| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Castro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Collier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Michael Brown inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Iowa | Michael Brown is fouled on the floor by Armando Castro - foul #1 on Armando Castro, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), William Savarese (C) Armando Castro, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes (SG), Troy Robey (PF) Ronald Cribb, Edward Gilbert | |
| 19:24 | Iowa | Jason Collier can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 19:23 | Iowa | Jason Collier tips it in | 33-36 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Michael Owens clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 33-36 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Jason Collier pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:01 | Iowa | Michael Brown misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 33-36 |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 33-36 |
| 18:37 | Penn State | Michael Owens misses the tip | 33-36 |
| 18:36 | Iowa | Jason Collier gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:26 | Iowa | Jason Collier is alone and drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Thomas Hawkes | 33-38 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Brad Stookey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 33-38 |
| 18:04 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Jason Collier misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on William Savarese - foul #1 on William Savarese, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Sol Marino (SF), Ronald Perkins (C) Michael Owens, Nathan Wilbur, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Shane Neal (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Jerry Miner, Thomas Hawkes, Michael Brown, Troy Robey | |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Brad Stookey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-40 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 17:25 | Iowa | Jason Collier is alone and drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Samuel Holcomb | 33-42 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Sol Marino buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 16:59 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb is hacked by Sean Brezinski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Brezinski, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Armando Castro (SG), William Savarese (C) Sean Brezinski, Brad Stookey, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Lawson (SG), Michael Brown (SF) Jason Collier, Shane Neal | |
| 16:48 | Iowa | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 35-42 |
| 16:46 | Penn State | William Savarese gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Sol Marino connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by William Savarese | 37-42 |
| 16:14 | Iowa | Michael Owens is called for the reach on Richard Lawson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Owens, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF) Armando Castro, Sol Marino | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Jason Collier (SG), Shane Neal (SF) Samuel Holcomb, Richard Lawson, Michael Brown | |
| 16:01 | Iowa | William Savarese swats the short shot by Ronald Cribb | 37-42 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert can't tip it in | 37-42 |
| 15:59 | Penn State | William Savarese grabs the board | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Savarese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Collier (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. SF - Shane Neal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Brad Stookey buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 15:20 | Iowa | Oliver Fernald denies the turnaround by Jason Collier | 40-42 |
| 15:18 | Iowa | Shane Neal can't tip it in | 40-42 |
| 15:16 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb misses the tip | 40-42 |
| 15:14 | Iowa | Jason Collier snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 15:03 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb clanks a jumper near the basket | 40-42 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams tips it in | 40-44 |
| 14:36 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 42-44 |
| 14:08 | Iowa | Jason Collier scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Gilbert | 42-46 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald travels with the ball | 42-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Sol Marino (SF), Ronald Perkins (C) Michael Owens, Nathan Wilbur, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Troy Robey (PF) Jeffrey Williams, Jason Collier, Shane Neal, Ronald Cribb | |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Troy Robey misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-46 |
| 13:21 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Oliver Fernald | 42-46 |
| 13:03 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins lays it in on a great pass from Brad Stookey | 44-46 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Jerry Miner is whistled for traveling | 44-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF) Sean Brezinski, Sol Marino | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Collier (C) Edward Gilbert | |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-46 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:02 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Brad Stookey | 46-46 |
| 11:40 | Iowa | Michael Brown drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jerry Miner | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Perkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Robey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Collier (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Troy Robey picks off the pass by Oliver Fernald | 46-48 |
| 11:02 | Iowa | Jason Collier comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-48 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | Michael Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Troy Robey misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Oliver Fernald - foul #3 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Sol Marino (SF), William Savarese (C) Michael Owens, Nathan Wilbur, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Richard Lawson (SG), Edward Gilbert (C) Jerry Miner, Thomas Hawkes, Jason Collier | |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Troy Robey makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Troy Robey misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Savarese | 46-49 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Troy Robey - foul #2 on Troy Robey, team foul #1 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Czernovski (PF) Sean Brezinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Collier (SG), Ronald Cribb (PF) Richard Lawson, Troy Robey | |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:20 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Michael Brown is hacked by Boris Czernovski - foul #3 on Boris Czernovski, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG) Boris Czernovski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:40 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 47-49 |
| 09:38 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Gilbert | 47-49 |
| 09:24 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert's pass is intercepted by Sean Brezinski | 47-49 |
| 09:04 | Penn State | Sol Marino is fouled on the floor by Samuel Holcomb - foul #2 on Samuel Holcomb, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF) Sean Brezinski, Sol Marino | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes (SG) Jason Collier | |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Thomas Hawkes takes the ball from Brad Stookey | 47-49 |
