| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Barr (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Potts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec inbounds the ball | 29-20 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Darryl Colson hits a floater in the lane set up by Michael Mack | 31-20 |
| 19:12 | Iowa | Terry Larson is denied on a layup by Brian Thies | 31-20 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | Brian Thies pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | Billy Barr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-20 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Brett Potts grabs the board | 31-20 |
| 18:46 | Iowa | Terry Larson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF) Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski | |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Darryl Colson scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Thomas Michalec and the foul's on John May - foul #3 on John May, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Jamie Gizinski (PF) John Spriggs, Terry Larson, John May | |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the free throw | 34-20 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Francis Causey connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Jamie Gizinski | 34-22 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Michael Mack | 36-22 |
| 17:33 | Iowa | Brett Potts scores on a runner from the left block | 36-24 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Darryl Colson evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Mack | 38-24 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski is hacked by Brian Thies - foul #1 on Brian Thies, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG) Michael Mack | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF) Tomas Morse, Richard Fortner, Francis Causey | |
| 16:36 | Iowa | Brett Potts banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Spriggs | 38-26 |
| 16:16 | Penn State | Darryl Colson hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 40-26 |
| 16:02 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Spriggs and the foul's on Thomas Michalec - foul #3 on Thomas Michalec, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Pavel Czapski (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Sergei Sosinski (PF), Donald Norman (C) Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec, Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Iowa | Larry Bradford (C) Brett Potts | |
| 16:02 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski makes the free throw | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) SG - Pavel Czapski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lionel Job (fresh) PF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Norman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Bradford (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Penn State | Donald Norman's floater is knocked away by Brian Lovern | 40-29 |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski hits the follow up shot | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 15:24 | Iowa | Terry Larson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 15:23 | Iowa | Brian Lovern tips it home | 42-31 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Pavel Czapski | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 14:42 | Iowa | John Spriggs misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Lionel Job grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | John Perry is fouled in the backcourt by John Spriggs - foul #2 on John Spriggs, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Darryl Colson (PF), Brian Thies (C) John Perry, Pavel Czapski, Lionel Job, Sergei Sosinski, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF), Brett Potts (C) John Spriggs, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski, Larry Bradford | |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Michael Mack hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec can't tip it in | 45-31 |
| 14:26 | Penn State | Billy Barr tips it home | 47-31 |
| 14:08 | Iowa | Francis Causey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-31 |
| 14:07 | Penn State | Michael Mack grabs the board | 47-31 |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses the 3 from the left wing | 47-31 |
| 13:45 | Iowa | Francis Causey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 13:31 | Iowa | John May hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 47-31 |
| 13:29 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec grabs the defensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Tomas Morse - foul #2 on Tomas Morse, team foul #3 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Brian Lovern (SF) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Francis Causey | |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 13:11 | Iowa | Brian Lovern clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-31 |
| 13:09 | Iowa | John May tips it in | 49-33 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Mack | 51-33 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Brian Lovern's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Michalec | 51-33 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Darryl Colson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Darryl Colson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 51-33 |
| 12:13 | Iowa | Brian Lovern pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Richard Fortner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 11:59 | Iowa | Brett Potts gets the offensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | John May throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Pavel Czapski (SG), Sergei Sosinski (SF), Donald Norman (PF) Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec, Darryl Colson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Terry Larson (SG), Jamie Gizinski (PF) John Spriggs, Richard Fortner, John May | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Pavel Czapski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donald Norman (fresh) C - Brian Thies (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Tomas Morse (fresh) SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Potts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jamie Gizinski - foul #1 on Jamie Gizinski, team foul #4 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG) Michael Mack | |
| Subs | Iowa | Larry Bradford (C) Brett Potts | |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 11:18 | Iowa | Brian Thies blocks the short jumper by Larry Bradford | 52-33 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Perry | 52-33 |
| 11:12 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Sergei Sosinski, team foul #3 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SF) Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Francis Causey (SF), Brett Potts (C) Tomas Morse, Brian Lovern, Larry Bradford | |
| 10:53 | Iowa | John Spriggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Brian Lovern (SF) John Spriggs, Francis Causey | |
| 10:42 | Penn State | The short jumper by Donald Norman is denied by Brian Lovern | 52-33 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Donald Norman pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-33 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | The short jumper by Sergei Sosinski is denied by Brett Potts | 52-33 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski tips it home | 54-33 |
