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Austin Peay defeats North Florida 77-76

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Rashaud Marshall had 27 points in Austin Peay’s 77-76 win over North Florida on Thursday.

A wild finish began with 1.9 seconds left on the clock, as Austin Peay forced a turnover and called a timeout, despite having none remaining. After a technical foul was assessed, Kamril Oriol hit one of two tech free-throws.

Anton Brookshire received a heave on the inbound play and sunk the close-range jumper to give Peay the improbable victory.

Marshall also contributed 14 rebounds for the Governors (20-6, 14-1 Atlantic Sun Conference). Collin Parker added 16 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Zyree Collins finished with 14 points and added seven steals. It was the ninth win in a row for the Governors.

Kamrin Oriol finished with 24 points and seven rebounds for the Ospreys (6-22, 4-11). North Florida also got 16 points from Kent Jackson, and Dalton Gayman had 14 points, nine rebounds and two steals.

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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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