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Mingo scores 20 as Charlotte knocks off Tulane 73-70

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dezayne Mingo’s 20 points off of the bench helped Charlotte to a 73-70 victory against Tulane on Friday.

Mingo made two free throws with 37 seconds left for a 73-63 lead.

Mingo shot 7 of 13 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line for the 49ers (11-9, 5-2 American Athletic Conference). Ben Bradford scored 17 points, shooting 6 for 11 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line. Ethan Butler went 4 of 5 from the field to finish with 10 points.

Rowan Brumbaugh led the way for the Green Wave (12-8, 3-4) with 35 points. Asher Woods added 10 points.

Charlotte went into halftime ahead of Tulane 23-22. Bradford scored 11 points in the half. Mingo’s 18-point second half helped Charlotte close out the victory.

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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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