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Brandon Rechsteiner, Carey Booth help Colorado State rally late to beat UNLV 70-62

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Brandon Rechsteiner had 15 points, Carey Booth scored 13 and Colorado State used a late 7-0 run to beat UNLV 70-62 on Friday night.

Booth went 3 for 3 from 3-point range and grabbed six rebounds for the Rams (11-5, 2-3 Mountain West Conference) and Rechsteiner added four assists. Reserve Rashaan Mbemba had 11 points and Josh Pascarelli scored 10.

Issac Williamson led the Rebels (7-8, 2-2) with 14 points off the bench. Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn had 13 points and reserve Al Green hit two 3-pointers and scored 12.

Booth, Rechsteiner and Pascarelli all scored eight points in the first half to help Colorado State take a 32-29 lead. Green scored nine points before the break for UNLV. Jase Butler had a three-point play in the 7-0 run to help the Rams pull away from a 61-61 tie in the final 1:54.

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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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