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Penn State pulls away late, beats Nebraska 72-66

AP
Mar 11, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Jamari Wheeler scored a career-high 19 points, and No. 11 seed Penn State Nittany Lions pulled away inside the last four minutes to beat No. 14 seed Nebraska Cornhuskers 72-66 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Big Ten Conference tournament.

Penn State (11-13) has won four of its last five games and plays sixth-seeded Wisconsin in the second round Thursday.

Tied at 59-all with 3:48 remaining, John Harrar made a free throw and Myles Dread hit a 3-pointer to spark a 13-7 closing run by the Nittany Lions, who trailed 37-23 at the break.

Myreon Jones and Izaiah Brockington added 14 points apiece for Penn State. Sam Sessoms had 11 points. Wheeler and Jones combined for six of the Nittany Lions' seven 3-pointers. Harrar matched career highs with 14 rebounds and four assists.

Trey McGowens scored 13 points for Nebraska (7-20). Indianapolis native and Western Illinois transfer Kobe Webster and Thorir Thorbjarnarson added 12 points each.

Penn State opened the second half on a 15-2 run and took their first lead since the opening bucket, 51-50 with 9:27 to play.

The teams split the regular-season series by a combined four points. The Nittany Lions are 3-0 against Nebraska in the conference tournament.

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1st Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
37
PSU
Nittany Lions
23

