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Nasir Whitlock scores 30 in Lehigh’s win 93-91 in OT over Boston University

BOSTON (AP) — Nasir Whitlock scored 30 points and Edouard Benoit added 23, including eight points in overtime as Lehigh knocked off Boston University 93-91 on Wednesday.

Whitlock had five rebounds for the Mountain Hawks (7-11, 3-2 Patriot League). Benoit added eight rebounds. Joshua Ingram shot 5 of 9 from the field, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 5 from the line to finish with 16 points, while adding four steals.

Ben Defty led the way for the Terriers (7-11, 2-3) with 26 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Michael McNair added 24 points, six rebounds and two blocks for Boston University. Azmar Abdullah finished with 15 points.

Whitlock led Lehigh with 11 second-half points and also hit the game-tying 3-pointer with four seconds remaining in the second half to send the game to overtime. Benoit shot 1 of 1 from the field and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line on the way to their eight points in overtime.

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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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