| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Micheal Old (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Broussard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Mullaney (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Danny Perkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Pilarski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Chester Marks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Day (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Das (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | William Mullaney inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Iowa | Micheal Old makes the fadeaway from the right side | 35-32 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | William Day hits a jump hook from close range | 35-34 |
| 19:11 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Micheal Old | 37-34 |
| 18:56 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 18:55 | Iowa | William Mullaney grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:40 | Iowa | Micheal Old is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Micheal Old, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Brian Durso (PF), Jerome Tennison (C) Micheal Old, Danny Perkins, Jimmy Pilarski | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:13 | Penn State | James Das misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 37-34 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | James Das gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | William Day blows the layup | 37-34 |
| 17:51 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds tips it home | 37-36 |
| 17:39 | Iowa | William Mullaney shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Chester Marks | 37-36 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Chester Marks can't connect on a runner in the lane | 37-36 |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds tips it in | 37-38 |
| 17:00 | Iowa | Brian Durso drills a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by William Day - foul #1 on William Day, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Tim Reed (SF), Danny Perkins (PF), Jimmy Pilarski (C) Robert Kirk, Samuel Broussard, William Mullaney, Jerome Tennison | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Bruce Porter (PF), Curtis Elias (C) Thomas Goggin, William Day, James Das | |
| 17:00 | Iowa | Brian Durso makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Chester Marks drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 16:30 | Iowa | Danny Perkins knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 42-40 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Curtis Elias misses short on a jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 16:05 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Tim Reed | 42-40 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Danny Perkins misses the jump hook from the right block | 42-40 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Micheal Old (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Durso (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Reed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danny Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Pilarski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chester Marks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hammonds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Bruce Porter clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Micheal Old - foul #3 on Micheal Old, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Joseph Stanford (SG), William Mullaney (SF), Jerome Tennison (C) Micheal Old, Brian Durso, Tim Reed, Jimmy Pilarski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (SG), William Day (SF), James Das (C) Chester Marks, Walter Hammonds, Curtis Elias | |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Bruce Porter makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Bruce Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:09 | Iowa | Robert Kirk is called for 3 seconds | 42-42 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | James Das banks in the layup on a nice dish by Szczesny Olshefski | 42-44 |
| 14:40 | Iowa | William Mullaney is hacked by Thomas Goggin - foul #1 on Thomas Goggin, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG) Robert Kirk | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:29 | Iowa | Thomas Goggin takes the ball from Danny Perkins | 42-44 |
| 14:26 | Penn State | Bruce Porter misses the easy layup | 42-44 |
| 14:24 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 14:17 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to William Day | 42-44 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses the floater from the right side | 42-44 |
| 14:02 | Iowa | William Mullaney pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:56 | Iowa | William Mullaney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:49 | Penn State | William Mullaney takes the ball from Szczesny Olshefski | 42-44 |
| 13:35 | Iowa | The short jumper by Jerome Tennison is denied by William Day | 42-44 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Day | 42-44 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | William Day is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Day, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Brian Durso (PF) Micheal Old, Danny Perkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG), Walter Hammonds (SF), Curtis Elias (C) Thomas Goggin, Bruce Porter, James Das | |
| 12:46 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford's pass is intercepted by Szczesny Olshefski | 42-44 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | William Day hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Chester Marks and he's hacked by Brian Durso - foul #1 on Brian Durso, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tim Reed (SF) William Mullaney | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (PG) Szczesny Olshefski | |
| 12:24 | Penn State | William Day makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:05 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison double dribbles | 42-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), William Mullaney (SF), Danny Perkins (PF) Robert Kirk, Tim Reed, Brian Durso | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Curtis Elias hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Jerome Tennison - foul #4 on Jerome Tennison, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Brian Durso (PF), Jimmy Pilarski (C) Micheal Old, Danny Perkins, Jerome Tennison | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Curtis Elias makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Curtis Elias misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:47 | Iowa | Brian Durso grabs the board | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Kirk (fresh) SG - Joseph Stanford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Mullaney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Durso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Pilarski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Chester Marks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Day (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Iowa | The jump hook by Brian Durso is blocked by William Day | 42-48 |
| 11:39 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski tips it in | 44-48 |
| 11:17 | Penn State | William Day steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Tim Reed (SF), Danny Perkins (PF) Robert Kirk, William Mullaney, Brian Durso | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Bruce Porter (PF), James Das (C) Thomas Goggin, William Day, Curtis Elias | |
