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Tripp, Johnson lead Rhode Island to 81-76 OT win over Dayton

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Jahmere Tripp had 24 points and RJ Johnson scored six of his 14 points in overtime as Rhode Island beat Dayton 81-76 on Tuesday.

Tripp had eight rebounds and three steals for the Rams (13-8, 4-4 Atlantic 10 Conference). Tyler Cochran added 21 points while shooting 4 for 11 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 12 of 17 from the free-throw line while he also had six rebounds, five assists, and five steals. Johnson shot 4 of 8 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line.

The Flyers (14-7, 5-3) were led by Bryce Heard, who recorded 15 points. Deshayne Montgomery added 14 points, two steals and two blocks for Dayton. Amael L’Etang also had 13 points.

L’Etang made a basket with eight seconds left in regulation to tie it at 64-all.

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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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