| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 21 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes inbounds the ball | 46-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Iowa | Jose Ponce drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Oscar Donahue | 46-26 |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Roy Hill misses the jumpshot from the left side | 46-26 |
| 19:39 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes gets the rebound | 46-26 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:22 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-26 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Roy Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 46-26 |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-26 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:47 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bruce Bennett - foul #2 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #1 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (SG), James Chiesa (SF), Garry Gearhart (PF), William Devore (C) Gerald Ricco, Bruce Bennett, Roy Hill, Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:47 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 48-27 |
| 18:47 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Derek Smith is hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #2 on Jose Ponce, team foul #1 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF) James Chiesa | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Derek Smith can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-28 |
| 18:06 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang grabs the defensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 17:52 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-28 |
| 17:51 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Rhodes | 48-28 |
| 17:41 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue can't finish the layup | 48-28 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | William Devore grabs the board | 48-28 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | William Devore misses short on a jumper from the right side | 48-28 |
| 17:23 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart grabs the offensive board | 48-28 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | William Devore can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Philip Kriner - foul #2 on Philip Kriner, team foul #2 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), Bruce Bennett (SF), Everett Ibrahim (C) Derek Smith, Mwai Abdur, Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:16 | Penn State | William Devore makes the 1st free throw | 49-28 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | William Devore makes the 2nd free throw | 50-28 |
| 17:01 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-30 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #3 on Jose Ponce, team foul #3 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Roy Hill (PF) John Dolezal, William Devore | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Jose Ponce, Jim Rhodes, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 50-30 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue grabs the defensive rebound | 50-30 |
| 16:32 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-33 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't finish the layup | 50-33 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Derek Smith tips it in | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 21 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fresh) SG - Philip Kriner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oscar Donahue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:54 | Iowa | Luke White is fouled on the floor by Roy Hill - foul #1 on Roy Hill, team foul #2 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (PG) Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Chris McLamb (PF) Philip Kriner, Oscar Donahue | |
| 15:45 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-33 |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim grabs the board | 52-33 |
| 15:36 | Penn State | John Dolezal makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Bruce Bennett | 54-33 |
| 15:21 | Iowa | Luke White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), James Chiesa (SF) Gerald Ricco, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jim Rhodes (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Roman Rodriguez | |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 54-33 |
| 14:58 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang gets the rebound | 54-33 |
| 14:39 | Iowa | James Chiesa steals it from Huang-fu Xiang | 54-33 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Jose Ponce steps in front of the Everett Ibrahim pass | 54-33 |
| 14:10 | Iowa | Jose Ponce lays it in | 54-35 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Roy Hill can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-35 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang gets the rebound | 54-35 |
| 13:33 | Iowa | Chris McLamb misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 54-35 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Roy Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 54-35 |
| 13:10 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim hits a runner from close range | 56-35 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes is hacked by James Chiesa - foul #3 on James Chiesa, team foul #3 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (SG), Bruce Bennett (SF), Garry Gearhart (PF), William Devore (C) John Dolezal, James Chiesa, Roy Hill, Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Luke White, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 12:42 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-35 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | William Devore hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Roman Rodriguez - foul #1 on Roman Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SG), Everett Ibrahim (C) Derek Smith, Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (PG) Jose Ponce | |
| 12:16 | Penn State | William Devore makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | William Devore misses the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the offensive board | 57-35 |
| 12:00 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco is fouled on the floor by Kevin Winkles - foul #1 on Kevin Winkles, team foul #5 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Roy Hill (PF) Mwai Abdur, William Devore | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:44 | Penn State | Derek Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-35 |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 57-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kevin Winkles (fresh) SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-35 |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Roy Hill gets the rebound | 57-35 |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim buries a jumper in the lane | 59-35 |
| 11:10 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-35 |
| 11:08 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez misses the tip | 59-35 |
| 11:06 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles tips it but misses | 59-35 |
