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Ahrens scores 12 as Boise State knocks off New Mexico 62-53

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Spencer Ahrens helped lead Boise State past New Mexico on Tuesday with 12 points off of the bench in a 62-53 victory.

Ahrens added eight rebounds for the Broncos (9-4, 1-1 Mountain West Conference). Drew Fielder scored 11 points while going 4 of 10 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and added five rebounds. Pearson Carmichael shot 3 of 10 from the field, including 1 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 6 from the line to finish with 11 points.

Tomislav Buljan led the Lobos (10-3, 1-1) in scoring, finishing with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Deyton Albury added 12 points, six rebounds and two steals for New Mexico. Luke Haupt also had eight points. The loss ended a seven-game winning streak for the Lobos.

Boise State entered halftime up 21-19. Aginaldo Neto paced the team in scoring in the first half with five points. Neto’s layup with 9:20 remaining in the second half gave Boise State the lead for good at 42-41.

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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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