LINCOLN, Neb. - Dylan Talley had 16 points and Nebraska pulled away from Penn State early in the second half to take a 67-53 win Saturday night.
Nebraska (12-12, 3-8 Big Ten) opened the second half with an 12-2 spurt that put the Cornhuskers up 41-26 on David Rivers' free throws with 16:50 left.
Penn State (8-15, 0-11 Big Ten), which went nearly 7 minutes without a field goal to open the second half, cut the Nebraska lead to 52-40 on D.J. Newbill's layup with 6:50 left. Talley's 3-pointer and a Brandon Ubel free throw put Nebraska back up 16 with 5:32 left. Penn State got no closer than 12.
Nebraska made 32 of 41 free throws in a game that saw 51 fouls called on the two teams. Penn State hit 23 of 32 free throws.
The Lions host Iowa Thursday night at 9 p.m.
PENN STATE (8-15): Taylor 0-3 0-0 0, Borovnjak 2-7 1-1 5, Travis 1-5 3-4 5, Newbill 4-14 9-12 17, Colella 1-3 0-0 2, Maduegbunam 0-1 0-0 0, Marshall 3-10 8-8 16, Montminy 0-0 0-0 0, Graham 1-2 0-0 2, Ackerman 0-0 0-0 0, Wisniewski 2-3 2-7 6. Totals 14-48 23-32 53.
NEBRASKA (12-12): Ubel 3-4 8-13 14, Shields 1-2 5-6 7, Rivers 1-5 7-8 9, Gallegos 4-16 0-0 11, Talley 4-12 6-6 16, Parker 0-4 4-4 4, Tyrance 0-0 0-0 0, Vucetic 0-0 0-0 0, Almeida 2-3 2-4 6. Totals 15-46 32-41 67.
Halftime-Nebraska 33-26. 3-Point Goals-Penn St. 2-10 (Marshall 2-5, Taylor 0-1, Travis 0-2, Newbill 0-2), Nebraska 5-18 (Gallegos 3-11, Talley 2-6, Shields 0-1). Fouled Out-Travis. Rebounds-Penn St. 39 (Travis 13), Nebraska 40 (Ubel 9). Assists-Penn St. 3 (Newbill 2), Nebraska 11 (Rivers 5). Total Fouls-Penn St. 28, Nebraska 23. A-10,853.
