Basketball Big Ten MBB Scores and Standings (2/19)

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February 19
Penn State 89, Nebraska 72
Oregon 80, Cockeye 78
Rutgers 89, Washington 85 (OT)

Standings
1. Michigan (20-5, 12-2)
2. Michigan State (21-5, 12-3)
3. Wisconsin (21-5, 11-4)
4. Purdue (19-8, 11-5)
5. Maryland (20-6, 10-5)
6. UCLA (19-8, 10-6)
7. Illinois (17-10, 9-8)
8. Oregon (19-8, 8-8)
9. Ohio State (15-11, 7-8)
10. Nebraska (17-10, 7-9)
11. USC (14-11, 6-8)
12. Indiana (15-11, 6-9)
12. Minnesota (14-12, 6-9)
14. Rutgers (13-14, 6-10)
15. Cockeye (14-12, 5-10)
16. Northwestern (13-13, 4-11)
16. Washington (13-13, 4-11)
18. Penn State (14-13, 4-12)

Games for Thursday, February 20
Northwestern at Ohio State (5:30 PM - FS1)
USC at #20 Maryland (7:30 PM - FS1)

Next Nebraska Game - Monday, February 24
#12 Michigan at Nebraska (7:00 PM - FS1)

 

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Nittany Lions Snap Husker Road Streak With 89-72 Win
Huskers.com

Nebraska saw its four-game road win streak snapped Wednesday evening, falling to Penn State, 89-72, at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Penn State (14-13, 4-12) shot 61 percent from the field, including 67 percent in the first half and put six players in double figures, led by 19 apiece from Zach Hicks and Yanic Konan Neiderhauser.

For Nebraska (17-10, 7-9 Big Ten), Connor Essegian had a team-high 20 points off the bench while Andrew Morgan and Brice Williams had 18 and 17 points, respectively. The Huskers shot 52 percent from the floor on the night but had 16 turnovers and allowed Penn State to take control from the onset.

Penn State got out of the gate quickly, opening the game with a 14-2 run over the first 5:10 of the contest, as the Nittany Lions never trailed in the opening 20 minutes and built a 50-27 halftime lead. Nebraska cut the deficit to eight, at 17-9, after a 3-pointer from Williams at the 13:00 mark, but PSU ran off six straight points, building a 23-8 lead on a D’Marco Dunn layup with just over 10 minutes remaining in the half.

Nebraska was within 41-25 after a 3-pointer from Essegian with 3:19 left, but the hosts closed the half on a 9-2 run to built its largest lead of the half.

Penn State shot 66 percent from the field and 11-of-12 from the line in the opening 20 minutes, as Kiederhauser had 15 first half points for the hosts. Nebraska shot just 36 percent from the floor in the first half, and committed 11 turnovers, which led to 11 Nittany Lion points.

Nebraska got off to a strong start in the second half, hitting five of their first six shots. Morgan led the Husker comeback, scoring nine points in a 13-6 run, that cut the Penn State lead to 56-40 with 16:28 left. The Nittany Lions then responded with seven straight points to push the margin back to 23 on an Ace Baldwin Jr. basket with 14:28 left and NU was unable to get closer than 17 the rest of the way.

The Huskers will return home next Monday, taking on No. 12 Michigan at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. and tickets are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets.

 

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Postgame Notes

- Brice Williams reached double figures for the 25th time in 27 games, finishing with 17 points. His streak of 20-point games ends at six.

- Williams is now 22 points away from 1,000 for his Nebraska career

- Andrew Morgan posted his 12th double-figure game of this season with a season-high 19 points, including 17 in the second half. Morgan's previous season-high is 17 at Maryland on Jan. 19

- Connor Essegian finished with a team-high 20 points, his fourth 20-point game of the season and the sixth of his career. It marked the 25th double-figure effort by a Husker bench player this season

- Penn State became the fourth opponent to shoot over 50 percent against Nebraska this season

 

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	1st	2nd	TOTAL
Nebraska	27	45	72
Penn State	50	39	89

Nebraska	STATS	Penn State
28-54 (51.9%)	FG	34-56 (60.7%)
7-21 (33.3%)	3FG	8-23 (34.8%)
9-11 (81.8%)	FT	13-14 (92.9%)
22	Rebounds	27
13	Fouls	13
21	Assists	21
16	Turnovers	12
3	Blocks	2
6	Steals	11
36	Pts in Paint	52
6	Pts off Turnovers	16
6	2nd Chance Pts	11
2	Fast Break Pts	17
25	Bench Pts	12

SCORING

NEBRASKA
Connor Essegian - 20
Andrew Morgan - 18
Brice Williams - 17
Rollie Worster - 6
Juwan Gary - 6
Gavin Griffiths - 3
Braxton Meah - 2
TOTAL - 72

PENN STATE
Yanic Konan Niederhauser - 19
Zach Hicks - 19
D'Marco Dunn - 17
Freddie Dilione V - 12
Ace Baldwin Jr. - 10
Nick Kern - 10
Kachi Nzeh - 2
TOTAL - 89