| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Boling (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Gerald Ricco | 35-34 |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue is whistled for traveling | 35-34 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Luke White - foul #2 on Luke White, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:42 | Iowa | Radomil Chudzinski takes the ball from Luke White | 35-36 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Ashley Peters pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco clanks a floater from the left side | 35-36 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Ashley Peters pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the shot from the left wing set up by Ashley Peters | 35-38 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | Ashley Peters steals the ball from Oscar Donahue | 35-38 |
| 16:42 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gerald Ricco | 35-41 |
| 16:31 | Iowa | Chris McLamb knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Oscar Donahue | 37-41 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 16:04 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 15:47 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes is called for traveling | 37-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (PG), Kevin Winkles (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Luke White, Thomas Boling, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SG) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Winkles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 15:18 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart tips it but misses | 37-41 |
| 15:16 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:10 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Winkles | 39-41 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Huang-fu Xiang picks off the pass by Gerald Ricco | 39-41 |
| 14:36 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang banks in the layup on a great pass from Philip Kriner | 41-41 |
| 14:15 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur double dribbles | 41-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Thomas Boling (SG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Oscar Donahue (C) Philip Kriner, Kevin Winkles, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Huang-fu Xiang, Roman Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG) Garry Gearhart | |
| 14:05 | Iowa | Thomas Boling's floater is knocked away by Bruce Bennett | 41-41 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Luke White snags the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 13:50 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | Luke White grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:35 | Iowa | Luke White misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-41 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:10 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-41 |
| 13:09 | Iowa | Thomas Boling pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-41 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:28 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett is hacked by Oscar Donahue - foul #1 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF) Jim Rhodes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Garry Gearhart (PF) Ashley Peters | |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 12:02 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Chris McLamb blocks the short jumper by Garry Gearhart | 41-41 |
| 11:31 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses the tip | 41-41 |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Boling (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mwai Abdur (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Iowa | Luke White clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 11:21 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Bennett | 41-43 |
| 10:56 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett is denied on a layup by Oscar Donahue | 41-43 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart tips it back up and in | 41-45 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Chris McLamb buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Boling | 43-45 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerald Ricco | 43-47 |
| 10:07 | Iowa | Garry Gearhart denies the turnaround by Kudyauku Alleruzzo | 43-47 |
| 10:05 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo grabs the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 09:40 | Iowa | Luke White misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Thomas Boling steals it from Radomil Chudzinski | 43-47 |
| 09:02 | Iowa | Mwai Abdur steals it from Kudyauku Alleruzzo | 43-47 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco blows the layup | 43-47 |
| 08:33 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Ricco | 43-47 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses badly on a jumper from close range | 43-47 |
| 08:06 | Iowa | Chris McLamb grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Thomas Boling misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 07:55 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Radomil Chudzinski | 43-49 |
| 07:32 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue blows the layup | 43-49 |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Boling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Oscar Donahue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mwai Abdur (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garry Gearhart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Bruce Bennett (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Bruce Bennett | 43-51 |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Thomas Boling can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Chris McLamb hits the follow up shot | 45-51 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski blows the layup but he's fouled by Kudyauku Alleruzzo - foul #2 on Kudyauku Alleruzzo, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (PG), Kevin Winkles (SG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Luke White, Thomas Boling, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Chris McLamb, Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (PG), William Mistretta (SF), Ashley Peters (C) Gerald Ricco, Mwai Abdur, Bruce Bennett | |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 06:40 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 06:39 | Penn State | James Chiesa pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Ashley Peters hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Philip Kriner gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 06:02 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Ashley Peters | 45-52 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 45-54 |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Philip Kriner is fouled on the floor by James Chiesa - foul #2 on James Chiesa, team foul #1 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SG) Philip Kriner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin (SG) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| 05:12 | Iowa | Garry Gearhart picks off the pass by Huang-fu Xiang | 45-54 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | William Mistretta can't tip it in | 45-54 |
| 04:47 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:35 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez lays it in set up by Kevin Winkles | 47-54 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-54 |
| 04:08 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jim Rhodes | 47-54 |
| 04:03 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses the floater near the basket | 47-54 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles's pass is intercepted by William Mistretta | 47-54 |
| 03:44 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Thomas Boling (SG), Chris McLamb (PF), Oscar Donahue (C) Kevin Winkles, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Huang-fu Xiang, Roman Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), Mwai Abdur (SG), Bruce Bennett (PF) Weldon Ruffin, William Mistretta, Garry Gearhart | |
| 03:19 | Penn State | Ashley Peters can't throw it down but the foul's on Oscar Donahue - foul #2 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| 03:19 | Penn State | Ashley Peters makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 03:19 | Penn State | Ashley Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Boling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Bruce Bennett steals it from Oscar Donahue | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses short on a shot from the left block | 47-56 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Ashley Peters - foul #2 on Ashley Peters, team foul #2 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Garry Gearhart (PF) Mwai Abdur, James Chiesa | |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett is hacked by Jim Rhodes - foul #2 on Jim Rhodes, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Thomas Boling is called for the reach on Radomil Chudzinski - foul #1 on Thomas Boling, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett lays it up and in | 49-58 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Luke White | 51-58 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart loses the dribble to Thomas Boling | 51-58 |
| 01:05 | Iowa | Luke White lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Boling | 53-58 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Radomil Chudzinski and he's fouled by Chris McLamb - foul #2 on Chris McLamb, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Ashley Peters gets the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Ashley Peters is hacked by Oscar Donahue - foul #3 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SG), James Chiesa (SF) Radomil Chudzinski, Bruce Bennett | |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Ashley Peters misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Thomas Boling comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue snags the offensive board | 53-60 |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Luke White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-60 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur is hacked by Thomas Boling in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Boling, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Thomas Boling knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Luke White | 56-60 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bennett (SF) James Chiesa | |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Thomas Boling is called for the reach on Mwai Abdur in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Boling, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Thomas Boling misses the 3 from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Boling - foul #4 on Thomas Boling, team foul #11 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Ashley Peters | |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Thomas Boling can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-64 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Rhodes | 56-64 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | The clock runs out | 56-64 |