Nebraska (11-12) Goes Up Against Penn State (10-15)

Filed under Game Preview on February 10th, 2012

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You can bet that Bryce Jordan Center will be buzzing on Saturday as Penn State hosts Nebraska in a Big Ten showdown. The first whistle blows at 1:00 EST and you can catch it on ESPNU.

Penn State and Nebraska are packed together in the conference, holding down 12th and 11th place respectively. The Cornhuskers check in at 11-12 overall as well as 3-9 in the Big Ten. Meanwhile, the Nittany Lions have a record of 10-15 and are 2-10 in the conference. Nebraska has a road record of 3-5 while Penn State is 8-5 at home. The RPI ranks the Nittany Lions at #138 and the Cornhuskers at #111. Nebraska has lost four of its last five games. Penn State has lost five straight.

Nebraska beat Penn State back on January 11th, 70-58.

• Nebraska has a much lower out-of-state cost per year according to Kiplinger than Penn State ($27,594 vs $36,844).
• Nebraska is bigger. The average weight of the top 8 players on Nebraska is 209 lbs compared to 200 lbs for Penn State.
• Nebraska has a much better overall winning percentage over the last 10 years (0.533 to 0.431).
• Nebraska is a better free-throw shooting team (75.7% vs 66.7%) than Penn State this season.

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