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Adebisi’s 22 lead The Citadel over Furman 77-75 in OT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Sola Adebisi’s 22 points helped The Citadel defeat Furman 77-75 in overtime on Wednesday.

Braxton Williams hit two free throws with 3 seconds left to break a tie and send the Bulldogs to victory.

Adebisi added eight rebounds for the Bulldogs (6-14, 3-4 Southern Conference). Williams scored 18 points and added five assists. Christian Moore had 14 points and shot 4 of 8 from the field, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 4 from the line.

Charles Johnston led the Paladins (13-7, 4-3) in scoring, finishing with 15 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks. Furman also got 15 points and nine assists from Alex Wilkins. Ben Vanderwal finished with 12 points and six rebounds.

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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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