| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Ponce (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Musson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt jams it on a great pass from Derek Smith | 23-35 |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Barnes - foul #2 on Joseph Barnes, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Milton Curnutt | 23-36 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 23-36 |
| 18:14 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 17:53 | Iowa | John Denny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-36 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Barnes - foul #3 on Joseph Barnes, team foul #2 | 23-36 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:16 | Iowa | John Denny makes the floater from the right side set up by Jose Ponce | 25-37 |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley hits the finger roll | 25-39 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | John Denny misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-39 |
| 16:43 | Iowa | William Musson misses the tip | 25-39 |
| 16:42 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt gets the rebound | 25-39 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt banks in the layup on a great pass from Bruce Bennett | 25-41 |
| 15:57 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes double dribbles | 25-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Jose Ponce, Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (SG), Roy Hill (PF), William Devore (C) Abraham Bewley, Milton Curnutt, James Lewis | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 3 pf. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Devore (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-41 |
| 15:37 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Rodger Fuller | 25-41 |
| 15:17 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Bennett | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:58 | Iowa | Ray Thrower connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Young Qian | 28-44 |
| 14:43 | Penn State | William Devore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Lewis (C) William Devore | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:36 | Iowa | Ray Thrower can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-44 |
| 14:35 | Iowa | Ray Thrower can't tip it in | 28-44 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Derek Smith grabs the board | 28-44 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-44 |
| 14:08 | Iowa | Ray Thrower snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 13:49 | Iowa | Roy Hill picks off the pass by Young Qian | 28-44 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-44 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Musson | 28-44 |
| 13:26 | Iowa | Rodger Fuller is called for the reach on Ray Thrower - foul #4 on Rodger Fuller, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), Milton Curnutt (PF) Rodger Fuller, Roy Hill | |
| 13:17 | Iowa | Bruce Bennett knocks away the 3 by Young Qian | 28-44 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang gets the offensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 13:05 | Iowa | William Musson knocks in the jumper in the paint | 30-44 |
| 12:50 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 30-46 |
| 12:33 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is hacked by Derek Smith - foul #2 on Derek Smith, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moon (SF) Bruce Bennett | |
| 12:11 | Iowa | Ray Thrower drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Huang-fu Xiang | 33-46 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt hits the finger roll | 33-48 |
| 11:40 | Iowa | Young Qian misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt grabs the board | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - William Musson (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Moon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - James Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses the dunk attempt | 33-48 |
| 11:32 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | John Denny hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-48 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Derek Smith hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Milton Curnutt | 36-51 |
| 10:25 | Iowa | Ray Thrower knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Young Qian | 38-51 |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses the shot from the right side | 38-51 |
| 10:01 | Penn State | Derek Smith can't tip it in | 38-51 |
| 09:59 | Iowa | William Musson snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 09:44 | Iowa | Ray Thrower comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | James Lewis pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 09:33 | Penn State | James Lewis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-51 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt tips it back up and in | 38-53 |
| 09:21 | Iowa | Ray Thrower connects on the jumper from close range and the foul's on James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Joseph Barnes (PF) John Denny, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (SG), Bruce Bennett (SF), Roy Hill (PF), William Devore (C) Derek Smith, Robert Moon, Milton Curnutt, James Lewis | |
| 09:21 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Johansson - foul #1 on Matthew Johansson, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SG) Ray Thrower | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Johansson | 43-54 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | John Dolezal travels with the ball | 43-54 |
| 08:22 | Iowa | William Musson scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Charles Lamar and the foul's on William Devore - foul #2 on William Devore, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (PG) Matthew Johansson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:22 | Iowa | William Musson makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Roy Hill misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 46-54 |
| 08:14 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett tips it back up and in | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:57 | Iowa | John Denny clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 07:55 | Iowa | William Musson tips it in | 48-56 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 07:43 | Iowa | John Denny throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (SG), Milton Curnutt (PF) Abraham Bewley, William Devore | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-58 |
| 07:20 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Musson (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Dolezal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. C - Roy Hill (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:01 | Iowa | Young Qian misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 07:00 | Penn State | Roy Hill snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | John Dolezal misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Musson | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:41 | Iowa | John Denny buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Musson | 51-58 |
| 06:27 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 06:26 | Iowa | William Musson gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:59 | Iowa | John Denny can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Roy Hill | 51-58 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Barnes - foul #4 on Joseph Barnes, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Ray Thrower (SG), Jose Ponce (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF) John Denny, Charles Lamar, Young Qian, Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), James Lewis (C) John Dolezal, Roy Hill | |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:19 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses the easy layup | 51-60 |
| 05:17 | Iowa | William Musson gets the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 05:03 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 53-60 |
| 04:39 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't finish the layup | 53-60 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang grabs the board | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rodger Fuller - foul #5 on Rodger Fuller, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (PG) Matthew Johansson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), Robert Moon (SF), Roy Hill (PF) Rodger Fuller, Bruce Bennett, Milton Curnutt | |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Roy Hill gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | James Lewis misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-60 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 03:45 | Iowa | Jose Ponce scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Ray Thrower is called for the reach on Derek Smith - foul #1 on Ray Thrower, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Jose Ponce | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-60 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Young Qian grabs the board | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Musson (tired) 7 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Moon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:32 | Iowa | William Musson drills a shot from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Barnes (PF) Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bennett (SF), Milton Curnutt (PF) Robert Moon, Roy Hill | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt comes up short on the jumper from close range | 59-60 |
| 02:22 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley grabs the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | William Musson is called for the reach on James Lewis - foul #2 on William Musson, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-60 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | Derek Smith tips it in | 59-62 |
| 01:21 | Iowa | John Denny clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-62 |
| 01:19 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 01:12 | Penn State | James Lewis is hacked by William Musson - foul #3 on William Musson, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | James Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | James Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Denny | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | James Lewis double dribbles | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Bruce Bennett steps in front of the Joseph Barnes pass | 62-64 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett jams it | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Young Qian drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley is hacked by John Denny in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Denny, team foul #8 | 65-66 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | John Denny clanks a halfcourt shot | 65-68 |