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Austin Benigni scored 23 of 25 points in 2nd half to help Navy hold off Air Force 61-56

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Austin Benigni scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half to lead Navy to a 61-56 victory over Air Force on Sunday.

Benigni added seven rebounds and five assists for the Midshipmen (6-5). Aidan Kehoe grabbed 15 rebounds to go with 10 points and three blocks. Jinwoo Kim scored 10.

Kam Sanders led the way for the Falcons (3-8) with 15 points. Caleb Walker added 12 points and Lucas Hobin recorded 10 points and seven rebounds.

Kim scored six points in the first half and Navy went into halftime trailing 25-24. Benigni took over in the second half.

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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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