Nebraska Men vs. Penn State

February 13, 2016
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About The Event

The Nebraska men’s basketball team looks to bounce back, as the Huskers welcome Penn State.

SCOUTING PENN STATE
Penn State comes into Saturday’s game with a 12-12 record following a 68-63 win over Indiana on Feb. 6. Under fifth-year coach Pat Chambers, PSU went 9-4 during non-conference action, including a win over DePaul and a one-point loss to Colorado before struggling at times in Big Ten play. PSU’s best road effort came in a nine-point win against Northwestern on Jan. 16 and the win over the Hoosiers.

The Nittany Lions feature a pair of solid scorers in senior Brandon Taylor and sophomore Shep Garner. Taylor leads PSU in both scoring (16.6 ppg) and rebounding (6.2 rpg) while Garner averages 13.6 points and 3.1 assists per game. Payton Banks (10.2 ppg) gives the Nittany Lions a third player in double figures, while PSU rotates 10 players into the game for depth. Garner leads PSU with 48 3-pointers while Taylor has 33 on the season.

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday’s game is the 12th meeting between the Huskers and Nittany Lions and the first of two meetings this month. PSU broke the deadlock on the series with a 68-65 win in Chicago in last year’s Big Ten Tournament. Nebraska is 4-4 against PSU since joining the Big Ten in 2011-12. The teams played three times before Nebraska joined the Big Ten, a home-and-home series in 1980 and 1981 and in the second round of the 1995 NIT.

LAST MEETING
Nebraska missed a game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds, as Penn State held off the Huskers, 68-65, in the first round of the 2015 Big Ten Tournament. Shavon Shields, who finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds, had a chance to send the game into overtime, but his 3-pointer was just off the mark, as Penn State advanced to the second round and ended the Huskers’ season.

Shields and Petteway nearly led the Huskers to a remarkable comeback, as Nebraska trailed by as many as 16 points in the second half before rallying in the final 16 minutes. Petteway led the Huskers with 29 points in a losing effort, his 13th 20-point game of the season. D.J. Newbill led Penn State with 26 points, including eight in a 14-1 second-half run that broke open a three-point game in the second half, while Shep Garner added 19 markers.

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