| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Patrick Claborn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randolph Wisnosky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Costas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Geary (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph Owens (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Sedlak (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Enoch Tarski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Spear (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Randolph Wisnosky inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Iowa | John Costas hits the finger roll | 32-27 |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 32-27 |
| 19:30 | Iowa | John Costas snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | James Geary misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Louis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Randolph Wisnosky - foul #1 on Randolph Wisnosky, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Blake Marler (SG), Robert Howard (PF), Dane Jacobs (C) Jason Hicks, John Costas, James Geary | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:31 | Iowa | Blake Marler is whistled for traveling | 32-29 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | John Spear misses the easy layup | 32-29 |
| 18:06 | Iowa | Dane Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:52 | Iowa | Randolph Wisnosky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Geary (C) Dane Jacobs | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Joseph Owens connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from William Sedlak | 32-31 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | James Geary is called for a backcourt violation | 32-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wendell Scott (PG) Patrick Claborn | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Fleener (SG), Andreas Esposito (SF) William Sedlak, Enoch Tarski | |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Joseph Owens misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-31 |
| 16:52 | Penn State | Andreas Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | James Geary denies the turnaround by Joseph Owens | 32-31 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Robert Howard pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:05 | Iowa | Randolph Wisnosky can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Joseph Owens gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Wendell Scott (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Blake Marler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randolph Wisnosky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Geary (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph Owens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Thomas Fleener (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andreas Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Spear (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Andreas Esposito is hacked by Robert Howard - foul #2 on Robert Howard, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Claborn (PG), Jason Hicks (SG), John Costas (PF) Wendell Scott, Blake Marler, James Geary | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sedlak (SG), Enoch Tarski (SF), Thomas Agostini (PF), James Ramsey (C) Joseph Owens, Andreas Esposito, John Spear, Louis Brown | |
| 15:20 | Penn State | Thomas Fleener comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 15:18 | Iowa | Randolph Wisnosky grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 15:04 | Iowa | Robert Howard drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Claborn and he's hacked by James Ramsey - foul #1 on James Ramsey, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Aaron Wetherby (PG), Blake Marler (SG), Otha Duchnowski (SF) Patrick Claborn, Jason Hicks, Randolph Wisnosky | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:04 | Iowa | Robert Howard makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | John Costas is called for the reach on William Sedlak - foul #1 on John Costas, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Claborn (PG), Randolph Wisnosky (SF), James Geary (C) Aaron Wetherby, Otha Duchnowski, Robert Howard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Pete Smith (PG), John Spear (PF) Thomas Fleener, James Ramsey | |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski lays it up and in | 35-33 |
| 13:58 | Iowa | John Costas comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 35-33 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | John Spear pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | John Spear hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 35-33 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | James Geary pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 13:27 | Iowa | Blake Marler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 13:26 | Iowa | James Geary misses the tip | 35-33 |
| 13:25 | Iowa | John Costas grabs the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 13:10 | Iowa | John Costas connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski blows the dunk | 37-33 |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Thomas Agostini tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 12:26 | Iowa | Blake Marler buries a 3 from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski is whistled for traveling | 40-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wendell Scott (PG), Jason Hicks (SG), Otha Duchnowski (SF), Robert Howard (PF), Dane Jacobs (C) Patrick Claborn, Blake Marler, Randolph Wisnosky, John Costas, James Geary | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Owens (PG), Thomas Fleener (SG), Andreas Esposito (SF), Louis Brown (C) Pete Smith, William Sedlak, Enoch Tarski, Thomas Agostini | |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Wendell Scott hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dane Jacobs | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Wendell Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Otha Duchnowski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dane Jacobs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph Owens (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Thomas Fleener (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andreas Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Spear (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Joseph Owens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Louis Brown tips it but misses | 43-35 |
| 11:44 | Iowa | Robert Howard grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 11:32 | Iowa | Otha Duchnowski is denied on a layup by Louis Brown | 43-35 |
| 11:31 | Penn State | Thomas Fleener pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Joseph Owens misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-35 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | Jason Hicks grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Wendell Scott comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 10:54 | Penn State | Andreas Esposito grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 10:27 | Penn State | Louis Brown is called for traveling | 43-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Aaron Wetherby (PG), Randolph Wisnosky (SF), James Geary (C) Wendell Scott, Otha Duchnowski, Dane Jacobs | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Agostini (PF) John Spear | |
| 10:19 | Iowa | James Geary jams it on a great pass from Aaron Wetherby | 45-35 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | Joseph Owens misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 09:51 | Iowa | Robert Howard snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 09:33 | Iowa | Jason Hicks is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jason Hicks, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wendell Scott (PG), John Costas (PF) Aaron Wetherby, Robert Howard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Enoch Tarski (SF) Andreas Esposito | |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Aaron Wetherby (PG), Blake Marler (SG), Robert Howard (C) Wendell Scott, Jason Hicks, James Geary | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sedlak (SG), John Spear (PF) Thomas Fleener, Thomas Agostini | |
| 08:55 | Iowa | John Costas is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Costas, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Geary (C) Robert Howard | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Ramsey (C) Louis Brown | |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Joseph Owens scores on a jumper from close range and the foul's on Blake Marler - foul #3 on Blake Marler, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Claborn (PG), Jason Hicks (SG), Otha Duchnowski (SF), Robert Howard (PF) Aaron Wetherby, Blake Marler, Randolph Wisnosky, John Costas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Agostini (C) James Ramsey | |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Joseph Owens misses the free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:26 | Iowa | James Geary grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Robert Howard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Sedlak - foul #3 on William Sedlak, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wendell Scott (PG), Randolph Wisnosky (SF), John Costas (PF) Patrick Claborn, Otha Duchnowski, James Geary | |