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Derrick Walker vs. John Harrar (Thorir Thorbjarnarson gains possession)
19:33		Kobe Webster misses two point jump shot
19:31		Derrick Walker offensive rebound
19:13		Lat Mayen misses two point layup
19:11		John Harrar defensive rebound
19:03		Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
19:01		Thorir Thorbjarnarson defensive rebound
18:51		Trey McGowens misses three point jump shot
18:49		John Harrar defensive rebound
18:33		John Harrar turnover (double dribble)
18:21		Lat Mayen misses three point jump shot
18:19		Izaiah Brockington defensive rebound
18:05	+3	Jamari Wheeler makes three point jump shot (John Harrar assists)	0-3
17:53		Lat Mayen misses three point jump shot
17:51		Izaiah Brockington defensive rebound
17:44		Thorir Thorbjarnarson blocks Jamari Wheeler's two point layup
17:42		John Harrar offensive rebound
17:34		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
17:32		John Harrar offensive rebound
17:18		John Harrar turnover (lost ball) (Lat Mayen steals)
17:00	+3	Lat Mayen makes three point jump shot (Derrick Walker assists)	3-3
16:52		Jamari Wheeler misses three point jump shot
16:50		Thorir Thorbjarnarson defensive rebound
16:42	+3	Kobe Webster makes three point jump shot (Derrick Walker assists)	6-3
16:37		Official timeout
16:21		Trent Buttrick misses three point jump shot
16:19		Kobe Webster defensive rebound
16:01		Lat Mayen misses two point jump shot
15:59		Lat Mayen offensive rebound
15:53	+2	Lat Mayen makes two point hook shot	8-3
15:46		Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
15:44		Seth Lundy offensive rebound
15:37		Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
15:35		Trey McGowens defensive rebound
15:14		Thorir Thorbjarnarson turnover (lost ball) (Jamari Wheeler steals)
14:53	+2	Jamari Wheeler makes two point driving layup (Trent Buttrick assists)	8-5
14:37		Kobe Webster misses three point jump shot
14:35		Trent Buttrick defensive rebound
14:27		Seth Lundy turnover (lost ball)
14:27		TV timeout
14:11		Lat Mayen turnover (lost ball) (Sam Sessoms steals)
14:04	+2	Seth Lundy makes two point dunk (Sam Sessoms assists)	8-7
13:48		Kobe Webster misses three point jump shot
13:46		Trent Buttrick defensive rebound
13:36		Eduardo Andre shooting foul (Sam Sessoms draws the foul)
13:36		Sam Sessoms misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:36	+1	Sam Sessoms makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-8
13:16		Trent Buttrick blocks Dalano Banton's two point layup
13:14		Seth Lundy defensive rebound
13:06		Sam Sessoms turnover (lost ball) (Trey McGowens steals)
12:58	+2	Trey McGowens makes two point floating jump shot	10-8
12:34		Sam Sessoms misses three point jump shot
12:32		Trent Buttrick offensive rebound
12:17		Trent Buttrick turnover (Trey McGowens steals)
12:17		Seth Lundy personal foul
12:13		Izaiah Brockington personal foul
12:13	+3	Thorir Thorbjarnarson makes three point jump shot (Derrick Walker assists)	13-8
11:56		Izaiah Brockington misses two point jump shot
11:54		Trevor Lakes defensive rebound
11:47	+3	Thorir Thorbjarnarson makes three point jump shot (Trey McGowens assists)	16-8
11:27		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
11:25		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
11:21		Myles Dread shooting foul (Trey McGowens draws the foul)
11:21		TV timeout
11:21		Trey McGowens misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:21	+1	Trey McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-8
11:21	+1	Trey McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-8
11:08		Izaiah Brockington turnover (traveling)
10:54	+3	Trey McGowens makes three point pullup jump shot (Derrick Walker assists)	20-8
10:27	+3	Jamari Wheeler makes three point jump shot (Myreon Jones assists)	20-11
10:27	+3	Jamari Wheeler makes three point jump shot (Myreon Jones assists)	20-11
10:05		Derrick Walker misses two point jump shot
10:03		John Harrar defensive rebound
9:56		Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
9:54		Trevor Lakes defensive rebound
9:47		Dalano Banton offensive foul
9:47		Dalano Banton turnover
9:36		John Harrar misses two point jump shot
9:34		Seth Lundy offensive rebound
9:25		Jamari Wheeler misses three point jump shot
9:23		Dalano Banton defensive rebound
9:00	+2	Trevor Lakes makes two point jump shot (Trey McGowens assists)	22-11
8:43		Trey McGowens personal foul (Trent Buttrick draws the foul)
8:29		Trent Buttrick offensive foul
8:29		Trent Buttrick turnover
8:05	+2	Kobe Webster makes two point step back jump shot	24-11
7:53	+2	Seth Lundy makes two point driving layup (Jamari Wheeler assists)	24-13
7:53		Derrick Walker shooting foul (Seth Lundy draws the foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:53	+1	Seth Lundy makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-14
7:37	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point layup (Dalano Banton assists)	26-14
7:16	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point fadeaway jump shot	26-16
7:04		Trevor Lakes misses three point jump shot
7:02		Jamari Wheeler defensive rebound
6:52		Seth Lundy turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Webster steals)
6:35		Lat Mayen turnover (bad pass) (Sam Sessoms steals)
6:19		Jamari Wheeler misses two point layup
6:17		Sam Sessoms offensive rebound
6:12	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point tip shot	26-18
6:03		Kobe Webster turnover (lost ball) (Seth Lundy steals)
5:47		Sam Sessoms misses two point jump shot
5:45		Lat Mayen defensive rebound
5:24		Dalano Banton turnover (bad pass) (Sam Sessoms steals)
5:16		Jamari Wheeler turnover (bad pass)
5:05	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Thorir Thorbjarnarson assists)	28-18
4:50		Jamari Wheeler misses three point jump shot
4:48		Trey McGowens defensive rebound
4:40		Thorir Thorbjarnarson turnover (traveling)
4:24		John Harrar misses two point jump shot
4:22		Trey McGowens defensive rebound
4:00	+3	Thorir Thorbjarnarson makes three point jump shot (Trey McGowens assists)	31-18
3:36		Izaiah Brockington turnover (lost ball) (Trey McGowens steals)
3:32		TV timeout
3:15		Thorir Thorbjarnarson misses three point jump shot
3:13		Derrick Walker offensive rebound
3:13	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point putback layup	33-18
2:53		Seth Lundy misses two point jump shot
2:51		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
2:46	+2	Jamari Wheeler makes two point driving layup	33-20
2:35		Kobe Webster misses three point jump shot
2:33		Seth Lundy defensive rebound
2:23		Myreon Jones misses two point jump shot
2:21		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
2:13	+2	Lat Mayen makes two point reverse layup (Trey McGowens assists)	35-20
2:05		Derrick Walker blocks Seth Lundy's two point layup
2:04		Seth Lundy offensive rebound
2:02		Thorir Thorbjarnarson shooting foul (Seth Lundy draws the foul)
2:02		Seth Lundy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:02	+1	Seth Lundy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-21
2:02	+1	Seth Lundy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-21
1:45		Dalano Banton misses three point jump shot
1:43		John Harrar defensive rebound
1:18		Sam Sessoms misses two point layup
1:16		Dalano Banton defensive rebound
1:10		Thorir Thorbjarnarson misses three point jump shot
1:08		John Harrar defensive rebound
1:03	+2	John Harrar makes two point hook shot (Myles Dread assists)	35-23
0:35		Dalano Banton misses three point jump shot
0:33		Seth Lundy defensive rebound
0:26		Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
0:24		John Harrar personal foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
0:05		Sam Sessoms personal foul (Trey McGowens draws the foul)
0:05		Sam Sessoms personal foul (Trey McGowens draws the foul)
0:03		John Harrar personal foul (Trey McGowens draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Trey McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-23
0:03	+1	Trey McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-23
0:01		Sam Sessoms misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
29
PSU
Nittany Lions
49

