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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Yanic Konan Niederhauser and Zach Hicks each scored 19 points, D'Marco Dunn added 17 and Penn State routed Nebraska 89-72 to end a seven-game losing streak. Penn State (14-13, 4-12 Big Ten) won its first game since topping Rutgers 80-72 on Jan. 20. That win snapped a four-game skid. Penn State opened the game on a 14-2 run and went ahead by double figures for good with 12:43 left before halftime. Konan Niederhauser scored 15 points in the first half, after making all five of his shots, to help Penn State build a 50-27 lead. The Nittany Lions shot 66.7 percent from the field and went 11 of 12 at the free-throw line. Penn State's lead did not drop below 16 points in the second half.
