| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Douglas Emert (fresh) SG - Donald Wathen (fresh) SF - Joseph Allbright (fresh) PF - Scott Collins (fresh) C - John Low (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Hanshaw (fresh) SG - Robert Newton (fresh) SF - Timothy Roberts (fresh) PF - Anthony Ingram (fresh) C - Myron Carone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Scott Collins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Penn State | Michael Hanshaw steals it from John Low | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Douglas Emert misses the 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Penn State | John Low snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | John Low is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Iowa | Robert Newton makes the jump hook from the baseline | 0-4 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Douglas Emert clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | Timothy Roberts gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Robert Newton is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Wathen - foul #1 on Donald Wathen, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Robert Newton | 0-6 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Douglas Emert makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 17:49 | Iowa | Anthony Ingram hits a wide open floater from the left wing set up by Michael Hanshaw | 3-8 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Douglas Emert connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Collins | 6-8 |
| 17:18 | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Newton | 6-11 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Michael Hanshaw steps in front of the Donald Wathen pass in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw lays it up and in | 6-13 |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Douglas Emert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 17:01 | Iowa | Myron Carone grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 16:37 | Iowa | Anthony Ingram is fouled on the floor by Douglas Emert - foul #1 on Douglas Emert, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Alexander Yuen (SG), Dwayne O'Niell (SF), Charles Funchess (PF), Vincent Alexander (C) Douglas Emert, Donald Wathen, Joseph Allbright, Scott Collins, John Low | |
| Subs | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan (PG), Dennis Harber (SG), Steven Church (SF), Robert Orear (PF), Charles Coons (C) Michael Hanshaw, Robert Newton, Timothy Roberts, Anthony Ingram, Myron Carone | |
| 16:13 | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-13 |
| 16:12 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Alexander Yuen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Funchess | 6-13 |
| 15:46 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 15:44 | Iowa | Robert Orear gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Samuel Baxter (fairly fresh) SG - Alexander Yuen (fresh) SF - Dwayne O'Niell (fresh) PF - Charles Funchess (fresh) C - Vincent Alexander (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Aaron Sullivan (fresh) SG - Dennis Harber (fresh) SF - Steven Church (fresh) PF - Robert Orear (fresh) C - Charles Coons (fresh) | |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-15 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Steven Church is called for the reach on Dwayne O'Niell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Church, team foul #1 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Emert (PG), Donald Wathen (SG), Gary Stott (PF), John Low (C) Samuel Baxter, Alexander Yuen, Charles Funchess, Vincent Alexander | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw (PG), William Grullon (SF), Anthony Ingram (PF) Aaron Sullivan, Steven Church, Robert Orear | |
| 14:58 | Penn State | Douglas Emert clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-15 |
| 14:57 | Iowa | Dennis Harber grabs the defensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | William Grullon connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Hanshaw | 6-18 |
| 14:33 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Douglas Emert | 8-18 |
| 14:04 | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw hits a shot from the right block set up by William Grullon | 8-20 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | Donald Wathen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alexander Yuen (SG), Joseph Allbright (SF), Scott Collins (PF), Charles Funchess (C) Donald Wathen, Dwayne O'Niell, Gary Stott, John Low | |
| Subs | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan (PG), Robert Newton (SG), Timothy Roberts (SF), Robert Orear (PF), Myron Carone (C) Michael Hanshaw, Dennis Harber, William Grullon, Anthony Ingram, Charles Coons | |
| 13:50 | Iowa | Robert Newton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Newton, team foul #2 | 8-20 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Aaron Sullivan - foul #1 on Aaron Sullivan, team foul #3 | 8-20 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright makes the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | Robert Orear dunks the ball | 10-22 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Timothy Roberts is called for the reach on Alexander Yuen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Roberts, team foul #4 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell (SG), John Low (C) Alexander Yuen, Charles Funchess | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw (PG), Steven Church (SF) Aaron Sullivan, Timothy Roberts | |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Scott Collins is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Orear - foul #1 on Robert Orear, team foul #5 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Grullon (SG), Anthony Ingram (PF) Robert Newton, Robert Orear | |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Scott Collins misses the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Scott Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-22 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Church | 11-22 |
| 12:23 | Iowa | William Grullon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 11-22 |
| 12:22 | Iowa | Anthony Ingram tips it home | 11-24 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 11-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Alexander Yuen (SG), Charles Funchess (PF), Vincent Alexander (C) Douglas Emert, Dwayne O'Niell, Scott Collins, John Low | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Roberts (SF), Robert Orear (PF) Anthony Ingram, Myron Carone | |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Charles Funchess makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side set up by Alexander Yuen | 13-24 |
