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FINAL
Jan 7, 2020

Game Recap

Harper Jr. Scores 22, Rutgers Upsets No. 20 Penn State. n Harper Jr. had 22 points to as Rutgers beat No. 20 Penn State 72-61 on Tuesday night.

Box Score

12T
PSU332861
RUTG284472
Penn State Nittany Lions logoPENN STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Mike Watkins267-80-03-460010417
11Lamar Stevens324-100-24-561014412
2Myles Dread210-40-40-03220140
0Myreon Jones378-175-100-032014121
5Jamari Wheeler110-10-00-01110140
15Trent Buttrick10-10-10-00000000
21John Harrar110-20-02-25001032
1Seth Lundy80-10-10-02200120
12Izaiah Brockington302-100-22-22110116
4Curtis Jones231-71-60-03000203
TOTAL22-6136.1%6-2623.1%11-1384.6%31944142361
Rutgers Scarlet Knights logoRUTGERSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1Akwasi Yeboah273-100-21-25012127
24Ron Harper Jr.325-100-212-1250022322
15Myles Johnson265-70-00-050130110
23Montez Mathis213-101-21-45010128
22Caleb McConnell291-80-10-08400402
13Shaq Carter112-30-02-23001006
4Paul Mulcahy311-20-12-24521034
42Jacob Young234-81-24-740202213
TOTAL24-5841.4%2-1020.0%22-2975.9%39979101372

