| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Vernon Wansley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Davis Cochran (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Frances Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Nyberg (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Harry Carmichael (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Carroll (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Kent Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Howell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Kent Swanson inbounds the ball | 18-42 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Iowa | Harry Carmichael is hacked by William Nyberg - foul #1 on William Nyberg, team foul #1 | 18-42 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | Kent Swanson drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Harry Carmichael | 18-45 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | Vernon Wansley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-45 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Harry Carmichael misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 18-45 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Wayne Meyer grabs the offensive rebound | 18-45 |
| 18:29 | Iowa | Harry Carmichael connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Carroll | 18-48 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Frances Perkins loses the ball out of bounds | 18-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Al Scott (SF) Frances Perkins | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:09 | Iowa | Harry Carmichael hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kent Swanson | 18-50 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | Vernon Wansley is fouled on the floor by Harry Carmichael - foul #1 on Harry Carmichael, team foul #1 | 18-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Spruell (PG), Ivan Zazozdor (SG), Karl Cook (PF), Tibor Zhanel (C) Vernon Wansley, Davis Cochran, William Nyberg, Gabriel Giordano | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Haro (PG), Dennis Morman (SF), Chad Patterson (PF), Kevin Scott (C) Harry Carmichael, Kent Swanson, Wayne Meyer, John Howell | |
| 17:46 | Penn State | James Spruell can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Carroll - foul #2 on Andrew Carroll, team foul #2 | 18-50 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | James Spruell makes the 1st free throw | 19-50 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | James Spruell misses the 2nd free throw | 19-50 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Dennis Morman pulls down the rebound | 19-50 |
| 17:24 | Iowa | Chad Patterson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 19-50 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Tibor Zhanel gets the rebound | 19-50 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | Andrew Carroll steps in front of the Ivan Zazozdor pass | 19-50 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | Dennis Morman banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Carroll | 19-52 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | Ivan Zazozdor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-52 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Karl Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 19-52 |
| 16:51 | Penn State | Al Scott loses the dribble to William Haro | 19-52 |
| 16:48 | Iowa | William Haro hits the finger roll | 19-54 |
| 16:46 | Penn State | Andrew Carroll steps in front of the Ivan Zazozdor pass in the backcourt | 19-54 |
| 16:23 | Iowa | William Haro can't finish the layup | 19-54 |
| 16:22 | Iowa | Chad Patterson misses the tip | 19-54 |
| 16:21 | Iowa | William Haro pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-54 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | James Spruell steals the ball from William Haro | 19-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Spruell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ivan Zazozdor (fairly fresh) SF - Al Scott (fairly fresh) PF - Karl Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tibor Zhanel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Haro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Carroll (tiring) 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dennis Morman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Chad Patterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Scott (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Kevin Scott steals the ball from Ivan Zazozdor | 19-54 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Dennis Morman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 19-54 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Tibor Zhanel snags the defensive board | 19-54 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Ivan Zazozdor misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Carroll - foul #3 on Andrew Carroll, team foul #3 | 19-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Autry (PG), Joseph Palmer (SG) James Spruell, Tibor Zhanel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Harry Carmichael (PG), Kent Swanson (SF), Wayne Meyer (PF), John Howell (C) William Haro, Dennis Morman, Chad Patterson, Kevin Scott | |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Ivan Zazozdor makes the 1st free throw | 20-54 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Ivan Zazozdor misses the 2nd free throw | 20-54 |
| 15:00 | Iowa | Wayne Meyer snags the defensive board | 20-54 |
| 14:40 | Iowa | Andrew Carroll hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Palmer - foul #2 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #2 | 20-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vernon Wansley (PG), Davis Cochran (SG), Frances Perkins (SF), William Nyberg (PF), Gabriel Giordano (C) Gary Autry, Joseph Palmer, Al Scott, Ivan Zazozdor, Karl Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:40 | Iowa | Andrew Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 20-55 |
| 14:40 | Iowa | Andrew Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 20-56 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Andrew Carroll takes the ball from Vernon Wansley | 20-56 |
| 14:29 | Iowa | Andrew Carroll slams it home | 20-58 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Frances Perkins's fadeaway is rejected by John Howell | 20-58 |
| 14:12 | Iowa | Harry Carmichael snags the defensive board | 20-58 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Harry Carmichael misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-58 |
| 14:05 | Iowa | Wayne Meyer hits the follow up shot | 20-60 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | Vernon Wansley misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-60 |
