| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fresh) SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) PF - Brian Mak (fresh) C - Donald Gary (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) SF - Byron Weir (fresh) PF - William Cartier (fresh) C - Timothy Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Donald Gary wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Henry Zarnick | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | Timothy Jones lays it in on a great pass from Thurman Walters | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Iowa | John Dawe clanks a 3 from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Brian Mak hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | William Cartier misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | Penn State | William Cartier tips it in | 4-4 |
| 18:12 | Iowa | Donald Gary is fouled on the floor by William Cartier - foul #1 on William Cartier, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:59 | Iowa | John Dawe scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor and he's fouled by John Dawe - foul #1 on John Dawe, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:29 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | William Cartier grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Byron Weir can't connect on a shot from the right side | 7-7 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | William Cartier tips it in | 7-9 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | John Dawe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Byron Weir pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Thurman Walters comes up short on the floater from the left block | 7-9 |
| 16:34 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 16:11 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Dawe | 9-9 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Thurman Walters throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 15:41 | Iowa | Franjo Zenor steals it from Brian Mak | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Gary (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) PF - William Cartier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Penn State | William Cartier connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thurman Walters | 9-12 |
| 14:58 | Iowa | John Dawe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 14:57 | Iowa | Brian Mak tips it in | 11-12 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | Donald Gary blocks the short jumper by Byron Weir | 11-12 |
| 14:34 | Iowa | Donald Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:05 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick travels with the ball | 11-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Cook (SG), William Henry (SF), Solomon Boykin (PF), Dishi Xue (C) Henry Zarnick, Ernest Duvall, Brian Mak, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, Timothy Jones | |
| 13:47 | Penn State | William Smith is fouled on the floor by John Dawe - foul #2 on John Dawe, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG) John Dawe | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Byron Weir comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by William Henry - foul #1 on William Henry, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Dishi Xue | 11-13 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Raymond Bills picks off the pass by Dishi Xue | 11-13 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Dishi Xue steals the ball from Byron Weir | 11-13 |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Scott Conner hits a turnaround from the right block | 13-13 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Raymond Bills misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Cook - foul #1 on Anthony Cook, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG), Ernest Duvall (SF), Brian Mak (PF) Anthony Cook, William Henry, Solomon Boykin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Raymond Bills makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Raymond Bills makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:06 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Franjo Zenor - foul #1 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gary (C) Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Timothy Jones (C) Raymond Bills, William Smith | |
| 12:06 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:06 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:42 | Penn State | Byron Weir can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-15 |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall grabs the board | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gary (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Donald Gary misses the easy layup | 15-15 |
| 11:17 | Penn State | William Cartier grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:53 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Donald Gary pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall comes up short on the shot from the right side | 15-15 |
| 10:27 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Mak | 15-15 |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Brian Mak comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Timothy Jones | 15-15 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Thurman Walters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Henry (PG), Anthony Cook (SG), Dishi Xue (PF) Scott Conner, Henry Zarnick, Brian Mak | |
| Subs | Penn State | George Brantley (SF), William McHalffey (PF), William Smith (C) Byron Weir, William Cartier, Timothy Jones | |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Anthony Cook misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 09:41 | Iowa | William Henry tips it home | 17-15 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Thurman Walters hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Dishi Xue knocks in the shot in the paint | 19-18 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Thurman Walters loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 19-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Henry Zarnick (SG), Brian Mak (PF) Anthony Cook, Ernest Duvall, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Timothy Jones (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, William Smith | |
| 08:23 | Iowa | Dishi Xue comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by William McHalffey - foul #1 on William McHalffey, team foul #3 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Weir (SF) George Brantley | |
| 08:23 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:23 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Timothy Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Henry Zarnick - foul #1 on Henry Zarnick, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Timothy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Timothy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:38 | Iowa | Scott Conner's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdelal | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - William Henry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dishi Xue (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Byron Weir is whistled for traveling | 20-20 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest Duvall (SF), Donald Gary (C) William Henry, Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG), William Cartier (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, William McHalffey | |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Brian Mak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-20 |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Raymond Bills misses the jumper from the right side | 20-20 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Byron Weir knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 20-22 |
| 06:32 | Iowa | Brian Mak drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Conner | 22-22 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Ernest Duvall - foul #1 on Ernest Duvall, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (PG), Anthony Cook (SG), Solomon Boykin (PF), Dishi Xue (C) Scott Conner, Henry Zarnick, Brian Mak, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), William Smith (C) Raymond Bills, Timothy Jones | |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:48 | Iowa | Anthony Cook blows the layup but he's hacked by Franjo Zenor - foul #2 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #4 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SG), George Brantley (SF) Franjo Zenor, Byron Weir | |
| 05:48 | Iowa | Anthony Cook misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:48 | Iowa | Anthony Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | William Cartier pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | William Smith misses badly on a runner from the left block | 22-25 |
| 05:19 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Dishi Xue | 22-25 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall can't throw it down but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG), Brian Mak (PF), Donald Gary (C) Anthony Cook, Solomon Boykin, Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF), Timothy Jones (C) William Cartier, William Smith | |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 24-25 |
| 04:39 | Penn State | George Brantley tips it but misses | 24-25 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Henry Zarnick - foul #2 on Henry Zarnick, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Cook (SG) Henry Zarnick | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Weir (SF) George Brantley | |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Brian Mak is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #6 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Henry (SF) Ernest Duvall | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Timothy Jones swats the layup by Donald Gary | 24-27 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Timothy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Brian Mak swats the short shot by Timothy Jones | 24-27 |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Donald Gary pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Cook (fresh) SF - William Henry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Iowa | Brian Mak can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 24-27 |
| 03:22 | Iowa | Anthony Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | William Henry is hacked by Byron Weir - foul #1 on Byron Weir, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | The refs have stopped play. Timothy Jones is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 24-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG) Anthony Cook | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), William Cartier (PF), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Andrew Gregg, William McHalffey, Timothy Jones | |
| 02:56 | Iowa | William Henry makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | William Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Franjo Zenor | 26-29 |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Brian Mak drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by William Henry | 28-29 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | William Henry is called for the reach on Franjo Zenor - foul #2 on William Henry, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest Duvall (SF), Solomon Boykin (PF), Dishi Xue (C) William Henry, Brian Mak, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), George Brantley (SF) Raymond Bills, Byron Weir | |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Dishi Xue grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 01:41 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Zarnick | 30-30 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Thurman Walters drills a fadeaway from close range | 30-32 |
| 01:02 | Iowa | John Dawe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor's pass is intercepted by Solomon Boykin | 30-32 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Thurman Walters steals the ball from Ernest Duvall | 30-32 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Dishi Xue - foul #1 on Dishi Xue, team foul #9 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Mak (PF), Donald Gary (C) Solomon Boykin, Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Weir (SF) George Brantley | |
| 00:02 | Penn State | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Brian Mak grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Brian Mak clanks a fullcourt shot | 30-32 |