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Pettigrew hits game-winning 3-pointer as Valparaiso beats Drake 74-71

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Rakim Chaney led Valparaiso with 17 points and JT Pettigrew hit a game-winning 3-pointer with two seconds left as the Beacons took down Drake 74-71 on Wednesday night.

Chaney went 7 of 14 from the field for the Beacons (17-13, 11-8 Missouri Valley Conference). Brody Whitaker scored 17 points while going 6 of 8 from the field. Pettigrew shot 3 for 10 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 7 of 9 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points.

Owen Larson led the way for the Bulldogs (12-18, 6-13) with 18 points and two steals. Jalen Quinn added 16 points and four assists for Drake. Griffen Goodbary finished with 10 points.

The loss is the eighth in a row for the Bulldogs.

Whitaker scored nine points in the first half and Valparaiso went into halftime trailing 37-36. Pettigrew led Valparaiso with nine 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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