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Westry, UAB take down South Florida 109-106 in OT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Chance Westry scored 24 points as UAB beat South Florida 109-106 on Sunday.

Westry also contributed six assists for the Blazers (10-5, 1-1 American Athletic Conference). Jacob Meyer added 19 points and 11 rebounds. Daniel Rivera shot 7 of 12 from the field and 4 of 5 from the line to finish with 18 points.

Wes Enis led the Bulls (8-6, 0-1) in scoring, finishing with 36 points and six rebounds. Izaiyah Nelson added 23 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and five blocks for South Florida. Josh Omojafo had 15 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

Quaran McPherson put up nine points in the first half for UAB, who trailed 38-36 at the break. UAB outscored South Florida by two points in the second half as the teams ended regulation tied 83-83. Westry scored six points in overtime while finishing 3 of 3 from the floor.

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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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