| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Stacy (fresh) PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Joseph Mercier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Randall Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kerry Sparkman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | William Stanley inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Georgia | The pull-up jumper by Michael Hayes is blocked by Pete Sharpe | 36-26 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Heriberto Rossi | 38-26 |
| 19:04 | Georgia | Randall Roberts misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-26 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Pete Sharpe is denied by William Stanley | 38-26 |
| 18:43 | Georgia | Michael Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:31 | Georgia | Kerry Sparkman buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Mercier | 38-29 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Michael Hayes picks off the pass by William Stacy | 38-29 |
| 17:51 | Georgia | Joseph Mercier is whistled for a carry | 38-29 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 38-29 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe hits the follow up shot | 40-29 |
| 17:21 | Georgia | Randall Roberts makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | William Stacy buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Harvey Dobbs | 42-32 |
| 16:40 | Georgia | Kerry Sparkman's layup is rejected by William Stacy | 42-32 |
| 16:38 | Georgia | Michael Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:18 | Georgia | Joseph Mercier makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Harvey Dobbs - foul #1 on Harvey Dobbs, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Joshua Zalusky (SG), Norman Frazier (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Wade Gregory (C) Harvey Dobbs, Heriberto Rossi, William Stacy, Charles Vincent, Pete Sharpe | |
| Subs | Georgia | Tommie Schiffman (SG), Alvin Lenz (SF), Bobby James (PF), Andrew Rhine (C) Randall Roberts, William Stanley, Kerry Sparkman, Michael Hayes | |
| 16:18 | Georgia | Joseph Mercier makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Andrew Rhine steals the ball from Rigoberto Rossi | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Zalusky (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Norman Frazier (fresh) PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wade Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Joseph Mercier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommie Schiffman (fresh) SF - Alvin Lenz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bobby James (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Rhine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Georgia | Alvin Lenz hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 15:25 | Georgia | Bobby James grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 15:12 | Georgia | Joseph Mercier hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Alvin Lenz | 42-41 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-41 |
| 14:56 | Georgia | Tommie Schiffman knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Rhine | 45-43 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi loses the dribble to Joseph Mercier in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| 14:50 | Georgia | Alvin Lenz lays it in set up by Joseph Mercier | 45-45 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 45-45 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 14:23 | Georgia | The rebound goes to Andrew Rhine | 45-45 |
| 14:12 | Georgia | Norman Frazier takes the ball from Bobby James | 45-45 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi hits the finger roll set up by Norman Frazier | 47-45 |
| 13:42 | Georgia | Tommie Schiffman hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Alvin Lenz | 47-48 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook misses the easy layup | 47-48 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook tips it in | 49-48 |
| 13:04 | Georgia | Tommie Schiffman loses the dribble to Joshua Zalusky | 49-48 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Andrew Rhine steals the ball from Joshua Zalusky | 49-48 |
| 12:32 | Georgia | Alvin Lenz lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Mercier | 49-50 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Bobby James picks off the pass by Norman Frazier | 49-50 |
| 12:19 | Georgia | Rigoberto Rossi picks off the pass by Joseph Mercier in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Andrew Rhine - foul #2 on Andrew Rhine, team foul #1 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Heriberto Rossi (SG), William Stacy (SF), Pete Sharpe (C) Rigoberto Rossi, Joshua Zalusky, Norman Frazier, Floyd Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Bishop (PG), Randall Roberts (SG), William Stanley (SF), Kerry Sparkman (PF), Michael Hayes (C) Joseph Mercier, Tommie Schiffman, Alvin Lenz, Bobby James, Andrew Rhine | |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wade Gregory (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - James Bishop (fresh) SG - Randall Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kerry Sparkman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Georgia | James Bishop knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kerry Sparkman | 50-52 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 11:27 | Georgia | William Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 11:12 | Georgia | Wade Gregory is called for the reach on Michael Hayes - foul #1 on Wade Gregory, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent (PF) Wade Gregory | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 11:07 | Georgia | Kerry Sparkman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 50-52 |
| 11:05 | Georgia | Kerry Sparkman pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:49 | Georgia | William Stanley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-52 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | William Stacy misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 10:38 | Georgia | Randall Roberts gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:18 | Georgia | Randall Roberts buries a floater in the lane | 50-54 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Tommie Schiffman (PG) James Bishop | |
| 10:06 | Georgia | Randall Roberts misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-54 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs travels with the ball | 50-54 |
| 09:27 | Georgia | Randall Roberts misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Heriberto Rossi - foul #3 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #3 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (C) William Stacy, Pete Sharpe | |
