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Nasir Whitlock scores 20 to help Lehigh defeat Lafayette 64-59

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Nasir Whitlock had 20 points in Lehigh’s 64-59 victory over Lafayette on Saturday night.

Whitlock shot 6 of 12 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the free-throw line for the Mountain Hawks (9-12, 5-3 Patriot League). Hank Alvey totaled 12 points and seven rebounds. Joshua Ingram had 10 points.

Caleb Williams led the Leopards (5-16, 2-6) with 18 points. Mark Butler added 14 points and three steals, while Shareef Jackson scored 13.

Lehigh went into the half ahead of Lafayette 38-22 behind eight points from Ingram.

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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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