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Penn State 58, Nebraska 54
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[January 24, 2014]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State 58, Nebraska 54: D.J.
Newbill scored 16 points — including a key three-point play with just
over a minute remaining — as the host Nittany Lions ended their
eight-game conference losing streak with a win over the Cornhuskers.
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 John Johnson added 13 points and Brandon Taylor contributed 11 for
Penn State (10-10, 1-6 Big Ten). Tim Frazier tallied 11 points, nine
rebounds and six assists as the Nittany Lions won for the first time
in five tries in games decided by five points or fewer.
Terran Petteway led the way with 15 points for Nebraska (9-9, 1-5),
which was attempting to win back-to-back league contests for the
first time in three years in the Big Ten. Ray Gallegos was the only
other Cornhusker in double figures with 10 points while Shavon
Shields grabbed a season-high 10 boards.
Nebraska settled for a 29-22 halftime advantage despite limiting
Penn State to 24.1 percent shooting from the field and forcing the
Nittany Lions into 13 consecutive missed field-goal attempts over an
eight-plus-minute span late in the first half. Johnson hit a couple
of buckets to stop the cold spell and Newbill's layup brought Penn
State within 32-31 before the Cornhuskers rattled off six straight
points.
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The Nittany Lions soon fell behind by eight on a 3-pointer
from Petteway, but they used a 14-4 surge to take a 47-45 lead
with a little over four minutes left. Nebraska quickly answered
with six straight points before Newbill's three-point play off a
steal from Frazier put Penn State in front for good and
Johnson's 3-pointer on the next possession with 18 seconds
remaining sealed it.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Frazier is averaging 21.3 points, 8.3 rebounds,
6.3 assists and 3.7 steals in three career games against
Nebraska. … Petteway has scored in double figures in 15 straight
contests. … Penn State had dropped 28 of its previous 30 Big Ten
contests.
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