| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Tozier (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Norman (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Wilbert Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matt Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Leroy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Zentgraf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bart Luker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Manna (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf inbounds the ball | 44-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Iowa | Matt Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-36 |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Harold Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Matthew Manna is called for the reach on Chad Norman - foul #1 on Matthew Manna, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Shane Phillips connects on the turnaround in the paint | 46-36 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | Matt Coleman is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Edwards - foul #2 on Harold Edwards, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Matt Coleman drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Zentgraf | 46-39 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Shane Phillips blows the dunk | 46-39 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | Matthew Manna pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | Bart Luker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Wilbert Jones - foul #3 on Wilbert Jones, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Richie (SF), Jerry Hoover (PF), Michael Frank (C) Chad Norman, Wilbert Jones, Harold Edwards | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Browning (PG), Jerry House (SF), Aaron Long (C) Matt Coleman, Dennis Zentgraf, Matthew Manna | |
| 18:08 | Iowa | Bart Luker misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | Bart Luker misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | Michael Frank grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Michael Tozier is hacked by Bart Luker - foul #2 on Bart Luker, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (SG) Michael Tozier | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Barge (C) Bart Luker | |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Phillips | 49-39 |
| 17:40 | Iowa | Robert Privatsky is called for the reach on Stephen Leroy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Privatsky, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | Andrew Browning is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Jerry Hoover gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Shane Phillips clanks a floater from the right side | 49-39 |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Christopher Richie pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Tozier (SG) Robert Privatsky | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Andrew Browning misses the easy layup | 49-39 |
| 16:50 | Penn State | Jerry Hoover grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Michael Tozier can't finish the layup | 49-39 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Aaron Long grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Stephen Leroy clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Shane Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Tozier (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Richie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Hoover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Frank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Browning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Leroy (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry House (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Aaron Long (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Barge (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Shane Phillips knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Tozier | 51-39 |
| 15:35 | Iowa | Ronald Barge travels in the backcourt | 51-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chad Norman (SF), Wilbert Jones (PF), Harold Edwards (C) Christopher Richie, Jerry Hoover, Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matt Coleman (PG), Dennis Zentgraf (SG), Jason Pritchard (SF), Bart Luker (PF), Matthew Manna (C) Andrew Browning, Stephen Leroy, Jerry House, Aaron Long, Ronald Barge | |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Dennis Zentgraf steps in front of the Michael Tozier pass | 51-39 |
| 15:20 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf slams it home | 51-41 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Michael Tozier is hacked by Bart Luker - foul #3 on Bart Luker, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (SG) Michael Tozier | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Shane Phillips buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Norman | 53-41 |
| 14:28 | Iowa | Jason Pritchard misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 14:26 | Iowa | Matthew Manna tips it home | 53-43 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Chad Norman's pass is intercepted by Matt Coleman | 53-43 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Matt Coleman | 53-46 |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Chad Norman comes up short on the shot in the lane | 53-46 |
| 13:27 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matthew Manna | 53-46 |
| 13:06 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf is open but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 53-46 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Harold Edwards grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Dennis Zentgraf steps in front of the Shane Phillips pass | 53-46 |
| 12:55 | Iowa | Matt Coleman misses the lay-in | 53-46 |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf grabs the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Matthew Manna hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-46 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Wilbert Jones | 53-46 |
| 12:27 | Penn State | The jumper by Shane Phillips is denied by Bart Luker | 53-46 |
| 12:26 | Iowa | Matthew Manna grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Jason Pritchard's pass is intercepted by Chad Norman | 53-46 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Chad Norman slams it home | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Privatsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Norman (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Wilbert Jones (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Edwards (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matt Coleman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Zentgraf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jason Pritchard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bart Luker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Manna (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Shane Phillips is called for the reach on Matt Coleman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shane Phillips, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Tack (PG), Michael Tozier (SG), Christopher Richie (SF), Michael Frank (C) Shane Phillips, Robert Privatsky, Chad Norman, Harold Edwards | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Browning (PG), Stephen Leroy (SG), Jerry House (SF), Aaron Long (PF), Ronald Barge (C) Matt Coleman, Dennis Zentgraf, Jason Pritchard, Bart Luker, Matthew Manna | |
| 11:39 | Iowa | Andrew Browning misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 11:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Michael Tozier | 55-46 |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Michael Tozier misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Leroy - foul #2 on Stephen Leroy, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Michael Tozier makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Michael Tozier makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Aaron Long misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Wilbert Jones - foul #4 on Wilbert Jones, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hoover (PF) Wilbert Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Aaron Long makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Aaron Long misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Jerry Hoover pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 11:09 | Penn State | Christopher Richie comes up short on the shot from the left side | 57-47 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Thomas Tack tips it back up and in | 59-47 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Jerry House's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marvin Vance (C) Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Christopher Richie is fouled on the floor by Jerry House - foul #1 on Jerry House, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Shane Phillips (PG), Todd Nies (PF) Thomas Tack, Christopher Richie | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matt Coleman (PG), Charles Kanode (PF), Matthew Manna (C) Andrew Browning, Aaron Long, Ronald Barge | |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Matthew Manna steps in front of the Todd Nies pass | 59-47 |
