| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Elijah Whelan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Zentgraf (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerry House (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Hubert Cortese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Manna (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - David McCubrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yong Tang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Nies (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Marble (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Yong Tang inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Todd Nies throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-33 |
| 19:43 | Iowa | Jerry House is hacked by David McCubrey in the backcourt - foul #3 on David McCubrey, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (SG) David McCubrey | |
| 19:26 | Iowa | Elijah Whelan clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Todd Nies snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 19:07 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 18:56 | Iowa | Matthew Manna makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry House | 33-36 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Yong Tang | 33-39 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | Jerry House is fouled in the backcourt by Yong Tang - foul #2 on Yong Tang, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 18:21 | Iowa | Robert Privatsky takes the ball from Matthew Manna | 33-39 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Yong Tang lays it in on a great pass from Robert Privatsky | 33-41 |
| 18:14 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Elijah Whelan | 35-41 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Shane Phillips scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Nies | 35-44 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Matthew Manna comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Privatsky - foul #3 on Robert Privatsky, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Leroy (PG), Robert Camarena (SG), Anthony Frei (SF), Ronald Barge (PF) Elijah Whelan, Dennis Zentgraf, Jerry House, Hubert Cortese | |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Carlton (SF), Harold Edwards (PF), Wilbert Jones (C) Yong Tang, Todd Nies, Jason Marble | |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Matthew Manna misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Matthew Manna misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Harold Edwards pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Shane Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 17:16 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matthew Manna | 35-44 |
| 17:04 | Iowa | Ronald Barge is hacked by Robert Privatsky - foul #4 on Robert Privatsky, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chad Hoeppner (C) Matthew Manna | |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SG) Robert Privatsky | |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Chad Hoeppner misses the easy layup | 35-44 |
| 16:43 | Penn State | Shane Phillips gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Shane Phillips clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 16:19 | Iowa | Anthony Frei grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:15 | Iowa | Anthony Frei misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Todd Carlton - foul #1 on Todd Carlton, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf (SG), Jerry House (SF) Robert Camarena, Chad Hoeppner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Nies (PG) Yong Tang | |
| 16:15 | Iowa | Anthony Frei makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:15 | Iowa | Anthony Frei makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | Ronald Barge denies the turnaround by Todd Nies | 37-44 |
| 15:47 | Penn State | Todd Nies tips it but misses | 37-44 |
| 15:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Stephen Leroy | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stephen Leroy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Zentgraf (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerry House (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Frei (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Barge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Todd Nies (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Shane Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Todd Carlton (fairly fresh) PF - Harold Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilbert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Iowa | Ronald Barge's pass is intercepted by Shane Phillips in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 15:14 | Iowa | Jerry House grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Todd Nies pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Shane Phillips buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 14:25 | Iowa | Stephen Leroy can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Frei - foul #1 on Anthony Frei, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Elijah Whelan (PG), Robert Camarena (SG), Kenneth Gilmartin (SF), Hubert Cortese (PF), Matthew Manna (C) Stephen Leroy, Dennis Zentgraf, Jerry House, Anthony Frei, Ronald Barge | |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (SG), Yong Tang (SF), Jason Marble (C) Todd Nies, Todd Carlton, Harold Edwards | |
| 14:01 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 14:01 | Iowa | Hubert Cortese pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 13:59 | Iowa | Elijah Whelan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Frank (PF) Wilbert Jones | |
| 13:40 | Penn State | David McCubrey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matthew Manna | 37-48 |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Hubert Cortese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-48 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Shane Phillips hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David McCubrey | 37-51 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Elijah Whelan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Hubert Cortese | 37-51 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Elijah Whelan banks in the layup | 39-51 |
| 12:00 | Penn State | Shane Phillips scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David McCubrey | 39-54 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Kenneth Gilmartin hits a floater in the lane | 41-54 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Kenneth Gilmartin steals it from Jason Marble | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Elijah Whelan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Camarena (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Gilmartin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hubert Cortese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Manna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - David McCubrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Yong Tang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Frank (fairly fresh) C - Jason Marble (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Iowa | Michael Frank denies the turnaround by Hubert Cortese | 41-54 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Hubert Cortese tips it in | 43-54 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | David McCubrey knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Shane Phillips | 43-57 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | Kenneth Gilmartin is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Jason Marble is hacked by Kenneth Gilmartin - foul #1 on Kenneth Gilmartin, team foul #2 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Leroy (PG), Dennis Zentgraf (SG), Jerry House (SF), Ronald Barge (PF), Chad Hoeppner (C) Elijah Whelan, Robert Camarena, Kenneth Gilmartin, Hubert Cortese, Matthew Manna | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (PG), Todd Carlton (SF), Todd Nies (PF), Harold Edwards (C) Shane Phillips, Yong Tang, Michael Frank, Jason Marble | |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Harold Edwards comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Chad Hoeppner - foul #1 on Chad Hoeppner, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Harold Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Harold Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 09:26 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf hits the finger roll and the foul's on David McCubrey - foul #4 on David McCubrey, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilbert Jones (C) David McCubrey | |
| 09:26 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf misses the free throw | 48-59 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Wilbert Jones | 48-59 |