| Subs | Penn State | Pete Smith (PG) Joseph Owens | |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Robert Howard makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Robert Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | John Spear can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 47-37 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | William Sedlak pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Wendell Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randolph Wisnosky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Costas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Pete Smith (fresh) SG - William Sedlak (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Enoch Tarski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Spear (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Agostini (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Randolph Wisnosky steals it from Enoch Tarski | 47-37 |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Randolph Wisnosky throws it down | 49-37 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Thomas Agostini hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | William Sedlak gets the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by John Costas - foul #3 on John Costas, team foul #7 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Claborn (PG), Blake Marler (SG), Otha Duchnowski (SF), Angel Marino (PF), James Geary (C) Wendell Scott, Jason Hicks, Randolph Wisnosky, John Costas, Robert Howard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Owens (PG), Thomas Fleener (SG), Louis Brown (C) Pete Smith, William Sedlak, Thomas Agostini | |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Blake Marler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Joseph Owens misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | John Spear grabs the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Joseph Owens knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Fleener | 49-41 |
| 05:56 | Iowa | Patrick Claborn misses long on a floater from the left side | 49-41 |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Thomas Fleener gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Joseph Owens clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 49-41 |
| 05:29 | Iowa | James Geary gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 05:07 | Iowa | James Geary knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Otha Duchnowski | 51-41 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Joseph Owens buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Spear | 51-44 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:25 | Iowa | Enoch Tarski is called for the reach on Otha Duchnowski - foul #3 on Enoch Tarski, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wendell Scott (PG), Jason Hicks (SG), Randolph Wisnosky (SF), John Costas (PF), Robert Howard (C) Patrick Claborn, Blake Marler, Otha Duchnowski, Angel Marino, James Geary | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sedlak (SG), Andreas Esposito (SF), Thomas Agostini (PF) Thomas Fleener, Enoch Tarski, John Spear | |
| 04:12 | Iowa | John Costas drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randolph Wisnosky | 53-44 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Joseph Owens clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Thomas Agostini grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Penn State | Joseph Owens connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Andreas Esposito | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Wendell Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randolph Wisnosky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Costas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph Owens (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SG - William Sedlak (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Andreas Esposito (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Agostini (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Wendell Scott scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jason Hicks | 56-47 |
| 03:29 | Penn State | Joseph Owens is hacked by Wendell Scott - foul #1 on Wendell Scott, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Aaron Wetherby (PG), James Geary (C) Wendell Scott, Robert Howard | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Ramsey (C) Louis Brown | |
| 03:29 | Penn State | Joseph Owens misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | James Geary grabs the board | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:06 | Iowa | James Geary hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Andreas Esposito pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | James Ramsey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | James Ramsey misses the tip | 56-47 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Agostini | 56-47 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wendell Scott (SG), Robert Howard (PF) Jason Hicks, John Costas | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Spear (PF), Louis Brown (C) Thomas Agostini, James Ramsey | |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Louis Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Sedlak and he's fouled by Randolph Wisnosky - foul #2 on Randolph Wisnosky, team foul #9 | 56-49 |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Louis Brown misses the free throw | 56-49 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Robert Howard grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:26 | Iowa | James Geary connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wendell Scott | 58-49 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | John Spear can't finish the layup | 58-49 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | William Sedlak tips it but misses | 58-49 |
| 02:12 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Randolph Wisnosky | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Aaron Wetherby hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randolph Wisnosky | 60-49 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Robert Howard steps in front of the Louis Brown pass | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Robert Howard is hacked by William Sedlak in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Sedlak, team foul #4 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Blake Marler (SG) Wendell Scott | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Fleener (PG), Keith Hardin (SG), Thomas Agostini (PF), James Ramsey (C) Joseph Owens, William Sedlak, John Spear, Louis Brown | |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Aaron Wetherby is fouled on the floor by Thomas Agostini - foul #2 on Thomas Agostini, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| 01:30 | Iowa | Blake Marler is fouled on the floor by Keith Hardin - foul #1 on Keith Hardin, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| 01:27 | Iowa | Andreas Esposito is called for the reach on Blake Marler - foul #1 on Andreas Esposito, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| 01:27 | Iowa | Blake Marler makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:27 | Iowa | Blake Marler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | James Ramsey clanks a jumper from the right block | 62-49 |
| 01:13 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Aaron Wetherby | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Blake Marler is fouled on the floor by Keith Hardin - foul #2 on Keith Hardin, team foul #8 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Claborn (PG), John Costas (PF) Aaron Wetherby, Robert Howard | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Blake Marler makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Blake Marler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Penn State | James Ramsey makes the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by James Geary - foul #3 on James Geary, team foul #10 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Hicks (SG) Blake Marler | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:41 | Penn State | James Ramsey makes the free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Randolph Wisnosky comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-52 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | John Costas can't tip it in | 64-52 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | James Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | James Geary swats the layup by James Ramsey | 64-52 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Thomas Agostini tips it but misses | 64-52 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Randolph Wisnosky pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Patrick Claborn runs out the clock | 64-52 |