| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Cuffie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Seeley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Scherr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Nicholls (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Oppenheimer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Philip Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daryl Skalsky (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Joseph Whitney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fredrick Newhall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Clarence Gilliam inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Robert Seeley is hacked by Philip Smith - foul #1 on Philip Smith, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Loughman (PG), Fausto Greco (SG), Brandon Kwak (PF) Matthew Cuffie, Robert Seeley, Joe Scherr | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:28 | Penn State | John Nicholls loses the dribble to David Oppenheimer | 41-33 |
| 19:25 | Iowa | Philip Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Oppenheimer | 41-35 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | Clarence Gilliam misses the jumper from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 19:01 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Whitney | 41-35 |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Loughman - foul #2 on Charles Loughman, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Blake Thurston (PF) Brandon Kwak | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | John Nicholls blows the layup but he's hacked by Daryl Skalsky - foul #2 on Daryl Skalsky, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Kwak (PF) Blake Thurston | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:31 | Penn State | John Nicholls makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | John Nicholls misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:31 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 18:14 | Iowa | Philip Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Brandon Kwak grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 17:51 | Penn State | John Nicholls misses short on a shot from close range | 42-37 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | Clarence Gilliam snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | John Nicholls buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Loughman | 44-37 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Brandon Kwak grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Clarence Gilliam is whistled for a carry | 44-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Cuffie (PG), Robert Seeley (SG), Eddie Razo (SF), Blake Thurston (PF), Matthew Huges (C) Charles Loughman, Fausto Greco, Clarence Gilliam, Brandon Kwak, John Nicholls | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Estes (SG) Philip Smith | |
| 16:43 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky is fouled on the floor by Eddie Razo - foul #3 on Eddie Razo, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joe Scherr (PF) Blake Thurston | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:23 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall banks in the layup | 44-39 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Eddie Razo double dribbles | 44-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Blake Thurston (PF), John Nicholls (C) Joe Scherr, Matthew Huges | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Cuffie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Seeley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Razo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Blake Thurston (fresh) C - John Nicholls (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Oppenheimer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Estes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daryl Skalsky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Joseph Whitney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Fredrick Newhall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 44-39 |
| 15:35 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Robert Seeley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by John Nicholls | 46-41 |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Loughman (PG), Fausto Greco (SG), Clarence Gilliam (SF), Joe Scherr (PF), Matthew Huges (C) Matthew Cuffie, Robert Seeley, Eddie Razo, Blake Thurston, John Nicholls | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Smith (SG) David Estes | |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Charles Loughman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Cuffie (PG), John Nicholls (C) Charles Loughman, Matthew Huges | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:13 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Philip Smith and he's hacked by Fausto Greco - foul #1 on Fausto Greco, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Loughman (PG), Matthew Huges (C) Matthew Cuffie, John Nicholls | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:13 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Joe Scherr misses the jumper from the left side | 46-44 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney is open and scores on a shot from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Clarence Gilliam connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Loughman | 48-46 |
| 13:27 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer loses the dribble to Charles Loughman in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 13:09 | Penn State | Fausto Greco hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Huges | 50-46 |
| 13:01 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 13:00 | Penn State | Matthew Huges grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Clarence Gilliam clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Daryl Skalsky - foul #3 on Daryl Skalsky, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Cuffie (PG), Robert Seeley (SG), Brandon Kwak (PF), John Nicholls (C) Charles Loughman, Fausto Greco, Joe Scherr, Matthew Huges | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Waldron (PG), David Estes (SG), Billy Davis (PF), Terry Homan (C) David Oppenheimer, Philip Smith, Joseph Whitney, Fredrick Newhall | |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Clarence Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Clarence Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:35 | Iowa | David Estes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eddie Razo (SF), Joe Scherr (PF) Clarence Gilliam, Brandon Kwak | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:21 | Penn State | John Nicholls misses short on a runner in the lane | 52-46 |
| 12:20 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Daryl Skalsky | 52-46 |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 52-46 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Eddie Razo snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Cuffie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Seeley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Razo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Joe Scherr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Nicholls (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregg Waldron (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Estes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daryl Skalsky (tiring) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Billy Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Homan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Penn State | Robert Seeley's pass is intercepted by Gregg Waldron | 52-46 |
| 11:47 | Iowa | Gregg Waldron throws it down | 52-48 |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Eddie Razo is fouled on the floor by Daryl Skalsky - foul #4 on Daryl Skalsky, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Kwak (PF) Joe Scherr | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Smith (SG) Daryl Skalsky | |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Robert Seeley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 11:24 | Penn State | John Nicholls tips it back up and in | 54-48 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | Philip Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Eddie Razo gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Matthew Cuffie knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eddie Razo and he's hacked by Terry Homan - foul #1 on Terry Homan, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Fausto Greco (SG), Clarence Gilliam (SF), Blake Thurston (PF), Matthew Huges (C) Robert Seeley, Eddie Razo, Brandon Kwak, John Nicholls | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Oppenheimer (PG), Joseph Whitney (PF), Fredrick Newhall (C) Gregg Waldron, Billy Davis, Terry Homan | |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Matthew Cuffie makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:25 | Iowa | Philip Smith makes the jumper from the right wing set up by David Oppenheimer | 57-50 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Matthew Cuffie splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 10:01 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Whitney | 57-50 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer drills a jump hook in the paint | 57-52 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Matthew Cuffie knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Huges | 59-52 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | Philip Smith clanks a runner in the lane | 59-52 |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Blake Thurston pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Matthew Huges misses the easy layup but the foul's on Fredrick Newhall - foul #2 on Fredrick Newhall, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Loughman (PG), Robert Seeley (SG), Eddie Razo (SF), Joe Scherr (PF) Matthew Cuffie, Fausto Greco, Clarence Gilliam, Blake Thurston | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Waldron (SG) Philip Smith | |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Matthew Huges makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Matthew Huges misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Eddie Razo pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Matthew Huges makes the runner in the paint | 62-52 |
