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Ryan Prather scores 19 to rally Robert Morris past Youngstown State 80-77 in OT

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Ryan Prather Jr. scored 19 points to help Robert Morris beat Youngstown State 80-77 in overtime on Wednesday night, snapping the Penguins’ five-game win streak.

Prather hit a 3-pointer to give the Colonials a 77-75 lead with 11 seconds left. DeSean Goode made two free throws with two seconds left after Vlad Salaridze hit two foul shots to get the Penguins within a point. Salaridze missed a 27-footer at the buzzer.

Albert Vargas made two free throws with 12 seconds left for Robert Morris to tie it 69-all and force OT.

Prather shot 8 for 12, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Colonials (9-4, 2-1 Horizon League). Goode totaled 16 points and 12 rebounds. Nikolaos Chitikoudis added 10 points.

The Penguins (7-5, 2-1) were led by Cris Carroll’s 31 points. Salaridze added 15 points and two blocks. Bryson Dawkins had 13 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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