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Menard has 22 as Marist defeats Canisius 88-86 in OT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Menard scored 22 points, Rhyjon Blackwell and Elijah Lewis each added 20 points, and Marist beat Canisius 88-86 in overtime on Friday night.

Blackwell tied it at 73-all with 2.8 seconds left in regulation on an alley-oop layup.

Menard shot 8 of 13 from the field and 5 for 5 from the line for the Red Foxes (14-7, 8-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Lewis added nine rebounds and five assists. Blackwell shot 5 of 10 from the field and 8 for 8 from the line.

Bryan Ndjonga led the way for the Golden Griffins (8-14, 3-8) with 21 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Kahlil Singleton added 20 points for Canisius. Javante Edwards also had 17 points, five assists and four steals.

The loss is the sixth straight for the Golden Griffins.

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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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