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Rolison’s winner leads Nevada past Fresno State 66-65

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Tyler Rolison led Nevada with 16 points, including the game-winning layup with 10 seconds remaining, and the Wolf Pack beat Fresno State 66-65 on Saturday.

Nevada (11-3, 3-0 Mountain West Conference) has won seven in a row.

Rolison shot 6 of 11 from the field and 4 for 5 from the free-throw line for the Wolf Pack. Elijah Price scored 15 points while shooting 5 of 10 from the field and 5 for 6 from the foul line and added nine rebounds, four steals, and four blocks. Vaughn Weems went 4 of 8 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points.

Jake Heidbreder finished with 25 points and two steals for the Bulldogs (6-8, 0-3). DeShawn Gory added 14 points for Fresno State. Zaon Collins also had nine points and seven assists. The loss is the sixth straight for the Bulldogs.

Price scored six points in the first half and Nevada went into halftime trailing 26-21. Rolison led Nevada with 14 points in the second half, including the winning shot.

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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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