1991–92 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

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1991–92 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball

NIT

Conference| Independent
Record| 21-8
Head coach|

* Bruce Parkhill (9th season)

Home arena| Rec Hall

Seasons

<- 1990–91

1992–93 ->

1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
UMKC | - | - | - |  | – |  |  | 21 | - | 7  |  | .750
Penn State | - | - | - |  | – |  |  | 21 | - | 8  |  | .724
UW-Milwaukee | - | - | - |  | – |  |  | 20 | - | 8  |  | .714
Southern Utah | - | - | - |  | – |  |  | 20 | - | 8  |  | .714
College of Charleston | - | - | - |  | – |  |  | 19 | - | 8  |  | .704
Notre Dame | - | - | - |  | – |  |  | 18 | - | 15  |  | .545
Cal State Northridge | - | - | - |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 17  |  | .393
Northeastern Illinois | - | - | - |  | – |  |  | 8 | - | 20  |  | .286
Chicago State | - | - | - |  | – |  |  | 7 | - | 21  |  | .250
UNC Greensboro | - | - | - |  | – |  |  | 7 | - | 21  |  | .250
Youngstown State | - | - | - |  | – |  |  | 6 | - | 22  |  | .214
Sacramento State | - | - | - |  | – |  |  | 4 | - | 24  |  | .143
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991-92 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1991-92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 9th-year head coach Bruce Parkhill, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania.

## Schedule[edit]

Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site
city, state

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November 25
|  | at Illinois | W 65–60 | 1–0
| Assembly Hall (12,183)
Champaign, Illinois
November 27
|  | Buffalo | W 82–62 | 2–0
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 2
|  | at American | W 77–65 | 3–0
| Bender Arena
Washington, D.C.
December 6
|  | vs. St. Francis (NY)
First Bank Classic | W 61–51 | 4–0
| Bradley Center (600)
Milwaukee, WI
December 7
|  | at Marquette
First Bank Classic | W 60–56 | 5–0
| Bradley Center
Milwaukee, WI
December 14
|  | Bowling Green State | W 51–48 | 6–0
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 18
|  | vs. Drexel | W 80–65 | 7–0
| Palestra (3,113)
Philadelphia, PA
December 21
|  | vs. Georgia | L 54–70 | 7–1

December 27
|  | vs. George Washington | L 57–71 | 7–2

December 28
|  | vs. Marshall | W 78–64 | 8–2

January 2
|  | at No. 7 Ohio State | L 63–73 | 8–3
| St. John Arena
Columbus, Ohio
January 8
|  | at James Madison | L 69–82 | 8–4
| JMU Convocation Center
Harrisonburg, Virginia
January 11
|  | Morgan State | W 102–51 | 9–4
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 13
|  | Brown | W 81–59 | 10–4
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 16
|  | at Marshall | W 67–60 | 11–4
| Henderson Center

January 18
|  | Miami (OH) | W 87–73 | 12–4
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 21
|  | at Butler | L 74–79 | 12–5
| Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
January 25
|  | vs. Penn | L 86–87 | 12–6

January 27
|  | Toledo | W 70–52 | 13–6
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 1
|  | Maryland-Baltimore County | W 93–59 | 14–6
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 3
|  | Duquesne | W 69–59 | 15–6
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 5
|  | at Old Dominion | W 84–79 | 16–6
| Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
February 9
|  | vs. Temple | L 72–73 2OT | 16–7

February 12
|  | Butler | W 67–64 | 17–7
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 17
|  | at Maryland-Baltimore County | W 81–77 | 18–7
| RAC Arena

February 20
|  | Lafayette | W 77–59 | 19–7
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 24
|  | Old Dominion | W 71–51 | 20–7
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
March 3
|  | American | W 79–73 | 21–7
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
March 18
|  | Pittsburgh
NIT First round | L 65-67 | 21–8
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "1991–92 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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