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Amon Dörries scores 36 to help Bucknell beat Boston University 103-97 in double OT

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Amon Dörries scored 36 points and Aleksander Pachucki and Amon Dörries hit back-to-back 3-pointers in a second overtime to rally Bucknell to a 103-97 victory over Boston University on Saturday.

Pachucki and Dörries buried shots from beyond the arc to give Bucknell an 89-85 lead and the Bison led over the final 3:21.

Dörries had a layup with 32 seconds left in regulation to tie it 67-all and force OT. Michael McNair’s layup for the Terriers with 28 seconds left forced a second extra period tied at 81.

Dörries also had six rebounds for the Bison (7-16, 4-6 Patriot League). Achile Spadone added 24 points and six rebounds. Pat Curtin had 22 points.

Chance Gladden led the Terriers (8-15, 3-7) with 34 points and four assists. Sam Hughes scored 22 and McNair finished with 19 points and six rebounds.

Bucknell entered halftime up 32-28. Spadone paced the team in scoring in the first half with 10 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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