| 08:42 | Iowa | Michael Brown travels in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Hill (C) William Savarese | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Collier (SG) Thomas Hawkes | |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Brad Stookey misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur hits the follow up shot | 49-49 |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Oliver Fernald is called for the reach on Edward Gilbert - foul #4 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Boris Czernovski (PF), William Savarese (C) Michael Owens, Oliver Fernald, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Shane Neal (SF), Troy Robey (PF) Samuel Holcomb, Michael Brown, Ronald Cribb | |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:50 | Penn State | A charge is called on Nathan Wilbur - foul #3 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oliver Fernald (PF) Boris Czernovski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF) Jerry Miner, Jason Collier, Shane Neal, Troy Robey | |
| 07:29 | Iowa | Michael Brown can't connect on a shot from the left side | 49-51 |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Brad Stookey (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Oliver Fernald (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - William Savarese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Samuel Holcomb (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Oliver Fernald - foul #5 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #9 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Czernovski (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Oliver Fernald, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Jason Collier (SG), Shane Neal (SF) Samuel Holcomb, Thomas Hawkes, Michael Brown | |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Jason Collier | 49-55 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 49-55 |
| 06:30 | Iowa | Shane Neal snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 06:13 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb travels with the ball | 49-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sol Marino (SF), William Savarese (C) Nathan Wilbur, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Troy Robey (PF) Jerry Miner, Shane Neal, Ronald Cribb, Edward Gilbert | |
| 05:51 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-55 |
| 05:49 | Iowa | Troy Robey grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 05:41 | Iowa | Michael Brown banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Samuel Holcomb and he's fouled by Boris Czernovski - foul #4 on Boris Czernovski, team foul #10 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF) Sol Marino | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Gilbert (C) Thomas Hawkes | |
| 05:41 | Iowa | Michael Brown misses the free throw | 49-57 |
| 05:41 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Jason Collier takes the ball from Sean Brezinski | 49-57 |
| 05:20 | Iowa | Michael Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG), Sol Marino (SF) Brad Stookey, Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG) Samuel Holcomb, Edward Gilbert | |
| 05:03 | Penn State | William Savarese misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jason Collier - foul #2 on Jason Collier, team foul #3 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF) Armando Castro, Sol Marino | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Ronald Cribb (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Jerry Miner, Thomas Hawkes, Troy Robey | |
| 05:03 | Penn State | William Savarese makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | William Savarese makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Boris Czernovski - foul #5 on Boris Czernovski, team foul #11 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Perkins (C) Boris Czernovski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG) Samuel Holcomb | |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-58 |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Jason Collier lays it up and in | 53-60 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | William Savarese misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Collier - foul #3 on Jason Collier, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Michael Hill (C) Brad Stookey, Nathan Wilbur, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Shane Neal (SF), Troy Robey (PF) Jerry Miner, Michael Brown, Ronald Cribb, Edward Gilbert | |
| 03:43 | Penn State | William Savarese misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | William Savarese makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes is fouled in the backcourt by Armando Castro - foul #2 on Armando Castro, team foul #12 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Gilbert (C) Jason Collier | |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Armando Castro comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-62 |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Shane Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Armando Castro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Savarese (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Samuel Holcomb (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Robey (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Shane Neal blows the layup but the foul's on Sol Marino - foul #1 on Sol Marino, team foul #13 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Ronald Perkins (C) Armando Castro, Sol Marino, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Collier (C) Edward Gilbert | |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Shane Neal makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Shane Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 03:02 | Penn State | Thomas Hawkes picks off the pass by William Savarese | 54-64 |
| 02:58 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Hawkes | 54-66 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Samuel Holcomb - foul #3 on Samuel Holcomb, team foul #5 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Sol Marino (SF) Sean Brezinski, Brad Stookey, Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Richard Lawson (SG), Shawn Ferland (C) Samuel Holcomb, Thomas Hawkes, Jason Collier | |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:08 | Iowa | Shawn Ferland's layup is rejected by William Savarese | 56-66 |
| 02:06 | Penn State | Sol Marino snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | William Savarese hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 56-66 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Shane Neal grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 01:11 | Iowa | Richard Lawson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | William Savarese can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Troy Robey - foul #3 on Troy Robey, team foul #6 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Hill (C) Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG) Jeffrey Williams, Richard Lawson | |
| 00:46 | Penn State | William Savarese misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | William Savarese misses the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes grabs the board | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Shane Neal is denied on a dunk by Michael Hill | 56-69 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Michael Hill | 56-69 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:12 | Penn State | William Savarese misses the shot from just outside the lane | 56-69 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Troy Robey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb runs out the clock | 56-69 |