| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Kirk (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Stanford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Mullaney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Pilarski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Parry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Gill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Day (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - James Das (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Steven Gill inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | James Das makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Gill | 28-29 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 19:16 | Iowa | William Mullaney hits the follow up shot | 30-29 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Steven Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 18:44 | Iowa | William Mullaney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 18:42 | Iowa | William Mullaney grabs the offensive board | 30-29 |
| 18:25 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford misses the floater from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | William Day pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Steven Gill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Samuel Broussard (SG), Brian Durso (SF), Danny Perkins (PF), Jerome Tennison (C) Robert Kirk, Joseph Stanford, William Mullaney, Jimmy Pilarski, James Burns | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Das - foul #2 on James Das, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-32 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Samuel Broussard makes the floater from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gene Parry | 33-35 |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Brian Durso hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 17:07 | Penn State | William Day pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:40 | Penn State | William Day hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 33-35 |
| 16:38 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Micheal Old is fouled on the floor by Szczesny Olshefski - foul #1 on Szczesny Olshefski, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Joseph Stanford (SG), William Mullaney (SF), Jimmy Pilarski (PF), James Burns (C) Micheal Old, Samuel Broussard, Brian Durso, Danny Perkins, Jerome Tennison | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Porter (PF), Curtis Elias (C) William Day, James Das | |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski is alone and throws it down | 35-35 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Bruce Porter is whistled for traveling | 35-35 |
| 15:51 | Iowa | William Mullaney shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 35-35 |
| 15:50 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Kirk (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Stanford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Mullaney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Pilarski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Parry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 15:36 | Penn State | Bruce Porter snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Steven Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | William Mullaney splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Kirk | 37-35 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 14:17 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:00 | Iowa | Bruce Porter is called for the reach on Jimmy Pilarski - foul #1 on Bruce Porter, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Samuel Broussard (SG), Brian Durso (SF), Danny Perkins (PF), Jerome Tennison (C) Robert Kirk, Joseph Stanford, William Mullaney, Jimmy Pilarski, James Burns | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (PG), William Day (PF), James Das (C) Szczesny Olshefski, Bruce Porter, Curtis Elias | |
| 13:40 | Iowa | Danny Perkins misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Broussard | 37-35 |
| 13:27 | Iowa | Chester Marks steps in front of the Brian Durso pass | 37-35 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Chester Marks blows the dunk | 37-35 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | Danny Perkins pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | William Day picks off the pass by Micheal Old | 37-35 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | Gene Parry's pass is intercepted by Samuel Broussard | 37-35 |
| 12:32 | Iowa | Danny Perkins banks in the layup on a great pass from Samuel Broussard | 39-35 |
| 12:30 | Penn State | Micheal Old is called for the reach on Chester Marks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Micheal Old, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Joseph Stanford (SG), William Mullaney (SF), Jimmy Pilarski (PF), James Burns (C) Micheal Old, Samuel Broussard, Brian Durso, Danny Perkins, Jerome Tennison | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG) Gene Parry | |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski drills a fadeaway from the right side | 39-37 |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Steven Gill - foul #2 on Steven Gill, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:29 | Penn State | William Day banks in the layup set up by Szczesny Olshefski and he's hacked by James Burns - foul #1 on James Burns, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tim Reed (SF) William Mullaney | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:29 | Penn State | William Day makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Kirk (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Stanford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tim Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Pilarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Marks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Gill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Day (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - James Das (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski misses short on an open floater near the basket | 41-40 |
| 11:07 | Iowa | James Burns tips it but misses | 41-40 |
| 11:05 | Penn State | William Day grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | William Day misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 10:38 | Penn State | James Das tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 10:24 | Iowa | Robert Kirk scores on a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Szczesny Olshefski - foul #2 on Szczesny Olshefski, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Broussard (SG), William Mullaney (SF), Danny Perkins (PF), Jerome Tennison (C) Joseph Stanford, Tim Reed, Jimmy Pilarski, James Burns | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Parry (SG), Bruce Porter (PF), Curtis Elias (C) Chester Marks, William Day, James Das | |
| 10:24 | Iowa | Robert Kirk misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Curtis Elias | 43-42 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Bruce Porter misses long on a shot from close range | 43-42 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Bruce Porter tips it in | 43-44 |
| 09:45 | Iowa | Robert Kirk shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 09:44 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 09:35 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison banks in the layup on a great pass from Samuel Broussard | 45-44 |
| 09:19 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Joseph Stanford (SG), Brian Durso (SF), Jimmy Pilarski (PF), James Burns (C) Robert Kirk, Samuel Broussard, William Mullaney, Danny Perkins, Jerome Tennison | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG) Steven Gill | |
