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South Carolina Upstate takes down Charleston Southern 100-94 in OT

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Karmani Gregory scored 29 points as South Carolina Upstate beat Charleston Southern 100-94 in overtime on Saturday.

Armari Carraway made a pair of free throws for Charleston Southern with 22 seconds left in regulation to tie it 91-all. Reis Jones blocked Gregory’s hook shot to force overtime.

Tyler Smith hit a 3-pointer for South Carolina Upstate to open the extra period, and the Spartans outscored the Buccaneers 9-3.

Gregory added five rebounds and seven assists for the Spartans (11-14, 3-7 Big South Conference). Mason Bendinger scored 25 points and added six rebounds. Carmelo Adkins finished with 20 points.

The Buccaneers (11-14, 2-8) were led by Jesse Hafemeister, who posted 32 points and seven rebounds. Charleston Southern also got 24 points from Jacob Taylor. Carraway had 11 points and five assists. The loss is the eighth in a row for the Buccaneers.

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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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