| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Dolezal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 4 pts. C - Everett Ibrahim (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Musson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett inbounds the ball | 20-19 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Penn State | John Dolezal hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Hill | 23-19 |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Jose Ponce loses the dribble to John Dolezal in the backcourt | 23-19 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by William Musson - foul #2 on William Musson, team foul #1 | 23-19 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Dolezal - foul #3 on John Dolezal, team foul #1 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SG) John Dolezal | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Jose Ponce makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Jose Ponce makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | Young Qian is called for the reach on Bruce Bennett - foul #3 on Young Qian, team foul #2 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SF) Young Qian | |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim lays it in on a nice dish by James Chiesa | 26-21 |
| 17:53 | Iowa | William Musson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-21 |
| 17:51 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim steps out of bounds on the sideline | 26-21 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Charles Lamar clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Roy Hill grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | The short jumper by Roy Hill is denied by William Musson | 26-21 |
| 16:47 | Iowa | Ray Thrower grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Chiesa - foul #1 on James Chiesa, team foul #2 | 26-21 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 16:04 | Penn State | Derek Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jose Ponce - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #3 | 26-21 |
| 16:04 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 16:04 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 15:45 | Iowa | Jose Ponce hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Chiesa (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Everett Ibrahim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett is hacked by William Musson - foul #3 on William Musson, team foul #4 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (PG) James Chiesa | |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), Jim Rhodes (PF) Charles Lamar, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 15:15 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Jim Rhodes - foul #4 on Jim Rhodes, team foul #5 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Jim Rhodes | |
| 15:15 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 15:15 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 15:01 | Iowa | Ray Thrower lays it up and in | 28-26 |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Young Qian - foul #4 on Young Qian, team foul #6 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SF) Young Qian | |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 14:20 | Iowa | Jose Ponce clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-26 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | Ray Thrower grabs the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 14:04 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jose Ponce | 30-28 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Derek Smith | 32-28 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Ray Thrower evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Roy Hill misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 13:00 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | William Musson misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Roy Hill - foul #2 on Roy Hill, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | William Musson makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | William Musson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | John Dolezal misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #2 on Jose Ponce, team foul #7 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Devore (C) Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:13 | Penn State | John Dolezal misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | John Dolezal makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 11:52 | Iowa | William Musson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 11:24 | Penn State | Roy Hill is whistled for a carry | 33-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF), Garry Gearhart (PF) Bruce Bennett, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Iowa | Larry Carr (C) William Musson | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Dolezal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Devore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lamar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Carr (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Iowa | Ray Thrower buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Lamar | 33-33 |
| 10:39 | Penn State | William Devore drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Derek Smith | 35-33 |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Larry Carr blows the dunk but he's fouled by Derek Smith - foul #3 on Derek Smith, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bennett (SF), Everett Ibrahim (C) Derek Smith, William Devore | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Larry Carr misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Larry Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 09:55 | Penn State | John Dolezal knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Garry Gearhart | 38-33 |
| 09:29 | Iowa | Everett Ibrahim swats the short shot by Huang-fu Xiang | 38-33 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Charles Lamar gets the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Garry Gearhart - foul #1 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roy Hill (PF) Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (C) Larry Carr | |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | John Dolezal misses short on a floater from the left side | 38-33 |
| 08:47 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 08:33 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang hits a jump hook near the basket | 38-35 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | John Dolezal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (SG), Garry Gearhart (SF) James Chiesa, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:55 | Iowa | Ray Thrower's pass is intercepted by Derek Smith | 38-35 |
| 07:38 | Penn State | John Dolezal is fouled on the floor by Charles Lamar - foul #1 on Charles Lamar, team foul #8 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), Jim Rhodes (PF) Charles Lamar, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 07:38 | Penn State | John Dolezal makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 07:38 | Penn State | John Dolezal misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 07:38 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Derek Smith's floater is tipped away by William Musson | 39-35 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Ray Thrower gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Dolezal (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Everett Ibrahim (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 4 pf. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Iowa | William Musson jams it on a nice dish by Young Qian and he's fouled by Garry Gearhart - foul #2 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #6 | 39-37 |
| 07:17 | Iowa | William Musson misses the free throw | 39-37 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Roy Hill knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Derek Smith | 41-37 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Ray Thrower connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by William Musson and he's fouled by Garry Gearhart - foul #3 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #7 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SG), Bruce Bennett (SF), William Devore (C) John Dolezal, Garry Gearhart, Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the tip | 41-40 |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 06:04 | Iowa | William Musson scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Young Qian | 41-42 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Roy Hill is whistled for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Garry Gearhart (PF) Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:11 | Iowa | Ray Thrower evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:57 | Penn State | Derek Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Garry Gearhart | 44-45 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | William Musson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-45 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | William Devore gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:08 | Penn State | Derek Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart tips it in | 46-45 |
| 04:03 | Iowa | Young Qian scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jose Ponce | 46-48 |
| 04:03 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (PG), Roy Hill (PF), Everett Ibrahim (C) James Chiesa, Garry Gearhart, William Devore | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PG) Jose Ponce | |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Roy Hill can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jim Rhodes - foul #5 on Jim Rhodes, team foul #9 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Jim Rhodes | |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Roy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Roy Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 03:13 | Iowa | Young Qian misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 03:12 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Roy Hill | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Dolezal (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Derek Smith drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Bruce Bennett | 50-48 |
| 02:53 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG) Ray Thrower | |
| 02:37 | Iowa | Charles Lamar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Derek Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | William Musson gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG) Charles Lamar | |
| 02:03 | Iowa | William Musson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 50-48 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Dolezal | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Young Qian clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Everett Ibrahim - foul #1 on Everett Ibrahim, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang double dribbles | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Jose Ponce is called for the reach on John Dolezal in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jose Ponce, team foul #10 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Garry Gearhart (SF) Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:59 | Penn State | John Dolezal misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | John Dolezal makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Garry Gearhart picks off the pass by Young Qian | 56-50 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Derek Smith is hacked by Ray Thrower in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ray Thrower, team foul #11 | 56-50 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Derek Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | William Musson pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the driving attempt from the right block | 57-50 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Young Qian clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Derek Smith grabs the board | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Jose Ponce is called for the reach on Derek Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jose Ponce, team foul #12 | 57-50 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Derek Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Jose Ponce hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim is hacked by Jose Ponce in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jose Ponce, team foul #13 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PG) Jose Ponce | |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Charles Lamar double dribbles in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF), William Devore (C) Roy Hill, Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Iowa | Oscar Donahue (SF), Larry Carr (C) Young Qian, William Musson | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | John Dolezal runs out the clock | 60-50 |