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Longwood defeats South Carolina Upstate 82-75 in OT

FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Alphonzo Billups III had 25 points in Longwood’s 82-75 overtime victory over South Carolina Upstate on Saturday.

Billups also contributed eight rebounds and three steals for the Lancers (14-14, 6-7 Big South Conference). Redd Thompson shot 3 for 11 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to add 12 points. Elijah Tucker had 11 points and shot 4 of 12 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Karmani Gregory led the Spartans (11-16, 3-9) in scoring, finishing with 23 points and two steals. Mason Bendinger added 19 points and nine rebounds for South Carolina Upstate. Carmelo Adkins also had 13 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two steals.

Gregory’s two free throws the game for South Carolina Upstate at 69 points apiece with 39 seconds left in regulation. Tucker scored five points for the Lancers in overtime.

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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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