PISCATAWAY, N.J. — 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.

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.

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.

Penn State finished last in the Big Ten standings and will open up the Big Ten Tournament with a first-round game against Northwestern at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

PENN STATE (12-19): Jurić 5-10 6-10 16, Reed 3-11 4-4 12, Dilione 6-12 2-4 14, Mingo 6-10 0-0 13, Stewart 2-7 0-0 4, Blackwood 1-3 1-2 3, Rice 0-3 0-2 0, Houser 0-0 0-0 0, Ciani 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-56 13-22 62.

RUTGERS (13-18): Grant 2-5 2-2 6, Ogbole 2-5 1-2 5, Buchanan 4-7 0-0 8, Francis 5-11 5-6 18, Mark 7-14 1-2 16, Davis 3-8 4-4 11, Nwuli 3-4 1-1 7, Powers 1-5 0-0 3, Zrno 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-61 14-17 74.

Halftime–Rutgers 43-21. 3-Point Goals–Penn State 3-22 (Reed 2-5, Mingo 1-3, Blackwood 0-2, Jurić 0-2, Dilione 0-3, Rice 0-3, Stewart 0-4), Rutgers 6-19 (Francis 3-5, Davis 1-2, Mark 1-3, Powers 1-3, Buchanan 0-1, Nwuli 0-1, Grant 0-2, Zrno 0-2). Rebounds–Penn State 34 (Reed 8), Rutgers 35 (Buchanan 13). Assists–Penn State 11 (Stewart 5), Rutgers 16 (Davis 4). Total Fouls–Penn State 16, Rutgers 17. A–8,000 (8,000).

Pitt extends its season

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cameron Corhen scored 21 points, and Nojus Indrusaitis scored the winning bucket with 4.3 seconds left in overtime to give Pittsburgh a 71-69 victory over Syracuse on Saturday in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Pitt (12-19, 5-13) clinched the final spot into the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. The 15th-seed Panthers will play 10th-seeded Stanford at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C.

Syracuse (15-16, 6-12) will enter the tournament on a five-game losing streak.

In overtime, Pitt called a timeout with 10.2 seconds left. Indrusaitis then took the inbound pass and drove to the basket and scored when William Kyle III was called for goaltending.

Naithan George’s 3-point heave from midcourt hit the back of the rim to end it.

Barry Dunning Jr. added 17 points and Indrusaitis finished with 16 for the Panthers.

George scored a season-high 26 points for Syracuse.

PITTSBURGH (12-19): Corhen 8-14 4-4 21, Siulepa 3-4 0-4 7, Minor 1-10 3-3 5, Witherspoon 2-7 0-0 5, Dunning 5-10 5-7 17, Indrusaitis 7-14 1-2 16, Mullen 0-0 0-0 0, Moore 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-59 13-20 71.

SYRACUSE (15-16): Freeman 5-14 8-9 18, Kyle 3-5 0-0 6, George 8-17 6-6 26, Kingz 5-8 2-2 14, Starling 0-7 0-0 0, Betsey 1-5 0-0 3, Souare 0-0 0-0 0, Zephir 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 23-59 16-17 69.

Halftime–Syracuse 31-28. 3-Point Goals–Pittsburgh 6-26 (Dunning 2-4, Corhen 1-2, Siulepa 1-2, Witherspoon 1-2, Indrusaitis 1-7, Minor 0-9), Syracuse 7-24 (George 4-10, Kingz 2-5, Betsey 1-3, Zephir 0-1, Starling 0-2, Freeman 0-3). Fouled Out–Souare. Rebounds–Pittsburgh 34 (Siulepa 9), Syracuse 29 (Freeman 13). Assists–Pittsburgh 8 (Minor 3), Syracuse 10 (George 4). Total Fouls–Pittsburgh 17, Syracuse 19. A–19,837 (35,446).

Georgia Tech fires Stoudamire

ATLANTA — Georgia Tech fired coach Damon Stoudamire on Sunday, one day after the Yellow Jackets’ season ended with a 12-game losing streak.

Georgia Tech athletic director Ryan Alpert announced the move after the Yellow Jackets finished 11-20 overall and 2-16 in the Atlantic Coast Conference following Saturday’s 79-76 loss at Clemson.

NEC’s Long Island secures automatic bid

The first automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament came a little bit early.

Long Island University claimed the Northeast Conference’s berth by beating Wagner in the semifinals of that league tournament Saturday. The Sharks will play in the NEC men’s title game Tuesday night, but their opponent (Mercyhurst) is ineligible for the NCAAs because it is still a reclassifying Division I institution.

Later Saturday, Tennessee State beat Morehead State to win the OVC Tournament for that league’s automatic bid.