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Riley scores 35, hits go-ahead FTs with 14 seconds left, ECU beats Florida Atlantic 76-75

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Joran Riley led the East Carolina Pirates with 35 points, which included two free throws with 14 seconds left, and the Pirates defeated Florida Atlantic 76-75 on Sunday.

Riley had nine rebounds and five assists for the Pirates (7-15, 2-7 American Athletic Conference). Demitri Gardner added 12 points, five rebounds and five steals while shooting 4 for 10, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc. Giovanni Emejuru had 12 points and shot 4 of 7 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Isaiah Elohim finished with 20 points and seven rebounds for the Owls (14-9, 6-4). Florida Atlantic also got 16 points and two steals from Devin Vanterpool. Josiah Parker finished with 15 points.

Riley scored 15 points in the second half for East Carolina including the go-ahead free throws. Elohim missed a potential winning half-court heave at the buzzer.

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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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