| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregory Richmond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dawe (fresh) SF - Brian Copeland (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Arnold Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Brian Copeland inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Iowa | John Dawe hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Gregory Richmond | 23-31 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Timothy Jones comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Arnold Taylor - foul #3 on Arnold Taylor, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Timothy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Timothy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Byron Weir blocks the short jumper by Brian Mak | 25-31 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Brian Mak tips it back up and in | 25-33 |
| 18:33 | Penn State | Arnold Taylor swats the shot by Timothy Jones | 25-33 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | Brian Copeland pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:16 | Iowa | Franjo Zenor steals it from John Dawe | 25-33 |
| 17:54 | Penn State | Thurman Walters buries a 3 from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 17:35 | Iowa | The jumper by Brian Mak is denied by William McHalffey | 28-33 |
| 17:34 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor tips it in | 28-35 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Byron Weir is fouled on the floor by Gregory Richmond - foul #2 on Gregory Richmond, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 16:44 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor misses badly on a runner in the paint | 31-35 |
| 16:42 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor hits the follow up shot | 31-37 |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Thurman Walters clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Jones | 31-37 |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Thurman Walters can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregory Richmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Dawe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Copeland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Arnold Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Brian Copeland is hacked by Thurman Walters - foul #2 on Thurman Walters, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), William Cartier (PF), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, William McHalffey, Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), William Henry (SG), Dishi Xue (PF), Donald Gary (C) Gregory Richmond, John Dawe, Brian Mak, Arnold Taylor | |
| 15:10 | Iowa | Brian Copeland misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-37 |
| 15:09 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Smith | 31-37 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | William Smith misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Gary - foul #1 on Donald Gary, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Brian Copeland misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | William Cartier grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:18 | Penn State | Raymond Bills buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 13:50 | Iowa | Brian Copeland drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Conner | 35-40 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Andrew Gregg is blocked by William Henry | 35-40 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Scott Conner gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | Brian Copeland clanks a jumper from the right block | 35-40 |
| 13:13 | Penn State | William Cartier gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | William Smith misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | William Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Brian Copeland lays it in set up by Dishi Xue | 35-42 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the jumper from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 12:04 | Iowa | Donald Gary gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 11:38 | Iowa | Brian Copeland scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Gregg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Byron Weir (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Copeland (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Dishi Xue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Gary (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Penn State | William Smith misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Gary - foul #2 on Donald Gary, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), George Brantley (SF) Raymond Bills, Andrew Gregg, Byron Weir | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregory Richmond (PG), John Dawe (SG), Henry Zarnick (SF), Brian Mak (PF), Arnold Taylor (C) Scott Conner, William Henry, Brian Copeland, Dishi Xue, Donald Gary | |
| 11:25 | Penn State | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 11:25 | Penn State | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 11:06 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick is fouled on the floor by George Brantley - foul #1 on George Brantley, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Jones (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:45 | Iowa | John Dawe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Cartier | 36-45 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | George Brantley loses the dribble to Gregory Richmond | 36-45 |
| 10:09 | Iowa | John Dawe misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-45 |
| 10:07 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor tips it but misses | 36-45 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | The rebound goes to George Brantley | 36-45 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Timothy Jones blows the layup | 36-45 |
| 09:49 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 09:24 | Iowa | Thurman Walters is called for the reach on Gregory Richmond - foul #3 on Thurman Walters, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Weir (SF) George Brantley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Copeland (SF) Henry Zarnick | |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Brian Copeland clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | William Cartier snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is hacked by Gregory Richmond - foul #3 on Gregory Richmond, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| 08:50 | Penn State | William Cartier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-45 |
| 08:26 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor scores on a floater in the lane | 36-47 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Thurman Walters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 08:06 | Iowa | Brian Mak pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Brian Mak is called for traveling | 36-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG) Thurman Walters | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Dishi Xue (PF), Donald Gary (C) Gregory Richmond, Brian Mak, Arnold Taylor | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Raymond Bills is called for traveling | 36-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), William McHalffey (PF), William Smith (C) Franjo Zenor, William Cartier, Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Dawe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Copeland (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Dishi Xue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Brian Copeland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Raymond Bills grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 06:41 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 36-47 |
| 06:40 | Iowa | Dishi Xue snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Brian Copeland buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dishi Xue | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Byron Weir can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Dawe - foul #1 on John Dawe, team foul #6 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), William Cartier (PF), Timothy Jones (C) Raymond Bills, Andrew Gregg, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregory Richmond (PG), William Henry (SG), Brian Mak (PF), Arnold Taylor (C) Scott Conner, John Dawe, Dishi Xue, Donald Gary | |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 05:56 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Brian Copeland misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 05:37 | Iowa | William Henry grabs the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 05:15 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by William Cartier - foul #4 on William Cartier, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Brantley (SF) Byron Weir | |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SF) Brian Copeland | |
| 05:15 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 05:15 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 05:15 | Penn State | Timothy Jones snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Franjo Zenor | 39-50 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Brian Mak is called for traveling | 39-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (SG) William Henry | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thurman Walters | 42-50 |
| 03:55 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Jones - foul #2 on Timothy Jones, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Copeland (SF) Henry Zarnick | |
| 03:55 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 03:55 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 03:55 | Penn State | Timothy Jones pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Thurman Walters hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Brian Mak knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Arnold Taylor | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Brantley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Cartier (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Timothy Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregory Richmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Dawe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Copeland (fairly fresh) 21 pts. PF - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Arnold Taylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Timothy Jones's pass is intercepted by Brian Copeland | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Thurman Walters picks off the pass by Gregory Richmond in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Thurman Walters lays it up and in | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Brian Mak scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Richmond and he's hacked by William Cartier - foul #5 on William Cartier, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, George Brantley, William Cartier, Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Donald Gary (C) Gregory Richmond, Arnold Taylor | |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the free throw | 47-55 |
| 02:22 | Penn State | William Smith snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 02:22 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| 02:07 | Penn State | William Smith misses the jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 02:06 | Iowa | Donald Gary gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 02:06 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), Timothy Jones (C) Raymond Bills, Andrew Gregg, William Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregory Richmond (PG), Arnold Taylor (C) Scott Conner, Donald Gary | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:37 | Iowa | Brian Copeland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Thurman Walters snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses short on a floater from the right side | 47-55 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Weir | 47-55 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | William McHalffey comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 47-55 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor snags the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Timothy Jones misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 47-55 |
| 01:01 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Mak | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Gregory Richmond is fouled on the floor by Franjo Zenor - foul #1 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (PF) Brian Mak | |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Gregory Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Gregory Richmond misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Timothy Jones | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Thurman Walters drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Jones | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Thurman Walters is called for the reach on Arnold Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thurman Walters, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Byron Weir | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Brian Copeland picks off the pass by Franjo Zenor | 50-57 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | John Dawe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Copeland | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Thurman Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Byron Weir pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Timothy Jones gets the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Thurman Walters can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | John Dawe pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Iowa | John Dawe is hacked by Franjo Zenor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | John Dawe makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | John Dawe makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Brian Copeland takes the ball from Timothy Jones | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Gregory Richmond runs out the clock | 50-61 |