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Whitlock scores 32 as Lehigh knocks off Bucknell 89-79

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Nasir Whitlock’s 32 points led Lehigh over Bucknell 89-79 on Saturday.

Whitlock had seven assists for the Mountain Hawks (15-16, 11-7 Patriot League). Hank Alvey scored 22 points and added five rebounds. Joshua Ingram had 11 points and shot 3 of 5 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Amon Dörries led the Bison (9-22, 6-12) in scoring, finishing with 28 points. Pat Curtin added 22 points, six rebounds and two steals for Bucknell. Achile Spadone finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and three steals.

Lehigh took the lead for good with 11:31 to go in the first half. The score was 47-40 at halftime, with Whitlock racking up 12 points. Whitlock’s 20-point second half helped Lehigh close out the 10-point victory.

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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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