| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willis Davis (fresh) C - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Willis Davis picks off the pass by Albert Baber | 25-26 |
| 19:23 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-26 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Robert Lenz scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Pittman | 25-28 |
| 18:56 | Iowa | Steven Strickland is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Jack McKowen (PF) Steven Strickland, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:32 | Penn State | Robert Lenz drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Reginald Reavis | 25-30 |
| 18:21 | Iowa | Richard Merrell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | Robert Lenz pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses short on a floater near the basket | 25-30 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 17:51 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Super | 27-30 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis connects on the jumper from the right block | 27-32 |
| 17:10 | Iowa | Robert Super misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-32 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 17:02 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the turnaround in the lane | 27-32 |
| 17:01 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Super | 29-32 |
| 16:18 | Penn State | Paul Bennett scores on a runner from the left block set up by Albert Baber | 29-34 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal double dribbles | 29-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Willis Davis (PF), Curtis Carroll (C) Robert Super, Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal, Jack McKowen | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicolas Wesson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Willis Davis (fresh) C - Curtis Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the runner from the left block set up by Albert Baber | 29-36 |
| 15:25 | Iowa | Daniel Pittman steals it from Marshall Morrell | 29-36 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Albert Baber lays it up and in set up by Daniel Pittman | 29-38 |
| 15:04 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson is called for traveling | 29-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF) Marshall Morrell, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:35 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is hacked by Willis Davis - foul #3 on Willis Davis, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG), Curtis Carroll (PF) Julian Nease, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:18 | Penn State | Albert Baber's pass is intercepted by Curtis Carroll | 29-38 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Willis Davis (PF) Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gustavo Romano (SG) Albert Baber | |
| 13:46 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | Richard Merrell is fouled on the floor by Daniel Pittman - foul #4 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Robert Super (SF), Curtis Carroll (PF) Steven Strickland, Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG), Young Fang (C) Daniel Pittman, Robert Lenz | |
| 13:09 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Nicolas Wesson | 31-40 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 31-40 |
| 12:33 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll misses the tip | 31-40 |
| 12:32 | Iowa | Julian Nease grabs the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Paul Bennett swats the layup by Nicolas Wesson | 31-40 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Reginald Reavis | 31-40 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Nicolas Wesson - foul #3 on Nicolas Wesson, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Willis Davis (PF) Julian Nease, Marshall Morrell, Robert Super, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Daniel Pittman (SG), Scott Hutchinson (PF) Roger Cooper, Gustavo Romano, Paul Bennett | |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willis Davis (fresh) 3 pf. C - Nicolas Wesson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Young Fang (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Willis Davis hits a wide open turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Liu Abdelal | 33-41 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Reginald Reavis | 33-44 |
| 11:06 | Iowa | Steven Strickland hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Liu Abdelal | 35-44 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | Steven Strickland is called for the reach on Daniel Pittman - foul #1 on Steven Strickland, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Curtis Carroll (PF) Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gustavo Romano (SF), Robert Lenz (C) Reginald Reavis, Young Fang | |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 10:15 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal can't finish the layup | 35-47 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Albert Baber grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 09:48 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (SF), Willis Davis (PF) Liu Abdelal, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bennett (PF) Scott Hutchinson | |
| 09:40 | Iowa | Richard Merrell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-47 |
| 09:39 | Iowa | Robert Super tips it back up and in | 37-47 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Albert Baber is hacked by Nicolas Wesson - foul #4 on Nicolas Wesson, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jack McKowen (SF), Curtis Carroll (C) Robert Super, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Reginald Reavis (SF) Albert Baber | |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Gustavo Romano | 37-49 |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Willis Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF) Steven Strickland, Richard Merrell, Jack McKowen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG) Gustavo Romano | |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 37-49 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Paul Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 07:56 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 37-49 |
| 07:54 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Julian Nease (fresh) SG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Liu Abdelal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Willis Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Curtis Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Robert Lenz denies the turnaround by Curtis Carroll | 37-49 |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 07:14 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis travels with the ball | 37-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Robert Super (SF), Nicolas Wesson (C) Julian Nease, Marshall Morrell, Liu Abdelal, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG), Young Fang (C) Roger Cooper, Daniel Pittman, Robert Lenz | |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-49 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Paul Bennett grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses badly on a jumper from close range | 37-49 |
| 06:32 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Merrell | 37-49 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 06:27 | Iowa | Steven Strickland tips it but misses | 37-49 |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Willis Davis misses the tip | 37-49 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Young Fang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jack McKowen (SF), Curtis Carroll (PF) Robert Super, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Claude Jones (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF) Reginald Reavis, Paul Bennett | |
| 05:58 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Young Fang - foul #2 on Young Fang, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| 05:58 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 05:58 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Claude Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Albert Baber | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:20 | Iowa | Richard Merrell is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Romano - foul #1 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Liu Abdelal (SF) Steven Strickland, Jack McKowen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Robert Lenz (C) Gustavo Romano, Claude Jones, Young Fang | |
| 05:15 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson blows the layup but he's hacked by Scott Hutchinson - foul #1 on Scott Hutchinson, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| 05:15 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 05:15 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Robert Lenz slams it home on a nice dish by Daniel Pittman and he's hacked by Nicolas Wesson - foul #5 on Nicolas Wesson, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Willis Davis (PF) Robert Super, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bennett (PF) Scott Hutchinson | |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the free throw | 41-54 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-54 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal hits the follow up shot | 43-54 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Albert Baber loses the dribble to Curtis Carroll | 43-54 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the dunk but he's fouled by Reginald Reavis - foul #2 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG) Steven Strickland, Richard Merrell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gustavo Romano (SG) Albert Baber | |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Paul Bennett grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 03:44 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Super (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Liu Abdelal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Willis Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal dunks the ball set up by Robert Super | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Robert Lenz clanks a runner in the paint | 45-57 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Liu Abdelal | 45-57 |
| 03:01 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal hits the finger roll | 47-57 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Robert Lenz blows the layup | 47-57 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Marshall Morrell | 47-57 |
| 02:33 | Iowa | Willis Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Pittman - foul #5 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (PG), Jack McKowen (SF) Robert Super, Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG), Daniel Ulrey (SG), Claude Jones (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Young Fang (C) Daniel Pittman, Gustavo Romano, Reginald Reavis, Paul Bennett, Robert Lenz | |
| 02:33 | Iowa | Willis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 02:33 | Iowa | Willis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Richard Merrell (SG) Julian Nease, Marshall Morrell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Paul Bennett (PF) Roger Cooper, Daniel Ulrey, Claude Jones, Scott Hutchinson | |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is hacked by Willis Davis - foul #4 on Willis Davis, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Young Fang knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Reginald Reavis | 49-59 |
| 01:48 | Iowa | Richard Merrell loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 49-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Robert Super (SF) Steven Strickland, Richard Merrell, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG), Claude Jones (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF) Albert Baber, Reginald Reavis, Paul Bennett | |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Julian Nease picks off the pass by Young Fang | 49-59 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Roger Cooper steps in front of the Robert Super pass | 49-59 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | Claude Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Roger Cooper | 49-61 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Roger Cooper steals it from Marshall Morrell | 49-61 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Roger Cooper banks in the layup | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Young Fang is called for the reach on Curtis Carroll - foul #3 on Young Fang, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | 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) | |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Claude Jones misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Curtis Carroll - foul #2 on Curtis Carroll, team foul #7 | 51-63 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Claude Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Claude Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Jack McKowen double dribbles | 51-64 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Roger Cooper runs out the clock | 51-64 |