| 09:02 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones is whistled for a carry | 48-59 |
| 09:00 | Iowa | Stephen Leroy is hacked by Todd Nies in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Nies, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| 09:00 | Iowa | Stephen Leroy makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 09:00 | Iowa | Stephen Leroy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | Todd Nies's layup is rejected by Ronald Barge | 50-59 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Chad Hoeppner | 50-59 |
| 08:37 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-59 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | Harold Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Ronald Barge steals it from Robert Privatsky | 50-59 |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Stephen Leroy hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Zentgraf | 52-59 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Todd Nies misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Jerry House - foul #1 on Jerry House, team foul #4 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth Wolfe (PG), Anthony Frei (SF), Hubert Cortese (PF), Matthew Manna (C) Stephen Leroy, Jerry House, Ronald Barge, Chad Hoeppner | |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (SG), Yong Tang (SF), Jason Marble (C) Todd Carlton, Harold Edwards, Wilbert Jones | |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Todd Nies makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Todd Nies makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 07:20 | Iowa | Robert Privatsky is called for the reach on Kenneth Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Privatsky, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Shane Phillips (PG), Michael Frank (C) Robert Privatsky, Jason Marble | |
| 07:20 | Iowa | Kenneth Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 07:20 | Iowa | Kenneth Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Michael Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kenneth Wolfe (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dennis Zentgraf (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Frei (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hubert Cortese (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Manna (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - David McCubrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Yong Tang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Todd Nies (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Frank (fresh) | |
| 06:53 | Penn State | Michael Frank misses the jumpshot from the right side | 53-61 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | David McCubrey gets the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 06:25 | Penn State | Shane Phillips is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Wolfe - foul #1 on Kenneth Wolfe, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Elijah Whelan (PG), Robert Camarena (SG), Jerry House (SF) Kenneth Wolfe, Dennis Zentgraf, Hubert Cortese | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilbert Jones (PF) Todd Nies | |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-61 |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Jerry House grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Elijah Whelan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Leroy (SG) Robert Camarena | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason Marble (C) Michael Frank | |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Jerry House grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Anthony Frei slams it home on a great pass from Elijah Whelan | 55-61 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | David McCubrey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 05:09 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Anthony Frei | 55-61 |
| 05:01 | Iowa | Anthony Frei's pass is intercepted by David McCubrey | 55-61 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | David McCubrey lays it up and in | 55-63 |
| 04:32 | Iowa | Stephen Leroy hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Manna | 58-63 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Shane Phillips is fouled on the floor by Stephen Leroy - foul #1 on Stephen Leroy, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth Wolfe (PG), Dennis Zentgraf (SG), Kenneth Gilmartin (SF), Hubert Cortese (PF), Ronald Barge (C) Elijah Whelan, Stephen Leroy, Jerry House, Anthony Frei, Matthew Manna | |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Carlton (SF), Todd Nies (PF), Harold Edwards (C) Yong Tang, Wilbert Jones, Jason Marble | |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Shane Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-63 |
| 03:50 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Kenneth Gilmartin is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Todd Carlton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Harold Edwards is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Wolfe - foul #2 on Kenneth Wolfe, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Harold Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Harold Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kenneth Wolfe (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dennis Zentgraf (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Gilmartin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Hubert Cortese (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Barge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (tired) 20 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - David McCubrey (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Todd Carlton (fresh) PF - Todd Nies (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Iowa | Todd Carlton steps in front of the Ronald Barge pass | 58-65 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Todd Nies buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David McCubrey | 58-67 |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Elijah Whelan (PG), Jerry House (SF), Matthew Manna (C) Kenneth Wolfe, Kenneth Gilmartin, Ronald Barge | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilbert Jones (C) Shane Phillips | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Hubert Cortese comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Wilbert Jones | 58-67 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason Marble (C) Wilbert Jones | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 01:38 | Penn State | David McCubrey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-67 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Harold Edwards tips it back up and in | 58-69 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Hubert Cortese is hacked by David McCubrey - foul #5 on David McCubrey, team foul #9 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Leroy (PG), Robert Camarena (SG), Anthony Frei (SF), Ronald Barge (C) Elijah Whelan, Dennis Zentgraf, Jerry House, Matthew Manna | |
| Subs | Penn State | Shane Phillips (PG), Yong Tang (SG), Wilbert Jones (C) Todd Nies, David McCubrey, Jason Marble | |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Hubert Cortese makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Hubert Cortese makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | Elijah Whelan (PG), Dennis Zentgraf (SG), Jerry House (SF), Matthew Manna (C) Stephen Leroy, Robert Camarena, Anthony Frei, Ronald Barge | |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Nies (SF), Jason Marble (C) Todd Carlton, Wilbert Jones | |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Todd Nies can't finish the layup | 60-69 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Hubert Cortese gets the rebound | 60-69 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf travels with the ball | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Shane Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Elijah Whelan - foul #2 on Elijah Whelan, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Frank (C) Jason Marble | |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Harold Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Harold Edwards is hacked by Elijah Whelan - foul #3 on Elijah Whelan, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Harold Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Harold Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Todd Nies pulls down the rebound | 60-71 |
| 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Matthew Manna picks off the pass by Harold Edwards | 60-71 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Jerry House misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-71 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Matthew Manna pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-71 |