| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Bright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Soria (fresh) C - Tim Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jacob Chambers (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Chang Zheng (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) PF - Lee Boling (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Kevin Howard inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Penn State | Chang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-31 |
| 19:35 | Iowa | Paul Bright gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:11 | Iowa | Tim Roberts misses long on a shot from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 19:10 | Iowa | Tim Clark can't tip it in | 29-31 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | Billy Wood pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 29-31 |
| 18:47 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Paul Soria | 29-31 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | Tim Clark is fouled on the floor by Kevin Howard - foul #1 on Kevin Howard, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), John Nunes (SG), Randy Autry (SF), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Jacob Chambers, Chang Zheng, Kevin Howard, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| 18:24 | Iowa | Paul Bright misses the lay-in | 29-31 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | John Nunes snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | Randy Autry can't connect on a floater from the left side | 29-31 |
| 18:02 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Paul Soria | 29-31 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Zachary Hall's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by John Nunes | 29-31 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Kevin Smith misses the dunk but he's fouled by Tim Roberts - foul #2 on Tim Roberts, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG) Michael Norwood, John Nunes | |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Kevin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Kevin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Tim Roberts misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | James Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Paul Bright steals it from Kevin Smith | 29-33 |
| 16:31 | Iowa | Paul Bright comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jacob Chambers - foul #2 on Jacob Chambers, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Shannon Renick (PF) Paul Soria | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chang Zheng (SG), Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) Timothy Sullivan, James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| 16:31 | Iowa | Paul Bright makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:31 | Iowa | Paul Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | Chang Zheng is denied on a layup by Tim Roberts | 31-33 |
| 16:13 | Iowa | Shannon Renick pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 15:56 | Iowa | Tim Roberts misses short on a runner from the baseline | 31-33 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Lee Boling grabs the board | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Bright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shannon Renick (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tim Roberts (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jacob Chambers (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Chang Zheng (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Randy Autry (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Boling (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Billy Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Tim Clark steps in front of the Chang Zheng pass | 31-33 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Tim Clark is whistled for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Pirkle (PG), Daniel Carter (SF), Paul Soria (C) Paul Bright, Tim Clark, Tim Roberts | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), John Nunes (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Jacob Chambers, Chang Zheng, Randy Autry, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Michael Norwood drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 14:26 | Iowa | Michael Norwood steps in front of the Robert Pirkle pass | 31-35 |
| 13:59 | Penn State | The short jumper by James Williams is denied by Paul Soria | 31-35 |
| 13:58 | Iowa | Zachary Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Shannon Renick hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 31-35 |
| 13:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Williams | 31-35 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Kevin Smith connects on the floater from the left side | 31-37 |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses the 3 from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | James Williams snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Kevin Smith clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 31-37 |
| 12:30 | Iowa | Shannon Renick pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 12:17 | Iowa | Daniel Carter connects on the runner in the paint | 33-37 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | John Nunes can't finish the layup | 33-37 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Daniel Carter grabs the board | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Pirkle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shannon Renick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Soria (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Norwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Nunes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) PF - James Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Smith (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Iowa | James Williams is called for the reach on Zachary Hall - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Bright (PG), Gregg Curry (SG), Tim Clark (SF), Tim Roberts (C) Robert Pirkle, Zachary Hall, Daniel Carter, Shannon Renick | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Chang Zheng (SG), Randy Autry (SF), Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) Michael Norwood, John Nunes, Kevin Howard, James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| 11:04 | Iowa | Paul Bright banks in the layup set up by Gregg Curry and he's hacked by Billy Wood - foul #1 on Billy Wood, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| 11:04 | Iowa | Paul Bright makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Gregg Curry takes the ball from Randy Autry | 36-37 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Tim Clark hits the finger roll set up by Gregg Curry | 38-37 |
| 10:05 | Penn State | Randy Autry knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 38-39 |
| 09:49 | Iowa | Tim Clark comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Randy Autry clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Tim Roberts - foul #3 on Tim Roberts, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG), Shannon Renick (PF) Gregg Curry, Paul Soria | |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG) Chang Zheng | |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Randy Autry misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Randy Autry makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 09:15 | Iowa | Tim Roberts blows the dunk | 38-40 |
