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Whitlock leads Lehigh to 77-76 OT victory against Colgate

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Nasir Whitlock scored 32 points to lead Lehigh, including the game-winning jump shot with about a second remaining in overtime, and the Mountain Hawks knocked off Colgate 77-76 on Saturday.

Whitlock made a pair of free throws with 13 seconds left in regulation that tied 68-all heading into overtime. Joshua Ingram scored five points to lead Lehigh in overtime.

Whitlock shot 11 for 18 (6 for 9 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Mountain Hawks (10-13, 6-4 Patriot League). Edouard Benoit scored 11 points while going 5 of 13 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and added nine rebounds. Andrew Urosevic shot 4 for 7, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points.

Jalen Cox finished with 34 points, nine rebounds and two steals for the Raiders (13-10, 7-3). Andrew Alekseyenko added 20 points and 10 rebounds for Colgate. Sam Wright had 11 points.

Whitlock paced the Mountain Hawks with 14 first-half points to put Lehigh up 37-34 at halftime.

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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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