| 11:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Everett Ibrahim | 59-35 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim can't finish the layup | 59-35 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Kudyauku Alleruzzo | 59-35 |
| 10:18 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo's pass is intercepted by Derek Smith | 59-35 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim's pass is intercepted by Philip Kriner | 59-35 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo scores on a shot from the left wing | 59-37 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Roy Hill and he's hacked by Oscar Donahue - foul #2 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #6 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (SG), Garry Gearhart (PF), William Devore (C) Derek Smith, Roy Hill, Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Kevin Winkles, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Oscar Donahue, Roman Rodriguez | |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the free throw | 62-37 |
| 09:38 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-37 |
| 09:36 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 62-37 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett loses the dribble to Jim Rhodes | 62-37 |
| 09:11 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes can't finish the layup | 62-37 |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 62-37 |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-40 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Chris McLamb blocks the short jumper by Bruce Bennett | 62-40 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett tips it in | 64-40 |
| 08:14 | Iowa | Philip Kriner knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Chris McLamb | 64-42 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-42 |
| 07:50 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Chris McLamb | 64-42 |
| 07:31 | Iowa | William Devore picks off the pass by Philip Kriner | 64-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Dolezal (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Devore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Kriner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-42 |
| 07:12 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang snags the defensive board | 64-42 |
| 06:55 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Bruce Bennett - foul #3 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #4 | 64-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Mwai Abdur (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Everett Ibrahim (C) John Dolezal, Bruce Bennett, Garry Gearhart, William Devore | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Philip Kriner, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 06:55 | Iowa | Jose Ponce makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 06:55 | Iowa | Jose Ponce makes the 2nd free throw | 64-44 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Derek Smith double dribbles | 64-44 |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses the easy layup | 64-44 |
| 06:24 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez grabs the offensive board | 64-44 |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue jams it | 64-46 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Mwai Abdur and he's fouled by Roman Rodriguez - foul #2 on Roman Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (SG), Bruce Bennett (SF) Gerald Ricco, Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim misses the free throw | 66-46 |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| 05:49 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo comes up short on the shot from the left side | 66-46 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | Roy Hill gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim misses the runner in the paint | 66-46 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett tips it home | 68-46 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Jose Ponce hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kudyauku Alleruzzo | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Derek Smith | 70-48 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue makes the 3 from the left wing | 70-51 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Kudyauku Alleruzzo is called for the reach on Everett Ibrahim - foul #1 on Kudyauku Alleruzzo, team foul #8 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (SG), Mwai Abdur (SF) John Dolezal, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (PG), Richard Rodriques (SF), Robert Steib (C) Jose Ponce, Luke White, Roman Rodriguez | |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim misses the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Roy Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-51 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim lays it in on a nice dish by Derek Smith | 73-51 |
| 03:26 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles double dribbles | 73-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bennett (SF) Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (SG) Kudyauku Alleruzzo | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kevin Winkles (fresh) SG - Luke White (fresh) SF - Richard Rodriques (fresh) PF - Robert Steib (fresh) C - Oscar Donahue (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco is hacked by Luke White - foul #2 on Luke White, team foul #9 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez (PF) Oscar Donahue | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Robert Steib grabs the board | 73-51 |
| 02:41 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Rodriques | 73-53 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Derek Smith scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Ricco | 75-53 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | Everett Ibrahim steals it from Roman Rodriguez | 75-53 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 75-53 |
| 01:34 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't tip it in | 75-53 |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Richard Rodriques grabs the board | 75-53 |
| 01:15 | Iowa | Luke White misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 75-53 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Everett Ibrahim | 75-53 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Derek Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-53 |
| 00:57 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez grabs the board | 75-53 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Robert Steib loses the dribble to Gerald Ricco | 75-53 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Derek Smith misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 75-53 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Roy Hill tips it back up and in | 77-53 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Everett Ibrahim - foul #1 on Everett Ibrahim, team foul #5 | 77-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (C) Richard Rodriques, Robert Steib | |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 77-53 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 77-54 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Derek Smith runs out the clock | 77-54 |