Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Mar 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
PSU	21	41	62
RUTG	43	31	74

Game Recap

Rutgers beats Penn State 74-62 to sweep season series. Tariq Francis and Lino Mark combined for 34 points to lead Rutgers to a 74-62 victory over Penn State on Sunday in a Big Ten Conference regular-season finale.

Player Stats

PENN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Ivan Juric	29	5-10	0-2	6-10	6	1	0	0	2	4	16
10Josh Reed	35	3-11	2-5	4-4	8	1	1	0	0	1	12
7Dominick Stewart	33	2-7	0-4	0-0	2	5	2	1	0	3	4
4Kayden Mingo	38	6-10	1-3	0-0	7	4	2	2	4	1	13
5Freddie Dilione V	27	6-12	0-3	2-4	6	0	1	0	1	2	14
21Justin Houser	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0
22Saša Ciani	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1Mason Blackwood	19	1-3	0-2	1-2	3	0	0	1	1	2	3
11Eli Rice	12	0-3	0-3	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	23-5641.1%	3-2213.6%	13-2259.1%	34	11	6	5	9	16	62

RUTGERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Dylan Grant	27	2-5	0-2	2-2	4	2	1	1	1	2	6
21Emmanuel Ogbole	16	2-5	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	2	0	4	5
2Lino Mark	32	7-14	1-3	1-2	4	2	1	0	1	0	16
0Tariq Francis	31	5-11	3-5	5-6	2	2	2	0	1	2	18
5Darren Buchanan Jr.	31	4-7	0-1	0-0	13	2	1	1	1	2	8
11Chris Nwuli	18	3-4	0-1	1-1	2	1	0	0	0	4	7
13Harun Zrno	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3Kaden Powers	16	1-5	1-3	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	1	3
1Jamichael Davis	25	3-8	1-2	4-4	4	4	0	0	1	1	11
TOTAL	-	27-6144.3%	6-1931.6%	14-1782.4%	35	16	5	4	6	17	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfPSURUTG

