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Wallace notches 21-point double-double, Gatkek hits winner as Little Rock defeats UT Martin 67-65

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Cameron Wallace’s 21-point double-double and Tuongthach Gatkek’s game-winning jumper as time expired led Little Rock to come from behind and defeat UT Martin 67-65 on Thursday.

Wallace added 10 rebounds for the Trojans (11-17, 8-9 Ohio Valley Conference). Kachi Nzeh scored 18 points and added seven rebounds. Johnathan Lawson had 15 points and shot 4 for 9 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line.

Andrija Bukumirovic led the Skyhawks (20-9, 12-6) in scoring, finishing with 22 points and eight rebounds. AJ Hopkins added 11 points for UT Martin.

The Trojans trailed since the 7:43 mark of the first half, but they did not reclaim it until the final minute. Lawson tied the game at 65 with a pair of free throws with 54 seconds remaining, before Gatkek’s winner.

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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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