| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dustin Brand (fresh) 11 pts. SG - George Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bates (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Salvador Acosta (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Rooks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Carl Drake (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Murphy (fresh) PF - Rex Snider (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Heimbach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Jerry Murphy inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| 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) | |
| 19:50 | Penn State | Carl Drake clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 19:49 | Penn State | Carl Drake snags the offensive board | 38-26 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Carl Drake connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Murphy | 38-29 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | George Walker blows the wide open layup | 38-29 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Jerry Murphy gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | William Heimbach misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Rex Snider hits the follow up shot | 38-31 |
| 18:34 | Iowa | Dustin Brand is open and buries a 3 from the right corner set up by George Walker | 41-31 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Jerry Murphy is called for traveling | 41-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Clarence Applegate (SG) George Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Kilgore (SG), James Jorge (SF), Peter Fane (PF), Dante Thompson (C) Carl Drake, Jerry Murphy, Rex Snider, William Heimbach | |
| 18:20 | Iowa | Clarence Applegate loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Hayes (PF) Salvador Acosta | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Donald Anderson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Peter Fane | 41-33 |
| 17:43 | Iowa | Dustin Brand travels with the ball | 41-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Stevenson (SG), David Walker (SF), Steven Saldana (C) Dustin Brand, Thomas Bates, David Rooks | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Dante Thompson is called for traveling | 41-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Drake (SG) Donald Anderson | |
| 17:20 | Iowa | Steven Saldana double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Salvador Acosta (PF) Steven Saldana | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Murphy (SF) James Jorge | |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Carl Drake hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Dante Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Edward Kilgore scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Carl Drake | 41-35 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Peter Fane is called for the reach on Clarence Applegate - foul #1 on Peter Fane, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dustin Brand (PG), George Walker (SG), Thomas Bates (SF) Clarence Applegate, Scott Stevenson, Salvador Acosta | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Anderson (PG), James Jorge (SF), Rex Snider (PF), William Heimbach (C) Edward Kilgore, Jerry Murphy, Peter Fane, Dante Thompson | |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Thomas Bates buries a driving attempt from the right block | 43-35 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | James Jorge scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Anderson | 43-37 |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Dustin Brand loses the dribble to Donald Anderson in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Carl Drake knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Rex Snider | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dustin Brand (fresh) 14 pts. SG - George Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Bates (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Drake (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jorge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rex Snider (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Heimbach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:11 | Iowa | Dustin Brand misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Rex Snider gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Rex Snider connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-43 |
| 14:26 | Iowa | Daniel Hayes makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Bates | 45-43 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Carl Drake is hacked by George Walker - foul #3 on George Walker, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Clarence Applegate (PG), Scott Stevenson (SG), Steven Saldana (SF), Salvador Acosta (PF), David Rooks (C) Dustin Brand, George Walker, Thomas Bates, Daniel Hayes, David Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Carter (PG), Edward Kilgore (SG), Adam Shingleton (SF), Dante Thompson (C) Donald Anderson, Carl Drake, James Jorge, William Heimbach | |
| 14:06 | Penn State | Rex Snider clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Salvador Acosta - foul #2 on Salvador Acosta, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| 14:06 | Penn State | Rex Snider makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 14:06 | Penn State | Rex Snider makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:46 | Iowa | Clarence Applegate makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Stevenson | 47-45 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Scott Stevenson is called for the reach on Edward Kilgore - foul #1 on Scott Stevenson, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Peter Fane (PF) Rex Snider | |
| 13:18 | Penn State | Dante Thompson buries a jumper from the right side set up by Edward Kilgore | 47-47 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Brian Carter is called for the reach on Clarence Applegate in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Carter, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Anderson (PG), Rex Snider (PF) Brian Carter, Dante Thompson | |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Steven Saldana misses the lay-in but the foul's on Adam Shingleton - foul #4 on Adam Shingleton, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Murphy (SF) Adam Shingleton | |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Steven Saldana misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Steven Saldana misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Rex Snider grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Salvador Acosta steps in front of the Edward Kilgore pass | 47-47 |
