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Stevenson scores 29, rallies North Texas to 73-72 victory over Florida Atlantic

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Je’Shawn Stevenson scored 24 of his 29 points in the second half and made two free throws with 14 seconds left to rally North Texas to a 73-72 victory over Florida Atlantic on Sunday.

Stevenson shot 9 of 17 from the field, including 3 for 9 from 3-point range, and went 8 for 8 from the foul line for the Mean Green (16-12, 7-8 American Conference). David Terrell Jr. totaled 16 points, six assists and five rebounds. Buddy Hammer Jr. scored 10.

Josiah Parker led the way for the Owls (15-13, 7-8) with 18 points and nine rebounds. Amar Amkou added 14 points and Devin Williams pitched in with 10 points, five assists and three blocks.

Terrell scored 10 points in the first half and North Texas went into the break trailing 34-32.

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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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