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Nigel James, Ben Gold rally Marquette to 105-104 victory over Providence in OT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Freshman Nigel James Jr. scored a season-high 38 points and Ben Gold made the first of two free throws with four seconds left in overtime as Marquette edged Providence 105-104 on Monday night.

James also had eight assists for the Golden Eagles (7-13, 2-7 Big East Conference). Royce Parham had 18 points and four blocks. Chase Ross scored 16 and Gold scored 14.

Jaylin Sellers scored a season-high 27, adding five assists to lead the Friars (9-10, 2-6). Freshman Stefan Vaaks scored a season-high 26 with four assists. Jamier Jones had 17 points and nine rebounds.

Marquette entered halftime up 54-44. James paced the team with 12 points. James scored 20 second-half points as Marquette and Providence ended regulation tied 94-94.

James had a tying layup with 18 seconds left, prior to Gold’s winning foul shot. James was fouled shooting a 3-pointer with two seconds left in regulation and made all three to force the extra five-minute period.

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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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