LINCOLN, Neb. — Pryce Sandfort scored 20 of his career-high 33 points in the first half and finished with eight 3-pointers, leading ninth-ranked Nebraska in an 87-64 rout of Penn State on Saturday.

The Cornhuskers (23-4, 12-4 Big Ten) bounced back from a 57-52 loss at Iowa on Tuesday and moved into a tie for third place in the conference with their dominant performance against the league’s last-place team.

Sandfort, who set the school record for 3-pointers in a season against Iowa, made his first five deep shots and started 6 for 6 overall against the Nittany Lions (11-17, 2-15). He finished 8 of 14 from beyond the arc.

Sandfort showed he’s more than just a perimeter threat when he snaked his way through two defenders to the hoop for a layup that put the Huskers up 31-15.

Braden Frager scored 15 points and Sam Hoiberg had a career-high 10 assists to go with 11 points.

Penn State, trying to beat a top-10 team on the road for the first time since 2009, never gave itself a chance. The Nittany Lions committed 11 first-half turnovers, many of them unforced, and shot 33% from the field while falling behind by as many as 21 points. The Huskers led by 28 in the middle of the second half.

Ivan Juric had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Kayden Mingo added 13 points and Josh Reed had 11 for Penn State.

The Huskers played without Berke Buyuktuncel, who missed the game because of illness. Frager made his second career start.

Penn State hosts Iowa on Saturday.

PENN STATE (11-17): Jurić 6-8 1-2 13, Reed 4-14 1-1 11, Dilione 2-5 0-0 5, Mingo 5-11 3-5 13, Stewart 1-6 0-0 2, Blackwood 1-1 1-2 4, Tunca 3-5 2-2 8, Rice 0-4 2-2 2, Ciani 1-2 2-3 4, Houser 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 24-57 12-17 64.

NEBRASKA (23-4): Frager 5-10 1-2 15, Mast 4-10 0-0 8, Sandfort 11-17 3-3 33, Hoiberg 4-7 3-3 11, Lawrence 4-11 0-0 9, Garcia 1-2 2-3 4, Jacobsen 1-2 0-1 2, Curtis 1-2 0-0 2, Blue 1-1 0-0 3, Bolis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-62 9-12 87.

Halftime–Nebraska 38-20. 3-Point Goals–Penn State 4-20 (Reed 2-5, Blackwood 1-1, Dilione 1-3, Tunca 0-1, Jurić 0-2, Mingo 0-2, Rice 0-3, Stewart 0-3), Nebraska 14-35 (Sandfort 8-14, Frager 4-8, Blue 1-1, Lawrence 1-6, Curtis 0-1, Garcia 0-1, Hoiberg 0-2, Mast 0-2). Fouled Out–Jacobsen. Rebounds–Penn State 30 (Jurić 10), Nebraska 35 (Sandfort 9). Assists–Penn State 13 (Mingo 6), Nebraska 22 (Hoiberg 10). Total Fouls–Penn State 13, Nebraska 14. A–15,128 (15,147).

Siulepa leads Pitt over ND

PITTSBURGH — Roman Siulepa scored 22 points, and Nojus Indrusaitis added a career-high 17 as Pittsburgh held off Notre Dame 73-68 on Saturday.

The Panthers (10-17, 3-11 ACC) shot 45% from the field and made 11 of 24 from 3-point range, leading 23-20 at halftime. Siulepa went 7 of 10 from the field and knocked down four 3-pointers while adding seven rebounds and three steals. Cameron Corhen finished with 13 points and eight rebounds as Pitt ended a five-game skid.

Notre Dame (12-15, 3-11) struggled offensively early, going 2 of 18 from 3-point range in the first half with no player scoring more than four points. The Irish briefly grabbed their first lead since the 5:46 mark of the opening half when a layup made it 47-46 midway through the second.

Pitt answered with a decisive stretch as Indrusaitis hit back-to-back 3-pointers to spark a run that turned a one-point deficit into a 55-49 lead with 4:46 remaining. The Panthers pushed the margin to 63-52 with 2:39 left and never trailed again.

Notre Dame made one final push as Cole Certa scored seven points in the final minute, cutting the deficit to three before Siulepa responded with a dunk, and Pitt sealed the game at the free-throw line.

Certa led the Irish with 16 points, while Logan Imes added 12 points and eight rebounds. Ryder Frost scored 12 off the bench.

Pitt travels to Stanford Wednesday.