| 14:00 | Iowa | Wayne Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 20-60 |
| 13:56 | Iowa | Andrew Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Autry (PG), Joseph Palmer (SG), Al Scott (SF), Karl Cook (PF), Tibor Zhanel (C) Vernon Wansley, Davis Cochran, Frances Perkins, William Nyberg, Gabriel Giordano | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Karl Cook loses the dribble to Andrew Carroll | 20-60 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | Harry Carmichael scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kent Swanson | 20-63 |
| 13:18 | Penn State | Joseph Palmer is fouled on the floor by Andrew Carroll - foul #4 on Andrew Carroll, team foul #4 | 20-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Keith Quillen (SG), Derick Place (C) Andrew Carroll, John Howell | |
| 13:00 | Penn State | Karl Cook hits a floater near the basket set up by Tibor Zhanel | 22-63 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Wayne Meyer lays it in on a great pass from Harry Carmichael and the foul's on Tibor Zhanel - foul #2 on Tibor Zhanel, team foul #3 | 22-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Spruell (PG), Ivan Zazozdor (PF) Gary Autry, Tibor Zhanel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Al Ray (PG), Dennis Morman (SF) Harry Carmichael, Kent Swanson | |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Wayne Meyer misses the free throw | 22-65 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Keith Quillen pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-65 |
| 12:14 | Iowa | Joseph Palmer takes the ball from Dennis Morman | 22-65 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | James Spruell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-65 |
| 11:56 | Iowa | Wayne Meyer gets the rebound | 22-65 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Spruell (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joseph Palmer (fresh) SF - Al Scott (fairly fresh) PF - Ivan Zazozdor (fresh) 1 pts. C - Karl Cook (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Al Ray (fresh) SG - Keith Quillen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Morman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Wayne Meyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Derick Place (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Iowa | Dennis Morman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-65 |
| 11:37 | Penn State | Ivan Zazozdor grabs the board | 22-65 |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Al Ray takes the ball from James Spruell | 22-65 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Derick Place can't finish the layup | 22-65 |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Keith Quillen gets the offensive rebound | 22-65 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Derick Place can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 22-65 |
| 10:42 | Penn State | Ivan Zazozdor gets the rebound | 22-65 |
| 10:38 | Penn State | Dennis Morman picks off the pass by Al Scott in the backcourt | 22-65 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | Al Ray lays it up and in set up by Dennis Morman | 22-67 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | James Spruell buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-67 |
| 10:04 | Iowa | Keith Quillen lays it in set up by Al Ray | 25-69 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Joseph Palmer is whistled for traveling | 25-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Autry (PG), Tibor Zhanel (C) James Spruell, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Harry Carmichael (PG), Andrew Carroll (SG), Kent Swanson (SF), Chad Patterson (PF), John Howell (C) Al Ray, Keith Quillen, Dennis Morman, Wayne Meyer, Derick Place | |
| 09:23 | Iowa | Kent Swanson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-69 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Ivan Zazozdor snags the defensive board | 25-69 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Ivan Zazozdor drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-69 |
| 08:38 | Iowa | Kent Swanson loses the dribble to Gary Autry | 27-69 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Kent Swanson steps in front of the Al Scott pass in the backcourt | 27-69 |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Harry Carmichael misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-69 |
| 08:10 | Penn State | Karl Cook gets the rebound | 27-69 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Karl Cook hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Autry | 30-69 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Autry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ivan Zazozdor (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Al Scott (tiring) PF - Karl Cook (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Tibor Zhanel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Harry Carmichael (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 ast. SG - Andrew Carroll (tiring) 4 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. 4 pf. SF - Kent Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Patterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Howell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Iowa | Gary Autry is called for the reach on Andrew Carroll - foul #1 on Gary Autry, team foul #4 | 30-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Spruell (PG), Joseph Palmer (SG) Gary Autry, Karl Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Haro (PG), Kevin Scott (PF) Harry Carmichael, Chad Patterson | |
| 07:31 | Iowa | Andrew Carroll clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 30-69 |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Al Scott grabs the board | 30-69 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Joseph Palmer's pass is intercepted by William Haro in the backcourt | 30-69 |
| 07:08 | Iowa | John Howell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-69 |
| 07:07 | Iowa | Kent Swanson snags the offensive board | 30-69 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | William Haro buries a floater from the baseline set up by Kent Swanson | 30-71 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | James Spruell clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-71 |
| 06:30 | Penn State | Ivan Zazozdor misses the tip | 30-71 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | William Haro pulls down the rebound | 30-71 |
| 06:10 | Iowa | John Howell misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Tibor Zhanel - foul #3 on Tibor Zhanel, team foul #5 | 30-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Autry (PG) Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Harry Carmichael (PG), Keith Quillen (SG), Dennis Morman (SF), Chad Patterson (PF) William Haro, Andrew Carroll, Kent Swanson, Kevin Scott | |