| 12:20 | Iowa | The short jumper by David Rooks is denied by Peter Fane | 47-47 |
| 12:19 | Penn State | Peter Fane snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Edward Kilgore comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-47 |
| 12:04 | Iowa | Salvador Acosta grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | Edward Kilgore takes the ball from Clarence Applegate in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 12:00 | Penn State | Edward Kilgore hits the finger roll | 47-49 |
| 11:38 | Iowa | Scott Stevenson misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Peter Fane - foul #2 on Peter Fane, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Walker (SG), Thomas Bates (SF), Frank Black (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Clarence Applegate, Steven Saldana, Salvador Acosta, David Rooks | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Drake (SG), James Jorge (PF), Dante Thompson (C) Edward Kilgore, Rex Snider, Peter Fane | |
| 11:38 | Iowa | Scott Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:38 | Iowa | Scott Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:38 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Hayes | 48-49 |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Donald Anderson steals the ball from George Walker | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Stevenson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Bates (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Black (fresh) C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Anderson (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Drake (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Murphy (fairly fresh) PF - James Jorge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dante Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Frank Black denies the turnaround by Donald Anderson | 48-49 |
| 11:10 | Iowa | Thomas Bates pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:45 | Iowa | Thomas Bates is whistled for a carry | 48-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dustin Brand (PG) Scott Stevenson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rex Snider (PF) Jerry Murphy | |
| 10:29 | Penn State | James Jorge misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-49 |
| 10:27 | Iowa | Frank Black grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:23 | Iowa | George Walker is hacked by Carl Drake in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Drake, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Harry Bradway (SG), David Walker (C) George Walker, Frank Black | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Murphy (SF), William Heimbach (C) James Jorge, Dante Thompson | |
| 10:09 | Iowa | Dustin Brand is hacked by Donald Anderson - foul #3 on Donald Anderson, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Clarence Applegate (SG), David Rooks (C) Harry Bradway, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Peter Fane (PF) Rex Snider | |
| 09:45 | Iowa | David Walker misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Peter Fane - foul #3 on Peter Fane, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| 09:45 | Iowa | David Walker makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:45 | Iowa | David Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Jerry Murphy misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by David Walker - foul #1 on David Walker, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Salvador Acosta (PF) Thomas Bates | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Kilgore (PG), James Jorge (PF) Donald Anderson, Peter Fane | |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Jerry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Jerry Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | David Rooks loses the ball out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Bates (SF) David Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rex Snider (PF) Jerry Murphy | |
| 08:50 | Penn State | William Heimbach lays it up and in | 50-53 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Thomas Bates's layup is rejected by James Jorge | 50-53 |
| 08:39 | Penn State | Carl Drake gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | David Rooks picks off the pass by Rex Snider | 50-53 |
| 08:16 | Iowa | Edward Kilgore steps in front of the Thomas Bates pass in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Rex Snider hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Kilgore | 50-55 |
| 08:05 | Iowa | The jump hook by Salvador Acosta is blocked by William Heimbach | 50-55 |
| 08:04 | Iowa | David Rooks tips it back up and in | 52-55 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | Edward Kilgore's pass is intercepted by Clarence Applegate | 52-55 |
| 07:50 | Iowa | Dustin Brand lays it in on a nice dish by Clarence Applegate | 54-55 |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Dustin Brand steals the ball from Rex Snider | 54-55 |
| 07:12 | Iowa | Thomas Bates misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Kilgore - foul #3 on Edward Kilgore, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Harry Bradway (PG), George Walker (SG), Daniel Hayes (PF), David Walker (C) Dustin Brand, Clarence Applegate, Salvador Acosta, David Rooks | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Anderson (PG), Brian Carter (SG), Adam Shingleton (SF), Peter Fane (PF), Dante Thompson (C) Edward Kilgore, Carl Drake, James Jorge, Rex Snider, William Heimbach | |
