A pair of teams from the Big Ten take the floor in search of a victory as they battle in the Cornhusker State. The Penn State Nittany Lions are on the road as they make the trip to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers Sunday afternoon. Penn State was walloped 80-60 on the road by #1 Purdue in their previous game Wednesday night, failing to cover the line as a 10-point underdog in that contest. Nebraska was beaten 72-56 on the road by Illinois in their previous game Tuesday night, failing to cover the line as a 14-point underdog. In the all-time series between the schools, the Nittany Lions own a 14-11 edge, including a 76-65 home win in the first matchup this season on January 21.
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Penn State lost for the fifth time in eight games as they were unable to handle #1 Purdue in their last game. The Nittany Lions fell to 14-8 overall on the season and stand tied for 10th in the Big Ten with a 5-6 conference mark. Against Purdue, Penn State trailed by as many as 12 in the first half before cutting the margin to six at intermission. The Nittany Lions scored the opening bucket of the second half to make it a four-point game before giving up a 21-2 run that left them down 56-33 with 14:28 remaining. Penn State never made a serious push after that, getting no closer than 16 the rest of the way. The Nittany Lions shot 43.4% from the field, including 11 of 29 from three-point range, and lost the rebounding battle 38-19. Seth Lundy led the way for Penn State with 18 points and six rebounds in the loss.
The Nittany Lions are putting up 73 points per game this season, which has the m 155th in the nation in scoring offense. Penn State collects 32.6 rebounds per game (296th) while dishing out 14.7 assists (86th) a night. The Nittany Lions have been solid defensively, allowing 67.2 points per game, leaving them 116th in the nation in scoring defense. Jalen Pickett leads the team with 17.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and seven assists a night this season. Camryn Wynter (7.9 points), Andrew Funk (12.7 points), Myles Dread (6.2 points) and Seth Lundy (14.3 points, six rebounds) are solid offensive pieces in the early going. Caleb Dorsey, Kebba Njie, Kanye Clary, Daillon Johnson, Evan Mahaffey and Jameel Brown are all key rotation pieces for the Nittany Lions. Penn State shoots 46.3% from the field as a team this season. The Nittany Lions sink 10.7 triples a night (5th in Division I) while shooting a solid 38.5% from beyond the arc this season. Penn State is excellent at the free throw line as they hit 76.9% as a team, which is 15th in the nation.
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