| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Maisonet (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yong Tang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Hunter (fresh) SF - Jarvis Bellew (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fred Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Yong Tang inbounds the ball | 19-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | James Maisonet is called for traveling | 19-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (SG), Jason Marble (PF) James Maisonet, Yong Tang | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 19:14 | Iowa State | Herman Riley blows the layup | 19-33 |
| 19:12 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett pulls down the rebound | 19-33 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Jason Marble can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Fred Smith - foul #3 on Fred Smith, team foul #1 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SF) Darrell Pierce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Barnhill (PF) Fred Smith | |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Jason Marble misses the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Jason Marble makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 18:20 | Iowa State | Herman Riley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Darrell Pierce (SF) Yong Tang | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 17:55 | Penn State | Herman Riley steps in front of the Darrell Pierce pass | 20-33 |
| 17:36 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Jones - foul #3 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #1 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), Yong Tang (SF) Jimmy Jones, Darrell Pierce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 17:08 | Iowa State | William Hunter is hacked by Bruce Bennett - foul #2 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #2 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Darrell Pierce (PF) Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 16:50 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew is fouled on the floor by Yong Tang - foul #2 on Yong Tang, team foul #3 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Maisonet (SG), Bruce Bennett (C) Dan Carrozza, Yong Tang | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 16:28 | Iowa State | William Hunter is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Heberling | 20-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), Todd Carlton (SF), Roberto Giordano (C) James Maisonet, Darrell Pierce, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Hoover (PG), Neville Thome (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Manuel Kilgo (C) Mark Heberling, William Hunter, Jarvis Bellew, Herman Riley | |
| 15:51 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Marble | 20-36 |
| 15:50 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Roberto Giordano | 20-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dan Carrozza (fresh) SG - David McCubrey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Carlton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Marble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Roberto Giordano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Howard Hoover (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Neville Thome (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) PF - Charles Barnhill (fresh) 4 pts. C - Manuel Kilgo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Penn State | Howard Hoover steps in front of the Jason Marble pass | 20-36 |
| 15:33 | Iowa State | Robert Cooper hits the finger roll on a great pass from Howard Hoover | 20-38 |
| 15:12 | Penn State | Todd Carlton's pass is intercepted by Howard Hoover | 20-38 |
| 15:07 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover lays it up and in | 20-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:57 | Penn State | David McCubrey clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-40 |
| 14:56 | Iowa State | Charles Barnhill grabs the defensive rebound | 20-40 |
| 14:32 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Barnhill | 20-42 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | David McCubrey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Cooper - foul #1 on Robert Cooper, team foul #2 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG), Yong Tang (SF), Darrell Pierce (PF), Bruce Bennett (C) Dan Carrozza, Todd Carlton, Jason Marble, Roberto Giordano | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Heberling (PG), William Hunter (SG), Jarvis Bellew (SF), Fred Smith (PF), Herman Riley (C) Howard Hoover, Neville Thome, Robert Cooper, Charles Barnhill, Manuel Kilgo | |
| 14:19 | Penn State | David McCubrey makes the 1st free throw | 21-42 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | David McCubrey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 13:55 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Yong Tang - foul #3 on Yong Tang, team foul #4 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Maisonet (SG) David McCubrey | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 13:55 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling makes the 1st free throw | 22-43 |
| 13:55 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling makes the 2nd free throw | 22-44 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | James Maisonet is fouled on the floor by Jarvis Bellew - foul #1 on Jarvis Bellew, team foul #3 | 22-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (SG) James Maisonet | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Yong Tang's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Smith | 22-44 |
| 13:14 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew pulls down the rebound | 22-44 |
| 12:50 | Iowa State | Fred Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from William Hunter and the foul's on Darrell Pierce - foul #1 on Darrell Pierce, team foul #5 | 22-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Maisonet (SG), Jason Marble (PF) David McCubrey, Yong Tang | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 12:50 | Iowa State | Fred Smith makes the free throw | 22-47 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | James Maisonet knocks in the shot from the left side | 24-47 |
| 12:22 | Iowa State | Jason Marble takes the ball from Jarvis Bellew after a doubleteam | 24-47 |
| 12:11 | Penn State | James Maisonet buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jimmy Jones | 27-47 |
| 11:42 | Iowa State | Jimmy Jones is called for the reach on Mark Heberling - foul #4 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #6 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (PG), Roberto Giordano (SG), Yong Tang (SF) Jimmy Jones, James Maisonet, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David McCubrey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roberto Giordano (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Yong Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Darrell Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Marble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jarvis Bellew (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Herman Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Iowa State | Herman Riley hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-47 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Yong Tang | 27-47 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | David McCubrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-47 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Marble | 27-47 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce misses the lay-in | 27-47 |
| 11:04 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Jarvis Bellew | 27-47 |
| 10:43 | Iowa State | William Hunter misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-47 |
| 10:41 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling snags the offensive board | 27-47 |
| 10:18 | Iowa State | Fred Smith misses long on an open shot from the left block | 27-47 |
| 10:16 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew tips it home | 27-49 |
| 09:48 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jarvis Bellew - foul #2 on Jarvis Bellew, team foul #4 | 27-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Maisonet (SG), Todd Carlton (SF), Bruce Bennett (C) Roberto Giordano, Yong Tang, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Hoover (PG), Neville Thome (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Charles Barnhill (PF), Manuel Kilgo (C) Mark Heberling, William Hunter, Jarvis Bellew, Fred Smith, Herman Riley | |
| 09:48 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 28-49 |
| 09:48 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 28-49 |
| 09:48 | Iowa State | Robert Cooper snags the defensive board | 28-49 |
| 09:33 | Iowa State | James Maisonet is called for the reach on Howard Hoover - foul #1 on James Maisonet, team foul #7 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason Marble (PF) Darrell Pierce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 09:33 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover misses the 1st free throw | 28-49 |
