| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Percy Naumann (fresh) SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Gerald Frew inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-25 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | John Husman takes the ball from Christopher Heller | 31-25 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke is whistled for traveling | 31-25 |
| 18:46 | Iowa | Melvin King is whistled for traveling | 31-25 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Heller - foul #3 on Christopher Heller, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro (PF) Christopher Heller | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:21 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 18:07 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Howard Jones | 33-26 |
| 17:50 | Penn State | Gerald Frew's fadeaway is rejected by Mohamed Chadbourne | 33-26 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lonnie Townsend | 33-26 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | The jump hook by Mohamed Chadbourne is blocked by Dikembe Abke | 33-26 |
| 17:40 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Okoro | 33-26 |
| 17:20 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 17:19 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro tips it back up and in | 35-26 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Howard Jones is called for the reach on Jerry Hobby - foul #3 on Howard Jones, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG) Howard Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mohamed Chadbourne - foul #2 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (PF) John Husman | |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:19 | Iowa | Robert Hazley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses the fadeaway from the right block | 38-28 |
| 16:04 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Percy Naumann (fairly fresh) SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Umana (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses the fadeaway from the right side | 38-28 |
| 15:46 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin King | 38-28 |
| 15:32 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dikembe Okoro, team foul #4 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Howard Jones (SG), Christopher Heller (PF) Robert Hazley, Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Husman (PF) Carl Umana | |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Husman | 38-31 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | Howard Jones clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Abke - foul #1 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | Howard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | Howard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Husman | 40-34 |
| 14:04 | Iowa | Melvin King scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Howard Jones | 43-34 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Christopher Heller steps in front of the Jerry Hobby pass | 43-34 |
| 13:29 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne is called for 3 seconds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (PF) John Husman | |
| 13:01 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke is denied on a layup by Christopher Heller | 43-34 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke tips it but misses | 43-34 |
| 12:57 | Iowa | Melvin King snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 12:52 | Iowa | Howard Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-34 |
| 12:30 | Penn State | Gerald Frew loses the ball out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Aston (SF), Willard Drayton (C) Gerald Frew, Dikembe Abke | |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Howard Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Willard Drayton | 43-34 |
| 11:58 | Penn State | Willard Drayton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG) Howard Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Beam (PG), Cecil Lazar (SG), John Husman (PF) Jerry Hobby, Percy Naumann, Timothy Aston | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Beam (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cecil Lazar (fresh) SF - Carl Umana (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Husman (fresh) C - Willard Drayton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Iowa | Melvin King is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Christopher Heller grabs the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 11:27 | Iowa | Robert Hazley is called for traveling | 43-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward McCard (C) Lonnie Townsend | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Frew (SF) Carl Umana | |
| 11:09 | Penn State | Edward McCard blocks the short jumper by Gerald Frew | 43-34 |
| 11:08 | Penn State | Willard Drayton tips it home | 43-36 |
| 10:50 | Iowa | Melvin King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-36 |
| 10:49 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne tips it in | 45-36 |
| 10:32 | Penn State | Gerald Frew clanks a turnaround in the paint | 45-36 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Gerald Frew tips it but misses | 45-36 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Edward McCard | 45-36 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | Melvin King shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 10:18 | Penn State | John Husman gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Gerald Frew can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-36 |
| 09:48 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Edward McCard | 45-36 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | Melvin King misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Gerald Frew pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-36 |
| 09:03 | Penn State | Willard Drayton hits the follow up shot | 45-38 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Robert Hazley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Willard Drayton gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:37 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Willard Drayton | 45-38 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Christopher Heller snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 07:44 | Iowa | Melvin King tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Melvin King, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG), Howard Jones (SG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Melvin King, Robert Hazley, Mohamed Chadbourne, Edward McCard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG), Percy Naumann (SG), Carl Umana (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Donald Beam, Cecil Lazar, Gerald Frew, John Husman | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Gay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Percy Naumann (fresh) SF - Carl Umana (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Christopher Heller steps in front of the Jerry Hobby pass | 45-38 |
| 07:20 | Iowa | Jerry Hobby is called for the reach on Lonnie Townsend - foul #1 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Hobby - foul #2 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro (PF) Christopher Heller | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby is fouled on the floor by Charles Gay - foul #2 on Charles Gay, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke is denied on a layup by Lonnie Townsend | 46-38 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Gay | 46-38 |
| 06:34 | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-38 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | Carl Umana snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Carl Umana misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lonnie Townsend - foul #1 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #7 | 46-38 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Carl Umana misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Carl Umana makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Howard Jones drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Charles Gay | 48-39 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Carl Umana double dribbles | 48-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Heller (PF) Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:25 | Iowa | Jerry Hobby is called for the reach on Howard Jones - foul #3 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG) Charles Gay | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Frew (SF), John Husman (PF) Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| 05:07 | Iowa | Melvin King splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Heller | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lonnie Townsend - foul #2 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #8 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Nathaniel Banks | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 04:53 | Iowa | Christopher Heller grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 04:29 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend tips it home | 53-40 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-40 |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Melvin King gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Melvin King scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Heller | 56-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Percy Naumann (fairly fresh) SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-40 |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke tips it home | 56-42 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Christopher Heller hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Melvin King and he's hacked by John Husman - foul #1 on John Husman, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG), Robert Hazley (SG) Melvin King, Howard Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (SF), Willard Drayton (PF) Gerald Frew, John Husman | |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the free throw | 59-42 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke scores on a shot from the left block set up by Jerry Hobby | 59-44 |
| 02:13 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 59-44 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Willard Drayton | 59-44 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke drills a driving attempt in the paint | 59-46 |
| 01:42 | Iowa | Robert Hazley connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Mohamed Chadbourne | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-46 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Christopher Heller | 62-46 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Christopher Heller scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Lonnie Townsend | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Lonnie Townsend - foul #3 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #9 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Howard Jones (SG) Charles Gay, Robert Hazley | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Frew (SF), John Husman (PF) Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Christopher Heller is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 64-48 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Howard Jones hits the follow up shot | 66-48 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Howard Jones steals it from Dikembe Abke | 66-48 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Howard Jones lays it in | 68-48 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke banks in the layup set up by Jerry Hobby | 68-50 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Melvin King runs out the clock | 68-50 |