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Lundblade’s 15, Orme’s game-winner lead Belmont to comeback win over Drake, 78-76

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Tyler Lundblade led Belmont with 15 points and Sam Orme hit the game-winning layup with one second remaining to beat Drake 78-76 in a comeback from 25 points behind in the second half on Saturday.

Lundblade also contributed five rebounds and five steals for the Bruins (15-3, 5-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Eoin Dillon scored 14 points, going 5 of 9 (3 for 6 from 3-point range). Orme had 12 points and five rebounds. Drew Scharnowski had 10 points, 10 rebounds and three steals.

Eli Shetlar led the way for the Bulldogs (8-9, 2-4) with 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting and 8 of 12 from behind the arc. Owen Larson added 17 points and four assists for Drake. Isaiah Carr finished with 12 points, six rebounds and three blocks.

Win Miller scored six points in the first half and Belmont went into the break trailing 44-25 off of Shetlar’s 20 first-half points. The Bulldogs opened on the game on a 12-0 run and went on a second 12-0 run before the half was over to open up a 20-point lead that became 25 early in the second half.

Starting at the 14:36 mark of the second half, the Bruins went on a 24-3 run with Lundblade hitting three 3-pointers to close the gap to a single point. Dillon scored 14 second-half points.

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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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