Overview
- Rutgers led wire to wire and took a 39–20 halftime lead, its largest road margin at the break in Big Ten play under Steve Pikiell.
- Tariq Francis finished with 22 points and seven assists, sinking a deep three and a pull-up jumper late to stop Penn State’s surge.
- The Scarlet Knights shot 57% from the field and 20 of 23 at the line, with Dylan Grant scoring 15, Harun Zrno 13 and Lino Mark 12 off the bench.
- Penn State opened with nearly seven scoreless minutes, committed 10 first-half turnovers that became 19 Rutgers points, and went 3 of 17 from three.
- Records and next games: Rutgers moves to 11–15 (4–11 Big Ten) and visits Minnesota on Saturday; Penn State falls to 11–16 (2–14) and travels to No. 9 Nebraska.