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East Tennessee State wins 77-71 against Mercer

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Brian Taylor II scored 21 points as East Tennessee State beat Mercer 77-71 on Saturday.

Taylor added eight rebounds for the Buccaneers (10-5, 2-0 Southern Conference). Blake Barkley shot 7 for 12 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to add 19 points. Jaylen Smith had 13 points.

The Bears (8-7, 0-2) were led by Brady Shoulders, who finished with 21 points and eight rebounds. Baraka Okojie added 15 points, four assists and two steals for Mercer. Zaire Williams finished with 13 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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