| 06:10 | Iowa | John Howell makes the 1st free throw | 30-72 |
| 06:10 | Iowa | John Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-73 |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Al Scott misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-73 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Howell | 30-73 |
| 05:29 | Iowa | Harry Carmichael misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Autry - foul #2 on Gary Autry, team foul #6 | 30-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Karl Cook (PF) Ivan Zazozdor | |
| Subs | Iowa | Derick Place (C) John Howell | |
| 05:29 | Iowa | Harry Carmichael makes the 1st free throw | 30-74 |
| 05:29 | Iowa | Harry Carmichael makes the 2nd free throw | 30-75 |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Karl Cook's layup is rejected by Derick Place | 30-75 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Gary Autry can't tip it in | 30-75 |
| 05:11 | Iowa | Derick Place pulls down the rebound | 30-75 |
| 04:52 | Iowa | Dennis Morman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Carmichael | 30-77 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Harry Carmichael is called for the reach on Gary Autry - foul #2 on Harry Carmichael, team foul #5 | 30-77 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Palmer (PG), Ivan Zazozdor (SG) Gary Autry, James Spruell | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Haro (SG), Al Ray (SF), Wayne Meyer (PF) Keith Quillen, Dennis Morman, Chad Patterson | |
| 04:22 | Penn State | Wayne Meyer swats the layup by Ivan Zazozdor | 30-77 |
| 04:20 | Penn State | Al Scott grabs the offensive board | 30-77 |
| 04:08 | Penn State | Karl Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-77 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kent Swanson (SF) Harry Carmichael | |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Al Ray is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zazozdor - foul #1 on Ivan Zazozdor, team foul #7 | 30-77 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Spruell (SG) Al Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Scott (C) Derick Place | |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Al Ray makes the 1st free throw | 30-78 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Al Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 30-79 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph Palmer (fresh) SG - James Spruell (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Ivan Zazozdor (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Karl Cook (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Tibor Zhanel (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Haro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Al Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kent Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Meyer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Scott (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Penn State | William Haro steps in front of the James Spruell pass | 30-79 |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Al Ray hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Haro | 30-81 |
| 03:05 | Penn State | James Spruell is hacked by Wayne Meyer - foul #2 on Wayne Meyer, team foul #6 | 30-81 |
| Subs | Penn State | Al Scott (SF) Karl Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa | Harry Carmichael (PG), Keith Quillen (SG) William Haro, Al Ray | |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Kent Swanson denies the turnaround by Ivan Zazozdor | 30-81 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Wayne Meyer pulls down the rebound | 30-81 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:41 | Iowa | Kent Swanson is hacked by Al Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Al Scott, team foul #8 | 30-81 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Autry (PG) James Spruell | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Howell (C) Kevin Scott | |
| 02:41 | Iowa | Kent Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 30-82 |
| 02:41 | Iowa | Kent Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-82 |
| 02:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Tibor Zhanel | 30-82 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Ivan Zazozdor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-82 |
| 02:29 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Kent Swanson | 30-82 |
| 02:23 | Iowa | Gary Autry is called for the reach on Kent Swanson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Autry, team foul #9 | 30-82 |
| Subs | Penn State | Karl Cook (PF) Ivan Zazozdor | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Carroll (SG), Chad Patterson (PF), Derick Place (C) Keith Quillen, Wayne Meyer, John Howell | |
| 02:23 | Iowa | Kent Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 30-82 |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Tibor Zhanel snags the defensive board | 30-82 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | Karl Cook clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-82 |
| 02:13 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Derick Place | 30-82 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Chad Patterson lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Andrew Carroll | 30-84 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Kent Swanson swats the short shot by Karl Cook | 30-84 |
| 01:25 | Iowa | Derick Place snags the defensive board | 30-84 |
| 01:01 | Iowa | Harry Carmichael is hacked by Gary Autry - foul #4 on Gary Autry, team foul #10 | 30-84 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Spruell (PG), Ivan Zazozdor (SG) Gary Autry, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Meyer (PF), John Howell (C) Chad Patterson, Derick Place | |
| 01:01 | Iowa | Harry Carmichael makes the 1st free throw | 30-85 |
| 01:01 | Iowa | Harry Carmichael makes the 2nd free throw | 30-86 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Ivan Zazozdor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-86 |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Kent Swanson gets the rebound | 30-86 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Kent Swanson makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Carmichael | 30-88 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | John Howell denies the turnaround by Karl Cook | 30-88 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Kent Swanson grabs the board | 30-88 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Harry Carmichael runs out the clock | 30-88 |