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Crawford’s late bucket pushes UIC over Indiana State, 76-74

CHICAGO (AP) — Josiah Hammons led UIC with 13 points and Elijah Crawford scored the game-winning layup with about a second remaining as the Flames beat Indiana State 76-74 on Tuesday night.

Hammons shot 4 for 6, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Flames (12-10, 7-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Crawford scored 12 points and added six assists. Crawford and Ahmad Henderson II finished with 12 points apiece. The Flames extended their winning streak to seven games.

Sterling Young led the Sycamores (9-13, 2-9) with 14 points and six assists. Ian Scott added 12 points, two steals and four blocks for Indiana State. Camp Wagner finished with nine points and six rebounds.

UIC went into halftime leading Indiana State 41-32. Hammons scored 11 points in the half.

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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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