| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fresh) SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) SF - Robby Bohn (fresh) PF - Raul Gomez (fresh) C - William Booth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Louis White (fresh) SG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) SF - Telek Kwiatkowski (fresh) PF - James Daniel (fresh) C - Paul Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | James Daniel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Penn State | James Daniel is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Iowa | William Booth clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Iowa | William Booth tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | James Daniel is fouled on the floor by Raul Gomez - foul #1 on Raul Gomez, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Penn State | Louis White evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Bennett | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Iowa | Steven Strickland drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Merrell | 4-3 |
| 18:30 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the lay-in | 4-3 |
| 18:29 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robby Bohn | 4-3 |
| 18:07 | Iowa | Raul Gomez's layup is rejected by James Daniel | 4-3 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:55 | Penn State | James Daniel is whistled for a carry | 4-3 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Lee (PG), Maximo Rizzo (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF), Curtis Carroll (C) Steven Strickland, Richard Merrell, Robby Bohn, Raul Gomez, William Booth | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:29 | Iowa | David Lee misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Carroll | 4-3 |
| 17:17 | Iowa | David Lee hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 17:00 | Penn State | Curtis Carroll swats the short shot by Louis White | 7-3 |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:47 | Iowa | Maximo Rizzo comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Paul Bennett grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Louis White drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gabriel Romano | 7-6 |
| 16:04 | Iowa | James Daniel steps in front of the Curtis Carroll pass | 7-6 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | James Daniel misses the lay-in but the foul's on Nicolas Wesson - foul #1 on Nicolas Wesson, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Robby Bohn (SF), Raul Gomez (PF), William Booth (C) David Lee, Maximo Rizzo, Liu Abdelal, Nicolas Wesson, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Penn State | Young Fang (C) Paul Bennett | |
| 15:53 | Penn State | James Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | James Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robby Bohn (fresh) PF - Raul Gomez (fresh) C - William Booth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Louis White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Telek Kwiatkowski (fresh) PF - James Daniel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Young Fang (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Iowa | Steven Strickland misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Louis White - foul #1 on Louis White, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| 15:31 | Iowa | Steven Strickland misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:31 | Iowa | Steven Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Young Fang scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by James Daniel | 8-10 |
| 14:54 | Iowa | William Booth drills a shot from close range set up by Richard Merrell | 10-10 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Telek Kwiatkowski | 10-13 |
| 14:17 | Iowa | Louis White steals the ball from Steven Strickland | 10-13 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | Louis White misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-13 |
| 14:02 | Iowa | Richard Merrell snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 13:49 | Iowa | Gabriel Romano steals it from Richard Merrell | 10-13 |
| 13:30 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-13 |
| 13:29 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Romano | 10-13 |
| 13:18 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Lee (PG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF) Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn, Raul Gomez | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bennett (C) Young Fang | |
| 12:58 | Iowa | William Booth is whistled for traveling | 10-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Maximo Rizzo (SG), Robby Bohn (SF) Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:40 | Penn State | David Lee is called for the reach on Louis White - foul #1 on David Lee, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF) Maximo Rizzo, Robby Bohn | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Liu Abdelal is called for the reach on Paul Bennett - foul #1 on Liu Abdelal, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robby Bohn (SF) Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Paul Bennett drills a turnaround near the basket | 10-15 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | Louis White is called for the reach on William Booth - foul #2 on Louis White, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Maximo Rizzo (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Raul Gomez (PF) Richard Merrell, Robby Bohn, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Oliver (SG), Dennis Silberberg (SF), Reginald Reavis (PF) Louis White, Gabriel Romano, James Daniel | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Maximo Rizzo (fresh) SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) PF - Raul Gomez (fresh) C - William Booth (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Telek Kwiatkowski (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Oliver (fresh) SF - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) PF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) C - Paul Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal is hacked by Dennis Silberberg - foul #1 on Dennis Silberberg, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Robby Bohn (SF) Maximo Rizzo, Raul Gomez | |
| Subs | Penn State | Young Fang (C) Paul Bennett | |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Robby Bohn loses the ball out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG), Nicolas Wesson (PF) Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis tips it back up and in | 10-17 |
| 10:50 | Iowa | Richard Merrell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Lee - foul #2 on David Lee, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Maximo Rizzo (SG), Robby Bohn (SF), Raul Gomez (PF) David Lee, Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), James Daniel (PF), Paul Bennett (C) Dennis Silberberg, Reginald Reavis, Young Fang | |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:31 | Iowa | Raul Gomez snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 10:23 | Iowa | Steven Strickland clanks a runner in the paint | 10-17 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | Paul Bennett snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | James Daniel banks in the layup set up by Joseph Oliver | 10-19 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Telek Kwiatkowski steps in front of the William Booth pass | 10-19 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Joseph Oliver lays it in on a great pass from Telek Kwiatkowski | 10-21 |
| 09:26 | Iowa | Maximo Rizzo's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Bennett | 10-21 |