| 08:59 | Iowa | Curtis Elias steals it from James Burns | 45-44 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 08:40 | Iowa | James Burns snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 08:15 | Iowa | Brian Durso lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Stanford | 47-44 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Gene Parry drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Szczesny Olshefski | 47-47 |
| 07:35 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski blows the layup | 47-47 |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski grabs the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford double dribbles | 47-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Samuel Broussard (SG), William Mullaney (SF), Danny Perkins (PF), Jerome Tennison (C) Micheal Old, Joseph Stanford, Brian Durso, Jimmy Pilarski, James Burns | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (PG), Steven Gill (SF), William Day (PF), James Das (C) Szczesny Olshefski, Gene Parry, Bruce Porter, Curtis Elias | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Kirk (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Broussard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Mullaney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Tennison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) SG - Chester Marks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Gill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Day (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Das (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Steven Gill misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-47 |
| 06:53 | Iowa | Samuel Broussard grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Robert Kirk hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-47 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Steven Gill gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Steven Gill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Joseph Stanford (SG), Jimmy Pilarski (PF), James Burns (C) Robert Kirk, Samuel Broussard, Danny Perkins, Jerome Tennison | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (SG) Chester Marks | |
| 05:56 | Iowa | James Das blocks the short jumper by James Burns | 47-47 |
| 05:54 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to William Mullaney | 47-47 |
| 05:45 | Iowa | Micheal Old buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Mullaney | 50-47 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Steven Gill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jimmy Pilarski - foul #3 on Jimmy Pilarski, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Samuel Broussard (SG), Danny Perkins (PF), Jerome Tennison (C) Micheal Old, Joseph Stanford, Jimmy Pilarski, James Burns | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Parry (SG) Thomas Goggin | |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Steven Gill makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Steven Gill misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:31 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:14 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison misses the easy layup | 50-48 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | James Das gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Robert Kirk steps in front of the Gene Parry pass | 50-48 |
| 04:30 | Iowa | Robert Kirk is fouled on the floor by Szczesny Olshefski - foul #3 on Szczesny Olshefski, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Joseph Stanford (SG), Tim Reed (SF), Jimmy Pilarski (PF), James Burns (C) Robert Kirk, Samuel Broussard, William Mullaney, Danny Perkins, Jerome Tennison | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG) Steven Gill | |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford is whistled for a carry | 50-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG) Micheal Old | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski drills a 3 from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 03:33 | Iowa | James Burns hits the follow up shot | 52-51 |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gene Parry | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Kirk (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Stanford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Pilarski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chester Marks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Parry (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Day (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Das (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Iowa | Robert Kirk is whistled for traveling | 52-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Samuel Broussard (SG), William Mullaney (SF), Danny Perkins (PF), Jerome Tennison (C) Robert Kirk, Joseph Stanford, Tim Reed, Jimmy Pilarski, James Burns | |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Gill (SF), Bruce Porter (PF), Curtis Elias (C) Gene Parry, William Day, James Das | |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Bruce Porter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Micheal Old misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-56 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison tips it back up and in | 54-56 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Parry (SG), William Day (PF), James Das (C) Chester Marks, Bruce Porter, Curtis Elias | |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Steven Gill buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Szczesny Olshefski | 54-59 |
| 01:37 | Iowa | Micheal Old travels with the ball | 54-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Joseph Stanford (SG), Jimmy Pilarski (PF), James Burns (C) Micheal Old, Samuel Broussard, Danny Perkins, Jerome Tennison | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Joseph Stanford is called for the reach on Gene Parry - foul #1 on Joseph Stanford, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 01:02 | Penn State | James Das tips it back up and in | 54-61 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | William Mullaney scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Stanford | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Gene Parry is hacked by Joseph Stanford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Stanford, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Gene Parry is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Pilarski - foul #4 on Jimmy Pilarski, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Robert Kirk is called for the reach on Szczesny Olshefski - foul #1 on Robert Kirk, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford is fouled on the floor by Gene Parry - foul #2 on Gene Parry, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Gene Parry is hacked by Robert Kirk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Kirk, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Gene Parry misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | William Mullaney snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | William Mullaney tips it home | 61-63 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski is hacked by Robert Kirk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Kirk, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | William Mullaney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Das | 61-65 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Robert Kirk is called for the reach on James Das in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Kirk, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | James Das makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | James Das makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | William Day gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | William Day is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Stanford - foul #3 on Joseph Stanford, team foul #11 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Curtis Elias (C) James Das | |
| 00:01 | Penn State | William Day misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | William Day makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Robert Kirk misses short on a halfcourt shot | 61-68 |