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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Nebraska 70, Penn St. 54
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 13, 2016
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials: # Bill Ek, # Lewis Garrison, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 13125
By The Sports Xchange

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Junior guard Andrew White scored a career-high 35 points and Nebraska, playing its second game without injured senior forward Shavon Shields, defeated Penn State 70-54 on Saturday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

White had 15 points in the first 10:29 of the game and then scored 12 points in the first 7:15 of the second half, including 10 straight, to give Nebraska (14-12, 6-7 Big Ten) the lead for good.

Shields attended the game, one week after leaving the same arena on a gurney after he suffered a severe concussion and neck strain. It's uncertain when Shields, the team's second leading scorer, will return.

Senior forward Brandon Taylor led Penn State (12-13, 3-9) with 14 points. He had nine in the first half but left 15 seconds into the second half after picking up his second and third fouls.

By the time Taylor returned with 14:24 left, Penn State trailed by double figures and the Nittany Lions, last in Big Ten games in field goal shooting, never rallied.

Penn State went 6:30 without a field goal in the second half and trailed by as many as 28 points.

Freshman guard Glynn Watson hit a 3-pointer off the dribble at the buzzer to give Nebraska 32-31 halftime lead.
Top Game Performances
 
Penn St.   Nebraska
Brandon Taylor 14 Scoring Andrew White III 35
Devin Foster 3 Assists Jake Hammond 2
Jordan Dickerson 6 Rebounds Jake Hammond 5
Julian Moore 2 Free Throws Made Andrew White III 7
Shep Garner 2 Steals Glynn Watson Jr. 3
Jordan Dickerson 3 Blocks Jake Hammond 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Penn St. 54 38.2 6-23 6-9 9 33 4 6 17
Nebraska 70 46.3 8-18 12-13 10 30 3 11 14