Play-by-Play

1st halfpsurutg
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:38) Akwasi Yeboah Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (19:38) Myles Dread Steal.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (19:31) Jamari Wheeler missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:31) Akwasi Yeboah Block.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (19:31) Myles Dread Offensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (19:22) Lamar Stevens missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:15) Myles Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:13) Caleb McConnell Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (18:53) Myreon Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (18:51) Mike Watkins Offensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (18:41) Lamar Stevens Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:31) Ron Harper Jr. Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (18:31) Jamari Wheeler Steal.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +3 (18:23) Myreon Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamar Stevens.
    30
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:09) Foul on Montez Mathis.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:09) Montez Mathis Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (17:42) Myles Dread missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (17:41) Montez Mathis Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (17:39) Foul on Jamari Wheeler.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (17:18) Akwasi Yeboah missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (17:17) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (17:12) Montez Mathis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (17:10) Mike Watkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (17:03) Lamar Stevens missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (17:03) Myles Johnson Block.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (17:02) Akwasi Yeboah Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (17:02) Foul on Lamar Stevens.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (16:46) Foul on Mike Watkins.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (16:46) Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
    31
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (16:46) Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
    32
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (16:45) Foul on Jamari Wheeler.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (16:45) Jamari Wheeler Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (16:45) Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
    33
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (16:45) Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
    34
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (16:34) Foul on Myles Dread.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:33) Caleb McConnell Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (16:12) John Harrar missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:12) Akwasi Yeboah Block.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:08) Caleb McConnell Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:02) Akwasi Yeboah missed Layup.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (16:00) John Harrar Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (15:51) Myreon Jones missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (15:51) John Harrar Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:51) Foul on Akwasi Yeboah.
  • (15:51) Official TV Timeout
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (15:51) John Harrar made Free Throw.
    44
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (15:51) John Harrar made Free Throw.
    54
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:29) Myles Johnson missed Layup.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (15:27) John Harrar Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +3 (15:14) Curtis Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Myreon Jones.
    84
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:42) Caleb McConnell missed Layup.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (14:40) Izaiah Brockington Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (14:26) Lamar Stevens missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:26) Myles Johnson Block.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:21) Jacob Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:14) Jacob Young Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (13:53) Curtis Jones missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:53) Shaq Carter Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:46) Paul Mulcahy missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (13:44) Penn State Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (13:22) Izaiah Brockington missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:17) Paul Mulcahy Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:10) Montez Mathis missed Layup.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (13:08) Lamar Stevens Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (13:01) Myreon Jones made Jumper.
    104
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (12:47) Akwasi Yeboah missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (12:45) Lamar Stevens Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (12:36) Curtis Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (12:34) Jacob Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (12:29) Akwasi Yeboah missed Layup.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (12:29) Lamar Stevens Block.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (12:26) Shaq Carter made Layup. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
    106
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (12:26) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (12:04) Foul on Jacob Young.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (11:54) Myreon Jones missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (11:51) Mike Watkins Offensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (11:50) Mike Watkins made Layup.
    126
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:41) Jacob Young missed Layup.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (11:39) Lamar Stevens Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (11:32) Seth Lundy missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (11:27) Curtis Jones Offensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (11:27) Lamar Stevens Turnover.
  • (11:27) Official TV Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:17) Shaq Carter missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:17) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:10) Ron Harper Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (11:07) Lamar Stevens Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (10:50) Mike Watkins made Jumper. Assisted by Myles Dread.
    146
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:36) Myles Johnson missed Layup.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (10:34) Seth Lundy Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (10:27) Myreon Jones Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:27) Myles Johnson Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:13) Montez Mathis missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (10:10) Mike Watkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (10:05) Myles Dread missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:03) Jacob Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (9:47) Paul Mulcahy made Layup.
    148
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (9:25) Mike Watkins made Layup. Assisted by Myreon Jones.
    168
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:10) Montez Mathis missed Layup.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (9:10) Mike Watkins Block.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (9:07) Seth Lundy Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (9:04) Seth Lundy Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:04) Paul Mulcahy Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (8:48) Myles Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
    1610
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (8:25) Mike Watkins made Jumper.
    1810
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (7:57) Foul on Myles Dread.
  • (7:54) Official TV Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (7:35) Ron Harper Jr. made Jumper.
    1812
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (7:10) Foul on Lamar Stevens.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (7:10) Lamar Stevens Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (6:49) Ron Harper Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (6:46) John Harrar Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (6:34) Myreon Jones missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (6:31) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (6:14) Caleb McConnell missed Layup.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (6:14) John Harrar Block.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (6:10) Curtis Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (5:55) John Harrar missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (5:55) Paul Mulcahy Block.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (5:55) Paul Mulcahy Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (5:37) Caleb McConnell missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (5:34) Izaiah Brockington Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (5:33) Izaiah Brockington made Layup.
    2012
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (5:33) Rutgers Timeout
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (5:19) Foul on Seth Lundy.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (5:19) Shaq Carter made Free Throw.
    2013
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (5:19) Shaq Carter made Free Throw.
    2014
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (5:13) Mike Watkins made Dunk. Assisted by Seth Lundy.
    2214
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (5:00) Ron Harper Jr. Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (4:44) Mike Watkins made Layup. Assisted by Seth Lundy.
    2414
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (4:28) Myles Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Caleb McConnell.
    2416
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (4:10) Curtis Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (4:08) Myles Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (4:05) Ron Harper Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Caleb McConnell.
    2418
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (4:04) Penn State Timeout
  • (4:04) Official TV Timeout
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (3:50) Izaiah Brockington missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:50) Ron Harper Jr. Block.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (3:50) Penn State Offensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +3 (3:35) Myreon Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Izaiah Brockington.
    2718
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (3:13) Foul on Seth Lundy.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:13) Jacob Young missed Free Throw.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:13) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (3:13) Jacob Young made Free Throw.
    2719
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (3:13) Jacob Young made Free Throw.
    2720
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (2:59) Izaiah Brockington missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:56) Akwasi Yeboah Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (2:48) Foul on John Harrar.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (2:48) Jacob Young made Free Throw.
    2721
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (2:48) Jacob Young made Free Throw.
    2722
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (2:25) Trent Buttrick missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:23) Jacob Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (2:18) Jacob Young made Jumper.
    2724
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:06) Foul on Ron Harper Jr..
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (2:06) Mike Watkins made Free Throw.
    2824
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (2:06) Mike Watkins made Free Throw.
    2924
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:48) Akwasi Yeboah missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (1:48) Myreon Jones Block.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (1:30) Myreon Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (1:27) Myreon Jones Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:27) Akwasi Yeboah Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (1:21) Akwasi Yeboah made Layup.
    2926
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (1:01) Curtis Jones Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:01) Paul Mulcahy Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:54) Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (0:51) Jamari Wheeler Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (0:49) Mike Watkins made Dunk. Assisted by Jamari Wheeler.
    3126
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (0:23) Myles Johnson made Jumper.
    3128
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:02) Foul on Jacob Young.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (0:02) Izaiah Brockington made Free Throw.
    3228
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (0:02) Izaiah Brockington made Free Throw.
    3328
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

61Points72
22-61(36.1%)Field Goal(%)24-58(41.4%)
6-26(23.1%)3-Point(%)2-10(20%)
11-13(84.6%)Free Throw(%)22-29(75.9%)
36(9)Rebounds(Offensive)43(11)
9Assists9
4Steals7
4Blocks9
14Turnovers11
23(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
10Largest Lead14

Game Details

Tuesday, January 7, 2020 · 7:00 PM
Jersey Mike’s Arena · Piscataway, NJ
attendance: 8,000 (100.0%)
tv: BTN
spread: PSU -1.5
over/under: 139.5