| 10:05 | Iowa | Terry Larson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-33 |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski grabs the board | 54-33 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Lionel Job loses the dribble to Jamie Gizinski | 54-33 |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Brian Lovern hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 54-33 |
| 09:41 | Iowa | Tomas Morse hits the follow up shot | 54-35 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Brett Potts is called for the reach on John Perry - foul #1 on Brett Potts, team foul #5 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Darryl Colson (PF), Brian Thies (C) John Perry, Pavel Czapski, Lionel Job, Sergei Sosinski, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) Tomas Morse, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Michael Mack is hacked by Terry Larson - foul #2 on Terry Larson, team foul #6 | 54-35 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Billy Barr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Fortner (SG), Jamie Gizinski (PF) Terry Larson, John May | |
| 08:40 | Iowa | John Spriggs lays it up and in set up by Francis Causey | 54-37 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Billy Barr hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Mack | 57-37 |
| 08:03 | Iowa | Larry Bradford drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-39 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Michael Mack is hacked by John Spriggs - foul #3 on John Spriggs, team foul #7 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), John May (PF), Brett Potts (C) John Spriggs, Richard Fortner, Francis Causey, Jamie Gizinski, Larry Bradford | |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Michael Mack misses the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 07:48 | Iowa | John May gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Billy Barr (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - John May (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brett Potts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Iowa | Terry Larson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-39 |
| 07:29 | Iowa | Terry Larson can't tip it in | 57-39 |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Terry Larson can't tip it in | 57-39 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Michael Mack gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 07:23 | Penn State | Billy Barr drills a shot from close range set up by Michael Mack | 59-39 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Tomas Morse can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Thies - foul #2 on Brian Thies, team foul #4 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski (PF) John May | |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Tomas Morse makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Tomas Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Billy Barr comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 06:35 | Penn State | Brian Thies tips it in | 61-41 |
| 06:24 | Iowa | Darryl Colson denies the turnaround by Jamie Gizinski | 61-41 |
| 06:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Darryl Colson | 61-41 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Brian Thies scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Barr | 63-41 |
| 05:45 | Iowa | Brett Potts loses the ball out of bounds | 63-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Pavel Czapski (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Sergei Sosinski (PF), Donald Norman (C) Michael Mack, Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec, Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-41 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Larry Bradford pulls down the rebound | 63-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:14 | Iowa | Tomas Morse comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-41 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Donald Norman pulls down the rebound | 63-41 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Donald Norman makes the shot from close range on a great pass from John Perry and he's fouled by Richard Fortner - foul #2 on Richard Fortner, team foul #8 | 65-41 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Donald Norman makes the free throw | 66-41 |
| 04:29 | Iowa | Francis Causey hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tomas Morse | 66-44 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Donald Norman drills a floater in the lane set up by Sergei Sosinski | 68-44 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Francis Causey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-44 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | John Perry snags the defensive board | 68-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Larry Bradford is called for the reach on Lionel Job - foul #1 on Larry Bradford, team foul #9 | 68-44 |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Lionel Job makes the 1st free throw | 69-44 |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Lionel Job makes the 2nd free throw | 70-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pavel Czapski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lionel Job (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Tomas Morse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Fortner (fresh) SF - Francis Causey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John May (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Iowa | John Perry is called for the reach on Tomas Morse - foul #1 on John Perry, team foul #5 | 70-44 |
| 03:11 | Iowa | Francis Causey hits a fadeaway from the right side | 70-46 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Francis Causey - foul #1 on Francis Causey, team foul #10 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Fiala (SG) Pavel Czapski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski makes the 1st free throw | 71-46 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-46 |
| 02:26 | Iowa | Tomas Morse hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Francis Causey | 72-48 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Pavel Czapski (SG) Steven Fiala | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Francis Causey knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 72-50 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 74-50 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | The jump hook by John May is blocked by Donald Norman | 74-50 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski pulls down the rebound | 74-50 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Pavel Czapski buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Norman | 76-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Francis Causey clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 76-50 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski grabs the defensive rebound | 76-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Donald Norman's layup is rejected by Francis Causey | 76-50 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Larry Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 76-50 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Francis Causey misses the dunk | 76-50 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Bradford | 76-50 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | John May comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 76-50 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | John Perry grabs the board | 76-50 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | John Perry runs out the clock | 76-50 |