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Rutgers.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Penn State.
(19:53) Foul on Dominick Stewart.
+1 (19:53) Dylan Grant makes free throw 1 of 2.
01
+1 (19:53) Dylan Grant makes free throw 2 of 2.
02
(19:25) Dominick Stewart misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:20) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:13) Dylan Grant makes layup (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists).
04
+2 (18:43) Dominick Stewart makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
24
(18:14) Emmanuel Ogbole misses 8-foot hook shot.
(18:11) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
(18:05) Freddie Dilione V misses driving layup.
(18:02) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:58) Lino Mark makes driving layup.
26
+2 (17:42) Ivan Juric makes layup (Dominick Stewart assists).
46
(17:27) Lino Mark misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:22) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
(17:06) Kayden Mingo misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:03) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:52) Tariq Francis bad pass turnover.
(16:52) Freddie Dilione V Steal.
+2 (16:48) Freddie Dilione V makes driving layup.
66
(16:44) Foul on Josh Reed.
(16:37) Lino Mark bad pass turnover.
(16:37) Kayden Mingo Steal.
(16:27) Josh Reed misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:24) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:12) Tariq Francis makes 15-foot floating jump shot (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists).
68
+2 (15:41) Ivan Juric makes layup (Dominick Stewart assists).
88
(15:17) Dylan Grant bad pass turnover.
(15:17) Dominick Stewart Steal.
+2 (15:14) Kayden Mingo makes driving layup (Dominick Stewart assists).
108
(14:50) Dylan Grant misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:46) Dominick Stewart Defensive Rebound.
(14:21) Foul on Freddie Dilione V.
(14:21) Freddie Dilione V turnover.
+3 (14:05) Tariq Francis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamichael Davis assists).
1011
(13:51) Eli Rice misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:50) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:50) Foul on Saša Ciani.
(13:37) Kaden Powers bad pass turnover.
(13:37) Dominick Stewart Steal.
(13:11) Dominick Stewart misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(13:08) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(12:48) Tariq Francis misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:45) Eli Rice Defensive Rebound.
(12:15) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (11:56) Kaden Powers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lino Mark assists).
1014
(11:40) Ivan Juric misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:37) Kaden Powers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:24) Emmanuel Ogbole makes layup (Chris Nwuli assists).
1016
(11:10) Foul on Emmanuel Ogbole.
(11:05) Dominick Stewart misses 7-foot jumper.
(11:05) Emmanuel Ogbole Block.
(11:01) Chris Nwuli Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:50) Chris Nwuli makes driving layup.
1018
(10:34) Josh Reed misses 5-foot hook shot.
(10:31) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:29) Lino Mark makes driving layup (Jamichael Davis assists).
1020
+2 (10:08) Kayden Mingo makes driving layup.
1220
(9:55) Jamichael Davis misses driving layup.
(9:55) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
(9:55) Dominick Stewart Block.
(9:49) Kayden Mingo misses layup.
(9:49) Emmanuel Ogbole Block.
(9:45) Jamichael Davis Defensive Rebound.
(9:45) Foul on Ivan Juric.
+1 (9:45) Lino Mark makes free throw 1 of 2.
1221
(9:45) Lino Mark misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:45) Josh Reed Defensive Rebound.
(9:24) Foul on Emmanuel Ogbole.
(9:22) Ivan Juric misses layup.
(9:19) Kayden Mingo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:04) Freddie Dilione V makes 17-foot jumper.
1421
+3 (8:43) Jamichael Davis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tariq Francis assists).
1424
(8:26) Foul on Dylan Grant.
(8:22) Freddie Dilione V misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:18) Jamichael Davis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:13) Tariq Francis makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists).
1426
(7:59) Freddie Dilione V misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:53) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:38) Jamichael Davis makes driving layup.
1428
(7:22) Ivan Juric bad pass turnover.
(7:22) Darren Buchanan Jr. Steal.
+2 (7:13) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes 7-foot dunk (Tariq Francis assists).
1430
(6:57) Josh Reed misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:53) Jamichael Davis Defensive Rebound.
(6:38) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 6-foot jumper.
(6:38) Kayden Mingo Block.
(6:38) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
(6:32) Tariq Francis misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:27) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
(6:11) Kayden Mingo bad pass turnover.
(6:11) Dylan Grant Steal.
(5:52) Harun Zrno misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:48) Josh Reed Defensive Rebound.
(5:41) Josh Reed misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:37) Ivan Juric Offensive Rebound.
(5:37) Ivan Juric misses 8-foot jumper.
(5:34) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:21) Tariq Francis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:18) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
(5:09) Kayden Mingo bad pass turnover.
(5:09) Tariq Francis Steal.
(5:05) Harun Zrno misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:01) Darren Buchanan Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:01) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes layup.
1432
(4:32) Eli Rice misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(4:28) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:24) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:20) Eli Rice Defensive Rebound.
(4:07) Kayden Mingo bad pass turnover.
(4:07) Tariq Francis Steal.
+2 (4:03) Dylan Grant makes 4-foot dunk (Tariq Francis assists).
1434
(3:48) Foul on Harun Zrno.
(3:48) Eli Rice misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:48) Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:47) Eli Rice misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:46) Kaden Powers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:27) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot (Kaden Powers assists).
1436
(3:06) Mason Blackwood bad pass turnover.
(2:42) Foul on Dominick Stewart.
+1 (2:42) Tariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2.
1437
(2:41) Tariq Francis misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:41) Josh Reed Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:29) Josh Reed makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kayden Mingo assists).
1737
+2 (2:08) Lino Mark makes driving layup.
1739
(1:55) Eli Rice misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:50) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:39) Kaden Powers misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(1:36) Mason Blackwood Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:29) Freddie Dilione V makes driving layup.
1939
(1:29) Foul on Chris Nwuli.
(1:29) Freddie Dilione V misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:28) Penn State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:20) Freddie Dilione V makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
2139
(1:04) Kaden Powers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:00) Mason Blackwood Defensive Rebound.
(0:49) Freddie Dilione V misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:45) Kaden Powers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:43) Lino Mark makes driving layup (Kaden Powers assists).
2141
(0:22) Josh Reed misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:19) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Foul on Freddie Dilione V.
+1 (0:01) Tariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2.
2142
+1 (0:01) Tariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2.
2143

2nd half

Team Stats

PSU

RUTG

62Points74

23-56(41.1%)Field Goal(%)27-61(44.3%)

3-22(13.6%)3-Point(%)6-19(31.6%)

13-22(59.1%)Free Throw(%)14-17(82.4%)

36(7)Rebounds(Offensive)36(7)

11Assists16

6Steals5

5Blocks4

10Turnovers7

16(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

2Largest Lead26

Game Details

Sunday, March 8, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Jersey Mike’s Arena · Piscataway, NJ

attendance: 8,000 (100%)

tv: BTN

spread: RUTG -4.5

over/under: 149.5