| Subs | Georgia | Joseph Mercier (PG), Alvin Lenz (PF) Tommie Schiffman, Kerry Sparkman | |
| 09:27 | Georgia | Randall Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:27 | Georgia | Randall Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Michael Hayes swats the layup by Charles Vincent | 50-56 |
| 09:12 | Georgia | Joseph Mercier grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 08:53 | Georgia | Joseph Mercier is hacked by Heriberto Rossi - foul #4 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Norman Frazier (SF) Harvey Dobbs, Heriberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Georgia | Tommie Schiffman (SG), Bobby James (PF), Andrew Rhine (C) Randall Roberts, William Stanley, Michael Hayes | |
| 08:41 | Georgia | Tommie Schiffman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 08:39 | Georgia | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby James | 50-56 |
| 08:30 | Georgia | Bobby James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe (C) Charles Vincent | |
| Subs | Georgia | Kerry Sparkman (PF) Andrew Rhine | |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 08:01 | Georgia | Bobby James grabs the board | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Zalusky (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Norman Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Joseph Mercier (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tommie Schiffman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alvin Lenz (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kerry Sparkman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby James (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Georgia | Joseph Mercier drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-58 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook hits a shot from the baseline | 52-58 |
| 06:57 | Georgia | Kerry Sparkman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Heriberto Rossi (SG), William Stacy (SF), Charles Vincent (PF) Rigoberto Rossi, Joshua Zalusky, Norman Frazier, Pete Sharpe | |
| Subs | Georgia | James Bishop (PG), Randall Roberts (SG), William Stanley (SF), Michael Hayes (C) Joseph Mercier, Tommie Schiffman, Kerry Sparkman, Bobby James | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi travels with the ball | 52-58 |
| 06:22 | Georgia | Alvin Lenz clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 06:21 | Georgia | William Stanley snags the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 06:10 | Georgia | Alvin Lenz drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bishop | 52-61 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-61 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook tips it in | 54-61 |
| 05:28 | Georgia | Charles Vincent blocks the jumper by Michael Hayes | 54-61 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Vincent | 54-61 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Heriberto Rossi | 56-61 |
| 04:57 | Georgia | Georgia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe (C) Floyd Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Georgia | Joseph Mercier (PG), Kerry Sparkman (PF) James Bishop, Alvin Lenz | |
| 04:50 | Georgia | A charge is called on Joseph Mercier - foul #2 on Joseph Mercier, team foul #2 | 56-61 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | William Stacy blows the layup but the foul's on William Stanley - foul #3 on William Stanley, team foul #3 | 56-61 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | William Stacy makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | William Stacy misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent snags the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 03:52 | Georgia | Joseph Mercier can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 03:50 | Georgia | Michael Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Joseph Mercier (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randall Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kerry Sparkman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:37 | Georgia | William Stanley misses the 3 from straight away | 60-61 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Kerry Sparkman denies the turnaround by William Stacy | 60-61 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs snags the offensive board | 60-61 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe misses the lay-in | 60-61 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Mercier - foul #3 on Joseph Mercier, team foul #4 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (SF) William Stacy | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:40 | Georgia | Harvey Dobbs is called for the reach on Joseph Mercier - foul #2 on Harvey Dobbs, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory (PF) Charles Vincent | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 02:32 | Georgia | Joseph Mercier's pass is intercepted by Floyd Lashbrook | 62-61 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Stacy (SF), Charles Vincent (PF) Floyd Lashbrook, Wade Gregory | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Kerry Sparkman - foul #3 on Kerry Sparkman, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:01 | Georgia | Randall Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Heriberto Rossi - foul #5 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SG) Heriberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 02:01 | Georgia | Randall Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:01 | Georgia | Randall Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe tips it back up and in | 65-63 |
| 01:15 | Georgia | William Stanley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Mercier | 65-66 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-66 |
| 00:57 | Georgia | William Stanley grabs the board | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Georgia | Joshua Zalusky is called for the reach on Joseph Mercier - foul #1 on Joshua Zalusky, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| 00:32 | Georgia | Joseph Mercier makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:32 | Georgia | Joseph Mercier makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 00:10 | Georgia | William Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Georgia | William Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Dobbs - foul #3 on Harvey Dobbs, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Alvin Lenz (PF) Kerry Sparkman | |
| 00:09 | Georgia | William Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:09 | Georgia | William Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Vincent | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-69 |
| 00:00 | Georgia | Joseph Mercier runs out the clock | 68-69 |