| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 2 stl. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John McLyman (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Mak (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | William Perry pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | William Perry hits the finger roll set up by John McLyman and he's hacked by Kevin Carreras - foul #3 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Smith (C) Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:52 | Iowa | William Perry makes the free throw | 22-34 |
| 18:37 | Penn State | Byron Weir connects on the open jump hook from close range on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 24-34 |
| 18:12 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-34 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Mak | 24-34 |
| 17:58 | Iowa | Brian Mak clanks a jump hook in the paint | 24-34 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Byron Weir snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Mak - foul #1 on Brian Mak, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:15 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-34 |
| 17:14 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William McHalffey | 26-34 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Mak - foul #2 on Brian Mak, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG) John McLyman | |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-34 |
| 16:51 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Smith | 27-34 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Brian Mak steps in front of the William Smith pass | 27-34 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Franjo Zenor steals the ball from Brian Mak | 27-34 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | William McHalffey banks in the layup set up by Franjo Zenor | 29-34 |
| 16:13 | Iowa | William Perry's pass is intercepted by Franjo Zenor | 29-34 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Thurman Walters can't finish the layup | 29-34 |
| 16:08 | Iowa | William Perry snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 15:45 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Perry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Thurman Walters evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 15:07 | Iowa | William Smith steals it from Ernest Duvall | 32-36 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Thurman Walters can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-36 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | William McHalffey pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Thurman Walters connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-36 |
| 14:20 | Iowa | Brian Mak banks in the layup and he's hacked by Byron Weir - foul #2 on Byron Weir, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, William Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), John McLyman (SG), Michael Greene (SF) Arthur Arnold, Henry Zarnick, Ernest Duvall | |
| 14:20 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | Byron Weir clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras tips it home | 37-39 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | John McLyman is fouled on the floor by William McHalffey - foul #1 on William McHalffey, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (PF), Donald Gary (C) William Perry, Brian Mak | |
| 13:20 | Iowa | John McLyman is fouled on the floor by Andrew Gregg - foul #1 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| 13:04 | Iowa | Byron Weir picks off the pass by Dishi Xue | 37-39 |
| 13:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir throws it down | 39-39 |
| 12:40 | Iowa | John McLyman is fouled on the floor by Kevin Carreras - foul #4 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), William Smith (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest Duvall (SF) Michael Greene | |
| 12:19 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 12:17 | Penn State | William Smith snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 12:11 | Penn State | Byron Weir connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Andrew Gregg | 41-39 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | Dishi Xue drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Conner | 41-41 |
| 11:24 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-41 |
| 11:22 | Iowa | John McLyman pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - William McHalffey (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John McLyman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dishi Xue (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Conner and he's fouled by Byron Weir - foul #3 on Byron Weir, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Phillip Jones (PF) Andrew Gregg, Byron Weir, William McHalffey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), Henry Zarnick (SG), William Perry (PF), Brian Mak (C) Scott Conner, John McLyman, Dishi Xue, Donald Gary | |
| 11:08 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:08 | Penn State | Phillip Jones snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | William Smith connects on the floater from the left wing and the foul's on William Perry - foul #3 on William Perry, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Greene (SF) Ernest Duvall | |
| 10:44 | Penn State | William Smith misses the free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:44 | Iowa | Brian Mak grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 10:26 | Iowa | Brian Mak loses the ball out of bounds | 43-43 |
| 10:05 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Thurman Walters and he's fouled by William Perry - foul #4 on William Perry, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF) Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:05 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:48 | Iowa | Michael Greene is hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Byron Weir (SF) Franjo Zenor, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:48 | Iowa | Michael Greene makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:48 | Iowa | Michael Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is called for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John McLyman (SG), Ernest Duvall (SF) Henry Zarnick, Michael Greene | |
| 09:02 | Iowa | Brian Mak lays it up and in on a nice dish by Arthur Arnold | 46-47 |
| 08:38 | Penn State | William Smith misses long on a floater from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 08:37 | Iowa | William Perry gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:19 | Iowa | John McLyman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 08:18 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Thurman Walters | 46-47 |
| 08:02 | Penn State | William Smith buries a runner in the lane set up by William McHalffey | 48-47 |
| 07:41 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Kevin Carreras (PF) Thurman Walters, Andrew Gregg, Byron Weir, William McHalffey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Henry Zarnick (SG), Dishi Xue (PF) Arthur Arnold, John McLyman, William Perry | |
| 07:41 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:41 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-49 |
| 07:21 | Iowa | Brian Mak pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dishi Xue (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Mak (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Brian Mak | 48-51 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal blows the layup but he's fouled by Henry Zarnick - foul #1 on Henry Zarnick, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Phillip Jones (PF) William Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gary (C) Brian Mak | |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:48 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall loses the ball out of bounds | 50-51 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 52-51 |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Donald Gary drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Scott Conner | 52-53 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras banks in the layup | 54-53 |
| 05:27 | Iowa | Donald Gary hits a jumpshot from the right side | 54-55 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Marijan Kiedrowski, Dikembe Abdelal, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), John McLyman (SG), William Perry (PF), Brian Mak (C) Scott Conner, Henry Zarnick, Dishi Xue, Donald Gary | |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Duvall | 54-55 |
| 05:01 | Iowa | Brian Mak grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:32 | Iowa | William Perry scores on a shot from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras can't tip it in | 54-57 |
| 04:15 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ernest Duvall | 54-57 |
| 03:50 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 54-57 |
| 03:48 | Iowa | Brian Mak tips it in | 54-59 |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Byron Weir clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| 03:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Mak | 54-59 |
| 03:07 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall lays it in | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John McLyman (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Perry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Mak (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Thurman Walters | 56-61 |
| 02:25 | Iowa | William Perry clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 02:23 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Mak | 56-61 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | Brian Mak banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arthur Arnold | 56-63 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the contested jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 58-63 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | John McLyman misses the 3 from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 01:19 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on the uncontested shot in the lane | 58-63 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Iowa | William Perry lays it in on a great pass from John McLyman | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Thurman Walters's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by John McLyman | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Iowa | John McLyman is fouled in the backcourt by Thurman Walters - foul #2 on Thurman Walters, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Michael Greene (SF), Dishi Xue (PF) Arthur Arnold, Ernest Duvall, William Perry | |
| 00:15 | Iowa | John McLyman makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | John McLyman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-67 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG), Ernest Duvall (SF), William Perry (PF) John McLyman, Michael Greene, Dishi Xue | |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick is hacked by Franjo Zenor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #10 | 63-67 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick misses the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | The 3pt attempt by Franjo Zenor is denied by Henry Zarnick | 63-68 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | William McHalffey gets the offensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Thurman Walters evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Brian Mak pulls down the rebound | 63-68 |