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Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Penn State Nittany Lions: February 18, 2026

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights beat the Penn State Nittany Lions 85-72 on February 18, 2026 (2025-26 season).

Final · Played February 18, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: Tariq Francis (Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 22); Josh Reed (Penn State Nittany Lions, 22).

Line score

TeamH1H2Final
Rutgers Scarlet Knights394685
Penn State Nittany Lions205272

What stood out

  • The Rutgers Scarlet Knights' biggest edge came in the 1st half (39-20).

Player lines

  • Bryce Ruglass Dortch (RUTG F): 3 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Chris Nwuli (RUTG F): 4 MIN, 5 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. (RUTG G): 24 MIN, 7 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 3 TOV
  • Dylan Grant (RUTG F): 27 MIN, 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Emmanuel Ogbole (RUTG C): 22 MIN, 2 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Harun Zrno (RUTG G): 33 MIN, 13 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Jamichael Davis (RUTG G): 21 MIN, 4 PTS, 0 REB, 2 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Kaden Powers (RUTG G): 17 MIN, 5 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Lino Mark (RUTG G): 16 MIN, 12 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 3 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Tariq Francis (RUTG G): 33 MIN, 22 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 3 TOV
  • Dominick Stewart (PSU G): 28 MIN, 6 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Eli Rice (PSU G): 14 MIN, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Freddie Dilione V (PSU G): 30 MIN, 11 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 3 TOV
  • Ivan Juric (PSU F): 28 MIN, 8 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 3 TOV
  • Josh Reed (PSU F): 32 MIN, 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Justin Houser (PSU F): 2 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Kayden Mingo (PSU G): 35 MIN, 16 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 0 3PM, 3 STL, 0 BLK, 3 TOV
  • Mason Blackwood (PSU F): 4 MIN, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Melih Tunca (PSU G): 24 MIN, 9 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Sasa Ciani (PSU F): 3 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 0 TOV

Lines for players with a StatsNext page; other players’ lines are in the app.

Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

Full Penn State Nittany Lions vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights head-to-head (2 meetings).

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