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Wysinger, Mortle rally Texas Southern to 74-73 victory over Southern

HOUSTON (AP) — Jaylen Wysinger scored 28 points, including a pair of go-ahead free throws with two seconds left, and Zytarious Mortle posted a double-double to rally Texas Southern to a 74-73 victory over Southern on Monday night.

Wysinger made a layup with 23 seconds remaining to get Texas Southern within a point before hitting the winning foul shots.

Wysinger added seven rebounds and three steals for the Tigers (9-15, 7-6 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Mortle totaled 25 points and 11 rebounds.

AJ Barnes led the Jaguars (12-14, 8-5) with 16 points and eight rebounds. Terrance Dixon Jr. contributed 15 points and six rebounds, while Fazl Oshodi scored 13.

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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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