7:05 pm
February 19

Nebraska @ Penn State

Who will WIN this matchup?

Nebraska Cornhuskers (15-11)

@ Penn State Nittany Lions (9-16)

 

Current odds:

Nebraska Cornhuskers: (+140)

Penn State Nittany Lions: (-160)

 

• The line for the game is Penn State by 3 points.

• Isaiah Roby (11.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 1.4 steals) tallied a season-high 22 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the year in the first meeting but saved his best for Northwestern, amassing 19 points, a career-high 16 boards, a season high-tying five blocks and two steals. In doing so, the 6-8 junior became the first Cornhusker since Aleks Maric in 2008 to produce at least 19 points and 16 boards in a game. Glynn Watson Jr. (12.1 points) has returned to form offensively following a four-game stretch in which he totaled 15 points on 6-of-37 shooting, averaging 15.5 points while converting 13 of his 28 field-goal attempts over the last two contests.

• Lamar Stevens (team-high marks of 19.2 points and 8.0 rebounds) ranks second in the conference in scoring and became only the 11th Nittany Lion to reach 1,500 career points with 18 against the Boilermakers, although he was also responsible for half of his team’s 16 turnovers. Myles Dread buried a pair of 3-pointers Saturday to push his team-high total to 57 for the season, leaving him 11 shy of tying Pete Lisicky (68; 1994-95) for the most ever by a Penn State freshman. After averaging 6.3 points over a seven-game stretch in January, fellow rookie guard Rasir Bolton (12.2 points) is scoring 15.4 points per game over his last five outings, topping his season scoring average each time.

• The Cornhuskers have committed 10 or fewer turnovers in five of the last six games but failed to score 70 points in 10 straight.

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Confidence
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