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Stephenson and Florida International secure 88-84 OT win over Middle Tennessee

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Corey Stephenson scored 34 points, including nine in the overtime, as Florida International knocked off Middle Tennessee 88-84 on Wednesday.

Brit Harris was fouled on a half-court heave at the end of regulation, and he made 2 of 3 free throws for FIU to tie it at 75-all.

Stephenson had nine rebounds for the Panthers (11-11, 4-7 Conference USA). Zawdie Jackson scored 13 points and added five rebounds. Eric Dibami had 10 points and shot 4 of 11 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line.

The Blue Raiders (11-11, 5-6) were led by Marcus Whitlock, who recorded 25 points and two steals. Middle Tennessee also got 15 points and eight rebounds from Torey Alston. Kamari Lands also had 15 points.

Stephenson shot 3 of 4 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line on the way to nine points in 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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