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Elijah Fisher, Najai Hines rally Seton Hall to 56-54 victory over Creighton

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Elijah Fisher scored 10 points and Najai Hines had a go-ahead three-point play with one second left to rally Seton Hall to a 56-54 victory over Creighton on Sunday.

Fisher shot 3 of 8 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Pirates (13-2, 3-1 Big East Conference). Trey Parker totaled nine points and five rebounds. Hines, a reserve, shot 2 of 4 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line, scoring eight and adding nine rebounds and three blocked shots.

Austin Swartz led the way for the Bluejays (9-6, 3-1) with 16 points. Jasen Green added 13 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Josh Dix pitched in with 12 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.

Josh Rivera scored four points in the first half and Seton Hall went into halftime trailing 27-18. Parker scored nine points in the second half to aid the Pirates’ comeback.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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