| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Dubois (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Espinosa (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Chamness (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Glovinsky (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cook (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Vogt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | John Chamness inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Iowa | Chris Dubois hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki makes the jump hook from close range | 25-30 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | Robert Greene takes the ball from John Chamness in the backcourt | 25-30 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Joey Fink scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Joey Fink steps in front of the Chris Dubois pass in the backcourt | 25-33 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Joey Fink lays it in | 25-35 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Joey Fink picks off the pass by Harry Glovinsky in the backcourt | 25-35 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Joey Fink knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Cook and the foul's on John Chamness - foul #1 on John Chamness, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Joey Fink makes the free throw | 25-38 |
| 18:20 | Iowa | Chris Dubois misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki grabs the defensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Harry Glovinsky - foul #1 on Harry Glovinsky, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Clifton Snow (PF) Harry Glovinsky | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baker (SG), Hector Morales (SF), Thomas Ladner (C) Robert Greene, James Cook, George Vogt | |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki misses the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 17:54 | Iowa | William Espinosa is whistled for traveling | 25-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Nygaard (PG), Andrew Trego (SG), Paul Jaco (SF), Rich Starner (PF) Chris Dubois, William Espinosa, John Chamness, Louis Fox | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Robert Greene (SG) Joey Fink, Dikembe Araki | |
| 17:29 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff is fouled on the floor by James Nygaard - foul #2 on James Nygaard, team foul #3 | 25-39 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-39 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Clifton Snow pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 17:10 | Iowa | James Nygaard travels in the backcourt | 25-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Cook (SF) Robert Greene | |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Cook | 25-41 |
| 16:39 | Iowa | Andrew Trego can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-41 |
| 16:38 | Penn State | James Cook snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 16:24 | Penn State | Samuel Baker misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-41 |
| 16:22 | Penn State | James Cook can't tip it in | 25-41 |
| 16:21 | Penn State | Samuel Baker snags the offensive board | 25-41 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Samuel Baker knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Vaughn Schaff | 25-43 |
| 16:01 | Iowa | James Nygaard misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-43 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff grabs the board | 25-43 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Nygaard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andrew Trego (fresh) SF - Paul Jaco (fresh) PF - Rich Starner (fairly fresh) C - Clifton Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Vaughn Schaff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hector Morales (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Cook (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Ladner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Penn State | Samuel Baker hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Hector Morales | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:34 | Iowa | James Nygaard is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-45 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Samuel Baker buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Vaughn Schaff | 28-48 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Andrew Trego is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-48 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner snags the defensive board | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:42 | Penn State | James Cook makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Vaughn Schaff | 28-51 |
| 14:38 | Iowa | James Nygaard travels in the backcourt | 28-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Dubois (PG), William Espinosa (SG), John Chamness (SF), Harry Glovinsky (PF), Louis Fox (C) James Nygaard, Andrew Trego, Paul Jaco, Rich Starner, Clifton Snow | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Robert Greene (SG), Dikembe Araki (PF), George Vogt (C) Vaughn Schaff, Hector Morales, Samuel Baker, Thomas Ladner | |
| 14:10 | Penn State | George Vogt's pass is intercepted by John Chamness | 28-51 |
| 13:50 | Iowa | Chris Dubois buries a fadeaway from the right side | 30-51 |
| 13:22 | Penn State | Robert Greene hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 30-51 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | Robert Greene can't tip it in | 30-51 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki grabs the offensive rebound | 30-51 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | George Vogt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-51 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | James Cook snags the offensive board | 30-51 |
| 12:35 | Penn State | James Cook hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 30-51 |
| 12:33 | Iowa | John Chamness pulls down the rebound | 30-51 |
| 12:31 | Iowa | James Cook is called for the reach on William Espinosa in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Cook, team foul #1 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Trego (SG), Clifton Snow (PF) William Espinosa, Harry Glovinsky | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Collins (C) George Vogt | |
| 12:16 | Iowa | John Chamness is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-51 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki grabs the board | 30-51 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | James Collins double dribbles | 30-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Jaco (SF) John Chamness | |
| Subs | Penn State | Hector Morales (SF) James Cook | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Dubois (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Trego (fresh) SF - Paul Jaco (fresh) PF - Clifton Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Greene (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hector Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Araki (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Iowa | Andrew Trego can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-51 |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki gets the rebound | 30-51 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Joey Fink misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-51 |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Clifton Snow pulls down the rebound | 30-51 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | Louis Fox loses the ball out of bounds | 30-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Nygaard (PG), William Espinosa (SG), Rich Starner (PF) Chris Dubois, Andrew Trego, Clifton Snow | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Thomas Ladner (PF), George Vogt (C) Joey Fink, Dikembe Araki, James Collins | |
| 10:41 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner is fouled on the floor by Rich Starner - foul #1 on Rich Starner, team foul #4 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky (PF) Louis Fox | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baker (SF) Hector Morales | |
| 10:24 | Penn State | George Vogt clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 30-51 |
| 10:22 | Iowa | Paul Jaco grabs the defensive rebound | 30-51 |
| 10:16 | Iowa | William Espinosa hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Nygaard | 33-51 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Samuel Baker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Harry Glovinsky | 33-51 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Vaughn Schaff is called for the reach on James Nygaard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vaughn Schaff, team foul #2 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Chamness (SF), Clifton Snow (C) Paul Jaco, Rich Starner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Dikembe Araki (PF), James Collins (C) Vaughn Schaff, Thomas Ladner, George Vogt | |
| 09:46 | Iowa | William Espinosa misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-51 |
| 09:44 | Iowa | John Chamness pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 09:31 | Iowa | John Chamness connects on the open 3 from straight away | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Clifton Snow steps in front of the Dikembe Araki pass | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:04 | Iowa | James Nygaard is hacked by Robert Greene in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Greene, team foul #3 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Dubois (PG), Andrew Trego (SG) James Nygaard, William Espinosa | |
| Subs | Penn State | Hector Morales (SF) Samuel Baker | |
| 08:54 | Iowa | John Chamness double dribbles | 36-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Cook (SF), Thomas Ladner (PF) Robert Greene, Dikembe Araki | |
| 08:44 | Penn State | James Cook loses the dribble to Clifton Snow | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:30 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky dunks the ball on a great pass from John Chamness and he's fouled by Thomas Ladner - foul #1 on Thomas Ladner, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Rich Starner (C) Clifton Snow | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), George Vogt (C) Joey Fink, James Collins | |
| 08:30 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky misses the free throw | 38-51 |
| 08:30 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:17 | Iowa | James Cook steals it from Chris Dubois | 38-51 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Trego - foul #2 on Andrew Trego, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Jaco (SF), Louis Fox (C) John Chamness, Harry Glovinsky | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Araki (PF) Thomas Ladner | |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Chris Dubois makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Trego | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Dubois (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Trego (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Jaco (fresh) PF - Rich Starner (fresh) C - Louis Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Vaughn Schaff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hector Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cook (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Araki (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - George Vogt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Louis Fox steps in front of the Dikembe Araki pass | 41-52 |
| 07:29 | Iowa | Chris Dubois is hacked by James Cook in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Cook, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Espinosa (SG), Clifton Snow (PF) Chris Dubois, Rich Starner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Robert Greene (SG) Vaughn Schaff, James Cook | |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Dikembe Araki is called for the reach on Louis Fox - foul #2 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Nygaard (PG) Andrew Trego | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baker (SF), James Collins (C) Hector Morales, George Vogt | |
| 07:05 | Iowa | James Nygaard hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Espinosa | 44-52 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Joey Fink comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-52 |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Clifton Snow grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 06:36 | Iowa | William Espinosa can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Collins - foul #2 on James Collins, team foul #7 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Chamness (SF) Paul Jaco | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Ladner (PF) Dikembe Araki | |
| 06:36 | Iowa | William Espinosa misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 06:36 | Iowa | William Espinosa misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Collins | 44-52 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Robert Greene misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Samuel Baker tips it back up and in | 44-54 |
| 05:53 | Iowa | James Nygaard misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-54 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Joey Fink snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner lays it in | 44-56 |
| 05:19 | Iowa | Robert Greene is called for the reach on James Nygaard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Greene, team foul #8 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Dubois (PG), Harry Glovinsky (PF), Rich Starner (C) William Espinosa, Clifton Snow, Louis Fox | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Hector Morales (SG), James Cook (SF), Dikembe Araki (PF), George Vogt (C) Joey Fink, Robert Greene, Samuel Baker, Thomas Ladner, James Collins | |
| 05:19 | Iowa | James Nygaard makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:19 | Iowa | James Nygaard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff is hacked by Chris Dubois - foul #1 on Chris Dubois, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Trego (SG), Paul Jaco (SF) James Nygaard, John Chamness | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:56 | Penn State | James Cook connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Hector Morales | 46-58 |
| 04:34 | Iowa | Andrew Trego is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff loses the dribble to Rich Starner | 49-58 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Andrew Trego is hacked by Vaughn Schaff in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vaughn Schaff, team foul #9 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Louis Fox (C) Harry Glovinsky | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Ladner (PF) Dikembe Araki | |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Andrew Trego makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Andrew Trego makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Hector Morales knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Iowa | Louis Fox knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Dubois (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Trego (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Jaco (fairly fresh) PF - Rich Starner (fresh) 2 stl. C - Louis Fox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Vaughn Schaff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hector Morales (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cook (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Ladner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Vogt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-61 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to George Vogt | 53-61 |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Chris Dubois grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Espinosa (SG), John Chamness (SF), Harry Glovinsky (PF), Clifton Snow (C) Andrew Trego, Paul Jaco, Rich Starner, Louis Fox | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Samuel Baker (SG), Dikembe Araki (PF) Vaughn Schaff, James Cook, Thomas Ladner | |
| 02:54 | Iowa | William Espinosa loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-61 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Joey Fink scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-64 |
| 02:28 | Iowa | Chris Dubois misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky grabs the offensive board | 53-64 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Espinosa | 55-64 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Joey Fink | 55-66 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Chris Dubois is hacked by George Vogt - foul #1 on George Vogt, team foul #10 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Nygaard (SG), Paul Jaco (SF), Rich Starner (PF) William Espinosa, John Chamness, Harry Glovinsky | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Thomas Ladner (PF), James Collins (C) Joey Fink, Dikembe Araki, George Vogt | |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Chris Dubois misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Chris Dubois misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | James Collins gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Hector Morales | 55-68 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | Clifton Snow blows the layup | 55-68 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Chris Dubois misses the tip | 55-68 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | James Collins pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Rich Starner is called for the reach on Hector Morales - foul #2 on Rich Starner, team foul #7 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Trego (SG) Chris Dubois | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Hector Morales misses the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Clifton Snow grabs the board | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Paul Jaco is fouled on the floor by James Collins - foul #3 on James Collins, team foul #11 | 55-68 |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Paul Jaco makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Paul Jaco makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff blows the layup but he's hacked by James Nygaard - foul #3 on James Nygaard, team foul #8 | 57-68 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | James Collins blocks the short jumper by Clifton Snow | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | James Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-70 |