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Oshodi, Jones help Southern knock off Jackson State 96-91 in OT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Fazl Oshodi had 26 points, Demariee Jones added 20 points and 10 rebounds and Southern beat Jackson State 96-91 in overtime on Monday night.

AJ Barnes tied it with a 3-pointer in the extra period and Michael Jacobs followed with a layup for an 89-87 lead that Southern never relinquished over the final 4:06.

Oshodi shot 8 of 16 from the field, including 6 for 12 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the foul line for the Jaguars (9-13, 5-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Jones made 8 of 14 shots and 4 of 8 from the free-throw line. Malek Abdelgowad had 14 points, Jacobs scored 13 and Barnes added 10.

Daeshun Ruffin finished with 35 points, eight assists and two steals for the Tigers (6-16, 5-4). It was the third straight game Ruffin has topped 30 points. Jayme Mitchell added 22 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. Devin Ree totaled 17 points and two blocks.

Ruffin’s layup with four seconds left tied it 84-all and forced OT.

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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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