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+3	Myreon Jones makes three point jump shot (John Harrar assists)	37-26
18:40		Thorir Thorbjarnarson turnover (lost ball) (Myreon Jones steals)
19:26	+2	Izaiah Brockington makes two point jump shot (Myreon Jones assists)	37-28
19:08		Myreon Jones personal foul
19:03		Thorir Thorbjarnarson misses three point jump shot
19:01		Derrick Walker offensive rebound
18:58		Derrick Walker turnover (bad pass) (Izaiah Brockington steals)
18:55		Trey McGowens personal foul
18:55	+3	Jamari Wheeler makes three point jump shot (John Harrar assists)	37-31
18:30		Derrick Walker misses two point jump shot
18:28		Myreon Jones defensive rebound
18:24		Jamari Wheeler misses three point jump shot
18:22		John Harrar offensive rebound
18:24		Derrick Walker personal foul
18:08		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
18:06		Trey McGowens defensive rebound
18:05		Myreon Jones personal foul
17:51		Thorir Thorbjarnarson misses two point jump shot
17:49		John Harrar defensive rebound
17:41		Trey McGowens personal foul
17:41		Jamari Wheeler misses three point jump shot
17:39		Jamari Wheeler offensive rebound
17:39	+2	John Harrar makes two point layup (Jamari Wheeler assists)	37-33
17:14		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
17:14		TV timeout
16:59		Izaiah Brockington personal foul (Lat Mayen draws the foul)
16:52	+2	Kobe Webster makes two point fadeaway jump shot	39-33
16:39		Myreon Jones misses two point jump shot
16:37		John Harrar offensive rebound
16:35		Lat Mayen blocks John Harrar's two point layup
16:33		Lat Mayen defensive rebound
16:24		Jump ball. (Cornhuskers gains possession)
16:18		Kobe Webster misses two point jump shot
16:16		John Harrar defensive rebound
16:08		Thorir Thorbjarnarson personal foul (John Harrar draws the foul)
15:53		Izaiah Brockington misses two point jump shot
15:51		Dalano Banton personal foul (Seth Lundy draws the foul)
15:45		Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
15:45		Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
15:43		Dalano Banton defensive rebound
15:25		Lat Mayen misses three point jump shot
15:23		Izaiah Brockington defensive rebound
15:13	+3	Myreon Jones makes three point pullup jump shot (Seth Lundy assists)	39-36
14:53		Thorir Thorbjarnarson turnover (bad pass) (Myreon Jones steals)
14:44	+2	Jamari Wheeler makes two point layup (Myreon Jones assists)	39-38
14:28	+3	Thorir Thorbjarnarson makes three point pullup jump shot (Lat Mayen assists)	42-38
14:16		Myreon Jones misses two point jump shot
14:14		Thorir Thorbjarnarson defensive rebound
13:59		Thorir Thorbjarnarson turnover (bad pass) (Izaiah Brockington steals)
13:58		Thorir Thorbjarnarson personal foul (Jamari Wheeler draws the foul)
13:47		Myles Dread offensive foul
13:47		Myles Dread turnover
13:19		Trey McGowens turnover (lost ball) (Sam Sessoms steals)
13:19		Trey McGowens personal foul (Sam Sessoms draws the foul)
13:19	+1	Sam Sessoms makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-39
13:19	+1	Sam Sessoms makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-40
13:07	+3	Trevor Lakes makes three point jump shot (Dalano Banton assists)	45-40
12:49	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point driving layup	45-42
12:40		Trevor Lakes misses three point jump shot
12:38		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
12:27		Derrick Walker misses two point layup
12:25		Derrick Walker offensive rebound
12:19	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point tip shot	47-42
12:08	+3	Myreon Jones makes three point jump shot (Trent Buttrick assists)	47-45
11:52		Thorir Thorbjarnarson misses three point jump shot
11:50		Myreon Jones defensive rebound
11:40		Dalano Banton personal foul (Sam Sessoms draws the foul)
11:40		TV timeout
11:40	+1	Sam Sessoms makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-46
11:40	+1	Sam Sessoms makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-47
11:23	+3	Kobe Webster makes three point jump shot (Derrick Walker assists)	50-47
11:05	+2	Myreon Jones makes two point pullup jump shot (John Harrar assists)	50-49
10:42		Derrick Walker turnover (bad pass)
10:20		Sam Sessoms turnover (bad pass) (Dalano Banton steals)
10:06		Myreon Jones personal foul (Kobe Webster draws the foul)
9:47		Lat Mayen misses three point jump shot
9:45		John Harrar defensive rebound
9:27		Lat Mayen personal foul (Izaiah Brockington draws the foul)
9:27	+1	Izaiah Brockington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-50
9:27	+1	Izaiah Brockington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-51
9:07		Kobe Webster turnover (out of bounds)
8:53		Seth Lundy turnover (bad pass) (Derrick Walker steals)
8:40		Kobe Webster misses three point jump shot
8:38		Izaiah Brockington defensive rebound
8:24		Lat Mayen shooting foul (Izaiah Brockington draws the foul)
8:24	+1	Izaiah Brockington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-52
8:24	+1	Izaiah Brockington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-53