| 09:33 | Penn State | Jason Marble pulls down the rebound | 28-49 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | James Maisonet clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-49 |
| 09:16 | Iowa State | Charles Barnhill snags the defensive board | 28-49 |
| 08:57 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-49 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | David McCubrey grabs the defensive rebound | 28-49 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | James Maisonet scores on a shot from the left side | 30-49 |
| 08:22 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-49 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the defensive board | 30-49 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Kilgo - foul #1 on Manuel Kilgo, team foul #5 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), Yong Tang (SF), Darrell Pierce (PF) James Maisonet, Todd Carlton, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Heberling (PG), Herman Riley (C) Howard Hoover, Manuel Kilgo | |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 08:00 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling is hacked by Yong Tang - foul #4 on Yong Tang, team foul #8 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG), Todd Carlton (SF) Dan Carrozza, Yong Tang | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Hunter (SG), Jarvis Bellew (SF), Fred Smith (PF) Neville Thome, Robert Cooper, Charles Barnhill | |
| 08:00 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 08:00 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling makes the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| 07:47 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-51 |
| 07:45 | Iowa State | Herman Riley pulls down the rebound | 31-51 |
| 07:16 | Iowa State | Darrell Pierce takes the ball from Herman Riley | 31-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - David McCubrey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Todd Carlton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jarvis Bellew (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Herman Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce scores on a jumper from the left block | 33-51 |
| 06:39 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Hunter | 33-53 |
| 06:23 | Penn State | David McCubrey comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-53 |
| 06:21 | Iowa State | Fred Smith gets the rebound | 33-53 |
| 06:06 | Iowa State | Fred Smith loses the dribble to Todd Carlton | 33-53 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce lays it up and in on a great pass from Jimmy Jones | 35-53 |
| 05:41 | Iowa State | Fred Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Darrell Pierce - foul #2 on Darrell Pierce, team foul #9 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Maisonet (SG), Yong Tang (SF), Jason Marble (PF) David McCubrey, Todd Carlton, Darrell Pierce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Hoover (PG), Neville Thome (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Manuel Kilgo (C) Mark Heberling, William Hunter, Jarvis Bellew, Herman Riley | |
| 05:41 | Iowa State | Fred Smith makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 05:41 | Iowa State | Fred Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 05:41 | Penn State | Jason Marble pulls down the rebound | 35-54 |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Jason Marble is whistled for a carry | 35-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roberto Giordano (C) Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Barnhill (PF) Fred Smith | |
| 05:04 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-54 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Jason Marble snags the defensive board | 35-54 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Roberto Giordano throws it down | 37-54 |
| 04:32 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Manuel Kilgo and he's hacked by Jason Marble - foul #1 on Jason Marble, team foul #10 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (SG), Darrell Pierce (SF), Bruce Bennett (C) James Maisonet, Yong Tang, Roberto Giordano | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 04:32 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover makes the free throw | 37-57 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | The short jumper by Jason Marble is denied by Charles Barnhill | 37-57 |
| 04:20 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Robert Cooper | 37-57 |
| 03:56 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruce Bennett - foul #3 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #11 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SF) Darrell Pierce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 03:56 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo makes the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 03:56 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo misses the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the defensive board | 37-58 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Howard Hoover steps in front of the Yong Tang pass | 37-58 |
| 03:40 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover banks in the layup | 37-60 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Jason Marble can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Barnhill - foul #1 on Charles Barnhill, team foul #6 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Maisonet (SG), Darrell Pierce (SF) David McCubrey, Yong Tang | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Hague (PG) Neville Thome | |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Jason Marble misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Jason Marble makes the 2nd free throw | 38-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bruce Bennett - foul #4 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #12 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SF) Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 03:03 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo makes the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 03:03 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-62 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jimmy Jones (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Maisonet (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yong Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Darrell Pierce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Hague (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Howard Hoover (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Barnhill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Kilgo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Cooper - foul #2 on Robert Cooper, team foul #7 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (SG), Jason Marble (C) James Maisonet, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 02:43 | Iowa State | Craig Hague is fouled in the backcourt by Yong Tang - foul #5 on Yong Tang, team foul #13 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bennett (C) Yong Tang | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 02:43 | Iowa State | Craig Hague makes the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 02:43 | Iowa State | Craig Hague misses the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Jason Marble grabs the defensive rebound | 40-63 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | David McCubrey hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jason Marble | 43-63 |
| 02:19 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo is denied on a layup by Jason Marble | 43-63 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | David McCubrey grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce clanks a jumper in the lane | 43-63 |
| 02:03 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Charles Barnhill | 43-63 |
| 01:37 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo lays it in | 43-65 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce misses long on a jumper near the basket | 43-65 |
| 01:12 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-65 |
| 00:48 | Iowa State | Craig Hague is called for 5 seconds | 43-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Maisonet (SG) David McCubrey | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Neville Thome (SG) Craig Hague | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Cooper - foul #3 on Robert Cooper, team foul #8 | 43-65 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 00:41 | Iowa State | Charles Barnhill grabs the board | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Iowa State | Neville Thome misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-65 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover snags the offensive board | 44-65 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover runs out the clock | 44-65 |