| 12:06 | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw loses the dribble to Alexander Yuen in the backcourt | 13-24 |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright's floater is tipped away by Steven Church | 13-24 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter tips it but misses | 13-24 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | Timothy Roberts gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Timothy Roberts misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 13-24 |
| 11:18 | Iowa | Steven Church can't tip it in | 13-24 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Charles Funchess pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Samuel Baxter (fairly fresh) SG - Alexander Yuen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Allbright (tired) 2 pts. PF - Charles Funchess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Alexander (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Hanshaw (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Grullon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Roberts (tiring) PF - Robert Orear (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Church (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter misses the shot from just outside the lane | 13-24 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 10:58 | Iowa | Charles Funchess picks off the pass by Robert Orear in the backcourt | 13-24 |
| 10:53 | Penn State | Charles Funchess misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-24 |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 10:49 | Iowa | Robert Orear is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Allbright - foul #1 on Joseph Allbright, team foul #3 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Emert (PG), Donald Wathen (SG), Dwayne O'Niell (SF), Gary Stott (PF), John Low (C) Samuel Baxter, Alexander Yuen, Joseph Allbright, Charles Funchess, Vincent Alexander | |
| Subs | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan (PG), Dennis Harber (SG), Anthony Ingram (PF), Charles Coons (C) Michael Hanshaw, William Grullon, Robert Orear, Steven Church | |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Dennis Harber is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Sullivan | 13-26 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Ingram - foul #1 on Anthony Ingram, team foul #6 | 13-26 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell misses the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 10:15 | Iowa | Anthony Ingram snags the defensive board | 14-26 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | Charles Coons clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 14-26 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Low | 14-26 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Douglas Emert loses the ball out of bounds | 14-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Collins (PF) Gary Stott | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Newton (SG), Myron Carone (C) Dennis Harber, Charles Coons | |
| 09:28 | Iowa | Scott Collins is called for the reach on Aaron Sullivan - foul #1 on Scott Collins, team foul #4 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Church (SF), Robert Orear (PF) Timothy Roberts, Anthony Ingram | |
| 09:17 | Iowa | Steven Church blows the layup | 14-26 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Scott Collins grabs the board | 14-26 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from John Low | 16-26 |
| 08:46 | Iowa | Myron Carone misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 16-26 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Robert Newton hits the follow up shot | 16-28 |
| 08:33 | Penn State | Donald Wathen is fouled on the floor by Robert Newton - foul #2 on Robert Newton, team foul #7 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alexander Yuen (PG), Joseph Allbright (SF), Gary Stott (PF), Charles Funchess (C) Douglas Emert, Dwayne O'Niell, Scott Collins, John Low | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw (PG), Dennis Harber (SG), William Grullon (SF), Anthony Ingram (PF), Charles Coons (C) Aaron Sullivan, Robert Newton, Steven Church, Robert Orear, Myron Carone | |
| 08:33 | Penn State | Donald Wathen makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 08:33 | Penn State | Donald Wathen makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Dennis Harber is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Wathen - foul #2 on Donald Wathen, team foul #5 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG) Donald Wathen | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 18-28 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Gary Stott gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| 07:50 | Penn State | Charles Funchess double dribbles | 18-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Emert (PG), Vincent Alexander (C) Samuel Baxter, Gary Stott | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Roberts (SF) William Grullon | |
| 07:30 | Iowa | Dennis Harber hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 18-28 |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Alexander Yuen snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright's pass is intercepted by Charles Coons | 18-28 |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Timothy Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Orear (PF), Myron Carone (C) Anthony Ingram, Charles Coons | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Douglas Emert (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Yuen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Allbright (tired) 2 pts. PF - Charles Funchess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Hanshaw (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Harber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Roberts (tired) PF - Robert Orear (fresh) 2 pts. C - Myron Carone (tiring) | |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Douglas Emert hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 18-28 |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Myron Carone pulls down the rebound | 18-28 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Robert Orear connects on the open shot from the left block set up by Michael Hanshaw and the foul's on Charles Funchess - foul #1 on Charles Funchess, team foul #6 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Dwayne O'Niell (SF), Scott Collins (PF), John Low (C) Douglas Emert, Joseph Allbright, Charles Funchess, Vincent Alexander | |
| Subs | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan (PG), William Grullon (SF) Michael Hanshaw, Timothy Roberts | |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Robert Orear makes the free throw | 18-31 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter loses the dribble to Myron Carone in the backcourt | 18-31 |