8:12	+2	Dalano Banton makes two point driving layup	52-53
7:59		Seth Lundy misses two point layup
7:57		Jamari Wheeler offensive rebound
7:53		Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
7:52		Dalano Banton defensive rebound
7:52		Jamari Wheeler personal foul (Dalano Banton draws the foul)
7:52		TV timeout
7:20	+2	Dalano Banton makes two point driving layup	54-53
7:11		Kobe Webster shooting foul (Jamari Wheeler draws the foul)
7:11	+1	Jamari Wheeler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-54
7:11	+1	Jamari Wheeler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-55
6:47		Kobe Webster misses two point jump shot
6:45		Izaiah Brockington defensive rebound
6:45		Thorir Thorbjarnarson personal foul (Izaiah Brockington draws the foul)
6:45	+1	Izaiah Brockington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-56
6:45	+1	Izaiah Brockington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-57
6:26	+2	Dalano Banton makes two point driving layup (Derrick Walker assists)	56-57
6:26		Trent Buttrick shooting foul (Dalano Banton draws the foul)
6:26	+1	Dalano Banton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-57
6:13		Dalano Banton blocks Izaiah Brockington's two point layup
6:13		Izaiah Brockington offensive rebound
6:13	+2	Izaiah Brockington makes two point layup	57-59
5:51		Dalano Banton misses two point jump shot
5:49		Trent Buttrick defensive rebound
5:24		Izaiah Brockington misses two point jump shot
5:22		Kobe Webster defensive rebound
4:55		Trent Buttrick blocks Trey McGowens's two point layup
4:53		Jamari Wheeler defensive rebound
4:45		Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
4:43		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
4:30		Lat Mayen misses three point jump shot
4:28		Sam Sessoms defensive rebound
3:59		Sam Sessoms turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Webster steals)
3:53		TV timeout
3:49		Seth Lundy shooting foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
3:49	+1	Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-59
3:49	+1	Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-59
3:34		Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
3:32		Derrick Walker personal foul (John Harrar draws the foul)
3:32		John Harrar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:32	+1	John Harrar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-60
3:08		Kobe Webster misses three point jump shot
3:06		John Harrar defensive rebound
2:49	+3	Myles Dread makes three point jump shot (Jamari Wheeler assists)	59-63
2:31		Dalano Banton misses three point jump shot
2:29		Derrick Walker offensive rebound
2:15		Kobe Webster misses three point jump shot
2:13		John Harrar personal foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
2:13		Derrick Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:13		John Harrar defensive rebound
1:48		Derrick Walker shooting foul (Izaiah Brockington draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Izaiah Brockington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-64
1:48	+1	Izaiah Brockington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-65
1:38		Trey McGowens misses three point jump shot
1:36		Jamari Wheeler defensive rebound
1:20		Kobe Webster personal foul (Jamari Wheeler draws the foul)
1:20		Jamari Wheeler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:20	+1	Jamari Wheeler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-66
1:08	+2	Trey McGowens makes two point driving layup	61-66
1:08		John Harrar shooting foul (Trey McGowens draws the foul)
1:08	+1	Trey McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-66
0:38		Myreon Jones misses two point jump shot
0:36		Izaiah Brockington offensive rebound
0:29	+2	Izaiah Brockington makes two point tip shot	62-68
0:27		Myreon Jones shooting foul (Kobe Webster draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Kobe Webster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-68
0:27	+1	Kobe Webster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-68
0:24		Jump ball. (Nittany Lions gains possession)
0:22		Lat Mayen personal foul (Myreon Jones draws the foul)
0:22		Myreon Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:22	+1	Myreon Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-69
0:17		Trey McGowens misses three point jump shot
0:15		Seth Lundy defensive rebound
0:13		Kobe Webster personal foul (Jamari Wheeler draws the foul)
0:13		Jamari Wheeler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:13	+1	Jamari Wheeler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-70
0:09	+2	Trey McGowens makes two point driving layup	66-70
0:08		Dalano Banton personal foul (Myreon Jones draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Myreon Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-71
0:08	+1	Myreon Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-72
0:03		Kobe Webster misses three point jump shot
0:01		Jamari Wheeler defensive rebound

Jamari Wheeler defensive rebound