| 11:02 | Iowa | Danny Perkins is fouled on the floor by James Das - foul #1 on James Das, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Mullaney (SF) Tim Reed | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:47 | Iowa | Micheal Old misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 44-48 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Bruce Porter grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | James Das throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Tim Reed (SF), Brian Durso (PF) Micheal Old, William Mullaney, Danny Perkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:14 | Iowa | James Das denies the turnaround by Robert Kirk | 44-48 |
| 10:12 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | James Das misses long on a shot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | James Das tips it back up and in | 46-50 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Robert Kirk is hacked by Chester Marks - foul #3 on Chester Marks, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), William Mullaney (SF), Danny Perkins (PF) Robert Kirk, Tim Reed, Brian Durso | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (SG), William Day (PF), Curtis Elias (C) Chester Marks, Bruce Porter, James Das | |
| 09:04 | Iowa | Danny Perkins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-50 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Curtis Elias comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jimmy Pilarski - foul #3 on Jimmy Pilarski, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Curtis Elias makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Curtis Elias makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jimmy Pilarski | 50-52 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | William Day misses the lay-in | 50-52 |
| 08:21 | Iowa | Micheal Old pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:04 | Iowa | William Day steals it from Jimmy Pilarski | 50-52 |
| 07:39 | Penn State | Micheal Old picks off the pass by Walter Hammonds | 50-52 |
| 07:35 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford hits the finger roll set up by Micheal Old | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Micheal Old (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Stanford (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Mullaney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Perkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Pilarski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Walter Hammonds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Day (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Curtis Elias misses the fadeaway from the right side | 52-52 |
| 07:18 | Penn State | William Day hits the follow up shot | 52-54 |
| 06:51 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 06:49 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Samuel Broussard (SG), Tim Reed (SF), Brian Durso (PF), Jerome Tennison (C) Micheal Old, Joseph Stanford, William Mullaney, Danny Perkins, Jimmy Pilarski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG), Bruce Porter (PF), James Das (C) Szczesny Olshefski, William Day, Curtis Elias | |
| 06:03 | Iowa | James Das denies the turnaround by Robert Kirk | 52-54 |
| 06:02 | Iowa | Brian Durso tips it home | 54-54 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Tim Reed takes the ball from Walter Hammonds | 54-54 |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Tim Reed banks in the layup | 56-54 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Chester Marks clanks a jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 05:09 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin grabs the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Bruce Porter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 56-54 |
| 04:48 | Iowa | Brian Durso grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:25 | Iowa | Brian Durso connects on the shot near the basket | 58-54 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | James Das hits a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Jerome Tennison - foul #5 on Jerome Tennison, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Joseph Stanford (SG), William Mullaney (SF), Danny Perkins (PF), Jimmy Pilarski (C) Robert Kirk, Samuel Broussard, Tim Reed, Brian Durso, Jerome Tennison | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), William Day (SF) Thomas Goggin, Walter Hammonds | |
| 04:05 | Penn State | James Das misses the free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:05 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | William Mullaney works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-56 |
| 03:41 | Penn State | James Das pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 03:15 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Micheal Old (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Stanford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Mullaney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Pilarski (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chester Marks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Day (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Porter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Das (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Micheal Old comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Bruce Porter - foul #1 on Bruce Porter, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Broussard (SG) Joseph Stanford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hammonds (SF), Curtis Elias (C) Bruce Porter, James Das | |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Micheal Old makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Micheal Old makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | The jump hook by Curtis Elias is blocked by Jimmy Pilarski | 60-56 |
| 02:31 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Danny Perkins hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by William Mullaney | 62-56 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Joseph Stanford (SG), Brian Durso (PF) Micheal Old, Samuel Broussard, Danny Perkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (PG), Bruce Porter (PF), James Das (C) Szczesny Olshefski, Walter Hammonds, Curtis Elias | |
| 01:35 | Penn State | James Das misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 62-56 |
| 01:33 | Penn State | Bruce Porter tips it in | 62-58 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | William Mullaney is hacked by William Day - foul #3 on William Day, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Danny Perkins (PF) Robert Kirk, Brian Durso | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hammonds (SF) Bruce Porter | |
| 01:04 | Iowa | William Mullaney makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | William Mullaney misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | James Das grabs the board | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:48 | Penn State | James Das can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Goggin - foul #2 on Thomas Goggin, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Durso (PF) Danny Perkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | William Day gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Chester Marks | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Walter Hammonds - foul #2 on Walter Hammonds, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Danny Perkins (PF) Brian Durso | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | William Day clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Micheal Old pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Micheal Old is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Goggin - foul #3 on Thomas Goggin, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Durso (PF) Danny Perkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Micheal Old makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Micheal Old makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | William Day buries a 3 from the left wing | 67-63 |