| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) PF - Michael Hille (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Young Fang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis inbounds the ball | 20-37 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Penn State | Young Fang comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-37 |
| 19:51 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille gets the rebound | 20-37 |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 20-37 |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 20-37 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | Larry Lundy is called for the reach on Predrag Brzuchalski - foul #3 on Larry Lundy, team foul #1 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (PG) Larry Lundy | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Clifton Scheidt is called for the reach on Predrag Brzuchalski - foul #3 on Clifton Scheidt, team foul #2 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns (C) Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Robert Lenz slams it home on a great pass from Young Fang and he's fouled by Brian Simone - foul #2 on Brian Simone, team foul #3 | 20-39 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the free throw | 20-40 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone loses the dribble to Young Fang | 20-40 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | Robert Lenz blows the layup | 20-40 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway grabs the board | 20-40 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille is called for 5 seconds | 20-40 |
| 18:09 | Penn State | Young Fang knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Pittman | 20-42 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Reginald Reavis - foul #2 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #1 | 20-42 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 21-42 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway misses the 2nd free throw | 21-42 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Young Fang grabs the board | 21-42 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-42 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Cairns | 21-42 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Pittman - foul #3 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #2 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SG), Michael Southworth (SF) Brian Simone, Jeffrey Galloway | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille makes the 1st free throw | 22-42 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille makes the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Robert Lenz blows the dunk | 23-42 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Robert Lenz tips it back up and in | 23-44 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns misses the shot from the left block | 23-44 |
| 16:52 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 23-44 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Paul Bruce is called for the reach on Predrag Brzuchalski - foul #1 on Paul Bruce, team foul #4 | 23-44 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 23-44 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Young Fang pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-44 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Robert Lenz can't throw it down but he's fouled by Joseph Cairns - foul #2 on Joseph Cairns, team foul #5 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Brian Simone (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Ruben Long, Paul Bruce, Michael Southworth, Joseph Cairns | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 23-45 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 23-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hille (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Young Fang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway clanks a 3 from the left corner | 23-46 |
| 15:43 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Lenz | 23-46 |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Robert Lenz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Larry Lundy - foul #4 on Larry Lundy, team foul #6 | 23-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (PG) Larry Lundy | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 23-47 |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the 2nd free throw | 23-47 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille grabs the defensive rebound | 23-47 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway makes the jumper from the left side | 25-47 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-47 |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long pulls down the rebound | 25-47 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Reginald Reavis - foul #3 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #3 | 25-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG) Predrag Brzuchalski | |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt makes the 1st free throw | 26-47 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-47 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Robert Lenz knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Baber | 27-49 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-49 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Albert Baber | 30-51 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Young Fang - foul #3 on Young Fang, team foul #4 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth (SF) Jeffrey Galloway | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gustavo Romano (SF), Keith Davis (C) Young Fang, Robert Lenz | |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis blows the layup but the foul's on Clifton Scheidt - foul #4 on Clifton Scheidt, team foul #7 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SG), Joseph Cairns (C) Brian Simone, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 13:36 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-52 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Albert Baber makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Pittman | 34-55 |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille hits a floater from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Albert Baber knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Pittman | 36-58 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Romano picks off the pass by Michael Hille | 36-58 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-58 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long grabs the defensive rebound | 36-58 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-58 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF) Ruben Long, Michael Southworth | |
| Subs | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski (PG), Young Fang (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Daniel Pittman, Gustavo Romano, Keith Davis | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Bruce (fresh) SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hille (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Young Fang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway travels with the ball | 39-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Baker (PG) Paul Bruce | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-58 |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille grabs the board | 39-58 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Jeffrey Galloway is denied by Reginald Reavis | 39-58 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | James Baker tips it home | 41-58 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | James Baker steps in front of the Reginald Reavis pass | 41-58 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-58 |
| 10:00 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the board | 41-58 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Cairns - foul #3 on Joseph Cairns, team foul #8 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (PG), Paul Bruce (SG), Michael Southworth (SF) James Baker, Brian Simone, Jeffrey Galloway | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Gustavo Romano (SF) Albert Baber, Reginald Reavis | |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce is whistled for a carry | 41-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Fuller (PG), Keith Davis (C) Predrag Brzuchalski, Robert Lenz | |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Keith Davis misses the turnaround from the right block | 41-60 |
| 09:03 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille pulls down the rebound | 41-60 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth blows the dunk | 41-60 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille gets the offensive rebound | 41-60 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns knocks in the shot in the lane | 43-60 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Fuller | 43-63 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-63 |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth buries a floater in the paint set up by Paul Bruce | 45-63 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Young Fang makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Fuller | 45-65 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-65 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Young Fang grabs the board | 45-65 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ruben Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Bruce (fresh) SF - Michael Southworth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Hille (tired) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Joseph Cairns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Fuller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Young Fang (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Keith Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Young Fang makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Keith Davis and he's fouled by Paul Bruce - foul #2 on Paul Bruce, team foul #9 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Brian Simone (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Ruben Long, Paul Bruce, Michael Southworth, Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski (PG), Albert Baber (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Robert Lenz (C) Thomas Fuller, Daniel Pittman, Gustavo Romano, Keith Davis | |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Young Fang makes the free throw | 45-68 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-68 |
| 07:21 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Young Fang | 45-68 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Robert Lenz | 45-70 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-70 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Albert Baber hits a shot from the right wing set up by Reginald Reavis | 48-72 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Predrag Brzuchalski - foul #3 on Predrag Brzuchalski, team foul #5 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Allen (PF) Joseph Cairns | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Keith Davis (PF) Albert Baber, Young Fang | |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone misses the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 49-72 |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-72 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt pulls down the rebound | 49-72 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:48 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Larry Lundy | 52-72 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Robert Lenz hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Predrag Brzuchalski | 52-74 |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-74 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Keith Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-74 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Keith Davis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Allen - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #10 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (PG), Paul Bruce (SG), Michael Southworth (SF), Joseph Cairns (C) Larry Lundy, Brian Simone, Jeffrey Galloway, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Fuller (PG), Albert Baber (SG), Gustavo Romano (SF), Danny Cote (C) Predrag Brzuchalski, Daniel Pittman, Reginald Reavis, Robert Lenz | |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Keith Davis makes the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Keith Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce's floater is tipped away by Gustavo Romano | 52-76 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | John Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-76 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Keith Davis - foul #1 on Keith Davis, team foul #6 | 52-76 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Fuller | 54-79 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Bruce (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ruben Long (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Southworth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Cairns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Fuller (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Keith Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Cote (fresh) | |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce can't finish the layup | 54-79 |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano grabs the board | 54-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano can't finish the layup | 54-79 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Allen | 54-79 |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-79 |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 54-79 |
| 02:41 | Penn State | Keith Davis scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Fuller | 54-81 |
| 02:22 | Northern Iowa | John Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-81 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth tips it in | 56-81 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Keith Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 56-81 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Baker (PG) Paul Bruce | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | John Allen hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 56-81 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | James Baker gets the offensive rebound | 56-81 |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-81 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Keith Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-81 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Danny Cote misses the lay-in | 56-81 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | James Baker gets the rebound | 56-81 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 58-81 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Albert Baber | 58-83 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 58-83 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Cairns | 58-83 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | James Baker makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ruben Long | 60-83 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller runs out the clock | 60-83 |