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Buckley scores 22 as New Orleans rallies to beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 84-78 in OT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jakevion Buckley scored 22 points to help New Orleans defeat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 84-78 in overtime on Monday night.

Buckley shot 5 of 12 from the field and 12 of 14 from the free-throw line for the Privateers (12-14, 9-7 Southland Conference). Coleton Benson added 18 points and TJ Cope pitched in with 16 points and six rebounds.

The Islanders (13-12, 9-7) were led by Sheldon Williams with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Kobi Pearson and Franck Yetna both scored 10.

Buckley forced OT when he drove for a layup with 25 seconds left, tying it 67-all. Benson hit a 3-pointer to open the scoring in the extra period and the Privateers never trailed after that.

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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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