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Gibbs-Lawhorn, Williamson lead UNLV to 86-83 OT win over Boise State

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 36 points and Issac Williamson added three in the overtime as UNLV knocked off Boise State 86-83 on Friday night.

Gibbs-Lawhorn made a 3-pointer with 38 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 77-all.

Gibbs-Lawhorn shot 13 for 22 (6 for 12 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Rebels (13-12, 8-6 Mountain West Conference). Kimani Hamilton scored 13 points while going 5 of 8 (3 for 4 from 3-point range). Tyrin Jones shot 5 of 10 from the field to finish with 12 points.

Drew Fielder led the Broncos (15-10, 7-7) in scoring, finishing with 27 points. Pearson Carmichael added 16 points for Boise State. Dylan Andrews finished with 12 points and five assists.

Gibbs-Lawhorn scored nine points in the first half and UNLV went into the break trailing 40-29. Gibbs-Lawhorn added 25 points in the second half.

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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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