| 06:13 | Iowa | Myron Carone hits the finger roll on a great pass from Aaron Sullivan | 18-33 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter's pass is intercepted by William Grullon in the backcourt | 18-33 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Myron Carone is fouled on the floor by Scott Collins - foul #2 on Scott Collins, team foul #7 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Emert (PG), Joseph Allbright (SF), Gary Stott (PF) Samuel Baxter, Alexander Yuen, Scott Collins | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Church (SF), Anthony Ingram (PF) William Grullon, Robert Orear | |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Myron Carone misses the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Gary Stott gets the rebound | 18-33 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright knocks in the jumper from the right block | 20-33 |
| 05:20 | Iowa | Steven Church misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Joseph Allbright - foul #2 on Joseph Allbright, team foul #8 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alexander Yuen (SG), Charles Funchess (C) Joseph Allbright, John Low | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw (PG), William Grullon (SG), Charles Coons (C) Aaron Sullivan, Dennis Harber, Myron Carone | |
| 05:20 | Iowa | Steven Church makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 05:20 | Iowa | Steven Church makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Gary Stott is hacked by Steven Church - foul #2 on Steven Church, team foul #8 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Roberts (SF) Steven Church | |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Gary Stott makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Gary Stott misses the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 05:08 | Iowa | Charles Coons grabs the defensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Stott - foul #1 on Gary Stott, team foul #9 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Vincent Alexander (C) Douglas Emert, Gary Stott | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 04:28 | Penn State | Charles Coons blocks the short jumper by Charles Funchess | 21-37 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Anthony Ingram grabs the board | 21-37 |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-37 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | William Grullon tips it back up and in | 21-39 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Alexander Yuen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 21-39 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | William Grullon pulls down the rebound | 21-39 |
| 03:15 | Iowa | Anthony Ingram hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 21-39 |
| 03:14 | Iowa | William Grullon gets the offensive rebound | 21-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Samuel Baxter (tiring) SG - Alexander Yuen (tired) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne O'Niell (tired) 5 pts. PF - Charles Funchess (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Alexander (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Hanshaw (tired) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Grullon (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Timothy Roberts (very tired) PF - Anthony Ingram (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Coons (tiring) | |
| 02:49 | Iowa | William Grullon buries a shot from close range | 21-41 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Emert (PG), Donald Wathen (SG), Joseph Allbright (SF), Scott Collins (PF), John Low (C) Samuel Baxter, Alexander Yuen, Dwayne O'Niell, Charles Funchess, Vincent Alexander | |
| Subs | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan (PG), Robert Newton (SG), Steven Church (SF), Robert Orear (PF), Myron Carone (C) Michael Hanshaw, William Grullon, Timothy Roberts, Anthony Ingram, Charles Coons | |
| 02:29 | Iowa | Steven Church banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Newton | 21-43 |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 23-43 |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Steven Church's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Stott (PF) Scott Collins | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:06 | Penn State | Douglas Emert misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-43 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Steven Church grabs the defensive rebound | 23-43 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Douglas Emert - foul #2 on Douglas Emert, team foul #10 | 23-43 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 23-43 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 23-43 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Aaron Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | John Low grabs the board | 23-43 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Gary Stott clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Myron Carone - foul #1 on Myron Carone, team foul #9 | 23-43 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Gary Stott misses the 1st free throw | 23-43 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Gary Stott makes the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 01:22 | Iowa | Robert Newton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-43 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Gary Stott snags the defensive board | 24-43 |
| 01:19 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Ingram (PF) Myron Carone | |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Anthony Ingram blows the layup | 24-43 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Robert Newton grabs the offensive board | 24-43 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Anthony Ingram scores on a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Gary Stott - foul #2 on Gary Stott, team foul #11 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Scott Collins (PF) Douglas Emert, Gary Stott | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw (PG) Aaron Sullivan | |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Anthony Ingram makes the free throw | 24-46 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | John Low's pass is intercepted by Robert Newton in the backcourt | 24-46 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Robert Newton banks in the layup | 24-48 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter is hacked by Michael Hanshaw in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Hanshaw, team foul #10 | 24-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Funchess (C) John Low | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Grullon (SF), Charles Coons (C) Steven Church, Anthony Ingram | |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 25-48 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-48 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Michael Hanshaw scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-51 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter misses long on a halfcourt shot | 26-51 |