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Martin’s 20 lead High Point over Charleston Southern 84-82 in OT

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Rob Martin scored 20 points as High Point beat Charleston Southern 84-82 in overtime on Saturday.

Luke Williams scored the last four points of regulation for Charleston Southern, tying the score at 76. High Point did not score in the final 1 1/2 minutes of overtime but held on after leading 84-79.

Martin shot 6 of 19 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 8 from the line for the Panthers (16-3, 4-0 Big South Conference). Terry Anderson added 16 points while going 4 of 11 and 8 of 12 from the free-throw line and had eight rebounds. Owen Aquino shot 5 of 10 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 14 points. The Panthers picked up their eighth straight win.

The Buccaneers (11-8, 2-2) were led in scoring by A’lahn Sumler, who finished with 19 points and six assists. Williams added 16 points for Charleston Southern. Jesse Hafemeister finished with 15 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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