NOTRE DAME (12-15): Koehler 2-3 0-0 4, Towt 3-6 1-4 7, Certa 6-18 2-3 16, Imes 4-10 3-4 12, Shrewsberry 2-15 0-0 6, Frost 4-5 0-0 12, Mohammed 4-6 1-3 9, Sundra 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 26-65 7-14 68.

PITTSBURGH (10-17): Corhen 3-10 7-8 13, Siulepa 7-10 4-6 22, Minor 1-6 2-4 5, Witherspoon 3-5 1-3 8, Dunning 3-10 1-2 8, Indrusaitis 5-8 3-4 17. Totals 22-49 18-27 73.

Halftime–Pittsburgh 23-20. 3-Point Goals–Notre Dame 9-38 (Frost 4-5, Certa 2-12, Shrewsberry 2-13, Imes 1-5, Sundra 0-1, Mohammed 0-2), Pittsburgh 11-24 (Indrusaitis 4-6, Siulepa 4-6, Witherspoon 1-1, Minor 1-5, Dunning 1-6). Rebounds–Notre Dame 35 (Towt 13), Pittsburgh 33 (Corhen 8). Assists–Notre Dame 14 (Towt 4), Pittsburgh 16 (Witherspoon 5). Total Fouls–Notre Dame 19, Pittsburgh 14. A–6,406 (12,508).

Wagner defeats Flash

LORETTO — Travis Gray had 27 points in Wagner’s 65-56 victory over Saint Francis on Saturday in men’s basketball.

Gray added 11 rebounds for the Seahawks (11-16, 6-10 Northeast Conference).

Zion Russell finished with 21 points, six rebounds and three steals coming off the bench for the Red Flash (6-22, 4-11). The loss was the eighth straight for Saint Francis.

WAGNER (11-16): Akanmu 2-3 2-2 6, Basil 2-3 4-7 8, Awoke 2-7 0-0 6, Gray 8-15 8-8 27, Jones 4-13 1-2 9, Placer 1-5 0-0 3, Anderson 0-3 3-4 3, Cooper 1-2 0-0 3, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-51 18-23 65.

SAINT FRANCIS (6-22): Liberis 3-7 2-4 8, Harrison 1-6 0-0 3, Moncrief 2-7 1-2 5, Swain 1-1 0-0 3, Wicks 3-16 2-4 8, Z.Russell 7-12 3-3 21, Payne 1-2 0-0 2, Tweedy 3-4 0-2 6, Papadatos 0-3 0-2 0. Totals 21-58 8-17 56.

Halftime–31-31. 3-Point Goals–Wagner 7-27 (Gray 3-8, Awoke 2-5, Cooper 1-2, Placer 1-4, Anderson 0-1, Basil 0-1, Jones 0-6), St. Francis 6-22 (Z.Russell 4-6, Swain 1-1, Harrison 1-2, Payne 0-1, Papadatos 0-3, Wicks 0-9). Fouled Out–Liberis, Payne. Rebounds–Wagner 36 (Gray 11), St. Francis 31 (Z.Russell 6). Assists–Wagner 10 (Basil, Awoke 3), St. Francis 14 (Harrison 5). Total Fouls–Wagner 15, St. Francis 18. A–1,068 (3,500).

PSU Altoona gets No. 5 seed

ALFRED, N.Y. — The Penn State Altoona men’s basketball team defeated Alfred State at Orvis Gymnasium on Saturday, 98-80.

Penn State Altoona (12-13, 6-10 AMCC) came from behind early, before working its way to a 39-33 halftime lead. Scoring exploded in the second half as the Lions outscored Alfred State (5-20, 3-13 AMCC) 59-47 to win by 18 points.

“Really happy to end the regular season with a big road win to help us secure the fifth seed in the tournament,” Penn State Altoona coach David McGreal said. “It was nice having Nehemiah (Frye) back. I think that gave the entire team a boost.”

The Lions got a game-high, season-high 32 points from Rasheed Daniels, which included an 83.3 3-point field goal percentage. Braelen Cage produced 17 points, and Kaden Claar added 16 points.

Frye had 10 points and nine rebounds in his first game back from injury. Mason Kargo contributed a game-high 10 assists along with five rebounds.

The Penn State Altoona men’s team will compete in the quarterfinals of the AMCC playoffs on Tuesday, as it will travel to take on No. 4 seed Hilbert at the Hafner Recreation Center at 7 p.m. No. 6 Alfred State plays at No. 3 La Roche, also on Tuesday.