| 09:13 | Iowa | Tim Roberts misses the tip | 38-40 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Lee Boling grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Lee Boling's pass is intercepted by Zachary Hall | 38-40 |
| 08:54 | Iowa | Paul Bright's pass is intercepted by Jacob Chambers in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 08:39 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 08:38 | Penn State | Billy Wood tips it in | 38-42 |
| 08:15 | Iowa | Zachary Hall is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Tim Clark tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan is hacked by Tim Roberts - foul #4 on Tim Roberts, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Pirkle (PG), Daniel Carter (SF) Paul Bright, Tim Clark | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chang Zheng (SG), Kevin Howard (SF) Jacob Chambers, Randy Autry | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Pirkle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shannon Renick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Roberts (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) SG - Chang Zheng (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) PF - Lee Boling (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Billy Wood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Kevin Howard is hacked by Tim Roberts - foul #5 on Tim Roberts, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Soria (C) Tim Roberts | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), James Williams (PF) Timothy Sullivan, Lee Boling | |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers double dribbles | 40-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tim Clark (SF) Shannon Renick | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), John Nunes (SG), Lee Boling (PF) Jacob Chambers, Chang Zheng, James Williams | |
| 06:34 | Iowa | Tim Clark drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Pirkle | 42-42 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses the shot from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | John Nunes grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 05:54 | Penn State | John Nunes drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Norwood | 42-45 |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Zachary Hall evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Pirkle | 45-45 |
| 05:24 | Penn State | John Nunes misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Zachary Hall - foul #1 on Zachary Hall, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Bright (PG), Shannon Renick (PF) Robert Pirkle, Daniel Carter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Chang Zheng (SG), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Michael Norwood, Kevin Howard, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| 05:24 | Penn State | John Nunes makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 05:24 | Penn State | John Nunes misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 05:24 | Penn State | James Williams snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Chang Zheng clanks a jumper from close range | 45-46 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | Shannon Renick grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Tim Clark splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | John Nunes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Curry (SG), Daniel Carter (SF) Zachary Hall, Tim Clark | |
| Subs | Penn State | Randy Autry (SF), Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) John Nunes, James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| 03:53 | Iowa | Gregg Curry's dunk attempt is rejected by Lee Boling | 45-46 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Lee Boling snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 03:35 | Penn State | Billy Wood misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-46 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Daniel Carter pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Bright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Curry (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shannon Renick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Soria (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jacob Chambers (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Chang Zheng (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Randy Autry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Boling (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Billy Wood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Iowa | Gregg Curry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 03:03 | Penn State | Chang Zheng pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Randy Autry makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Jacob Chambers | 45-48 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG), Tim Clark (SF) Gregg Curry, Daniel Carter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Jacob Chambers, Chang Zheng, Randy Autry, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Tim Clark blows the layup over the doubleteam | 45-48 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Timothy Sullivan | 45-48 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Kevin Howard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kevin Howard, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Randy Autry (SF) Kevin Howard | |
| 01:39 | Iowa | Paul Soria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Chang Zheng (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) Michael Norwood, Timothy Sullivan, Randy Autry, James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| 01:24 | Penn State | Billy Wood's floater is tipped away by Shannon Renick | 45-48 |
| 01:23 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Zachary Hall | 45-48 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Paul Bright misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 01:15 | Iowa | Shannon Renick gets the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Zachary Hall is fouled on the floor by Kevin Howard - foul #3 on Kevin Howard, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Jacob Chambers steals the ball from Tim Clark | 45-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Chang Zheng misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Shannon Renick - foul #3 on Shannon Renick, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Randy Autry (SF) Kevin Howard | |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Chang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Chang Zheng misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Shannon Renick grabs the board | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Tim Clark evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Randy Autry is hacked by Paul Bright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Bright, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Randy Autry makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Randy Autry makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Shannon Renick is hacked by Jacob Chambers - foul #3 on Jacob Chambers, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Shannon Renick misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Lee Boling snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Paul Bright is called for the reach on Lee Boling in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Bright, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Lee Boling makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Lee Boling makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Paul Bright clanks a fullcourt shot | 48-53 |