| 09:25 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski snags the defensive board | 10-21 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | James Daniel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-21 |
| 09:04 | Penn State | James Daniel misses the tip | 10-21 |
| 09:03 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Raul Gomez | 10-21 |
| 08:46 | Iowa | Steven Strickland is whistled for a carry | 10-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF) Maximo Rizzo, Robby Bohn, Raul Gomez | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Dennis Silberberg (SF), Young Fang (C) Joseph Oliver, Telek Kwiatkowski, Paul Bennett | |
| 08:25 | Penn State | Young Fang can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Steven Strickland - foul #1 on Steven Strickland, team foul #6 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robby Bohn (SF) Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Penn State | Reginald Reavis (PF) James Daniel | |
| 08:25 | Penn State | Young Fang misses the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 08:25 | Penn State | Young Fang makes the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 08:05 | Iowa | William Booth lays it in | 12-22 |
| 07:38 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 07:36 | Iowa | William Booth gets the rebound | 12-22 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robby Bohn (fresh) PF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) C - William Booth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) SF - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) PF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Young Fang (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Iowa | William Booth misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-22 |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg grabs the defensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Strickland - foul #2 on Steven Strickland, team foul #7 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Maximo Rizzo (PG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Raul Gomez (PF) Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Oliver (SG), Telek Kwiatkowski (SF), James Daniel (PF), Paul Bennett (C) Daniel Pittman, Dennis Silberberg, Reginald Reavis, Young Fang | |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano misses the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 07:01 | Iowa | William Booth grabs the board | 12-22 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | William Booth clanks a jump hook from the left block | 12-22 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Paul Bennett pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Joseph Oliver misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 06:15 | Iowa | Raul Gomez grabs the defensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 05:54 | Iowa | William Booth misses long on a runner from the baseline | 12-22 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | James Daniel is open but misses the lay-in | 12-22 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski tips it back up and in | 12-24 |
| 05:28 | Iowa | Richard Merrell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 12-24 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski snags the defensive board | 12-24 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-24 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski hits the follow up shot | 12-26 |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Gabriel Romano steals it from Maximo Rizzo | 12-26 |
| 04:28 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-26 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Raul Gomez pulls down the rebound | 12-26 |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Maximo Rizzo's pass is intercepted by Paul Bennett | 12-26 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | James Daniel knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Gabriel Romano | 12-28 |
| 03:27 | Iowa | William Booth makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Maximo Rizzo and the foul's on Joseph Oliver - foul #1 on Joseph Oliver, team foul #5 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), David Lee (SG), Robby Bohn (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF) Maximo Rizzo, Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal, Raul Gomez | |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis White (PG), Daniel Pittman (SG), Dennis Silberberg (SF), Reginald Reavis (PF), Young Fang (C) Gabriel Romano, Joseph Oliver, Telek Kwiatkowski, James Daniel, Paul Bennett | |
| 03:27 | Iowa | William Booth makes the free throw | 15-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robby Bohn (fresh) PF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) C - William Booth (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Louis White (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) SF - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) PF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Young Fang (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Louis White knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 15-30 |
| 02:33 | Iowa | Steven Strickland comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 15-30 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | William Booth misses the tip | 15-30 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Reginald Reavis | 15-30 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Louis White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-30 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Reavis | 15-30 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg is hacked by Robby Bohn - foul #1 on Robby Bohn, team foul #8 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG), Raul Gomez (PF) Steven Strickland, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski (SG), James Daniel (PF) Daniel Pittman, Reginald Reavis | |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg makes the 1st free throw | 15-31 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg makes the 2nd free throw | 15-32 |
| 01:31 | Iowa | David Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-32 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski grabs the board | 15-32 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 15-32 |
| 01:09 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Booth | 15-32 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | William Booth comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Young Fang - foul #1 on Young Fang, team foul #6 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Nicolas Wesson (PF) Richard Merrell, Raul Gomez | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Oliver (SG), Scott Hutchinson (C) Dennis Silberberg, Young Fang | |
| 00:50 | Iowa | William Booth makes the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | William Booth misses the 2nd free throw | 16-32 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Scott Hutchinson | 16-32 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski double dribbles | 16-32 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Telek Kwiatkowski is called for the reach on Robby Bohn - foul #1 on Telek Kwiatkowski, team foul #7 | 16-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (PF) David Lee, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bennett (C) Scott Hutchinson | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Robby Bohn makes the 1st free throw | 17-32 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Robby Bohn makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on William Booth - foul #1 on William Booth, team foul #9 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Lee (PG), Raul Gomez (PF) Steven Strickland, Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Robby Bohn misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 18-34 |