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Hughes, Boston University defeat Lafayette 77-73 in OT

BOSTON (AP) — Sam Hughes scored a career-high 23 points, with six coming in overtime, as Boston University knocked off Lafayette 77-73 on Wednesday.

Trailing 64-62, Hughes was fouled with 4.7 seconds left in regulation. He made the first free throw and missed the second, but he secured the rebound and sank a jumper to tie it at 64-all.

Hughes added six rebounds for the Terriers (8-12, 3-4 Patriot League). Michael McNair scored 13 points while going 5 of 10 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and added six rebounds. Ben Defty finished 5 of 7 from the floor to finish with 12 points.

The Leopards (5-15, 2-5) were led in scoring by Caleb Williams, who finished with 24 points and three steals. Andrew Phillips added 18 points, seven rebounds and three steals for Lafayette. Shareef Jackson had 17 points, two steals and four blocks.

BU entered halftime down 39-30. McNair paced the team in scoring in the first half with 10 points. Defty led Boston University with 10 second-half points.

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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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