PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Interstat) — Rutgers used a dominant first half to secure a 74-62 victory over Penn State in a Big Ten men’s basketball game Sunday at Louis Brown Center.

The Scarlet Knights built a 43-21 halftime lead before the Nittany Lions rallied with a stronger second-half performance. The win improved Rutgers to 13-18 overall, while Penn State fell to 12-19. An announced crowd of 8,000 watched as the Scarlet Knights avenged a loss from earlier in the season. Rutgers was a 4.5-point pregame favorite.