amerson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Charles Richards scores on a runner from the baseline | 9-11 |
| 14:01 | Georgia | William Wagoner picks off the pass by Manuel Ford | 9-11 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong lays it up and in on a great pass from William Wagoner | 9-13 |
| 13:46 | Georgia | Chen China hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | Charles Richards misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon can't tip it in | 12-13 |
| 13:19 | Georgia | Randy Amerson gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:57 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 12-13 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Wagoner | 12-16 |
| 12:42 | Georgia | Manuel Ford's pass is intercepted by Joshua Wong in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 12:29 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:25 | Georgia | Manuel Ford is fouled on the floor by William Wagoner - foul #1 on William Wagoner, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Georgia | Claude Blodgett (PG), Frank Davison (SG), Bobby Hamill (SF), Henry Rutherford (PF), Ronald Bennington (C) Manuel Ford, Stephen McDearman, Raymond Ruark, Randy Amerson, Chen China | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG), Nick Vaughan (SG), James Hoggan (C) William Wagoner, Joshua Wong, William Harward | |
| 12:11 | Georgia | Frank Davison knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Claude Blodgett and he's hacked by Nick Vaughan - foul #1 on Nick Vaughan, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| 12:11 | Georgia | Frank Davison makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | John Rhodes travels in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| 11:54 | Georgia | John Rhodes steals the ball from Claude Blodgett | 15-16 |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Henry Rutherford steals the ball from Timothy Gordon | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Claude Blodgett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Davison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Hamill (fresh) PF - Henry Rutherford (fresh) C - Ronald Bennington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Vaughan (fresh) SF - Timothy Gordon (fresh) PF - Charles Richards (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hoggan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Georgia | Henry Rutherford loses the ball out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Georgia | Randy Amerson (PF) Ronald Bennington | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Harward (SF), Joseph Gibson (PF) Timothy Gordon, Charles Richards | |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | John Rhodes misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-16 |
| 11:04 | Georgia | Henry Rutherford gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:44 | Georgia | Joseph Gibson denies the turnaround by Frank Davison | 15-16 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | William Harward pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | James Hoggan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 10:24 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:14 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett blows the dunk | 15-16 |
| 10:12 | Georgia | Frank Davison can't tip it in | 15-16 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | William Harward gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Joseph Gibson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 09:53 | Georgia | Henry Rutherford pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:29 | Georgia | Randy Amerson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Gibson - foul #1 on Joseph Gibson, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Georgia | Manuel Ford (SG), Raymond Ruark (SF), Chen China (C) Frank Davison, Bobby Hamill, Henry Rutherford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG), Joshua Wong (SG), William Wagoner (SF), Charles Richards (PF), Timothy Gordon (C) John Rhodes, Nick Vaughan, William Harward, Joseph Gibson, James Hoggan | |
| 09:29 | Georgia | Randy Amerson makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:29 | Georgia | Randy Amerson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Charles Richards grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 16-16 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Richards | 16-16 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-18 |
| 08:39 | Georgia | Manuel Ford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 08:19 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 07:56 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Kelly Stroud - foul #1 on Kelly Stroud, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Georgia | Frank Davison (SG), Henry Rutherford (PF) Manuel Ford, Randy Amerson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG) Kelly Stroud | |
| 07:56 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:56 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon misses long on a shot from the baseline | 18-18 |
| 07:37 | Georgia | Chen China grabs the board | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Claude Blodgett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Davison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Ruark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Rutherford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Wagoner (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Gordon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark is hacked by John Rhodes - foul #1 on John Rhodes, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Georgia | Manuel Ford (PG) Claude Blodgett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Harward (SF), Joseph Gibson (PF), James Hoggan (C) William Wagoner, Charles Richards, Timothy Gordon | |
| 07:09 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:09 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | John Rhodes hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 06:40 | Georgia | Chen China clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 06:38 | Georgia | Manuel Ford tips it but misses | 20-21 |
| 06:37 | Georgia | Henry Rutherford tips it home | 22-21 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | James Hoggan slams it home on a great pass from John Rhodes | 22-23 |
| 06:00 | Georgia | William Harward is called for the reach on Raymond Ruark - foul #2 on William Harward, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Georgia | Stephen McDearman (SG), Bobby Hamill (PF) Frank Davison, Henry Rutherford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (SF), Charles Richards (PF), Timothy Gordon (C) William Harward, Joseph Gibson, James Hoggan | |
| 06:00 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:00 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | William Wagoner blows the dunk | 24-23 |
| 05:45 | Georgia | Raymond Ruark pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:39 | Georgia | Timothy Gordon swats the short shot by Stephen McDearman | 24-23 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong is hacked by Stephen McDearman - foul #1 on Stephen McDearman, team foul #4 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Georgia | Claude Blodgett (PG), Randy Amerson (PF), Ronald Bennington (C) Stephen McDearman, Raymond Ruark, Chen China | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nick Vaughan (SG) Joshua Wong | |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-23 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon grabs the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Charles Richards tips it home | 24-25 |
| 04:26 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | John Rhodes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Wagoner | 24-28 |
| 03:50 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | John Rhodes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 03:31 | Georgia | Bobby Hamill grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Claude Blodgett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Ford (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby Hamill (fairly fresh) PF - Randy Amerson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Bennington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Vaughan (fresh) SF - William Wagoner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Charles Richards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Georgia | Ronald Bennington clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Charles Richards pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Georgia | James Hunt (PG), Frank Davison (SG), Raymond Ruark (SF), Dennis Nance (PF), Chen China (C) Claude Blodgett, Manuel Ford, Bobby Hamill, Randy Amerson, Ronald Bennington | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG), Joshua Wong (SG), William Harward (SF), Clinton Cox (PF), James Hoggan (C) John Rhodes, Nick Vaughan, William Wagoner, Charles Richards, Timothy Gordon | |
| 02:54 | Georgia | Chen China misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 02:52 | Georgia | James Hunt tips it in | 28-28 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | James Hoggan misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 28-28 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong tips it in | 28-30 |
| 02:19 | Georgia | James Hunt clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-30 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | James Hoggan grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox tips it in | 28-32 |
| 02:01 | Georgia | Frank Davison makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Raymond Ruark | 31-32 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Nance - foul #3 on Dennis Nance, team foul #5 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Georgia | Claude Blodgett (PG), Randy Amerson (PF) James Hunt, Dennis Nance | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:21 | Georgia | Randy Amerson misses badly on a floater from the right block | 31-34 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong loses the dribble to Raymond Ruark | 31-34 |
| 00:42 | Georgia | Chen China misses short on a jumper from close range | 31-34 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | James Hoggan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong's pass is intercepted by Claude Blodgett | 31-34 |
| 00:18 | Georgia | Claude Blodgett dunks the ball | 33-34 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | James Hoggan comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 33-34 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | William Harward pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Randy Amerson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |