| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (fresh) SG - Andrew Weber (fresh) SF - Kenneth Kelsey (fresh) PF - Bruce Bowers (fresh) C - Randy Kern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Nicholas Coy (fresh) SG - Adam Chase (fresh) SF - Michael Metoyer (fresh) PF - Craig Toscano (fresh) C - Keneth Comisky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Randy Kern wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | Craig Toscano misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Iowa | Keneth Comisky misses the tip | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Iowa | Craig Toscano grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Iowa | Keneth Comisky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers can't finish the layup | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy's pass is intercepted by Andrew Weber | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | Kenneth Kelsey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:54 | Iowa | Randy Kern is called for the reach on Nicholas Coy - foul #1 on Randy Kern, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (PG), Michael Sisler (SG), Steven Savoie (SF), Jared Felt (PF), Theodore Bitting (C) Walter Gleason, Andrew Weber, Kenneth Kelsey, Bruce Bowers, Randy Kern | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Michael Metoyer | 3-2 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Keneth Comisky is called for the reach on Michael Sisler - foul #1 on Keneth Comisky, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Michael Sisler is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Sisler, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 16:59 | Iowa | Keneth Comisky can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 3-2 |
| 16:58 | Penn State | Steven Savoie gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Michael Sisler misses short on a 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Michael Metoyer snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:32 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Berry - foul #1 on Eugene Berry, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Andrew Weber (SG), Kenneth Kelsey (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF), Randy Kern (C) Eugene Berry, Michael Sisler, Steven Savoie, Jared Felt, Theodore Bitting | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:19 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Adam Chase | 3-4 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Randy Kern connects on the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Keneth Comisky - foul #2 on Keneth Comisky, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carlos Nutting (SF), Everett Braun (PF), Joseph Yocum (C) Michael Metoyer, Craig Toscano, Keneth Comisky | |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Randy Kern makes the free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:49 | Iowa | Adam Chase buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (fresh) SG - Andrew Weber (fresh) SF - Kenneth Kelsey (fresh) PF - Bruce Bowers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Randy Kern (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Nicholas Coy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Adam Chase (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Nutting (fresh) PF - Everett Braun (fresh) C - Joseph Yocum (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Randy Kern clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 15:40 | Iowa | Adam Chase pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:36 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Gleason - foul #1 on Walter Gleason, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey (PG), James Merrow (SF) Nicholas Coy, Adam Chase | |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Bruce Bowers steals the ball from Carlos Nutting | 6-7 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers hits a runner in the lane set up by Kenneth Kelsey and he's fouled by Joseph Yocum - foul #1 on Joseph Yocum, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Savoie (PG), Michael Sisler (SG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Jared Felt (C) Walter Gleason, Andrew Weber, Kenneth Kelsey, Randy Kern | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Metoyer (SF) James Merrow | |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:57 | Iowa | Steven Savoie picks off the pass by Dallas Whipkey in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| 14:55 | Penn State | Michael Sisler blows the layup | 9-7 |
| 14:53 | Penn State | Michael Sisler tips it home | 11-7 |
| 14:36 | Iowa | Carlos Nutting can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-7 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Jared Felt snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Steven Savoie is called for traveling | 11-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (PG) Bruce Bowers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nicholas Coy (PG), Adam Chase (SG), Craig Toscano (PF) Dallas Whipkey, Carlos Nutting, Joseph Yocum | |
| 14:12 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Craig Toscano | 11-9 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Eugene Berry misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Craig Toscano gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:35 | Iowa | Craig Toscano misses the driving attempt in the lane | 11-9 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Eugene Berry grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Michael Sisler connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Eugene Berry | 13-9 |
| 13:09 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy is hacked by Michael Sisler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Sisler, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Andrew Weber (SG), Kenneth Kelsey (SF), Rodney Sweet (PF), Randy Kern (C) Eugene Berry, Michael Sisler, Steven Savoie, Jared Felt, Theodore Bitting | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey (PG), Carlos Nutting (SF), James Brown (C) Nicholas Coy, Michael Metoyer, Everett Braun | |
| 12:52 | Iowa | Adam Chase scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Kenneth Kelsey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Weber | 13-12 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet clanks a jumper from close range | 13-12 |
| 12:21 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet gets the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Kenneth Kelsey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 12:05 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Carlos Nutting misses long on an open fadeaway in the paint | 13-12 |
| 11:59 | Iowa | Craig Toscano tips it home | 13-14 |
| 11:37 | Penn State | Andrew Weber makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (fresh) SG - Andrew Weber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Kelsey (fairly fresh) PF - Rodney Sweet (fresh) C - Randy Kern (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dallas Whipkey (fresh) SG - Adam Chase (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Nutting (fairly fresh) PF - Craig Toscano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Iowa | James Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 11:17 | Penn State | Andrew Weber gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 16-14 |
| 10:54 | Iowa | Carlos Nutting pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:39 | Iowa | Craig Toscano hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 10:18 | Penn State | Adam Chase takes the ball from Andrew Weber | 16-17 |
| 10:15 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Adam Chase | 16-19 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Andrew Weber misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 16-19 |
| 10:10 | Iowa | James Brown grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | James Brown misses the turnaround from close range | 16-19 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Randy Kern grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Walter Gleason travels with the ball | 16-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (PG), Steven Savoie (SG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF), Jared Felt (C) Walter Gleason, Andrew Weber, Kenneth Kelsey, Rodney Sweet, Randy Kern | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nicholas Coy (PG), Paul Magnuson (SG), Michael Metoyer (SF), Everett Braun (PF), Joseph Yocum (C) Dallas Whipkey, Adam Chase, Carlos Nutting, Craig Toscano, James Brown | |
| 09:26 | Iowa | Paul Magnuson connects on the open jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Nicholas Coy | 16-21 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Eugene Berry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| 09:11 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Everett Braun grabs the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:56 | Iowa | Paul Magnuson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-21 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Savoie | 18-21 |
| 08:24 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Theodore Bitting - foul #1 on Theodore Bitting, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| 08:24 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:24 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Jared Felt grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Steven Savoie is hacked by Joseph Yocum - foul #2 on Joseph Yocum, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcus Higdon (SG) Jared Felt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Craig Toscano (PF) Joseph Yocum | |
| 07:58 | Penn State | Steven Savoie misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 07:34 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eugene Berry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcus Higdon (fresh) SF - Steven Savoie (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Bowers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Theodore Bitting (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Nicholas Coy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Magnuson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Metoyer (fairly fresh) PF - Craig Toscano (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Everett Braun (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Michael Metoyer | 18-23 |
| 07:13 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses the easy layup | 18-23 |
| 07:12 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Everett Braun | 18-23 |
| 06:55 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 06:39 | Penn State | Eugene Berry loses the ball out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Andrew Weber (SG), Kenneth Kelsey (SF), Jared Felt (PF), Randy Kern (C) Eugene Berry, Marcus Higdon, Steven Savoie, Bruce Bowers, Theodore Bitting | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey (PG), Adam Chase (SG), James Merrow (SF) Nicholas Coy, Paul Magnuson, Michael Metoyer | |
| 06:15 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Jared Felt grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | Jared Felt's layup is rejected by Everett Braun | 18-23 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Andrew Weber snags the offensive board | 18-23 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Jared Felt knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Craig Toscano drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Dallas Whipkey | 21-25 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Andrew Weber is hacked by James Merrow - foul #1 on James Merrow, team foul #5 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcus Higdon (SG), Rodney Sweet (PF) Andrew Weber, Jared Felt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nicholas Coy (PG), James Brown (PF) Adam Chase, Craig Toscano | |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon misses long on a floater from the right side | 21-25 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Nicholas Coy | 21-25 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-25 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | Kenneth Kelsey grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 04:29 | Iowa | James Brown grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey is fouled in the backcourt by Marcus Higdon - foul #1 on Marcus Higdon, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Savoie (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF) Kenneth Kelsey, Randy Kern | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Metoyer (SF) James Merrow | |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:27 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-26 |
| 04:14 | Iowa | Everett Braun grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Michael Metoyer is hacked by Steven Savoie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Savoie, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (PG), Andrew Weber (SG) Walter Gleason, Marcus Higdon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carlos Nutting (SG), Craig Toscano (PF) Dallas Whipkey, James Brown | |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Michael Metoyer makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Michael Metoyer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | Steven Savoie misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 03:47 | Iowa | Michael Metoyer pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Carlos Nutting is hacked by Andrew Weber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Weber, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Sisler (SG), Theodore Bitting (PF) Andrew Weber, Bruce Bowers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Chase (SG), Joseph Yocum (PF), Keneth Comisky (C) Nicholas Coy, Craig Toscano, Everett Braun | |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Carlos Nutting makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Carlos Nutting makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Eugene Berry is called for 10 seconds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bowers (PF), Randy Kern (C) Steven Savoie, Rodney Sweet | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eugene Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Sisler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Theodore Bitting (fresh) PF - Bruce Bowers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Kern (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Carlos Nutting (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Adam Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Metoyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Yocum (fresh) C - Keneth Comisky (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Michael Metoyer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-30 |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Randy Kern pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-30 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Joseph Yocum gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | Michael Metoyer knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Theodore Bitting - foul #2 on Theodore Bitting, team foul #10 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Kenneth Kelsey (SF), Jared Felt (PF) Eugene Berry, Bruce Bowers, Randy Kern | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nicholas Coy (PG) Carlos Nutting | |
| 02:43 | Iowa | Michael Metoyer makes the free throw | 21-33 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Michael Sisler misses badly on a runner from the left block | 21-33 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Jared Felt hits the follow up shot | 23-33 |
| 02:03 | Iowa | Michael Metoyer clanks a 3 from the left corner | 23-33 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Jared Felt grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Keneth Comisky swats the shot by Michael Sisler | 23-33 |
| 01:57 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Yocum | 23-33 |
| 01:39 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 23-33 |
| 01:38 | Iowa | Joseph Yocum tips it home | 23-35 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Keneth Comisky grabs the board | 23-35 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Walter Gleason is called for the reach on Nicholas Coy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Gleason, team foul #11 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (PG), Marcus Higdon (SG), Steven Savoie (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF), Rodney Sweet (C) Walter Gleason, Michael Sisler, Kenneth Kelsey, Jared Felt, Theodore Bitting | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey (SG), Carlos Nutting (SF), James Brown (PF) Adam Chase, Michael Metoyer, Joseph Yocum | |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy misses the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Nicholas Coy makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Savoie | 23-36 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Randy Kern (C) Bruce Bowers | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Merrow (SF) Nicholas Coy | |
| 00:32 | Iowa | James Brown misses short on an open jump hook near the basket | 23-36 |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Keneth Comisky grabs the offensive board | 23-36 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Carlos Nutting connects on the driving attempt from close range | 23-38 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 23-38 |