| 08:42 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer is hacked by Charles Loughman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Loughman, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nicholls (C) Matthew Huges | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Smith (SG) David Oppenheimer | |
| 08:34 | Iowa | David Estes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 08:32 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall tips it back up and in | 62-54 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Charles Loughman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Charles Loughman, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Billy Davis (PF), Terry Homan (C) Joseph Whitney, Fredrick Newhall | |
| 08:03 | Iowa | Philip Smith misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Seeley - foul #1 on Robert Seeley, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Gilliam (SF) Eddie Razo | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:03 | Iowa | Philip Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 08:03 | Iowa | Philip Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | John Nicholls grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Charles Loughman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Clarence Gilliam tips it back up and in | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Charles Loughman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Seeley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Gilliam (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Scherr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Nicholls (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregg Waldron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Estes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Homan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Iowa | Billy Davis blows the dunk | 64-55 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Joe Scherr grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Charles Loughman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Joe Scherr tips it but misses | 64-55 |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Clarence Gilliam gets the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Robert Seeley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 64-55 |
| 06:49 | Penn State | Charles Loughman hits the follow up shot | 66-55 |
| 06:31 | Iowa | Philip Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 06:30 | Penn State | Clarence Gilliam grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | Joe Scherr is open but can't throw it down | 66-55 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Billy Davis snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 06:04 | Iowa | Terry Homan can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-55 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Joe Scherr grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Joe Scherr connects on the shot in the lane set up by Charles Loughman and the foul's on Philip Smith - foul #2 on Philip Smith, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Cuffie (PG), Fausto Greco (SG), Eddie Razo (SF), Brandon Kwak (C) Charles Loughman, Robert Seeley, Clarence Gilliam, John Nicholls | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Oppenheimer (PG), Daryl Skalsky (SF), Joseph Whitney (PF), Fredrick Newhall (C) Gregg Waldron, David Estes, Billy Davis, Terry Homan | |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Joe Scherr makes the free throw | 69-55 |
| 05:25 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky double dribbles | 69-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Huges (C) Joe Scherr | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Daryl Skalsky is called for the reach on Eddie Razo - foul #5 on Daryl Skalsky, team foul #8 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Estes (SF) Daryl Skalsky | |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Eddie Razo makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Eddie Razo makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:44 | Iowa | Philip Smith buries a shot from just outside the lane | 71-57 |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Matthew Cuffie splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the free throw line | 73-57 |
| 04:10 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney connects on the turnaround in the paint | 73-59 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Matthew Huges is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Matthew Huges, team foul #7 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Seeley (SG), Joe Scherr (PF), John Nicholls (C) Fausto Greco, Brandon Kwak, Matthew Huges | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Waldron (SG) Philip Smith | |
| 03:32 | Iowa | David Estes is whistled for traveling | 73-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Loughman (PG), Clarence Gilliam (SF) Matthew Cuffie, Eddie Razo | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Charles Loughman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Seeley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Gilliam (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joe Scherr (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Nicholls (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Oppenheimer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregg Waldron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Estes (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Whitney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Fredrick Newhall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Penn State | John Nicholls comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 73-59 |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Robert Seeley snags the offensive board | 73-59 |
| 03:02 | Penn State | Joe Scherr misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 73-59 |
| 03:01 | Iowa | Gregg Waldron pulls down the rebound | 73-59 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney lays it in set up by David Estes | 73-61 |
| 02:29 | Penn State | Robert Seeley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 73-61 |
| 02:28 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall's layup is rejected by Joe Scherr | 73-61 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | Clarence Gilliam grabs the defensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | The jump hook by John Nicholls is blocked by Joseph Whitney | 73-61 |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| 01:30 | Iowa | Gregg Waldron loses the dribble to Robert Seeley | 73-61 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Clarence Gilliam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Cuffie (PG) Charles Loughman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Smith (SG), Billy Davis (PF), Terry Homan (C) David Oppenheimer, Joseph Whitney, Fredrick Newhall | |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Philip Smith misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 73-61 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Clarence Gilliam | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Gregg Waldron is called for the reach on Matthew Cuffie - foul #4 on Gregg Waldron, team foul #9 | 73-61 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Matthew Cuffie misses the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Billy Davis snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Philip Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 73-61 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Joe Scherr snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Matthew Cuffie runs out the clock | 73-61 |