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Argabright scores 18, Richmond defeats Southern Illinois 93-84 in OT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Aiden Argabright scored 18 points, including nine in overtime, and Richmond beat Southern Illinois 93-84 on Saturday.

Argabright shot 4 for 6 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 9 of 11 from the free-throw line for the Spiders (9-1). Will Johnston added 17 points while shooting 5 for 10 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Jonathan Beagle shot 7 of 10 from the field and 0 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.

Rolyns Aligbe led the way for the Salukis (6-5) with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Southern Illinois also got 17 points, four assists and two steals from Quel’Ron House. Jalen Haynes also put up 12 points and four assists.

Richmond went into halftime trailing 36-32. Richmond pulled off the victory after a 16-0 second-half run erased a nine-point deficit and gave the Spiders the lead at 57-50 with 9:55 remaining. Johnston scored 10 second-half points.

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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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