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PSU men lose at Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. – Terran Petteway scored 26 points to lead five Nebraska players in double figures, as the Cornhuskers defeated Penn State, 80-67, Thursday night to improve to 15-10 overall and 7-6 in the Big Ten.

The Huskers are over .500 in the Big Ten for the first time since joining the league in 2011.

D.J. Newbill and Tim Frazier scored 17 points each for Penn State (13-14, 4-10) which has lost four of its last five after winning three straight.

PENN ST. (13-14): Jack 2-4 1-3 6, Taylor 1-5 2-2 4, Travis 4-6 0-0 8, Newbill 5-14 4-4 17, Frazier 6-19 5-8 17, Johnson 1-9 2-2 5, Woodward 1-2 1-2 4, Thorpe 1-2 2-2 4, Montminy 0-0 0-0 0, Cooper 0-0 0-0 0, Dickerson 0-1 0-0 0, Wisniewski 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 22-63 17-23 67.

NEBRASKA (15-10): Rivers 1-1 4-4 6, Shields 4-7 5-5 13, Pitchford 4-7 2-4 11, Webster 1-1 8-10 10, Petteway 5-12 14-19 26, Parker 0-2 0-0 0, Hawkins 0-3 0-0 0, Menke 0-0 0-0 0, Peltz 0-0 0-0 0, Vucetic 0-0 0-0 0, Gallegos 3-7 3-4 11, Smith 1-3 1-2 3, Kurkowski 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-43 37-48 80.

Halftime-Nebraska 39-27. 3-Point Goals-Penn St. 6-18 (Newbill 3-7, Jack 1-1, Woodward 1-2, Johnson 1-4, Taylor 0-1, Frazier 0-3), Nebraska 5-15 (Gallegos 2-5, Petteway 2-5, Pitchford 1-2, Hawkins 0-1, Shields 0-2). Fouled Out-Shields. Rebounds-Penn St. 37 (Jack 9), Nebraska 39 (Pitchford, Rivers, Smith 6). Assists-Penn St. 8 (Frazier 5), Nebraska 5 (Webster 3). Total Fouls-Penn St. 27, Nebraska 24. Technicals-Taylor 2 (ejected), Travis, Penn St. Bench, Rivers. A-15,797.

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