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Swartz, Creighton defeat Georgetown 86-83 in OT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Austin Swartz scored 33 points, including seven in the overtime, and Creighton took down Georgetown 86-83 on Tuesday night.

Swartz shot 12 for 16, including 8 for 12 from beyond the arc for the Bluejays (11-7, 5-2 Big East Conference). Josh Dix scored 15 points, going 6 of 12 (2 for 7 from 3-point range). Nik Graves shot 4 of 11 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the foul line to finish with 13 points.

Malik Mack led the Hoyas (9-8, 1-5) in scoring, finishing with 17 points and four assists. Julius Halaifonua added 16 points and six rebounds for Georgetown. KJ Lewis also had 14 points, six rebounds and two steals.

Creighton entered halftime up 38-36. Graves paced the team in scoring in the first half with 10 points. Swartz scored 17 second-half points and hit the game-tying 3-pointer with 20 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime. Swartz was 3-of-3 shooting in overtime.

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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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