| 07:12 | Iowa | Thomas Bates makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:12 | Iowa | Thomas Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Harry Bradway (fresh) SG - George Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Bates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Walker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Anderson (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brian Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Adam Shingleton (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Peter Fane (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dante Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Daniel Hayes is called for the reach on Peter Fane - foul #2 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Stevenson (PG), Steven Saldana (C) Harry Bradway, Thomas Bates | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Adam Shingleton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by David Walker - foul #2 on David Walker, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Adam Shingleton makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Adam Shingleton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | George Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Carter - foul #5 on Brian Carter, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Kilgore (SG) Brian Carter | |
| 06:38 | Iowa | George Walker misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Peter Fane snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Edward Kilgore hits a turnaround from the right block | 56-59 |
| 05:58 | Iowa | Steven Saldana steps out of bounds on the baseline | 56-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Harry Bradway (PG) Scott Stevenson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Dante Thompson makes the shot from the baseline | 56-61 |
| 05:33 | Iowa | Daniel Hayes's layup is rejected by Dante Thompson | 56-61 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Adam Shingleton grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Peter Fane can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by David Walker - foul #3 on David Walker, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dustin Brand (PG), Thomas Bates (SF), Frank Black (PF), David Rooks (C) George Walker, David Walker, Daniel Hayes, Steven Saldana | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Drake (SG), Jerry Murphy (SF), William Heimbach (C) Edward Kilgore, Adam Shingleton, Dante Thompson | |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Peter Fane makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Peter Fane makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:51 | Iowa | Dustin Brand misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Donald Anderson - foul #4 on Donald Anderson, team foul #10 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Stevenson (SF) Thomas Bates | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rex Snider (PF) Peter Fane | |
| 04:51 | Iowa | Dustin Brand makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:51 | Iowa | Dustin Brand makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Donald Anderson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 04:32 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Frank Black | 58-63 |
| 04:07 | Iowa | Scott Stevenson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | William Heimbach grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | Dustin Brand picks off the pass by Jerry Murphy | 58-63 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Dustin Brand lays it up and in | 60-63 |
| 03:39 | Penn State | William Heimbach hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-65 |
| 03:15 | Iowa | David Rooks is hacked by William Heimbach - foul #1 on William Heimbach, team foul #11 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | Clarence Applegate (PG), George Walker (SG), Thomas Bates (SF), Salvador Acosta (PF) Dustin Brand, Harry Bradway, Scott Stevenson, Frank Black | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Kilgore (SG), Adam Shingleton (SF), James Jorge (PF), Peter Fane (C) Carl Drake, Jerry Murphy, Rex Snider, William Heimbach | |
| 03:15 | Iowa | David Rooks makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:15 | Iowa | David Rooks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | George Walker takes the ball from James Jorge | 62-65 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Clarence Applegate (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Bates (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Acosta (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Rooks (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Anderson (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Edward Kilgore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Adam Shingleton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Jorge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Fane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Clarence Applegate buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Bates | 65-65 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Peter Fane makes the fadeaway in the paint | 65-67 |
| 01:59 | Iowa | George Walker misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 01:58 | Iowa | Salvador Acosta tips it in | 67-67 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | James Jorge can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 67-67 |
| 01:37 | Iowa | Thomas Bates grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 01:26 | Iowa | David Rooks clanks a runner from the left block | 67-67 |
| 01:24 | Penn State | Adam Shingleton pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Donald Anderson hits a jumper from the free throw line | 67-69 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | David Rooks is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Jorge - foul #2 on James Jorge, team foul #12 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dustin Brand (PG) Clarence Applegate | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Drake (SG), Rex Snider (PF), William Heimbach (C) Edward Kilgore, James Jorge, Peter Fane | |
| 00:40 | Iowa | David Rooks misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | David Rooks makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Adam Shingleton misses short on a jumper from the right side | 68-69 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Salvador Acosta gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | George Walker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-69 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | David Rooks grabs the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Donald Anderson is called for the reach on David Rooks - foul #5 on Donald Anderson, team foul #13 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Kilgore (PG) Donald Anderson | |
| 00:02 | Iowa | David Rooks makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | David Rooks makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Edward Kilgore clanks a halfcourt shot | 70-69 |