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Celiscar scores 17 as Yale beats Harvard 76-75 in OT

BOSTON (AP) — Isaac Celiscar scored 17 points and his two free throws with no time left in overtime carried Yale to a 76-75 win over Harvard and the Bulldogs took sole possession of first place in the Ivy League on Saturday.

Celiscar collected an offensive rebound off a miss from 3-point range by teammate Jordan Brathwaite and was fouled by Harvard’s Chandler Pigge on his put back attempt.

Celiscar added 14 rebounds for the Bulldogs (20-4, 8-2). Brathwaite scored 17 points, shooting 5 for 10, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc. Casey Simmons went 6 of 10 from the field to finish with 16 points, while adding eight rebounds.

Thomas Batties II led the way for the Crimson (14-10, 7-3) with 23 points, seven rebounds and four blocks. Harvard also got 13 points, six rebounds and three steals from Pigge. Ben Eisendrath finished with 13 points, three steals and two blocks.

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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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