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Johnson, Wheeler lead Bradley to 94-90 OT win over Evansville

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Jaquan Johnson scored 35 points and Montana Wheeler added eight points in the overtime as Bradley knocked off Evansville 94-90 on Tuesday.

Johnson added five rebounds, seven assists, and six steals for the Braves (13-6, 6-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Wheeler shot 6 of 9 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to add 17 points. Ahmet Jonovic had 15 points and shot 6 of 8 from the field and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line.

Leif Moeller led the Purple Aces (5-14, 1-7) in scoring, finishing with 26 points, six assists and two steals. Bryce Quinet added 20 points for Evansville. AJ Casey finished with 13 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Bradley entered halftime down 36-29. Johnson paced the team in scoring in the first half with 11 points. Johnson scored 20 second-half points as Bradley and Evansville ended regulation tied 79-79.

Wheeler shot 2 of 2 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line on the way to their eight points in the overtime.

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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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