Nebraska Men's Basketball Embarrassed at Last-Place Penn State

The Huskers fall at State College to a Nittany Lions team that had lost seven straight and is at the bottom of the Big Ten Conference standings.

Feb 19, 2025; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions forward Yanic Konan Niederhauser (14) attempts to tip the ball into the basket during the first half against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Bryce Jordan Center. | Matthew O'Haren-Imagn Images

There is no good way to put to put this, but that was a bad loss for Nebraska men's basketball.

Penn State beat Nebraska in University Park on Wednesday, 89-72. The Nittany Lions improve to 14-13 on the year and 4-12 in the Big Ten Conference while the Huskers fall to 17-10 overall and 7-9 in the league.

Feb 19, 2025; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Brice Williams (3) chases after the loose ball during the first half against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Bryce Jordan Center. | Matthew O'Haren-Imagn Images

The result snaps a seven-game losing streak for Penn State. The Nittany Lions are in last place in the conference.

Penn State led from the first possession, getting an offensive rebound that turned into two points. The Nittany Lions put together a 14-2 run to start the game as Nebraska never threatened.

The Huskers shot 51.9% for the game, including 7-of-21 from 3. The Nittany Lions made 60.% of their shots, making 8-of-23 from deep.

Feb 19, 2025; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions guard D'Marco Dunn (2) defends as Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Connor Essegian (0) looks to move the ball down the court during the first half at Bryce Jordan Center. | Matthew O'Haren-Imagn Images

Connor Essegian had a game-high 20 points off the bench, going 4-for-9 on 3s. Andrew Morgan (18) and Brice Williams (17) also scored in double figures.

Six Nittany Lions scored between 10 and 19 points.

Nebraska returns home Monday to host Michigan. Tip from Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 7 p.m. CST on FS1.

Box score

Nebraska Athletics Notes

• Brice Williams reached double figures for the 25th time in 27 games, finishing with 17 points. His streak of 20-point games ended at six.
• Williams is now 22 points away from 1,000 for his Nebraska career.
• Andrew Morgan posted his 12th double-figure game this season with a season-high 19 points, including 17 in the second half. Morgan’s previous season high is 17 at Maryland on Jan.19.
• Connor Essegian finished with a team-high 20 points, his fourth 20-point game of the season and sixth of his career. It marked the 25th double-figure effort by a Husker reserve this season.
• Penn State became the fourth opponent to shoot over 50 percent against Nebraska this season.

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