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Jones’ 26 lead Coastal Carolina past Massachusetts 94-91 in 3OT

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Rasheed Jones led Coastal Carolina with 26 points and Josh Beadle hit the game-winning 3-pointer with two seconds remaining in triple overtime as the Chanticleers beat Massachusetts 94-91 on Saturday.

Jones had three steals for the Chanticleers (15-11, 7-6 Sun Belt Conference). AJ Dancier scored 24 points while shooting 9 for 16, including 6 for 9 from beyond the arc and added eight rebounds. Beadle had 23 points and shot 9 for 18 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 2 of 5 from the free-throw line. Reggie Hill had 13 rebounds to go with 11 points.

K’Jei Parker led the Minutemen (15-10, 6-6 Mid-American Conference) in scoring, finishing with 31 points and six rebounds off the bench. UMass also got 21 points and two steals from Marcus Banks Jr. Leonardo Bettiol had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Daniel Hankins-Sanford grabbed 20 rebounds and scored 10 points.

Beadle scored six points in the first half for Coastal Carolina, who trailed 32-21 at the break. Jones scored 15 second-half points as Coastal Carolina and UMass ended regulation tied 64-64. Beadle scored five points to lead Coastal Carolina in triple overtime, including their game-winner.

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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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