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Mitchell scores 31, Idaho downs Cal Poly 83-80 in OT

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Kolton Mitchell’s 31 points that included six points in the final seven seconds of overtime led Idaho over Cal Poly 83-80 on Sunday.

Mitchell’s four-point play with seven seconds left in overtime gave Idaho an 81-78 lead. Cayden Ward made two from the line for Cal Poly with five seconds left, then Mitchell wrapped up the win by making a pair with three seconds remaining.

Mitchell added six rebounds for the Vandals (8-4). Biko Johnson added 21 points while shooting 6 for 15 (2 for 8 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line while they also had eight rebounds, five assists, and four steals. Trevon Blassingame went 4 of 8 from the field (4 for 7 from 3-point range) to finish with 12 points, while adding seven rebounds.

Hamad Mousa led the way for the Mustangs (5-9) with 33 points and 10 rebounds. Cal Poly got 22 points and six rebounds from Ward.

Mousa was fouled on a 3-pointer with three seconds left and made all three free throws to send the game to 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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