Huskers Fall Short in Big Ten Tourney Opener

Trey McGowens had 13 points and four assists, while Thorir Thorbarnarson and Kobe Webster had 12 apiece, but Penn State rallied from 14 points down to end the Huskers season with a 72-66 victory on Wednesday evening.

The game was tied at 59 following a pair of Derrick Walker free throws with 3:48 left, but the Nittany Loons ran off seven straight points to take a seven-point lead with 1:20 remaining. NU had held PSU to just one field goal for a seven-minute span before Myles Dread's 3-pointer with 2:48 left made it 63-59.

Nebraska cut the deficit to 66-62 on a McGowen's 3-point play with 1:09 left, but Izaiah Brockington putback with 36 seconds left stretched the margin back out to six, and…