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Hoops du Jour: PSU ends regular season at 12-19

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 ...

PSU men’s basketball roughed up at home by Buckeyes

UNIVERSITY PARK — Coming off an upset win over Iowa this past weekend, the Penn State men’s basketball team struggled mightily Wednesday night at home, falling behind by 24 points at halftime en route to a 94-62 Big Ten loss to Ohio State. Earlier this season, Penn State (12-17) lost by ...

Reed, Dilione late heroics help Lions surprise Iowa

UNIVERSITY PARK — Josh Reed scored a career-high 25 points, shooting 9 of 12, and Penn State rallied to beat Iowa 71-69 on Saturday, ending the Nittany Lions’ three-game losing streak. Freddie Dilione V scored 15 points, and Ivan Juric scored 11 for the Nittany Lions (12-17, 3-15 Big ...

Penn State Altoona finishes as runner-up

ERIE — The third-seeded Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team’s Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Tournament run came to an end Saturday afternoon in the Junker Center, where the Lions lost 78-61 to top-seeded Penn State Behrend in the league championship game. Behrend ...

Penn State Lady Lions beat Rutgers, get third Big Ten victory

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Penn State women’s basketball team earned an 87-78 win over Rutgers on Saturday afternoon inside Jersey Mikes Arena. The Lady Lions improved to 10-17, 3-13 in the Big Ten, while the Scarlet Knights fell to 9-18, 1-15 Big Ten. Sophomore guard Kiyomi McMiller guided Penn State on offense, matching career high 37 points, marking her fifth consecutive 30-point scoring performance. She also posted eight assists, five steals, four rebounds and two blocks. Redshirt junior center Gracie Merkle followed with 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the floor. She led the ...

Oregon tops PSU basketball, snaps losing skid

EUGENE, Ore. — Nate Bittle and Takai Simpkins each scored 22 points to help Oregon snap a 10-game losing streak with an 83-72 win over Penn State on Saturday. The Ducks (9-16, 2-12 Big Ten) had been without a win since Jan. 2 over Maryland, their only previous Big Ten win of the season. Bittle’s 22 came on 6-of-9 shooting and 8 of 11 at the free-throw line with seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks. Simpkins made 4 of 5 from behind the arc, and all eight of his free throws. Dezdrick Lindsay added 16 points and five assists. Simpkins scored 20 in the second half, after ...