Penn State Nittany Lions at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rutgers beats Penn State 74-62 to sweep season series
Rutgers (13-18, 6-14) swept the season series against the Nittany Lions, and has won two of its last three games. Penn State (12-19, 3-17) has lost five of its last six.
Francis made three 3-pointers and scored 18 points. Mark finished with 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting overall. Darren Buchanan Jr. grabbed 12 rebounds to go with eight points for the Scarlet Knights. Jamichael Davis added 11 points off the bench.
Ivan Juric and Freddie Dilione V scored 16 points apiece for Penn State. The Nittany Lions made just 3 of 22 from long range and 13 of 22 from the free-throw line.
Rutgers used a 16-0 run for a 37-14 lead and led 43-21 at the break. Francis scored 10 points in the first half and Mark added nine for the Scarlet Knights. Dilione scored eight first-half points for the Nittany Lions.
Back-to-back 3s from Mark and Francis pushed the lead to 26 points early in the second half. Rutgers led 58-38 after Emmanuel Ogbole's dunk with 9:36 remaining.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Kayden Mingo makes driving layup | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Josh Reed Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Tariq Francis misses 12-foot jumper | 60 - 74 |
Statistics
 PSU |
 RUTG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-56 | FG | 27-61 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 3-22 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 14 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 13-22 | FT | 14-17 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 11 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 26 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 3 | Percent Led | 94 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,000 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-5 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 23-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 21-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 20-11 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 20-11 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-13 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 15-16 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 13-18 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 11-20 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-19 |