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Jaylen Lawal, Tulsa take down Stephen F. Austin 89-84 in OT in NIT

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Jaylen Lawal scored eight of his 24 points in overtime as Tulsa beat Stephen F. Austin 89-84 on Tuesday in the NIT.

Lawal shot 7 for 12 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 7 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Golden Hurricane (27-7). Ade Popoola added 18 points while going 6 of 12 from the floor, including 4 for 8 from 3-point range, and 2 for 3 from the line. Miles Barnstable had 13 points and shot 3 for 10 (2 for 9 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line.

Keon Thompson led the Lumberjacks (28-6) in scoring, finishing with 27 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals. Narit Chotikavanic added 17 points and Gediminas Alisas finished with 14 points.

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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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