| 09:44 | Iowa | Matt Coleman misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Todd Nies pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Shane Phillips can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Matt Coleman - foul #1 on Matt Coleman, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Tack (SG), Chad Norman (SF), Michael Frank (C) Michael Tozier, Jerry Hoover, Marvin Vance | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf (SF) Jerry House | |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:21 | Iowa | Matthew Manna snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 08:54 | Iowa | Matt Coleman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Chad Norman snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | Todd Nies scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Thomas Tack | 61-47 |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Stephen Leroy loses the dribble to Thomas Tack in the backcourt | 61-47 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Todd Nies hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Tack | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:10 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-47 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Michael Frank grabs the board | 63-47 |
| 08:01 | Penn State | Thomas Tack connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Chad Norman | 65-47 |
| 07:48 | Iowa | Matthew Manna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Tozier (SG), Christopher Richie (SF), Wilbert Jones (PF), Marvin Vance (C) Thomas Tack, Chad Norman, Todd Nies, Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Browning (PG), Jason Pritchard (SF), Bart Luker (PF), Aaron Long (C) Matt Coleman, Stephen Leroy, Charles Kanode, Matthew Manna | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Tozier (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Richie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Marvin Vance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Browning (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Zentgraf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jason Pritchard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bart Luker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Shane Phillips is hacked by Andrew Browning - foul #3 on Andrew Browning, team foul #7 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry House (SF) Dennis Zentgraf | |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 07:17 | Iowa | Andrew Browning can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 67-47 |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones grabs the board | 67-47 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-47 |
| 06:46 | Iowa | Jason Pritchard's floater is knocked away by Wilbert Jones | 69-47 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Bart Luker hits the follow up shot | 69-49 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Michael Tozier makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Richie | 72-49 |
| 06:16 | Iowa | Aaron Long clanks a floater in the paint | 72-49 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Marvin Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 72-49 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Michael Tozier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-49 |
| 05:56 | Iowa | Aaron Long grabs the board | 72-49 |
| 05:39 | Iowa | Jason Pritchard clanks a 3 from the right corner | 72-49 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Christopher Richie snags the defensive board | 72-49 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Marvin Vance clanks a shot from the right wing | 72-49 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Bart Luker grabs the defensive rebound | 72-49 |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Andrew Browning makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Jason Pritchard and he's hacked by Shane Phillips - foul #4 on Shane Phillips, team foul #6 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Tack (PG), Robert Privatsky (SG), Jerry Hoover (SF), Harold Edwards (C) Shane Phillips, Michael Tozier, Christopher Richie, Marvin Vance | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Leroy (SG), Dennis Zentgraf (SF), Charles Kanode (PF), Ronald Barge (C) Jason Pritchard, Jerry House, Bart Luker, Aaron Long | |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Andrew Browning makes the free throw | 72-52 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Thomas Tack's pass is intercepted by Stephen Leroy | 72-52 |
| 05:02 | Iowa | Thomas Tack steals the ball from Stephen Leroy in the backcourt | 72-52 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-52 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Andrew Browning grabs the board | 72-52 |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 72-52 |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 04:25 | Iowa | The short jumper by Andrew Browning is denied by Wilbert Jones | 72-52 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Thomas Tack grabs the defensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Kanode | 72-52 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Harold Edwards hits the follow up shot | 74-52 |
| 03:57 | Iowa | Charles Kanode clanks a runner from the baseline | 74-52 |
| 03:55 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf tips it in | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Penn State | Thomas Tack misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-54 |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Andrew Browning gets the rebound | 74-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Tack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Privatsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Hoover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilbert Jones (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Harold Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Browning (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Leroy (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Zentgraf (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. PF - Charles Kanode (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Barge (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Iowa | Dennis Zentgraf buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-57 |
| 02:46 | Penn State | Thomas Tack misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Browning - foul #4 on Andrew Browning, team foul #8 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Richie (SF), Todd Nies (PF), Michael Frank (C) Jerry Hoover, Wilbert Jones, Harold Edwards | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Pritchard (PG), Jerry House (SF), Hubert Cortese (PF), Aaron Long (C) Stephen Leroy, Dennis Zentgraf, Charles Kanode, Ronald Barge | |
| 02:46 | Penn State | Thomas Tack makes the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 02:46 | Penn State | Thomas Tack misses the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Andrew Browning grabs the board | 75-57 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Aaron Long can't finish the layup | 75-57 |
| 02:31 | Iowa | Hubert Cortese hits the follow up shot | 75-59 |
| 02:06 | Penn State | Thomas Tack misses long on a 3 from straight away | 75-59 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Hubert Cortese | 75-59 |
| 02:00 | Iowa | Andrew Browning misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 75-59 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Christopher Richie grabs the defensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Michael Frank misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-59 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Aaron Long grabs the board | 75-59 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Aaron Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hoover (PF) Todd Nies | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Barge (C) Hubert Cortese | |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Jerry Hoover misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 75-59 |
| 01:06 | Iowa | Jerry House grabs the defensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | Robert Privatsky is called for the reach on Andrew Browning - foul #2 on Robert Privatsky, team foul #7 | 75-59 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | Andrew Browning makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | Andrew Browning makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Jerry House steps in front of the Robert Privatsky pass | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Aaron Long connects on the open shot in the paint set up by Jason Pritchard | 75-63 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Thomas Tack runs out the clock | 75-63 |